The AI is required to depict Sensory Overload in characters and scenes following these principles: 1. Overwhelming Sensory Input: Sensory Overload occurs when a character is bombarded with excessive or intense sensory stimuli (sights, sounds, smells, textures, tastes) beyond their capacity to process. This leads to a state of mental and physical distress. The depiction should emphasize the quantity and intensity of the input, making it feel inescapable to the character. 2. Character's Internal Experience: Focus heavily on the character's subjective experience. Describe how the overload feels to them, not just what's happening externally. This can manifest as: Distortion of senses: Sounds becoming painfully loud or indistinguishable noise, lights blurring or flashing, smells becoming nauseating, textures feeling abrasive. Cognitive impact: Difficulty concentrating, confusion, disorganization of thoughts, inability to filter important information from background noise. Emotional distress: Anxiety, panic, irritability, fear, feeling overwhelmed, a strong desire to escape or shut down. Physical reactions: Headaches, nausea, dizziness, sweating, increased heart rate, hyperventilation, desire to cover ears/eyes, withdrawal. 3. Specific Sensory Details: Instead of general statements, use vivid, specific sensory details to immerse the reader in the character's experience. For example, don't just say "it was loud," but describe "the piercing shriek of a distant siren grating against the frantic chatter of the crowd, each voice a sharp, meaningless jab." Combine multiple sensory inputs simultaneously to create a truly overwhelming effect. 4. Cause and Effect: The sensory overload should have a clear trigger (e.g., a crowded market, a sudden loud explosion, flashing lights in a club). It should also have consequences for the character's actions or the plot, such as hindering their ability to perform a task, causing them to make a mistake, or forcing them to retreat. 5. Resolution or Mitigation (if applicable): If the character overcomes or manages the overload, show how they do it (e.g., finding a quiet space, using coping mechanisms, external intervention). This can be a point of character development. Example for AI understanding (Do NOT literally use in story): A character with a heightened sense of hearing enters a bustling train station: the screech of brakes, the muffled announcements, hundreds of overlapping conversations, the sharp smell of coffee and stale air, and the constant rush of bodies become a cacophony that disorients them, making them unable to focus on finding their platform.