Run: 2026-02-19-01KHT01YAYSAJEN1QX9H7R7NRW

Run Details

Model:: Arcee AI: Trinity Large (Preview)
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 22.1s
Cost:: $0.000000
Provider:: Arcee AI

Evaluation summary

Score	Evaluator	Details Link
0.00%	Adverbs in dialogue tags	(details)
80.31%	AI-ism adverb frequency	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism character names	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism location names	(details)
11.42%	AI-ism word frequency	(details)
100.00%	Cliché density	(details)
100.00%	Emotion telling (show vs. tell)	(details)
0.00%	Filter word density	(details)
100.00%	Gibberish response detection	(details)
100.00%	Markdown formatting overuse	(details)
100.00%	Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)	(details)
92.20%	Name drop frequency	(details)
0.00%	Narrator intent-glossing	(details)
3.54%	"Not X but Y" pattern overuse	(details)
100.00%	Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)	(details)
80.97%	Paragraph length variance	(details)
92.27%	Passive voice overuse	(details)
100.00%	Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse	(details)
0.00%	Em-dash & semicolon overuse	(details)
87.48%	Purple prose (modifier overload)	(details)
100.00%	Repeated phrase echo	(details)
100.00%	Sentence length variance	(details)
70.37%	Sentence opener variety	(details)
0.00%	Adverb-first sentence starts	(details)
100.00%	Pronoun-first sentence starts	(details)
8.08%	Subject-first sentence starts	(details)
96.15%	Subordinate conjunction sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Technical jargon density	(details)
58.33%	Useless dialogue additions	(details)
0.00%	Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)	(details)
62.7039%	Overall

Model input

System

You are an expert fiction writer.

Always keep the following rules in mind:
- Write in past tense and use General English spelling, grammar, and colloquialisms/slang.
- Write in active voice
- Always follow the "show, don't tell" principle.
- Avoid adverbs and cliches and overused/commonly used phrases. Aim for fresh and original descriptions.
- Convey events and story through dialogue.
- Mix short, punchy sentences with long, descriptive ones. Drop fill words to add variety.
- Skip "he/she said said" dialogue tags and convey people's actions or face expressions through their speech
- Avoid mushy dialog and descriptions, have dialogue always continue the action, never stall or add unnecessary fluff. Vary the descriptions to not repeat yourself.
- Put dialogue on its own paragraph to separate scene and action.
- Reduce indicators of uncertainty like "trying" or "maybe"

When writing text:
- NEVER conclude the scene on your own, follow the beat instructions very closely.
- NEVER end with foreshadowing.
- NEVER write further than what I prompt you with.
- AVOID imagining possible endings, NEVER deviate from the instructions.
- STOP EARLY if the continuation contains what was required in the instructions. You do not need to fill out the full amount of words possible.

User/Human

Take into account the following glossary of characters/locations/items/lore... when writing your response:
<codex>
<character id="4412" name="Aurora Carter" aliases="Rory, Laila, Aurora, Carter, Malphora" pronouns="she/her" species="Human" storyRole="Protagonist">
  <eyeColor>bright blue</eyeColor>
  <hair>straight shoulder-length black</hair>
  <height>5'6"</height>
  <age>25</age>
  <scar>small crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist from a childhood accident</scar>
  <description>Aurora, referred to by her friends as Rory, is cool-headed, intelligent, and known for quick out-of-the-box thinking.</description>
  <backstory>Born in Cardiff to an Irish barrister father (Brendan Carter) and Welsh teacher mother (Jennifer Carter née Ellis), Rory reluctantly pursued Pre-Law at Cardiff University. She fled to London at the behest of her childhood friend Eva after leaving an abusive ex named Evan. By day, Rory works part-time as a delivery person for Yu-Fei Cheung's Golden Empress restaurant. She lives in a flat above Silas' bar.</backstory>
</character>

<character id="4418" name="Nyx" aliases="Nyx, the Shadow, Nightwhisper" pronouns="they/them" species="Shade" storyRole="Wild Card">
  <eyeColor>faintly glowing violet</eyeColor>
  <height>approximately 6'2" in solid form</height>
  <age>ageless</age>
  <form>humanoid silhouette of living shadow, can shift between solid and incorporeal</form>
  <voice>sounds like a whisper carried on the wind</voice>
  <description>A being of living shadow, existing between the mortal plane and the spaces between realms.</description>
  <backstory>Nyx was once a human sorcerer named Aldric who became trapped between realms during a failed summoning ritual in 1643. They now exist as a Shade, bound to the mortal plane but able to slip between shadows.</backstory>
</character>

<character id="4424" name="Isolde Varga" aliases="Isolde, the Seer" pronouns="she/her" species="Half-Fae" storyRole="Oracle">
  <eyeColor>pale lavender</eyeColor>
  <hair>silver, reaching her waist</hair>
  <height>5'5"</height>
  <age>300 years old</age>
  <appearance>ethereal, ageless</appearance>
  <speech>speaks in riddles</speech>
  <footprints>leaves no footprints when she walks</footprints>
  <compulsion>cannot lie (Fae compulsion) but can mislead</compulsion>
  <description>A Half-Fae seer exiled from the Fae Courts for sharing visions with mortals.</description>
  <backstory>She now lives in a hidden grove in Richmond Park, offering cryptic prophecies to those who seek her out.</backstory>
</character>

<location id="853" name="Dymas (Gluttony)" aliases="Dymas, gluttony, Dymasian" realm="Hel" sin="Gluttony">
  <ruler>Prince Belphegor</ruler>
  <skyColor>warm amber</skyColor>
  <description>A place of excess and indulgence. Sprawling vineyards, orchards, and gardens provide exotic ingredients for master chefs — often helbound souls contracted from Earth. Grand feasts and culinary competitions are common.</description>
</location>

<location id="861" name="The Fae Grove" aliases="Isolde's grove, Richmond grove, the Grove" realm="Earth (Fae-touched)">
  <parkLocation>Richmond Park</parkLocation>
  <standingStones>ancient oak standing stones mark the boundary</standingStones>
  <timeBehavior>time moves differently — an hour inside can be minutes or days outside</timeBehavior>
  <flora>wildflowers bloom year-round</flora>
  <description>A hidden clearing that exists in a pocket between Earth and the Fae realm.</description>
</location>

<item id="2001" name="Heartstone Pendant" aliases="the pendant, Heartstone" type="Artifact" origin="Dymas">
  <gemstoneColor>deep crimson</gemstoneColor>
  <chainMaterial>silver chain</chainMaterial>
  <size>roughly the size of a thumbnail</size>
  <behavior>pulses faintly with warmth when near a Hel portal</behavior>
  <glow>faint inner glow</glow>
  <description>Given to Aurora by an unknown benefactor.</description>
</item>

<item id="2006" name="Fae-Forged Blade" aliases="the Fae blade, Isolde's gift" type="Weapon" origin="The Fae Courts">
  <material>moonsilver</material>
  <shape>slender, leaf-shaped dagger</shape>
  <temperature>always cold to the touch</temperature>
  <glow>faintly luminescent in moonlight</glow>
  <power>can cut through magical wards; particularly effective against demons</power>
  <givenTo>given to Aurora by Isolde as a gift</givenTo>
  <description>A weapon of the Fae Courts, rare and highly coveted.</description>
</item>

<lore id="7001" name="The Veil" aliases="the Veil, the Barrier, the Boundary" category="Cosmology">
  <solsticeEffect>weakens during the winter solstice, strengthens during the summer solstice</solsticeEffect>
  <appearance>faint shimmering distortion visible only to those with supernatural sight</appearance>
  <monitoring>rift points (tears in the Veil) are monitored by the Wardens</monitoring>
  <description>The Veil is the metaphysical barrier separating Earth from Hel and the Fae Realms.</description>
</lore>
</codex>

Continue the story using the following instructions:
<instructions>
Write a fully fleshed out scene of at least 1000 words in the fantasy genre.

A small group enters an ancient, otherworldly place for the first time. The environment is alien and wondrous. Describe their exploration — what they see, hear, and feel as they move deeper. Include moments of discovery, unease, and wonder. Let the world-building emerge through the characters' experience rather than exposition.

Use the codex entries above as your world reference for characters, setting, and lore.
Only include the prose of the scene without any markdown or commentary.
</instructions>

Model response

The Heartstone pendant pulsed against Aurora's chest as they stepped through the veil of shimmering light. One moment they stood in Richmond Park's familiar oak grove, the next they emerged into a world that defied description.

"Is this... real?" Eva whispered, her voice barely audible over the gentle hum that filled the air. She reached out to touch a tree trunk, her fingers passing through what should have been solid wood, emerging instead from a swirl of iridescent mist.

Rory turned slowly, taking in the impossible landscape. Where the grove had been bounded by familiar English oaks, now a forest of crystalline trees stretched before them, their branches singing with the wind in haunting harmonies. The sky above was the color of honey at sunset, casting everything in a warm amber glow that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at once.

"This is the Fae Grove," Isolde said, her silver hair catching the strange light like spun starlight. "Though 'grove' is perhaps too simple a word for what exists here."

The ground beneath their feet was soft, like moss but not quite. Each step left no mark, no footprint, just as Isolde's own passage left no trace. Rory crouched to examine it more closely, her fingers sinking into the substance, which felt both solid and liquid at once.

"It's like... like walking on memory," she murmured, pulling her hand back to watch the substance reform seamlessly behind her touch.

Nyx moved with fluid grace through the crystalline trees, their shadowy form seeming to absorb the amber light rather than reflect it. "The architecture of this place responds to thought. To intention." Their whisper carried on the wind, echoing strangely in the space between the trees. "Be mindful of what you wish for."

Rory stood, brushing her hands on her jeans. The pendant had grown warmer, its crimson heart beating in time with her own pulse. "We're looking for answers," she said aloud, not quite sure if she was speaking to her companions or to the grove itself.

As if in response, one of the crystalline trees shifted, its branches rearranging themselves to form a natural archway. Beyond it, a path of glowing stones led deeper into the forest, winding between trees that seemed to lean in, listening.

Eva stepped forward, her curiosity overcoming her caution. "Do you think it's safe?"

"Safe?" Isolde's laugh was like wind chimes. "Nothing in the Fae realms is safe, child. But it is necessary." She moved to follow Eva, her bare feet making no sound on the glowing path.

Rory hesitated, her hand instinctively reaching for the Fae-forged blade at her hip. The dagger was cold against her palm, a stark contrast to the warmth of the Heartstone. She glanced at Nyx, who had become one with the shadows beneath a particularly large crystalline tree.

"What do you sense?" she asked softly.

The shadow that was Nyx shifted, becoming more solid, more human in form. "Wonder and warning," they replied. "This place remembers everything. Every footstep, every whisper, every intention." They tilted their head, listening to sounds only they could hear. "And it judges."

The path led them deeper into the grove, the crystalline trees giving way to flowers that bloomed in impossible colors – blues that hurt the eyes to look at directly, reds that seemed to bleed light rather than reflect it. The air grew thick with the scent of night-blooming jasmine, though Rory knew it couldn't be that. Time felt fluid here, moments stretching and compressing like taffy.

"Look," Eva breathed, pointing to where the path split around a pool of liquid light. The surface was perfectly still, reflecting not the honey-amber sky but something else entirely – glimpses of different places, different times. Rory caught sight of Cardiff's castle, then London's skyline, then something that might have been ancient Rome.

Isolde approached the pool, her reflection showing not her current face but that of a younger woman, perhaps twenty years old. "The waters of memory," she explained. "They show us what was, what could have been, what might yet be."

Rory felt the pendant pulse more strongly, drawing her attention to a small clearing just beyond the pool. There, nestled among flowers that seemed to be made of pure light, stood a stone pedestal. On it rested an object that made her breath catch in her throat – a small, leather-bound book, its cover etched with symbols that seemed to move when looked at directly.

"The Book of Between," Isolde whispered, reading her thoughts. "It contains knowledge that bridges worlds. But be warned – knowledge always comes with a price."

Eva reached the pedestal first, her hand hovering over the book. "What kind of price?"

"The kind that changes you," Nyx said from the shadows. "The kind that marks you as different forever."

Rory stepped forward, her fingers closing around the book's spine. The moment she touched it, images flooded her mind – visions of portals opening and closing, of creatures moving between realms, of a war that had been fought in the spaces between worlds for longer than human memory.

She pulled her hand back as if burned, the book's cover now bearing her palm print in glowing silver. "I saw..." she began, then stopped, unable to find words for what she'd witnessed.

"The truth of what you are," Isolde said gently. "And what you might become."

The grove seemed to hold its breath around them, waiting. The crystalline trees had gone silent, their song replaced by the soft hum of the Heartstone against Rory's chest. The Book of Between sat on its pedestal, patient and waiting, while the pool of liquid light continued to show glimpses of other worlds.

Rory looked at her companions – Eva's face alight with wonder and fear, Isolde's expression serene and knowing, Nyx's form shifting between shadow and substance. They had come seeking answers, but now she wondered if they were ready for what those answers might cost them.

The pendant pulsed once more, warm against her skin, and she knew their journey through this impossible place had only just begun.

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

0.00%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags

adverbTagCount

adverbTags

0	"she said aloud [aloud]"
1	"she asked softly [softly]"
2	"she began then [then]"
3	"Isolde said gently [gently]"

dialogueSentences

tagDensity

0.6

leniency

rawRatio

0.267

effectiveRatio

0.267

80.31%

AI-ism adverb frequency

Target: <2% AI-ism adverbs (58 tracked)

wordCount

1016

totalAiIsmAdverbs

found

adverb	"slowly"
count	1

adverb	"softly"
count	1

adverb	"perfectly"
count	1

adverb	"gently"
count	1

highlights

0	"slowly"
1	"softly"
2	"perfectly"
3	"gently"

100.00%

AI-ism character names

Target: 0 AI-default names (17 tracked, −20% each)

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

100.00%

AI-ism location names

Target: 0 AI-default location names (33 tracked, −20% each)

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

11.42%

AI-ism word frequency

Target: <2% AI-ism words (290 tracked)

wordCount

1016

totalAiIsms

found

word	"pulsed"
count	2

word	"familiar"
count	2

word	"crystalline"
count	6

word	"whisper"
count	2

word	"echoing"
count	1

word	"pulse"
count	2

word	"stark"
count	1

word	"warmth"
count	1

word	"etched"
count	1

highlights

0	"pulsed"
1	"familiar"
2	"crystalline"
3	"whisper"
4	"echoing"
5	"pulse"
6	"stark"
7	"warmth"
8	"etched"

100.00%

Cliché density

Target: ≤1 cliche(s) per 800-word window

totalCliches	0
maxInWindow	0
found	(empty)
highlights	(empty)

100.00%

Emotion telling (show vs. tell)

Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling

emotionTells

narrationSentences

matches

0	"t with wonder"

0.00%

Filter word density

Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount

hedgeCount

narrationSentences

filterMatches

(empty)

hedgeMatches

0	"seemed to"

100.00%

Gibberish response detection

Target: ≤1% gibberish-like sentences (hard fail if a sentence exceeds 800 words)

analyzedSentences	63
gibberishSentences	0
adjustedGibberishSentences	0
longSentenceCount	0
runOnParagraphCount	0
giantParagraphCount	0
wordSaladCount	0
repetitionLoopCount	0
controlTokenCount	0
maxSentenceWordsSeen	39
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Markdown formatting overuse

Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting

markdownSpans	0
markdownWords	0
totalWords	1018
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)

Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks

totalAttributions	12
unquotedAttributions	0
matches	(empty)

92.20%

Name drop frequency

Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words

totalMentions

wordCount

865

uniqueNames

maxNameDensity

1.16

worstName

"Rory"

maxWindowNameDensity

worstWindowName

"Rory"

discoveredNames

Heartstone	3
Aurora	1
Richmond	1
Park	1
English	1
Isolde	7
Nyx	5
Rory	10
Eva	6
Fae-forged	1
Cardiff	1
London	1
Rome	1
Book	1

persons

0	"Aurora"
1	"Isolde"
2	"Nyx"
3	"Rory"
4	"Eva"

places

0	"Richmond"
1	"Park"
2	"Cardiff"
3	"London"
4	"Rome"

globalScore

0.922

windowScore

0.00%

Narrator intent-glossing

Target: ≤2% narration sentences with intent-glossing patterns

analyzedSentences

glossingSentenceCount

matches

0	"glow that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at once"
1	"not quite"
2	"trees that seemed to lean in, listening"
3	"reds that seemed to bleed light rather than reflect it"
4	"flowers that seemed to be made of pure light, stood a stone pedestal"
5	"symbols that seemed to move when looked at directly"

3.54%

"Not X but Y" pattern overuse

Target: ≤1 "not X but Y" per 1000 words

totalMatches

per1kWords

1.965

wordCount

1018

matches

0	"not the honey-amber sky but something else entirely"
1	"not her current face but"

100.00%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount	0
totalSentences	63
matches	(empty)

80.97%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

37.7

std

16.34

0.433

sampleLengths

0	36
1	43
2	63
3	29
4	48
5	21
6	53
7	45
8	40
9	13
10	34
11	46
12	7
13	42
14	67
15	53
16	40
17	65
18	25
19	15
20	18
21	48
22	33
23	14
24	53
25	45
26	22

92.27%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤2% passive sentences

passiveCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"been bounded"
1	"been fought"

100.00%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount

totalVerbs

149

matches

0	"was speaking"

0.00%

Em-dash & semicolon overuse

Target: ≤2% sentences with em-dashes/semicolons

emDashCount

semicolonCount

flaggedSentences

totalSentences

ratio

0.079

matches

0	"The path led them deeper into the grove, the crystalline trees giving way to flowers that bloomed in impossible colors – blues that hurt the eyes to look at directly, reds that seemed to bleed light rather than reflect it."
1	"The surface was perfectly still, reflecting not the honey-amber sky but something else entirely – glimpses of different places, different times."
2	"On it rested an object that made her breath catch in her throat – a small, leather-bound book, its cover etched with symbols that seemed to move when looked at directly."
3	"The moment she touched it, images flooded her mind – visions of portals opening and closing, of creatures moving between realms, of a war that had been fought in the spaces between worlds for longer than human memory."
4	"Rory looked at her companions – Eva's face alight with wonder and fear, Isolde's expression serene and knowing, Nyx's form shifting between shadow and substance."

87.48%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

Target: <4% adverbs, <2% -ly adverbs, no adj stacking

wordCount

864

adjectiveStacks

stackExamples

0	"small, leather-bound book,"

adverbCount

adverbRatio

0.047453703703703706

lyAdverbCount

lyAdverbRatio

0.018518518518518517

100.00%

Repeated phrase echo

Target: ≤20% sentences with echoes (window: 2)

totalSentences	63
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

100.00%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

16.16

std

7.88

0.488

sampleLengths

0	16
1	20
2	17
3	26
4	8
5	28
6	27
7	17
8	12
9	12
10	15
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	24
15	7
16	8
17	15
18	22
19	19
20	21
21	8
22	5
23	7
24	27
25	13
26	16
27	17
28	7
29	13
30	5
31	21
32	3
33	40
34	17
35	10
36	15
37	21
38	17
39	21
40	6
41	13
42	18
43	16
44	31
45	9
46	16
47	11
48	4
49	10

70.37%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	4
diversityRatio	0.4603174603174603
totalSentences	63
uniqueOpeners	29

0.00%

Adverb-first sentence starts

Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb

adverbCount	0
totalSentences	52
matches	(empty)
ratio	0

100.00%

Pronoun-first sentence starts

Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun

pronounCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"She reached out to touch"
1	"she murmured, pulling her hand"
2	"Their whisper carried on the"
3	"she said aloud, not quite"
4	"She moved to follow Eva,"
5	"She glanced at Nyx, who"
6	"she asked softly"
7	"They tilted their head, listening"
8	"She pulled her hand back"
9	"she began, then stopped, unable"
10	"They had come seeking answers,"

ratio

0.212

8.08%

Subject-first sentence starts

Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject

subjectCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"The Heartstone pendant pulsed against"
1	"Eva whispered, her voice barely"
2	"She reached out to touch"
3	"Rory turned slowly, taking in"
4	"The sky above was the"
5	"Isolde said, her silver hair"
6	"The ground beneath their feet"
7	"Each step left no mark,"
8	"Rory crouched to examine it"
9	"she murmured, pulling her hand"
10	"Nyx moved with fluid grace"
11	"Their whisper carried on the"
12	"Rory stood, brushing her hands"
13	"The pendant had grown warmer,"
14	"she said aloud, not quite"
15	"Eva stepped forward, her curiosity"
16	"Isolde's laugh was like wind"
17	"She moved to follow Eva,"
18	"Rory hesitated, her hand instinctively"
19	"The dagger was cold against"

ratio

0.904

96.15%

Subordinate conjunction sentence starts

Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction

subConjCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"As if in response, one"

ratio

0.019

0.00%

Technical jargon density

Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns

analyzedSentences

technicalSentenceCount

matches

0	"One moment they stood in Richmond Park's familiar oak grove, the next they emerged into a world that defied description."
1	"She reached out to touch a tree trunk, her fingers passing through what should have been solid wood, emerging instead from a swirl of iridescent mist."
2	"The sky above was the color of honey at sunset, casting everything in a warm amber glow that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at once."
3	"Rory crouched to examine it more closely, her fingers sinking into the substance, which felt both solid and liquid at once."
4	"As if in response, one of the crystalline trees shifted, its branches rearranging themselves to form a natural archway."
5	"Beyond it, a path of glowing stones led deeper into the forest, winding between trees that seemed to lean in, listening."
6	"She glanced at Nyx, who had become one with the shadows beneath a particularly large crystalline tree."
7	"The path led them deeper into the grove, the crystalline trees giving way to flowers that bloomed in impossible colors – blues that hurt the eyes to look at dir…"
8	"Rory caught sight of Cardiff's castle, then London's skyline, then something that might have been ancient Rome."
9	"On it rested an object that made her breath catch in her throat – a small, leather-bound book, its cover etched with symbols that seemed to move when looked at …"
10	"The moment she touched it, images flooded her mind – visions of portals opening and closing, of creatures moving between realms, of a war that had been fought i…"
11	"She pulled her hand back as if burned, the book's cover now bearing her palm print in glowing silver."

58.33%

Useless dialogue additions

Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments

totalTags

uselessAdditionCount

matches

0	"Isolde said, her silver hair catching the strange light like spun starlight"
1	"She moved, her bare feet making no sound on the glowing path"

0.00%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"Eva whispered (whisper)"
1	"she murmured (murmur)"
2	"Eva breathed (breathe)"
3	"she explained (explain)"
4	"Isolde whispered (whisper)"

dialogueSentences

tagDensity

0.44

leniency

0.88

rawRatio

0.455

effectiveRatio

0.4

62.7039%