Run: 2026-05-10-01KR92EXYAPKNE9G0ZGSN38963

Run Details

Model:
Gemma 4 26B (Reasoning)
Test:
Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:
29.3s
Cost:
$0.001534
Provider:
NextBit

Evaluation summary

Score Evaluator
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100.00% Adverbs in dialogue tags (details)
94.62% AI-ism adverb frequency (details)
100.00% AI-ism character names (details)
100.00% AI-ism location names (details)
0.00% AI-ism word frequency (details)
100.00% Cliché density (details)
100.00% Emotion telling (show vs. tell) (details)
72.60% Filter word density (details)
100.00% Gibberish response detection (details)
100.00% Markdown formatting overuse (details)
100.00% Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks) (details)
63.69% Name drop frequency (details)
55.66% Narrator intent-glossing (details)
92.36% "Not X but Y" pattern overuse (details)
100.00% Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding) (details)
100.00% Paragraph length variance (details)
100.00% Passive voice overuse (details)
100.00% Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse (details)
62.37% Em-dash & semicolon overuse (details)
94.00% Purple prose (modifier overload) (details)
100.00% Repeated phrase echo (details)
100.00% Sentence length variance (details)
37.32% Sentence opener variety (details)
55.56% Adverb-first sentence starts (details)
100.00% Pronoun-first sentence starts (details)
0.00% Subject-first sentence starts (details)
0.00% Subordinate conjunction sentence starts (details)
63.49% Technical jargon density (details)
100.00% Useless dialogue additions (details)
100.00% Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy) (details)
79.7223% 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

AI
The heavy, damp scent of Richmond Park’s autumn earth vanished the moment they crossed the threshold of the ancient oak standing stones. A sudden, sharp pressure pressed against Aurora’s eardrums, the sensation of diving deep into cold water without the wetness. The air transformed. It grew thick and sweet, smelling of crushed jasmine and ozone, a cloying perfume that clung to the back of her throat. Aurora gripped the strap of her delivery bag, her knuckles white. She squinted against a sudden, impossible radiance. "The threshold holds no teeth, but the garden has many tongues." Isolde drifted forward. The silver of her hair caught the light, trailing behind her like a fallen comet. Her feet pressed into the moss, yet the emerald velvet remained uncrushed, showing no sign of her weight. She moved through the undergrowth with a terrifying, frictionless grace. Aurora stepped over a twisted root. The bark felt warm, pulsing with a rhythmic thrum that mirrored her own heartbeat. "It feels like the air is breathing." Aurora wiped a hand across her brow. The moisture there wasn't sweat; it felt like fine, shimmering dust. Nyx loomed behind her, a silhouette carved from the absence of light. The Shade’s form rippled, the edges of their cloak bleeding into the shadows cast by the towering, spiral-shaped trees. A faint violet glow emanated from their eyes, casting long, bruised hues across the path. "The shadows here have weight. They pull." Nyx’s voice drifted through the clearing, a mere rasp of wind against dried leaves. They reached out a hand, fingers tapering into smoke as they brushed against a cluster of wildflowers. The petals, a shade of blue that defied the visible spectrum, curled away from the touch, emitting a low, melodic chime. The group moved deeper into the grove. The canopy above blocked any hint of the London sky. Instead, a swirling kaleidoscope of amber and indigo light filtered through the leaves, casting the forest floor in a perpetual, dreamlike twilight. Every step revealed something that logic refused to accept. Ferns uncurled in real-time, their fronds unfurling with the sound of stretching silk. Trees stood with bark as smooth and reflective as polished silver, mirroring Aurora’s wide-eyed expression. Aurora knelt by a patch of luminous fungi. They glowed with a soft, rhythmic pulse, casting a pale light on the small, crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist. The skin there tingled. "Isolde, how long have we been walking? The sun should have set in the city an hour ago." Isolde didn't turn. She gestured toward a stream that flowed uphill, the water translucent and sparkling like liquid diamonds. "Time is a river that forgets its banks in the presence of the spring." Aurora stood, her boots sinking slightly into a carpet of clover that felt more like sponge than vegetation. She felt a strange vertigo, a sense that the ground wasn't entirely solid, as if the grove existed in a state of constant, gentle vibration. Nyx halted. The Shade’s form expanded, their shadowy outline stretching toward a dense thicket of briars. The violet light in their eyes flared. "Something watches from the spaces between the leaves. It has no breath, yet it hungers." Aurora reached for the Fae-Forged Blade at her hip. The moonsilver hilt felt biting cold against her palm, a grounding contrast to the oppressive warmth of the grove. She scanned the periphery. The trees seemed to lean inward, their silver branches interlacing like skeletal fingers. The chiming of the flowers grew louder, turning from a melody into a dissonant, frantic ringing. The silence of the woods wasn't a lack of sound; it was a presence. It sat heavy on Aurora's shoulders, an expectant hush that felt like a held breath. "Show us the way, Isolde. The air is getting harder to swallow." Aurora swallowed hard, forcing her lungs to expand against the thickening atmosphere. The sweetness of the scent now bordered on rot, a hint of overripe fruit decaying in the sun. Isolde stopped before a clearing. In the center, a massive willow stood, its weeping branches made of spun light. The ground beneath it was a mosaic of fallen petals, swirling in a slow, hypnotic vortex despite the lack of wind. "The center holds the truth, but the truth bears a heavy crown." Isolde pointed toward the willow's trunk. Etched into the shimmering bark were runes that seemed to writhe under Aurora's gaze. Nyx drifted toward the light-drenched tree, their shadow stretching long and thin across the swirling petals. They hovered at the edge of the light, their form flickering like a candle in a draft. "The light here screams. It tries to fill the void where I should be." Aurora stepped into the clearing. As she approached the willow, the Heartstone Pendant beneath her shirt began to pulse. The deep crimson gem radiated a steady, rhythmic heat against her skin, a warning or a compass. The warmth spread, chasing away the unnatural chill of the Fae blade. The ground beneath the willow didn't consist of dirt or stone. It was a shallow basin of obsidian, polished so smooth it acted as a dark mirror. Aurora looked down and saw not her own reflection, but a sky filled with stars that didn't belong to any constellation she knew. "It's not just a grove. It's a doorway." Aurora’s voice sounded small, swallowed instantly by the vast, humming stillness of the clearing. She looked back at Isolde, but the Half-Fae had already turned her gaze toward the shimmering willow, her lavender eyes fixed on something hidden within the light.
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Evaluation details

Result Evaluator Details Meta Data
100.00% Adverbs in dialogue tags
Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs
totalTags0
94.62% AI-ism adverb frequency
Target: <2% AI-ism adverbs (58 tracked)
wordCount929
totalAiIsmAdverbs1
found
0
adverb"slightly"
count1
highlights
0"slightly"
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)
0.00% AI-ism word frequency
Target: <2% AI-ism words (290 tracked)
wordCount929
totalAiIsms19
found
0
word"velvet"
count1
1
word"weight"
count2
2
word"rhythmic"
count3
3
word"loomed"
count1
4
word"kaleidoscope"
count1
5
word"silk"
count1
6
word"pulse"
count2
7
word"oppressive"
count1
8
word"warmth"
count2
9
word"scanned"
count1
10
word"silence"
count1
11
word"mosaic"
count1
12
word"etched"
count1
13
word"chill"
count1
highlights
0"velvet"
1"weight"
2"rhythmic"
3"loomed"
4"kaleidoscope"
5"silk"
6"pulse"
7"oppressive"
8"warmth"
9"scanned"
10"silence"
11"mosaic"
12"etched"
13"chill"
100.00% Cliché density
Target: ≤1 cliche(s) per 800-word window
totalCliches0
maxInWindow0
found(empty)
highlights(empty)
100.00% Emotion telling (show vs. tell)
Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling
emotionTells0
narrationSentences61
matches(empty)
72.60% Filter word density
Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words
filterCount0
hedgeCount3
narrationSentences61
filterMatches(empty)
hedgeMatches
0"seemed to"
1"began to"
100.00% Gibberish response detection
Target: ≤1% gibberish-like sentences (hard fail if a sentence exceeds 800 words)
analyzedSentences71
gibberishSentences0
adjustedGibberishSentences0
longSentenceCount0
runOnParagraphCount0
giantParagraphCount0
wordSaladCount0
repetitionLoopCount0
controlTokenCount0
repeatedSegmentCount0
maxSentenceWordsSeen28
ratio0
matches(empty)
100.00% Markdown formatting overuse
Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting
markdownSpans0
markdownWords0
totalWords929
ratio0
matches(empty)
100.00% Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)
Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks
totalAttributions4
unquotedAttributions0
matches(empty)
63.69% Name drop frequency
Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words
totalMentions36
wordCount811
uniqueNames13
maxNameDensity1.73
worstName"Aurora"
maxWindowNameDensity2.5
worstWindowName"Aurora"
discoveredNames
Richmond1
Park1
Aurora14
Shade2
London1
Fae-Forged1
Blade1
Heartstone1
Pendant1
Fae3
Isolde5
Half-Fae1
Nyx4
persons
0"Aurora"
1"Shade"
2"Fae"
3"Isolde"
4"Half-Fae"
5"Nyx"
places
0"Richmond"
1"Park"
2"London"
globalScore0.637
windowScore0.833
55.66% Narrator intent-glossing
Target: ≤2% narration sentences with intent-glossing patterns
analyzedSentences53
glossingSentenceCount2
matches
0"felt like fine, shimmering dust"
1"felt like a held breath"
92.36% "Not X but Y" pattern overuse
Target: ≤1 "not X but Y" per 1000 words
totalMatches1
per1kWords1.076
wordCount929
matches
0"not her own reflection, but a sky filled with stars"
100.00% Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)
Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses
thatCount0
totalSentences71
matches(empty)
100.00% Paragraph length variance
Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts
totalParagraphs31
mean29.97
std18.48
cv0.617
sampleLengths
066
118
211
346
420
57
618
746
87
952
1076
1132
1218
1319
1414
1543
1623
1715
1861
1929
2012
2130
2240
2312
2420
2533
2614
2748
2850
298
3041
100.00% Passive voice overuse
Target: ≤2% passive sentences
passiveCount0
totalSentences61
matches(empty)
100.00% Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse
Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs
pastProgressiveCount0
totalVerbs121
matches(empty)
62.37% Em-dash & semicolon overuse
Target: ≤2% sentences with em-dashes/semicolons
emDashCount0
semicolonCount2
flaggedSentences2
totalSentences71
ratio0.028
matches
0"The moisture there wasn't sweat; it felt like fine, shimmering dust."
1"The silence of the woods wasn't a lack of sound; it was a presence."
94.00% Purple prose (modifier overload)
Target: <4% adverbs, <2% -ly adverbs, no adj stacking
wordCount818
adjectiveStacks1
stackExamples
0"small, crescent-shaped scar"
adverbCount16
adverbRatio0.019559902200488997
lyAdverbCount3
lyAdverbRatio0.003667481662591687
100.00% Repeated phrase echo
Target: ≤20% sentences with echoes (window: 2)
totalSentences71
echoCount0
echoWords(empty)
100.00% Sentence length variance
Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts
totalSentences71
mean13.08
std5.73
cv0.438
sampleLengths
022
119
23
322
411
57
611
73
815
918
1010
116
1214
137
147
1511
1612
1719
1815
197
2014
2117
2221
237
2410
2522
269
2713
2815
298
3020
314
3218
333
3416
3514
3618
3725
382
3914
407
4115
429
4319
444
4513
4616
4714
4815
4912
37.32% Sentence opener variety
Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers
consecutiveRepeats9
diversityRatio0.2676056338028169
totalSentences71
uniqueOpeners19
55.56% Adverb-first sentence starts
Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb
adverbCount1
totalSentences60
matches
0"Instead, a swirling kaleidoscope of"
ratio0.017
100.00% Pronoun-first sentence starts
Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun
pronounCount13
totalSentences60
matches
0"It grew thick and sweet,"
1"She squinted against a sudden,"
2"Her feet pressed into the"
3"She moved through the undergrowth"
4"They reached out a hand,"
5"They glowed with a soft,"
6"She gestured toward a stream"
7"She felt a strange vertigo,"
8"She scanned the periphery."
9"It sat heavy on Aurora's"
10"They hovered at the edge"
11"It was a shallow basin"
12"She looked back at Isolde,"
ratio0.217
0.00% Subject-first sentence starts
Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject
subjectCount56
totalSentences60
matches
0"The heavy, damp scent of"
1"A sudden, sharp pressure pressed"
2"The air transformed."
3"It grew thick and sweet,"
4"Aurora gripped the strap of"
5"She squinted against a sudden,"
6"Isolde drifted forward."
7"The silver of her hair"
8"Her feet pressed into the"
9"She moved through the undergrowth"
10"Aurora stepped over a twisted"
11"The bark felt warm, pulsing"
12"Aurora wiped a hand across"
13"The moisture there wasn't sweat;"
14"Nyx loomed behind her, a"
15"The Shade’s form rippled, the"
16"A faint violet glow emanated"
17"Nyx’s voice drifted through the"
18"They reached out a hand,"
19"The petals, a shade of"
ratio0.933
0.00% Subordinate conjunction sentence starts
Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction
subConjCount0
totalSentences60
matches(empty)
ratio0
63.49% Technical jargon density
Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns
analyzedSentences45
technicalSentenceCount5
matches
0"It grew thick and sweet, smelling of crushed jasmine and ozone, a cloying perfume that clung to the back of her throat."
1"The bark felt warm, pulsing with a rhythmic thrum that mirrored her own heartbeat."
2"The Shade’s form rippled, the edges of their cloak bleeding into the shadows cast by the towering, spiral-shaped trees."
3"She gestured toward a stream that flowed uphill, the water translucent and sparkling like liquid diamonds."
4"She felt a strange vertigo, a sense that the ground wasn't entirely solid, as if the grove existed in a state of constant, gentle vibration."
100.00% Useless dialogue additions
Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments
totalTags0
uselessAdditionCount0
matches(empty)
100.00% Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)
Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags
totalTags0
79.7223%