I think I was twelve when this game formalized. I had conceptualized the story-shifts as “my awareness” “moving outward” through “story space.” I was moving from a “less true” story out into a “more true” story, from a smaller shallower story out into a larger deeper story. At each shift the old story integrated into the new story, taking on new meaning. Each shift expanded my awareness which altered my perceptions which changed my responses.
I began developing my story sense. There was a shift when something morally righteous suddenly became morally wrong and the ramifications of that rocked me to my core. My conscience and emotions were controlled by my false story. Kaboom.