Just as progress in meeting Requirements signals how close the Goal is to being reached, the progress of Forewarnings points out how close the Consequences are to being imposed. Forewarnings can be as simple as cracks forming in a dam or as subtle as an increasing number of missed appointments. Characters are not only running toward the Goal, but trying to outrun the Consequences as well. Tension increases when one is both the pursuer and the pursued. For stories in which the Consequences are already in place, Forewarnings show how close things are to making the Consequence permanent. We find an example of this kind of Forewarning in Walt Disney's production of Beauty And The Beast. Here, petals falling off a rose forebode the point at which the prince must remain a beast forever.