It can mean whatever you want it to mean. The results are to inspire direction. For example, if you get "NPC positive" you could play like this...
The stranger walked from across the bar, slowly but directly towards me. I was tense, prepared for a fight. But he thanked me for my work on Algar 6 with the alien uprising and bought me a drink. I should focus on this guy, I said to myself.
The stranger walked from across the bar, slowly but directly towards me. I was tense, prepared for a fight. But he thanked me for my work on Algar 6 with the alien uprising and bought me a drink. I should focus on this guy, I said to myself.