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notmorbid · 10 days
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the verifiers.
dialogue prompts from the verifiers by jane pek.
you look like someone who makes lists for everything.
i'd like to hear your opinion before i tell you mine.
you're too nice for our family.
you act like you don't know me at all.
how strange that i used to worship ____.
we're not friends. we just pretend.
it's not a proper family gathering until everyone is upset.
killed anyone lately?
that's what i aim for: to be just a little less shitty than people expect me to be.
i feel sort of sleazy.
you're right. i haven't been fully honest with you.
i'm still figuring things out. what they might mean.
between deceiving and being deceived, i prefer the second option.
it always surprises me how surprising death is, when it's the one thing that's inevitable.
you don't know shit. don't try to pretend you do.
not all mistakes can be fixed.
neither admit nor deny. that's a very lawyerly approach.
take it, please. i'll feel better.
believing something for its convenience is at best negligence, and at worst culpability.
i don't trust anyone, except you.
how do you know what i like to read?
do you want me to help you take a picture?
it looks like your party's a success.
you're even sneakier than i thought.
i hate being told what to do.
guilt is the currency that our family traffics in.
i feel like i could ask you about anything, and you'd have something interesting to say.
walk it off. nothing hurt, right?
you've never known any of us.
well? aren't you going to say anything?
you never do anything for me.
don't tell me what i can and can't be like.
you don't deserve it. the way ____ loves you.
writers always talk about their characters like they're real.
let's pretend we're tourists.
i've been all fizzy with happiness, ever since we met.
you call it like it is.
i never meant to hurt you.
you can't always pick your weapons in your duels.
it's too late to change anything.
what if we take turns? we can answer each other's questions.
i know the truth is right there, but i can't see it.
here i am, crazy as ever.
all those little lies just make the truth feel worse.
i didn't mean anything by it. i just wanted it all to go away.
i love you, you little brat.
if you ever went away, there would be a hole in my world.
you millennials are unbelievable. all laziness and instant gratification.
i see you couldn't wait to get into more unnecessary danger.
is that a threat or a warning?
if i tell you, i'll have to get rid of you.
this is bigger than you know.
if you go any deeper, forget about getting out.
is there anywhere to eat in this wasteland of a neighborhood?
why do i feel like i've missed something?
did the english major make you such an annoying pedant, or were you always that way?
what's the point of knowing, if you don't do anything about it?
i always knew you were a romantic.
try to grow some balls.
you love me. i'm sure you do.
you become something, if you act that way for long enough.
is a digression into backstory really necessary?
can we get to the action?
you can be very persuasive.
we told each other everything.
you only ask to hang out when you want something from me.
i want someone like you. who isn't you.
are you having a quarter life crisis?
no matter what, you'll be okay. i'll make sure of it.
i'm having a bodysnatcher moment.
this would make a fantastic setting for a murder mystery.
people are constantly mistaking me for someone else.
i wish more people could think like you.
still trying to save the world?
i want the best for you. i always have.
damn, you're ruthless.
maybe i still don't know you at all.
you have to tell me the rest of it.
people tend to hear what they want to hear.
who do you think i want you to be?
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notmorbid · 13 days
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the hike.
dialogue prompts from the hike: a novel by drew magary.
this is a dream. this is not a physically possible situation.
it would take nothing to kill you. an infected mosquito could do it.
i had to see you one more time.
you haven't aged a day. literally.
any beer is good beer.
my favorite part of the party is when the party is over.
i wish i hadn't fucked up with you.
guys always get too serious too quickly, and they never realize it until it's too late.
sometimes the moment gets away from you, and that's it.
i need to use your phone.
i feel safest here, in my home.
i didn't forget my promise to you.
are you really not coming with me?
i'm getting used to disappointment.
i have to know now, regardless of how terrible it is.
i can't go back in there alone.
did i eat a bad mushroom or something?
how'd you get that scar?
people always say they're sorry. it does nothing for me.
well, fuck him. is that a better reaction?
it's okay. you don't have to say anything.
if you can't sail, you better be good at swimming.
you're not dead. that's pretty impressive.
i don't have to explain anything to you.
i'd shut my eyes tight, if i were you.
the last part of any journey is always the longest.
it's not much farther, i swear. you're doing really well.
look at you. you're as cute as a button.
tell me about them. your family.
it's okay to be glad it's all over. that you can finally move on with your life.
you need to make me a promise, you whiny baby.
don't give up, no matter how long it takes. no matter what it takes for you to keep going. promise me you won't stop.
you're assuming there's a reason behind all of this.
that's completely unrealistic, anatomically speaking.
i need to be in a constant state of awareness.
even if you think i'm sleeping, i'm not. i'm saving my energy.
fighting is the most exhausting thing in the world.
i don't know what they do in there, and i don't want to know.
where did you come from? who are your parents?
when you're happy, you don't question how that came to be.
horses are for rich girls and old men.
i would wear pajamas to a funeral.
just come here for a second. let me hug you.
i have doubts every second, but all i can do is move forward.
you won't always be alone. you'll have company.
you can adjust to anything if you're willing to live on.
stay where you are and hold on, because i will come back.
that happened, didn't it?
if i die, you can eat me. it's alright. but you can't start eating me before i'm dead.
don't joke about that. bad ideas always start out as bad jokes.
just because god loves you doesn't mean he can save you from suffering.
we have homes so that we can leave them.
i'm not quite dead yet.
mathematics are the language of the devil.
it's not a prayer if you don't mean it.
the world changes, but people act the way people always do.
what i want hasn't mattered for a long time now.
i don't want to be around long enough to disappoint you.
it's love. love doesn't require an explanation.
the only reason i'm still alive is out of sheer habit.
half the people who survive don't know how or why they did it. i know i don't.
you can get away with anything if you just say you did it with honor.
i've gotten good at being alone again.
you're like a bad yearbook photo come to life.
wisdom is so terribly overrated.
you can't go back. you know too much now.
i'll stay here forever with you, if that's how much time you need.
everyone needs to have something inside them that no one else can have.
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notmorbid · 13 days
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my murder, pt. 2.
dialogue prompts from my murder: a novel by katie williams.
you always knew your manners.
i understand. it's hard to know what to say.
today, i'm okay. and you? how are you?
i want to know why you're nervous.
i guess i believe in second chances.
i remember those days. and nights.
we can do this however you want.
this is a little awkward, huh?
how did you know something was wrong?
are you breathing in? are you breathing out?
you're not supposed to lie to me anymore.
i don't know what to say to that, so can you stop apologizing? please?
i was glad to do something to help you.
you didn't need to trick me, honey.
all you ever needed to do was ask.
i don't know if i'll ever be ready. but that's how it is, right? things just happen, and then they're happening.
it's like you're no one. like you're nothing.
it feels better to name it.
i may not remember it, but it happened. and you remember it.
i like to know everything, so i don't mind if people explain things to me.
she was so sarcastic before all of this. it's not new. she's said things like that since she was a little girl.
i wouldn't say i 'laughed' at you.
you came back. you're here.
you want to eat your baby, don't you?
you didn't fuck up again, did you?
i should have believed you.
i did a bad thing.
there are different ways to love people.
you did good. it was scary. you were brave.
i've always been good at staying.
you can't ask a person if they've changed.
are your nightmares - i mean, how are they?
i've learned not to question the things that help me along.
thank you for coming with me.
whatever it is, you can tell me. i'm ready.
i feel like an intruder in my own house.
you don't have to lie to me.
everyone loves a dead woman, as long as she's the right kind of dead woman.
guess i'm not so good at keeping my promises.
we lied to each other. why did we do that?
what were you afraid of?
you can't promise you won't ever want to go.
i can promise that if i ever do feel like leaving, i'll tell you.
i was afraid the truth would hurt you.
fine. let them be a little uncomfortable.
it's you, isn't it?
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notmorbid · 13 days
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my murder, pt. 1.
dialogue prompts from my murder: a novel by katie williams.
you okay in here?
i want to do every last inch of every last thing.
you never used to cry.
how could i have ever thought of leaving?
i just have one of those faces.
you want to know what it was like? fine. i'll tell you.
it's a funny thing to have a body.
you cry at everything. you cry at furniture left by the side of the road.
you're saying you don't remember anything at all?
i try to be good and nice, nice and good. but sometimes, something just comes over me.
you've read the articles. seen the news reports.
i'm sorry i left you. i thought you were okay.
children are trained to associate sugar with affection.
everyone feels like they're being followed, some of the time.
it's like you expect me to be grateful.
you talk about yourself in the third person?
you shouldn't think of yourself any differently.
i, apparently, am not 'people'.
no, i still want it. i'm just telling you that i hate it.
thanks for taking me home.
you must be a really good mom.
how well can you really know someone?
what did you think you were doing?
but it was bad, right? what i did?
i understand how things can linger.
can you be serious for a minute?
i know it happened. i know it happened to me.
you're still you.
give them enough time, and people will always ask.
it's easier to share an apartment with a stranger.
i'm glad you have people who understand you.
people are inscrutable, and life is chaos. if i know anything, i know that.
have you joined a cult?
i'm made of curiosity. i am a hundred dead cats.
something happened to me, and sometimes it comes up.
you know better than anyone what a bitch i can be.
you're good. people will tell you you're not, but you are.
why are you weird? no, sorry. i mean, what's wrong with you?
are you going to tell me, or am i going to have to start guessing?
i need you to not be angry right now. it doesn't help me. okay?
i haven't gotten any threats lately.
people always blame the mother.
we're already in trouble. we've been in trouble this whole time.
why do you always ask me these things when the lights are out?
i love you, you know.
i love you monstrously. with fangs and claws.
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notmorbid · 14 days
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stories from the tenants downstairs.
dialogue prompts from stories from the tenants downstairs by sidik fofana.
i can buy whatever i want.
you're still fine. almost finer than me.
i wanted to introduce myself. i swear that's all.
you need to hear the truth about yourself, once in a while.
say it to my face, not on the phone.
what you have is valuable, and they won't look you in the eye when you take it.
say it in plain english.
sometimes the only thing that works is making examples out of people.
i really do love adventures.
you'll get whatever's coming to you.
you can get anything if your heart's cold enough.
let me cook you something.
you never could beat me.
you're proving you're an asshole, that's all.
you want to share your side of the story?
you can be smart when you want to.
nobody knows my worries but me and god.
see what you get for trying to be me?
i'm staying away from trouble.
you're tossing a lot of words in the air.
i work with everybody i have to.
some people say i'm a good person.
people who don't learn lessons should still get caught.
you always gotta drive people into your trouble.
i'm just a watcher. that's what's wrong with me.
you really are a fiend.
too much love will kill you.
go get your dream.
stop feeling sorry for yourself.
ask me what i remember about the second time.
i know how people's minds work.
you gonna let the tabloids ruin your life?
this is ridiculous. it's been months.
you want to know what it is, don't you?
my life is a mess now.
my own mother is scared of me.
we should start a group or something.
i try to mind my business.
be your own man.
i'm not just saying that because of what happened.
people are gonna stare at us.
i gotta do everything myself.
i hate when you cry. something inside me gets really sad, too.
you coming or not?
stick to the script.
every person is supposed to be good at something.
that's the first time you've ever agreed with anything i said.
education is important. it's a must.
you think i threw everything away.
i love talking about celebrities whose lives are a mess.
can i speak to you in private?
what is this really about? are you gonna tell me, or do i have to spend hours reading it on your face?
i almost didn't recognize you.
here i am. your move.
some people say they're about change, when they're really about rounds of applause.
i may not be the sharpest in the shed, but i've got ideas.
i see you're all riled up.
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notmorbid · 16 days
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where the wild ladies are.
dialogue prompts from where the wild ladies are by aoko matsuda.
goodness gracious, what's happened to you?
a person's character expresses itself in their body, you know.
are you trying to pretend you're happy with your life?
i was happy, all things considered.
you just did whatever the hell you wanted.
there's nothing less sexy than that.
let's become monsters together.
i want a skill. a special power.
it doesn't matter if i stay nameless.
i don't have the energy to spare.
don't you know i'm exhausted?
don't be so inhospitable.
every life has its dose of misfortune.
why do all women pull the same face when they look at me?
what's your superpower?
that's the problem with you: no sense of adventure.
you're my sun, my rainbow, my ray of light.
you're not taking proper care of yourself.
i don't want to live with another person.
have you told [name] about me?
this is the part that's supposed to make it all worthwhile.
i was just in the right place at the right time.
you were born to wear glasses.
you manage to surprise me every single day.
it doesn't bother me. don't worry about it.
lying in the ground is too tedious. that's not my style.
my best days are decades behind me.
the kitchen is the best place for jealousy to strike.
what on earth are you doing down there?
you've never given up. not once.
it's like you've become invincible.
don't you think this place is a bit weird sometimes?
i'm not a ghost. i'm here on business.
it's different from how you were told it would be, right?
life feels like a never-ending game of russian roulette.
people love to see things in other things.
just sit back and admire the view.
the living and the dead have always looked the same to me.
what makes you any different from other people?
having a mortal body is really restrictive.
there's no use longing for things you don't have.
you have to give things some time before you can be really sure about them.
there are things that become visible only once you've left a place.
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notmorbid · 17 days
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miss subways.
dialogue prompts from miss subways: a novel by david duchovny.
every day here is like a new stanford experiment.
my inner judge never has rehabilitation in mind.
if i'm not busy learning or being born, i'm busy dying.
you want me here, but then you want to ignore me.
one step forward, one half-step back.
i like the phrase 'making love'.
fuck you, asshole.
to the victors go the nomenclature.
gods are immortal, so they're patient.
not even i can stomach scientology.
what is the sound of one hand clapping?
i don't want to be famous. i don't have the clothes for it.
my identity can't be longer than a tweet.
i saw an opening. i decided to be the bad guy.
you're not going to start biting the heads off live bats, are you?
it's true, then. you can't take it with you.
you worried so hard for so long.
i'm sorry, i didn't get your last name.
you called me? what are you, 103 years old?
jesus would not go to nobu.
i don't mind you thinking outside the box. i mind you thinking outside of my box.
either lie down completely or stand the fuck up. it's gonna kill you in the middle.
you sound like oprah, except mean.
i want to live my life, not document it on instagram.
you lie to yourself and you lie to me.
to save something, something must be sacrificed. that's the way it goes.
we can't police our dreams. don't judge.
it felt like a death.
if i own something long enough, i start ascribing feelings to it.
that billy shakespeare, he got everywhere first.
i'm a reader, not a writer.
come on, let's get you cleaned up.
did i call you last night?
i was a different person with a different life. i've never had a dream like that.
there's nothing more boring than listening to somebody else's dream.
i can be a good shrink or a good friend. not both. choose.
i can't remember the last time i got laid.
don't be such a pussy.
i feel like i'm coming up short.
this is no time to come out of the closet.
was i a disappointment to you?
i like seeing things the way i do.
which version is the real you?
don't worry. there won't be a quiz.
the future is as random and fated as the past.
so much of life necessitates looking away.
have you been crying?
you forgot your trigger warning.
what i want has very little to do with anything.
spare me the faux shame.
when do the exceptions just pile up and make a new rule?
i like structure. i like to know i've done my homework.
i have to go to confession.
i don't know what to pray for.
the prayer is the god.
you stabbed a priest?
i need to change the past.
i'm losing you to that place you go.
shut the front door!
what would the perfect life look like?
you have the coolest, most beautiful eyes i've ever seen.
sing you to sleep? i don't really know any songs.
you don't know any songs? that's not possible.
i think i've always wanted to be taken advantage of by a gigolo.
you seem too smart to be an actor.
little lies make bigger lies possible.
there's something you're not saying.
there's a lot i'm not saying. i'm sure there's a lot you're not saying, too.
take the reins. write your own story.
i'm sorry you heard that.
i screwed up. you're not gonna love me anymore.
we all know better, but we're human. we screw up.
how do we know our character unless we step outside it and look its way, now and then?
is it my business? you don't have to tell me if you don't want to.
i feel tall enough to ride this rollercoaster.
maybe you don't see yourself the way i see you.
you understand fine. you're just too nervous to comprehend.
people fall in love in difficult circumstances. most songs are about it.
let's agree on a moratorium on questions like "how did you know?".
well, stop guessing. start knowing.
just because i'm funny doesn't mean i'm not lethal.
you're already in the game. you have no choice but to play on.
don't tell me what i want. don't put words in my mouth.
where has playing by the rules gotten you?
maybe you have more power than you think you do.
one of the lies we tell children is that reason will get them through this life.
in order to love, you have to know what death is.
as first kisses go, i've had worse.
there's such a thing as too much history.
i want to be with you, but not like this.
i'm quite forgettable. that's like, the most memorable thing about me.
do you actually believe in past lives?
this conversation requires more wine than i currently have.
is there something else you'd like to ask? i get the feeling there is.
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notmorbid · 22 days
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paradise rot.
dialogue prompts from paradise rot: a novel by jenny hval.
do you like dancing?
do you go out much at home?
what's in the pie?
are you vegan?
you're young, aren't you?
i don't want to talk to anyone.
someone called for you and left this message.
today is 'no diet' day.
i suddenly know nothing about myself.
quiet works for me.
we have everything we need here.
it's not scary. just different.
the house has a life of its own. you get used to it.
maybe i have to grow a thicker skin.
it's been a while since i lived with someone.
when i turned around, you were gone.
did you fall asleep?
sometimes i don't sleep too well at night.
can you tell just by looking if someone is a virgin?
maybe i'm just dreaming.
there's nothing here, but that's okay.
it's trash, but i need it.
you're staying with me?
i don't think anyone should see us like this.
what are you interested in most?
i was so scared and so weak.
could you tell me something nice?
i wanted you to think i was as tough as you are.
is there anyone you like, particularly?
you act strange around ____.
it's been a while since i kissed someone.
as always, the forecast is once again partly cloudy.
i can't believe i didn't see.
you didn't exactly miss anything.
there's something in me that makes me lose control sometimes.
i was just afraid to lose you.
don't go. come back to me.
i don't know how, but i could hear you.
it can all come into me now.
stay here a little longer. just one night.
are you sure you want to leave?
maybe we've been living among ghosts, all this time.
i never saw any ghosts. only you.
there are two versions of myself, but just one managed to get out.
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notmorbid · 25 days
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things we lost in the fire.
dialogue prompts from things we lost in the fire: stories by mariana enríquez.
my family thinks i'm crazy.
if you know the neighborhood, it's not dangerous. or it's less dangerous.
it's a question of not being afraid.
i wasn't a sweet or innocent child.
there's no such thing as witches.
you shouldn't believe everything you hear.
what do you know about what goes on around here?
you live here, but you're from a different world.
you've always been a little freak.
please don't smoke in the car.
in my family, no one prays.
i saw it in a movie.
tomorrow, you're telling me everything.
our parents will never even know.
i just wanted to piss you off.
i hated innocent people.
i don't know why i keep calling it an accident.
the truth is, i don't know which stories were made up.
you're getting morbid.
those movies are a bad influence on you.
the house tells me the stories. you don't hear it?
you've never been afraid of anything.
you seem like some sort of metaphor.
is it a story you like to tell?
i guess we'll never know, huh?
everyone smokes here.
i don't want you to read cards for me.
you citified little prick.
i almost always believe you.
i don't know if it already happened, or if it's going to happen.
that's your family?
i don't love you anymore.
you've got on your 'tough guy' face.
death is the only problem without a solution.
i don't even feel like crying anymore.
i see everything, but can't do anything.
i hate when people call them 'lightning bugs'.
i'm sorry. sometimes i'm impossible.
things take longer to disappear out here.
you listen, but you never answer.
we all saw it, but we tried to ignore it.
don't you see him?
dentists are steeped in bad taste and sadism.
i couldn't just leave you there.
i've never thrown a party in my life.
i detest birthdays.
i want to be alone.
let whatever has to happen happen.
i'm not dreaming. you don't feel pain in dreams.
i don't want to be beautiful. i want to be strong and razor-sharp.
you shouldn't have come.
in his house, the dead man waits dreaming.
i've tried, but there's no getting out. you're not going to get out, either.
don't play dumb. you were never stupid.
i believe sleep and death are the same thing.
the problem is, what god are we talking about?
sad people are merciless.
how do you know it's me?
how can someone live like that?
no one can watch you 24 hours a day.
everyone has a price.
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notmorbid · 25 days
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notmorbid · 25 days
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the whole animal.
dialogue prompts from the whole animal: stories by corinna chong.
you slept through it.
i think i know when i'm dreaming and when i'm awake.
maybe there's a reason we're the only ones here.
do you remember me? i remember you.
i always saw you becoming a model or something.
i've learned not to talk about problems with fathers.
we've become good at pretending.
if i'm boring, you'll have to give me a signal.
you didn't have to come.
is there any pain?
should i go all she-hulk on those assholes, or what?
it doesn't just go away, the grief.
i knew i liked you better than you liked me.
it's like we've become young again.
nobody feeds the ducks anymore.
who gave you a name like that?
i'm running out of sarcasm.
you should get out. meet some new people.
you're like a piece of cake with too much icing.
what do you actually do all day?
you care too much about other people's problems.
you look tired. fed up.
i've kind of wanted to say something to you for a long time.
it's perfectly safe. gwyneth paltrow does it.
it's like you don't even care.
what does being in love feel like?
i just want to know you're okay.
i won't be mad. i promise.
i had many reasons to hate myself.
when do we stop regretting the people we once were?
if you need to say something to me, say it directly.
why does everyone suck except for us?
the worst kind of liar is the one who lies to himself.
you let down your guard, someone's gonna use you up.
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notmorbid · 29 days
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where we go when all we were...
dialogue prompts from where we go when all we were is gone by sequoia nagamatsu.
i wish i could have been there.
kaiju don't kill people. people kill people.
love is the greatest weapon of all.
as long as we're still a family.
i know i'm not there for you as much as i should be.
i wrote almost 200 letters to you.
sometimes friends do messed up things.
it's important to forgive if at all possible.
ride all the rides, even the scary ones.
we were both being unfair.
i don't know how to be a mother.
i've been here in my dreams.
i don't know how to start that conversation.
you can't fix anything hiding.
what's inside the bag?
i thought i could get away with anything.
you shouldn't be so careless at night.
i can't believe people still believe in ____.
you're the only thing i've ever really wanted.
i need to talk to someone.
i wonder if you could light a house with fireflies.
what do you want to hear?
i thought you wouldn't understand.
what kind of relationship survives on secrets and lies?
i don't want to waste any time.
people are disgustingly happy on television.
you're just going to pretend like i'm not even here?
fine evening for a hallucination, isn't it?
do you remember being a kid?
i can't blame you for running.
who's your favorite superhero?
you said you were getting better.
where is the guidebook for all of this?
are the dreams getting worse?
can you hear me? are you there?
i couldn't survive losing ___ again.
you're okay. you're home.
you just had a nightmare.
you've probably heard my story, or some movie version of it.
`just because you can do it doesn't mean you should.
give me a corgi and a career.
i don't make the rules. i'm here to explain how things are.
simply think about home, and you'll be there.
i want to believe the stories.
it's not your fault. it's okay, and i love you.
aliens aren't the answer to everything.
i'm incredibly happy to be here with you.
no one remembers how the war started.
when i move, i forget.
how do you find the energy to keep going?
i could fall in love with you all over again.
you're everything i'm not.
i'm not proud of the choices i've made.
how are we going to get out of this one?
being here is too much for me.
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the angel of indian lake, pt. 2.
dialogue prompts from the angel of indian lake by stephen graham jones.
i feel there may be unresolved tensions between us.
what do the boy scouts say? 'leave it better than you found it'?
i should probably be vegetarian. maybe next week.
ghosts: nature's air conditioner.
don't look behind. only look ahead.
this isn't exactly the outfit i would have picked.
from the bottom of my chainsaw heart, thanks.
thank you for listening to me all the time.
your past doesn't foretell your future.
you've never tried to survive something like this.
you can't control who you're related to.
you can't be jonesing right now if you want to keep living.
that's not the kind of luck i have.
stay where the people are.
you know who doesn't get beheaded? the one who doesn't put their neck under the machete.
what kills people who are already dead?
we must be reading the signs wrong.
sometimes lies are the only thing that can keep you moving forward.
from what i understand about relationships, they're all about cold shoulders.
if i can be in the past, then i don't have to be here.
you're a survivor, through and through.
killing rages don't always distinguish between 'friend' and 'foe'.
'when'. not 'if'.
i'd rather die from the front than the back.
it's not a good day to die.
is the world going mad, or is it just me?
this really is starting again, isn't it?
the only things worth knowing are the things you're not supposed to know.
not all crying involves tears.
make this make sense.
the new me just wants to live.
what i want is for this to be a nightmare i'm in control of.
horror can save your life, if you let it.
i don't want to hear one single thing you say. ever.
i deserve a good ending, i think.
'the hits just keep on coming'. tagline on the movie poster of my life, right there.
i'm not leaving until you make me. maybe not even then.
if you're not a born final girl, i don't even know what one is.
i need my blood on the inside.
you've done this before, haven't you?
i feel like i'm missing something obvious.
there aren't any good fixes. there's just trying to make it through one moment, then the next.
it's not something you can get used to, but it can lose its surprise.
justice is just another stupid dream. all there is is luck.
all stories end where they begin. at least the good ones do.
i shouldn't have left you. i had a choice.
i'll be holding your hand. i'll keep you here.
i would have made it hurt more, if i'd known.
i get wanting to rip enough holes in the world so that it falls down.
know who you look like?
the land doesn't want you here.
i'm not coming to hang out if there's no nicotine. be serious.
once the limelight's done with you, you're relegated to the shadows to try to deal with it however you can. alone.
i still can't even cuss right.
it's you. it's always been you.
heaven doesn't want me and hell's afraid i'll take over.
you want to fight again, don't you?
you're off your meds, aren't you?
isn't this a dream i had once? a long way back?
there's no time to hide in the past. there never is, around here.
being sorry doesn't mean you can hide from it.
so much of my life is screaming.
giving second chances is inviting your abuser in for coffee so you can talk things through.
you didn't have to believe in me. you shouldn't have.
it doesn't matter. it was a long time ago.
no amount of damage done to someone erases what they've done to you.
you hold onto what you can, and you hold tight.
action. not words.
better to let the past stay back where it is.
dad and daughter stories can be good, too. some of them have to be.
i trained you too well. you're using my logic against me.
you're so beautiful.
you can't get rid of me this easy.
can't i just hate you and let that be that?
it's not about the numbers, it's about the names. the people.
blackmail doesn't work on me.
scars prove you lived.
i remember everything, even the stuff i don't want to.
i've seen all the movies. i know all the rules.
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the angel of indian lake, pt. 1.
dialogue prompts from the angel of indian lake by stephen graham jones.
you're going to secondhand kill me.
this place is dead. someone just needs to bury it.
this is your brain on drugs.
i hope you really do get out of here someday.
maybe we could skinny dip while we're here.
we always find each other again, don't we?
if only i could take you with me when i leave.
you're going to have the world wrapped around your finger.
once the clock strikes midnight, anything can happen.
home is where the heart is, isn't it?
it doesn't have to be this way.
you just like the way i was before.
things do not happen. things are made to happen.
there's more. just wait. just hold on.
i made it through, and now i'm back.
it's not like history changes, right?
you don't walk into my house and tell me what's what.
pictures can do all the work of words.
you were a kid the last time i saw you.
you don't measure moms in height. you measure them in ferocity.
the shit kind of just accumulates.
it's not my responsibility anymore.
i wanted to be the one to tell you.
you're still a weirdo. you know that, don't you?
i don't even vouch for myself.
any trust you give will be used against you.
you think i voted for you?
no body, no crime.
you never stop, do you?
talking about it all just keeps it alive. happening.
this is great, talking to you. we should do it all the time.
still a man, so still 99% an idiot.
i'll walk away from anything for ___. you know that.
can you draw any redder of an x on me?
don't. even saying it is bad luck.
a lot can burn down overnight.
if i don't say it, i can't make it real.
what does it feel like to be loved like that?
i think i just wanted someone to listen to me.
in my head, at least, i'm honest. it's when i open my mouth that things get complicated.
you shouldn't let yourself think about that kind of shit.
in your head, in your secret heart, it's easy to be tough.
i'm pissed at the world, not just you.
you shouldn't be surprised about a little graverobbing.
'evil' and 'christian' are interchangeable to indians.
i think i liked you better when you didn't think like a cop.
when does your pretty wife get back?
nobody has ever said anything that nice to me before.
that would be a pretty good song, 'if i die in a canoe'.
i've always wondered how religions get started.
just because you were locked up doesn't mean the world stopped turning.
i didn't want anyone to see you like this.
captain goes down with the ship.
i just slept the night through, didn't i?
inside every compliment is a burrowing insult.
can i tell you a secret? i actually kind of like the price is right.
you just live here. same as the rest of us.
playing by the rules is supposed to be the key to survival.
you think i'm a biker?
you shouldn't be here alone.
who even are you, really?
that's probably not jelly, is it?
you're older than your years.
in small towns, you wear a lot of hats.
it's not exactly my first rodeo.
where does a name like that come from?
when you have long hair, birds make you nervous.
my mom would kick my ass if i wasn't a gentleman.
capitalism doesn't exactly keep your hands clean.
understanding and approving are two different things.
you don't turn the other cheek much, do you?
have you been getting my mental texts?
solve the mysteries you can solve.
if you don't like it, don't look.
i don't want you to be uncomfortable.
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the babysitter lives.
dialogue prompts from the babysitter lives by stephen graham jones.
your house. your paranoid rules.
you learned your lesson?
have you figured out what you're being for halloween?
keep your eyes closed. you can't look.
what kind of game is this?
who rings their own doorbell?
we're not supposed to answer the door.
the polite thing to do would be to back off.
most bullies run when they see you're not going to cringe and cry.
classic non-answer with a side helping of deflection.
i don't want to leave you.
i won't let you hold yourself back because of me.
you've let yourself get spooked.
if it's real to you, then it's real to me.
i know i ruined your life.
where do we go when we leave?
is something wrong with the house?
i'm counting to ten. go.
it wasn't just in my head.
i'm not a hero. just a survivor.
we can find a place to pull over on the way home.
i'm the only one who calls you ___.
this can't be happening. this isn't real.
a mother knows, doesn't she?
it was supposed to be a study session.
when the brain is full, the body must play.
this already happened. but not like this.
are you in my closet again?
you're still there, aren't you?
so, this is death.
i hate my mind sometimes. all the time.
don't open doors you don't need to open.
have a mission, and stick to it.
i wish my mom were here.
you can see me?
i don't walk like that.
i think this house is like a venus flytrap.
you've been waiting all these years?
you can't save me anymore.
don't bleed on the rug.
you're real?
is this even living?
forget that, if you can.
you can't be who you were anymore.
nothing good happens after midnight.
why do you care about me now?
either know, or don't know. don't give other people room to make your decisions for you.
you don't get to be me.
just because i was homeschooled doesn't mean i'm stupid.
never give the enemy a hand.
i won, but i'm still losing.
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notmorbid · 1 month
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cursed bunny.
dialogue prompts from cursed bunny: stories by bora chung.
what in bloody hell are you?
stop calling me mommy.
i will always go where you are.
did i do something wrong?
do you recognize me?
may i sit down for a bit?
are you sick today?
nothing in life is easy.
it doesn't look like you're alright at all.
aren't you the one from the newspaper?
you've got to be strong and keep living your life.
today will seem like a distant memory, soon enough.
every object has a story.
i don't tell people's fortunes.
you don't care about the rumors?
cursing a person leads to two graves.
do you remember how you died?
are you alright? are you hurt?
what happened? where am i?
i think you'd better come out of there.
let me help you.
one step at a time. slowly.
there's only the two of us here.
you really don't remember?
you don't remember who i am, do you?
i've never known such a darkness before.
you're talking in circles.
how many languages can you speak?
i have a good feeling about you.
goodbye, my love.
just keep doing what you're doing.
why aren't you saying anything?
if you want revenge, do whatever you want.
i want a quiet, peaceful life.
i don't like going outside much.
did you think i'd act like nothing happened?
sometimes adults get into complicated situations.
i can't bear the thought of you being alone.
i'm comfortable the way i am. i just need more time.
to survive, children come to their own understanding of their place in the world.
children comprehend very quickly the intentions of adults.
you're being so brave for me.
to curse someone out of spite is cowardly.
the truth is different from what you've been told.
i knew you would come.
i wanted to escape, for just a little while.
i don't believe in any bright future for me.
the present is always better than the future.
you'll be back here someday.
survival is my purpose.
if i become to happy, i will miss sadness.
i don't know what i want, but i still expect a lot.
why aren't you married?
i've never seen another ghost.
understanding and forgiving are completely different things.
what are you going to do after i'm gone?
if i had one wish, i would wish to be just a little bit happier.
no one asked us, when we were still nameless, whether we wanted to live or not.
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the hole.
dialogue prompts from the hole by hye-young pyun.
the real fight starts now.
you are clearly not okay.
i didn't know what to ask.
don't feel embarrassed.
recovery takes a long time.
if there's one thing i hate, it's tales of miraculous recoveries.
how does it feel to be home again?
i'm in no shape to comfort anyone.
my father has a lot, but i'm all my mother has.
i don't mean to poke at old wounds.
i want all the gory details.
i was trying to figure out how to apologize.
you'd abandon your family to ensure your own success.
assholes like you always succeed.
you can't represent the world through maps alone.
at least maps improve with failure.
your forties are well-suited to all manner of sin.
i stopped growing a long time ago.
you know better than anyone what a hack i am.
climbing plants give me the creeps.
you'll never guess who's come to visit.
you always imagine the worst possible circumstances for yourself.
not even you could have guessed.
he's come to pray for you.
i'm sorry i drank it all.
i thought i would feel free, but i don't.
who is this?
i feel removed from the entire world.
only someone like jesus christ himself could do your job.
i'll stay with you, for the time being.
your pledges and promises are useless.
you can't choose cynicism over grief.
you're making me extremely uncomfortable.
were you cussing?
you look good.
do you like being back home?
you look just as tired as me.
there are sides of you that only family can see.
it's like being born all over again.
i wanted you to be surprised.
i've become a laughingstock.
not everyone could do what you did.
misery does love company.
once you experience loss, you find it has a good side.
a dead husband is so much better than a cheating husband.
raised with so much love and care, only to die for no reason.
you act like i'm not even here.
leaning on someone leads to hugging.
when you get old, you don't hold back. you stop watching what you say.
my world was the only one that collapsed.
i'm always thinking about you.
i didn't know you worried about me.
there are things i can only bear because of you.
you can't stay in the house forever.
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