you’re leaving ?

can you shut up ?

are you  [ name ] ?

who am i to you ?

why should i care ?

can i come inside ?

did i do something ?

you don’t trust me ?

can we make a deal ?

are you lying to me ?

are you free tonight ?

are we going to die ?

can i come with you ?

can we call it even ?

you stay here , okay ?

you think i’m stupid ?

can you stitch me up ?

are you doing alright ?

is that … my shirt ?

who takes care of you ?

have you seen yourself ?

what took you so long ?

can’t you see i’m busy ?

who do you think i am ?

why are you helping me ?

are you happy with him ?

are we having a moment ?

are you listening to me ?

how are you so arrogant ?

how did you afford this ?

what are you doing here ?

is this all in my head ?

why won’t you look at me ?

are you here to kill me ?

do you want some company ?

are you from around here ?

do you need to lie down ?

are we on the same page ?

why didn’t you defend me ?

are you sure you’re ready ?

where is this coming from ?

where were you last night ?

you wanted to talk to me ?

will you PLEASE be quiet ?!

what was i supposed to do ?

why do you look so guilty ?

[ name ]  …  truth or dare ?

why did you bring me here ?

are you looking for someone ?

since when does that matter ?

why do you put up with me ?

THIS is your breaking point ?

what can i say to fix this ?

do you think i deserve this ?

hey ,  hey ,  are you with me ?

why are you leaving so soon ?

what do you get out of this ?

[ name ] ,  what have you done ?

do you have a minute to talk ?

did you ever actually love me ?

do you need somewhere to stay ?

why don’t you ever listen to me ?

do you hear yourself right now ?

you knew & you didn’t tell me ?

do you want something to drink ?

when did you know you loved me ?

when was the last time you ate ?

what’s your favorite scary movie ?

do you want to get out of here ?

why is this so important to you ?

can i at least buy you a drink ?

how can you think this is funny ?

are you sure you’re up for this ?

are you trying to start something ?

what are we supposed to do now ?

can we at least try to be civil ?

why won’t you just leave me alone ?

are you thinking what i’m thinking ?

why are you so concerned about me ?

why can’t you just stay out of it ?

you’re not bailing on me , are you ?

how long have you been lying to me ?

can you keep your eyes open for me ?

how long have things been like this ?

why is this suddenly such a problem ?

what ,  am i supposed to be impressed ?

do you ever wish you could run away ?

you’re going to believe them over me ?

why are you looking at me like that ?

why can’t you just tell me the truth ?

why can’t you ever take responsibility ?

what can i do to make it up to you ?

can we put this whole thing behind us ?

i’m coming to get you , where are you ?

can you stay ? just for a little while ?

why won’t you let me be here for you ?

when are you going to forgive yourself ?

is that what your nightmares are about ?

what kind of person does this make me ?

where are we supposed to go from here ?

are you TRYING to get yourself killed ?!

why can’t we just talk like we used to ?

why do these things always happen to me ?

how long has it been since you’ve slept ?

can’t we just enjoy the moment for once ?

why can’t you ever stand up for yourself ?

why haven’t you been answering your phone ?

what was i supposed to do ,  let you die ?

can you just listen and do as i say for once ?

what do you mean ,  you’re not coming back ?

can you see how many fingers i’m holding up ?

you’d tell me if something was wrong ,  right ?

where do you go when you space out like that ?

you were going to leave without saying goodbye ?

you’ll stand by my side no matter what ,  right ?

what kind of mess have you gotten yourself into ?

i need you to sit up ,  can you do that for me ?

if you have nothing to hide ,  what’s the problem ?

you really don’t care about any of this ,  do you ?

can you just tell me everything’s going to be okay ?

bo burnham’s   inside   sentence starters change tenses/pronouns as needed !!  some lines have been edited for clarity / length / ease of roleplaying  tw :  mental health ,  depression , suicidal thoughts ,  nsfw ,  language 

‘and so today I’m gonna try just getting up, sitting down, going back to work.’ 

‘might not help but still it couldn’t hurt.’ 

‘I’m sorry I was gone.’ 

‘what the fuck is going on?’ 

‘I wanna help to leave this world better than I found it.’ 

‘the world is so fucked up.’ 

‘I self - reflected and I wanna be an agent of change.’ 

‘maybe I should just shut the fuck up ….  I’m bored.’ 

‘should I be joking at a time like this?’ 

‘that’s the deepest talk we’ve ever had.’ 

‘it’s similar to a constant state of sleep paralysis.’ 

‘don’t you know that the world is built with blood! and genocide and exploitation…’

‘don’t burden me with the responsibility of educating you. it’s incredibly exhausting.’ 

‘this isn’t about you. so either get with it, or get out of the fucking way!’ 

‘I hope you learned your lesson.’ 

‘I can’t believe it. it’s been a decade since you’ve been gone.’ 

‘still figuring out how to keep living without you.’

‘it’s got a little better but it’s still hard.’ 

‘can any single person shut the fuck up about any single thing for an hour? is that possible?’ 

‘the coffee is free, just like me. I’m an unpaid intern.’ 

‘I’m being a little pretentious.’

‘it’s pretty unlikable that I … that I need this need, this desperate need, to be seen as, uh, intelligent.’

‘it’s a defensive mechanism. I’m so worried that criticism will be levied against me that I levy it against myself before anyone else can.’ 

 ‘look at where you came from. look at you now.’ 

‘sexting. it isn’t sex, it’s the next best thing.’ 

‘we’ll talk dirty like we’re ancient egyptians.’ 

‘jesus fucking christ, I guess I never learn.’ 

‘I was a kid who was stuck in his room. there isn’t much more to say about it.’

‘there isn’t much more to say about it.’ 

‘when you’re a kid and you’re stuck in your room, you’ll do any old shit to get out of it.’ 

‘you went out to look for a reason to hide again.’

‘now come out with your hands up, we’ve got you surrounded.’ 

‘isn’t anybody going to hold me accountable?’

‘I tried to hide behind my childhood and that’s not okay. my actions are my own, I won’t explain them away.’

‘and I’m really fucking sorry.’ 

‘I turn thirty in less than a minute.’ 

‘I used to wake up with a smile, and go to bed at night with a dream. but now I’m turning thirty.’ 

‘oh fuck. how am I thirty?’ 

‘I used to make fun of the boomers. in retrospect, a bit too much.’

‘and now my stupid friends are having stupid children.’

‘I’ll be honest with you, didn’t love it.’

‘we shouldn’t be dead forever, yet. so let’s not, right?’ 

 ‘nevermind, I don’t wanna know.’ 

‘I thought it’d be over by now. but I got awhile to go.’ 

‘I’m holding the flashlight like a cop. why am I doing that?’ 

‘are you feeling what I’m feeling? I haven’t had a shower in the last nine days.’ 

‘staring at the ceiling and waiting for this feeling to go away. but it won’t go away.’

‘well, I feel like shit. feeling like a saggy , massive bag of shit.’ 

‘my current mental health is rapidly approaching, um. an ATL. which is, uh, an all time low. not … not atlanta.’ 

‘I feel okay when I’m asleep.’ 

‘could I interest you in everything all of the time?’ 

‘you know, it wasn’t always like this.’ 

‘and if we stick together, who knows what we’ll do.’ 

‘it was always the plan, to put the world in your hand.’ 

‘and that has made me completely freak out.’ 

‘one should only engage with the outside world as one engages with a coal mine. suit up, gather what is needed, and return to the surface.’ 

‘in honor of the revolution it’s half - off at the gap.’ 

‘there it is again. that funny feeling.’

‘hey, what can ya say? we were overdue.’ 

‘but it’ll be over soon, just wait.’ 

‘I am not … well.’ 

‘don’t be scared. don’t be shy. come on in, the water’s fine.’ 

‘pray for me.’ 

‘I got better.’ 

‘I’ve been hiding from the world and I need to reenter.’ 

‘you say the whole world’s ending, honey, it already did.’ 

‘you’re not going to slow it, heaven knows you tried.’ 

‘so this is how it ends.’

‘I’m slowly losing power.’

‘has it only been an hour? no, that can’t be right.’

‘am I going crazy? would I even know?’ 

‘oh shit. you’re really joking at a time like this?’