CASA È DOVE DIMORA I FANTASMI

WORDS

“Where did you get those?”

“Is that…. somebody’s hand?”

“Is that… a bootprint?”

“It’ll look worse before it looks better.”

“Come on. Let’s get it wrapped up.”

“Do you want some painkillers?”

“Let me guess, I should ‘see the other guy’?”

“How’d you get a black eye?”

“I know you don’t do it on purpose, but I wish you’d stop coming home bruised.”

“I like the new look. It suits you.”

“Ouch, that looks like it hurts.”

“Talk to me.”

“You shouldn’t end up with bruises because you disagree with them. You know that, right?”

“Will you tell me how it happened?”

“Come and sit with me.”

ACTIONS

(send ‘+reverse’ to reverse the roles, or specify which muse is which!)

[sit] – sender comes and sits next to a bruised receiver. no words, just warmth.

[care] – sender provides physical care for receiver’s bruises (ice pack, wrapping them up, etc)

[shower] – sender takes one look at a bruised and bloody receiver, and goes to run them a shower. hot showers fix everything.

[offer] – sender has something they know receiver will want, and because receiver has had a bad enough day as it is, sender gives it to them. it’s the little things.

[stay] – sender offers receiver a place to stay, so that – wherever they got these bruises – they don’t have to go back.

[concussion] – sender checks receiver for a concussion, because it’s very possible receiver has one.

i'm sorry. you must be mistaken.

no one ever stopped and asked me if this was what i wanted.

i don't know what else to tell you. i'm not a hero. i can't do this.

go find someone else to do it.

i can't be what you need me to be.

if you care so much, why don't you do it?

there's been some sort of mix up. i'm no hero.

how can you believe in me when i don't even believe in myself?

there's no way i can fix this.

you picked the wrong person.

i was never cut out for a job like this.

i'm the least violent person you will ever meet.

you're setting an expectation for me that i just can't fulfill.

what, you think i'm the only one who can solve this?

stop treating me like some chosen one.

find someone else to solve this, because i can't!

you can't run from your destiny!

without you, all hope is lost.

i was never going to be what you wanted.

it's been you all along.

i never wanted this.

i'm not fighting anybody!

how many lives were lost because of me?

tell them to figure it out for themselves!

you have no idea how i'm feeling right now.

i'm not cut out for this!

i'm not who you think i am.

you're asking a lot from me.

i can't have them all relying on me like that.

there's too much pressure. i'm not ready for that.

too many lives are at stake.

i'm not a leader! i can't be trusted to lead anyone!

why can't you solve it? why does it have to be me?

i told you, i'm not a hero.

this is your destiny.

i'm quite content living my very normal life, thank you very much.

no one told me i was meant to do that.

you've got the wrong guy.

there must be some mistake. that's not me.

you want me to do what now?

whoa whoa whoa. i never said i would do that.

that wasn't part of the plan!

you're the only one who can fix this.

you can't turn me into someone i'm not.

what they said back there about me... was it true?

have you been keeping this from me all this time?

and you think i'm the one who can fix this. is that it?

i've never done anything like that before. what makes you think i can suddenly do it now?

they sent for you by name.

this has been written in the stars for longer than you've been born.

i feel the pressure on my shoulders, the weight of the world on my back.

you're the one we've been waiting for.

i don't know what you expect me to do.

that's not what we agreed on.

stop looking at me like that.

i don't want anyone to put me on a pedestal.

sorry to disappoint you, but that's not me.

i'm not sticking around to find out.

without you, we will fail. what part of that do you not understand?

you can't just give up now.

you are the chosen one.

without your help, people will die.

do you understand what you mean to these people?

tws apply: grief/fear for someone’s life, mention of injuries, unconsciousness, hospitals, comas, mention of involuntary drugging. that’s the general vibe.

WORDS

“Theeeere you are. Hi. Welcome back.”

“Breathe. Hi, we found you, just breathe for me, okay?”

“This is going to hurt, but it will help you.”

“You’re safe. [Name], can you hear me? They’re here to help you, you need to let them help you.”

“I found them, they’re over here!”

“Does anyone have medical training?”

“N.. no, no, no, no, hey. [Name]? Hi, I’ve got you.”

“You can sleep, [name]. It’s over.”

“I’ll still be here when you wake up.”

“You were in an induced coma. Your body went through a lot.”

“I wasn’t –… Your doctors weren’t sure you’d wake up.”

“[Name]? Was that - did you squeeze my hand?”

“It’s okay. It’s meant to be there, it’s helping you breathe.”

“Can you hear me?”

“You.. you were so close to dying. I was scared.”

ACTIONS

[ GATHER ] for sender to gather receiver’s (unconscious) body into their arms, in the style of no no no not them.

[ STARING ] for sender to find receiver sitting alone staring at a wall, covered in blood, and to touch their arm.

[ WAITING ] for sender to be waiting at receiver’s hospital bedside when receiver finally comes out of a coma, or wakes from surgery.

[ STEADY ] for sender to catch or steady receiver when receiver tries to stand up too early or to push their body past what it’s ready for

[ TEARS ]  for receiver to find tears on sender’s face, when they’re finally reunited (either immediately after the trauma, or waking up in a hospital), because sender thought receiver was dead or dying

[ GRIEF ]  for receiver to wake up just as sender is saying goodbye, because the doctors told them to. feel free to specify what they might be saying. do not judge me, this is going in the meme

[ LETTER ] for sender to find a last letter, video, text, etc that receiver made for them, thinking they wouldn’t make it out of the situation alive. Obviously receiver does make it out alive, but the letter/video still exists (and receiver will detail what’s in it).