THE DOCTOR IS IN.

dialogue prompts from skinship: stories by yoon choi.

smoking is very bad.

i thought it was all an adventure.

everyone makes their way the best they can.

it is just like a man to make everything about power.

sincere is not the same as honest.

an action is worth a hundred words.

how have you survived? how have you endured?

when are you going to stop living like this?

stop your crying. your eyeballs will float away.

what if we just took a bus somewhere, you and i?

can you believe i used to be like that?

i won't leave _____ behind.

i broke my promise.

what can't you say over the phone?

did you remember to pack snacks?

you know i worry about _____ too, right?

i'm not mad anymore.

we laughed so much that day.

how can anyone know the future?

how do people afford this?

i did my best, even if it was not adequate.

i thought we were pretending together.

how can i trust you? i can't even look you in the face.

i'm not that interested in your forgiveness.

i'm feeling like the bad guy here.

it is very easy to lie in the language that is not your first language.

i'm thinking about growing out my hair.

i felt like i'd become a totally different person overnight.

it happened so long ago, it doesn't feel like it happened to me.

we were kids. we kept our mouths shut and our heads down.

i've stopped trying to make sense.

you need to live your life. be happy.

i haven't thought of _____ in years.

i hate my hair. i hate my life.

you have good hands.

the days are long, but the years fly by.

no one really gets it.

just pretend i'm not here.

don't you know? can't you tell?

who else will look out for you?

you were always such a fucking prick.

if you don't want to see me or hear from me ever again, i get it. i totally understand.

have you lived your life? have you been happy?

define 'happiness'.

there is so much music in life. there are so many ways to make it.

why won't you smile?

you never talk about what happened, but i can guess.

we need to be together. we need to forgive each other.

any chance you're pregnant?

patience and kindness can be stretched so far that they become their opposites.

some plants thrive on neglect.

sometimes, you remind me of my mother.

i miss it, but i'd never go back.

have you ever seen someone die?

there's nothing inevitable about the lives that we're living.

i don't know. i don't know anything.

just wait till you're a parent.

i'm thinking of taking some time off.

what about marriage? having a family?

i'm not ready to approach that. not without a drink.

i don't want you to have a hard life.

it's harder than you think, to hate your own mother.

that can't be what you really think.

it is what it is.

' 'CAUSE IT WOULDN'T'A BEEN THAT SIMPLE. ' of this, ash is certain; death had come calling for the others far too soon for it to have put them out of their misery. he leans back in his seat, dragging a hand down his face before he finally meets the doctor's inquisitive gaze. ' killing us wasn't the worst that those things— the deadites— could do to us, and they were hellbent on provin' it. ' he'd seen it himself, he'd felt it, that all-consuming terror as something slammed itself into his body, thrashing and clawing and violent as it fought not just to subdue him, but to consume him. he could not see beyond the thick fog that suffocated him, could not hear beyond that hideous laughter, could not feel beyond indescribable agony. it had delighted in his suffering, would've been pleased to cling to what shreds of him were left for as long as it could've, forcing him to endure and endure and endure. he doesn't know what would've happened had the sun stayed hidden, if its rays hadn't punched holes through the inky darkness that bound him.

ash tries not to think about it.

the question he does manage to ask is an important one, of course, for someone always curious about how far the human will is capable of bending before breaking. however —and, herbert is starting to realize this may be the norm— williams surprises him with the answer. a fact that carries a certain weight in and of itself.

dialogue prompts from the change: animorphs #13 by k.a. applegate.

i am human. partly.

don't hide stuff from me because you think it'll hurt my feelings, okay?

i can't handle you feeling sorry for me.

you know, how you think of me is sort of important.

are you lost?

have you ever heard the saying, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'?

it sounds complicated, but you get used to it.

have i ever mentioned that you are extremely cool?

just keep running this same direction. don't stop.

i remember when you were fun.

i was never fun.

it makes me sick when you take risks i can't take.

i would give anything to go in your place.

you can open your eyes now.

i'm not going to be left out. not this time.

humans invent all sorts of things that are not true.

i guess everyone has problems, right?

you heard me? i was trying to be quiet.

it's good to have someone to talk to.

someone or something is using me, and i don't like it very much.

no one is going to use me.

you don't look like a _____ to me.

why stick me with this job?

what am i, some kind of hero?

i have to go for a while.

i don't even know if anyone looked for me.

what the heck is happening?

oh, man, am i glad to hear your voice.

i'm hungry, and i'm tired, and i'm mad.

you can relax. we're all here to help you now.

i'm not exactly the same as i used to be. i've changed.

come on, you big baby. say it.

you should never be singing anything. i've heard you sing.

i have the feeling we're on our own.

are you going to whine the whole way?

i've had about all the close calls i can stand for one day.

a predator is never angry, just hungry.

any day i stay alive is a good day for me.

this isn't their place. it's ours.

i hope you haven't lost all that anger.

would it be wrong for me to say i love you?

you're lucky i'm in a hurry.

i don't want pity. not even yours.

if somebody's nice to me, i'll totally fall apart.

i'm the same as ever. i really don't want to talk about it.

i'm just feeling sorry for myself.

i just need a good night's sleep. i'll be fine in the morning.

have i kept my promise?

dialogue prompts from animorphs #12: the reaction by k.a. applegate.

the thing about fear is, you can't be afraid of it.

brave isn't about not being afraid: it's about being scared to death, and still not giving in.

i'll get help. i'll be right back. don't do anything dumb.

what would you have done, in my place?

you were very brave. you were also very lucky.

are we done yelling? i have work to do.

i get snippy when i'm scared.

i'm bruised up, but i'll live.

my hair is probably a mess.

don't you think you're incredibly lucky?

do you have any advice for other kids like yourself?

you can stay with me.

i can't believe you're even thinking about ______.

you never know who is listening in.

this is all so natural for you. you fit right in.

i have a natural talent for spending money. what can i say? it's my burden to bear.

okay, talk to me. what happened?

it's me, okay? i know when you're not telling the complete truth.

what i need is to stay focused.

i kept waking up to check that i was still human.

i just wanted to talk to the big celebrity.

you aren't applying yourself the way you used to.

has anything changed in your life lately?

how did i look on tv?

i guess i'm just a fashion victim.

i just wish everybody would stop asking how i am.

your eyes are good, but you're not superman.

it feels good to be doing something.

i didn't think you were even capable of normal human affection.

i heard enough. too much.

i don't have much 'normal' in my life.

it's not like you to be sarcastic.

let's get out of here while you can.

yell at me later, okay?

i'm not leaving you.

get out of here, or we'll all be dead.

i was very convincing.

i'm good at handling emotion. except anger, maybe.

what do you use on your hair?

you lied to me. again.

we're out of here.

you're tougher than you look.

nothing's ever impressed me as much as _____.

so i did see ______?

i'm alive. not happy, but alive.

can you believe my luck?

dialogue prompts from animorphs #9: the secret by k.a. applegate.

i probably shouldn't have let you talk me into this.

every time i see you, you're taller. stop it. stop growing.

i thought maybe you'd stop by last night.

it's not that i don't like you. you just grind my nerves sometimes.

get out of here. don't get killed for me.

you're very hard to sneak up on.

when we make plans, we tend to end up in terrible danger.

i'd never lied to _____ before, but now it's like i'm lying all the time. it's rotten feeling.

i've never really been part of a family.

it's good to know you're as scared as i am.

you could end up very dead.

well, you wanted to know.

can i just say that this sucks?

i wanted to forget who i was. what i'd done.

it's over. you saved us.

i'll stay right beside you the whole time.

the color of nature isn't green, it's red. blood red.

i can't believe you slept so well.

i gotta get home. are you okay?

none of us is going to come through all this completely normal. too much fear.

take a walk, okay?

i've been there. i've had the nightmares.

just shut up and listen to me.

what if i don't want to fight any more battles? what if i've had enough?

sorry. i didn't mean to scare you.

i'll be okay now, i think.

i'll be okay, too. as long as you're around.

i'm your best friend. i'll always back you up.

i may have to run away in panic.

i'm always glad to have you along.

you were just doing what you had to do.

i have a bad feeling about this.

this has not been a good day for me.

you don't seem all that happy.

okay, just tell me this. am i a part of nature, so i should just live by the laws of nature, kill to eat, kill or be killed? or am i something different because i'm a human?

dialogue prompts from animorphs #11: the forgotten by k.a. applegate.

life isn't bad enough? we have to have square dancing?

it's very important that we act normal.

this has 'big trouble' written all over it.

just because you're a bird doesn't mean flapping is easy.

when people treat you like a leader, you start acting like a leader.

is it too late for me to change my vote?

you think you know me? unfortunately, you're right.

remember when we used to have normal, sane conversations?

i hate it when you try to sound peppy. it always means you're worried.

we get to visit all the best places, don't we?

we aren't where we want to be, or when we want to be.

are we in the past, or are we in the future?

i remember some things, but not other things.

i don't think i've ever felt so relieved in my life.

at least no one has gotten killed. yet.

somebody wake me up when we get back to reality.

i need some fun in the worst way.

what am i, an encyclopedia or something?

no one stabbed me. that's a good sign.

you made the best decision you could. that's all anyone could ask.

rest. just rest.

a leader has to give people hope, even when he doesn't have much.

let's haul butt.

we have to stay alive to keep fighting.

no one is messing this place up while i'm around to stop them.

i see lights up ahead.

there's something wrong here. something i should see.

we need a plan.

it's time to think, not time to worry about things that make no sense.

i never asked to lead anything.

why do i have to have all the answers?

you can't lose it. we need you.

i can't just watch this.

relax. i won't kill you.

don't feel sorry for yourself. find a way out.

we're out of here.

it's impossible for one person to be in two places at once, at theory.

none of it ever really happened.

they teach this stuff in your schools, huh?