sophie hallow

[  *  ]      writing prompt      )         :             send a number  1 - 30  to take a closer look inside this characters life.        /        below you will find a series of various prompts offering a look inside a characters every day life.        these are meant to invoke character development     &     can also be altered as seen fit to better suit the character in question.         bonus if you explain why it’s there!

dialogue prompts from reef road: a novel by deborah goodrich royce.

there's no such thing as an innocent era.

sleep tight. don't let the bedbugs bite.

violence begets more violence.

i thought i'd stop by and see how you're doing.

would you like some coffee?

espresso for me. i hate milk.

who would do what you've done?

why don't you come in for a glass of wine?

is somebody following you?

i think i believe you. maybe.

we always blame the mother, don't we?

take all the time you need.

they won't be hurt if they don't know.

well, i'll have a drink, even if you're not.

you don't even know me. and i don't know you.

children usually blame themselves for the bad things that happen to them.

i've been apart from others, not a part of them.

i don't make anything up. i embellish.

where do you find the time to think about all of this crap?

where've you been for __ years?

are you in some kind of trouble?

what are we getting involved in?

you really surprise me with your lack of curiosity.

what are you used to eating?

that was a graceful dodge. i have to give you credit.

they remind me of us at that age.

i thought you were dead. we all did.

i want to be your friend.

i've been waiting to tell you everything for years.

thanks for the conversation. my life is a bit lonely sometimes.

sometimes bad things happen and nobody knows why.

secrets can be lonely.

you can't just come to my house.

i've made such a mess of everything.

you're in denial. who wouldn't be?

what exactly is it that's holding you back?

what do you want from me?

i think you know you need help.

i don't want to go to school.

i'm not sick. i'm sad.

i want to heal the past. for both of us.

my past doesn't need healing.

cut the crap. come to the point.

do you sleep in the day? like a bat?

there's a price to pay for everything.

trauma can make a person go to such a strange place.

no one was meant to get hurt. no one.

don't use cloth. use paper. we have to get rid of it.

let's clean. cleaning helps me think.

you obviously know something i don't.

we need to get rid of the body. tonight.

i've never felt so alone in my life.

if you want my help, you have to tell me the truth.

you said you would answer the phone.

you aren't playing by the rules.

i do admire you.

the story you've created is a thing of beauty.

can you just say what you came here to say?

some friend you are.

i've done something. it's bad.

i've lived long enough to know i don't know much of anything.

are you going to guess, or do you give up?

Criminal Sentences, Vol. 29

(Sentences from various sources for criminals and/or dangerous muses. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"You wouldn't happen to have a rocket launcher, would you?"

"You might want to learn how to indicate interest in a girl other than murdering another person."

"When you speak, I feel like it's the Devil talking."

"Christ... Maybe I do have feelings."

"Would that please you? Someone showing up and doing your dirty work for you?"

"Tell me you're not giving me a counterfeit government ID."

"Congratulations on the rising body count."

"You think you're scared of him? You've got no idea what you can expect from me."

"We're all monsters."

"You should know better than to ask that."

"It's a small favour. A simple request. Do this, and I promise I won't destroy you."

"Do you think there's a hitman guild? That you apprentice and rise through the ranks?"

"You're going to steal that car? In broad daylight?"

"We've all got lines we've got to cross."

"I asked you here today to see if you'd come, and you came. I respect that."

"I wasn't in a shootout. I was just near one."

"I would much rather help you than hurt you, so start talking."

"When I tell you to stop, you really should stop."

"You can't just come in here and shoot me because you feel like it!"

"If you come with me, you're never coming back. Do you understand?"

"I thought about denying what you've lain before me, but I've decided not to because, you know, denial implies a certain level of shame, and I'm ashamed of nothing."

"I don't care how it gets done, as long as it gets done."

"If this whole thing goes to hell, people are going to know you were involved."

"How much blood do you want on your hands?"

"Who the hell are you to judge me?"

"Why do you want to kill me so badly?"

"The good thing about people thinking you're dumb is they tend to give you the benefit of the doubt."

"Don't worry, I won't tell. I want you to kill her."