dialogue prompts from the night sister by jennifer mcmahon.

don't you see this is what i have to do?

there's no one else i can tell all this to.

i'm going to get you out of here.

thoughts and words have power.

you can be a monster and not even know you are one.

were you having the dream again?

it wasn't a dream, and i'm not making it up. it was real.

look at you. you don't even seem upset.

you knew ____ more than anyone ever did.

some people are made stronger by loss. others are broken by it.

you know the story. and you know i don't like to talk about it.

i'd take you, if i ran away.

nothing bad ever happens here.

this is a small town. people have long memories.

i'd like to tell you, but i'm not sure you're ready to hear it.

the more you try to forget something, the more you can't get it out of your head.

try not to worry. really. it'll all be okay.

there are different kinds of smart.

i see what you are, even if no one else does.

maybe it was bigfoot.

please tell me you believe me.

you don't want to end up like me, do you?

sometimes i almost forget who the real me is.

any one of us can get a little lost, sometimes.

i bet the things you know would surprise everyone.

just because i know doesn't mean i want to be reminded.

if you could teleport, where would you go?

get out. run while you still can.

you're getting ____ all over my clean floor.

i never hurry for anything.

if you know what's good for you, you'll put it all out of your mind.

every one of us has evil inside us.

nothing is ever really what it seems. remember that.

what is it you want from me?

you're the good one. you always have been.

i can't tell you what a help you've been.

no one knows this place like we do.

doesn't everything look smaller, once you grow up?

i just hid the body.

our family is cursed.

if you have a better idea, i'm open to hearing it.

i tried to warn you. you didn't listen.

i think we both need some space.

you're asking all the wrong questions.

there's nothing i can do, moping around at home.

i never told anyone. i prayed i would never have to.

you can't help what you are.

we all trick ourselves into believing what we need to believe.

i need you to go get help.

i'd like to help you, if you'll let me.

i can help you. i know i can.

you have finally lost your senses.

this venture is impossible.

the only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.

that kind of thinking could ruin you.

the nightmare, again?

do you think i've gone around the bend?

you're mad. bonkers, off your head.

if you get frightened, you can always wake up.

doubt they'll notice if we never arrive.

who's to say what is proper?

to me, a corset is like a codfish.

i'm sorry. i'm tired, i didn't sleep well last night.

it's always the same, ever since i can remember.

don't most people have different dreams?

there. you're beautiful.

there. you're beautiful. now, can you manage a smile?

at last. we thought you'd never arrive.

[ name ] is waiting to dance with you.

i hope you don't think i've taken advantage of your misfortunes.

do you ever tire of quadrille?

i think you'll do best to keep your visions to yourself.

i was wondering what it would be like to fly.

[ name ], meet me under the gazebo in ten minutes.

but now you've brought it up, you have to tell me.

everyone went through so much effort to keep it a secret.

i don't know if i want to marry [ name ].

shall we take a leisurely stroll through the garden, just you & me?

what an odd thing to say.

i couldn't be more interested, but you'll have to excuse me.

i think i'm going mad.

i don't know. i'm confused, i need time to think.

me? but i'm not the one who's sneaking around.

i think i ... i need a moment.

i am not convinced.

how is that for gratitude?

who are you, if i might ask?

the question is, who are you?

what do you mean by that? i ought to know who i am.

wait, this is my dream. i'm going to wake up now & you'll all disappear.

that's odd. pinching usually does the trick.

did you steal them?

it looks like you ran afoul of something with wicked claws.

well, i'd better have a look.

i'll be fine as soon as i wake up.

what do you call yourself?

all i want to do is wake up from this dream.

i was obliged to kill time until your return.

we simply must commence with the slaying & such.

all this talk of blood & slaying has put me off my tea.

what happened that day was not my fault.

you ran out on them to save your own skin.

what's wrong with you, [ name ]? you used to be the life of the party.

would you like to join us? you're late for tea!

i'm not slaying anything. i don't slay, so put it out of your mind.

wait! you can't leave me here.

you're not the same as you were before.

you were much more ... muchier. you've lost your muchness.

it's not a pretty story.

that is not foretold.

i've been told what i must do & who i must be.

i'll decide where it goes from here.

i make the path.

i've come to you, hoping you would understand what it's like.

and who is this lovely creature?

you're too soft.

the trees seem sad... have you been speaking with them?

rest now. you've done well.

is it not better to be feared than loved?

i'm frightened, [ name ]. i don't like it in here, it's terribly crowded.

you're entirely bonkers. but i'll tell you a secret; all of the best people are.

that's better, you look like yourself again.

why is it you're always too small or too tall?

i don't take orders from big, clumsy, galumphing—

why haven't you mentioned this?

i believe this belongs to you.

i thought we'd settled this.

i suggest you keep a sword on hand.

it is far better to be feared than loved.

it's against my vows to harm any living creature.

here i am, still in one piece.

i would have regretted not seeing you again.

you know what tomorrow is, don't you?

still believe this is a dream, do you?

this has all come from my own mind.

i'm afraid you're just a figment of my imagination.

you would have to be half-mad to dream me up.

i'll miss you when i wake up.

you cannot live your life to please others. the choice must be yours.

when you step out to face that creature, you will step out alone.

nothing was ever accomplished with tears.

don't go. i need your help, i don't know what to do.

i can't help you if you don't even know who you are.

you're just as dim-witted as the first time you were here.

it wasn't a dream at all ... it was a memory.

the sword knows what it wants. all you have to do is hold onto it.

i know what you're doing. you think you can blink those pretty little eyes & i'll melt.

it is MY crown! i am the eldest!

sometimes i believe as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

so, my old foe, we meet on the battlefield once again.

you are banished. no one is to ever show you kindness.

majesty, i hope you bear me no ill will.

i do not owe you a kindness.

i'll be back again before you know it.

of course i will, how could i forget?

good lord ... are you alright?

i love you, but this is my life. i'll decide what to do with it.

i'll find something useful to do with my life.

shall we speak in my study?

criminal affair

You can put me away, but you can't put away what's going to happen

[Name], were you really followed by a policeman?

Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

Of course, I'm a marked person, you know.

You're not scared of anything, are you?

A policeman is chasing us. Look.

Get away from my car! Get out of my car!

Leave me alone! You're trailing me to get something on me!

What's this all about? What's your angle?

My department authorized me to engage you to do some work for us.

No, thank you. I don't go for patriotism or — or patriots.

Don't ever come near me or speak to me again about your rotten schemes.

Thought you might need a hand this morning.

Did he say anything about the job?

I didn't care what happened to me.

What a rat you are, [name].

As far as I know, you've made no new conquests.

Every time you look at me, I can see it dwelling over its slogan: "Once a crook, always a crook."

Go on. I won't blackmail you for it afterwards.

Why won't you believe in me, [name]?

I simply question why we don't find some way of taking them into custody.

You have faith in this procedure, [name]?

This is a very strange love affair.

I just got the assignment. Do you want me to bring anything back with me?

I didn't know what the job was until this moment.

[He/She/They] never been trained for that kind of work. They'll see through them.

Hasn't something like this happened before?

All this secrecy's going to ruin my little dinner.

I suppose you knew about this pretty little job of mine all the time.

Do you want me to take the job?

Have they bothered you since you came down?

There's someone else, of course. Who is it this time?

Now, try to memorize the names of all the people you see there tonight. It's very important.

Don't ask any questions. Just use your eyes and ears.

By the way, unless you have something very urgent to report, I suggest that you two keep away from each other for the next few days.

Don't call me anymore. Just rely on my popping up.

Well, you never believed in me anyway, so what's the difference?

Dry your eyes, baby. It's out of character.

I promise not to break the rules again, but I need some advice.

Are you willing to go this far for us, [name]?

In this case, there's nothing more to discuss.

You want a report. A written report.

Consider me invited, and I'll try find out about that wine cellar business.

I don't think it's going to be so easy about you.

Where'd you get the key?

We've got to leave things as we found them.

I have a feeling we're very slow, i keep hearing someone coming.

I am married to an agent...

We are protected by the enormity of your stupidity.

There must be no suspicion of her, of you, or me.

I'm going to change your contact in about a week.

What do you mean, "good-bye"?

They're poisoning me.

You've got your chance here and now. Tell them who [he/she/they] is.

“that version of me is gone.”

“this changes nothing.”

“i was counting on it.”

“watch me.”

“it wasn’t like this before.”

“i can’t pretend anymore.”

“it’s a promise.”

“say it again.”

“don’t do this.”

“you’re late.”

“this is your last chance.”

“i made my choice long ago.”

“it was over the moment you left.”

“i had to see it for myself.”

“i’ve made worse mistakes than this.”

“you changed.”

“tell me the truth.”

“you look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

“you owe me.”

“you followed the wrong path.”

“this isn’t over.”

“i warned you.”

“you’re hiding something.”

“you’ll regret this.”

“they recognized the weapon before they recognized the person holding it.”

“is this a threat?”

“some things can’t be fixed.”

“help me understand.”

“it ends however you decide.”

“you don’t understand.”

“you can’t stop this.”

“you came back.”

“it doesn’t have to end like this.”

“you’re making a mistake.”

“we never make it out clean.”

“maybe it was the only one.”

“you remember me, don’t you?”

“you lied to me.”

“you’re shaking.”

“silence would have been kinder.”

“you shouldn’t have followed me.”

“i trusted you.”

“say my name.”

“i’m not afraid.”

“you knew, didn’t you?”

“is this goodbye?”

“things change.”

“you don’t have to be alone.”

“i mean it this time.”

“that was your first mistake.”

“you’re not who i remember.”

“we don’t have much time.”

“was any of it real?”

“that’s not what you said before.”

“listen to me.”

“and yet, here we are.”

“put it down before this gets worse.”

“look at me.”

“i regret a lot of things.”

“you’re bleeding.”

“i didn’t think you’d survive.”

“don’t say my name like that.”

“you knew i’d come.”

“maybe you never knew me.”

“why are you here?”

“you wouldn’t like it.”

“people like us don’t get happy endings.”

“you followed me into ruin.”

“before everything fell apart.”

“there’s always a choice.”

“we could still fix this.”

“you’ve said that before.”

“i never meant for this to happen.”

“you promised.”

“what did you do?”

“before you chose a side.”

“don’t turn your back on me.”

“before you betrayed me.”

“you shouldn’t have.”

“i’m trying to help you.”

“you’ve always known the truth.”

“say something worth hearing.”

“i’m not backing down.”

“help me, or get out of my way.”

“don’t be foolish.”

“you should have run when you had the chance.”

“i owe you nothing.”

“i had no choice.”

“i walked away when it mattered most.”

“i crossed a line i can’t uncross.”

“i remember you too clearly.”

“you still care?”

dialogue prompts from mapping the interior by stephen graham jones.

sleepwalkers are goal-oriented.

it doesn't make sense, but i don't think it's under any real compulsion to.

my words always get scrambled in my mouth.

what you're doing, it's pretending.

you knew before i did.

it's supposed to all be worth it, in the end.

i don't claim to be right or smart or good, or anything like that.

it was my fault, anyway.

that's not how the world works.

i've never remembered my dreams.

nothing happened, that i know of.

i hate you calling me _____.

i'm different now. better.

you look like _____.

i don't want to make you sad.

i won't let them hurt you.

it didn't even make sense, at first.

moms are capable of a lot.

it isn't an act anymore.

i wasn't exactly thinking rationally.

if you can delay pain, you delay it, don't you? even when it's inevitable?

i hoped my fear would give me wings.

you have to come from something, don't you?

i hope you don't blame yourself.

it was sixteen stitches. i didn't even feel them.

i'll be there next time. all the times after that, too.

i didn't know what was happening.

we're going to make it.

all i could do was watch.

you could sleep through anything.

i'm not a kid anymore.

that was my dad.

killers deserve what they get, don't they?

why am i still here?

i'm not sure i know what i'm seeing.

what can we do against _____?

if i ever have kids, i'm going to be different.

i meant it when i said it.

that wasn't what was supposed to happen.

it was easy money. the easiest money.

you didn't change. i did.

not knowing the rules doesn't mean they don't apply to you.

you're not even fighting back.

don't come back again.

____ really could have been anything.

i'm not sorry. i'd do it all over again.

everybody told me to stay away, but it was worth it.

it's hard to know where to start, exactly.

we just kept growing up.

that's not how it works in the real world.