earl prompts !    

• ❝ why are you doing this to yourself? ❞
• ❝ luck lasts for a few hours, sometimes a day or two, but not a lifetime. ❞
• ❝ please come upstairs and i’ll give you something to eat. talk to me for a minute. ❞
• ❝ there are just so many thoughts inside my head all the time. ❞
• ❝ i’m so full, i think i’m just going to go to bed. ❞
• ❝ robbing people was a way of making money, taking someone’s jacket was a way of staying warm. ❞ 
• ❝ it’s like i wouldn’t be where i’m at. not just physically where i’m at, but mentally where i’m at. ❞ 
• ❝ honey, this is all because of you and you have to pay the consequences. ❞
• ❝ i decided the only way to cope was to stay to myself. ❞
• ❝ hold on, hold on. let me think for a minute. ❞
• ❝ that hurt. that hurt bad. ❞
• ❝ the holidays are over. now it’s time for you to go back where you belong. ❞
• ❝ do you ever have nightmares? ❞ 
• ❝ i’m just so glad to see that you’re okay, baby. you had me so scared. ❞
• ❝ it felt like family, real family. ❞
• ❝ after a while it became normal. if that’s all you know as a kid, you get used to it. ❞ 
• ❝ i’ll make the best french toast you’ve ever had. ❞
• ❝ what do you mean “bright”? is there a light bulb over my head like in the cartoons? ❞  
• ❝ okay, baby, well you just stay right here. ❞  
• ❝ how about “i love you” or “i miss you” or “you look good”? ❞
• ❝ everyone crowded around and then somebody gave me a jacket to put under my head and i just lay in the street until the ambulance came. ❞ 
• ❝ a home is what you make it. ❞
• ❝ aren’t you too young to be buying beer, son? ❞   
• ❝ i was used to being locked up. ❞
• ❝ now i know that i didn’t try very hard either, but i was the child. ❞
• ❝ but for some reason, even though i was badly hurt, i didn’t feel nothing. ❞
• ❝ just make sure it rhymes. ❞  
• ❝ i was playing by myself in the street and found a dime. ❞
• ❝ but the good feeling didn’t last long. ❞
• ❝ for a time, i didn’t give a fuck. it was more like an adventure. ❞ 
• ❝ you wanna go where? to do what? ❞ 
• ❝ as long as you tell the truth, i will always support you. ❞
• ❝ it was also the place to find the best sunday dinner. ❞ 
• ❝ it’s crazy how different songs can bring you back to a certain memory. ❞ 
• ❝ i needed some money. i was hungry. ❞
• ❝ but if you give me a soul, i’ve got that for life and i’m going to try my best to bring it to the right place. ❞ 

• “i’m proud of you.”
• “here, take my coat.”
• “oh no… i’ll get the bandages.”
• “you’re doing the best you can.”
• “someone scared you, didn’t they?”
• “it’s alright, you don’t have to be perfect.”
• “are you alright? did something happen?”
• “i care about you and i want to look after you.”
• “you haven’t slept, have you? here, let’s lie down.”
• “I heard you crying, so i brought you some tea/cocoa.”
• “not enough people have told you how wonderful you are.”
• “oh, you’re shaking like a leaf! come here, love, come here.”
• “you look like you’re going to topple over. here, please, sit down.”
• “you’re allowed to speak up. i want to hear what you have to say.”
• “you haven’t eaten today, have you? here i’ll make you something.”
• “no matter what anyone else has told you, you deserve to feel happy.”
• “how about we get you into a warm bath, and then we can talk, alright?”
• “you know how you’ve always been there for me? well, now it’s my turn.”
• “shhh, no, it’s alright, it was just a nightmare. you’re safe, you’re safe here.”
• “i’m going to wrap you in blankets and fight anybody who tries to touch you.”

1. does your muse trust their instincts? 
2. what is an action your muse regrets NOT taking? 
3. would your muse risk themselves to save another?
4. would your muse kill someone if it meant saving another life?
5. could your muse cut ties with a loved one for the greater good?
6. would your muse be able to survive alone, in the wild, for a week? 
7. what does your muse consider their comfort zone, ie. safest place? 
8. if your muse became immortal, would they view it as a blessing or curse?
9. what does your muse consider the greatest challenge they’ve overcome? 
10. what does your muse consider the challenge they could never overcome?
11. does your muse see themselves as a pessimist or optimist? somewhere in between? 
12. does your muse believe in the idea of an afterlife? what does their ideal version look like?  
13. if your muse could redo one moment in their childhood, what would it be and how would they change it?

“Everyone has a side of themselves that they don’t want other people to see.”