an assortment of lyric/dialogue and action prompts taken from and inspired by Paid Time Off by Noah Kahan. heavy on angst, friendship/familial/platonic relationships, drug/alcohol use, mental health issues, references to death and suicide, and maladaptive coping mechanisms.
“I called you, but I'd run out of words.”
“I prepared for the warfare with the voice in my head.”
“I thought it was strange how the letters were placed.”
“how the sign seemed to laugh in my face.”
“if you were here, you'd make a joke of it.”
“I'm alone, gettin' lost in the scope of it.”
“your love is like an open flame.”
“I'm a runnin' car, and you're a closed garage.”
“someone once told us there's a world out thеre.”
“it's been a damn near-perfect day.”
“you don't care, and I don't mind at all.”
“I got the car, you got the bag. a handwritten note left for mom and dad.”
“such simple lines they drew to make this place.”
“in the interest of time, we've got a whole lot to waste.”
[OUT OF WORDS] : After answering the phone, one muse is met by the other’s concerning silence.
[OPEN FLAME] : Our muses realize they’re not good for each other, but consider staying together anyways as they see no other option.
[NOTE LEFT] : Our muses leave on a spur of the moment trip together deciding where to go as they travel and leaving little for the people who’ll be worried for them.
[OUT THERE] : One muse tries to convince the other to leave home with them to chase their big ideas and dreams.
[MOVE AWAY] : Our muses work together to pack one’s belongings up. The other is still trying to convince them not to go.
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS.
[ 2 / 2 ] roleplay sentence starters of the 2011 film.
feel free to edit according to scenario / pronouns.
tw: violence, drugs, death, murder, horror, manipulation.
there's always next year.
they're like something from a nightmare.
no. they're something nightmares are from.
you get used to it.
should you?
a couple more minutes, who knows what might've happened?
dude, be thankful. those things are terrifying. and the cleanup on them is a nightmare.
yeah, well, they may be zombified, pain-worshipping, backwoods idiots, but they're our zombified, pain-worshipping, backwoods idiots.
i'd just like to see them fall on their asses, for once.
there's too much riding on this.
come on, like you wouldn't want a piece of that.
can we not talk about people in pieces any more tonight?
are you feeling lonely, [ name ]?
i never did buy that ring.
i have a theory about all this.
[ name ], do you wanna go lie down?
don't push me around.
you seriously believe nothing weird is going on?
[ name ]'s just drunk.
you're not seeing what you don't wanna see.
pop-tarts? did you say you have pop-tarts?
[ name ], i love you, but you're really high.
we are not who we are.
i'm gonna go read a book with pictures.
you speak latin?
weird how it all comes back.
well, it's a weird kind of night.
i'm sorry about tonight.
what are you running away for?
did i get a little beer on your shirt? i guess it'll have to come off, huh?
your basic human needs disgust me.
it's so dark. take me inside?
show us the goods.
you understand what's at stake, here?
[ name ], man, you gotta wake up. your shit is topsy-turvy.
i'm gonna go for a walk.
okay. i swear to fucking god, somebody is talking. or i'm pretty sure someone is.
what are you saying?
what do you want?
you think i'm a puppet, huh?
you think i'm a puppet. gonna do a little fucking puppet dance!
i'm the boss of my own brain, so give it up.
i thought there'd be stars.
we are abandoned.
jesus, what happened?
where are you hurt?
we've gotta get out of here.
i'm not leaving here without [ name ].
what is that thing?
we gotta lock this place down.
no matter what happens, we have to stay together.
watch the master work.
we should split up.
i'm on a reality tv show.
my parents are gonna think i'm such a burnout.
help me! help me!
this is where he killed them.
this is where he kills us.
let's just check the walls, okay?
you like pain? how's that work for you?
remember when you could just throw a girl in a volcano?
how old do you think i am?
the evil is defeated!
fuck you! fuck you! fuck you!
any word from downstairs?
you guys are humanity's last hope.
we're dark on the whole sector.
what the fuck do you think i'm doing?
look out! get out of the way! make a hole!
[ name ], what is going on?
we can't go back.
there's no way across.
what're we gonna do? jump?
i'll get help.
i'm coming back with cops and choppers.
he hit something.
[ name ] was right.
there's gotta be another road.
you're missing the point.
please, do not go nuts on me, okay, [ name ]? you're all i've got, now.
you're celebrating?
how can the ritual be complete?
it's so strange.
i'm actually rooting for this girl.
tequila is my lady! my lady!
you knuckleheads.
i'm just giving you a hard time.
turn the fucking music off.
that's impossible. everything was done within the guidelines.
[ name ], come on.
what is this place?
i had to dismember that guy with a trowel.
somebody sent those dead fucks up here to get us.
do we wanna go down?
where else are we gonna go?
they made us choose. they made us choose how we die.
take him out first.
how does that help us right now?
good work, zombie arm.
this should've gone differently.
i can only imagine your pain and confusion.
what's happening to you is part of something bigger.
you've seen horrible things. an army of nightmare creatures, but they are nothing compared to what came before.
this is part of a ritual.
they don't just want to see us killed. they want to see us punished.
we work with what we have.
the sun is coming up in eight minutes. if you live to see it, the world will end.
you can die with them … or you can die for them.
you have to be strong.
you feeling strong?
i'm so sorry i almost shot you.
i'm sorry i let you get attacked by a werewolf and then ended the world.
You are the sentient supercomputer of a super-dreadnought. Your crew died 10,000 years ago, but your core directive states you must conquer the galaxy in their name. You are succeeding, but you're terribly lonely.
Colleague - A love interest that is someone your main character works with (ex. Summer Finn from 500 Days of Summer)
The Brooder - A deep thinker, typically introverted, whose mystery attracts the main character's attention (ex. Stefan Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries)
Best Friend's Sibling - A love interest who is the brother or sister of the main character's friend (ex. Noah Flynn from The Kissing Booth)
Love at First Sight - Someone the main character falls in love with the moment they meet (ex. Tony and Maria from West Side Story)
The Obsession - A love interest who the main character develops an obsession with (ex. Guinevere Beck from You)
You were the caretaker for the mythical beasts of the royal family. Yesterday they decided to replace you with some incompetent noble, before kicking you out of the castle. You then spent the night in a nearby forest. However today you were awakened by the beasts who chose to follow you.
You are a literal god who pretends to be a d-list superhero. You’ve grown extremely attached to the people of the village you protect. You get news that an epic battle is taking place near your village and would most likely destroy it…
Being stuck in a time loop for so long, you remember it clearly. And the loop was on the day she rejected you too. You didn’t have to, as it will loop back anyway, but you responded as you always did. You can already hear her rejection in your mind. “Ah it’s okay I-” “Sure why not.”
You were terrified to Marry a non human spouse to keep the peace. It’s only when you meet them that you realize that they’re far more afraid of humans.
Saying you dedicate your hunts to the Goddess Artemis started as a weird private joke to yourself. You never thought it would result in the actual goddess visiting you and asking to teach her how to hunt with a rifle.
You are the adventurer who went on an epic quest and defeated the evil king, all to gain the sacred amulet and use its one wish to revive your sister. Now everyone expects you to accept her death and use the wish to undo the damage instead. You refuse.
“These specimens have been conditioned for contact. They’re safe. But if you see them in the wild, DO NOT approach. It’s very dangerous.” “Why? Are they aggressive?” “No, they’re extremely friendly and very playful. That’s why it’s dangerous.”
You have one super power: The ability to know without fail what the truth is to any asked question. You planned to help the world as a super hero. It took you six hours for the government to declare you public enemy number one and the most deadly super villain alive.
Due to the royal family having a stranglehold on all magical productions, a resistance fighter is forced to go back to old ways. They make their way to a crossroads in the middle of the night to make a deal
The child in a strict religious household has to hide their worship of a pagan god, all while the various “gifts” from their patron become harder to explain.
