... enter the forest, pt. 1.
dialogue prompts from brother & sister enter the forest by richard mirabella.
it's amazing what people can survive.
i love coming home to people.
are you friends with your siblings?
i never thought niceness would endear someone to me.
you look like a dug up tree root.
i don't want you to leave.
you're not a real part of my life.
is it wrong i want to be alone with you after not seeing you for so long?
i'm telling the truth. it was on the news.
it's so difficult to cook for one person.
i'm sorry you're in so much pain, but it's your fault.
if you're not going to help, go away.
i've seen too much of you.
are you mad we don't know each other as well as we should?
if i didn't text you, i bet i'd never hear from you.
these aren't your memories. they're mine.
so i'm just supposed to not remember my life?
i'm allowed to be a little angry.
watch tv with me and make fun of it until i fall asleep.
i couldn't pretend nothing happened, and i couldn't tell.
being here is like being in another dimension.
i don't want to know about your life. it's better i don't.
i can only imagine what you've been up to.
you've been my only friend for a long time.
i do want you. need you, actually.
it's hard to appreciate someone when they're standing next to you.
if you don't talk about someone, they cease to exist.
i could come over, if you need backup.
i thought you were done with me.
you look so sad. are you crying?
i'm not crying. i don't care.
you look seriously dorky.
why won't you let me help you?
i used to think there was no way you'd survive in this world.
did you have a happy life?
that can't be true, but i remember doing it.
i know what i need to know about you now.
why are you being so mean?
you have to get harder, or people will take advantage of you.
you can't be afraid of taking chances.
to only have one person in the world is a dangerous thing.
i wish i could say you look good, but you don't.
you're old enough now to learn from your mistakes. become a better person.
how does a person stay away from their kid for __ years?
families can do horrible things to each other.
gentle people are capable of violence in private.
tell me what's happening to you. i want to understand.
just tell me. what do you need?
where were you after school? what were you doing?
no one saw, so it didn't happen.
what kind of person are you?
thank you for protecting me.
