remarkably bright creatures.
dialogue prompts from remarkably bright creatures by shelby van pelt.
there’s always a bottom to the depths of despair.
you’re getting old. no fun these days.
you got canned again, didn’t you?
so you screwed up royally. now what?
celebrity gossip has always been my guilty pleasure.
who eats red apples, anyway?
‘caution’ ought to be your middle name.
hiding spots ought to be sacred.
does nobody here know how to mind their business?
i figured you might need a place to stay.
for someone so smart, you’re a real bonehead sometimes.
when did you learn to use emojis?
expect the unexpected, dear.
ignorance is not bliss. ignorance is dangerous.
i’m going on a little adventure. you wanna come?
we’ll make it an adventure. i’ll be your tour guide.
life isn’t some cheesy hollywood script.
i shouldn’t have brought it up. it’s sad.
maybe your internet sleuthing skills aren’t as impressive as you thought.
we all lie to obtain what we need.
you are so going in the water. i’ll dunk you myself.
for the record, you’ve done an amazing job with your life.
didn’t your mother teach you to do things right the first time?
i ought to be more careful with my words.
this town sure has its characters, doesn’t it?
letting go can be the hardest thing.
young people and their phones.
you’re so tiny. and so weird.
will you cut the shit for once and tell me why, exactly, you think you have to do this?
that’s your problem: assuming you’re a burden.
when shit goes sideways first thing in the morning, go back to bed and start over.
everyone thinks i’m some kind of enigma, but for you i’m an open book.
i thought about it, but my mama would have shanked me.
i retain random knowledge. i kind of can’t help it.
you can’t fix someone who’s determined to stay broken.
you’re not as good as you think you are.
one more thing: thank you.
you’re very strong, do you know that?
is there anything you can’t fuck up?
let’s have cake for supper.
no one is here. no one is looking.
you tried to tell me, and i wasn’t listening.
all kids are terrible sometimes.
how do you recover from something like that?
you don’t recover all the way, but you do move on. you have to.
