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Prompts for Beach/Pool Day
Dialogue Prompts
1) “The sun’s out and the water smells not good.” “I know, isn’t it great?” “No. Why can’t we stay inside?” “You have to get sunlight or you’ll probably die.” “I’m not a plant!” 2) “Let’s go swimming, the ocean’s right there!” “Absolutely not! Do you know how many creatures are living in a drop of water from the ocean?” “No because I’m not a nerd.” 3) “I can’t swim.” “You’re a full grown person though. No one ever chucked you in the water and told you to swim or die?” “What? No! Did that happen to you?” “Yeah.” “That’s awful!” “Yeah, but you know what?” “What?” “I can swim.” 4) “My ice cream’s melting!” “Eat faster.” “But then my head hurts!” “Then don’t eat it that fast.” “But then it melts.” “Oh my god, I will drown you.” 5) “I love seeing those big boats all the way out there, they look so small, they make me feel like I’m a woman from the forties waiting for my strong sailor lover’s ship to dock so he and I can spend a magical night together that’ll result in my pregnancy. And he and I aren’t married but he finds out about the baby and promises to make an honest woman out of me, but then he gets called back to the ship and I spend the next few months coming to the beach, rubbing my stomach and wondering when he’ll return. And of course I go into labor and I get upset thinking maybe he’s never coming back and I’ll have to do this on my own. But then he rushes into the room and holds my hand and the doctor delivers our baby and they’re so beautiful, they’ve got his eyes. And he promises to make me the happiest woman in the world and I just whisper back ‘You already have, Robert.’” “Who’s Robert? All I asked you was 'Are those boats out there?’ I didn’t ask for your sailor fantasy story.” “Well, you should have. Maybe you should ask for more stories from me sometime. Robert certainly would.” 6) “Wanna go swimming?” “It’s winter.” “So? What are you scared of a little hypothermia? Come on, don’t be a chicken.” 7) “Dude…I think there’s something in the water.” 8) “What the fuck was that? I just felt something swim by my feet!” 9) “Those waves look pretty high, maybe we should go back.” “No way, it’ll be fun!” 10) “You gotta help, A’s stuck in the riptide!” 11) “If you go out on that ship there’s a good chance you’ll die out there.” 12) “There’s the boat…why aren’t they in it? Person A, why aren’t they in it?!” 13) “Why don’t we go diving and see what kind of fish live deep under the water?” “That’s how you discover terrifying creatures and get eaten alive so why don’t you go fuck yourself?” “Wanna build sandcastles then?” “Yeah, sure.” 14) “Wanna buy a boat and make money as deep sea fishers?” “You want to anger the sea gods? Yeah, I don’t think so.” 15) “Where are we going again?” “This is the place where all those feet end up washing up on shore and they don’t know why.” “Can we do just do one normal thing? For once in our lives?” 16) “Dude, we just found a body on the beach, wanna go see it?” “Ew. What the fuck?!” “It’s got a lot of bite marks on it and it’s bloated from being in the water too long.” “That’s disgusting. Let me get my keys and you can show me where it’s at.” 17) “Why’s the government out here?” “I hear they got video of a unidentified fish out here and they found out it’s real so they’re trying to find it.” “What kind of fish? Like megalodon?” “I heard they think it’s a mermaid." “Ah, so less cool then.” 18) "Holy shit! You have a fish tail!” “Holy shit! You have human legs!” “…” “Yeah, see how fucking stupid you sound pointing out the obvious like that?” 19) “I found this shell and it reminded me of you.” “Is it because it’s ugly and incomplete without its other half?” “What? No! It’s cause it’s shiny on the inside and I thought you’d like it.” 20) “Look at this colorful giant pearl I found!” “That’s a bouncy ball.”
Regular Prompts
1) A and B are in a relationship and decide to go sailing. A is hesitant because they’ve never been in the ocean and don’t know how to swim. Despite this they go sailing. When they hit bigger waves A falls in and they get dragged by the waves unable to get back in the boat. When the boat is dragged too far away A notices a tail popping out of the water. Thinking it’s a shark they start kicking hard and wildly but when they see a person’s face they freeze completely. The creature introduces themselves as C and gives them the ability to be like them in the water and takes them to their kingdom. A gets so swept away in this world they forget about B for a while until the others mention the surface and A remembers. But by this time C’s really attached to them. They have to decide to either return to the human world for B or stay with C. 2) A goes to the beach and ends up almost drowning while attempting to surf, only to be saved by lifeguard B just in time. B remembers them and constantly asks A if they want them to teach them how to surf. A says no and wipes out multiple times before admitting they need help learning. B helps and is happy to be around A more. 3) A and B haven’t admitted their feelings for each other yet so their friends set up a beach and games, forcing the two to work as partners to win. 4) A and B are on rival teams for volleyball and have been competing every summer against each other. They’re tied this year and once they both make it to the finals it’ll decide who the winner really is since they wont be coming back to play anymore due to them going off to college. They don’t like each other but outside volleyball they spend a lot of time together. After all that time and the competition is over they decide winning isn’t important and share a kiss, both sad to be parting ways. (Bonus if they end up as roommates because they both applied to the same college.) 5) A’s always had a thing for B but B’s never noticed A before until they all go to the beach with friends and A shows up in a bathing suit that looks very good on them. 6) A and B are determined to build a huge house out of sand at the beach even if it kills them. 7) A and B go to a nude beach except they start to notice no one else is naked and A’s starting to feel like they may have taken a wrong turn at that last sign. 8) A and B go to the beach but find dead animals everywhere concluding something isn’t right. When they find people washing up things become increasingly scarier. A brings some of the sand and some of the water to a their scientist friend who informs them that it’s not the sand or water. When strange writing appears and they see a mysterious woman they research her only to find out she’s a sea witch who is angry and that they must figure out a way to appease her or she’ll have to move onto land. 9) A wakes up on a beach but doesn’t know who or where they are. They’re found by doctor, Person B and brought to the hospital and there are no missing persons reports and none of their DNA is in the system. They can’t remember where they live or anything about their past. All A can remember is the ocean and so B takes them back by themselves and soon they’re in the water and that’s how they realize A’s not human and in fact a water dragon. 10) Strange items wash up on the beach and A’s collecting them while B thinks they’re trash. When they realizes all the items fit together like a puzzle it unlocks a message from Atlantis telling them they need help from the human world and they’re immediately transported their and given things to help them breathe underwater. They meet mermaids and eventually help them. When they do they’re given the option to become mermaids like them if they want. (Bonus if they pick this but also decide to come up to the surface for food.)