I'm working on an idea for a story that came to me while travelling back home from my last visit. The story will probably lean toward the sci-fi genre. It may also be a sloppy metaphor for mental illness and how society perceives those labeled “crazy.”
I’ve just begun outlining it in my mind, but I really like the concept. One of the main characters is bipolar. He is trying to
determine if what he’s experiencing is real or in his head. At one point he has a conversation withh a mysterious figure he meets. The conversation is about who this mysterious person really is. He
claims to be an “angel,” and that he's there to help. This
snippet of dialogue came to me while driving and listening to music (as
many of my ideas do). It’s lifted from the whole conversation so you don't really get a glimpse into what’s going on, but I like it one its own.
“Where’s your halo?
You’re wings?" he asked, not even trying to hide his sarcasm.
“Those are your stories,
your fables." the man replied. He paused, as if grasping for something to add, then continued. "Our story is quite a bit different. We are the quantum reality, not separate objective observers of it.”
“Sounds very Zen.”
All humor left the man's face even though there had been none in his voice. “He was you before you
ever existed.”
I posted this also because, as you know, writing dialogue doesn't come naturally to me. I've been working on it specifically lately. While working out some dialogue in this story, I like this exchange.
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