CONFLICT THESAURUS

LOSING A PHONE



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HELPFUL TIP:

Conflict is your story’s secret sauce, supplying tension, friction, and complications to a character’s journey. It comes in a million different forms, so identify the obstacles and problems that will hit your character the hardest by using the Character Builder to uncover their primary insecurities, fears , and desires. Don’t forget to include everyday conflict scenarios that will frustrate them and keep the pressure high.
CATEGORY:
Increased pressure and ticking clocks, failures and mistakes, duty and responsibility, loss of control

EXAMPLES:
A phone breaking
Leaving the phone somewhere
The phone being stolen
A teenager's phone being confiscated as a consequence
Being without a phone while it's being repaired
Partially breaking a phone and being unable to replace it; having to use it though certain important features don't work

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Being bored (while standing in line, at a red light, etc.)
Not being able to call or text others when away from home
Having to recreate the information on one's phone because it wasn't backed up properly
Not having immediate access to emails, voicemail, and texts
Getting lost without the phone's GPS
Missing an appointment because the character can't access their calendar
Missing out on impromptu get-togethers that are set up via text message
Losing meaningful pictures that had not yet been backed up
Needing to replace the phone but not being able to afford it, meaning the character has to go without for much longer

POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS RESULTS:
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RESULTING EMOTIONS:
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POSSIBLE INTERNAL STRUGGLES:
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PEOPLE WHO COULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED:
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NEGATIVE TRAITS THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE:
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IMPACT ON BASIC NEEDS:
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WOUNDS THIS COULD LEAD TO:
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POSITIVE TRAITS TO HELP THE CHARACTER COPE:
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POSITIVE OUTCOMES:
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