CONFLICT THESAURUS

LOSING A SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION



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HELPFUL TIP:

Conflict is your story’s secret sauce, supplying tension, relationship 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:
Duty and responsibility, failures and mistakes, losing an advantage, loss of control

EXAMPLES:
The character's carpool buddy pulling out of the arrangement
Public transportation maintenance, cuts, or closures limiting the character's options
The character's car being totaled in an accident
The character's motorcycle needing repair 
Being unable to pay public transportation fees
Losing one's bus pass
An inability to pay for gas or tolls 
The character's vehicle being impounded or repossessed
A bike being stolen
The character moving and having to wait for the vehicle to arrive
Having to share a vehicle with others in the family 

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Time lost having to repair the car or buy another one
Financial strain from having to retrieve the car from being impounded
Having to come up with a backup plan
The hassle of filing a police report
Being unable to bring one's child to school or other activities
Insurance going up due to the accident
Dealing with adjustments to one's schedule (if switching to ride share or public transportation, for example)
Having to ask for help from a friend, neighbor, or family member
Having to rent a car
Having to trust others to transport family members to school or work
Discomfort from sharing transportation with strangers
Having to figure out a new bus or train schedule

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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