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I'm writing a story in first person. There's a point in the story where two characters are having a dialogue, while the narrator is listening. The problem is that the narrator is also in pain while...
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2019-12-08T05:34:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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System
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2019-12-08T05:34:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm writing a story in first person. There's a point in the story where two characters are having a dialogue, while the narrator is listening. The problem is that the narrator is also in pain while this dialogue is occurring (think super-villain explaining their evil plan while the hero is injured). There are also a few points where the narrator asks questions during the dialogue, although these questions are very short. The dialogue is actually pretty long -- it's about two pages in length. The dialogue needs to make it into the story -- it contains important information for the audience. What's a good way to multitask and convey that the narrator is in pain, while also including the dialogue in its entirety into the story?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-09-09T15:03:17Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 3