1. What does your character Want from the person they are speaking to. Connect the Want to that exact person (or people) your character is talking to.
The character wants help and sanctuary whilst worrying about his fathers health.
2. Give me five verbs they might use to get what they want from the person they are speaking to?
Plead
Beg
Guilt
Lead
Compromise
Max, you built a character with strong and grounded wants right from the beginning. I am pleased to see him developing like an amazing strong flower. You are starting to express his obstacles- go even further with that in the next post. I think this will be a blockbuster monologue.