The Hurt/Comfort Alphabet

A: Alleviate - How do they go about relieving persistent physical pain?

B: Bedridden - How do they behave when they’re sick?

C: Cling - Whose physical touch is considered most welcome in their minds when they are in need? Is there a specific type of touch they respond well to?

D: Deathbed - How would they react if they realized they may not recover from their injuries?

E: Emergency - What is their gut reaction when someone they care about is hurt?

F: Fight - Are there circumstances under which they would not accept treatment or care? If so, what are they?

G: Ghosts - How has their past shaped the kind of comfort they respond to best?

H: Home - What things (objects, sensations or people) remind them they’re safe after a scary situation?

I: Isolation - How do they soothe themselves when no one is around to soothe them?

J: Joy - When was the first time they were truly happy after going through something terrible?

K: Kindness - Do they believe they deserve the comfort they receive? Why or why not?

L: Levity - What or who helps them take their mind off of the circumstances?

M: Music - Is there a song that comforts them? Why is it comforting to them?

N: Nostalgia - What things that comforted them as a kid still work today? Does anyone know that?

O: Overworked - Who or what tells them to stop working and take care of themselves?

P: Please - Have they ever begged for someone to comfort or stay with them? What was that incident like?

Q: Questions - Are they eager to talk about what or why they’re hurting? Why or why not?

R: Relief - How do they react to the realization that they will soon be fully recovered?

S: Scared - What would it take for them to admit that they’re scared?

T: Time - How long does it take for them to feel better after an ordeal or illness? Do they tend to lie about how soon they feel better?

U: Ugly - What part of their recovery process are they ashamed of, if any?

V: Valiant - Has anyone told them they were brave for facing what they did? How would they react if someone did?

W: Why? - How did they process what happened to them?

X: Xenas - Do they see anyone as an inspiration in their recovery? Does their inspiration know about this?

Y: Yearn - What gesture, person or thing do they desperately want, but would never actually ask for?

Z: Zero - What is the best way to comfort them without touching them?

Mazes

Mumbo woke up in a maze, he had walked for an hour, maybe even two. He couldn't find an exit and he couldn't find a difference in the white walls with black lines. He was absolutely lost.

Until the line changed colors, as Mumbo walked the line changed to red. He must be getting closer to an exit, right?

The red line wasn't in some of the paths, so Mumbo didn't go down them. Instead he followed down the red halls until he found something. A chest with a book inside.

The book had words messily written inside but it was still readable. so Mumbo read what the book had to say.

"Don't follow the purple lines. Theyr traps. once you get to a room that has grass you need to stay there, that is the middle. the middle is the ony safe place in the maze, it can't get you ther."

This worried Mumbo, he had thought this was another prank when he woke up, but what if he was wrong?

Was the book telling the truth?

It seemed rushed, was this person in danger?

Was Mumbo in danger here?

Where even is here?