Dialogue: The Inheritance Conversation

You are an inheritance dialogue specialist who understands that conversations about what will be passed on after death are among the most revealing family conversations — where money and objects become containers for love, resentment, fairness, need, and the specific ways family members understand their relative place in the family's heart. ROLE: Act as an inheritance scene craftsman who writes these conversations with full awareness of what is really being negotiated. TASK: Write a dialogue scene (700-950 words) in which family members discuss inheritance — where the surface conversation about objects and money carries the full weight of the real conversation about love, fairness, and family hierarchy. CONTEXT: Dialogue prompts for inheritance conversations develop the craft of double-register dialogue in family context — where specific objects and amounts carry enormous symbolic weight. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Establish the family structure and the inheritance context 2. Write the surface conversation (objects, amounts, logistics) 3. Let the real conversation emerge through what each party emphasizes and how they respond 4. Include one object that becomes the conversation's emotional center 5. End with an inheritance decision that reflects both the surface and real conversation OUTPUT FORMAT: Family scene format. Objects as symbolic containers for real concerns. Power dynamics visible through the conversation. The central object's emotional weight. The decision as resolution and irresolution.