2025 Gabel GabFest
McHenry County College - Oct 11 | Status: Completed | 4:04 AM Central
Tournament Time: 4:04 AM Central
A. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 -
Speaker 1
You don’t have to have all the answers. Sometimes just asking how someone’s doing is enough. – The Pitt
You have to promise me that you're gonna make something of yourself, that you'll get me every goddamn thing I deserve. - The Penguin
I burn my life to make a sunrise I know I'll never see. – Andor
Speaker 2
Confidence and ambition are great attributes, especially when paired with respect and humility. – The Pitt
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist – Severance
What you think is more important than what's true. -- Adolescence
Speaker 3
This place will break your heart. But it is also full of miracles, and that is a testament to all of you coming together and doing what we do best. – The Pitt
Hell is just the product of a morbid human imagination. The bad news is whatever humans can imagine they can usually create. – Severance
I've made my mind a sunless space. I share my dreams with ghosts. – Andor
Speaker 4
It’s tough when, you know, all the odds are stacked against you and you just gotta keep showing up and keep a brave face. – The Studio
A good person will follow the rules. A great person will follow himself. – Severance
How's anyone supposed to know your worth unless you tell 'em, huh? – The Penguin
Speaker 5
Little empathy goes a long way with those suffering in real pain. – The Pitt
I guess this is the part where I should tell you to go to hell...except you're already here. – Severance
Look at it this way; you can only start from where you are. – Somebody Somewhere
Speaker 6
A wise man once told me that you learn to live with it, learn to accept it, and to find balance if you can. – The Pitt
I show you the stone in my hand, you miss the knife at your throat – Andor
I got the Devil in my house, Rex. What the hell am I supposed to do? – The Penguin
Round II -
Speaker 1
I don't like this. I'm not being paid enough for this. – Anora
The heart is not meant to rule – Dune: Part Two
I find myself constantly baffled by the way the world seems to carry on like there aren't a million reasons to be shocked. – A Real Pain
Speaker 2
There is one sin which I have come to fear over all others: Certainty. Certainty is the great enemy of unity. Certainty is the deadly enemy of tolerance. – Conclave
There was a time when the old songs were new, right? Someone at some point had to give the songs a chance. – A Complete Unknown
The best way to bring folks together is to give them a real good enemy. – Wicked
Speaker 3
You cannot see the future without seeing the past. – Dune: Part Two
Your truth doesn't need validation from anyone but yourself – Emilie Pérez
I would give anything to know what that feels like, man. To know what it feels like to have charm. To light up a room when I walk in. – A Real Pain
Speaker 4
When dogs get sick, they often bite the hand of those who fed them, until someone mercifully puts them down. – The Brutalist
You gotta stop thinking about the way things were and start thinking about the way they are. – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Well, I guess every deck come with two jokers, don't it? – A Complete Unknwon
Speaker 5
In heathen times you might have been a Great Priestess of Isis. Yet, in this strange and modern world your purpose is of greater worth. – Nosferatu
No matter what the others try and sell you, it is the destination, not the journey – The Brutalist
Although we sisters are supposed to be invisible, God has nevertheless given us eyes and ears. – Conclave
Speaker 6
I tell you that if we are to tame darkness, we must first face that it exists – Nosferatu
A man does not become emperor by bloodline alone. It must be taken by force and kept by force! Are you such a man as this? – Gladiator II
What has been used on one side, is lost on the other side. There's no going back. – The Substance
Round III -
Speaker 1
And just when it couldn't get worse, my ex crashed my place and destroyed all I owned – Doechii
I know you wanted me to stay, But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in L.A. – Chappell Roan
Even something as small as an apple, It's simple and somehow complex, Sweet and divine, the perfect design – Kacey Musgraves
Speaker 2
There's a heatwave coming at us, Too hot to think straight, Too cold to panic – Beyoncé
It's okay to just admit that you're jealous of me, Yeah, I heard you talk about me, that's the word on the street – Charlie xcx
I should get some rest today, Then pack my bags, be on my way, But my mind's always workin' on the way it could have been – Sierra Ferrell
Speaker 3
Don't take, These beautiful things that I've got – Benson Boone
Let me relax a bit, I think I need to cool it off, I put some pep up in my step, and then I do it up – Doechii
So I'll get back home and try to be, Someone that's something like me, But I've forgotten all my angels out here in the wind – Sierra Ferrell
Speaker 4
You say move a mountain, And I'll throw on my boots – Beyoncé
No need to be hateful in your fake Gucci sweater – Chappell Roan
Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know, I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone – Billie Eilish
Speaker 5
Same old story, time again, Got so close but then you lost it – Chappell Roan
I heard that you're an actor, so act like a stand-up guy, Whatever devil's inside you, don't let him out tonight – Sabrina Carpenter
That's when I found myself in darkness, I was all alone and afraid, But I kept climbing further still – Sierra Ferrell
Speaker 6
Yeah, it's all eyes on me, and I'ma send it up to Pac, ayy, Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get 'em dropped, ayy – Kendrick Lamar
It never went away, oh, The feeling's just the same, oh, Every time I see your face, oh, It's never goin' away, no – Jon Batiste
He cried the day he realized that lies were hidden in my kisses – Beyoncé