Who are you with?

25 ways into a conversation.

Strangers, warming up Questions for a room of strangers who have to become a group by lunchtime. When did you last run to catch something, and did you catch it?When did you last stand in the rain longer than you needed to? 113 questions
A dinner party Questions for a table where half the room is new to the other half. When did you last run to catch something, and did you catch it?When did you last stand in the rain longer than you needed to? 98 questions
Neighbours Questions for the people who live nearest to you and know you least. When did you last stand in the rain longer than you needed to?When did you last talk out loud to an animal in the street? 74 questions
A book club or hobby group Questions for a group that shares an interest but not a history. When did you last stand in the rain longer than you needed to?When did you last take a photo of the sky, and where were you? 75 questions
A classroom Questions for the first week, when nobody has decided who they are yet. When did you last run to catch something, and did you catch it?When did you last stand in the rain longer than you needed to? 84 questions
A team offsite Questions for people who work together daily and have to keep working together after. When did you last run to catch something, and did you catch it?When did you last argue out loud with a machine? 99 questions
Someone's first week Questions for the week someone is still an outsider on the inside. When did you last speak first to someone in a lift?When did you last teach somebody a shortcut, and did it work? 62 questions
A video call Questions that survive a grid of faces and a two-second lag. When did you last take a photo of the sky, and where were you?When did you last apologise out loud to a piece of furniture? 67 questions
A mentor and a mentee Questions for the pair where one is meant to be teaching the other. When did you last teach somebody a shortcut, and did it work?What advice do you hand out that you have never once taken? 50 questions
A farewell Questions for the last night, when the thing is already over. When did you last cook a dish from memory, and who taught you?When did you last hand-write a card, and who received it? 25 questions
A first date Questions for the forty minutes that decide whether there is a second drink. When did you last stand in the rain longer than you needed to?When did you last take the long way home on purpose? 67 questions
A new couple Questions for the months where it is becoming real and nobody has said it. What could you teach me to do properly in the next ten minutes?Do I seem like someone who sings in the car? Why or why not? 52 questions
A couple, years in Questions for two people who think they have run out of things to ask. When did you last feel proud of me in front of other people?When did you last text someone about me, and what did you say? 35 questions
Date night Questions for two hours that are not about logistics. What could you teach me to do properly in the next ten minutes?When did you last dance somewhere with no dance floor? 32 questions
A wedding table Questions for the table where two families meet for the first time. When did you last get lost, and who did you ask for directions?When did you last laugh at the wrong moment, and where were you? 58 questions
Old friends Questions for people who have already heard all your stories. When did you last climb something you were not supposed to?Guess which of us has cried at an advertisement. Why them? 90 questions
New friends Questions for the stage where you like each other and are not sure how much to say. When did you last run to catch something, and did you catch it?When did you last laugh at the wrong moment, and where were you? 73 questions
A reunion Questions for the people who knew you before you were finished. Do I seem like someone who sings in the car? Why or why not?When did you last keep an object from a place you left? 34 questions
A long drive Questions for the hours when nobody can leave and nobody has to look at anyone. When did you last run to catch something, and did you catch it?When did you last stand in the rain longer than you needed to? 84 questions
A campfire Questions for the hour when the fire is doing most of the talking. When did you last stand in the rain longer than you needed to?When did you last get up to check a noise at night? 79 questions
A family dinner Questions for the table where three generations have to find something to say. When did you last talk out loud to an animal in the street?What rule in your house would look ridiculous to a visitor? 83 questions
Adult siblings Questions for the people who were there, and remember it differently. Do I seem like someone who sings in the car? Why or why not?When did you last laugh until you couldn't breathe, and who caused it? 54 questions
Asking your parents Questions for finding out who your parents were before you existed. Do I seem like someone who dances at weddings? Why or why not?When did you last dance in a kitchen, and what was playing? 63 questions
A grandparent Questions across sixty years and not much shared vocabulary. When did you last write something by hand, and who was it for?What do you cook without measuring anything, and who taught you? 43 questions
With children Questions a nine-year-old will actually answer, and adults will actually enjoy hearing. When did you last run to catch something, and did you catch it?When did you last talk out loud to an animal in the street? 66 questions