Answer:
It can be cracked, It can be made, It can be told, it can be played. What is it?
A person who chews the ends of their fingers
Hearing something unexpected or touching a live wire can have this effect.
Sally's mom has 5 children, Boby, Jimmy, Franky, Marly. Who is the last child?
The negative hero in each story
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.