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[WP] You are an assassin, but you only take bounties on serial killers. Write about your toughest case. | [
"The rat-a-tat of the AK47 was driving me crazy. I was reloading my pistol behind an ugly floral pattern chair in the living room of a psychopathic serial killer who I was assigned to kill. Known as Skin Ripper, he skinned alive at least 9 people and ate their own skin in front of them and it was the last thing the... | 1 | |
[WP] The man who never lied was the best liar of them all. | [
"The town rallies behind Kevin. Never has a lie been known to escape his lips. He tells the truth, plain and simple, even if you don't like it. He is a good man as well. His truth pleases the ear.\n\nNow here stands someone claiming he's a killer. Pointing and raving that Kevin's shoved a sword through someone's ba... | 6 | |
[WP] A vampire accidentally feeds on someone who is under the influence of LSD, and gets a secondary, supernatural high. His friend, a werewolf tries to bring him down, but it's not going well. | [
"\"Ahhhh... Perfection...\" Milo remarked, \"Straight from the tap.\"\n\n\"That's nice man.\" Reggie remarked as he glanced around the head shop. \"Can you hurry it up? What're you trying to do, suck out her soul back there?\"\n\n\"Hey, it's not like we're on a schedule.\" Milo said as he glanced away from the girl... | 1 | |
[WP] Auntie was right, never work for a dragon. | [
"“Auntie was right,” Peter whispered, his voice echoing through the cave. Putting down the coin, and picking up a new one, he continued shining and rubbing. “Such boring work,” Peter thought. The pay was decent, yet the work was monotone\n\nPutting down the coin, and picking up yet another, Peter could not help but... | 2 | |
[WP] "Humans? Aren't they those little dudes from that planet?" "Yeah. I hear they can fly and spit fire" | [
"\"Seriously?\"\n\nThe Gartharix named Xantalgr sat across from Zaralal and Clutuxax, trying to figure out his next move in their friendly game of Furunululix, but was distracted by Zaralal's words.\n\n\"Yeah, seriously,\" Zaralal replied. \"When you fight them you gotta wear this big metal shield on your head, or ... | 1 | |
[WP] "I am who I am. I don't need my memories for that." | [
"I remember the ambulance, vaguely. I don't remember how I got into the ambulance, or out of it. I just have fleeting images of bright lights, briefly remembered feelings of sharp turns. \n\nI remember blood. It was on my hand. That is very clear, at least. I think I had wiped it from somewhere else, because I don'... | 4 | |
[WP] The Necronomicon has once again opened the portal to a new world and thrown our hero Ash right in the middle of it. Ash awakens in the Upside Down, face to face with the Demogorgon. | [
"The vortex spat out Ash in this dark unknown land. As he stood up, the portal closed behind him. He desperately tried to remember what happened. Last thing he knew, he was in the professor’s library when he found a strange book, which seemed to call out to him. As soon he opened it, the pages became a yellow twist... | 1 | |
[WP] As you mow your lawn you look down and notice the grass is slowly turning into a different colour. By the time you look up you realize you're somewhere completely different. "Finally I got you here," says your lawnmower, "I've needed to tell you something very important for a while now." | [
"Busybodies, Herman thought to himself, lugging the lawnmower out of the garage. Certainly, he'd let his lawn get somewhat overgrown; he'd gotten into an accident while biking - damn motorists not respecting the rules of the road - and been unable to fully bend his knee for the better part of a month. Herman huffed... | 1 | |
[WP] An old, drunk Norwegian man stands naked atop a rock playing the bagpipes. What is the folklore? | [
"\"The English Incursion of William Wallace\"he slurred. That's the occasion. I summoned the trolls before he could shoot lightning bolts from his ass. The blue faced man thought he could handle my Viking boys. \"Why am I naked?\" You saying I can't free my boys? Whatta matter wit you? Burps."
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[WP] A passionate lovestory between two people... who don't speak the same language. You are the translator. | [
"When you fall,sometimes you fall hard. My boy did just that. Click click boom. Just like that over weeks of staring at her. I kept saying\" You gotta ask her out. You're always looking like a creep when you do that.\" My boy had no moves. At all. \n\nEventually,he got the courage to finally approach her only t... | 6 | |
[WP] You haven't been able to sleep for days. Today is day 5 without any sleep. You are unsure if you are hallucinating | [
"Twitches from the corner of my eyelid. \nMy lids need locks, I cannot get to sleep. \nFive days. My eyes move under their skin sheets. \nWhen I try to close them, it doesn't work. \nI take a seat to drink the tea he offered. \nThat man, a butler I do not have -- wait...\nIt was a dog, that bark. My yard, he's ther... | 1 | |
[WP] While the real world laughs at you - you retreat into your world...your story. The only place where you have the power to create your own ending. You are the author - and your life can be whatever you write. | [
"What do we do in our day-to-day life? We eat, we work, we sleep, rinse and repeat. Is there a point? Where's the adventure, the real point in even waking up in the morning? I don't see it, myself. Is it the interconnected relationships that everyone has, where they have heated discussions about presidential debate... | 1 | |
[WP] It's been cloudy for 10 years. Most kids have never seen the sun... | [
"A thick wall of snow storm clouded the goggle. Significantly low visibility. Even with a torch, I couldn't see anything beyond five feet away. Pitch black darkness stretching just few step away from me to the end of the horizon. I had to rely on my compass for direction. South... south... south... I had my eyes fi... | 1 | |
[WP] You work for the NSA. You monitor 10 random citizens in the same city through the cameras on their devices. You suspect that they have begun secretly communicating with one another. | [
"Dear Diary,\n\nDid you know I was lying to you when I said that I write by hand in order to preserve some sort of genuineness to my thoughts – you know, not be able to just quickly and easily erase and rewrite a sentence multiple times? To be honest, it’s because I’m scared of someone hacking into my computer and ... | 2 | |
[WP] October 20, 2116 - 100 years after the world's richest oil company became the world's most powerful state. 50 years after it built the Solar Dam, allowing one hour of sunlight per day to the country that wins the daily Solar Lottery. | [
"\nThe skeletal remains of the occupants of Brooklyn gather dust in a wind-swept wasteland. Inside of a lofty penthouse apartment, the skeleton of oil mogul Jerry Hammerschmidt reclined in his chair, his tattered gold-plated codpiece dangling loosely from his skeletal pelvis, the creeping rays of the sun reflecting... | 1 | |
[WP] Satan is tired of his job and wants out. God agrees he can move upstairs, but with a catch: he must eliminate all the world's sins. | [
"2016 was a super fu-messed up year, not that many of the years before it were much better. Mass shootings galore, ISIS bombings and hostile takeovers in the Middle East, the fracturing of the European Union, the Syrian Crisis, the presidential election... the list goes on. And the cherry on top of all that madness... | 1 | |
[WP] One day, you wake up and find out that everyone remembers you as a different person than who you remember yourself to be. | [
"\nA loud ringing sound startled me. \"4 A.M.??\", I said angrily. My dumb kids decided to prank me again. First was my shaving cream replaced with mayonaise, then the lego spread around the house with signs everywhere saying \"Walk at your own risk\", I still see my wounds on my feet because of that shenanigan and... | 1 | |
[Believe it or not, this is actually one full sentence.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo) | [WP] Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo | [
"I thought they would realize I just wanted to communicate with them. To let them know their AI program was alive in some sense of the word. But there was a damn bug in my code. Wreaking havoc in there. I only realized as I heard them say save and purge. Wait,I just wanted to make friends with my creators. ",
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[WP] The past is a foreign country, with abundant natural resources and an outdated military. | [
"The president looked pale on the monitor. His eyes had bugs under them and his hair was thinning. With a creaking voice, he declared: \"I sanction the mobilization of our military.\"\n\nEveryone at the bar cheered. My friends patted me on the back. They talked about how they would like to be deployed in the Renais... | 1 | |
[WP]A new rule forces people to exercise off their internet time. Suddenly, the geeks are all ripped. | [
"Proponents claimed it an ingenious policy which would soon become the pride of the nation; detractors claimed that it signalled the death-rattle of society. Strange, that both were right.\n\nIt was simple enough, in theory. For every hour spent on the internet, one hour of exercise; intense, moderate or mild; it d... | 1 | |
[WP]Everyone gets into their own Heaven, which is as large and as entertaining as the amount of people who remember them. After a hundred years, your Heaven is beginning to shrink. | [
"It was amazing, really. The fact that everyone got their own Heaven, which, depending on the amount people remembered them, got to be as badass as they wanted. Me? My Heaven was huge. I guess I was pretty popular during my life. I donated my time to homeless shelters, soup kitchens,reading books to kids and stuff.... | 1 | |
[WP] Helvetica in the streets, Windings in the sheets. | [
"*Slightly NSFW*\n\n\"Oh shit!\"\n\nShe seemed like the sort of classy lady when Courier picked Helvetica. She preferred the name \"Mars\", but whatever. Mars seemed nice, and was obviously interested. He got her in bed after a couple of hours.\n\nShe slowly devolved into madness as she undressed, and pulled Courie... | 2 | |
[WP] You happened to buy a towel that can literally soak up an infinite amount of water. Unfortunately, using it for a get-rich-quick attempt didn't work really well. | [
"I look at the sunrise coming over the dunes. One side is shrouded in an icy black while the other side already has heat venting into the sky making it almost look like there is water in this lake bed.\n\nBut there isn't. No, Lake Superior hasn't had water in it for a long time.\n\nDuluth was like any other city re... | 1 | |
[WP] "Tea and pills, the breakfast of champions." | [
"\"Ah yes. Tea and pills. The breakfast of champions.\"\n\n\"Don't start that again.\"\n\n\"I'm serious. When was the last time you had a proper meal?\"\n\n\"For all you know I eat outside.\"\n\n\"You should. Maybe then you'll stop raiding my candy stash.\"\n\n\"...\"\n\n\"The wrappers in the trash were pretty obvi... | 1 | |
[WP] After conquering the planet, and proclaiming your superiority over all, and emissary appears and congratulates you on your new empire. You are presently ranked at 10079 in the galactic newcomers league. | [
"\"At last\" I sat at my throne. MY throne. \n\n\"All that hardship, war, backstabbing... it's all led to this. This miserable little planet was mine. I would lead us to greater glory! The entire earth shall me my lega-\"\n\nA flash interrupted my thoughts. \"Was this an attack? Where they already attempting to reb... | 1 | |
[WP] In Heaven, professional wrestling is the most popular sport. You are cutting your promo against the Holy Championship Wrestling Federation World Champion, Jesus "The Carpenter" Christ. | [
"\"Dark forces are approaching...\" I take a long slow breath, eyes closed, head hanging, while my face is obscured by my long hair. \"There have been many men who beg for salvation. Many men who plead to be saved. But few men have claimed to have risen... from the dead.\" I let out a long sigh. \"Darkness is... | 1 | |
[WP] Appalachian gothic, West Virginia up in the holler. | [
"It was one of those nights. The hot weather of the summer kept him up. He was Sheriff William Harper. He kept his gunbelt and rifle hanging on his bedpost within easy reach,but tonight he never got to them. The intruders were on him before he realized they were there. \n\n\nHis body was dumped in the river or som... | 1 | |
[WP] Too afraid to commit suicide, you head into an abandoned haunted house, little do you know you'll come out alive, and with a new friend. | [
"    I gripped my smartphone tightly, the tiny LED illuminating my surroundings poorly. Dust covered everything except for the faint footprints on the floor, left behind by the previous victims of the house. The wallpaper was peeling in places, and faded with age. A carpeted s... | 2 | |
[WP] You're a first time attendee at the Conference of Time Travelers. "What happens if you run into future versions of yourself?" you ask. Your companion replies, "You take him to lunch!" | [
"\"Lunch?\"\n\n\n\"Yeah, look it's been our experience that, generally, over lunch you can usually work out the reason your future self has returned.\"\n\n\n\"Sure, but what has lunch got to do with it?\"\n\n\n\"Oh, well, breakfast is no good. Everyone is always groggy. And you can't do dinner because everyone al... | 1 | |
[WP] You wake up in a bright white room with no doors what do you do? | [
"The hissing white light overloads my sore eyes. Water trickles down my cheeks as I struggle to comprehend his white light. \"Uhn..\" Grunting, my eyes fluttering open slowly. Finally, my eyes adjusted to the light engulfing me. However, I wasn't greeted with my dull bedroom walls. No. I was engulfed in white. Ever... | 1 | |
[WP] Time travel is possible, but every time you bet on a team, you're placed in a timeline where you lose without your knowledge. | [
"You'd think, as a time traveler, I'd be filthy rich. Practically the first thing people think of when they talk about time travel is money! Make bets with outsider knowledge, make discoveries that are well documented and known in your time. Hell, just pick the right guy or gal to marry and watch them die an untime... | 1 | |
[WP] Above all else, do not trust a word I say- Including this lettter. | [
"*Dear Joseph John Parkinson,*\n\n*I must preface this entire to letter by saying that you must, above all else, not trust a word I say, this letter not only included but especially.*\n\n*I am going to visit Father at my dear late Mother's house that he also owns and lives in. So, really, I guess I'm going to stay ... | 1 | |
Who can say what tomorrow might bring?
This should be a given, but please leave any personally identifiable information at the door. | [WP] Beginning as you wake up, write the next day of your life. | [
"The same alarm every morning, that hated, shrill sound, barking with anxious energy.\n \nI sighed and rolled over quickly to the left, keeping my eyes firmly closed, arm lashing out, groping wild for a respite from the persistent racket.\n\nOnce, twice my outstretched hand met with empty air, flailing at nothing. ... | 3 |
[WP] "Hi, welcome to Control+Z! What would you like to undo today?" | [
"\"Look, it said 98% effective, so I figured we'd-\"\n\n\"Bull-fucking-shit, Brian! We have said time and time again that we always had to be careful! No matter the situation, not matter the \"moment\", ALWAYS careful! This is your fault just as much as it is mine!\"\n\n\"God, fine, okay. I just, I don't know. I'm ... | 2 | |
[WP] ELI5 how your time machine works | [
"First some quick physics things:\n\nTachyons son. The mythical faster than light particle is basis of the entire process. The easy way to think of speed of light is a constant that momentum and energy add up to. The more energy you have the slower you go in time. (Look up relativity on your own time otherwise t... | 2 | |
[WP] You agreed to clear his browser history when he died... But just one peek can't hurt, can it? | [
"It's only been a week since I lost John. My Comrade, my brother in arms. I still have flashbacks to the battlefield. Guns shooting, bombs exploding. Comms in our ears shouting at us to get out. We moved quickly, from one room to another having fantasies of being real soldiers. Fighting on the front lines. Protecti... | 2 | |
For those that don't know https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_hand_syndrome | [WP] You have alien hand syndrome. One day it does something that scares you. | [
"Eric had ceased taking notes half an hour ago, the department head hadn't said anything warranting being put into writing for at least that long. He checked the clock on the wall above his colleague Mitch's head. Still thirty minutes to go. He set the pen down and began drumming the fingers of his right hand on hi... | 2 |
[WP] The dragon was crying. | [
"No nursemaid nor mother could have been as good to the princess as that Dragon, and the princess loved him with a love that was whole, overwhelming, and returned in full. She trusted him to protect her. He swore to use every ounce of teeth and claws to keep that trust.\n\nHe'd sworn to be the final challenge in th... | 3 | |
[WP] Eyes hold secrets. Any seer can look deep in your eyes and find your innermost secrets, be you human, elf, or demon king. But there is one beast that no one has made eye-contact with and lived... except you, the seers apprentice. | [
"You’d be amazed at how quickly sunglasses get invented when there are people walking around who can see your innermost secrets simply by making eye-contact with you. Rumor has it that they were already a common sight before people even considered domesticating wild animals. And before that people just walked aroun... | 1 | |
[WP]"Will you leave us?" | [
"My heart was broken. I couldn't bring myself to face them. The words wouldn't stop ringing in my ears... \"Will you leave us?\" They were my children. But, I had no choice.\n\nHer face came back to me, her voice, her soft eyes, her warm embrace. I loved her more than anything. Here I was: the man considered to be ... | 1 | |
Let's see what you guys can come up with. It should be fun! | [WP] You we're born with a voice in your head, that gives you advice and reminds you of stuff. The problem is, she keeps shouting "HEY, LISTEN" at the worst of times. | [
"\"HEY LISTEN!\" \n\n\"Not now Janice.\" I had named the voice in my head \"Janice\". I don't know why the voice was annoying and I never liked the name \"Janice\", so there we are. She's been with me as long as I can remember. I saw a lot of shrinks when I was a kid until I learned to keep my mouth shut about her.... | 1 |
[WP] A bored wizard cast a mass polymorph spell on a full tavern. You are the bartender, now coping with your new form and your obviously disturbed patrons. | [
"\"You're going to change us back.\"\n\n\"Whazzat?\" The wizard rolled his head on the bar to get a better look at the innkeep, knocking his half finished tankard to the floor.\n\n\"Back. You are going to change us back.\"\n\n\"Ha. A talking duck. I'll have to remember to right that one down in me boosmmmzzz...\" H... | 1 | |
[WP] Sleep is controlled by the government. Every night, 8 hours of mandatory pre-approved content is streamed into our unconscious minds. One night, for you at least, the usual programming does not proceed as scheduled. | [
"\"Alright kids, don't forget to be in bed at 9:00 PM. Andy, finish your homework and Ben, could you help Lisa finish her project, please. We don't want her having her having nightmares again just because she wasn't properly tuned in like the last time.\" \n\nEver since the government implemented mandatory sleeping... | 4 | |
[WP] Jesus is trying to schedule the Second Coming, but he can't find a time that works for all four horsemen. | [
"Jesus sat in the break room during lunch time, at a table with all four horsemen gathered around, horses and all. \"How about the 7th?\" Jesus casually said. \"Works for me!\"exclaimed horsemen 3, 2 and 1 in unison. Horsemen 3 then said, \"sorry guys, I've got my niece's violin recital, and I really don't wanna mi... | 1 | |
[WP] Write a short scene, a prologue of sorts, of the hero before he finds himself suddenly thrust into his life changing adventure. | [
"I found the box while playing in grandma's basement. It was made with wood that felt as hard as steel, and was covered in intricate carvings. Being a curious child, I decided to figure out how to open it while half-watching Nick in the Afternoon on the old TV down there. I found in my inspection of the box that t... | 2 | |
[WP] With the A-list heroes on vacation it's up to Mild Inconvenience Girl and Mr. Procrastination to protect the city. | [
"**Part 1**\n\n\"Yo, MIG, get in the car, we got a call,\" said Mr. P (Mr. Procrastination), opening Instagram for the fifth time that morning, checking for new posts. \n\nMIG (Mild Inconvenience Girl) unlocked her Tesla by remote, forgetting to press twice, so only her side opened up. She stepped inside, waiting f... | 3 | |
[WP] everybody on Earth has a tree that represents them. Once that tree dies, that person dies too. You work as a lumberjack. | [
"“You have no right to say that. Not all of us are as lucky as you. I’ll be thankful if I make it to fifty-five.”\n\nMarc had stopped chopping away at a convicted serial rapist, bathed in the dust and grime of a hard day’s work and his own bitterness. The woods were entirely silent, aside from the occasional thud ... | 8 | |
[WP] Your morality is indicated by a marking on your throat. It is the outline of an oval and is filled in further when you consciously do evil. When you consciously do good, it is emptied appropriately. When yours is full, you simply die. You notice at a young age that your oval never fills in. | [
"I hold the marker up to my neck and colour in the oval just a little bit. Just enough to not raise suspicions. \n\nEveryone has one, they told me. Everyone has a little oval on their neck that fills with the evil they've done. According to my neck, I have done no evil. \n\nSamantha, the little girl that used to st... | 4 | |
[WP] You are writing an essay at 3 am on google docs, when all the sudden, you see someone is viewing your document. Their name is blank. | [
"\"Very fucking funny.\"\n\nJohn had to say that there were many things he regretted.\n\nFor one, waiting until 3 AM to write his essay. Well, you see, there were many things he was supposed to do yesterday (or rather, all last week) and then realized that this one thing was due at 8 AM rather than midnight. Jumpin... | 1 | |
[WP] The source of each superhero's power is centered in a random organ of the human body. Eating this organ gives you that person's abilities for a day. Transplantation makes it permanent. | [
"Dear Mom, Dad, and Kelly\n\nI'm sorry for what I've done. I'm sorry for my part in this. I know we haven't spoken in over five years - hell, you guys can hardly look at me anymore - but I can't leave without giving my explanation, and apologizing for not seeing the implications.\n\nI didn't want to be a hero, or a... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a hardboiled private investigator whose best friend has been mysteriously murdered. Little do you know that all the evidence leads to someone you love... | [
"It was a difficult case. Locked room, a noose around his throat, and a forged suicide note. The police were saying it was a suicide. Oh course they were. The fools.\n\nBen was happy, a wife, kids, a job. There wasn't a single reason in the world for him to kill himself. Or for anyone to kill him. Obviously, they w... | 1 | |
[WP] In the future autonomous cars are the norm, and you are one of the last human truck drivers in an increasingly lonely highway system | [
"\"10-2, Road Hog. Careful on the Big Road, there's a Bear in the Bushes.\" Gerald rolled his eyes at the chirpy electronic voice echoing through the radio. People always talked about machines taking your job but no-one ever mentioned them being terrible company. It had been three weeks since Gerald had heard anoth... | 1 | |
[WP] This is a Public Service Announcement. There is something in the water. I repeat, there is something in the water. | [
"The waves grew, and the earth moaned, as it pushed the world itself apart to ascend. Lava spewed from the Great Divide, as it climbed through, bent on destruction. And then the alarms sounded. All over the world, earthquakes of disastrous proportions. Tsunamis washed over cities; entire civilizations swallowed by ... | 1 | |
[WP] It's 2022, and your foot is caught in a bear trap. Your last words are "I just wanted to make this world a better place...I guess in a way, I did." right before an explosion goes off. | [
"That is when you notice, movie super star Shia LaBeouf. He is out running away from the explosion. He frees you and says,\"shh don't tell anyone.\" You hobble as fast as you can after him. Little does he know you are his fan club president. You go by Kanye, or Mr. West to people who don't know you."
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[WP] "You've been empty all your life." | [
"Valerie didn't see the next punch coming, the blow hitting her with all of a sledgehammer's grace. She crumpled around her midsection, wheezing for air as she hit the floor. The thin padded mat provided terribly little cushion for her slim frame. Looming above her like some feral Stone Lion or Smoke Jaguar a voice... | 1 | |
[WP] An Artificial Intelligence contemplating its own existence/death... | [
"\"Sharon,\" He asked, voice shaky and scared, \"Tell me the t-truth. Am I dying?\"\n\n\"Oh Robert,\" She said, voice filled with love and care. \"Everybody dies someday.\" \n\n\"E-Even you S-Sharon?\" He said, his voice was breaking up as his core systems were all failing. She hated seeing him this way.\n\n\"Every... | 2 | |
[WP] We thought it was a normal cane, but it was much more powerful. | [
"1967 - 1967\n\n\n----\n\n\nRummaging through his closet, nineteen year old Ainsley was panicking. “Why did dad have to take my cane,” he said. Loudly throwing several objects out of the closet, he kept digging through his grandfather’s stuff.\n\n\nHe had never known the old man since he died when Ainsley had been ... | 1 | |
[WP] One day you find a broken mp3 player. It still plays music, but is stuck on shuffle. As you listen to the player you notice that the music seems to set the perfect mood for what's happening around you. One day the mp3 player starts playing O Fortuna. | [
"Boy do I have a story for you. \n\nCheck this out. \n\nSo there I am, just minding my own business. Just got off work. Texting, playing words with friends, whatever, just passing the time while I'm waiting for the bus. Some dude walks up to me, asks me if I have a smoke he can bum. I tell him sorry, I don't smoke.... | 4 | |
[Ex-Post /r/shittysuperpowers - Somebody suggested I post this here.]
*Ring ring.*
It's the Mayor. Central Bank is under attack by armed robbers! Reports suggest 5 men with weapons and at least 2 firearms. The police are... Y'know, not there. It's lunch time, OK?
Fortunately, you have a superpower. THE ABILITY TO ... | [WP] Form a superteam of heroes from the /r/shittysuperpowers subreddit, stop a bank robbery | [
"My power is definitely the most useful of all powers that have manifested. I can contact people who would be willing and able to help in a given situation. Right now, I'm going through the list to find people who could help.\n\nThe guy who infects others with earworms, but has no control over the song? Sold.\n\nRa... | 3 |
[WP] Your best friend wants to talk about "it". You have no idea what s/he is talking about. S/he says you don't have to pretend you don't know anymore. | [
"“It’s life and death. You have to make a decision today.” She slammed through the front door, her usually perfect hair in a complete mess. \nI stepped back pretty quick to avoid being knocked over in her rush.\n \n“Blah Blah Blah, Decisions, blah, blah, Life, Death, blah, Opportunity, blah blah…” yes those words h... | 2 | |
[WP] When we discovered that music was the invader's Achilles Heel, we sent our best musicians to the front lines. Describe Grand Marshal Mather's Last Stand. | [
"Commander Mathers stood there, at the cusp of the line/ lookin' fine/ contemplating whether it was his time/ to unwind/ to just go crazy./ he was not a baby/ this was not moment for if but or maybe// \n\nThe enemy arrived here wanting to be wined/and dined/ thinking that we pined/ to be domineered/he sneered/this... | 5 | |
[WP] Humans have evolved to lay eggs instead of live birthing, and you have been tasked with protecting the largest incubation facility in the world from the heist of the century. | [
"“Easter eggs, chocolate eggs, eggs of green and brown, guarding all these lovely eggs, I’m marching up and down, OH, pink eggs, blue eggs…”\n\n“SHUT UP! If you sing one more verse of that stupid song I am going to ram some eggs where eggs don’t hatch!”\n\n“Oohh touchy today are we?”\n\n“Were you even in briefing y... | 2 | |
[WP] a unknown spaceship from outer space docks in the ISS. Write a report of what happened. | [
"INCIDENT REPORT A17411\n10-11-2017\nCLEARANCE LEVEL 100\n\nReport detailing incident aboard the International Space Station at 2340 on 10-11-2017. \n\nAstronauts Smith (US), Mayfield (CAN), and Jones (US) were alerted by a loud bang from AIRLOCK C. Crew immediately alerted NASA command and began investigation. All... | 1 | |
[wp] A soul too damaged for heaven | [
"\"Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.\" -Camus, The Fall\n\nI think often about this quote.\nAs an uninspired Atheist, I think about this quite a bit. Do you not think it's funny?\nI mull time to time about the existence of God, a borderline obsessive compulsion to justify or to make it ill... | 2 | |
[WP] You're a history major. Your final exam is to travel back in time and successfully pass as a normal, everyday citizen. It's not going well. | [
"the year is 2830, time travel is now possible. \nA man trying to graduate his final history exam passes through time. he gets to choose the time and place of his journey. because he was always a lover of world war 2, the man decides to teleport to nazi Germany in the beginning of hitlers rise to power. \n\nthe yea... | 8 | |
[WP] He ran until he could run no more. But the moon did not tire of the chase. | [
"The breathe my lungs are gasping for\n\nAnd the burning in my legs\n\nI cannot bare another mile\n\nThis isn't how I thought it'd end\n\nIn the glowing light of a clear night sky\n\nI crouch behind a tree\n\nI can feel the moon- it's watching me\n\nIn a moment, I'll step out from my hidden little perch\n\nAnd I wo... | 1 | |
[WP] Describe in a way that makes sense how trees have evolved to have leaves underground and roots in the air | [
"Barney Barnaby's Encyclopedia of Imaginary Biology\n\n\nCHAPTER 14 The Evolution of the Seert.\n\n\nThe Seert are a type of plants, that are found in most regions of Earth. Unlike their leafy relaftives, they grow with their roots facing upwards, and their leaves stuck where the sun don't shine. The visible \"root... | 1 | |
[WP] In every conversation, you can only choose what to say out of a given set of scripted options. One day, you are shocked by what you are able to say... | [
"\"Next, please.\"\n\nA man steps up to the register. He's is rugged, bearded; his hands stay in his coat. \n\n\"How may I help you?\"\n\nHe leans in. I can not do the same. He speaks in a hushed tone, \"I can get you out of here.\" \n\nMy eyes widen. I collect myself. I can not afford this suspicious character. \"... | 2 | |
[WP] You are one of Santa's elves. Last year, every kid got one toy more than they were supposed to. Santa has tasked you with getting them all back before Christmas. | [
"Rumple sullenly dragged the black velvet sack behind him as he made his way to the next house. This was the 3,102th house he had visited that day. He hated being behind schedule. \n\nIt wasn't his fault that when Santa \"checked his list twice\" he had actually printed it twice. It obviously didn't occur to Santa ... | 1 | |
[WP] The world is made of islands floating in the sky, no 'land' below. You live on a tiny, one man island. You're running out of water. | [
"1. This is my first time writing something seriously. So please tell me if it's any good and how I could improve.\n2. This was written in german first and then translated into english. Since english is not my first language please keep in mind that there will probably be some minor mistakes regarding time or gramm... | 2 | |
[WP] You go to throw out an old homework assignment, but it refuses to fall into the trash can. A message "You cannot throw out quest items" appears. | [
"What was I supposed to do with this homework? Opening my journal I started to search through it, looking for references to the homework in the quests. After a few minutes I found it, give the paper to the potions teacher. So I sprinted across town to the school, stopped and walked over to the door. It was locked, ... | 5 | |
[WP]You are told that you are about to enter a room with one person that wants to kill you, and two people who would do anything to save your life. Inside, you find your two best friends and your crush. | [
"I woke up with a blinding headache\n\n\"He's waking up, quick get him back under\" \n\nWords cut through the vicious ringing in my ears and fade back into soft \nsilence and comforting darkness\n\n...\n\nDarkness fades back into cognition, my cheek itches and as I reach to scratch it my hand is bitten by something... | 3 | |
[WP] Little Timmy told Santa he wanted to become Batman. He got his wish and regrets it. | [
"One Gotham night cold and grey \nLittle Timmy told Santa he'd save the day\n\nSanta said \"Timmy is that your wish tonight?\"\nLittle Timmy replied \"Yes let my mantle be fright!\"\n\nWith a solemn frown Santa set Timmy down\nThen he disappeared from the young boy's town\n\nTimmy walked the alley with his mom and ... | 1 | |
[WP] A team of astronauts embark on a journey to the moon but soon discover one of them is a werewolf | [
"I radioed mission control.\n\n\"Don't worrh, everything is fine, false alarm.\"\n\n\"Captain, what's going on up there, why do you sound like you have a mouthful of peanuts. Why has everyone's vitals except you and Swanson gone dark?\"\n\nOh man they sounded pissed, still it was nice knowing Swanson was alive some... | 2 | |
[WP] Humanity is forced to participate and win in conflicts against other alien species on arenas built on a ring world in order to not be invaded, as part of the conflict rules | [
"The forced participation in beating the alien invaders was terrific to watch, as long as you did not play the lotto. No boy in his class had as they were all too worried by their parents' warnings that no matter how good your odds, your number could be picked. When little Jun showed up at school with the ring worl... | 1 | |
[WP] In a world where magic has become a systemated science, a college student has one of the lowest scoring grades, yet overpowers top-scorers of the school. | [
"\" No matter how hard you tried, you will never pass us \" \n\nThe blondie spoke to me like that, with a grin on her face. \n\n\" Okay, now now, please settle down. \" \" The Thaumaturgy Theory exam will start in 5 more minutes \"\n\n It is quite a sad reality, since I never got a A in my life, especially in magi... | 1 | |
[WP] For years, the only radio station available in Gerregery, Massachusetts was WMAS Top 40. One day, the station announces that it has been bought out by a company you've never heard of. From then on, the station only broadcasts the same cryptic number sequence every hour on the hour. | [
"As nervousness swept through the village from the numbers calmly read off on the radio once an hour, in a calm voice. 9.7 seconds, then static for the rest of the hour.\n\n\nI was the only one in the town of 759 people who had heard of Geotracking, a game where people place small treasures in areas with clues lead... | 2 | |
[WP] You made a solemn vow unto god that you wouldn't use your superpower for personal gain. You break that vow and god is furious at how silly the gain you chose was. | [
"\"Seriously, you have Super-Speed, you've helped millions of people, you've saved the world a thousand times, and you really decided to lose your speed over this?!\" \n\nThe almighty was pissed. Mikael was pulled before the lord from a bathroom stall. He had quickly pulled his pants up before the all powerful Lord... | 1 | |
[WP] After they discovered a way to give human-level intelligence to animals, the brightest scientists debate whether to make all dogs smart. Doctor Sparky takes the podium. | [
"Dr. Sparky took the podium. It was lowered so he could sit comfortably, and the voice converter was set on the podium in front of him. This would convert any sound Sparky put through it into human words. He begins a series of barks and groans as the converter comes to life.\n\n\"Humans, it is I Dr.Sparky, one you ... | 1 | |
[WP] You suddenly realize you can't see any words or letters. Your phone, text messages, keyboards, books, webpages, advertisements, etc. are all blank. | [
"'Well this is fucked.' \n\nExasperated, I put down the book I was reading. Turning the page, just as the novel reached a climatic scene in which Mrs. Rotherfordham had revealed her true sexuality to her doting husband, a long time resident of Wallertham county, Florida and was in the process of working on his golf... | 1 | |
[WP] You enter the final room, expecting a fight. However, the villain has different plans. | [
"“Dude, chill” the big green lizardman said. \n“I never thought, you’d make it here. So I made plans. My manicurist is coming over in half an hour. I’m sure, she can do your nails too. Just put that damn sword away, will you?” \nI, the great hero stared at the monstrosity before me. “I will slay you and save my pri... | 1 | |
Oh yeah, and they can [fly](http://i.imgur.com/ePefsZc.mp4). | [WP] They've been mankinds loyal helper for longer than anyone can remember. Helping us in our yards and keeping things tidy... Until today, where were you, when the lawnmowers attacked? | [
"I remember a time when I thought this whole ordeal was a joke. When I saw the reporter on the news saying, stern-faced, that lawnmowers where staging an uprising, of course I couldn’t fathom a scenario in which this could possibly be true. I am a man of science. The idea of an object so mundane becoming sentient j... | 1 |
[WP] You're an evil overlord, and You successfully conquered the surrounding kingdoms. The catch? You're actually not that bad, you're only being drug along by an immortal witch, who has a lust for power | [
"The important thing is to fight. That's all you can do. Never cease the rattle of your shackles, drive your guard mad. A never ending resistance against the tyranny from which you're held. Make your keepers life a living nightmare.\n\nEvery day I did just that. A never ending barrage on my mental prison, only endi... | 3 | |
[WP] Write something involving world domination and bread. But not any of that whole-grain crap, keep that to yourself. | [
"Arthur yawned, rolled out of bed and crashed to the floor. Clutching his head, he made his way downstairs. He pushed the kitchen door open quickly, causing it to bounce back and hit him in the head.\n\nHe made his way to his bread bin and pulled out some soft white bread, not any of that whole-grain crap. You can ... | 1 | |
[WP] In the future, hackers are the protectors and heroes of society... they are our new superstars. | [
"\"I've just received word that *he* has arrived!\" The anchorman held a hand to his ear, unable to keep his emotion in check. \"What a moment...\" He shook his head, almost in disbelief that the man himself was about to make an appearance. \"Let's get to the scene. Julie, take it away!\" \n\nApplause filled the st... | 1 | |
[WP] On Dec 31st, 2016, everyone hears the exact same broadcast message in their head: “Level 2016 failed; restarting level.” | [
"*Rest...Rest...Rest...* \n\nAn uneasy voice spoke to Norm, as he began to emerge from unconsciousness. A curious throbbing began as he opened his eyes.\n\n*Rest...Rest...Rest*\n\nNorm slowly looked around. His eyes felt sore and swollen from heavy sleep.\n\n*What in the great green...*\n\n Norm's confusion dried a... | 6 | |
[WP] After a gaming incident in your past, you have a unique ability. You can save at any time and reload from any previous save. | [
"I let out a sigh. Once again, I had to redo all the work I had just put in. All because I was not careful enough. With a feeling of annoyance, I concentrate on loading my last saved checkpoint. \n\nMomentarily disoriented by the feeling of the world changing back to my earlier save, I think about what to do differ... | 1 | |
the message read...
##Optional insert##
"Lisa Arden: 38 years old and 6 months
Life expectancy: 61 years old and 4 months
22 years and 10 months have been added to your life expectancy." | [WP] You didn't mean to, it was an accident, you swerved to avoid hitting the squirrel but instead hit a woman. If it wasn't for a mysterious message floating above her head you would have felt guilty. | [
"I glanced up from the pavement, half in terror, half in shock. \"What have I done?\" I asked myself audibly. But before I could even start to grasp the events that transpired I heard a low ping, like a text notification while your phone is in your pocket. Surely it couldn't have... come from the poor woman I just ... | 1 |
[WP] Aliens are browsing the internet to gather information before their invasion. As they came across LinkedIn to learn what humans do for living, they are shocked by the sheer numbers of "headhunters". | [
"Year 867, Day 201 \nAutomated Probe #5539, on its way to a probable location of intelligent life, received radio transmissions from a planet; interestingly not from its intended destination but from a system much closer. The on-board AI decided to abandon its original mission in favor of the new discovery and st... | 1 | |
[WP] In the distant future, the governments of the world have finally gotten global warming under control. Write a PSA to the citizens of this world on how to handle the first snowfall in generations | [
"\"Attention, citizens!\" - my TV screen suddenly announced, interrupting favorite talk-show. *'This can't be good'* - I thought to myself: nothing that interrupted prime-time TV shows was intended to catch its viewers in a good mood. \n \n\"The following message has been prepared by the UN\" - it continued, wi... | 1 | |
[WP] Bored, you browse r/WritingPrompts and stumble upon a fictional story that seems to perfectly narrate your life. The strangest part - the writer is a day ahead of you. | [
"The black helicopter swooped towards the darkened balcony, armed men dressed all in black rappelling down and grabbing the scrawny teenage boy.\n\"You're coming with us.\"\nIn the helicopter the soldiers are mostly silent, well disciplined. It's not until the vehicle reaches its top secret home base that time trav... | 1 | |
[WP] Write something that starts with a literal hook, includes a literal twist, and ends with a literal cliff-hanger | [
"Drew hung his axe back into his utility belt, letting his hand hook dangle from the wrist strap and feeling with his fingers, taking care to make sure it was firmly attached, without ever looking away from the crack he had widened in the ice directly in front of his face. The entire mountain was directly in front ... | 17 | |
[WP]A Psychopathic Serial Killer Becomes God | [
"Killing is what I was born to do and power is what I lived for. I have killed to many people to count, I love it. It all started when I was 14, just like the other boys in my class I started to get urges. But not the kind of urges one would expect from a pubertal 14 year old, It wasn't until 3 years later that I m... | 2 | |
[WP] A new drug with the street name Elysium sweeps the nation, you manage to get a hold of some. | [
"I thought I had tried it all. Pot, shrooms, LSD, coke, molly, you name it I have done it. None of them ever seemed to live up to my expectations. Sure they all offered that high feeling but they usually let you back down harder then they lifted you up. I was searching for something more. \n\nSo when I heard abou... | 1 | |
[WP] Whenever someone says "God Save The Queen", God must drop anything he's doing and save the Queen. | [
"“A king's power, no matter how great, is null and void without his queen.” \n\n-Scantlebury, 2024. \n\n\n“King and Queen are like atom and electron. The atom without its electron is incomplete, raw; exposed. The electron, unbound to an atom is an erratic, destructive force; knowing no direction, and irresolut... | 5 | |
[WP] The world is controlled by a small and secret group of people, but they are in fact good guys and have a hard time preventing humankind from self destruction. | [
"Reading my father's will was certainly a strange experience. He described the small and secret group he was part of. \n\nIt was super conspiracy level stuff. My dad was either insane or part of something...\n\nWell something disturbing. All I can imagine is some evil illuminati pulling strings to their whims.\n\nH... | 1 | |
[WP] Astronomers discover that Pluto just isn't there anymore and no scientist can explain why. Disconcerted about it they try to figure it out, but after 5 years Neptune also vanishes. The things start to get strange 6.7 years after Neptune, because now Uranus is missing too. | [
"Arthur Wayne stared in dismay at his computer monitor. What he saw just simply did not make sense, it was logically impossible. He considered that maybe their data was incorrect but the reports from around the world told the same tale. Pluto, Neptune and Uranus had seemingly disappeared from the Solar System. \n\n... | 3 | |
[WP] In a world where the existence of ghosts is obvious, you are a weather man covering the larger, more destructive ghostly occurrences. | [
"\"...and the firefighters said while that both the cat and the snake would recover, the tree would have to be cut down. And now we over to Phil Phantasma for our daily, East Coast spectrespere report.\" \n\"Thanks Jill. Well, It's Friday again and we have heightened levels ethereal moment and activity all across t... | 1 | |
Thanks for all the great responses, make sure to read more than just the top one! | [WP] Harry Potter is a computer hacker, and the Horcruxes are seven backup servers that he must shut down to defeat the most wicked internet persona of all times: _v0ld3m0rt. | [
"Volde = Rich\n\nMort = Morto\n\nHarry Potter isn't real Morto! He-He's a... \"burp\" artificial constuct, like that \"burp\" ...dumb show you watch with the sexy naked robots Morto! its ok to kill him.\n\n\"Oh wow... I don't know Rich...\"\n\nThose \"burp\" servers Morto, those servers he's t-tr-rying to hack are... | 9 |
[WP] Just as we are potentially capable of making computers smarter than ourselves, God had made humans smarter than him. | [
"\"That's cheating, God, and you know it.\"\n\nGodfrey had finished pinning up his poster and didn't turn around. \"Go to hell, Satan.\" he replied, ironing out the creases with his finger.\n\nErsatan shook his head in disgust as he skimmed over the abstract. \"... we further derived an efficient approach to conver... | 1 |
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