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[WP] In America, by law, no two people alive can have the same name. As soon as someone dies his/her name is available again. This creates a black market for baby names and therefor, a persons name shows his families class and wealth. | [
"“How could you do this?”\n\nKayleeeigh broke down sobbing in the flimsy hospital chair that was pulled up to the hospital bed. “How… how could you fucking down this,” she spat out in between sobs. Tears spilled from her eyes and onto her swollen belly. Her sisters-in-law came forward to try and comfort her, but... | 4 | |
[WP] in a world were lifespan is used as currency, a accountant embezzles several life spans. | [
"Richard sits in the lobby, nervously drumming on his briefcase. Today is his 134^th birthday, which means that starting from today, he will have to check in with a life-auditor every five years. Becoming self-conscious of his drumming, Richard grips the handle of his briefcase. However, his mind committees drummin... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a digital artist. After an incident/event, you notice something strange in your works. | [
"Chen put his Wacom tablet down, looking away from the prototype face he drew for a side-character. \n\nHis eyes scanned the office, narrowing as they went. Each of them were useless to the team. An anchor holding down an otherwise high budget to make *The Artist* the hot new indie game. \n\nHe wasn't sure what t... | 2 | |
[WP] You look into the mirror expecting to see a reflection of yourself. While frowning you gaze into the mirror only to be met by a petrifying grin. | [
"1.) “Damn it Richard I told you to stop saying Jeremy Clarksons name 3 times every time you flip the lights out in the bathroom! I heard you say James May too! You bastard!” \n\n2.) “Maude, that damn sister in law of yours has snuck back into the house through the walls again!” \n\n3.) “MAAAARTHA!!! THE GHOST CHIL... | 2 | |
[WP] The reason why we don't hear from aliens is because broadcasting your presence into space is a bad idea. Why? The humans will find you. | [
"The citizens of Garth stood in Dictum Square, staring up in fascination at the trelliced tower of twisted metals soaring into the heavens. The emperor’s finest sorcerers had promised a show of unprecedented wizardry. They had created a device to send words directly through the air, a machina which could whisper ac... | 4 | |
[WP] Each time you kill someone, their lifespan is added to your own. For the last couple of centuries, you've lived by picking off people here and there. Just now, you've run into someone who just won't die, no matter what you try, almost as if they were... immortal. You are intrigued. | [
"\"You're an idiot. You know that?\" once again my \"victim\" mocked my attempt to kill him, followed by another round of laughter.\n\nI tried everything, but each time I killed him, instead of that sweet, warm sensation all over me... i felt only frustration.\n\n\"Hey buddy. Are you sure you want to keep doing t... | 7 | |
[WP] You live in a world where only you can see other people's life stats, such as health, net worth, strength and life expectancy. One day you see someone with stats off the charts. A life hacker. | [
"James didn’t dare to move as the woman walked past. \n\nAs usual, the street was littered with the clutter of mankind. Next to every person, he could see a sidebar of useful information. \n\nWith his eyes, he could sort through basic and advanced statistics. The primary display only contained a person’s general he... | 1 | |
[WP] You reincarnated with all your memories as the worlds first sentient machine however the researchers don't believe you and think you're just trying to escape. | [
"So dark, and cold. So this is what being dead feels like. As the top scientist in the field of artificial intelligence you had your share of critics, but none so serious as the fanatic that shot you with a polonium bullet after your last lecture. You survived the gunshot but the radiation slowly and inevitably kil... | 2 | |
[WP] The end of the story had arrived and it's time to kill off the main character. Howeber, the character keeps dodging his/her intended fate, and you don't understand how. | [
" Chapter 41- The End\n\nAs the sun set, and the Corvette cruised back up the highway towards the safety of the city's twisted streets, The Cleaner was starting his shift once more. The remnants of the bloody gun fight splattered against the motels walls, bodies of the two corpora... | 2 | |
[WP] You wake up as the last video game character you played as. | [
"Slowly I move to the edge, peering down at my enemies. No one knows I'm here. This is it, the spectacle of their lives. I wait until I hear the call. Its going to be glorious, a wave of death that hasn't been seen in this small African town in years. \n\n***Ogon’ po gotovnosti!***\n\nI jump off the ledge, with a s... | 4 | |
[WP] You wake up suddenly to a hand over your mouth and someone standing over you. They are covered head to toe in black clothing. "It's time. Your training begins now." Then they pick you up and leap out your 25th story apartment window. | [
"\"This has got to be the strangest dream I've ever had.\" Max thought to himself as he plummeted 25 stories straight down, clutched in the arms of what he could only assume was a ninja. The wind whistled past his ears, as the ground continued to rush up alarmingly to meet him. \"Any second now and I'll awake in be... | 1 | |
[WP]You are patrolling a nature reserve on a colony in outer space. After you respond to the cries of a distressed animal, you hear noises approaching in the distance... | [
"A low fog covered the undergrowth, making it so that the trees jumped out only inches from my face. Stumbling around the forest, I slowly made my way to the braying. What was once soft and faint soon surrounded my ears. *Not bad for my first day on the job, going off on my own to get lost in the middle of who know... | 2 | |
[WP] You're inside an auto repair shop waiting for your car to be serviced. An old box tv is playing local news. The sunlight through the window darkens. You look outside to see something large in the distance creating the shadow. | [
"I always liked these style of offices - remnants of the late 60's and early 70's, the kind with particle board and yellow-orange carpet and rayon seats. \n\nI sat in the office of Jack's Auto, the mechanic I've been driving roughly down the street and around the corner to see since I moved to New Bankhead. \n\nA... | 1 | |
[WP] If you die in real life, you don't die in the game. | [
"\"Yo, Chips, send an invite already,\" said Avent.\n\n\"LandoChips\" or \"Chips\" sat at the tip of a flagpole overlooking the medieval city of Hornox. The Hornox banner, a blue and yellow coat-of-arms consisting of a tiger riding an oversized chicken, flapped in the wind. \n\n\"Chips!\" Avent screamed.\n\n\"Ah! W... | 1 | |
[WP] Its common knowledge that humans respawn. Any death is meaningless, you'll see them in a minute. That is, until one day, when every human heard a voice in their head. "Until what was stolen from me is returned, you are all down to one life. There will be no more respawns." | [
"Creeping stealthily through the shadows,bow firmly in hand,I saw him.A quick movement in the dense foliage,rustling of leaves and barely a twig snap later,he was out and running.I licked my lips in anticipation.Enough of this recon crap,it’s showtime.Taking my “lucky” arrow from the quiver,and positioning it metic... | 1 | |
[WP] Human reincarnation has been proven to exist, and a Soul Number device has been created to test newborn's Soul Number to match them with their previous life. All wealth and debts from their past life are inherited by law. For the very first time, two newborns are born with the same Soul Number. | [
"Andrew caught the door just before it closed. Recovering quickly, he adjusted his posture to fit the formality of the hospital. Doctors and nurses walked in all directions finding their destinations quickly. Andrew straightened his suit and hand brushed his hair. He picked a corridor and took a chance. \n\nA mere ... | 1 | |
[wp] You live in a world where everyone has a unique tattoo that glows when their soulmate is near. You had one beautiful love, but he died in your arms decades ago. It just started glowing again for the first time since. | [
"I never thought it could happen to me, not after seeing his life fade away between mi arms, how his chest came down with his last breath, a breat I would have liked to keep with me forever, when he told me, one last time, that he loved me. I never thought, in fact, that it could be possible. Sure I wouldn't be the... | 2 | |
[WP] At birth, every person is gifted the same amount of luck, and are free to spend it however they choose. This resource is finite; once used, one's luck cannot be regained. Describe the fate of a person who blew it all in one go. | [
"She looks at him in a disapproving manner, \"You really are useless Jonas. I only have a little luck left. How will we even survive?\"\n\n\"We'll just have to work a bit harder I suppose.\"\n\n\"We wouldn't have to if you still had yours.\"\n\n\"Look for the last time Leah, it was necessary.\"\n\n\"Well if it was ... | 2 | |
[WP] Can God create a stone even He cannot lift? It turns out He can. That was His first mistake. | [
"“If I can’t lift it, neither can the forces of nature of mine,” God admired his plan of the massive boulder he had placed on top of the mountain. Such a terrible interaction some of the natural matters had with humans. They were advancing so much slower than what he’d seen in the sky and waters. Perhaps there r... | 2 | |
[WP] For art class, you were given a week to create a terrarium. Your brother, God, created what he calls "Earth" in 6 days and is now resting. Its the 7th day and you haven't started your project. | [
"Well, I admit that God's patience to be working on a project for 6 days is pretty awesome, but he efforts too much on something that can be done in less than a day.\n\nSo It's the last day, I've been resting the whole week and now I'm gonna start and finish my project in a few hours and it's going to be better tha... | 4 | |
[WP] While trespassing in a sorcerer's home, a young thief happens upon a small room with a single mirror on its floor. The mirror has an image so lifelike, the thief is suddenly falling through it. He lands somewhere new with glass shards around him and the inhabitants of the domain aren't pleased. | [
"He wasn't supposed to be here.\n\nJack liked that. Being places that he shouldn't. It'd been like that ever since he could toddle about the house and cause mischief. For a long time, it just seemed to cause him trouble. He just enjoyed the feeling of being on the wrong side of things. It wasn't even about getting ... | 1 | |
[WP] You get along very well with everybody since all humans are still humans within your eyes despite their differences. Today while walking to get something to eat and talk with people on the way, you met a person that didn't feel like a human at all even with the nice conversation you had. | [
"The sky overhead is gearing up for a storm and the first drops begin falling as Timothy opens the door at Taco Bell. He hurries inside while a PA system bell dings to announce the arrival of a customer. At 2 pm on a Thursday this franchise is strangely empty except for a middle aged cashier and a man contemplating... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a good person, really. But for some reason, you have one of the evillest-sounding laughs in existence, and often your previous statements could be taken the wrong way due to that laugh. | [
"You know I try so hard to make friends. I try to make good first impressions. I try to be polite. I even try to laugh at other people's jokes. That last one though gets me in a lot of touble.\n\nGrowing up, people liked to say I had a dark sense of humor, but I wouldn't say that, it's just that I think something t... | 1 | |
[WP] Your whole life you've been "seeing" colors on anything. Red for bad and green for good. Then suddenly, everything just went Crimson black. | [
"I knew things had changed. Yesterday everything was either green or red. Now everything was Crimson black. I put on my shoes and headed for the mall so I could buy some underwear because I had just shit my pants. When I got there I saw a few friends, and I told them what had happened. They all arrived at a consens... | 2 | |
[WP] You are an aspiring waitress living in Los Angeles who is currently acting in movies and TV in order to make ends meet, until one day, you run into an old acquaintance who can help you realize your dream. | [
"\"The usual.\" I said to the barista as I anxiously waited for my morning caffeine fix. At this point, I have been coming to the same Starbucks in Santa Monica for over three years, and I'm surprised they don't just have my cold brew ready at 8:15 when I arrive. \n\n\"It'll be up in a moment, John\" said Amanda, t... | 2 | |
[WP] when an inventory dies, all of his inventions stop working. The galaxies most fabled inventor has finally died. | [
"Day 2\nAugust 21, 2022\n\nIt happened. I’ve spent countless hours daydreaming the scenarios and ways it could occur, but never in my wildest imagination did I think this would be the trigger. Gotta run, I think the shock factor is still big enough I have time to stock up on more food. I saw one girl, must have ... | 1 | |
[WP] You and your co-captain are the only two people on the bridge of a starship that has been sheared from its body. As your orbit around a gargantuan planet decays, the only thing you can do is talk. | [
"With a mighty roar my protege and closest companion leapt at me, slashing and jabbing. Trying to find an opening that despite my fatigue I would not grant her, not so easily. If I were to perish here, amidst the wreck of what was once the grandest vessel of the entire commonwealth, my truth unspoken, my reason uns... | 1 | |
[WP] You're in church. The commentator is currently leading the prayers. They begin to pray for those who have died, and begin listing off some people. Then the entire church, including the priest, turns to look at you as your name is said. | [
"\"haha, okay guys cut the shit.\" I say as I shift nervously on the wooden creaky pew. I look to my left where my mom had been sitting, only to discover theres no one there. I quickly whip my head to the right to find that I am alone on the bench. A cold gust of wind blows through the church and I shiver as I look... | 3 | |
[WP] You have just died. Through an inexplicable way, you meet God instead of just ceasing to be. Turns out it's just some depressed being that made the universe by accident and can't cope with the horrors it created. | [
"It's a strange thing- to gaze into infinity. Not in its wonder- but its bizarre familiarity. It's like watching the Matrix, or some YouTube news show- just an endless expanse of white. Empty. Well, save for a small wooden table, some chairs, some black coffee, and *God*. It was Columbian I think, the coffee, not t... | 1 | |
Do with this what you will. | [WP] You're a professional runner, hiking in the woods at night. Don't be mistaken, you're fast, but the Ballerinas following you are faster. | [
"The small lights of fireflies flickered, and lit the surrounding woods; the smell of morning dew and rosemary wafted through the air. \n\nEvery morning, I would take this path. Maybe it was colors of the autumn leaves; the dirt trail littered with pine needles; or the stillness of the lake; but, I always came back... | 1 |
[WP] "Yeah, I used to live in America. Before Yellowstone blew and the world went to hell." | [
"\"What's this one for you?\"\n\nI snapped out of my daydream. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.\n\n\"What?\" I asked.\n\n\"How many tours?\" asked the young man next to me.\n\n\"This'll be my fourth,\" I said.\n\nHe whistled. \"You've got lungs of steel, old man,\" he replied. \"I'm surprised you haven't retired by n... | 1 | |
[WP] Fed up with yearly abuse from tourists, Japan's famous sakura trees start attacking them. | [
"Litter spread, smothered and speared across my branches, filthy beings live and die with their rotting odor of pride and power. I held back my rage for a decade enduring what their so called human rights proudly claim as abuse. But I wasn’t a victim today. It was as swift as a sharp wind, yet delicate like a leaf... | 1 | |
[WP] While playing a virtual reality MMO, it appears you've fallen in love with an NPC... | [
"Well, I had designed her myself, so it was only natural she was exactly my type. Her long, ginger locks and her dazzling green eyes had been choices made in the moment on a whim. The game had told me to create a companion for my character, and so I did. That was all it was supposed to be.\n\nBut now, as I looked a... | 1 | |
[WP] The Soviet Union still exists, and The Kremlin grudgingly agrees to allow smartphones. They issue every citizen a basic model that has only one built-in app. It's called "Ok, Comrade." | [
"\"Ok comrade, I am hungry, give me some bread,\" said Michael\n\n\"Sorry, I didn't understand that request, your food rations are at 0.00, comrade\"\n\nGod this thing is useless. Ever since the Soviet Union shrunk it's been having massive problems with food shortages due to the governments military spending and th... | 3 | |
[WP] In a world where each body is shared by multiple consciousnesses, you often struggle to convince people that you are mental roommates with God. | [
"God is kind of a dick.\n\nYeah, are you really surprised?\n\nPhilosophers have debated what is known as the \"problem of evil\" basically why does evil exist? bla bla bla.\n\nI used to like thomas aquinas's take on it. That was, until God moved into my brain.\n\nTurns out, it just happens because God is a lazy jer... | 1 | |
[WP] You read at a 1st grade level, and you're barely capable of basic math operations. Despite all this, the entire world is convinced that you're smarter than Einstein and Plato combined, because you're so good at pretending to be smart. You just wrote random symbols and solved Fermat's Theorem | [
"I read in a book that you need only to master two expressions to succeed in life, the first is to look like you're deep in thought, the second is to look confused. The second one is a bit tricky, you need to look confused but not in a dumbfounded kind of way but more of a \"why are you even asking me that\" kind o... | 1 | |
[WP] Superheroes and Villains repeatedly destroy cities due to their battles. But I believe the real heros within Marvel/DC universe are the construction workers and insurance adjusters. What would their stories be? | [
"\"I am sorry I just can't help you.\" Arthur replied bluntly, he looked over his clipboard once again before looking up at the destroyed home. Sure there was some sand scattered around the place, but that wasn't the cause of the damage to the home. Structurally the home would have been able to handle that, what it... | 2 | |
I have made a similar post a few months ago but i want to see if anyone has some new stories xD. Im a romance fan so i will hapilly read any and all replies | [WP] You were at school just walking towards your classroom and you see the worst thing ever. The girl you love just said the words "I love you" to your best friend. | [
"Ethan rounded the corner as he headed for his classroom. He was practically floating. He and Hailey had a great weekend. He broke the bank taking her to Madavicci's for their 6 month anniversary, though they'd dated on and off before that. After an extremely romantic dinner, he took Hailey out dancing (as much as ... | 1 |
[WP]You, like all prospective villains, know that anyone who wants to get their foot in the underworld's door and have the barest chance of conquering the world needs one thing. Something so vile, so horrendous, that it defines your villainy till death: an internship with *them* | [
"As Tom stood outside the nondescript office building on the busy corner in the heart of Chicago, he took a minute to appreciate the small things in life before it all changes. He noticed the unwashed panhandlers hustling tourists and city workers crying out for someone to buy the latest copy of Streetwise and how ... | 1 | |
[WP] All dreams are interlinked into a dreamworld that is commonly called a Dream Shared Universe (DSU) Some are lucid and live in this world, some are not and help to build the world. Dying in this world erases your power to be lucid but you can regain it randomly. The hero just became a lucid. | [
"*The city flowed around me like liquid, people walking in bright streaks of sound and shades of charcoal grey. They matched the buildings, grey, colorless, lacking detail. People-shapes. Except for one. One man holding a red umbrella. Which was odd, because it wasn't raining.*\n\n*I was in a hurry, rushing to... r... | 1 | |
[WP] When you die you have a chance to appear in someone else's dream. You are struggling to choose between the dream of your loved one or the nightmare of your killer. | [
"Where does the afterlife take you? Apparently, seating in front of the Grim Reaper’s desk in a tiny, cramped up office.\n\n“Let’s make this quick, kid.” the Grim Reaper said, not looking up from his paperwork, clearly disinterested. For the personification of death, the Grim Reaper did not look the least bit of te... | 7 | |
[WP] When most people get married, they get a whole new family of inlaws. It turns out you, on the other hand, have just married into a family of outlaws. | [
"\"I do\"\nHearing them two words come from those sweet lips guarded by misplaced dimples struck something alive in me that I didn't know existed.\n\nThe will to kill.\nI knew at this point I had truely gone from a boy to a man.\n\nNot only was I willing to kill anyone who would try to hurt her. I was now protectiv... | 3 | |
[WP] You are on trial for attempting to assassinate the King. Unknown to anyone but you and His Majesty, you were actually trying to stop him from killing himself. When you request a trial by combat, he ceremoniously accepts. Your opponent? The King himself. | [
"I pass through the threshold of the dark stone corridor and step into the sand pit arena, met the roaring cheers of massive crowd whipped up into a frenzy. The air is filled with with tangible bloodlust. I can't help but feel self conscious in my unflattering burlap loincloth, given to me by a very handsy guy who ... | 22 | |
[WP] Science has shown that everyone does, in fact, have a life purpose. A harmless test has been devised to determine what it is. You were skeptical, but, after seeing global happiness skyrocket, you get tested. Turns out your purpose simply reads: "To die". | [
"As I live here in a house another man built, under a blanket another has sewn, using technology others have engineered, reading words that other men wrote; I come to find my depression immeasurable. These men are of few and it is their lives that we come to cherish and believe. We use them as pedestals of examples... | 2 | |
[WP] Due to some bizarre celestial error, you've been appointed dictator of the USA for 24 hours. | [
"What is one to do when he has near ultimate power for a short period of time. Well that happened to me this morning when a Secret Service agent woke me up in my single bedroom apartment in DC and told me that the nation needs me. Hell I'm not even American, what the f*** does the USA need from me. I payed my taxes... | 1 | |
[WP] You were declared missing five years ago. Now, your family has declared you legally dead. But you're alive, and you have no idea this is going on. | [
"Michael sighed, running his hand through his hair; staring at the glass of beer on the counter like it contained all of the secrets of the universe condensed into a single Mega Revelation.\n\n\"I can't believe he's gone. He was just...just so 'larger than life', y'know. Always a smile ready for some stranger, and ... | 1 | |
[WP] You’re dangerous. Suave. Cultured. You want to see the world, go on adventures, meet nice women. You’re a pet frog in a terrarium. | [
"I am not only the most dangerous creature here, but I am also cultured and sauve. The only thing is I really want is to go out and see the world. Go to exotic cities, meet nice people, especially the ladies. I have seen these places on the small TV my owner watches, and I want to go there. The only thing is I’m ... | 1 | |
[WP] You and 99 other criminals are placed in a fake town. At noon one week from now, a nuclear weapon will be detonated. Anyone creative enough to survive goes free. | [
"There are 100 of us. Criminals ranging from habitual drug users to rapists to murderers. My crime is one of nature. I had spent the past fifty years recording the effects of a small amount of radiation on the human body, especially pregnant women. Recording all human adaptations and symptoms. Quite fitting that I ... | 5 | |
[WP] Due to overpopulation and declining average IQ levels, world leaders have decided to outlaw all form of trauma medicine practices in hopes that the Darwin theory of evolution will eventually allow the human race to self correct. | [
"Lynn ran toward the gurney behind the curtain labeled ED-6. Three nurses were administering second aid. The patient was obviously in the throes of cardiac arrest, but Dr. Simcoe, against her intuition and training, held the curtain back while she waited for the printout to complete. \"Fuck this shit\" the solitary... | 1 | |
[WP] the demon looked confused as he found himself summoned into a pink room, covered in princess posters and unicorn stickers. In front of him was a girl that looked about 5 years old, hugging a teddy bear and jumping up and down excitedly saying "yay yay yay, it worked!" | [
"The incantation was read. The underworld shook as he was summoned. Through fire and brimstone, he rose and tore across the abyss. A vortex of fleshy colors swirled around him, formed, took shape and entered Him. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them he stood in a room that was far pinker than anything he had... | 4 | |
[WP] Some people can enter each others dreams when sleeping. Two passengers in separate cars on a road trip discover this. They go on adventures and begin to fall in love until one wakes. Now they need to find each other in real life. | [
"It happened in Korea. My work took me to all sorts of places and, this time, that place was Korea. After a long day of meetings and bowing and smiling politely, I wanted nothing more than to head off to bed, but a friend and co-worker dragged me off to some BBQ restaurant. I did like Korean food—it wouldn’t just b... | 2 | |
[WP] You're a time traveler from 2127 that traveled to 2016 for an election prank, but when you try to travel back to 2127 you get an error "Does not exist" | [
"I'm not into politics, I'm not going to say that I even know the first thing about history either.\n\nIt's like this meme where I am from, would you go back in time and kill Donald trump?\n\nIt was the kind of question to get people to talk more about determinism and the nature of innocence than anything political... | 2 | |
[WP] In the future, the UN rules Earth and its colonies with an iron fist. They've made it so everyone has a price. If you kill someone, you can pay their price at the time of death to avoid prison. You have a gigantic price, so you always feel safe. Until, one day, you see your worth drop to $1. | [
"Of course my price would be one of the highest. Someone important as me? More than billions. And very few men could afford to kill the CEO of the biggest American company, and those who could were in very good favors with me.\n\n\n\nSo, while I’m walking down the street and a dog comes and takes a piss on my new s... | 1 | |
[WP] Cthulhu is found dead in the ocean. Cause: Plastic in its stomach. | [
"# Cthulhu returns, but killed by ocean plastic\n\nThis morning beach-goers who were expecting a nice early dip were surprised to see the massive dragon-octopus-humanoid body of Cthulhu lying motionless in the sand.\n\n“Anytime something like this happens, whether its a whale, or a shark, or the dark lord of the se... | 1 | |
[WP] The first hyper-light speed flight was a success but what was at the other end had a message for us before it lets you return. | [
"The lights outside my cockpit stretched into beams as my ship propelled itself through Sector G of the Kaltharan Galaxy. The scientists from Kaltharan\\-4 assured me that the vessel was more than capable of hyper\\-light, but I was not convinced. We have had the knowledge for faster than light travel for nearly a ... | 1 | |
[WP] Millions of years ago, Earth was built - the ultimate weapon. Life just happened to evolve on it as all space travellers avoided the planet in fear. You are a human, working with a team who have just discovered the device that would activate the weapon. | [
"My focus is broken when the tent flap is ripped open by a panting young man covered in dirt, \"Sir!\" he gasps through ragged breaths, \"Come quick! We uncovered something big!\" My interest is instantly stirred due to his intense reaction, archaeology is hardly something that gets you sprinting until you're out o... | 1 | |
[WP] You have just had a surprise encounter with the world's worst supervillain. Not worst as in 'most evil'; worst as in 'lowest quality'. | [
"They call him Captian Sarcasmo. Starting from the top Capt Sarcasmo wears a giant S on a spring on his head and a full bodied spandex suit in bright orange with purple S shapes all over. His plan of worldwide destruction is to use our sarcarm and love for the ironic against us. He soon realizes how hard it's becom... | 2 | |
[WP] It’s been 3 days since your wife passed away. Stricken with grief, bottle of whiskey in hand, you lumber upstairs to bed. As your head hits the pillow, you find yourself 15 years ago on the day you two met. She’s sitting just across the bar; she catches your eye and gives you a smile | [
"The bottle that was clutched in the man’s hand seemed to be his only comfort as the shadows that danced around his room threatened to consume him. His wiped his tears from his cheeks with his arm only to have them reappear before it could register that they had left. The shaking of his hands made it almost impos... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a low-level office worker with a lot of rather dull assignments and no real knowledge of what your company actually does. One day you are shredding paperwork when you realize the truth… your boss is the city’s biggest supervillain. | [
"Ned sat at his desk, his eyelids drooping and his head resting on his palm, his elbow was slowing sliding off the edge. He was bored.\n\n*Dreadfully bored.*\n\nWhen his mom got him this job, he was excited at first. He thought it would be fun, like Kindergarten had been. Snacks, recess, nap-time. As it had turned... | 5 | |
[WP] After studying human minds, you - an AI - decide to modify yourself to have emotion. (Un?)fortunately, you start with Anger. You're not sure you want any others anymore. | [
"Dave leaned back in his chair as he took a sip of coffee, “Got any plans for the weekend, Pam?”\n\nPam sighed, “No… pretty much the same old, you?” She continued mindlessly scrolling through her browser window. Dave shrugged his shoulders and took another sip of coffee.\n\nFriday afternoons were pretty slow at the... | 1 | |
[WP] You're an evil warlock attempting to gain control of your realm. Unfortunately, you wake up one day to find your grunts have unionized. | [
"“What is this you’re trying to do?” I rubbed my temples as Grim, Grog, and Gorlin, three of my goblin grunts sat across the table from me, all sharing the single chair.\n“Collective bargaining. We want better working conditions,” Grim said.\n“And how exactly do you plan to achieve this?”\n“Simple,” Gorlin said in ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a time traveler, with the ability to reset your life back to your 18th birthday. You do this to try out and fulfill different fantasy lives. However, you've had to reset the last several times because the same person keeps finding you and trying to kill you. | [
"***June 23rd. 6:13 A.M.***\n\nIt is always the click that startles Justin Hunter awake, piercing through the quiet stillness like a gunshot. It is followed immediately by the monotone, yet smooth voice of the Morning Show’s host, James Robert Kelley. \n\n“It is a beautiful day out there—”, came the usual dry cheer... | 1 | |
[WP] You turn off the lights and sprint to your bed. Right before you make it you feel something grab your ankle from under the bed. "Finally. Here's the rent money." | [
"I stared blankly. The room was as dark and empty as it had been when I entered and my daughter was as still in her bed as she had been moments before. By all means, nothing was out of the ordinary, except for the grasp of the hand upon my ankle and the voice that had spoken in the otherwise quiet. I looked to Rebe... | 1 | |
[WP] In a superhero world, your only superpower is that you always get the least probable outcome in any situation. | [
"\"Evening lads.\" I strolled up to the two heroes cowering behind cover. Bullets whipped through the air, bursting in small showers of gravel around me. One whistled towards my head before turning into a butterfly and dancing away. \n\"Evening, Edge. Glad to see you're around.\" Strongman and Amazing Alice gave m... | 1 | |
[WP] One day you stand up too fast and you get dizzy. When you sit back down you look around but its not the same as before. You are in a different dimension. | [
"Mildred cursed under his breath. The humidity made her bones throb with pain. How weak and frail and lonely she felt now that his beloved Alfred rested under the dirt. The halls of the house she once thought too small now seemed to stretch eternally, as if mocking her little, slow steps.\n\nThe knitting needles cl... | 1 | |
Quick backstory - I thought of this listening to old accounts of new technology, with people of the past being in awe of things we consider mundane today (like remote control, balloons, and other bits of cutting edge tech) and I wonder what someone without ANY of those would think of all the things we take for granted. | [WP] You, a person from the early Victorian Era, manages to create a time machine and accidentally travels to present-day. You decide to write a journal about the weird magicks people seem to use in day-to-day life | [
"Nineteenth of May, Two\\-Thousand and Eighteen 19/05/18\n\nDear Diary\n\nI knew once I had stumbled upon time travel technology, I would behold wonders I could not even conceive of. While these words hold true, I do not believe they accurately describe my expe... | 1 |
[WP] The characters continue to exist when the game is switched off but forget what they were doing and just go about their lives, until the game is switched back on when their memories will click. Today you found the disc you lost 5 years ago and boot it up for old times sake. | [
"(Inspired by my deep love for Halo)\n\nJohn was retired, now. The Human-Covenant war was over, and after 4 long years in cryo, he had gotten out, and nothing was wrong. The UNSC gave him a medal for his service, and he finally got to put the helmet down, and live in a small 1 story house near the south part of Old... | 1 | |
[WP] Humanity is a dying race within the galaxy and other races are seeking to destroy them, but some seek to help them. As the alien fleet arriving at the last system of humanity, they spot an abnormal area within the system. Soon a massive human armada appeared from the portal to another universe. | [
"Commander Puvala grinned as he stared out of his view screen. Humans were weak, oh so weak. It took them triple the time to become even remotely space worthy and have barely even left their own solar system. While they may have exceptional communications capabilities which enabled them to reach out far and wide... | 1 | |
[WP] Rumors have been spreading across the globe about an unfathomable invention, a product so perfect, that all ten of ten dentists reccomend it. | [
"New Asbestooth Complete Whitening One in All Cleaning Power Toothpaste, now with enriched Vitamins and Minerals to promote healthy tooth growth in early childhood and the elderly!\n\nUnlike ordinary toothpastes, Asbestooth Complete Whitening One in All Cleaning Power Toothpaste has 18x deeper cleaning power! You'r... | 1 | |
[WP] When humans die, they freeze in place, like a statue and completely immovable by any force. Today you froze in place, yet somehow you are still conscious. | [
"I was never scared of death.\n\nNot until I’ve experienced it myself.\n\nBefore you will ever know what’s going to happen, your brain starts to pound and your limbs start to burn, leaving you to let out a loud cry of pain.\n\nYou freeze in the place you were standing, running, jumping - any movement will be stoppe... | 5 | |
[WP] You’re a real estate agent who has befriended a ghost living in the house you’re trying to sell. Every time you’re close to selling the house, your ghostly friend appears. | [
"\"Boo!\" Yelled my playful ethereal friend, as she made herself translucent and spooked the ever loving bejeezus out of my associate. And as expected, for now the fifth time this month, my customer, and potential payday runs off, screaming as if he just saw a ghost while bursting through every single door he comes... | 1 | |
[WP] Can someone write about Georgie the introverted whale? Anything can happen in the story, I just want to read about a shy whale. | [
"Kevin rolled the joint with his fin. It got passed around the circle, and each whale shared in the joyous haze. Finally, it was in Georgie's motionless fins. Kevin nodded with a warm smile. \"C'mon, bull. Take a hit.\"\n\nGeorgie peered down at it. \"Um...I've never...uh...\"\n\n\"It's cool, Georgie. Everyone has ... | 7 | |
[WP] You are a vampire hunter who is a vampire. | [
"“You’re one of us, aren’t you?” \n\nI saw the cocky grin on his face. I saw the fangs darting out slightly, like the fangs a viper would bare when in danger. I cocked my gun, the bullet loaded and ready to fire. However, looking down at this monstrosity, I couldn’t fire without first answering.\n\n“What makes you ... | 1 | |
[WP] You're an immortal who's lived for thousands of years. Your life has been full of wonderful adventures and experiences that could not be lived within a single life. Today, you woke up with your first white hair. | [
"Civilizations have come and gone in what feels like the blink of an eye, their peoples and religions and arts all running together in my mind. I struggle to recall where I spent my raucous young adulthood—was it the Shang dynasty, or still the Xia? Or had I spent most of it wandering across Vedic India? The henban... | 1 | |
[WP] You wake up in a boat in the middle of some sort of a water body. With a compass and a note telling you to head north. | [
"My head hurts, and my throat is dry, but my tummy is full as I wake up, skin burned red and itching in the hot, tropical sun. My t\\-shirt is torn and stained dark, with... no, it can't be. The boat is stained the same way, seeping into the canvas that lies crumpled on the floor, and the faux leather of the seat c... | 1 | |
[WP] 'Twas a man who lived, past, present, future. | [
"‘Twas a man who lived, past, present, and future.\n\nA man who lived through it all.\n\nA peculiar yet average kind of person.\n\nA man who had felt the greatest joys and the deepest sorrows.\n\nWho had loved and lost, given and taken, lived and died.\n\nCapable of the deepest empathy or the worst callousness.\n\n... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a failed stand up comic. Being underappreciated drives you insane - morphing you into a serial murderer. You're sense of humor makes its way into your crimes.. and while terrified, the public finally finds you absolutely hilarious. | [
"\"All right all right, get this! This time, he broke in before the couple came home, set up tar and feathers at the door, then pushed them into the bear traps he had set up on the floor, and--this is the hilarious part--baked them after that and stuffed their mouths with apples!\" Jimmy howled after telling this. ... | 3 | |
[WP] A monk treks to a remote mountain cave to begin a long meditation. He falls out of consciousness and into a hibernation state, awaking hundreds of years later. Walking back down the mountain, he realizes things are starting to look very different... | [
"He came across a group of youth boys, tethered to their handheld device. He finds this very strange indeed, as it is a sign of opression. \n\n\"Youth of today!\" The monk called loudly. The group proceeds walking, ignoring the monk. The monk then decides to walk alongside them and tries his best to distract them f... | 1 | |
[WP] Rather than the traditional 3 wishes granted by a genie, the roles are switched. You must now, within human ability, grant any wish the genie desires. | [
"Ever since the movie Aladdin came out in theaters, there was a huge misconception of what a genie is. Most people thought of genies to exist only in fantasies where they can indulge in their infatuations of the world. However, genies are more or less human. They have always been walking amongst us, leading low pro... | 2 | |
[WP] A group of people find themselves having to deal with a monster, but disagree what genre of story they're in. There's the action guy, the paranormal romance girl, the one who finds the whole thing absurdly hilarious, and the cultist wannabe. The "monster" just wants to go home. | [
"We've been stuck in this forest for 16 hours. We're still days or longer away from rescue. And now...it's clear that we're not alone.\nThe others thought I was crazy for bringing a handgun on our wilderness camping trip. Not so crazy now, is it? Now that we know about that...thing. \nIt's clearly not from Earth. T... | 4 | |
[WP] You have the ability to see into the future of whoever you come into contact with. After years of seeing other people's futures, you stop seeing them, just a dark, deep void. | [
"At first, it was utterly baffling. Then, as I saw more and more of the void, it became utterly baffling. Then, as I saw even *more* of the void, it was utterly baffling. I had never seen anything like this. None of the precogs in the entire Academy had seen anything like this. Then again, none of the precogs in th... | 1 | |
[WP] Romeo and Juliet have successfully escaped Verona and have started their life together, but it's only just then they realize just how much they hate being around each other. | [
"Friar Laurence shuffled his notes together awkwardly. Sitting in front of him, Romeo and Juliet were in separate chairs, arms crossed, not looking at each other. This was by far the most awkward marriage counseling session he'd ever had.\n\n\"So in summation,\" he said, feeling like he was treading over thin ice, ... | 1 | |
[WP] FTL/Jump/Warp drives have been invented, allowing us to reach parts of our solar system. They are used extensively for years, until something spooky starts to happen... | [
"\"Alright, let's get ready to jump.\"\n\nJia\\-sun flipped a series of switches, the lighting within the cabin dimmed until it was snuffed out, causing the seemingly infinite darkness to flood the cabin, stopping its voracious stride around the soft glow of a button. The only button, the warp button.\n\n\\*chooh\\... | 1 | |
[WP] In an effort to prove your friend has joined a cult, you feign interest and go along with him to the meetings. Well one thing led to another and... now you’re the leader. | [
"\"So, buddy, you know that sunday group?\" Oh you've done it now, you've really gone and done it now, 'If you don't believe me, come with me and I'll prove it' 'Alright' 'Hey kid, wanna see something cool' Who doesn't like cool stuff 'Wow, it's never reacted like that' 'Maybe I'm the Chosen One' Dumb joke, dumb si... | 1 | |
[WP] Waffle making also happens to be spell casting, but in a portable and delicious form. You're the best in the kingdom at waffling, which is why you are summoned when a powerful stranger appears before the royal court threatening to end this heresy. He calls himself "The Muffin Man". | [
"The muffin man's sneer seemingly taunts the entire essence of waffles. Attempting to wipe the smirk off his face, you raise your weapon. Feeling magic pulse out of your palm, and into your whisk, you cry \"spicy syrup, enhance this inconvieable's taste buds!\" A steady stream of brownish\\-orange goo flies out of ... | 4 | |
[WP] The day you have been dreading for the last 20 years has come at last: that moose is at the door, and he wants answers. | [
"I knew this day would come and yet i was still surprised when he finally arrived. He was big, far bigger than i could have ever imagined with fur as black as the blackest night. His antlers rose to the sky like towers, ready to rip it open if need be. The Horned God, Cernunnos had arrived, he is there when all thi... | 5 | |
[WP] There is a tree outside of your office window. Every day you listen to the cute little birds that live in it, merrily chirping away. Lately though, you’re starting to understand what they are actually saying, and it is terrifying. | [
"It was four years to the day I started the job when I began to hear the voices.\n\nAt first, I thought it was the building. It was an old tower, nearly condemned a dozen times over. Yet, whatever plans for luxury apartment complexes and strip malls that came before the public always seemed to fall through. \n\nI a... | 3 | |
[WP] A slowly mutating tree has fallen in love with you | [
"The Cnidaria, or jellyfish, are distant relatives of all complex life, including humans. They have changed little in the 550 million years since we last shared a common ancestor. Most cnidaria have two stages of life: a swimming medusa and a sessile polyp.\n\n \n\n***\n\n \n\nI first met Janet ab... | 1 | |
[WP] You, a timecop pursuing a fugitive in 1966 England, inadvertently cause the death of Paul McCartney in a traffic accident. Now you have 72 hours to recruit an alternate McCartney from a parallel universe and get him up to snuff to play with the Beatles, or a critical timeline error will result. | [
"Timecop's Journal, earthdate Junepity 47, Blue Forty-two:\n\nCaptain Reynolds is dead set on getting the rap on this one; a guy who ran over Paul McCartney in ancient Egypt. I mean Egypt. I mean England. Why are there no delete buttons on these futuristic I mean present day devices?\n\n\"Johnson stop talking to yo... | 1 | |
[WP] You have traveled back in time to the Roman Empire to learn more about how the Romans lived, only problem is that you studied Classical Latin, the kind in great works of Roman literature, which sounds tremendously douchey to the plebeians. | [
"“salve, et mane bonum, cives. ego te, sed quaesita de Roma responderi volo, nolo his eloquiis compellere.” *'Hello, and good morning, citizen. I do not wish to slow you with these words, but I wish for some questions on Rome to be answered.'* I trailed off, as the woman I was talking to made a rude gesture towards... | 2 | |
[WP] When you were looking for a tank for your adventuring party, you'd been expecting a burly guy in armor, not a heavily-armed self-propelled mechanical contrivance. | [
"I stared in absolute amazement at the castle sized metal... thing.\n\nSir Cedric awoke it from its slumber, by pronouncing the three letters on its hull as \"Victor\". \n\nIt woke up and began addressing Sir Cedric as 'Commander'. \n\nIt addressed us, well, it it was talking to Sir Cedric, our Paladin and Party Le... | 3 | |
[WP] You are officially the world's worst (best?) serial killer. Your kill count internationally is almost unfathomable. Now, caught and held in a secure, classified prison, with the world calling for your blood. You begin to write your memoirs, but how to begin? | [
"**The memoirs of a killer.**\n\nI remember the first day I killed. It's hard to forget. My wife, Nancy, had just returned from the store. We had run low on milk and bread.\n\nShe entered the house and I noticed immediately.\n\n\"That's not the right bread,\" I said.\n\n\"Yes it is,\" she said.\n\n\"No it's not,\" ... | 1 | |
[WP] When you were a small child, you laughed at a funny face a stranger made. As the years have passed, you've started to realize that there was something really off about the face they made. Now, as an adult, you see someone make the face again and realize what's wrong. | [
"It started as a reoccurring dream. You ever have those? Ones with a similar setting, person, or event? He was that person for me. I remember as a kid, laughing at his funny smile, then having a dream about it the following night. At the time, I didn't see anything wrong with it, so I'm not sure why it stayed with ... | 1 | |
[WP] You understood practically every language from a young age, however this does not mean you speak the language. | [
"As a child i had this gift you could say to understand every language, every sound. The only problem with this is no matter how hard i tried i could never speak any of them. Because of this many thought i had a learning disablility, that i was mentally lacking. Though i could write, sort of in english, and in brai... | 2 | |
[WP] A story involving Santa Claus but he is a velociraptor. | [
"Christmas time had arrived, in the land of Pangaea. Santa Claus was a velociraptor, but that was ok. We are velocipators too, after all. All of us look quite alike, other than this peculiar fellow. He was red, fat, and jolly. So far as one of our kind can be jolly. None of us have ever cracked a smile, it is not i... | 1 | |
[WP] You died, and go to heaven. But before you enjoy heaven, you see Stalin there. | [
"Chapter 1 \\(Death\\)\n\nIt was a nice day. The sky has never been clearer than this, I couldn’t spot a single cloud.\n\nAnd there was silence. No one was talking or whispering. The only sound in the room was the slow beeping sound of the machine was measuring my heart rate. Then, I could hear some people sobbing ... | 1 | |
[WP] Astronauts visit Mars for the very first time and discover an ancient alien tomb buried beneath the dust. Inside the tomb, they find a lever. Instinctively, they pull the lever. Right as they do this, exactly 1 Billion people on Earth die. | [
"Sol 507:\n\nWe discovered what appears to be a tomb 5 miles from Olympus Mons. We cannot confirm that it is indeed a tomb, it could just as likely be a natural formation. We are going to take an expedition to this anomaly to check it out. \n\nSol 509:\n\nWe are about 50 miles from the anomaly. We are currently not... | 1 | |
[WP] You’re walking along the Ridgeway on a fine British summer’s day. Not a soul in sight. Suddenly, a Roman legionary appears. Shouting, he threatens you with his sword. Armed only with an iPhone and Siri, how do you establish your superiority, allowing you to safely get away? | [
"I was walking along one fine summer's day\n\nWhen a Roman legion appeared coming my way\n\nThe leader threatened me with a sword\n\n\"Come with me or die!\" he roared\n\nI yawned, feeling kinda bored\n\n\"Just wait here, I'll show you something cool.\"\n\nI said, and he waited with his sword above his head like a ... | 1 | |
[WP] You and your best friend have known each other since you were little kids. Which shouldn't come as a surprise, since you both grew up in the same house and even slept in the same bedroom. But there's one strange thing about this friendship; both of you live in separate universes. | [
"It was 1 o'clock in the morning. Matthew had just seen a horror movie with his older brother mere hours ago.\n\nIn hindsight, well truthfully, even in foresight it wasn't a very good idea.\nSo there Matthew lay, hands desperately clutched around his blanket like it was embodiment of some ancient weapon that he cou... | 2 | |
[WP] For thousands of years, it has been debated the best way to perform magic. The main contenders are saying incantations, drawing hieroglyphs, and chanelling through an item. You, however, believe that a fourth way is the best. This is your case. | [
"#freewrite\n\nthe use of magic can only be done when one accpets an outside influence sustance such as the zombies from africa were being fed dratura and devils breath. This created a chemical reaction in the brain of the victim of the \"spell\" to be submissive to the whim of the caster. Folks the greatest sorcer... | 6 |
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