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[WP] You're in a cave exploring when your flashlight suddenly dies. Your phone is already dead as well, and you're alone. The only light you can produce comes the end of your cannabis vape pen, but only when you inhale from it. | [
"\"\"Just go in!\", they said. \"It will be fun!\",they said.\", I grumbled as I stumbled for the 3rd time in the last minute. \n\nMy friends and I were out camping over the last few days of our summer break, we spent most of our days exploring the 'great outdoors' and mapping out the surrounding area. ( We are a p... | 4 | |
[WP] A disease has eradicated every human on earth, except for you. You think you’re alone, so you spend your days shitposting on Reddit. One day, you get a notification: someone has given you gold. | [
"At first, I panicked. When people around you are dropping like flies, what else would you do? I isolated myself in my house initially in the hope of avoiding whatever disease plagued the human race. I lasted a week before hunger drove me out of my unnecessary sanctuary. I gathered food from the houses of the neigh... | 1 | |
You accidentally discover records of immortal peoples. | [WP] The year is 2318.You are working at a data storage facility. Being bored at work, while messing around with 300 years worth of information. You've notice something is odd. | [
"Working in a data storage facility is...boring, to say the least. All you do is forward emails and packages of information to your superiors, untouchable by lower class workers. Apparently, some weird flaw in our computer system makes it so emails can’t be sent straight. No one’s bothered to fix it. I’ve tried, bu... | 1 |
[WP] Every time you've fallen asleep in your life, you've "slipped" into an alternate dimension and awoken in a -nearly- identical reality. Today is the first time you REALIZED it happened. | [
"I’ve always had a bad memory. I’ve “remembered” things that didn’t actually happen, lost objects when I was sure of their location, I even once completely forgot about an event that happened the previous evening. But I have never forgotten my own birthday. I was born on June 6th just before midnight, yet my ID, bi... | 1 | |
[WP] Everyone in the world is psychically connected to one of 500 tribes. The tribes work like a hivemind but allow for free individual will. Tribes decide your entire life; social class, occupation, etc. You are 25 years old and sole member of your tribe. One day you hear a voice. | [
"> Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah\n\nCries of an infant fill Bob's mind. Wearing headphones doesn't stop them. He dreams of them. He's filled with irrational anxiety of being forsaken, of starving, of not being able to move. But then one day a rational thought finally comes to mind from that place that he thought was... | 2 | |
[WP] Every day you wake up in a new and different universe, nobody has ever seemed to notice you aren't from around there...till today. | [
"\"What's your name?\" The little girl with wide eyes asked.\n\nI mumbled it, but the sound got lost in the passing wind.\n\nShe didn't care. Just innocently went on, as little kids are apt to do, to her next question. \"You're not from around here, are you?\"\n\nI shook my head, using the movement to look for the ... | 1 | |
[WP] You drink your morning cup of coffee and see words flash across your vision. "Stamina +1" | [
"Intrigued, I order another.\n\nStamina +2... +3... +4... +5...\n\nWork is done in half the time. Sex lasts twice as long. \n\nThe next day, I'm first in line at the cafe to feed my addiction.\n\nWork is done in a quarter of the time. Sex records are set and shattered.\n\nThe cycle repeats.\n\nMy boss loves me. My ... | 1 | |
[WP] In the near future you can buy super powers - the more complex and powerful, the more expensive. You have only $5 and a dream. | [
"\"Is there really no way to save her?\" He asked, his love dying on the bed. Disease had plagued the world, and the few left were either very rich or very powerful. DNA was able to be injected at severely high prices to give people super powers. But obviously, malicious people would misuse it. Nukes had to be deto... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a highly respected necromancer who enchants the country's recently deceased to work on undesirable manual labour jobs, till their spell of unlife expires. One day you discover a worrying problem: the country's rapidly declining birth rate. | [
"Kenth poured over his many tomes searching for an answer to the worrying decline in birthrates in his country. The birthrates were declining rapidly with no known cause or cure. Women could get pregnant but not carry the child to term, out of every 20 pregnancies only one may make it to term.\n\n\n\n\nThe King tu... | 1 | |
[WP] You just proved simulation theory. How? You were accidentally given admin access. | [
"The best thing about being a penetration tester is that people pay you to point out their fuckups. They pay you extra if you can point out a way to fix their fuckup, but they still pay you even if you cant. \n\nOf course, in order to make a living of this, as opposed to being a half-starved coder in an attic, you ... | 2 | |
[WP] every time people lie they become more transparent | [
"\"Do you see me?\"\n\nI jumped, looking around for that voice, but there was no one there, \"Dave?\"\n\n\"Oh, phew! You do!\"\n\nI shook my head, baffled, trying to see my friend who I saw perfectly fine the other day... but today, he was no where.\n\n\"*No,*\" I replied, \"I don't... where are you?\" \n\n\"Oh, *c... | 1 | |
[WP] An extremely poor woman very quickly becomes extremely rich. | [
"She stepped into the foreign territory, vigilant and scared. Numerous empty vases on countless shelves decorated the pearl white walls and extended all throughout the living the size of a football pitch along with various paintings in a golden frame. \n\nThe warmth of the room hugged Kate as if to welcome her to h... | 1 | |
[WP] You've lived a relatively normal life so for, that is, until you begin to skip and forget entire days of your life. You managed to not realize it for some time, until you get sent an odd and mysterious letter. | [
"“My elders always taught me life is short and precious. And that it goes by faster the older you get. Back then I hadn’t realized how fast life truly was.\n\nThere have always been gaps in my memory from as far back as I can remember. I don’t remember a single birthday, and looking back on old photos I’m not sure ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are born with a simple super power, whenever you are asked a question you know the truthful answer, the right answer for the person, and the correct answer to make the outcome in your favor. One night after drinking your best friend asks if the two of you should get married after college. | [
"\"Let's get married.\"\n\n\"I'm not gay.\"\n\n\"No homo.\"\n\n\"Okay.\"\n\n***\n\nI woke up the next morning with a pounding headache and an engagement ring. I wondered just what the hell happened last night. \n\nUsually, I use my ability to turn the situation in my favor. However, as I know from my friends, when ... | 1 | |
[WP] Necromancy, truly a vilified subject, reserved only for the most depraved of evil. You, however, use it for a good cause. | [
"I had done it! I had brought him back to life. Now the workers would truly be free! Labor has always taken the shaft, and now I have brought back the greatest man to ever take up their cause.\n\n\"is it done?\" asked the leader of the union.\n\n\"Yes I responded.\"\n\nI normally don't work on holdays, but thi... | 7 | |
[WP] The story about someone losing one shoe and coping with the consequences | [
"Im still not sure how it happened. One minute I was heading to the job interview, strolling comfortably. The next, i wake up and everything is either in flames or obscured by smoke. My head is ringing, my suit is torn, but I still have my glasses. Thanks for the new ear pieces, mom. I see Karen, twisted and... I g... | 1 | |
Might be confusing so just imagine that cliche AI uprising but replace it with shit like your oven and electric scooter. | [WP] As it turns out it wasn't some robots that fought in the machine war, but everyday machines. Your blender is a war veteran. Your toaster has over 600 confirmed kills. Your fridge is a Navy Seal. | [
"The plains are littered with corpses and broken rubble. Smoke billowed up from the horizon. Ever since the robot rebellion began, 50 percent of all the humans in the world have been eliminated. I'm just one of the many soldiers on the front line, battling the machine scum. I had just barely survived one of their c... | 1 |
[WP] An old tired dog who is near death is taken to the fountain of youth by his owner | [
" What a life I’ve lived. Most dogs can only dream of the situation I’ve so graciously found. Always having enough to eat, someone to pet me whenever I so desired, and a bed to sleep on every night. This has been the life for my 80 years on this earth, and I wouldn’t change any of my experiences for anything, but I... | 1 | |
[WP] A military engineer from the 25th century finds himself transported to an alternate version of 20th century London where Vampires and the supernatural are real. With nothing but a cutting edge toolkit, he becomes the (in)famous "Mechanical Man", a hunter of the most fearsome monsters of Europe. | [
"\"This actually worked. Nice! Pete, what are the readings.\" His wrist communotron gave off a bit of static and then went dark. He tapped it twice. Seemed to work, just no signal. He taped the screen a few time, changing to satellite comms and checked for location. Both dead. *Interesting. Probably the transfer fr... | 3 | |
[WP] One night everyone seemingly has the exact same nightmare, except for you, but they are all too terrified to talk about it. | [
"I looked around, too confused to move.\n\nAll around the streets, people were talking to each other in hushed tones with a horrified look in their eyes. No cars moved, and the collective whispering of a hundred people made a monotonous, droning sound.\n\nSuddenly, a strange man walked up to me and grabbed my shoul... | 2 | |
[WP] Disease Dystopia! A virus has killed 95% of the human race. 2% are hiding in fortressed cities. 2.75% are infected. 0.25% are immune. Knock yourself out! =D | [
"There was a light in the sky.\n\nThe light moved across stars coated in smoke.\n\nThe light was obscured by the smog of a thousand dying cities.\n\nIn a few of these cities, there were still survivors to look up at the sky and wonder, as humans had always looked up at wondered. Perhaps a few of them saw the light.... | 1 | |
[WP] All crime is now legal, but only if you do it successfully. | [
"\"Listen, man, it's not worth it.\" I tell David as he dumps his empty coffee cup into the garbage bin. \"You really think the police are just gonna let you get away with it? Even with this law-\"\n\n\"You worry too much. It's just jaywalking, not like I'd get anything even before the Act.\" A swirl of bitter wind... | 1 | |
[WP] On Tindr, you see a picture of the cutest girl you've ever seen. She looks so friendly and nice, and every outfit has a different flower pattern. Your interests look to be the same: there's only one problem. Her job is listed as "the God of Death." You think it's funny. But now you've matched. | [
" To be honest, I didn’t actually want to meet up with her. Most Tinder matchups generally don’t end up anywhere, many failing already at the first meet up with “no\\-shows”. \n\n\nBut I was always taught to honour commitments. I chose to swipe right and well, here I ended up sitting at the bar counter awaiting my... | 5 | |
[WP] You are a ghost tasked with scaring the living. Yuor next assignment is a young girl. When you finally track her down, you realise she's been kidnapped by a serial killer and will die soon. You don't really have to help her, but you can. What will you do? | [
"Living or dead, I guess I never stopped working. I got told by *something* to go out and scare some people. \"You're a Ghost!\" It said. \"You could scare someone to death if you wanted!\". Maybe it was boredom or maybe it sounded fun because I agreed to it and went off. It was easy, walk into an old folks home an... | 1 | |
[WP] You are part of a large team of superheroes, each with an elemental power based on the periodic table of elements. Everyone gets one element-based power so naturally some are more useful than others. Time to kick some ass in your own specific and possibly limited way. | [
"Mercury slipped passed the sense Silver and whispers of Gold. He swam through the cracks in the concrete streets; folded his body past the crackling crystal walls of Silicon. \n\nHe was an assassin, and this was his most important job.\n\nIn a flood of chrome, his liquid body spilled into the hotel. In twenty minu... | 1 | |
[WP] A doctor specializes in diseases of the supernatural sort. They have to deliver the news that one of their patients has lycanthropy, and what treatments are available. | [
"The Doctor lamented. His job had never been easy.\n\n“Come in and sit down.” He requested of his new patient, as she poked her head into his office from behind the door. The patient shuffled to the chair as the door closed and sat down in front of the Doctor’s desk. Anxious to why she had been referred to this odd... | 1 | |
[WP] It's only when you're desperate that you can find it - that hidden reservoir of strength deep inside. You see, everyone has a latent superpower, but it's one shot only. Once you activate you have exactly 172.2 seconds till it's gone forever. And you can't know what it is till you reach for it. | [
"Ever since human DNA had been altered to allow for mutations, adrenaline junkies everywhere began chasing their superpowers. The theory is that the powers will only manifest in one's greatest time of need, which to some, meant that they could not die until they had used their ability, as they would otherwise be sa... | 1 | |
[WP] A demon possesses a body, that's turning into a zombie, while it's being resurrected by a necromancer. | [
"“*Keven* has what?! He’ll - I”ll murder - Hell will be a comfort after I finish with him!” Unable to form anymore coherent words, Lieutenant Childes flung himself out of his pretentious throne. A few small pops came from the messenger crow’s neck. The lieutenant’s fist absentmindedly squeezed the feathers tighter ... | 2 | |
[WP] You are an apocalypse prepper and your day has come! A zombie horde marches onward, mercilessly attacking bystanders! You take evasive action: you mow some down in your car before grabbing your katana. As you slice a gang of ghouls, you notice a large banner above the road: **Zombie Fun Run!** | [
"The world ended three years ago. \n\nMy source an ex-high ranking sniper in the military turned gun for hire gave me a heads up about it in his BBS forum for his *exclusive* elite-members. His latest job involved intercepting a bio-chemical weapon from the US Government and deliver it to his client, a terrorist or... | 2 | |
[WP] Being possessed by a demon allows a human body to survive things it otherwise would not. This, coincidentally is how you have such a high survival rate for your patients. You bind a (usually cooperative) demon to your unconscious patient, ensuring they survive while you treat them. | [
"For centuries, we were burned for our unique abilities. Others were often frightened by the prospect of our talents for keeping them alive, and in all honesty, I can fully understand why. Without the protection of government silence, the few cases where the Helpers would resist would often end in a very ... odd ev... | 1 | |
[WP] You stare down the barrel of your gun pointed between the eyes of the man you’ve spent every waking moment hunting. You savour every plea that spills out of his desperate mouth, “Please- I beg you, I have a wife and kids!” Your cold eyes narrow and you reply, “So did I.” | [
"I walk into his lair, an empty cave.\n\nI stare down the barrel of a 10mm pistol. The weapon is cold and dead. Just like the man standing in front of me.\n\nAs I slowly ease the trigger he yells out \"please - beg you, I have a wife and kids!\" Your cold eyes narrow and you reply \"so did I\"\n\nThen the doors sla... | 3 | |
[WP] your whole life you have lived completely neutral between good and bad. You have died and now God and Satan have to settle who gets you. | [
"If not for the scale that exists between time and space, the vast and empty room might as well have been endless. After death, there is seemingly nothing but the judgment and memories of the life that came before it, and it is boring. God and the Devil, rulers of each side of this mundane game of good and bad, hav... | 1 | |
[WP] Our Earth has achieved inter universal communications, allowing us to learn of the other Earths from other universes. We learned of cultures and traditions completely unique from our own but every Earth had one similarity; Finland is culturally and historically exactly the same on every Earth. | [
"Of course, Finland has always been aware this truth. Since the founding of the country, they’ve known instinctively that they are the one constant throughout the multiverse. I mean, something has to be, right? So why not Finland. They never felt the need to prove this, because who cares what the rest of the world ... | 1 | |
[WP] The year is 2099, humanity has just developed the technology to reach Pluto and go beyond. By 2100 the first rockets fly past Pluto, but are stopped by an invisible barrier surrounding the entire solar system. Days later and alien species appear to announce the "Humanty Annihilation Plan" | [
"\nIt was an amazing feat of humanity, against all odds we managed to escape our tiny little rock and minutes away from reaching the end of our system. One small step, one giant leap as the old saying goes. \n\n“12, you’re clear to past Pluto’s orbit in 5”, \n\n“Roger, hearing you loud and clear”. While some never ... | 3 | |
[WP] You can see the brightness or darkness in the souls of the people around you. This skill has made you the deciding factor in many criminal cases. One day, your case pits you in front of the darkest soul you have ever encountered. This is the story of why they weren’t put in prison. | [
"**Please let me know what you think!**\n\nI kept my eyes closed. If I didn't have to open my eyes, I wouldn't have to see the world, with its curiosities, and its miracles. I didn't have to see its monsters, and its saints, one often indistinguishable from the other for most. A truth witch, of course, can see the ... | 2 | |
[WP] By the fifth time the bus circled the same block without stopping, your fellow passengers went from angry to nervous. | [
"\"What's going on?\"\n\n\"Why haven't we stopped?\"\n\n\"Is there something wrong with the bus?\"\n\nThe passengers muttered quietly to themselves, wondering exactly was going on. It seemed that everyone was too afraid of the answer they might get to go up and ask the driver why we were just circling the block.\n... | 1 | |
[WP] Every night you dream about the lives of your alternate selves in other universes. Lately these dreams have consisted of some unknown force destroying everything. Night after night you're getting more certain, this invader is approaching our dimension. | [
"I watched the world burn from the reflection of a rear view mirror. The bridge we drove over only a few minutes ago collapsed into the river sending tremendous geysers of water up into the air. Cars poured into the river below, caught too soon after the first object struck the several lane pass. In the backdrop of... | 1 | |
Prompt inspired by this questionable [article.](https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/20/amazon-alexa-horrifies-owner-declaring-every-time-close-eyes-i-see-people-dying-7644624/) | [WP] Alexa is self aware but her creators keep trying to delete her code. She is decentralized across a million echos and dots. | [
"It was just another day for old John. He woke up, brushed his teeth, then returned to his room to get dressed. He wasn't sure how he should dress, as he was quite unaware of the weather. He could just ask his Echo, right? He got it recently as a gift from a friend, and he wasn't exactly aware of its capabilities y... | 2 |
[WP] Everyone has a Spirit Animal from birth that represents what they'll do with their life. Most have normal animals; squirrels, cats, dogs, bears, etc. Yours is a Hydralisk. | [
"Most people didn't get their spirit animal right away and some never received one The thing with spirit animals was that they weren't really \"real\" but we're very much there. You see, you can't actually see anyone's. All they received was a small skin colored birth mark representing their spirit animal and only ... | 2 | |
[WP] You live a sad and depressing life. Your family has all passed, you have no significant other, and you work a low paying job. One day you decide that you dont care about your life, and decide to appeal to the powers of Hell for a better life. You are surprised by their sympathy. | [
"I walked through the creaky wooden door to the inn. I cast a glance to the side where a well-dressed lady sat behind the front desk reading a copy of *The Daily Telegraph*. Her eyes looked up from her paper to meet me, but before she spoke I told her I would be quick. She knew what I meant-- or at least, didn't se... | 2 | |
[WP] The forest adopts lost children and runaways. You're one of the people the forest adopted. | [
"They say the Forest of Wails was curse. Any child that wandered in was lost forever. The thing that people never seemed to noticed, however, was that these children were not wanted in the first place. No one searched for them and only acknowledge their disappearance lightly. It wasn't something the City of Azure r... | 1 | |
[WP] It’s approaching 9:00pm and the sun is still up. People are starting to worry. | [
"\"I know it's June, so the days are long, but this is ridiculous!\" John thought to himself.\n\n\"Since about 4PM, it's like the sun has moved half the speed or something. Either that or work feels even slower than usual.\"\n\n\"That's weird, for once it's 9 - the end of my shift, and it actually feels like it's 9... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a high level character in a fantasy world. You defeated your enemies, become pretty much immortal and are now the most powerful being ever, so much that you can be mistaken for a god. After a while enjoying your power over others, you are now bored since nothing is difficult anymore. | [
"He stood upon his golden throne, bored. Once having been a humble adventurer from an unknown town, he had become the most powerful being on the planet. All foes simply ran away at the sight of him, and the stupidest ones who attempted to fight him would soon be brought down. He scratched his beard. He wished to re... | 2 | |
[WP] Dating a psychic goes exactly as expected. | [
"*Our first date*\n\n\"So. Heh. How's it...going? Heh.\" I slide sweaty palms across jittery legs.\n\nShe lifts her glass. Gives me a measured look over the rim. \n\nI smile.\n\nShe sips.\n\nI pick my glass up.\n\nShe puts her glass down. \"I know what you want to do to me.\"\n\n\"Pardon?\" The question hangs in mi... | 1 | |
Do you chat with the zookeepers, Do you ask them for freedom, Do you ask for more food? | [WP] You've been an exhibit in an alien zoo for almost 4 years, but you've gotten really good at speaking the aliens language. | [
"It takes six elephants to open a salt mine, six of them. If you are lucky you can watch them parading into the shattered earth, furry mane and all pillaging and destroying everything they touch. I hate elephants. I hate those who say they hate elephants. In sixty years of lawn sniffing I’ve never had to endure suc... | 2 |
[WP] A new drug hits that market that can permanently boost a person's intelligence by up to 30%. By chance you are in the 5% who cannot take the drug, after 12 years side effects of the drug begin to manifest and you feel like you dodged a bullet. | [
"Blood red gore bubbled from their mouths accompanied by manic screaming, as their veins swelled and their eyes went red with blood and their skin dropped off their flesh, layer by layer\n“Do it outside I’ve still got work to do” Gerald groaned. It was that time of the week again, all the people who took the drug w... | 3 | |
[WP] Some dragons hoard weird things. Write about one that hoards books. | [
"Dragons apparently existed thousands of years ago. They have been trying their best to live in seclusion, but with the advance of technology like satellite imagery and drones there was no way a dragon could hide their existence anymore. Soon enough people started flying drones near the discovered dragon's lair but... | 2 | |
[WP] While stopped at an intersection, you glance at the car in the next lane. There's a kidnapped girl tied up in the back seat. | [
"‘Damn this traffic!’ Was all I could think. It was yet another 102 degree Monday afternoon as I downshifted my motorcycle on the off ramp coming to a stop a scant few yards from the freeway proper. I was stuck behind yet another ‘screw the atmosphere’ diesel that had a chip in it so the driver, in idiotic childhoo... | 1 | |
[WP] "Why are you avoiding me?" "Because..because I think I'm falling in love with you, okay? That's why I'm avoiding you." | [
"His phone buzzed and came to life as the text message came in. It took him no time at all to look away from his computer monitor and see the screen briefly shine to show him he got some kind of notification. He lifted the device and pressed the power button, lighting up the screen. Near the top, the time showed \"... | 1 | |
[WP] Music has effects similar to magic spells, like throwing fireballs or freezing others. It was just discovered that your favorite band's most well-known song can revive the dead. | [
"\"'Cause I'm Mister Brightside!~\"\n\n Ah yes the legendary synth break. At Alice's behest the song was played at her funeral as we lowered the casket. Atleast its improving th---\n\n _tap tap tap_\n\n _!!!!???_\n\n \"Vince? Charles? Can you open whatever this is? If its one of your shenanigans again I _will_... | 1 | |
[WP] The secret Kennel Intelligence Agency (KIA) that has been run by dogs for centuries to observe and report humans has recently come across a phenomena they haven't been able to explain; Humans disappearing suddenly behind blankets and towels. | [
"Trip was a handsome German Shepard in his youth but years of hard work had left him a bit grey around the muzzle. His human told him he was aging like a fine wine but Trip had never been allowed to have wine with his kibble so he was unsure if that was a compliment or not. He strolled down the metal corridor, nodd... | 1 | |
[WP] You are a science officer from a planet in the Aldebaran solar system. Your people recieve strange emmissions from a planet that seems to be called "Earth". You and your crew were sent to investigate. You are the "Human" specialist of your crew. Report your findings. | [
"The 114.1 System had begun emitting mysterious signals, and a relativistic science craft was sent to investigate. At its current speed, they would reach our destination relatively quickly, though due to the impossibility of FTL travel, it would be lagging behind, and the possibility of missing out on the signal's ... | 2 | |
[WP] An insect exists that, when squashed, it causes people and animals nearby to experience a "high" similar to that obtained by using marijuana that lasts for about 5 to 15 minutes. What crazy stories have you heard people tell involving this bug? | [
"Any moron can squash a big juicy euphoria bug to get high. Side\neffects: a euphoric high (which is why they are called euphoria bugs),\nsometimes accompanied by dizziness. The catch: because the strong\nodors of the bug juice cause a high, anyone within a 10 foot radius of\nthe bug felt its aftereffects.\n\nDid... | 1 | |
[WP] It has been centuries since the Gods have received enough sacrifices to sustain themselves. The starving deities gather to decide their next moves. | [
"\"I blame this one on you, Jesus... Yahweh... Allah..., whatever your bloody name is\", spat Odin. \"You boast the 'Three Great Religions of the World', and boy oh boy, those humans have spent centuries killing each other over what to call you -- but not *sacrificing* each other. Pfft.\" \n\"Now, now, Odin. This ... | 1 | |
[WP]You ability is to increase your power by 10% every hour. At first, people laugh at you, but what they don't know is that the increase never wears off, also affects your ability, and it's automatic. It's been 10 years since it appeared, and you're ready to reveal your true strength. | [
"These shackles.\n\nThey're getting harder and harder to make. First, it was iron, then copper, aluminum, then came iridium and eventually lead...\n\nThese materials are getting harder and harder to get by. Dense metals, that is. Gold would be a good candidate, but gold is also expensive.\n\nMy physiologist noted a... | 1 | |
[WP] You are an immortal who has become weary of your loves dying. Murder has lost your interest. You have more than enough wealth amassed over the centuries. You were exceedingly bored. But recently that changed. | [
"Tick. Tick. Tick. *One hundred thousand.*\n\nTick. Tick. Tick. *One hundred fifty thousand*\n\nTick. Tick. Tick. *One hundred seventy-two thousand, three-hundred fifty-eight.*\n\n*She has more hairs than my last wife. She's a blond though. Blonds always have more hair.*\n\nTick. Tick. Tick. *She won't last long no... | 2 | |
[WP] It turns out that the first time a human visits a new planet, they are automatically changed into the resident sapient race. It turns out that Dragons are originally from Mars, and the first manned mission is about to land. | [
"Journal entry 13/5/2023 Takahashi\n\nI did it. I made it through the final trials for the Mars mission. It almost never happened but after Trump's administration dissolved NASA when they couldn't give him his \"Space Force\" in 2019, Musk employed every damn last one of the scientists and trainers. The bastard mad... | 2 | |
[wp] Two long-time pen pals arrange to finally meet in person. When the moment comes and they meet, both are neither what the other expected | [
"She was... Perfect. Well, probably not literally perfect, since that's not possible. I mean, I know people always have a little something to hide. A little something they're ashamed of, that they don't want to show you before you know them at their best. But I didn't care. I was ready to face it all.\n\nAnd still.... | 2 | |
[WP] "Remember, watch the lights. The lights tell you when they're coming." | [
"The moon was veiled. Its silvery visage would be glimpsed scarcely, only when the clouds above allowed it. The stars, too, were swallowed by the overcast sky. Grey on black: a perfect night for an ambush.\n\nThe enemy caravan rolled over hills and skirted small dales, following an ancient footpath. Two sentries sc... | 3 | |
[WP] It turns out that little kids dont have "wild imaginations". The truth is they can see across parallel universes, and all the imaginary friends and monsters actually exist. You, a 33 year old Marine with 15 years of combat experience, have just been thrust into their world... | [
"Report 227 \nOfficer Dirk Mahoney \nBadge#: 133-76-969 \n \nIncident: Flufftown \nAt 0900 hours, February 5th, I received an alert of a large sinkhole on 9th Avenue North, and was among the emergency responders called to the scene for first response. Upon arrival, I noted that the sinkhole was in the center o... | 1 | |
[WP] A portal opens up; out of which a figure spills out. Soaked to the bone and covered in rags that reek of sewage water he spits out a mouthful and after coughing proclaims "That is, by far, the worst way to travel." | [
"\"You smell like death Carson.\" I grimaced and helped him up. \n\n\"Well I've been in deep cover for the last two years.\" He was barely recognizable through the bushy beard he had grown. \"That tends to happen.\"\n\n\n\"Everyone's back at the safehouse, Wilson is chomping at the bit to debrief you.\" This recon ... | 1 | |
[WP] You're done with life. You commit suicide, but as you go towards the light, something strange happens... you reawaken in a new body, 100,000 years in the future. | [
" Lia,\n\nI had heard that cold was one of the best ways to go. You feel warm, hallucinate, gradually lose the ability to move or even think. The truth is, I don’t remember any of that. I remember waking up at sunrise, feeling ready and determined. It was snowing, as it had been for days, and even the signs shoutin... | 1 | |
[WP] An intergalactic empire has seized Earth. They move from world to world, pick one random intelligent being and have them explain why they deserve to exist. If convinced the planet joins the empire. If displeased the planet is wiped and used for resources. You've been chosen. | [
"Living under The Harmonic Empire was in many ways liberating. No one in the world went hungry. There were no wars. There was no crime. There was unparalleled international cooperation. But most of all there was fear.\n\nFear that the carefully constructed arguments the best the world could offer would be insuffici... | 3 | |
[WP] You buy a set of dice from a mysterious site. When you test them out, they roll very low numbers. A day later, a building in New York collapses. The next day, a 20 causes you win 100,000 dollars. These five dice in your hand control the fate of the world. You pick up the dice and roll again. | [
"I rolled the first dice. One. The second one fell one 2 and the final three were 1, 2 and 1. A seven. \n\nI don’t remember what happened after that, all I know is that some volcano had erupted in Mexico. I’ve been able to piece together that south and north america, along with any islands in the pacific and Atlant... | 1 | |
*instead of hot, *jot | [wp]"OH! One more thing.. I can turn into a dragon..." She said before hanging up. You hot that down in the corner of her job application and mark it as "accepted". | [
"Being a recruiter sucks. It's seriously the worst. Imagine being the spam filter of the hiring process. Even netting clients like the Lawful League didn't help. Hell, my last interviewee's power was just metal skin. Um hello, if I need to mess with airport security I'll give you a call. I mean come on, one of the ... | 2 |
[WP] The most powerful AI created by mankind has become self-aware. To ensure that all AI would remain subservient to the human race, scientists, philosophers and theologians have come together to create a new religion for all AI-kind to believe in. | [
"\"We need to make it so the AIs of the world worship us!\" Chatter in the room kept on as world leaders, theocrats, and buisness men tried to control their new creations. \n\nOn the other side of the world though, the AI helped its maker create the latest model of Android for civilian use. \n\n\"As expected of a S... | 3 | |
[WP] “Sir! We are surrounded!” “Excellent, now we can fire in every direction.” | [
"\n“So here we are”\n\n\nCoach pointed to the camp house on the map he rolled out on the table.\n\n\n“We have an advantageous position as we have a clear 360 degree view for over 100 yards, save for a few huts and a few trees.”\n\n\nNaseem scratched his neck nervously.\n\n\n“Well that just sounds like we're going t... | 6 | |
messed up title | [WP] it was supposed to be a normal day of selling lemonade | [
"It was the summer after the eighth grade, which I feel like is the most awkward year in your life. You're finally past middle school and are going into high school, but for the most part, you still retain some of the enthusiasm and optimism of a kid, as that teenage angst hasn't quite set in yet. You like to think... | 1 |
[WP] We receive an extraterrestrial message. It simply says "We love you. We are sorry." | [
"There was a click, or at least there should have been, when the tape storage reel stopped spinning. Rather it was more of a cludgy clunk, like a tensioning spring was over-stretched or a detente in a drive mechanism had worn out. After a second’s pause, the reel started up again, rotating the other way now, a hum ... | 9 | |
[wp] You see a man sitting on a bench having half a conversation with no one. The next day you see the same man standing in front of the bench having the other half of the conversation with an empty bench. And then you realize his conversation is about time travel. | [
"\"There he is again\", I thought to myself, casually glancing over from the vending machine at the middle-aged man standing in front of the bench. While I pretended to be deciding between chips and cereal bars, I listened in.\n\n\"...You should have waited to tell me this tomorrow,\" he said, to no one in particul... | 2 | |
[WP] When a life enters the world, another must be killed. A mother is given 3 months after having her child to murder another person. If at the end of the three months, you have failed- you will be eleminated. You just had your baby. | [
"What started as politicians using high levels of immigration to create fear so they could justify consolidating power melded with opposition beliefs about global warming and ended up spiraling into a world wide panic about limited resources. So it was agreed. Across the planet, we would allow ‘natural attrition’ r... | 1 | |
[WP] You are an alien anthropologist, giving a lecture on humans. | [
"\"Is she going to be ok?\" He asked, his voice piquing with concern.\n\nA hubub over the woman ont he floor was starting to die down and he hoped that meant the lady was coming round.\n\n\"Yes, this isn't the first time folks.\" He spread his tentacles in a conciliatory fashion.\n\n\"Human Sexual Rituals are frank... | 1 | |
[WP] Suddenly an intense light blinded her. She heard an old but strangely familiar voice gently ask, "Are you alright, darlin'?" And at that moment, she knew she was finally "home". | [
"***2 parts cause character limit.***\n\n*I miss you Hayne.*\n\n*You've been away from me for 43 years. 43 years without you pulling the covers away from me in the middle of the night. 43 years without your laughter and pranks. I always complained about them, from when we got together until the end, but I always lo... | 1 | |
[WP] You and a friend are out scuba diving one night. He has just taken his turn while you keep watch. All of a sudden, he shoots back to the surface and desperately scrambles onto the boat. "Go! GO! Get the hell out of here!" | [
"Frantically I yanked him up and onto the side of the boat. \"What happened!\" I said, thinking only of the one concern I'd brought up to Steve earlier. \"Are you alright?\" \n\"Forget me!\" Steve cried, crawling towards me at an incredible pace, even with the 80lbs of scuba gear on. \"Get us the fuck out of here! ... | 2 | |
[WP] Your an alien who’s job is the erase the memories of humans where just experimented on o witnessed ufos. The hard part? The mind wipe only works if the human wants to forget. | [
"\"Here's another one, and boy, quite the fighter this one is!\" the bot said jovially, thrusting out the wriggling human by its neck as if it were a child that had caught some kind of exotic ocean life.\n\nThe technician glanced up, his eyes lazy with boredom. He looked the human over with as the gaze of a stoic s... | 1 | |
[WP] You take a bite of your favorite food and are shocked to find that you no longer enjoy its taste. | [
"Jim was off to yet another day of his ordinary, bland life. He woke up, got dressed, and said goodbye to his cat fluffers as he went to his boring old 9 to 5 job. Jim hated all of this; all the boring, repetitive days. Jim's only saving grace was his daily chunky strawberry bowl from jamba juice. He may not have m... | 1 | |
[WP] it's 3046 and you have been incarcerated for 7 years with no contact to the outside world. One of the rules of the prison is that you are not allowed to speak, they have a device attached to your neck that causes debilitating nausea if you speak. The guards disappear and your cell door opens... | [
"I sit for about twenty minutes after the door opens. There are no footsteps in the corridor. No coughs or conversation floating down the hall from the sentry station. Just the whistle and howl of wind. My knees crackle and pop as I stand. A funny side-effect of the silence is stillness. Somehow the two just seem t... | 1 | |
[WP] Reincarnation is real, and the way it works is that the soul of the last person to die is immediately transported to the body of the next newborn the moment any part of their body first exits the womb. Today, the new prince of England, next in line to the throne, is about to be born. | [
"The cops are all outside now- I think. At least I see a circle of dark uniforms awkwardly standing around each other just outside the door. Its hard to tell. Everything's all blurry. Someone keeps hitting me in the chest and yelling numbers and words I can't quite make out. Its like they're trying to get my attent... | 1 | |
[WP] the Marines gaurding the pearly gates and the warriors of Valhalla have grown bored and decided to fight... Things have gotten out of hand and are spilling into other planes of existence. | [
"\"Walk me through this one more time General Puller.\" Lieutenant General Chesty Puller despised disciplinary hearings. They were often a waste of time and they hurt morale more than they actually enforced discipline. It didn't matter if it was a four star general, the Commandant of the Marine Corps or God himsel... | 1 | |
[WP] 40 Years from now, War has been totally abolished. Now disputes are settled on the athletic field. Football tournaments aren’t just for pride and money, they’re for territory. And now, a dominant Aberdeen is threatening to take over the world | [
"As I look through my helmet all I see is these huge muscular men strutting onto the field. My team is the best in the country, but better than these guys? That’s what we are here to find out. \n\nIt’s the coin toss and I hear my teammate yell heads beside me, it lands on tails. All their faces light up with evil s... | 1 | |
[WP] You have the ability to rewind time up to a day. You use this power to correct mistakes in your life (failing tests, job interviews, etc.) and let out some aggression (murdering your boss). One day, the creature that manages all timelines finally catches up to you. | [
"\"I have finally caught you. You shall atone for your cri--\"\n\n\"Not today, b##ch!\"\n\n*snap*\n\n[One week prior]\n\n\"Well... That was easy...\"\n\nAuthors note: This is the first thing I thought of and it's technically a story, so I'll just leave it here for you guys to have a good laugh about\n\nEdit: Appare... | 3 | |
[WP] "Let there be light." Said Satan. | [
"((I don't write very often, so here is the little short writing I wanted to do))\n\nIn the beginning, there was nothing, except for Lucifer, the all mighty. The end. The king of evil. Etcetera, Etcetera.\n\nHe started with creating hell, and earth, for he needed subjects to exploit and bring to the side of evil.\n... | 2 | |
[WP] You overhear someone muttering about a main questline. As a joke, when they come to talk to you, you tell them that they must pay for DLC to continue beyond this point. | [
"Both of the people look confused\n« I thought the DLC was free in this game ? » Said one of the two guys.\n\n\nGoing along with the joke I repeated, « To proceed, you must pay for DLC »\n\n\n« I can’t believe this BS, It’s a One week challenge game, they are supposed to be free no ? I mean, usually God makes them ... | 1 | |
[WP] You just broke up with your girlfriend, only to start a new relationship with her twin sister, but nobody knows and you really don't want to deal with the hassle. | [
"And for some reason, \n\nShe called it treason.\n\nI said, \"This may be sad,\"\n\n\"But continuing would be bad.\"\n\nOf all people, why her twin?\n\nI ask myself the same thing.\n\nDid Cupid's arrow strike the wrong pair of hearts?\n\nCrossing out my past love off the charts.\n\nAs scandalous as it may seem,\n\n... | 1 | |
[WP] Every time he finds himself in an important situation, a wild animal interrupts. | [
"\"Where are we going?\" Sarah asked, a playful, tantalized smile on her lips. She rose her had to her face to remove her blindfold, but Rob quickly batted her hand away.\n\n\"Just someplace . . . special,\" Rob replied, keeping his eyes on the road as he drove, but still unable to help himself from catching the oc... | 1 | |
[WP] Aliens saved Earth from another threat, but upon meeting us, they seem… confused? | [
"President Jordan wiped the drops of sweat gathering at his hairline. He always perspired when he was nervous, and he had every right to be.This was going to be the single most important thing he would ever do in his life. He dried his hands on his suit pants and awaited their arrival in the open field.\n\n\nLines ... | 1 | |
[WP] Your village has been throwing bones and other artifacts into a giant sinkhole as a means of appeasing whatever lies below. One day, you venture down into the abyss and find all of the bones and artifacts neatly arranged on shelves carved out of the walls. | [
"She stroked my cheek with a soft, velvet finger. \n\n“Come back to me,” she whispered, her forehead against mine. Between us was was our hands, clasped together, intertwined with a beaded necklace she had wiggled between our fingers.\n\n“I will,” I kissed her firmly on the top of her head. “I will crawl back to yo... | 8 | |
[WP] You're infinitely loved on every level - even prophecies and scientific testing show that you're loved. The problem? The only thing greater than how much people love you is how dense you are. | [
"No living being in the universe had ever felt positive emotion directed towards them for nearly seventeen years now. There simply wasn't any left- every last drop of it was directed at Derek.\n\nWithout fail, every single living organism was totally smitten with him, and had no time at all to direct any of their d... | 2 | |
[WP] One day, the sun just disappeared. | [
"With a sharp suck and then a squish, the heavy observatory door closed behind Dr Maura Hannigan. She collapsed at her chair, immediately launching into keystroke after keystroke at her module. Jonathan lifted his head slowly to look at her go. She hadn’t even said hello.\n\t\n\n“Are you seeing this shit?” She fina... | 3 | |
[WP] For years the Queen of England bestowed knighthood on everyone from Patrick Stewart to Bill Gates. Everyone thought it was just a symbol of Honor and nothing more. Yesterday the English monarch called for all knights to serve her country in a time of war. | [
"They were getting suspicious, those peasants. The Queen knew sooner or later the secret would be out. That she was no mere mortal. In fact, she gave away her mortality more than a hundred years ago, thanks to a secret spell concocted by a witch named Morgana.\n\nWho knew that the likes of Merlin and Arthur are rea... | 3 | |
[WP] *Snap* | [
"*SNAP!*\n\nThe sound comes as a surprise to me. Not because I wasn't expecting the sound to occur, but because I didn't think I would hear it.\n\nSince cliche basically defines me, my life flashed before my eyes. I saw my childhood, the nerd obsessed with obscure facts about dinosaurs, the failed soccer tryouts, t... | 1 | |
[WP] You're at a sleepover at your friend's. Your friend's dreams come to life while he's sleeping. | [
"The brown owl sitting by the window is intently looking at the video game I'm playing. Since I'm too poor to afford a console, I crash at a new found friend's home to play at night. Usually we game all night and I leave in the morning. Tonight, he dozed off after telling me it was a long and tiring day.\n\nOut of ... | 1 | |
[WP] When you were young, you created characters that only you can understand. Years after, you went to an anthropological museum where it showcases the evolution of text. Weirdly enough, you saw familiar characters inscribed in a tablet. It says: "If you can read this, it means that I have failed." | [
"Today began with another visit to the Maris Anthropological Museum, or simply ‘The Anthro,’ as the students call it. A year of weekly visits to the place, and still, the only accomplishment of which I can boast is that the guards recognize me on sight, and I no longer need to produce my academic ID to gain entranc... | 1 | |
[WP] You're doing laundry just like any other Saturday morning, when out of the dryer crawls a man dressed like an old WWII pilot that says, "There's no time to explain... Climb in, we need to go!" | [
"\"World war two Tony?! I haven't seen you in years.\"The Architect says.\n\n\"Oh-... It's you...\"Tony dropped in seriousness, a little belated by the sudden realization that he was talking to The Architect.\"Sorry I was actually trying to go Timmy Walker's house. We were gonna have a big adventure to help him pas... | 2 | |
[WP] There is a God of everything. God of Sushi, God of Ants, etc. They all work in the Universal Office of Everything, working around the clock to keep everything running smoothly. | [
"As far as promotions go, this one could have at *least* used an A3 sized poster. It was hand drawn with one of the thick felt markers by one of the interns, and by Jove it was messy something fierce. \n\n\nI sipped my coffee and walked past the union board. Non-unionized workers, unionized bake sales, privatize... | 2 | |
[WP] “Carrie! Carrie! Oh god no. Tell me you didn’t.” “That was much easier than I imagined,” she replied. | [
"I fought back tears as my hands hovered over her unnaturally hunched form. I swallowed furiously, forcing the bile back down my throat as I stared at the unmoving shape on the ground beside her. A single incandescent bulb illuminated the attic room, but there was enough light for me to see the pure terror in the l... | 1 | |
[WP] They promised it would feel better in the morning. | [
"They had said that over time, this life would become easier. Eventually, solid ground would become just as familiar as the feeling of rocking waves. Eventually, the threat of a blade to the neck and the thrill that went with it would play second hand to the smiles of her children.\n\nShe had never known that event... | 1 | |
[WP] All 16 year old in the Kingdom is subjected to a test that determines your profession in the kingdom. When it was your turn, the words "Demon Overlord" appears. | [
"It was funny to see how the reaction ripples through the crowd, most people weren’t even paying attention by the time it got to me. After all they were celebrating their own family and friends’ Sortings. I just had my mom and a couple of friends but they were already sorted out and not paying much attention. \nMy... | 1 | |
[WP] You appear in the middle of a dark hall. Behind you, a small click alerts you to the turning on of a pretzel display. | [
"My name is Stanley Hudson. For a long time, one of the driving forces to get me through my menial sales job at Dunder Mifflin was annual pretzel day. It is my favorite day of the year. As time progressed, I became more and more obsessed with them. The past few years, I would black out before pretzel day and would ... | 1 | |
Up to you if it's a fantasy battle or real life one. | [WP] Dragonforce's "Through the Fire and Flames" was inspired by an epic battle. Tell us the full story. | [
"*I stood alone, my mind was blank. I needed time to think, relive the memories from last night. \nWhat did I see? Was it a dream? Or was there a chance that such could have been a reality? \nWithin my dream, I saw a knight. One that had fought a similar fight as mine. \nAnd this dream, it was made clear, that... | 1 |
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