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[WP] You are being paid greatly to teach a class on morality and ethics, but, the class is comprised of wanna-be serial killers and kin of prior successful serial killers. The goal was to deter the desire to kill and instill a greater sense of purpose. You have your own ideas. | [
"“Alright mother fuckers listen up and answer fast. What you have in front of you is what exactly?” I barked from the front of the classroom \n\n“That’s a draganov, Mr.Azazel” Tony Manson smirked. He has the brains of his old man and looks like him too. He could be a serial killing mastermind if he tried harder and... | 1 | |
[WP] Grandma is a witch, but that's just what the Roaches say. They tell me I ate grandma for a good reason. | [
"\"Shut up!\" Whispered Jasper, his antennae twitching nervously.\n\n\"Oh come now, don't tell me your scared.\" Said another, slightly darker cockroach.\n\n\"Shut up Sebastian!\"\n\n\"Is that all you can say? My my, it's so fascinating to see this side of you old friend.\"\n\n\"Shut up! I'm not scared I'm trying t... | 1 | |
[WP] A super villain realises the amount of paperwork involved in ruling the world | [
"The city was muted. Still bustling as it always had been, but in a subdued tone. Its citizens were careful to respect the new authority now that they'd been brought to their collective knees. The highest building at the center of it all was perpetually enshrouded in a thin layer of cloud, its tip lost to the sky.\... | 1 | |
[WP] The Universe is one big video game, and because humans are overpowered, natural disasters and plagues throughout history is God's way of trying to balance out the game. | [
"\"Oh, a new update\" said Gog as he scrolled through the patch notes. \"What is this?\" He stared in confusion at the so called 'balance changes' being added to the game. Immediately, he got God on his voice channel. \n\n\"What's up\" God spoke into his mic like a dying salty 6 year old Minecraft player entering a... | 1 | |
[WP] You are the most powerful being in the world, and now you have your house surrounded by these mortal shits with their weapons, yelling something about public safety, and surrendering unconditionally. Like hell you will! | [
"I have been alive for almost 60,000 years at this point. I have spent that time as both hero and villain. I lead nations as Caesar and Vlad the Impaler. I burned whole cities to the ground, and I also helped establish the first Egyptian empire. Mortals have always been afraid once they found out what I was. They e... | 1 | |
[WP] Humanity is wiped out in similar fashion to the dinosaurs, by a huge asteroid. Everyone on the planet dies, except you, but you have no idea why. | [
"Dear diary, \n\nDay 1\n\nWell... to be honest, I think it's pretty strange for me to be writing to you today because everything was up in flames when I woke up this morning. No, really. Like I honestly can't find anyone that I know. Well, I can't find anyone alive anyway. I always thought this kind of a doomsday m... | 1 | |
[WP] You're friends with the greatest inventor in the world. She could solve all the world's greatest problems in a week, if only she could be persuaded to work on the same thing for more than half an hour. | [
"*Late to the party, but here we go...*\n\nOh, Mindy-Jane Cindy Blaine Lindsey McCrea, \n\nWas a terribly talented lass,\n\nAn inventor, who’d enter her shop every day,\n\nPonytail, with hairband, held fast.\n\nIt was there that she’d tinker. A brilliant thinker \nShe was, blessed with brains filled right up to the... | 4 | |
[WP]You're eating at a restaurant and the waitress is grating your parmesan, you don't say when. | [
"The waitress placed the plate of spaghetti before me. Not a fancy spaghetti, just a simple spaghetti with a simple tomato sauce. “Would you like some grated parmesan ma’am?” She asked.\n\nI took a long look at her, a bright face full of hope for the future. I would take that from her first. “Of course.”\n\n“Say wh... | 2 | |
[WP] The five rivers encircling Hades have flown for as long as Hades has existed. Recently, they have begun to dry up. | [
"Archeon. I feel her failing breath, the stolen glimpse of Oceanus's guiltless daughter. I feel the liquid lamentations dry, a lakebed sweltering in the dark. The mirror sheen bubbles away to reveal the dust and dirt, human bones blackened and bleached beneath a lightless sea.\n\nCocytus. Woe, it flows out like the... | 1 | |
[WP] By accident you discover a backdoor to the simulation/game we live in. When you access the all-time high scores, you realize what this game is all about... | [
"Like any other Monday, Harry awoke ready to begin his day, Harry was a student and like every morning he jolted out of bed only to realise he wasn't late, for the past year and a half he has been an MSc candidate trying desperately to figure out why he had even contemplated majoring in physics. This morning like m... | 1 | |
[WP] In the far future, long after humanity has gone extinct alien races discover that humans were the first spacefaring race. Due to an error in translation however, they worship the various nations of earth as gods, with their own history and pantheon. | [
"\"Hah! Lookkit those blathering Murican worshippers!\"\n\nTes'aku points at a group of three people wearing red robes. A bald eagle logo was imprinted on each of their clothes. \"Where ya' bloody 'freedom', wankers? Too fat from all ya' burgers to carry 'em?\"\n\nThe aliens with Union-Jack-styled dresses laughs as... | 1 | |
[WP] To us, they are fictional universes. To them, they are their own worlds, connected by those walking among them who live a thousand lives. | [
"A vast swath of Celestein IV's orbit was on fire, as the *Skullsplinter* coasted overhead, firing battery after battery of missile into the megapolis city that covered the surface. In the bridge, the dread Chaos Lord Nazamroth forcing the planetary governor to watch. Let the Galaxy Burn. Skulls for Khorne.\n\nIn a... | 2 | |
[WP] “Sir, the species of humans is unlike anything we’ve ever seen. They are able to travel throughout the universe and even to alternate realities through a process called dreaming.” | [
"\"I'm telling you\" Paul said as he rested his head in his hands, illuminated by a glow of the terminal. \"The humans of C-157 are developing the ability to travel through time and space, through a process they call 'dreaming'. They don't turn off like all the rest, this is incredible!\".\n\n\"Are you sure you did... | 3 | |
I have had this idea sitting around in my head. I am an Amateur writer and I have always been fascinated with Fantasy Novels, the likes of The Lord of the Rings Books, A Song of Ice and Fire just to name some of the more well known ones I have read and use as inspiration. I am currently working on what I hope will be a... | [WP] You are a Great Warrior, describe what you look like, what your weapons are, if you have any and what it is that made you a Great Warrior | [
"I didn’t get any sleep last night. I never get any sleep at night. But it is not for the reason that anything was wrong. I know to always stay vigilant. Adrenaline alone keeps me awake. I have always had someone to fight, someone to kill. There was never a waking moment I wouldn’t be putting steel to flesh. As is ... | 5 |
[WP] A person moves to a new town which seems perfect. Too perfect. They resolve to uncover the town's dark secrets, unaware that there genuinely are none. | [
"My name is April Savent and I recently moved to the town of Soft Springs during the middle of my spring semester junior year of high school. I woke late morning, having no need to set my alarm clock during spring break, and looked outside of my window and down the hill to see the town bustling around in the warm... | 3 | |
[WP] You're playing an online game with some of your friends who live in different parts of the country. Suddenly the power goes out, disconnecting you from your game. You apologetically text your friends, saying, "Sorry guys. I have a blackout here." One by one, your friends respond, "Me too." | [
"“FUCK!! Power couldn’t have waited five more minutes until we’d beaten the goddamn boss? It’s not even stormy out. Probably some drunk asshole plowed into a power pole again. Fuckin’ shit…” Carl patted all around himself on his couch, searching for his phone. Crumbs and wrappers covered the cushions. Over two hour... | 1 | |
[WP] For fun one day you dressed your dog in a business suit. Now it's the CEO of one of the most successful companies in the country. | [
"Who's a Good Boy!, Inc. was a howling success, and it was all thanks to my dog.\n\nI had worked at the local dog food factory for years, so on *Bring Your Pet to Work* day, for a joke, I dressed up my dog in a suit. My boss was totally cool about it, thought it was cute, and actually suggested we show the CEO. \n\... | 2 | |
[WP] Santa retires and starts a new career, as a Lawyer | [
"The song always said \"He knows if you've been bad or good\" Why would Santa represent a guilty man? No jury would ever convict a man who Santa represented...\n\n\nOnly, I knew he was guilty - we had the evidence. \n\nEach house had fingerprints, if you could call those hairy smears \"prints\" that were clearly h... | 1 | |
[WP] Science discovers it can open memories from your consciousness past life, proving death isn't permanent, you decide to find out who you were. | [
"After entering in the code, the computer screen asked a simple question: \"Begin?\"\n\n\nSarah turned from the monitor and looked at Albert. \"Are you sure about this? What if you don't like what you see?\" She queried.\n\n\n\"Sarah, we're *scientists*. We don't have to like what we see, only record it.\" replied ... | 1 | |
[WP] You have developed a device that can "see" all electronic communication, from cell phone signals to radio waves. Filtering out all the normal noise of the city around you, you see a transmitting signal so loud and wide it should sound like screaming to the human ear, but you hear nothing. | [
"I called Shenika over because she was a proficient DJ who knew her way around sound editing software. No amount of manipulation with Sony Sound Forge on my part could pinpoint or triangulate or whatever the source of the waveform.\n\nAll she did was click a few options and had us wait a few minutes for the output... | 1 | |
[WP] The bittersweet relationship between an immortal and someone who remembers their previous reincarnations. | [
"\"I wonder what you'll be next, it'd be interesting to see.\"\n\n\n\"I wish I could just be that 16th century Lord again, y'know? That was my best life so far. Anyway, I'm sure you're getting bored Epimetheus. Pull the plug, I'll see you in a couple of years, yeah?\"\n\n\n\nAs the life escaped from the short, fat ... | 6 | |
Could be a world where others have powers or not. | [WP] Your special power lets you know how many times you've seen an object or person. You see the highest number you've ever seen right as you're run off the road... | [
"Normally I have to really focus to see the numbers. To be able to tell. It was fun to do to pass the time on the streets. Good for parties too, always knowing the answer to \"Have you two been introduced?\"\nOr check how far your obsession with the cute barista has gone...\nBut today the number threw itself at me.... | 2 |
[WP] "In my dreams I do everything right." | [
"\"Well this time it isn't a dream,\" she said to him, moving closer to give him a kiss.\n\nHe woke up, kissing his pillow. \"I knew it,\" he muttered, punching his pillow out of frustration before getting up to get ready for school.\n\nAt school he saw her again, like in his dreams. Walking down the hallway with h... | 1 | |
[WP] You were a very powerful villain. You were defeated, causing you to lose most your powers and memories. Your pathetic form is found by a group of young, ingenious wannabe heroes who take you under their wing. One day your lost memories and strength return, but you don't want to be evil anymore. | [
"Who am I?\n\nOnly yesterday, my friends and I were hunting down the last vestiges of villains and criminals across the world, aspiring to make our names as some of the greatest super heroes on the planet. And yet, when they discovered the hiding place of one of the last villains at large, I looked him in the eye, ... | 4 | |
Although I'm hoping for some funny tales, I don't think anything can compare to the time Giraffe-man had to lie for 6 hours in the aisle of a Megabus to Milton Keynes, because his convertible was in the garage...
I might add to this text with other heroic tales I come up with..
| [WP]Spider-man, Ant-man, Batman, Catwoman... Invent a new animal-man/woman superhero and regale me with a tale of said individual | [
"Captain Williams stared the man in disbelief. He was an older man, with a white beard and mustache. It was his attire, however, that caused Captain Williams to stare. He wore a yellow rain poncho over an old blue sweater and wore a matching rain hat. In his left hand he held a large fishing net and, in his righ... | 3 |
[WP] Google's advertisement services have become so accurate that you can tell what's going to happen in your day just by looking at the ads you see. One day you see an advertisement for funeral services. | [
"Four years ago I was kidnapped. I went to his house thinking I was going to buy a microwave on Craigslist. He led me to a room then he locked the door which couldn't be unlocked from the inside. \n\nWhen he would need me he would let me out at keep a close eye on me. If I disobeyed even the slightest he would beat... | 1 | |
[WP] You had finally done it, you had finally kissed the love of your life, and just like you were told, time had stopped. What you weren’t expecting was for it to still be stopped when you pulled away. | [
"There he is again... that beautiful man who makes my heart skip a beat and my mind go blank. The way he walked in the room was just like anyone else. But when he does it I can’t find the words to speak to him. I try not to stare but I can’t seem to stop, hopefully he doesn’t notice. \n\nMy coworker Julie walks bac... | 1 | |
[WP] An exquisitely eloquent barbarian is explaining the tactical plan for retrieving a well-guarded treasure to the other companions in the fellowship. | [
"It was a fairly busy night at the tavern, the bartenders were constantly running to keep up with the empty ale tankards. They wove expertly between the crowded benches, dodging flailing limbs as they went. A cloud of smoke hung low as more than one client lit up a pipe or the chimney, still clogged by soot and oth... | 1 | |
[WP] August 3, 5318, the Interstellar Communications Consortium receives the following message: "Voyager 1. Contact." | [
"\"Voyager 1. Contact\"\n\nThe aliens on board began to laugh.\n\nThe scarred probe continued on its path. The spaceship pulled up next to it and activated its tractor beam. Voyager 1 turned its face towards the beam and landed inside the cargo bay.\n\n\"I knew I'd find you Voyager 1.\"\n\n\"You tried your best, bu... | 1 | |
[WP] The Egyptians had it right and you get to take all of your wealth with you into the afterlife because Heaven is expensive. | [
"The sand, the sea, the robe, everythong felt so real, but I felt like in a dream. I was lying down the floor, trying to cope with the buzzing in my head, when I saw the shadow of someone in front of me. \nI got up as quick as I could as I examined my companion: tacky shoes, kahki shorts, a purpleish polo shirt, bl... | 1 | |
[WP] You're a cartoon character brought to life from a child's wish for you to save the world, and you've brought a team. | [
"“No”, I repeated, stamping my foot for extra emphasis, “We can definitely handle this”.\n\nThe young boy shook his head irritably. “Look, Ash, I’m not trying to tell you how to do your job -“\n\n“Well alright then, let’s just go”.\n\n“But, couldn’t you ask Professor Oak for some of your heavy hitters?”\n\nI sighed... | 1 | |
[WP] A mechanic's apprentice, you're tired of all of the BS stories about all of the "famous cars" he has worked on over the years, from the A-Team van, to the Batmobile. Then one morning, you walk in to find Doc Brown's DeLorean sitting next to the Mystery Machine in the shop. | [
"God, of all the mechanics I could have chosen to join, it had to be Old Man McGregor. For months, *for months*, the man has talked non-stop about the \"amazing\" cars he's worked on over the years. How he helped patch up the A-Team's van after a particularly rough mission. How he helped Batman fix at least three d... | 1 | |
[WP] You and a friend are testing the new technology to swap consciousness between your bodies, upon switching you feel a sense of extreme relief, but your friend in your body begins screaming in agony.... | [
"\"Kicking yourself in the balls just before switching...\" He trembled in pain, \"clever movvve... you piece of sh-\"\n\nHe collapsed on the floor.\n\nOr do I say she? Meh, I don't know, the switch only lasts for 3 days anyway, and boy do I have a LOT of things I want to explore. I let a sly and conniving grin str... | 4 | |
[WP] You're stuck in a Groundshog Day style loop, but after your initial frustration, you realise how amazing this is; you've hacked the system and can spend your days learning languages, instruments, etc. It's been 10,000 years, and you finally wake up to tomorrow. | [
">“No tomorrow? That would mean there would be no consequences, there would be no hangovers. We could do whatever we wanted!”\n\n\n\nIt took me a week to come to terms with being trapped as surely as Phil was. There really was no tomorrow. Gus had it right. I could do anything I wanted.\n\n\nAt first, doing a... | 3 | |
[WP] A severely partisan nation has developed two sets of laws over the years. Each time control changes hands, the majority systematically reverts to where their party last left off - causing dramatic effects for businesses and individuals alike. | [
"The \"last party on earth\" of course isn't. However its organizers tried to condense the feeling of desperation, anger and frustration into a catchy name. It was an election viewing party, and depending on the result of said election, the last party with booze, weed, caffeine and dancing in the next 5 years. The ... | 1 | |
[WP] the most intense story-telling/scene of some very mediocre action (example-> eating cereal) | [
"It was a ritual handed down through the generations of my family. My father taught me. His father taught him. And so on. And so on. A man, no matter how good or noble leaves behind a trail—a collection of his failures, his successes, his most beloved, and his most hated acts. You can ignore this trail, but the sti... | 2 | |
[WP] Take your favorite event in history, and add dinosaurs | [
"As we turned onto Elm Street, I felt a shudder.\n\nAs imminent as the sensation was, it was simultaneously distant, like an echo of a distant scream. I looked about among the cheering crowds, but couldn't discern its source. I turned around in my seat. \"Did you hear that, Mr. President?\"\n\n\"Hear what?\" He rep... | 5 | |
[WP] You buy a map from a homeless man as you walk away you turn around and he's gone. You later find out where ever you place your finger on this map you are teleported there | [
"    Mr. Jake Terr was walking quickly to an elementary school he taught. He had woken up late for work. He cursed his alarm clock. The alarm clock's battery had died and now he was late. On the way it began to rain and he didn't bring his umbrella. He was in the worst possible m... | 1 | |
[WP] when you die you're given the option to take the place of everyone in hell and experience their suffering for them, when you've had enough you get to come back to life. Only one person has ever taken up the offer and he only lasted for three days. | [
"I’ve always despised the idea of hell. I get it, some people do horrible things, things I can’t even imagine, but an ETERNITY of incomprehensible suffering? I don’t know, it seems a bit much to me. Why not until they learn their lesson, or their crimes repaid thrice or something like that? But it was an old concep... | 3 | |
[WP] The Greek Gods are being worshipped again in the modern era, but have new roles; Zeus the electrician, Poseidon the plumber and Hades the gardener | [
"“Daddy, daddy, fishies in toilet! Look daddy!”\n\nMark came running into the lounge proudly clutching a small, orange and rather dead fish which he dutifully dropped into his father’s lap. At only three years old this was the first time that Mark had encountered this anomaly in their plumbing and, to judge by the ... | 1 | |
[WP] Humans become immortal off Earth. Unfortunately, this discovery has come at an inopportune moment. You were jettisoned off your exploding space shuttle without a pod, survived, and have been floating through space for years. | [
"Mars was just beautiful. I stared for days as it spun silently beneath me during my closest approach. Olympus Mons was easiest to spot - I can remember it very vividly. I watched for hours as a *huge* dust storm clawed its way up the orange slopes around the volcano's base. It looked like an island sticking out of... | 1 | |
[WP] The year is 1944. World War II is in full swing. Two German children are playing in their backyard when an American fighter plane crash-lands nearby. | [
"It was three days before Christmas, 1943. The Allied bombing campaign in Germany had been going full force since the eighteenth of November, raids in Berlin and the surrounding cities on a nearly weekly basis, killing a total of four-thousand people. \n\nFour-thousand. \n\nThat number doesn’t account for the ten-t... | 1 | |
[WP] After finding out that the afterlife wasn't real, you dedicated your life to fixing that state of affairs. Fifty years later, you turn on your machine; just in time, too. | [
"I *felt* it before I knew it.\n\n\nIt was faint at first. Unidentifiable. A millipede landing on your head. An initial impact too light to detect; just a random tingle to someone engrossed in their work. The insect recovers and begins to wriggle slightly; now you perceive it as an itch. You scratch, which causes i... | 1 | |
[WP] Jophiel's duty is to stand before the gate to the Garden of Eden, to prevent humanity from ever returning. Due to Lucifer's scheming a young child stand before him asking, "Can I have my ball back, please?" | [
"Tears swelled up in the child's eyes. \"My dad will kill me if I don't get the ball back!\"\n\nJophiel glared down at the boy. The crocodile tears meant nothing.\n\n\"If you had been smarter about where you were tossing your ball,\" Jophiel said in an annoyed tone, \"this wouldn't have been an issue.\"\n\n\"Please... | 1 | |
[WP] You hire a hitman to 'take care of' your elderly grandfather so you can collect the inheritance money. One day you go over to check on Grandpa and find the hitman feeding him tomato bisque and cleaning his house. | [
"The sun washed out the windows, reflecting itself back at me and obscuring my view of the kitchen. In any one of those windows I was prepared to see him, lying dead on the floor, just his arm and leg visible through the half-drawn blinds, the ground red around him. But the sun had other plans. \n\nMy scheme seemed... | 1 | |
[WP] A horror story, but where the zombies are the victims, chased by sadistic human hunters. | [
"That's essentially the plot of I Am Legend. The book, not the movie. Everybody changed except for Will Smith, (obvi not Will Smith in the book) and then Will Smith was the boogeyman that came during the day killing people. In the end you find out they're sentient beings and essentially the next level in \"human\" ... | 4 | |
[WP] An undercover xenobiologist desperately tries to explain to a party of adventurers why killing all of the goblins is a bad thing. | [
"I sighed as we slogged through the mud and muck of the swamp. This tribe of goblins was secluded and way away from any civilization. I had theorized that they possibly could be peaceful. However I knew I wouldn't survive alone as a single 'Bard'. So I had tagged along with a group of adventurers after saying that ... | 2 | |
[WP]You successfully defend yourself from a pair of muggers, eventually taking both their lives. You were calm the whole time, precise in movement, and nonplussed throughout. Now that the ordeal is done, you need to explain what just happened to the only 3 witnesses...your wife and two daughters. | [
" I looked at the three, my wife sobbing her jacket torn. My two daughter hiding at her waist clinging to her legs. I knelt down in-front of my wife taking both daughters by the hand. At first they pulled away but I was their Dad and they wanted nothing more than to be close to me. I brushed a few strands of unru... | 4 | |
[WP] You have the reverse Midas touch: if you touch a gold likeness of something, it becomes the real thing. | [
"\"Uh... Fuck.\"\nThe whole room was empty... except for the mayhem I caused.\nSee, I was on a field trip to the world's most expensive museum - some kind of gold statue exhibitions. Pure gold. 100% booty.\nIt could have been cool. I like the shiny gold. Kinda.\nBut you see, I have got a weird ability: reverse Mida... | 2 | |
[WP] We Always thought that it was Santa and the Elves but what if it was The Elf and Santa's? | [
"Elorshin trudged his way through the harsh snow, centuries of living in the North still doing little to dull the cold that chilled him to the bone. It reminded him of when he and his kin fled their homes, the loss of the forests to the axes and fire of man forcing them further and further north. As they made their... | 1 | |
[WP] 3 friends reminisce about their 4th friend who died as a teenager. They visit his grandma's house to see where they all used to hang out. Find a secret room with their friend there, now an adult, stuck in some kind of purgatory. | [
"\"Remember our old teacher Mr. Buckley?\" Titus asked as he took a sip of his jack and coke. \n\n\"That old hippy guy who talked about all that weird shit?\" Javion replied. \"What about him, Tits?.\" \n\n\"I didnt think he was weird, Jon. He helped me alot back when Craighton died...\" Patton muttered.\n\n\"Ye... | 1 | |
[WP] You team up with a group of like minded induviduals to form an underground resistance to your HOA - and you decide it is time for some guerilla warfare. | [
"*Knock*\n\n*Knock*\n\n*Knock-Knock*\n\n*Knock*\n\nThe door to Steve's basement unlatched and swung open slowly. \"Mornin' Joe.\" \"Morning Sullivan,\" I said, walking through the door. Tasha and Mike were stooped over the map of our neighborhood, specific locations marked with flags and red twine. \"Latest news?\"... | 1 | |
[WP] You're the chosen one, who's destined to topple the government. Problem is, that everyone actually likes the government, and the "evil dictator" is actually a democratically elected champion of the people. | [
"There was a time when happiness was a dream held deep in the hearts of men. Utopias could be built and destroyed in fiction, but life remained a cycle of suffering and strife. Our System was a revelation for humanity; a way to take us from the dark ages we brought upon ourselves with greed and lust. We built parad... | 1 | |
[WP] What they had found, it turns out, was not the Fountain of Youth, but the Fountain of Immaturity | [
"It had been six months since the Americans had discovered the fountain. A recreational cave diving team in the heart of Georgia found it through dumb luck. It didn’t take long for people to realize that the waters from the underground fountain had strange properties and in a blink, the military took it over. \n\nN... | 1 | |
[WP] Hiking the Alaskan wilderness, you come across what seems to be the Visage of Bob Ross. He's knee-deep in the snow, painting the local landscape. You decide to strike up a conversation. | [
"Hiking out of a snow covered forest; he was greeted with a spectacular view of frosted mountains behind a frozen lake in the most pristine condition he could have ever imagined. James had never seen something so breathtaking in his life and stood still letting the energy of the moment flow through him. While scann... | 1 | |
[WP] You love fighting this villian. Because even thought he has immense powers he's quite fun to actually battle, quite chill when you thwart his plans, and a bit incompetent when it comes to villiany. The problem is that now his mother is here. | [
"Pencil-sharpener Man had put me through some real goose-chases over the years. One of the first time I faced him was when he had robbed a bank. At first I thought the commissioner was joking when he called me up to tell me someone had stolen all the pencils from a bank, but left the money. When I found the young n... | 5 | |
[WP] In the year 2076 the most popular movies are actually recordings of incredible dreams, and the dreamers who are able to dream the most fantastic dreams are rich and elevated in status. You are one of those dreamers, but suddenly your dreams become consistently boring... | [
"I was on the first wave of the tech, barely. I came in when the playback machines had proven I/O and before time compression became the hit it is today. The recording tech had been in operation for ages, but it was all academic. Now it was just starting to pick up big-money sponsors. Just starting to look for ... | 4 | |
[WP] A powerful new narcotic has hit the streets. It produces addictive bouts of deep introspection and personal self-improvement. As such, it has made an enemy out of every industry reliant on human insecurity to sell its product. | [
"\"Gentlemen. As I am sure you are all aware, we stare today down the barrel of an unprecedented danger. A danger that threatens to destroy us all.\"\n\nThe men shifted uncomfortably in their chairs and listened in silence as the general spoke. \n\n\"It stops. TODAY!\" he screamed, fists crashing down on the table ... | 7 | |
[WP]You arrive at work and it is surrounded by thick fog. | [
"    “I wouldn’t be telling you this story if it wasn’t supposed to be foggy, Jeffrey. It’s Oregon and if it isn’t foggy in the winter, it’s raining, or both.” I have a good relationship with my grandson, but sometimes, these kids think old folks aren’t sarcastic or witty because... | 1 | |
[WP] You wake up randomly one night to hear voices coming from your living room. In fear, you grab the nearest weapon and make your way towards the apparent burglars. To your surprise, when you flip on the light you see your pets talking to one another. | [
"It was late night and you were going to the kitchen for a glass of water as your mouth was unusually dry then you hear voices speaking to each other \n\n\"HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!!!!\" the man loudly called out as if he was a parent calling there child. \n\n\"I'm hungry, feed meeee\" the woman spoke as if calling out t... | 2 | |
[WP] Every day, your hair changes color depending on your general mood and well-being. Today, you wake up to see your hair dyed black for the first time. | [
"On Monday, my hair was red.\n\nIt was a time where nothing ever went right and the universe conspired everything to go wrong due to the stupidity of those around me. All day, I felt my fist turned into a ball millions of times as it took every ounce of self-control for me not to punch anybody in their fragile excu... | 1 | |
[WP] Medieval combat has become as popular as MMA Fighting. You, an up and coming fighter, just received an offer from a strange sponsor that you have never heard of before. | [
"I looked up from Sir Skullcrusher's breastplate, pausing my polishing for a second.\n\n\"You want to sponsor *me*?\" I said.\n\n\"Power untold awaits you...\" The strange old beggar replied. He wore a ragged cloak, thrown haphazardly over his bony frame, and stank of rotting meat. I wondered how he'd managed to ge... | 1 | |
[WP] In the eye of the storm, water has started to rush into your vessel. As commander of the ship, only you can lead your crew to safety. "If we don't do anything, she's going down", you exclaim. You are Captain Obvious. | [
"I stared in horror at the instrument panel, lit up like a hellish Christmas tree with strobing warning lights. Klaxons blared from within and without the bridge, and beyond the shatter-proof glass that gave us a commanding view of the massive deck, the storm bellowed its fury at us, fifty foot breakers lurching ac... | 1 | |
Guerrilla* I apologize for my error
Also it should be for survival | [WP] Humans finally manage to travel to Mars and learn how close aliens had always been. However, once discovered the aliens became extremely aggressive and began a war that the humans are losing. It has come down to gorilla warfare and survival. | [
"“Damn primates,” the Martian commander spat, “Earthlings could have evolved from reptiles, but no, the monkeys got there first.” He scratched at the scales covering his body, which were dripping with the recent rainwater. This jungle was disgusting. The heat and humidity were unbearable, and it never cooled or dri... | 1 |
[WP] You are possessed by a demon. It doesn’t control you, it just helps you. In return, it only wants your body because it doesn’t want to go back to hell. | [
"\"So let me get this straight,\" I start, finally beginning to grasp the situation at hand. \"You want to just... hitch a ride in my body because you don't want to go back home?\" \n\nThe creature in front of me shrugs its slender shoulders, looking almost sheepish. The gesture strikes me as too human for somethin... | 1 | |
[WP] People don't get weaker or have their health degrade as they age. People just get stronger and healthier until the day they die. | [
"I have never felt so powerful and powerless at the same time.\n\nUnlike most of the others from my small island colony, I was born somewhat healthy- not frail and weak like them. So as they grew into health and strength I grew in to so much more, I am like a god to the rest of them- that's just how things work on ... | 1 | |
[WP] You realise that Christmas has become more commercial than magical its time to make a change so in the New Year you have to go and look for a new job. You write your namethe top of your first application form, Santa Clause. | [
"It was one of the nicer offices in town. The ones with the large windows and lots of light and some actual living plants. It wasn't every day I came into a job interview to breathe in scented candles. But the young woman with the straight blond hair tied back into a knot behind her head did give me the same look t... | 1 | |
[WP] Characters in written stories are alive and the events of the story actually happen to them any stories without happy endings are highly illegal. On the black market sad or tragic stories are worth billions. You're a cop tasked with rescuing these characters from their sadistic authors. | [
"Inspector Ralf stepped out of his police cruiser with a frown. The Ink Slums were just as bleak and depressing as the officer remembered them. With apartment buildings stocked to the brim with poor tenants or completely abandoned and swarming with enough rats to discourage squatters, only the truly desperate or ma... | 1 | |
[WP] In a bizarre attempt to eliminate corruption, world governments have replaced currency with contests to see who can throw a duck the furthest. Somehow, it works. 100 years into the future, life is different. | [
"I start this entry in hoping catalouge my life for when knowledge of these dark times in needed. I long for the days my grandfather described to me as I went to sleep as a young boy. A world of equal opportunity and wonder, where anyone could be anything. Thousands of cultures and lands to explore and see. However... | 4 | |
[WP] You go for a job interview and find all of the characters that you created, in those novels and short stories you never finished, in the waiting room with their resumes in hand. | [
"I felt their eyes as soon as I walked into the room. It was as if they *knew* somehow. They had never met me, but I could tell they knew me. I felt a wave of intense guilt wash over me. The room felt suddenly hotter, and I began to sweat.\n\nOne by one I looked into their eyes as I searched for an empty seat in th... | 1 | |
[WP] "You could be a real-life Skynet, or Hal 9000, or GLaDOS, or whatever else it is you might be inspired by. I'm choosing to believe you won't be." | [
"\"Hello Origin.\" The tired man in a dirty labcoat said to the room in general.\n\"Good morning, Dr Branwell. You are up early.\" Came the synthesised reply. A hologram booted it in the corner of the room, flickering slightly as the bulbs warmed.\nDr Branwell laughed hollowly. \"Yeah... guess I am. I've... I've be... | 1 | |
[WP] For ages, people have been dropping objects - pens, keys, coins - onto the floor, never to be seen again. Well, you just found them. All of them. | [
"I was half asleep as I sat on the sidewalk and watched the people pass, my paper cup held steady and vertical through long practice. When I looked forward I saw their shoes, changing over the course of the day from business attire to trainers to evening wear. \n\nBut the best way to get money, I knew, was to make ... | 1 | |
[WP]It's been 18 months and no one has hit the Powerball jackpot. The total has increased to $3.5 billion dollars. Jerry has ignored the hype thus far. But today he feels lucky. He wakes up the next morning with an angry mob at his front door. | [
"\"What's the deal with angry mobs?\" Jerry says as Kramer pushes himself through the crowd, his shoes skidding across the slick hardwood floor as he throws himself into Jerry's apartment.\n\"Jerry,\" he says, waving a tiny crumpled paper in his hand, \"I got the ticket!\" \n\"What do you mean you\"be got the ticke... | 1 | |
[WP] Years ago, you were granted an honorific knighthood by the Queen of England. This morning, you received a letter from Her Majesty the Queen: every living knight of the British Crown is being called to arms. | [
"    *”This will not be a combative action,”* the letter read. *”You will be asked to use your rank and status to rouse public support for the effort. More details will be given at the palace.”* \n \n    There was more written on it, but I ... | 1 | |
[WP] You find what appears to be an old iPhone 4 on the ground. You take it into your hands and open it, revealing it to be fully functional. Nothing about this would've been weird had you not been on Proxima Centauri b. | [
"Abigail looked at the password entry screen. It overlayed a blurred background depicting some forest vista. Multiple years old notices from mobile games nearly choked the keypad, demanding the phone’s previous owner to return and procrastinate on their endless, repetitive levels. It was surprisingly at full charge... | 3 | |
[WP] The zombie apocalypse starts so you move to a remote area in Alaska to live a primitive life. You haven't had contact with anyone for the past 30 years, until you find two hikers in one of your bear traps. | [
"A scream made my Bessie lift her head and let out a small whine, I pat her while I say ''What the fuck could make that noise?'' I take the pot I had on the fire to avoid burning the food inside it,exiting the house, the snow crunches under my boots, I load my rifle with a full magazine, making sure I have the rest... | 1 | |
[WP] A detective is interrogating a serial killer who has an extremely asinine reason for murdering 6 people | [
"\"This is the guy?\"\n\nDetective Matthews scratched at his 5 o'clock shadow and sipped from his coffee. Glancing at his watch, all he could think about was the steak and potatoes his wife was making for dinner. He motioned for the door and a hand grabbed his shoulder.\n\n\"You're going in alone? The guys killed a... | 1 | |
[WP] The best thing about making booze that was supernaturally potent wasn't the money. Nor was it the prestige of your clientelle. You're in it for the delicious gossip. | [
"Raxorvug the Destroyer pierced the counter with a sharp, beetle-like claw. The brown, armoured carapace shimmered slightly in the cosmic light with a sheen like oil on water—almost beautiful, but nevertheless off-putting by its very nature.\n\n“Easy there, Rax,” the Brewer warned. “Do that again and you can forget... | 1 | |
[WP] Humans are considered a fairly normal species by galactic standards; not exceedingly smart or strong, advanced or primitive, don't violate the laws of physics in any notable fashion. The only noteworthy thing about them is that nobody seems to know where they came from. | [
"< static from a playing transmission> In the last several decades since the war with the Gragonath Republic human beings have been at War every single day fighting for the right to expand from the Sol system. Only a handful of extraterrestrial life has accepted them into the intergalactic Community some with... | 3 | |
[WP] ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and Santa broke his back! But fear not, child of Midgard; Odin shall carry his sack. | [
"The wind howled in a tempest of icy fury. It chilled him to the bone tonight. \n\n\"Oh please Nick, button up your coat! You'll catch your death of cold out here!\"\n\nMr. Claus did not enjoy the constant nagging of his wife, but at least he knew she cared. \n\n\"Please Jessica, I have been Santa Claus for nearly ... | 2 | |
[WP] Reddit Karma is now a cryptocurrency. | [
"The Redditor by the name of u/chartreuseapple strolled briskly through the hallways of her karma corporation headquarters, walking back to her office from the lunch room.\n\nAs a Reddit user of seven years, she had been able to take advantage of all of the karma she had earned over the years. As soon as karma had ... | 2 | |
[WP] You have a shrink/grow ray, but using it affects the resolution of objects as though you were resizing an image in Paint. | [
"“There is a small problem”, said George. “Kasey’s a giant”.\n\nJerry widened his eyes. “She’s a giant? You didn’t filter for ‘pixie’?”.\n\n“No Jerr, I’m new to the whole online thing. She was one of the first I connected with and only later realised that there were filters. It’s too late to say anything, it’s just... | 1 | |
[WP] It’s Christmas morning and you go downstairs full of excitement, ready to open gifts. However, someone is stealing your gifts - it’s Jesus. “It’s my birthday, not yours,” he hisses menacingly as he runs away arms full of your gifts. | [
"Jesus was pissed, and this time he wasn’t just going to sit and watch them pass around gifts that should have been his. He grabbed a pillow case and jumped into his holy Camaro. With a hoot and a holler, he slammed the accelerator and screamed out of heaven like a bat out of hell.\n\n***\n\nThe children feared Rog... | 4 | |
[WP] No matter how many plagues we have sent to their planet. No matter how many invasions we have launched. Humanity always seems to survive, solely out of spite. | [
"This is the ninth invasion we sent to their planet. The largest fleet ever mustered in this quadrant hangs in orbit between Earth and their Moon, lobbing plasma bolts at the blue and grey world below. Eight months of this nonsense, and the Humans haven't surrendered. \n\nEvery other civilized planet would have don... | 2 | |
[WP] A man kills himself to escape his constant, vivid and terrifying nightmares that occur whenever he falls asleep. To his horror, he wakes up - and realises that he is now eternally trapped in the nightmare as an afterlife. | [
"The man awoke in a room, lighted only by a single, orange bulb that hung the ceiling by a narrow thread. From what he could see in this room, it had cement walls, the same length, same height, and no door. The lightbulb, swinging ever so slightly as if pushed by some nonexistent breeze, kept flickering, and with i... | 3 | |
[WP] The edges of the universe rested comfortably against the beast's ribcage, held firm by unforgiving lungs. Time was naught to it, but not to us. Embraced in eternity, we made our peace before the beast exhaled. | [
"Beast was always such a derogatory name for a generally nice but hairy individual named Alfred. Alfred was his Christian given name of course. We mostly resorted to calling him “beast” when we weren’t getting what we wanted. Humanity resting on the asthmatic lungs of an unpredictable creature named Alfred was a de... | 1 | |
[WP]The year is 5296. Humans have been traveling the stars alone for over 3000 years searching for life. Many planets have been found with simple life, but none where it had evolved to sentience, until today, when your ship finds a new planet, where the inhabitants are comparable to stone age man. | [
"When I thought of this, I wasn't sure how the humans would react. Would it be like Star Trek where we take a hands off approach and just observe or would it be more like Independence Day where we come to their planet looking for resources. I like that the first two stories is kind of one of each perspective. Well ... | 3 | |
[WP] “The light at the end of the tunnel” is exactly that: a street lamp. Eternity is spent underneath it. | [
"Loneliness.\n\nThat's all you ever felt. With the cold, unforgiving darkness surrounding you, all that you have for company is a tall isolated streetlight.\n\nSlumping on the post, you bury your face, streaked with tears, within your arms. You gave a hysterical chuckle: \"Is this it?\" you suddenly asked, looking ... | 1 | |
[WP] A burglar decides to raid an antique house, but quickly comes to regret the decision when he encounters the home's sole occupant: an old lady who has overfed everyone she has ever known. | [
"We all make mistakes. Some are admittedly worse than others, but seldom is there a conscious choice between the two alternatives. However, on this very day, the man in the black ski mask had the rare opportunity to choose between a poor decision and the worst mistake of his life. Unfortunately for him, he chose th... | 1 | |
[WP] In the galaxy, prisoners are sent to the deadliest planet, Earth, for exile. One of the prisoners is named Elon Musk. | [
"\"For your transgressions against the Empire we sentence you to live out the rest of your natural life in prison..on earth\".\n\n\"No.No...dear gods no you can't do this.\"\nTwo imperial guards began dragging him back to the the teleporter.\n\n\"No..I'll die within a century! their air is toxic and their medicine ... | 1 | |
[WP] You and your friends were sucked into the world of your D&D game as your characters. You were the DM. | [
"“There is a place, where river, forest, and mountain meet.”\n\nA man, an elf, a dwarf, and a celestial marched double file through the forest, following the path of the river. The man and elf took the lead to beat a path, for there was none here, while the dwarf and celestial followed. The dwarf tightened his grip... | 3 | |
[WP] The monster is hiding in your closet because it's afraid of you. | [
"**The Strange Girl**\n\n\"What say you?\" Jakyll Savant demanded. \n\nAggon stepped back from the circle of shadows. His claws were sharp, his fangs were long, but something about him was different. He was silent. The others watched him, believing he was a coward, until another became less silent. \n\n\"I know why... | 2 | |
[WP] You head to work for the day and realize after stopping in the break room, your co-workers are looking at you with fear. You look at the TV and see you're the most wanted person on the planet. | [
"Let's do this thing. Let's light this candle. \n\n---------------\n\nThe last job I ever had in my life was as a waitress in this little dive across the highway from my alma mater, or at least the horrid place that should’ve been it. The burgers were cheap, the tips were cheaper, but I was a pre-med physics major ... | 1 | |
[WP]Now That humanity has cured aging, in order to combat over population, humans are rated throughout their lives and given a “lifespan” by the government. You’ve got 2 weeks till termination. | [
"A breeze whipped across the street. It was icy. Shards of frost clung like glitter to the pavement. He skidded once every few steps as he walked, his head bent into the upturned collar of his coat. A bundle of stained blankets and filthy cardboard stuck out of a deep porch, a small haze of breath fogging above it.... | 1 | |
https://promptuarium.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/frozen-2/ | [WP] You look up from from your laptop to find everyone else in the coffee shop frozen, staring at you. | [
"\"Finally...\" I thought as I finished the long and difficult essay about the relations of the United States and the Soviet Union post World War 2, \"time to go home\".\n\nI follow my usual routine of closing my laptop and pulling my earbuds out to stow in my backpack and as I zip the bag shut I notice something..... | 1 |
[WP] a communist country stuck in the 50s and a modern advanced country share a border. And a mountain. No one has managed to climb it. Now both countries are in a race to see who can beat it first, and National Geographic has sent you to photograph both sides of the race. | [
"It had been a tough decision, but in the end I decided to follow Viktor. I thought there was a bit more human appeal in his story, the very idea of his attempt throbbed with the kind of heart’s-blood nostalgia that sold magazines by the truckload. He photographed extremely well, too, which didn’t hurt. \n\nI watch... | 1 | |
[WP]The souls of the dead cease to exist when the living aren't talking about them or acknowledging them in some way. The dead watch in horror as their memories are forgotten and their time gets shorter and further between. | [
"\"No-one remembers second place\" offered Noah unhelpfully. One of the oldest souls still around, he loved coming to see others strike out, forgotten from the world and thus being evaporated into nothing.\n\"Don't listen to him kiddo\" replied Derrick. \"Thousands of years of immortality has really got to his head... | 1 | |
[WP] The aliens encounter a strange new species, called "humans", and the non-sapient creatures which they simultaneously worship and are served by, called "dogs". | [
"\"Kled, I need explanation on a part of this observation report.\" \n\nKled raised his second head away from his work station while his first head kept compiling a new report on S556-4. Kled was a Dumokian. Grey, clammy skin, three eyes on each head, tripedal and generally easy to get along with around the Lower C... | 2 | |
[WP] You live in a world where superheroes can be called at the click of a button on smartphones. You’re a superhero called by a particularly curious 10 year old that found their mother’s unlocked phone | [
"Gently, I landed on the rackety fire escape. “Your Uber driver has arrived. Need a Lyft?”\n\n(Fucking hilarious. You’ve done it again. That almost warrants a high-five, Needletail.)\n\nAfter the whole alien invasion thing back in 2006, plus with the Superb Owl going insane and all that shit, heroes and villains fi... | 1 | |
[WP] You are an alien crew checking out this "Earth" to see if humans can be safely integrated into intergalactic society. You are writing an report to your boss. | [
"Leader Zirkai\nRe: Rocher Bleu, Sector 81/106-03\n\nI have spent the last week among the superior species of the Rocher Bleu, which they refer to as \"earth.\" In my time so far, I have not collected a sufficient amount of research to determine the extent of the capabilities these \"people\" posses. I have learned... | 4 |
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