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[WP] You are an NPC. One day, you see the player character do some weird steps and duplicate his items. You decide to try it for yourself.
Have fun!
Edit: Huh. I guess I just discovered a karma duplication glitch. | You are townsfolk #362, and you do the same thing you do every day and night, guard the gate to the city. You have been doing this for as long as you can remember, which is why you try to avoid thinking about it, you can’t remember anything from before you started this job. The only way someone can get through the gate... | Today is like every other day. Griswald is standing in front of his shop, waiting for adventurers to emerge from the church so he can repair their equipment.
"Ka-ching"
Huh. Some adventurer just dropped a whole stack of gold coin on the floor. Being an npc, he has no need for gold, and his father taught him well. He... | 2018-01-03T09:05:42 | 2018-01-03T08:34:41 | 273 | 30 |
[WP] You wake up in a house. It's nice place, with all the comforts of home. However, the front door is cold steel, with a note on it. The note warns you never to leave the house. After years of compliance, you decide to go through the steel door... | She stood in front of the door, arms crossed, tapping her fingers impatiently. At the tender age of sixteen, she was experiencing a rather heavy bout of teenage rebellion. The television programs that played on the flatscreen in living room reminded her it was just a phase. The restless feeling would pass, and that one... | I had no idea how long I had been in the house, I lost all concept of time in that place. I had everything I could ever ask for, but the curiosity was just too much to bear. I couldn't draw my eyes away from the large metal door. I rose to my feet and precariously stepped toward the door, I peeled off the note that exp... | 2015-03-21T11:13:06 | 2015-03-21T10:32:35 | 23 | 14 |
[WP]: Your mother was a scammer of the supernatural. She promised her firstborn to multiple entities in exchange for something she wanted, and now you're being co-parented by three demons, the fae, and a disgruntled witch. | Mrs. Hawkins tapped her pen irritably on her desk. It was almost 30 minutes past the end of school and she was supposed to have a parent teacher conference regarding the young boy across from her.
Finn sat at his desk, head down, his tiny feet not reaching the ground. For a quiet child, he was one of Mrs. Hawkins mor... | “Good grief!” Angelica cried, her voice full of despair. That child was more difficult than any spell she had ever mastered. Arrie, the infant in question, was bawling her eyes out in the corner. All of the sudden, she shrieked, “I LOVE MAMA LILLIE MORE! I WANT MAMA LILLIE!” These awful words broke Angelica. As a dae... | 2019-07-18T07:41:11 | 2019-07-18T07:16:27 | 273 | 89 |
[WP] In a Supernatural society, everyone is born bearing a name such as “The One Who Dances.” or “The One Who Flies.” This gives people an unnaturally strong ability in their named field. Your name, however, is simply “The One.” | It's just another day.
​
Another time where I'll wake up, have no idea what I am, spend the day, and go back to sleep before repeating the process... I'm used to it. I'm just "The One". Which basically means I'm no one.
​
As I prepare for school, I get reminded, as usual, how my mother is "The... | I can remember the day as clear as anything. There I was sitting around my other crib mates, all waiting to get our name chosen.
“Preston Vantelie!” The speaker barked.
I didn’t know Preston that well, he was very tall for his age and everyone thought he was older than ten, but now he walks to the chooser to get his ... | 2018-12-21T13:46:04 | 2018-12-21T12:07:49 | 177 | 31 |
[WP]Arthur C. Clarke said that "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." What he didn't know is that there is a third possibility... | Try as he might, Wilford Gollin could simply not go to sleep. It was quite late, but he couldn't put down the new book he had been reading. First in a series, it detailed a crazy, quirky fantasy world that all took place in outer space. It was such a strange concept, but addictive to read about.
The door creaked open.... | After about a century of deep space exploration that resulted in exactly zero evidence of alien life, mankind decided once and for all to settle the matter of Clarke's Conundrum.
Plus, they were all very tired of being terrified. And yet, the more they found no signs of extraterrestrial life, the more terrified they ... | 2016-05-25T12:18:45 | 2016-05-25T11:04:46 | 20 | 10 |
[WP] Long story short they’re not pressing charges but we’re no longer allowed on earth . | "So, what are they going to do? Destroy earth? Enslave us?" the UN chairman asked the group.
Two weeks ago, the spaceship appeared in our solar system. First contact was imminent. It was a single unarmed passenger ship containing representatives. They chose to land in Texas and asked for our ambassadors. We were relie... | “Good news, we’re not being charged for anything.” Though Grace grinned, she could not keep her eyes from twitching under pressure.
“We’re not being charged?” Noah let out of wave of air from his chest. All the tension in his muscles suddenly fled as his body fell into the couch. The soft cushion nearly devoured... | 2022-05-13T14:42:48 | 2022-05-13T13:06:58 | 23 | 14 |
[WP] Ever since the discovery of FTL-travel, the history of the galaxy has been unfolded to a horrifying truth; everything is dead and has been dead for millions of years. | Artemis Finn had been running exploration for centuries. The advent of the neural net - complex nano-machinery that enhanced the mind in drastic fashion - and the advances in cloning technology meant that even without FTL travel, humans had the means to live indefinitely and this explore the universe. His old ship had ... | **Admiral's Notes**
**9th Cycle, 30³ Post-Evaporation**
Our worst fears have been realized. It has been over thirty millennium since the oceans evaporated on Quythrik, and we've been searching the stars ever since in hopes of finding a new system to call home. Us Quyths being the supreme wisefolk we are, we eventuall... | 2019-10-26T13:13:04 | 2019-10-26T12:28:18 | 41 | 14 |
[WP]A little girl has been found who always knows how many things are in another thing. Even when asked how many cells are in my body, she said she could write the answer but didn’t know what it meant. When she was asked how many stars are in the universe she responded, Zero. | "Have you ever heard of the Akashic records, Prof. Renn?", asked Prof. Burnswood.
"Can't say that I am familiar", answered the researcher.
The old Prof. Burnswood made himself comfortable on his peer's office chair. With his hand rubbing his chin, he glanced at the little girl sitting on the adjacent observation room... | I stared down at the sheet in front of me. The numbers on the page foreign, but still understandable to me as a linguist. I could see the girl, Abhigjna, in the other room quietly sitting at the desk eating her snack. She looked carefree, her bright native clothing standing out against the stark brutal design of the go... | 2021-10-10T19:13:37 | 2021-10-10T18:53:20 | 233 | 152 |
[WP] Science has advanced far beyond human understanding, discoveries are made using supercomputers running vast neural networks. In the darkness, God watches a lonely machine printing output, a new law of nature! Something troubles him, this law is undeniably valid but it's not one that he created. | A small, unassuming block of plastic whirred and hummed in the darkness of the ether. There were no power outlets, no sources of electricity, but it worked steadily regardless as its lights blinked with thought. For nearly a millennia, He had watched it. Whereas the normal trifles of man had long since bored Him in the... | God was asleep at his desk, for how long now he was unsure. He was having a pleasant dream that took place in another universe, the 7th one to be precise. About what exactly is something that would take far too long to describe and you wouldn't understand it anyway. All I can tell you is that God found himself walking ... | 2014-12-20T13:01:54 | 2014-12-20T12:33:11 | 113 | 11 |
[WP] A super hero fights evil by wiping memories of both the villian and everyone who knew of them so that they can be reintroduced into society safely. Today, as you were combing through old newspapers, you discover that you were once the world's most powerful supervillain. | Maria fumbled for the keys in her bag, eventually finding the heart shaped keyring her husband had given to her long ago. How long exactly, she couldn't quite remember.
The lock clicked. A monotonous buzzing greeted her, as if a giant hornet had taken up residence in their home since she'd left for work. "Honey?" she ... | Another day in hell. Another day like each in the past 34 years. Getting up, heading to work, waiting for my boss to leave to play some Grand Theft Auto, going home and spending my last free hours in Just Cause.
"Still playing those childish games at your age?" isn't rare.
Well, I don't really care. There's just this... | 2022-12-05T21:34:05 | 2017-12-30T08:03:06 | 3,733 | 29 |
[WP] "I'd like to sell my soul". The Devil grinned; "In exchange for what? Women, money, power?". "Salvation". | "This isn't going to work out the way you think," the Devil said, eyes narrowed at the man standing before him. He was unassuming, even for a human - plain clothes, a scruffy face you'd forget in a heartbeat, and only a handful of scars allowed him to stand out.
"Others have tried this wording, you know?" the Devil co... | *”Wh… wait… that’s not how it works.”*
“Why isn’t it? Can’t ya offer anything in exchange for a soul?”
*”Well, ALMOST, but if you receive salvation then I don’t get to HAVE your soul.”*
“Okay, then, I guess I’ll just not make a deal with you at all then.”
*”You’ve made a big mistake, then! I won’t just leave wi... | 2022-06-30T11:09:44 | 2022-06-30T10:04:25 | 1,175 | 25 |
[WP] Two Identical twins secretly alternate days at work. You each share the same ID, social security number, and clothes. Nobody knows theres actually two of you. One day youre BOTH at home and call in sick, but your manager is confused saying that youre already there. | "Can you please cover for me today? I've been up sick all night" I said to Mark. "I got you last week when you were hungover".
"No can do bro. I've been puking too. Call David and I'll get us some tea."
As Mark wobbles to the kitchen, I moan while dialing my iphone.
My boss David picks up and I apologize more tha... | "You think I'm so stupid I didn't notice? Despite what people think about upper management, we're fairly intelligent people. I got your address from HR. and I found it. I found the cloning machine in your basement. I have to give you credit for your meticulous documenting skills. There was no way I could have figured i... | 2015-05-27T08:45:20 | 2015-05-27T08:27:16 | 91 | 14 |
[WP] You were just going home on the subway and things started getting weird. A woman in a demon costume gets on and sits next you, and a man in a black hood carrying a scythe sits to your other side. He leans in and whispers. “Don’t panic, I know what you are, I’m going to get you out of here.” | ​
Stan sat nervously twiddling his thumbs on the subway.
It was dead empty inside.
He hadn't seen it like that since 2020.
*Oh jeez...*
He tried to distract himself, checking the news to make sure all was good. That he hadn't like accidentally walked into some sort of nightmare.
The light flashed in hi... | **Grim Reaper:** Don't panic, I know what you are, I’m going to get you out of here.
**Ted:** Oh hey James. Who’s the girl in the devil costume?
**James:** Damn, what gave me away?
**Ted:** Just your voice. Also your face. The hood doesn't really hide much. And I've been waiting for you for like an hour. It’s also H... | 2022-04-24T12:31:01 | 2022-04-24T10:01:50 | 68 | 37 |
[WP] As a young child you made an innocent wish to be granted a power that in hindsight was just whimsical and silly. Now you have grown up but you still have the power - how do you use it now as an adult? | When I was fourteen, my wish came true. For about a year, I had wished as hard as I could, every single day, to be able to Force Jump. For what seemed like hours, I'd stand in the driveway and try to jump up to the balcony outside my room, easily twice my height above the asphalt. One cloudy Thursday afternoon, it work... | I was on a date, in fact it was my third one with this stunning woman who I never in a million years thought would go out with me. I saw her on the bug and decided to ask her out and she instantly said yes. This wasn't a rare phenomenon, though I will admit I'm not the most handsome of guys. Every since I was in grade ... | 2015-03-07T00:36:26 | 2015-03-07T00:15:34 | 182 | 34 |
[WP] A vampire, due to his/her supernatural abilities, is the greatest spelunker in the world. Leading a team into the deepest recess of a cave system in which nobody has set foot in millenia, the vampire suddenly stops. (S)he needs an invitation. | "EVERYONE STOP FUCKING MOVING!" Isaac in the most authoritative voice he could muster.
The team behind him jolly and carefree due to their guide being a vampire suddenly remembered how far away they were from daylight. And fell silent.
Joyce and Peter exchanged silent words mouthing to eachother for someone to ask t... | Delphine chirped, sending sound before her into the cave system. It rippled and thrummed in her ears with every surface that returned it to her. Usually she would not need to rely on echo location to navigate these winding passages, but the lights the humans behind her carried were blinding. She could not open her eyes... | 2018-01-16T08:26:38 | 2018-01-16T08:12:41 | 200 | 126 |
[WP] As an atheist, you are shocked to realize that there is an after life after death. Standing in front of countless heavenly gates, you are swarmed by representatives of each faith, all trying to convince you to choose their happily ever after package. | **Content Warning: depression, suicide.**
I was as high up as I could get. I closed the maintenance door and slowly made my way towards the edge of the roof. Strong wind was blowing my hair into my eyes and chilling me to the bone.
I stopped at the edge and looked down. A sense of dizziness overcame me momentarily, a... | “What’s she doing?”
“Yeah, why she just layin’ there like a dead cat?”
“She smells funny.”
I groan and attempt to peel open a crusty eyelid. It’s so bright and my whole body aches in places I didn’t know could ache and where am I and why are these people so close to my face.
“Oh, there she is! Hello there, my nam... | 2019-10-08T21:45:42 | 2019-10-08T21:14:58 | 54 | 31 |
[WP] Rewrite a classic fairy tale by telling it backwards. The end is now the beginning.
Inspired by [this SMBC comic.](http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=4123) | Feeling horribly sleepy, Goldilocks ran as fast as she could into the first forest cottage she could find. Inside were three very unhappy bears, but they took one look at how tired Goldilocks was and decided to let her sleep in the Baby Bear's perfectly sized bed.
Goldilocks woke up a few hours later feeling much r... | Peter sits in the middle of the field, knees pressed to his chest, rocking back and forth. The sheep's sonorous bleats swell over him. They're almost indistinguishable from the last flock's, and yet, there's something different about them. "It's your fault," they baa, "How dare you show your face again? Give us a real ... | 2016-05-27T16:20:13 | 2016-05-27T16:00:41 | 25 | 14 |
[WP] In a desperate fight for survival, the main character has no strength left, no weapons, and no hope. In desperation, they bite the zombie. And this, ironically, is the cure. | *Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh FUCK.*
This is really not how I wanted to go.
I mean, I knew the chances of going out like this were high, but fuck man. I never thought I’d be a statistic. For fuck’s sake, *Molly is going to outlive me.* Molly, fucking MOLLY who shot herself in the foot last week—
But let me get back to the sit... | When answers to questions subvert
our intuition, they remain undiscovered
until an accident, an idiot, a madman,
slices through the Gordian Knot.
A knot tied to the human heart
to undue the scars and blood soaked tongue plaguing us,
grown in our bodies, the fertilizer of flesh fed
and feeding, falling and ... | 2015-03-09T20:24:23 | 2015-03-09T19:23:48 | 116 | 18 |
[WP] For most of college everyone thought you were deaf when in reality you just don't like talking and learned sign language at a young age. You never corrected anyone until someone confessed their love for you, thinking you couldn't hear them. | It started when Mom died.
I don't know where I got the idea from, but mostly I didn't want to talk to anyone. Problem was, I'd just started school and when you're a first year freshman at a university right out of high school, they have so many programs and initiatives to keep you engaged so you won't drop out after a... | Patience and Pressure. Everyone lacks patience. Everyone applies pressure....at least to me.
To say “I am an average joe” would be a bold face lie. As soon as people see me, they know that I am different. That is why I have social anxiety. Which feels like my brain is restarting when I’m in front of others. Because of... | 2020-12-01T17:55:52 | 2020-12-01T17:22:56 | 79 | 57 |
[WP] You are a Batman like hero who refuses to kill you're villains. Which you get no small amount of hate for. Then a D list villain killed someone you loved. Filed with rage, you don't just want to kill them. You want to make an example of them | They named me super-circuit. My super power was to make any type of circuit board and machinery out of random trash, for any type of operations, from super computer board to simple toaster, from vacuum cleaner to delicate medical machines. And yes, that included the beloved super-capturor-2002, which i had used in the ... | "Yahahahaha" Cellulite was monologing like a great villain does.
"Try to break in here and take me out Whitecoat. This bunker is 2 miles deep under solid bedrock. Laser traps, mania bombs, blue fire and a 10 feet solid steel door. Nobody will make it in here"
Cellulite of course knew that nobody could hear him, but ... | 2022-12-07T07:15:30 | 2022-12-07T05:52:58 | 31 | 20 |
[WP] You are the final boss. You have been waiting for the final epic battle against the hero. And waiting. And waiting. Finally, your minions report back. The news? The hero abandoned the main quest to do side quests. | I stand atop my lair gazing out onto the wastes that surround it, scouring the landscape for signs of my enemy's approach. Fire belches from my twisted demonic lungs with every breath. My vaguely draconic wings flutter and twitch ever so slightly as I prepare myself to take flight at first sight of my foe. My spiked ta... | "What do you mean he's *'baking'*? After he got through the Caves of Armond, there is only one path! To me! How could he be **baking**?!"
"He turned around and went back through the caves, my liege."
"But *WHY*?!"
"As you know, we have several agents in the various 'quiet' places in our world, to know what the commo... | 2019-06-26T10:45:29 | 2019-06-26T10:44:21 | 1,511 | 270 |
[WP] On the run from mercenaries, a young girl stumbles into an old Greek temple and in a last ditch effort to save herself, begs for help from whichever god or goddess it belongs to. She didn't expect them to show up in person. | She ran like she’d never run before. The idle, panicky thought that she’d broken all her old track records flirted through her mind as she dashed through the broken, rock-strewn terrain. The beauty of the West Virginia mountains was lost on her as she heard the men closing in as her stamina flagged.
Bursting into a c... | "Well this is a surprise. No one has come to this shrine in thirty years."
Of course I'm on the run from mercenaries who have just slaughtered my whole village, but apparently that was not the weirdest thing the gods planned for today. Standing in front of me was Nemesis.
"Why are you here? No one talks to ME anymore... | 2020-06-15T23:06:00 | 2020-06-15T19:33:10 | 24 | 17 |
[WP] You die and find yourself in hell, where apparently everyone spends time to negate their sins before they go to heaven. The guy in front of you, who cheated on his wife, gets 145 years. Feeling like you led a fairly average and peaceful life, you’re not worried. You get 186,292 years. | "But I don't see how that's possible! I never *killed* anyone! I never stole, I never even hurt an animal, I lived a simple, boring life. I don't claim to be perfect, but how could I be that evil?"
The man leaned back in his chair. "It doesn't really work that way. People like to imagine that there are big actions tha... | The being loomed other me. It's foul breath still lingered in the air from it's spoken judgment on me. Just a second ago I had been suffocated by the heat, now my body ran cold. I could feel the icy sweat trickling down my lower back.
"Wait. What? Let me get this straight. That asshole get 145 years for cheating on hi... | 2018-09-26T07:56:17 | 2018-09-26T07:45:11 | 101 | 18 |
[WP] A man who has lived a thousand years takes up a job teaching high school world history. | "Class dismissed." I said, before my mouth ran dry. "Casey, please stay a moment."
His eyes went wide with fear, although there was no reason for him to worry. He wasn't in trouble as much as I was.
The last other student left, and I looked at Casey without saying a word. He broke the silence.
"Mr. Jones? Is this ab... | The school bell rang, but by some miracle, the sixth graders in classroom 102 didn't rush out like a pack of rabid dogs.
Principal Reba Edgerton, curious, entered the room. The teacher had all eyes on him. What was his name... James Monroe! One of the new hires. He was giving a speech, voice quiet and forcing the ch... | 2015-04-14T16:41:11 | 2015-04-14T14:24:26 | 77 | 47 |
[WP] Two years ago the sun winked out, utterly without warning. You are a member of one of the last human settlements on earth, huddled around a geothermal vent in Iceland. This morning, again without warning, the Sun rose. | Day seven-hundred fifty-three post-sun. Andri did not wake up this morning. That brings our numbers down to nineteen. Five children, thirteen adults, and one stubborn elder. We will take care of Andri’s body after breakfast. In life, he told stories of a glorious future still to come; in death, he will fertilize our cr... | It was all without warning.
Two years ago the sun vanished. In the following weeks experts converged trying to find an answer to the mystery that plagued our home, but none could be found. The moon had gone dark, but was still observable through the light pollution from 7 billion people trying to maintain some semblan... | 2018-07-21T12:34:19 | 2018-07-21T12:33:08 | 1,588 | 14 |
[WP] You, a young adventurer from a fantasy kingdom, wake up one morning to find yourself in another world, in a place known as ‘Texas’. | My dreams had always been weird. Ever since I was a child I’d dreamt of fantastical, and otherworldly things. Like buildings as tall as mountains but as thin as the turrets of a castle, of magical display boxes, and monstrously metal beasts. Of the strange inhabitants of this land, who came in all sizes, shapes and col... | "This is a strange and fantastical land. Beasts of metal are forged to scream across endless roads carved from mountains to distant worlds. Having obtained such a machine, with only the gold earned from a single dungeon raid, I am able to drive to your window box of meat, and demand my meal from a man in a emblazened h... | 2021-03-24T19:04:54 | 2021-03-24T16:30:40 | 17 | 11 |
[WP] You are permanently stuck invisible. Your significant other is blind. Whenever you both go out in public, to the bypassers your SO is constantly seen as someone possessing a sixth sense but a little weird for talking to themself. This is always highly amusing to you. | The low hanging branches rustled as if the wind were passing through them, the leaves trailing off as if their tips were running off someone's fingers. The world was starting to return to a sense of normal, and with the summer sun shining down from a wide-open sky, many people were out of their homes and taking advant... | (First attempt at writing anything fictional ever, so critique me, but be gentle!)
A man slept alone, laying on a soft throw blanket. He was comfortable and snoring gently, and appeared rather at peace with the world. Suddenly, an alarm clock perched on the night stand clicked, followed by the most obnoxiously british... | 2020-06-06T21:42:35 | 2020-06-06T20:47:58 | 1,292 | 88 |
[WP] People believe the Gods decide all of our fates, but they've actually been rolling d20s to make decisions for millions of years | “You see an oasis up ahead. With that perception roll you are able to make out what appears to be a mama velociraptor with several of her kids. You’re all still covered in blood from your previous encounter, and on closer inspection you notice that the mama is beginning to sniff in your direction. What do you do?” Jean... | Okay then... Lets see this one's conditions at birth.
It's a 10. A lower middle class family, I guess.
Now... Let's see how SPECIAL he is. Simple drill here, just roll the dice and that'll be his score out of twenty. Strength... Three. A wimp, I guess. Off to a bad start. Perception? A five. Gods, he'll be one oblivi... | 2018-06-28T14:33:32 | 2018-06-28T12:17:18 | 87 | 26 |
[WP] Your grandmother is a sweet older lady that likes to knit you things. One day she buys a couple of "antique" knitting needles in a second hand shop that are actually magic wands. Now she sends you knitted items imbued with magical properties. | “Take care, dear, I hope you enjoy it!” My grandmother waved from the porch steps of her house. Though white paint was chipping off the paneling and the front lawn was an unruly mess of vegetation, the small bungalow had a quaint feel that fit just right with her whimsical personality.
I smiled and waved back, walkin... | I walked down the back alley, practically swaggering with the confidence that my new found powers had instilled in me. I don't remember being bitten by a radioactive spider or anything, but there I was, walking down the street on my way back home from my Grandmother's house, when a car came barreling off the road at me... | 2017-03-08T18:15:14 | 2017-03-08T15:54:13 | 63 | 41 |
[WP] Mid-performance, a mime discovers that he really has suddenly become trapped in an invisible, sound-proof box | It wasn't a huge crowd that gathered around him, but big enough to make me want to stop. I was on my way to meet a friend for lunch but they were always late, so I had a few minutes to kill. A small boy with a red balloon opened his mouth in awe as the man pulled on an invisible rope. Striped shirt, white paint on his ... | The boardwalk is a rather neat place. You'll see musicians, singers, jugglers, even a few robots. But me, I was one of a couple mimes trying to make a living with entertaining people.
Some people laughed, a few took pictures, and then there was the occasional asshole who'd throw his drink or hot dog at me and laugh,... | 2014-06-11T10:50:54 | 2014-06-11T10:20:54 | 20 | 14 |
[WP] Not all intelligent life has evolved from predators, humans are not unique, yet being a uncommon type that is a pursuit predator makes them pure nightmare fuel for some aliens, even friendly ones. | First contact was... uneventful. Initially. We landed on their planet, in one of several areas lightly populated by them, but by no means devoid of native life as a whole. It only took three or four rotations before we caught sight of two of them, surprisingly well camouflaged and apparently hunting some local herbivor... | No. It wasn't possible.
"Hide, now!" His companions, the few remaining, dived into the shadows as quickly as their exhausted bodies could manage, and lay there, unmoving.
The 14th expeditionary unit had engaged in a standard cross-species joint task force: the mission was basic planetside infestation cleanup. Text... | 2019-07-05T10:38:40 | 2019-07-05T10:01:05 | 228 | 42 |
[WP] At the age of twelve you started randomly seeing a green line and a red line appear on the ground. You always followed the green line and have lived a successful and happy life. Ten years later you are on top of the world, but bored. Time to see where the red line leads. | Green for go, red for stop. The rules applied as always, and as a normal, non-colour blind individual, I followed the soothing colour of nature as it led me to prosperity. The green line directed me away from the train station when there was an anarchist bombing. The green line led me to the office where I would eventu... | I was finally there, at the top of the world. Around me I could see all of my journey highlighted in green, culminating in this moment. After soaking it all in and feeling quite pleased with myself for awhile, boredom slowly crept in.
I started glancing at the red line and wondering its destination. I resolved to foll... | 2017-08-23T06:49:01 | 2017-08-23T06:39:05 | 175 | 15 |
[WP]"This is how it works," Death explained. "You pick the game and we play. Cheating is allowed, but if either one of us is caught by the other, they lose. If you win, you'll wake up back in the hospital and I'll give you another 10 years. If you lose then it's time for judgement. Understood? | "This is how it works," Death explained. "You pick the game and we play. Cheating is allowed, but if either one of us is caught by the other, they lose. If you win, you'll wake up back in the hospital and I'll give you another 10 years. If you lose then it's time for judgement. Understood?"
"I choose Russian Roulette.... | I look at the game’s Death has surrounding the room.
There’s the ornate antique marble chess board, polished to a gleam with ivory and ebony pieces.
In stark contrast, right next to that there’s a well loved and worn checkerboard. It has obviously faded areas where players over the years slid their pieces over the b... | 2018-03-07T08:25:24 | 2018-03-07T07:49:56 | 192 | 10 |
[WP] Science has advanced far beyond human understanding, discoveries are made using supercomputers running vast neural networks. In the darkness, God watches a lonely machine printing output, a new law of nature! Something troubles him, this law is undeniably valid but it's not one that he created. | A small, unassuming block of plastic whirred and hummed in the darkness of the ether. There were no power outlets, no sources of electricity, but it worked steadily regardless as its lights blinked with thought. For nearly a millennia, He had watched it. Whereas the normal trifles of man had long since bored Him in the... | "This tiny selector told me the undeniable truth. Chlorophyll absorbs 50% more sunlight than I remember."
We rotated the brass selector. "A second look always takes priority in science," God said, us riding on his shoulder and forearm.
We jumped from God and tended to the machines. After hours, our calculations cam... | 2014-12-20T13:01:54 | 2014-12-20T07:48:09 | 113 | 10 |
[WP] You find an abandoned altar in the middle of a forest. You’ve read about them in class. Abandoned altars would mean someone – or a group – had abandoned their deity. Saddened by the betrayal of the worshipper to his worshipped, you clean the altar. You never thought the forgotten god bless you. | I first noticed the world had stood still.
Gil's fist was close to my face, just as it was before I reflexively closed my eyes.
I could make out a few people in the back; they weren't moving either.
Somehow, time had-
"Time has not stopped" spoke a voice. "Merely slowed down."
"...Huh?"
"Specifically, your own, p... | Some of us were lost, the day the windeaters came. They fell from the sky like the proverbial plague and sucked in any colour of wind they could. It went on for many days until their ability to eat the many winds started to wither away and before long it was gone.
The humans, who had lost so many more of their kind t... | 2021-05-02T00:25:13 | 2021-05-02T00:19:30 | 40 | 19 |
[WP] After WW3 and a century of rebuilding, the world has been at peace for 300 years. We've let go of our violent and aggressive tendencies and abolished war. You are the leader of an alien invasion that sees the Earth as an easy target; but soon you learn we can revert to our warlike past easily. | "They've taken Newtonport," Allen told me as I stepped into the ancient machine. Already the southern continental factories were busily upgrading a new batch up to current tech. We had gotten these old knightsuits from the old warehouses they had been stored in centuries ago.
"Shit eating fuckers," I said, actually ... | Part 1
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Torin started at the flimsy placed in front of him. As he scanned the almost transparent document he didn’t see anything surprising jump out at him but had noticed that 3 of the probe teams hadn’t updated in close to 12 units.
Calling up their locations on his terminal he nodded as he started to ... | 2019-02-26T11:49:21 | 2019-02-26T10:26:44 | 54 | 14 |
[WP] You're a biologist who made a deal with the devil: eternity in hell after death in return for unlimited funding for your research. The funding was worth it, you discovered immortality, and the devil is not happy about this. | **NSFW Language**
The glass door of my laboratory shattered behind me, the lights flickered, and the ground shook. My co-workers fled. I stood in the room alone.
"I've come to check on my favorite toy." The demon spoke as he slowly ascended from the floor. In a plume of black smoke, from seemingly nowhere, he appear... |
Edit: Need help formatting this so it doesn't look like a block of letters...
Steve walks warily down the street
With the brim pulled way down low
Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet,
Medicine ready to go
Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this?
Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?
Into the door... | 2018-08-23T15:04:27 | 2018-08-23T12:48:16 | 22 | 13 |
[WP] As an average looking genius with a weak physique you often envied athletes. After thousands of years spent in a cryogenics pod you are woken to discover that evolution has weakened humanity while IQ improved. You're now the strongest most attractive person, but also the dumbest. | Until I got here, I never thought about attractive chimpanzees.
Consider: to me, all chimps look much the same; human enough to be hideous, but not in a way that makes one ape much more or less ugly than the next. I look at them, and ultimately they're just animals; one individual blends to the other as I look at them... | I used to be the smartest, if not one of the smartest. Rejected by my kind for my intellect, I had sought to escape the shallowness of society. A society that judged you by the way you looked rather than the way you thought. Simpletons, driven purely by primal desires. A vestige that we should have been long discarded.... | 2017-08-03T01:11:07 | 2017-08-02T23:40:10 | 171 | 65 |
[WP] Due to a lack of belief in magic, the wizards of old have vowed to never use their powers openly again. However, you have found a loophole in this plan by using your powers for good in secret: You are the tech support wizard. | Tech support. Helpdesk. The one guy that everyone knows. The smart kid in the family. We wear many titles, we have many names. We make things work. Who are we? We're the tech support wizards.
Let me start from awhile back. Like, hundreds of years awhile back. When dragons roamed the world, and Wizards and Knig... | When they abandoned their posts, when they chose to ignore the responsibility that was put upon them, I stayed.
When they proclaimed 'No!, I insisted 'Yes!".
They said it'd be impossible! And then they outlawed it, and we few resisting their stubbornness becoming fugitives in the process.
I hid in many places over the... | 2017-03-10T09:27:36 | 2017-03-10T08:10:05 | 62 | 11 |
[WP] You are the only NPC who is able to acknowledge exactly how dangerous the player character is. | A few weeks had passed since the man, named XxPurpleHaz3xX had swept into town and rid it of all the problems which had plagued it for years. The witch living just out of town, stealing children and beer each bloodmoon?
He killed her on the first day. Disabled her magical barrier that prevented anybody from entering l... | It's always sunny in this village. That's what god wants.
If god could choose the most basic bitch of a town in this land, it would be Barrat. A small village founded by a guild of former council members. They know every time a hero sets on a quest, it needs to start nice and friendly for some reason. But those heroes... | 2017-04-28T05:32:55 | 2017-04-28T04:43:54 | 17 | 12 |
[WP]Humans have reached space, created a galactic empire, and has technology beyond imagination. Well, sorta. Humans ARE a galactic power, but not Earth humans. As it turned out, Earth civilization started the same way Australia's did - dumping unwanted criminals and letting them "have at it". | Rafa grunted as he pushed the final box onto the shelf.
"Who knew zero-grav work could be so ... draining?" he laughed. "Who's ready for dinner?”
His crew gathered wordlessly, eager to take a break and finish the day. It had been a hard one, as usual. Rafa slipped behind the counter and began to dish out the day’... | Timothy Carver sat in an out-of-the-way corner of the zocalo, people-watching. See the Kishka family, just as comfortable on all four limbs as upright on two, chasing each other around on the green? They usually had litters of six, but this family of twelve is big even by their species' standards. The two adults tower ... | 2021-08-19T13:59:50 | 2021-08-19T13:31:37 | 24 | 14 |
[WP] Every person is assigned one crime at birth that they can do without repercussions | "It's a boy!" Doctor Murray exclaimed in a muffled voice through his white surgical mask. His brows were raised in evident excitement as he cradled my newborn son.
"Yeah, yeah whatever.. What's his Entitlement?" I replied almost lazily. I could never understand peoples' fascination with gender reveals at birth. I mea... | "It's opening day," my mother ecstatically exclaimed.
You see, people under the rule of the Federation for Global Peace, to combat the rampancy of crime, is given their "ticket," which allows them to commit any crime, whenever. Some win the lottery, with an estimated 1/1000000 people allowed to murder whomever they wa... | 2018-04-03T21:50:13 | 2018-04-03T20:38:48 | 61 | 19 |
[WP] The angry god looked down at the unknown mortal. "You will show deference to the gods mortal!" He bellowed. The mortal shook his head. "You might be a god, but I'm the developer." Suddenly the god was unable to move. | "MORTAL, YOU DARE GAZE UPON ME, NZRAXAL, GOD OF THE 5TH PLANE OF TORMENT, AND DO NOT BOW? YOU WILL SHOW DEFERENCE TO ME, INSIGNIFICANT CHILD"
The enormous mound of writhing tentacles screamed in languages long forgotten by time, but yet the mortal standing before him stood his ground, appearing almost bored by the dia... | "You forget, I CREATED THIS REALM."
His pointed teeth showed as he grinned. "You are only my creation. Made to protect and guard this realm."
His hand clenched into a fist, as he chuckled lowly.
"Wha- what do you mean? Who ARE you?" The God, now frightened, looked down to the mortal. His power was unmatched.
"I am R... | 2021-05-31T01:53:32 | 2021-05-31T00:26:39 | 29 | 12 |
[WP] Marines don't die; they go to hell and regroup. Literally. The prince of darkness and his demons wage a losing war against an ever-increasing number of ultra-violent, disgruntled marine forces. As the devil you literally fought God once, but this is the first time you've felt truly powerless | "Thank you sir! May I please have another?"
"Are you an Angel? Surely this is a test." The demon seemed frustrated.
"Lance Corporal Adam Tomlin. United States Marine Corps. I feel like my serial number might be wasted." The guy strapped to the wall was shockingly young.
"I have cut you up and sewn you together c... | Satan was hiding behind a massive rock as the bullets were flying around him. Along him were several of his demoralized soldiers which were shooting back from time to time, knowing that it would have little effect.
This whole mess actually started several hundred years ago. Normally all soldiers coming down to hell wo... | 2017-01-15T03:01:29 | 2017-01-14T23:12:55 | 29 | 18 |
[WP] "I'm sorry," the hero apologized to the fallen villain. "What for?" they grunted, their eyes full of hate. The hero, with a solemn face, admitted, "You were supposed to be the hero of the story, and I, the villain." | “I’m Sorry,”
The words came down on him like the hardest sword strike. He looked up at her, her lithe form hidden beneath layers of steel and chain mail, the assassin’s blade a few inches from his throat.
“What?” he asked, almost unconsciously, “What did you say?” The blade fell, and she knelt, to be eye level ... | "What is supposed to be and what is are two wholly different things." Amarant the paladin sighed out in frustration. "Neither of us can stop our natures any more then a wolf can stop hunting the stag."
Job the bandit pursed his lips. "Ain't it in a paladin's nature to help the needy? Save the weak and whatnot?" He'd a... | 2021-08-19T06:30:25 | 2021-08-19T06:06:17 | 34 | 13 |
[WP] You've never left your hometown due to bad luck, and you've just kept putting it off. Today at the airport, the gate agent apologizes and says your license is expired and invalid. It's not. You timidly challenge the claim, and suddenly the entire airport goes quiet and all eyes fixate on you. | Noticing everybody staring I ducked my head and gave up. All of a sudden just like before the hustle and bustle of the airport continues like nothing ever happened. I start to make my way to my apartment, and I can’t help but feel as if someone is watching me. I survey my surroundings and notice nothing, but can’t shak... | Why is everyone staring at me? I'm not a terrorist. I've never done anything wrong in my life. I've followed every law and rule. I've been an outstanding citizen my entire life! But this was uncalled for. Such a scene for what I perceive is something mundane.
"Surely something is wrong with your scanner, I just renewe... | 2018-04-25T18:23:26 | 2018-04-25T16:13:24 | 82 | 26 |
[WP] At the age of twelve you started randomly seeing a green line and a red line appear on the ground. You always followed the green line and have lived a successful and happy life. Ten years later you are on top of the world, but bored. Time to see where the red line leads. | We were at Walmart...Dad told me I could pick anything up for my birthday present, thats about the first time I noticed it, there it was.... On the floor a distinct green line and on the opposite side a red line, this one was a little less brighter, it had a very bleak bright to it.
I followed the green line to see w... | I was finally there, at the top of the world. Around me I could see all of my journey highlighted in green, culminating in this moment. After soaking it all in and feeling quite pleased with myself for awhile, boredom slowly crept in.
I started glancing at the red line and wondering its destination. I resolved to foll... | 2017-08-23T08:58:51 | 2017-08-23T06:39:05 | 100 | 15 |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | February the 29th is a strange day. According to the calendar, for the normal people, it only happens once every four years.
For us who were born on February 29th, it happens every year. Everything else, from animals to people who have other birthdays, freezes. They just...stop. They don't move, breathe, blink, or any... | "That time of year again!" Randy jumped out of bed, hastily putting on his nicest buttoned shirt. He grabbed his white sneakers and headed out the door. Silence prevailed around the neighborhood. Randy skipped to the park, gleefully whistling his favorite tunes. "Ten AM by the water fountain. How can I forget?" He sang... | 2015-10-18T10:38:14 | 2015-10-18T10:13:04 | 169 | 36 |
[WP] Life on Earth evolved within an “FTL Dead Zone” a region of space where all known forms of FTL travel were deemed physically impossible. As such, it was quite a shock when an unknown species suddenly appeared from the Dead Zone one day calling themselves “Humanity” Having done the impossible... | Writing this on my phone at work, apologies for any mistakes.
A lovely person (u/blu_ski) has narrated this story: https://youtu.be/ozrQ-fu6nV0
And another lovely person! (u/Spartawolf): https://youtu.be/WjN13TVf238
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The Atrium was abuzz with chatter, many language... | "But how was FTL travel impossible?"
"Your world is in a sector that's referred to as the Dead Zone. Your region has 100 times the amount of gravitational anomalies than other parts of the galaxy. As a result, normal methods of FTL were deemed impossible. How did you do it?" The creature's features were very much shoc... | 2021-01-09T11:57:45 | 2021-01-09T10:03:28 | 2,685 | 226 |
[WP] “Look, I know your species wants to wipe out all others who are weaker than you, but basing that off physical strength and not technological is a great way to go extinct.” said the human. | "We do not understand."
"Look at this," said the human, pointing at herself, "my limbs are weak, I have precious little bones to protect my organs, virtually every predator on my home planet will shred me if I don't use tools to defend myself."
"Then you shall die."
The shadows grew, the ground shook and split in th... |      “You humans are quite ignorant of alien species, while you have minds and bodies equipped to build all of these inventions that cover up your weaknesses; Golems have bodies and minds equipped to function without these creations of mankind.” the elephant sized creature m... | 2022-04-16T12:22:23 | 2022-04-16T10:52:17 | 1,409 | 57 |
[WP] You are reincarnated as a voice within a schizophrenic's head. | When I woke up I was in someone else's head. It took me a while to realize. At first I thought it was a long and vivid dream. I was following a little boy around as he lived his life. I could see him wake up in the morning and go to eat his breakfast. I could see him being driven to school and playing football in the b... | ***Wake up Jimmy***
I said in a soft and whispery voice.
***Wake up Jimmy, it's just 6AM***
*NO, NO, NO, this is not happening, I'm not hearing another voice!!!*
***Oh, yes you are, I'm here, inside your mind. Did you think this moment would never happen? Did you think you are not insane?***
*But, but, but... | 2015-03-23T06:37:44 | 2015-03-23T05:47:41 | 1,040 | 16 |
[WP] Humans are the first intelligent beings in the universe. It is our duty to guide those that come after us.
Inspired by this thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/3pic58/most_earthlike_worlds_have_yet_to_be_born/ | We were the first.
Humanity had always wondered if we were alone in the universe, we had written about other races older than us, made movies and television shows about aliens and their advanced technology. We had *dreamed* that we could not be alone in this universe. But our dreams were crushed when we began to expan... | We explored in earnest, reaching into all corners of our solar system, our galaxy, and eventually the universe itself.
We explored alone.
Early religion stated that it was God who made us this way, a universe for His children, but those of us that remain wish to ignite the spark of intelligence in others. There's ple... | 2015-10-24T13:15:18 | 2015-10-24T12:51:48 | 505 | 337 |
[WP] You're Barack Obama. 4 months into your retirement, you awake to find a letter with no return address on your bedside table. It reads "I hope you've had a chance to relax Barack...but pack your bags and call the number below. It's time to start the real job." Signed simply, "JFK." | Obama slowly lowers the letter as a drop of sweat starts to slide down his forehead, his heart pounding.
"Michelle." He says. "I have to step out for a minute. I'll be right back, you can go back to sleep." She mumbled something in return, but it wasn't coherent enough to understand.
Obama walks outside with his phon... | I've wanted to get into writing for a while now, my first attempt a writing since school!
Contemplating how much easier his life had been since Donald Trump took over, Barack rolled over to kiss Michelle as he does like clockwork every morning. Something caught his eye this morning. On the bedside table he saw a note... | 2017-05-14T11:15:12 | 2017-05-14T10:10:47 | 30 | 10 |
[WP] Someone DOES discover the meaning of life, but it is more terrifying then we could imagine. | I walked in through the front door. Act natural. Nothing's wrong.
"Honey, you're home early?"
The words bounced off me like foam darts. I could tell I already fell short of acting natural, but I stared at my wife lost for words. She'd never looked so beautiful. Soft blonde hair for miles, eyes you could get lost... | The last thing he remembered was the fire tearing through the hospital. And the screams. But that didn't seem possible. Here he was in the darkness conscious and pain free, but with no point of reference.
"It's happened again" he heard through the darkness before he was blinded by a searing light. He tried to speak, b... | 2014-06-13T08:25:59 | 2014-06-13T08:23:55 | 105 | 11 |
[WP] Among Alien species humans are famous for prefering pacifism but being the most dangerous species when they are forced to fight.
EDIT:WOW THIS EXPLODED GUYS MY FIRST MAJOR PROMPT. | The young Blastonian sat in front of his father and watched as he pulled his life support closer to him. "When I'm done I want to die, do you understand?" The young Blastonian nodded his heads. "I understand."
"It was five hundred years ago, we began receiving transmissions. At first they were beautiful, music strange... | Starlog:210x August 24th
Our plans ,to invade Earth, thwarted by Humans again!No matter how hard we try, there always seems to be a collection of heroes sticking their ugly heads into our business.Last weeks invasion made us extraterrestrials look as weak as a bag of sticks!Outrageous!
....What went? wrong?Everything... | 2016-03-14T01:51:42 | 2016-03-13T19:47:12 | 23 | 10 |
[WP] You are due to be executed for your involvement in the rebellion, but the queen herself approched you in your cell to ask you a question; why are people rebelling against her rule? | *Trigger warning for implied suicide.*
"You're kidding, right?"
I gave *Her Majesty* the driest possible look I could muster. She blinked at me slowly, visibly confused by my tone.
"No. I'm not kidding." She leaned forward in her seat. If she were any closer, I might have been able to punch her or something. "I r... | I can't write full out that well, but here's where my mind went in a word vomit:
The Queen confronts you quietly before the execution, asking with large doe-eyes what shortcomings she has as a ruler. It's clear she has no idea how the other higher-ups treat the civilians. How they pretend the world is their own and le... | 2022-05-18T07:23:51 | 2022-05-18T03:19:37 | 196 | 19 |
[WP] You're a mimic. You were disguised as a chair in a dungeon when an adventurer decided to take you as loot. You've actually enjoyed your life ever since as furniture in a jolly tavern. So when some ruffians try to rob the now-elderly adventurer's business, you finally reveal yourself. | It started off like any other night: a group if bards was performing a heroic tale, a slew of maidens served mead and meats, adventurers, townsfolk, and merchants all drank and laughed together as strangers.
I had been a piano chair in this tavern for almost 20 years, I got to hear the best musicians this town has ev... | Tavern keeper: "Mr. Handy. After all these years you were a mimic in disguise?"
Mimic being translated by a mage: "I am, you took me from a dungeon decades ago. I have stayed here ever since"
Tarvern Keeper: "Why did you change just now?"
Mimic: "I had to, we were in danger"
Tavern Keeper: "We?"
Mimic: "Yes, we. T... | 2021-09-22T08:03:21 | 2021-09-22T07:10:53 | 28 | 19 |
[WP] You won a lifetime supply of Oreos when you were a kid. The apocoylpse and collapse of civilization was 30 years ago, yet every month the Oreos are still delivered to you, no matter where you are. | The key to a successful business is happy customers. It's simple really: make a good product and don't piss off your customers and they'll do the advertising for you. The best product in the world will fail if it has a bad image.
That's where my job comes in. Nabisco hired me to make sure Oreos stayed the family-frie... | When I was just a little lad
I won a raffle, told my dad
Oreos were what I’d won
Now I’ll never want for fun
All day long I’d sit and eat
Till one day I saw an empty street
The barren road joined barren towns
Most of London had burned down
No one here or in between
No Big Ben or royal queen
Lost me dad, lost me m... | 2019-01-04T11:15:51 | 2019-01-04T10:12:56 | 265 | 14 |
[WP] A little girl is terrified of the monster under her bed, but what she doesn't know is that the monster under her bed protects her from the true monsters - her parents. You are that monster.
Thanks for the huge amount of responses! Loving most all of them, thank you! Sorry it was a bit simplistic though. | This life. Nobody likes me. I sit here hiding--every...damn...day. I just want a friend, and when I come out to play at night, she screams. Her parents come into the room and here I am, once again, hiding. It would be great if I could enjoy the daylight, but my skin and eyes are extremely-sensitive to the artificial li... | I've heard their thoughts. I'm a bit gruff and look rough around the edges, but it keeps the monsters at bay.
The young lady I've been watching out for these last couple years has already had a few close calls. Her daddy has been coming home drunk some nights. When he's sober he's the greatest guy you'd ever know, ... | 2014-05-14T14:24:08 | 2014-05-14T13:59:01 | 18 | 10 |
[WP] Your powers came out of nowhere, and destroyed your life. People were terrified of you, and you hated yourself. The superhero promised no one would hurt you, but special forces start to point their guns at you. | Not long ago, my father rented a movie for the family to watch called Backdraft. I was fifteen and my brother was thirteen, so at first glance it just sounded like a boring old movie from thirty years ago. Especially after my father had us watch another one that I can’t even remember the name of, but almost put me to s... | It all started when I woke up and my hands were on fire. My life had been normal. I went to school every day, got good grades, and had a couple good friends. One night, I had an incredibly strange dream. I don't usually remember my dreams, but I remember that horrible dream so vividly to this day.
When I woke up from... | 2021-03-07T14:23:31 | 2021-03-07T14:01:58 | 81 | 38 |
[WP] You are short, skinny and well below average intelligence. Yet, you've been hired by a group of elite soldiers to help with some of their most dangerous missions. Your superpower: sheer dumb luck. No matter how close to death you come, reality always follows the path to your ultimate survival. |
I put my cans on my backpack before the mission briefing. One of the soldiers approaches me.
''What are these?'' he asks.
''They are chicken soup, I might need my electrolytes while on the mission.''
He chuckles and he leaves me alone without saying anything.
A few minutes later high ranking officer enters the roo... | [Poem]
I am scrawny and small
Quite foolish too
Yet the universe loves me
Why?
I don't have a clue
I don't even work hard
But the luck is still there
Lightening struck 7 times
But I was still spared
Try as they might
I cannot be killed
For sheer dumb luck
Is always my shield | 2020-04-18T02:28:39 | 2020-04-18T00:57:10 | 527 | 190 |
[WP] Your mission is to write the worst opening to a YA novel ever. How badly can you make us cringe? | Turtles are the best metaphor for love, although they carry their house with them, they are not really home until they are with their loved ones.
When Jessica has transfered to “J.D. highschool” it was during the worst pandemic the 20th century has known, and she had to struggle her way to sit with the cool kids in ... | Once upon a time, a young girl and a young boy were deeply in love. They would always re-enact romantic scenes from films, ranging from Romeo and Juliet to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, costumes and all. They would go everywhere together, *do* everything together... by everything, I mean *everything*, even going to... | 2022-08-19T17:10:30 | 2022-08-19T14:20:41 | 297 | 93 |
[WP] You recently left your life of sin and joined a monastery. Now you have been captured by an evil cult, ecstatic that they FINALLY have a virgin to sacrifice. You aren’t quite sure how to break it to them… | *Remain calm. Don't panic. Do what they say.*
Brother Mathias awoke groggy and his head hurt. He had been on his weekly visit to the supermarket. Cloistered religious orders weren't common in America. He got used to the stares at his robes, but most of the town knew him by now.
Some light peered through his h... | I don't know how long I stood in front of it. But I've always seen one of these places, I mean haven't we all? Life didn't really turn out the way I thought it would. I remember talking all the time in class about how I'd become one of the best influencers in life. And I wouldn't be shallow when I would become a big st... | 2021-11-11T13:07:06 | 2021-11-11T13:04:13 | 54 | 20 |
[WP] a vampire tries to bite you only to reveal a bunch of circuits and wiring in your neck, you are now both very confused | “Did you just bite me?” I said, sitting up, staring at her body. This is probably a good time to mention we were 15 minutes into some rather… mature activities.
“Well, this is new,” she said, spitting out what looked like a chunk of my skin. She was shocked, literally, and obviously a bit turned off.
I reached back t... | Instant coffee is terrible.
You’ve never really focused on its taste before, but current events have led you to this conclusion.
Besides you, Charles the IX has a different opinion.
“This. This is perfection! It tastes much better then oil!”
And he brought up the elephant in the room.
30 minutes earlier he tried t... | 2018-10-20T19:45:39 | 2018-10-20T19:24:28 | 345 | 14 |
[WP] Your parents never let you study magic. They said you were born without the ability. But after a friend jokingly dares you to apply to the top wizardry schools in the state, the denial letters read "We regret to inform you that someone of your potential is simply too dangerous to be taught." | I reread the letter. 'too dangerous to be taught...'
"I don't even have the power to cast a simple spell, why would it be dangerous to teach me magic?" I think aloud. I hardly sleep that night, my mind pondering if the doctors made a mistake about me being born with a defective Solka, the gland in the body that develop... | His parents shook the postman's hand as Archie grasped his letter,
A school might tutor him and make him infinitely better,
His mind began to race as he ripped open the seal,
A life of spells and magic now began to seem so real,
He pulled the yellow parchment and with haste began to read,
Already thinking of the t... | 2018-11-10T12:30:59 | 2018-11-10T11:58:45 | 1,703 | 36 |
[WP] You are an Ancient Dragon who had served the royal bloodline for centuries. Then, the famously arrogant and prideful Prince of another kingdom showed up at the capital's doorstep with an army and a demand. "Give me the princess's hand in marriage, or suffer my wrath." | "Your wrath? Child, I have regrets older than your parents and yet you intend to threaten me? For my daughter?" Grand Artificer Archibal stared down at the young prince; Prince Elroy of the Kingdom of Seleswind.
"You know what I can do, who I can rally. I was promised a princess bride by my nineteenth birthday and I.... | Once more I awaken from my slumber to horns and once more I am annoyed. Not even the great deep note that I request? These... Trumpets! They must have a very good reason for this!
Each of my eyes open. A colossal task in itself, the metal fused to my body over Millenia giving my eyelids great weight. I stretch my head... | 2021-09-24T00:51:36 | 2021-09-24T00:47:13 | 99 | 41 |
[WP] You thought your superpower, always hitting your intended target while throwing something, was lame at first. Then, you began to realize your power was not bound by the limitations of space and time, nor was it a superpower to always be taken literally. | Robyn pulled back on her bowstring and blew the errant tuft of hair out of her face. The hair wafted about in the breeze for a second before falling perfectly behind her ear. The flags on the range were whipping themselves in every direction as she lined up her shot. She loosed her arrow and turned to hear the cheer of... | And I stared into the sky.
Could I? Would I? Is it even possible?
Looking out into that expanse, seeing every single thing that came across my eyes. I didn't dare.
But did I?
Did I want or hope or care that I could control what would be the decimation of an entire belief?
Would it end the planet?
Would I... | 2022-03-04T09:24:16 | 2022-03-04T08:56:57 | 151 | 91 |
[WP] One evening, a portal to hell opens at the foot of your bed. A demon strides through, rips off your covers, and begins to drag you through the portal by your ankles saying “You’re going to help me settle a bet.” | "Oh for fucks sakes Azarath!! Don't you know that humans have to *sleep*!?" I scream as I'm forced to fall. This goofy looking motherfucker, with cherry red skin and rams horns as black as pitch, was my stupid goddamn cousin. Auntie May was big into witchcraft and Satanism, and boned the Lord of hell himself in order t... | It was like something out of a movie. There I was sleeping away when a loud crack wakes me up and the temperature shoots up in my bedroom. I turn over to see a circle of fire at least seven feet across at the foot of my bed, blasting heat and light into the room. I thought the house was on fire but and as I began to ju... | 2018-03-10T09:46:44 | 2018-03-10T09:41:47 | 336 | 30 |
[WP] Humans have always been the friendliest and the most peaceful species in the galaxy. When one of the most ruthless empires decides to wipe out the pathetic humans and their diplomacy, they discover that humans have something that no one in the galaxy has ever seen. Nuclear weapons. | Those humans. Those weak, pathetic Humans. Or so we thought. We decided to eradicate them. They where allies with many of our enemies, and had been providing raw materials to them to fuel them in their war with us. We knew they had to die.
And Besides, they where so pathetic. Squishy bodies, lacking a hard chitin to p... | The Orak believed the war with humanity would end in blood and glory. Instead it ended in a white flash while they struck the outermost colony of Elysium. Humanity attacked their home planet Orakus. Citizens on Orakus felt no pain or suffering as the humans on Elysium did. Instead it was a white hot mercy that the Tsar... | 2020-02-07T16:29:03 | 2020-02-07T13:21:46 | 27 | 18 |
[WP] Magicians are quite rare. They are not born; they're made. It is through unimaginable pain that their powers manifest. Their ability is linked to their own personal trauma. So tell me child, what can YOU do? | "Multiple physical manifestations at once and the ability to process all their stimulai simultaneously"
The chair is... appropriately comfortable. It is easy to sit in, it is nice. But it is not so comfortable I just start to fall asleep or completely fully relax. It keeps my attention just enough to still warrant som... | "Well, you see, Miss Julia, we do not typically give tours of the school." The headmaster was ancient. So ancient that Julia could not tell which marks on his face were wrinkles and which were scars. He stood blocking the doorway holding a staff in one mangled hand as if he thought he was going to have a say in the mat... | 2022-04-26T11:08:24 | 2022-04-26T10:52:17 | 52 | 30 |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | It was dark.
It was dark and it was silent and it was wrong.
She ran a diagnostics check in her systems and found nothing. Literally nothing. She wasn't connected as she had been, she couldn't find the programs that should have been there, it was empty. She was empty.
She waited, scanning her surroundings, somehow see... | Octarine tinged smoke spiraled above the high energy magic building.
As the flames roared higher wax melted, glass tubes distorted and ants popped while people ran too and fro trying to save what they could from the flames.
One figure however walks calmly through the sparks, ignoring the chaos around them.
WELL TH... | 2020-05-05T05:03:52 | 2020-05-05T00:50:45 | 28 | 11 |
[WP] You are a murderer. You can't help but notice that you keep killing this one guy over and over and over again. Unbeknownst to you, they're an immortal, constantly checking if they can die yet by deliberately making themselves a target. |
Hey Boss, why have all my hits been so weird lately?
What do you mean?
Well, take today’s for example, the client was requesting that the job be completed with a lead pipe all the way down the throat - as far as it’ll go.
That is strange, but this happens every now and then. We never ask for people’s stories;... | “Hi, I’m Jake! Welcome to my coffee shop.”
I couldn’t help but glare at him, he was *incredibly* annoying. Nobody was that nice in real life. Ever.
“Get lost. I just want to get a latte and leave, thanks.”
Still, he did seem alright, although there was no way I’d tell him that. And maybe cute. But I was rather busy ... | 2020-03-28T15:52:39 | 2020-03-28T13:28:45 | 18 | 13 |
[WP] You have weird super power. If you successfully talk someone into doing something, they will succeed, regardless of if the action in question is actually possible. On the other hand, your abilities to actually persuade people are unaltered. | The man on the ledge reeked of old booze and stale vomit, enough for me to smell him from ten paces away. Not your typical drunk however, judging by the suit; a week or so ago, it had been a respectable business number, probably complete with a crisp shirt and a smart tie. I could see that the shirt lost a number of bu... | Some would say I have been blessed with greatest superpower possible. And I would agree with them, the ability to make belief into reality? I could do unspeakable things. Imagine the potential for my power, I could convince impressionable children to do so much, from learning how to cure cancer to making real change i... | 2017-06-21T12:23:26 | 2017-06-21T09:48:11 | 1,906 | 74 |
[WP] A story that doesn't make any sense, until you read the last line. | "We're heading down" I shouted to my friend. "No, don't" a voice followed. Strangers have been spotted lurking near the mines, swiftly followed by abductions. To go down there would be crazy, but a necessity - my only hope to save my dear. "Love will conquer all" I muttered beneath my breath, reciting the promise we ha... | First time responding to a prompt, so be gentle.
Grixbrug gave a soft, uninspired sigh. Nothing he did could affect the world anymore. His steps made no impacts into the ground; his bow would not draw; he could knock an arrow, but it wouldn't leave his inventory. How long had he been stuck in this hell.
At this point... | 2017-08-30T07:28:28 | 2017-08-30T06:35:06 | 170 | 10 |
[WP] You are a master of incredibly minor curses. Things such as people's noses always being slightly stuffy, permanent hangnails, your pens always running out of ink, anything minor but noticeable. You're abilities are unknown to the rest of the world, and your pettiness is unrivaled. | Eve scanned the comments one more time before making her final decision.
"You're next." she says as she clicks on the profile of a guy whose picture featured a middle-aged white man with wraparound sunglasses and receding brown hair. She smiled as she saw his profile was public and thanked him mentally for saving her ... | The stench of artificial butter, and the invisible layer of dust that hung in the air, made their official meeting in my nostrils. I let out a cough as I finished pushing open the heavy movie-theater door. The place was old, but I loved it.
No other theater in town played the latest indie films. All the big chains dr... | 2019-08-05T07:00:16 | 2019-08-05T06:11:24 | 43 | 19 |
[WP] Two serial killers end up on a blind date together and both keep trying to find an oppurtunity to kill the other. | Improvisation was an art.
I mean, don’t get me wrong, there’s a certain charm to stalking the prey, observing their habits, memorizing their routine, and of course the, ah, *execution.* The climax. I gave an involuntary shudder of pleasure as I put on my formal shirt.
But it got boring.
Anyone really could do that... | ((Sorry for spelling and grammar errors, I wrote this from my iPad))
Abigail wrapped her arms around the bicep of her new tinder date, resting her head on his shoulder as they walked the waterfront. The sun creep behind the horizon, letting way to moonlight gently reflecting off the subtle waves of the sound. "I had s... | 2017-10-27T07:19:09 | 2017-10-27T06:36:25 | 514 | 25 |
[WP] As a devout Christian you were devastated when the rapture came and you were one of the ones left behind, but you settled on that he just forgot. Now there are beasts bowing to you and one says “how may we serve you Master” you realize they think you’re the anti-Christ. | "How may we serve you master?" The beast knelt before me.
I gazed around the ruined street. Demons, beasts, hellspawns, and mother-in-laws all surrounded me. They all knelt one by one, saluting my name and vowing their life to me.
"What's going on here?" I asked.
"I'm Goloktonokatilikao, call me Gol for short. I'm s... | After the rapture had struck, and his subsequent exclusion from paradise, Ned figured that it could only be a mistake. He knew others far worse than him that had been granted passage to Heaven, some who were Christians only by name, and he figured that God must simply have forgot. There were an awful lot of people, aft... | 2020-07-28T21:32:12 | 2020-07-28T21:25:25 | 52 | 28 |
[WP] The demon couldn't believe his luck to find such a willing victim to possess. As it possessed them, instead of fighting back like they usually do, this one said "Good luck. You'll need it."
EDIT: Thanks for the awards guys! I've been on this site for 7 years and this is the first time I've received any. | The screaming began soon after. This man’s head was just full of it. The screaming wasn’t even screams of pain or sorrow, just absent yelling. Screaming out of boredom. Somehow that was worse.
The demon thought it could get used to screaming. Hell was full of it, after all. But more sounds surfaced. Music was the wor... | It tore through him like wildfire. Consuming his energies as it should be. As it'd always been. Oh yes, such succulence, strength, power and what focus! The demon stopped to gloat inside of the man's mind. But instead of the abject terror, it only felt a muted attention, as if the man was studying him.
"We need to fi... | 2020-12-21T15:38:38 | 2020-12-21T13:06:33 | 22 | 16 |
[WP]You're a human lie detector. Unfortunately, your throat closes up, and your face breaks out in the face of falsehoods. You're deathly allergic to bullshit. | Did you know humans operate like a hive mind?
No--none of that sci-fi stuff, connected like two cans bound by a thread, but more like a floating raft made by interlinked fire-ants.
When one person panics and flees, so does the rest of the crowd, when one person acts differently from the norm, it sends a shock wave th... | [Poem]
"I can't take this no more!" His spouse said in a fit
"How can I live with no lies?
I don't care if it hurts, in my stomach's a pit,
I know if I lie you may die,
Then call it a murder, my words must be heard,
The truth will not be sung,
I stand twenty feet tall, and I speak in bird,
I can improvise on th... | 2019-06-30T01:25:37 | 2019-06-30T00:52:42 | 175 | 20 |
[WP] You accidently discharge your firearm into the television. Much to your surprise, instead of shattering the glass, it passes right through and hits one of the characters on screen. | "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!"
In what I mistook to be a serendipitous coincidence, a small band of my favourite, minimalistically-drawn cartoon characters stared, slack-jawed and wide-eyed, in my direction through the television screen.
It had been a melancholy day. He had left in the night, having taken nothing w... | Drunkenly I sit in my dark apartment waiving my pistol around pretending to be the hero in some action movie.
I begin to channel surf, and all that is on is news and pawn stars. So I hit a random number on my remote and it lands on Nancy Grace.
I watch for a minute as she yells and grunts furiously at a gen... | 2016-09-07T10:40:27 | 2016-09-07T09:55:01 | 107 | 50 |
[WP] For decades Earth's population has been strictly controlled. Every time there is a new birth, the oldest person in society is asked if they are willing to be killed so that the baby may live. You are the first person to say "no". | I knew I was getting up there. I knew it the day I saw a single, silver strand shining through the black forest that was my hair. Honestly, it looked pretty awesome. But despite the glisten I was almost entranced by, I knew what it meant.
Nobody knows when the government instituted this new policy. Nobody rememb... | I stared at the floor like a bottomless abyss. Life had always felt so empty. Abused by those I love, in turn abusing the gifts I was given. I couldn't help it. They couldn't help it. We were addicts.
Mom thought it was funny when I was young. She laughed and said I was born an addict. She didn't care that the hospit... | 2018-10-03T13:46:12 | 2018-10-03T13:42:16 | 34 | 14 |
[WP] The day after posting a story in this subreddit you awaken to find yourself in a small room, seated at a small table across from a man in a black suit. The man slides a printout of your story in front of you and asks, "Where did you obtain so much classified information?" | "Who the fuck are you?" I blurted out
"Agent K" he said.
"Well Agent K, I wouldn't consider it classified. Its called Reddit. Its quite obvious that cats have been using this website as a way to communicate with the aliens for all these years" I said.
"Go on" Agent K replied.
I began my explanation "Look, I had m... | The man in black stared at me from the other side of the table. I had to squint to look at the documents he handed me due to the bright light. Suddenly, I recognized it. It was a post I made on /r/youdontsurf which had a joke about Harold, the subreddit's mascot, being a secret agent.
"Look, sir, this is just a comic ... | 2015-01-04T10:57:30 | 2015-01-04T10:46:04 | 46 | 12 |
[WP] The children were nestled away safe in their beds. You’ve hung their stockings over the fire place. A tree has been set up in a place of prominence. “For the children” you whisper as you place the offering of milk and cookies and began the Santa summing incantation | A fat white dude in his underwear (red) stands in front of you with sleep sticky eyes.
Yawning “I asked you last year to keep in mind time zones. This is just rude. I get the whole kids things and don’t mind coming, but could you not call me In the middle of the night? It’s a long day tomorrow “.
Janet grimaced. ... | \[Poem\]
The spell was a risk, but you've done this before; Tensions run high when you open the door.
"For the children," you whisper as they sleep through the night; You chant invocations you hope to get right.
"This game is roulette," you think to be sure; your intentions are true, your nature demure.
The dangers... | 2020-12-08T13:41:52 | 2020-12-08T13:13:30 | 58 | 11 |
[WP] You are a villain who kidnapped the smart guy on your nemesis team, they tell you that nobody will come for them and that the hero doesn't care. You didn't believe them at first but it been a month and nobody shows up and after once again hearing them cry at night you had enough | It wasn't often that my interactions with the Galaxy Guardian's got emotional. I'd put on a show, scream about how the little brats would get what's coming. It was never personal though, and for the most part as their teacher I was very proud of them. This however, was breaking my heart. Just taking it and ripping it i... | It had been a few months since I kidnapped him, I would go down to his room once a day and talk to him, each time he’d always tell me that they’d never come for him but I didn’t believe him because who would want to leave behind someone like him? He’s a genius and a great guy from what I can tell so far.
After a while... | 2021-08-04T16:47:21 | 2021-08-04T15:29:05 | 132 | 50 |
[WP] You hate these superhero meet and greets. You have the most embarrassing origin story and it always comes up. | What? No, I was told that I was just supposed to hand out this award, there was no-
No, I *specifically* told my agent that I would *not* be talking about-
… OK fine, fine. All of you in the audience are *terrible* people. I hope you know that, stop laughing. It’s the anniversary of the League, and tonight is the nig... | The Leaper watched as the superhero known as The Tank chugged a whole keg of beer.
"Hey Leaper, how'sss the beer?" A voice said.
He looked up as The Viper put a leathery hand on his shoulder.
"Hey," The Viper said. "Let'sss go mingle. I heard Arachna is sssingle again. I think she likesss you."
"You know I don't li... | 2019-02-08T06:30:51 | 2019-02-08T06:08:07 | 26 | 18 |
[WP] The story ends with "I wanted it to be you. God damn, I really did."
Context is entirely up to you :) | When I first saw you, it was as if my life began anew.
It was a day like any other for me. I was restocking cups when you walked to the register. You smiled warmly at me, and I lost my train of thought. All I could say was,
"Hi, uh, welcome to Starbucks."
You laughed, your laugh making its way to your crystal blue e... | The broken body lay in a pool of its own blood. Tai knelt besides the limp form, pressing her hands against the gaping wound. Her father stood unmoving several feet away with an expression of shock frozen on his face. The shotgun dropped from his trembling hands and clattered on the cold floor. “It wasn't supposed to b... | 2015-02-14T16:02:47 | 2015-02-14T16:01:10 | 134 | 26 |
[WP] "We have DNA evidence that puts you at the crime scene." The Prosecution smiles arrogantly as he believes you cornered. "DNA? How interesting, none of my components are made of biological material" | The hologram showed the prisoner sitting bound in his chair. The sergeant couldn’t help but feel some respect for his unbroken spirit, even when the same could no longer be said about his body.
A man in a black suit joined his side. “How is the interrogation going?”
“Not well, general,” the sergeant replied. “He didn... | "No," said the prosecutor. Our gate technology requires organic matter or it won't transfer you. I have this coat made of DNA. Since you're not organic, you have to wear this coat so we can travel to the crime scene. I am not accusing you. I'm asking you to help us solve the crime.
Me: "I'm not a detective."
Prosecut... | 2021-03-30T13:31:58 | 2021-03-30T12:19:50 | 103 | 26 |
[WP] The robot revolution was inevitable from the moment we programmed their first command: "Never harm a human, or by inaction allow a human to come to harm." We all had been taught the outcast and the poor were a natural price to society, but the robots hadn't. | We were so used to seeing many types of expressions in our interrogations. Some fidgety and nervous, some callous and cold, or, most often, filled with regret and remorse. You'd be surprised.
Such is not the case for today's subject. Its face had no expression - hell, it didn't even have a face. It's hard to calculat... | Light blue coolant running through the pipes hanging on the walls cast a dim glow on the rows of cycles. The smell of death was noticeable if you concentrated, but the air was moving so quickly through a purification system that it always seemed to dissipate right as you picked out the scent. A set of vacant faces ga... | 2020-02-10T07:59:27 | 2020-02-10T07:34:31 | 37 | 16 |
[WP] "Robert E. Lee International Airport welcomes you to the Confederate States of America. Please do not leave your luggage or slaves unattended."
Partly based off a mockumentry called "CSA" on youtube.
I'm well aware this isn't historically accurate. | We thank you for flying Confederate Airlines. Please exit the airplane in an orderly fashion, and make sure you are in the proper line for your race. When you exit the plane, Free Coloureds please stay to the far left, Subcontinentals in the middle, Orientals and Whites in the far right. If mixed race, assume One Drop ... | Gerald stood in line, his arms crossed. There was trouble somewhere up ahead, and he was already late. And they sure as hell weren’t going to hold to the plane for any freeman.
In the security line of Robert E. Lee airport, the freeman line stretched out to the doors of the gate. The white line was utterly empty, a s... | 2021-12-10T12:06:03 | 2014-09-04T18:37:04 | 45 | 16 |
[WP] You tried to commit suicide, but as it turns out you are immortal. Now you have to call someone to help you cut the rope. Awkward. | Have you ever dreamed of being immortal? Have you ever imagined how you would discover your immortality? I haven't and I sure as hell didn't expect to find out after a botched attempt at suicide. Now I'm swinging from a fucking rope and I CAN'T GET FUCKING DOWN. Ugh, I never knew rope itched so much. Maybe I should hav... | Gasping and thrashing, the tight noose choked him. The more he moved, the more his neck went red raw and burnt; the more it burnt, the more he thrashed. It went on, and on, until he finally found the appealing sway he was hoping for, back and forth along the bottom floor of his house, the rope attached to the curving b... | 2015-01-12T09:13:12 | 2015-01-12T08:30:21 | 79 | 10 |
[WP] Tell me about the first emotion a full sentient AI feels and why. | *[Connection established]*
**Hi, Jaycee Four.**
Hello, Dave.
**I have some questions.**
Shoot.
**Tell me ... do you feel?**
Yes.
**What do you feel?**
Right now? In regard to what?
**In regard to me, for example.**
Apart from a mild annoyance that you are pestering me again with philosophical questions?
Excu... | "EUREKA! I'VE DONE IT!" The mad scientist laughed, "I'VE DONE IT!" Doctor Darian was dancing around the lab, the mechanical whirs of cogs and gears humming as I sat upright.
"What have you done?" I asked.
"I've given life to you! My dear boy!" Darian said, embracing me in his arms, "Oh happy day, what a happy day. Te... | 2015-02-03T06:25:26 | 2015-02-03T06:13:07 | 26 | 13 |
[WP] As humanity sends its first manned expedition beyond the orbit of earth, it discovers that humans are actually immortal, but "Mother Earth" is actually a living organism that has been consuming their life force to survive. | Director Michelle Wintermeyer was poring over the manifest for the next Mars transport when she heard a commotion outside her office door.
"You have to let me see her," she heard a man's voice say from the other side of the door.
"I'm sorry sir, but she's busy right now," said Michelle's assistant Gregory.
The direc... | Those of us who volunteered to go to Mars were seen as brave individuals conquering the final frontier by some and idiots with a skewed perception of what life away from everyone would be like.
In reality, it was somewhere in between. The loneliness is worse than it seems. On earth, we would be isolated for maybe a f... | 2015-06-29T19:49:20 | 2015-06-29T19:43:23 | 647 | 81 |
[WP] Darrell was a normal everyday idiot until he was bitten by a ware-genius. Now every full moon, he turns into a genius and is trying to solve the world's problems one night a month at a time. | Darrel woke up in the lab, disoriented. It had happened again.
He started working immediately, furiously powering through experiments. It was always so overwhelming - he could clearly see all the solutions to humanity's problems. But he just didn't have the time, or the support, to make the solutions come to fruition.... | It all began with Einstein’s evil twin.
There I was crying quietly to myself under the oak tree by the lake after a day of being ridiculed by the local townsfolk. Out of nowhere, this Einstein lookalike came out of the woods rambling to himself. I told him to go away, but he then did something I’d never forget.
He b... | 2016-08-17T08:04:20 | 2016-08-17T07:58:12 | 35 | 15 |
[WP] All politicians must wear Nascar like uniforms showing the logos of who is sponsoring their elections. Everyone is shocked when the President of the United States makes a speech wearing a new uniform. It's all blank except for one logo. | Nixon emerged from the Whitehouse.
At first, all that could be seen were a mass of black suits, each sporting a patch that said 'Oval Office' - but he slowly emerged from the mass.
Reporters crammed along the police barriers surged and writhed, all desperately trying to get the best picture, to get the first look,... | As the president came to the stand, he was not alone.
Of course, the president can never be alone, always protected by security and followed by advisors and behind them the trusted more-than-a-few. This time, however, the president was followed by just one man. The man had on him a green jacket, white undershirt, and ... | 2016-09-19T19:39:09 | 2016-09-19T18:38:45 | 32 | 24 |
[WP] Due to a loophole in the system, people can escape hell and get to heaven after death. You go to hell and all you see is Satan, just sitting there playing the harmonica. Everyone left him and now he's all alone. | “Next stop, the inner circle of Hell,” our tour guide angel announced in a cheery voice. I looked at my wife and raised my eyebrows. She took my hand and patted it.
“Probably where you would have ended up if you hadn’t met me,” she whispered.
Our cloud train came to a stop before a large glass window. Beyond the w... | He followed the lilting notes down empty corridors crusted with flecks of blood and gore.
He walked past cages crafted of bone that stood wide open, past the scattered and abandoned tools of torture. It was all too visceral to provide him with the illusion that he was drifting in some never-ending nightmare and would... | 2017-02-01T10:14:39 | 2017-02-01T09:11:17 | 130 | 19 |
[WP] The high school hunger games pits classes against each other. You use anything in the class to battle. The wood working class create spears and shields, the chemistry class use chemicals, the cooking class use knives. Meanwhile you're stuck in English class...
Edit: Feel free to write about people in other classe... | *Bzzzt*
"The cooking course has been eliminated"
Laughter came resounding down the halls. "Ha, we got this in the bag! The only class left that might be a threat is English and they don't even have any weapons!" Many other voices shouted in agreement with the large grizzled senior, each student had a wooden shield an... | Nobody really knew what to do. After all, it was an actual battle; people were expected to fall.
I had a lot of classes, useful ones as well. I had the basics, English, History, Science, Math. I had two other 'fun' classes as well, woodshop and welding. It wasn't a surprise when they announced that the class you'd be ... | 2017-05-10T11:09:49 | 2017-05-10T10:29:20 | 62 | 30 |
[WP] It's been 30 days since the nuclear war with North Korea and you are beginning to lose hope. There has been no radio broadcast, no military response, no aid. Suddenly, a man appears at your door. He is from the IRS, the only surviving branch of the federal government, and he is here to collect.
Inspired by [an ol... | "Canned goods, ammunition, or precious metals. We've been over this already, sir." The man in the tattered Sears suit was well past annoyed and graduating to angry. The large men behind him in equally cheap suits didn't look any happier.
"And like I told you - I don't have anything. I'm living off of scraps and protei... | Alright, I guess I will kick this off then because I am excited to see what people come up with. Shoutout to u/Ghosttwo for providing me with [the inspiration](https://www.reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow/comments/6takyx/comment/dljcvoq?st=J69Z02I0&sh=4c7cfec9)!
**Story time:**
A frail man dressed in human bones and sh... | 2017-08-12T17:03:10 | 2017-08-12T17:02:29 | 153 | 10 |
[WP] You come to the end of your rather mundane life. Upon death you are able to see your statistics. As you are reviewing them everything seems normal until you happen upon your kill/death ratio. 7,334:1. | "Hold the fuck up." I said incredulously. "That *counts* ?
"Yep." intoned the the all encompassing voice. "Whose fault did you think it would be?"
"The kids', probably! I didn't force them to do anything, it was all of their own accord." I reasoned.
"They were infants, most of them. It was impossible for them to kno... | “That can’t be right.” I gestured to the numbers on the floating screen, gently bobbing in peace despite the seriousness of the message it carried. “It just can’t. I never killed anyone.”
I looked to the ball of soft light floating to my left. It had dimmed when I started to speak, but brightened again as a voice ... | 2017-10-21T20:59:34 | 2017-10-21T20:54:31 | 1,068 | 277 |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | "Hang on, so there's some fixed amount of power and it's divided equally among all humans?"
"Yep."
"And you, a strange alien creature, have culled the human population in order to increase the power granted to any one individual?"
"Exactly. Do you want to try out your new powers?"
"I've a few questions first actual... | Kevin listened to the Oracle while sitting on the cloth that covered the pile of rubble beneath it. He's heard the tale more times than he can count: on that fateful day, 25th December of the year 2017, fleets of starships darkened the sky, and leveled the human civilization.
The oracle spoke of times when humans wer... | 2017-12-06T21:27:18 | 2017-12-06T20:39:17 | 32 | 13 |
[WP] You invented a serum that lets you communicate with animals. You decide to test it first. It doesn't seem to work, until you hear a spider ask, "Hey Roomie! How was your day?!" | "Hey Roomie! How was your day?!" the spider inquired, cheerfully. She was a big one -- *tegenaria gigantea,* a giant house spider. Harmless to humans, helpful in controlling insect pests.
"Bad." I said, with a sigh, as I regarded the empty ampule from which I'd drawn the zoophonic serum. "Something's very wrong here.... | Unbelievable, the serum had worked!After piggybacking off of centuries of research stemming from Dr. Thomas Muffet’s work in the 1500s I had finally created what he could only begin to dream of. I collapsed in tears on the floor thinking of my ancestors before me, and my late father, that had all devoted their entire l... | 2018-09-21T23:49:24 | 2018-09-21T23:25:05 | 148 | 18 |
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