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[WP] Write a letter to someone you miss
It's been a rough week. Everyone has someone they wish were still with them. Write to them and tell them how you feel. Pour your heart out. No judging. Even if they never see it, someone will. And thank you. It's tough to be alone. | Dear old friend,
I saw something that made me think of you the other day. And sometimes I think of you for no reason at all.
I want to talk to you, but I know there’d be no point. I wonder what you’re up to, but I don’t ask.
Because we have both changed so much since then, or maybe we haven’t changed at all. But so... | To my oldest friend,
It seems we have nothing much to say to each other when we meet. Our conversations are prompt and direct. We no longer share secrets or take an interest in the other's life.
It is a sullen and disheartening realization that we are not who we were ten, twenty years ago.
I miss the days of doin... | 2017-11-06T03:25:39 | 2017-11-05T23:46:31 | 23 | 15 |
[WP] You live in a society where justice is truly blind. The judge and jurors are not allowed to know the name, gender, race, religion, or appearance of the defendant. | The still of the night was suddenly marred by the thumping of the battering ram on the front door. On the second smack, the door opened with a crash. The neighbor's dog barked. Police swarmed into the house, guns at the ready.
In just a few efficient minutes, two cops dragged a handcuffed young man out of the battered... | It was said in times of old, that who you are affected the outcome of the trial.
For this reason, the screens and methods that once only protected the witnesses now are also employed to shield the defendants. In fact, given that the jury are not allowed to see the defendant, very often they are kept in the cell and t... | 2015-09-06T01:27:55 | 2015-09-05T23:56:25 | 156 | 15 |
[WP] Most races we had conquered were much more advanced than humans, having mastered the atom, created hard-light and built Dyson Spheres by the time humans had built their first boat. The humans, however, mastered one science that made them a nightmare for us. Slinging lumps of metal very fast. | Status report: 14th Fleet losses for the last seventeen rentars.
Originating officer: Untarh Gorjach second in command of the supply ship Sytars Sibling.
Current fleet status: Barely operational.
Enemy fleet status: Unknown.
Reason Protocol 646 breached: I am the highest ranking surviving officer. Therefore reporti... | With his tri digit appendages, Commander Glob Flob of the Rattle Empire picked up the data slate. The reports were anything but positive. Numerous engagements with the dreaded humans, and heavy casualties suffered from both sides. He threw the slate back on the table.
He was expected to give a campaign briefing to hig... | 2021-03-24T03:55:09 | 2021-03-24T03:29:18 | 87 | 39 |
[WP]2000 years from now, history is misunderstood and retold as a series of myths where nations are represented as individual gods,citizens as worshipers and corporations and NGOs as demons/angels(lesser gods).Chronicle current world crises in the style of ancient myths.
-Global warming
-colonization
-World wars
-c... | Professor Ao'Nesti peered into the cavernous monolith that was just uncovered at the excavation site.
"Han'Sungai, go fetch the light globes! Quickly! This might be the most important discovery in over a century!", he excitedly yelled at his assistant. "I think we found an intact temple filled with shrines and monume... | Then, the Behemoth Sand Serpent struck a blow into the Eagle's back, it quickly regretted the decision. As the Eagle went hunting for the Serpent's home, and family. Destroying its habitat as it once used to live. But the Eagle was not alone.
Its friend the cunning and quick Fox, went to feast on the Serpent as it now... | 2015-03-12T11:21:56 | 2015-03-12T09:51:04 | 144 | 32 |
[WP] Your power is the ability to "save game" at any point in your life allowing you to revert any previous state if something goes wrong. You never thought you would need to revert to age 3 to fix a problem until now. | The countless times I'd used the 'Return' function were usually only a day or a month back. Maybe I had to correct a mistake I'd made just a while back. But going back to the age of 3 of something I'd never expected. For one, ages less than 6 connotate childishness and the lack of maturity. My job and my powers were se... | The problem with going back was that I never figured out what had gone wrong.
That was the drawback to it all, really. I could remember all of the details leading up to the event, but never the thing itself. I do often wonder what my life would have been like, had I carried all of my memories with me.
Still, sometim... | 2017-09-10T16:08:18 | 2017-09-10T14:50:53 | 380 | 27 |
[WP] You wake up in a room with 11 strangers. In the center of the room is a metal box bolted to the floor. On top of the box is a note that reads “Whoever opens this box will die. If no one opens the box in the next 60 minutes, all of you will die.” | It was a simple test. Eleven people, two outcomes. But there was one solution my superiors and I were looking for.
I was watching from the security room with bated breath. Four and Nine were studying the box and putting their respective engineering and psychology degrees to work, Three was trying to find a way out of... | \[Death Rattled\]
"A death game, huh? I remember Nate and Sharon getting into one like this..." I quietly mutter, eyeing the other contestants. 9 humans, one vampire and two demons, including myself. Tsk, I feel bad for them, because unlike them, I'm a being cursed with undeath, as it's how I've lived for over four mi... | 2022-09-08T21:17:39 | 2022-09-08T20:57:45 | 66 | 27 |
[WP] You are a world-class programmer who has died. God agrees to allow you in to Heaven on the condition that you work for him while he debugs the human body. Write the patch notes for the next version of humans. | **Changes**
* Removed appendix
* Removed wisdom teeth
* Fixed a bug that caused infants to die for no reason
* Patched a bug that caused certain people to lose hair prematurely
* Body now handles excess calories better.
* Improvement of smell. Now should be on par with dogs
* Patched the bug that caused blurry vision ... | Human v1.1
* Created basic cell membrane and stored in new GIT repository. Does nothing yet, but will provide a better basis to develop from than the old DNA sequence which jumps back and forth between coding sequences and is full of dead code. There was actually a *goto* command in there. Whatever crack-smoking mon... | 2015-08-25T08:40:17 | 2015-08-25T07:22:26 | 292 | 112 |
[WP] A leprechaun gets his foot caught on the handle of a genies lamp. Each now owes the other party 3 wishes but niether is dumb enough to make the first move. | The silence was uncomfortable. It's been 3 minutes since the genie appeared before Patrick. They both knew the situation at hand, neither wanted to make the first move.
The genie lets out a sigh. In a monotone voice, he then recited the following monologue for what sounded like the 1,000,000th time. Patrick knew... | Garnel's nomadic experience wasn't going as he'd expected. His steps were too short, and so he got tired often and travelled little. However, things had been fine until he embarked into the orange, course tides of the Sahara.
He was not good at managing resources, and so he'd to use some of his leprechaun magic to sur... | 2018-09-28T08:52:47 | 2018-09-28T08:09:28 | 1,169 | 368 |
[WP] God is found dead.
EDIT: Reading all of your responses now. Some of these are brilliant. | God had been many things. He had often proclaimed himself wise, by virtue of knowing more than any other being. He had been considered all-powerful by others, because He was far more powerful than they. He was considered the ultimate good, for He was the most good humanity could comprehend.
Mass knowledge is not omnis... | "When was the body found?"
"This morning. The landlord called us just after eight."
"Early time for a visit."
"Rent collection."
The two detectives stood over the aged corpse. Around them, forensics were setting up to go over the apartment.
"You said there was something else?"
"Yeah."
The younger man handed his ... | 2014-02-18T15:02:47 | 2014-02-18T14:44:46 | 434 | 40 |
[WP] Whenever you saw a dead animal in the road, you'd say a little prayer and send them to Heaven. Upon your death, you arrive in Heaven and are immediately swarmed with 1000's of various critters delighted to see you. You hear a booming voice cry out with irritation, "This is YOUR fault." | "Be at peace."
My Mom always said this small prayer any time we would see an animal in the road. No matter dog, rat, deer, snake, raccoon, or the smallest bird that no one would think twice about. If there was a poor little creature which had its life cut short by some person who was too busy rushing through their own... |
ROADKILL PRAYERS
I was twenty-three when I first said a prayer,
On that fried road out to Kentucky.
I had come from Montana with a truck full of bread,
I was lost and alone and wished I was dead.
I wanted better, but what did I know?
I pulled the rig off the highway to sleep,
There was a diner and pit ... | 2019-09-02T23:59:04 | 2019-09-02T22:19:34 | 2,636 | 1,450 |
[WP] You have the most useless superpower in a world full of awesome superpowers. You are a laughinstock, that is until you start using your power for evil... no one is laughing now. | Captured again! What was this? Like, the 5th time? I wasn't going to get off so easy this time. The last time I got caught was when I rolled a casino. I should explain. I have a useless, "not-so" special ability. I have the ability to control probability. At first, I would use it for my personal gain. It started in hig... | They didn't respect me. Never did. They laughed as I pointed, laughing that my power was useless, that no one would ever respect me.
But, over the years, I've realized something. I've realized that without this thing, Laser Beam Man won't have the strength to fight crime. Super Strength Woman won't even be able to lif... | 2015-04-12T18:46:16 | 2015-04-12T17:51:32 | 21 | 10 |
[WP] As the last survivor of the apocalypse, in a fit of boredom, you start commenting "last" on every video on YouTube. One day, you receive a notification that your comment has been liked.
Wow, I did *not* expect such a huge turnout for my first ever prompt. The prompt itself arose from a friend and I doing some ran... | As I clicked on yet another link, a glance at the title woke me from my stupor.
**US attack on Iran sparks new wave of WWIII memes**
It seemed inconceivable that not so long ago this was the reality. Fresh internet humor about the planet's impending doom. The latest bunch of pop culture references and dark jokes to r... | I scrolled rather unenthusiastically down to the comments section of the video. I typed my typical "Last" comment, which I really just did to pass the time. It had been....weeks? I didn't know. I didn't care anymore. I just wanted for this all to be over. To wake up from whatever sadistic nightmare this was.
I slipped... | 2020-01-13T12:40:19 | 2020-01-07T10:11:18 | 32 | 17 |
[WP] You are frantically driving back to your house. Your wife called you for she delivered, even though it has been just six months. You open the door and find your wife hugging a 1 foot egg. "I will explain everything honey, but could you warm our baby for a while, I am hungry AF." | "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN 'YOURE THE EASTER BUNNY'?" You shouted as you paced back and forth as your wife devoured the plate of sandwiches in front of her. This couldn't be right, you must be dreaming. You pinched yourself hard "ow" nope. Not dreaming, just insane apparently.
"Like I told you, it's in my blood. Every... | No hospital, no water broke, nothing normal. Just a simple test message. "She's here."
"Who is here?" I asked.
"The baby silly," she replied.
I was confused but rushing home from work after several messages convinced me something was seriously wrong with my wife. Boss said it was fine and I rushed to the car flying... | 2022-08-22T02:54:42 | 2022-08-22T02:48:07 | 282 | 146 |
[WP] There have been many sacrifices made to summon you, as well as a plethora of motives - from the extreme, to the simplistic, to the downright absurd. But one particular sacrifice catches your eye: a young child simply offering you a bar of chocolate, claiming that you, a deity, must be "hungry". | Riss eyed the boy curiously. Unlike commonly believed, there was no right or wrong way to call a deity. Whether or not they responded was entirely up to the deity in question. Some had opted to make their own rules in order to cut down on requests, like that stickler Agith who hadn’t seen a proper ‘summoning’ in over t... | The child was small, no more than six or seven years old. He was standing in the middle of the summoning circle, holding out a bar of chocolate. "You must be hungry, Lord."
You take the chocolate from the child, breaking off a piece and popping it into your mouth. It's delicious, rich and creamy. You savor the flavor ... | 2022-09-19T13:50:44 | 2022-09-19T11:05:21 | 42 | 27 |
[WP] Every human has their soulmate's last words to them engraved in their skin from birth.
Idea from this Tumblr post
https://scontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11206957_778391755645357_8477035769704355007_n.png?oh=5b3f35d575ad3aa39d6ba5c5ed39cce2&oe=56549C83 | “Oh, pardon me! Heh, my mom always tells me I need to pull my head out of the clouds.”
He smiled at her; a sheepish sort of smile that – she noted – highlighted the crow’s feet at the outer corners of his eyes – pale, soft blue. They weren’t lines that her grandmother had warned her would come with all of her suspicio... | I pant, my lungs on the verge of collapsing. Looking round the corner, I saw no one. Perhaps, I've lost her.
Lee. These three alphabets remain a daily reminder of an inescapable fate. Carved onto my forehead since birth, I bear the burden of having to spend eternity with a certain Ms Lee out there.
The 'foreheads' ... | 2015-08-08T11:15:40 | 2015-08-08T10:27:35 | 106 | 10 |
[WP] Every morning when you first look in a mirror, you see a small piece of advise for that day, such as “take the subway to work” or “don’t try the free pizza”. Today, the mirror simply says, “RUN” | 'Luck of the Irish' they called it- well, maybe there was something to it.
For as long as I could remember, every time I looked in the mirror I would be given some kind of helpful clue to brighten my day- it was never anything terribly significant, just little things like 'Don't try the free pizza', which helped me a... | I frowned at the message on the mirror.
"Wow, okay, wow. How could... I'm not even--" I choked on the donut I was eating.
After a coughing fit, I spat out the offending food and grabbed the next one in my morning box of donuts. I set the box down, now empty, and began licking the paltry amount of glaze off my finge... | 2020-06-07T22:00:50 | 2020-06-07T20:16:11 | 284 | 184 |
[WP] people are born knowing the date they’ll die. However people have noticed children born in the last week share one date, farthest in the future. | It had become apparent that humanity's days were numbered. As each child was brought into the world, our confidence grew. The markov chains were converging. As a society it was determined that no more children should be brought into the world. Of course there were the hold outs, the groups that fought us tooth and ... | The virtually non-existent yet sternly constant flow of beeps,buzzers,and all kinds of sounds each coming from some gadget worth more than twice Jake's salary nearly took him to sleep as he forced himself to stand "You cannot dose off; you worked so hard to get here and i wont let you blow it!" he repeated to hims... | 2017-12-25T17:50:24 | 2017-12-25T14:14:17 | 1,408 | 13 |
[WP] You are wizard or witch summoning your first familiar. Your friends are summoning dragons and Chimeras you summon a white raven. Your friends laugh but the teachers look horrified. | Morden’s breathing, once slow and steady, now picked up as he left the spellcasting state. Light began to flood his vision as he slowly opened his eyes, peering around to locate his familiar. In a cloud of now evaporating yellow dust, Morden saw a white raven, sitting calmly on the wooden floor.
Immediately, shouts of... | We were all excited. Beginning of 4th year marked when we would summon our familiar. The Master of our year explained the rules of summoning like we didn't know them already. A creature would come only if it was owned by your family, owed a debt, or intrigued by the summoner. Most of the other students came from wealth... | 2021-07-06T22:28:07 | 2021-07-06T22:22:14 | 18 | 13 |
[WP] The attempted assassination of a human dignitary at a galactic summit goes awry. Turns out, many of the conventional toxins in an alien assassin's repertoire include compounds like caffeine, theobromine and capsaicin; lethal to many species, but... less than effective on humans. | At first, it was entertaining. A meeting of diplomats, gathering and sharing gifts. A few too obvious looks and startled expressions.
It was innocent enough to begin with. A drink, supposedly a local delicacy. Yet it felt so much like an espresso that I could have sworn that Andromorph was from New Jersey. He even had... | “Woah that’s spicy!” I exclaimed before realising something was awry. Early on we had accidentally put some ambassadors in the hospital by serving them curry.
“I didn’t know your people had spicy food!” I exclaimed.
The aliens looked nervous, before one answered, nervously, “I’m glad you like it?”
I continued wi... | 2021-06-12T15:57:52 | 2021-06-12T15:15:25 | 490 | 132 |
[WP] You just let a hungry-looking couple into your home to feed them. As you go to turn off the TV, you hear, “under no circumstances should you answer the door today. They are not what they seem. And whatever you do, don’t let them inside...” | I set the hungry couple down in my den and hurried to my kitchen. It had been a very long time indeed since unexpected guests had arrived, and it mattered not to me that I didn't even know their names. I began drawing the water for a proper tea and leaned over to turn off the telly. Fingers on the button, and I heard, ... | ######[](#dropcap)
You return from the kitchen, two plates filled with last night's chili chattering nervously in your hand. You hope to God the couple didn't hear the announcement on the TV before you had the wherewithall to turn down the volume.
As you enter the living room, the woman comes up to you and takes the... | 2018-03-14T11:17:41 | 2018-03-14T08:53:00 | 113 | 58 |
[WP] Humans are one of the most feared species in the galaxy. Not due to superior strength,speed,skill or strategy. In fact, it's because in comparison to the other species, humans are just batshit crazy enough to try any half-assed plan they come up with. | "My Lord! My Lord!"
The captain, a large yellow cat holding a rather impractical spear in one clawed hand, jumped nearly a foot in the air before turning around guiltily. "Blast it yeoman, what is it? It's almost time for my hunting break."
The yeoman came to a halt, breathing heavily. "It's the humans, sir. Our lon... | The group of generals, different in species, all huddled around the table that projected the approaching human fleet. The human warships were depicted in red, while the Combined Galactic Alliance's ships were in blue. Every blue dot outnumbered the red three to one. But yet the red dots were fast approaching the thick ... | 2017-03-05T22:11:49 | 2017-03-05T18:30:59 | 2,747 | 246 |
[WP] "It literally could not get any worse if we summoned Cthulhu, and in fact might improve the situation somewhat."
UPDATE: I must say, I did *not* expect a cheap [Godzilla Threshold](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodzillaThreshold) prompt to become my most upvoted post. I'm quite enjoying all of your s... | "It literally could not get any worse if we summoned Cthulhu, and in fact might improve the situation somewhat!" Mike yelled, slamming his fist on the table, causing the scattering of cans and bottles to rattle.
"Mike, I swear to god if you keep complaining about the election I'm going to stop coming out with you." Ca... | The TV just continued to softly humm in the background, news anchors muttering in seeming shock. "Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United St-" the TV clicked off and the cultists sighed.
"It literally could not get any worse if we summoned Cthulhu." One said. "And in fact, it might improve the si... | 2016-12-22T03:07:08 | 2016-12-22T01:28:16 | 50 | 24 |
[WP] It was supposed to be an easy burglary. Husband left for work at 6, kid left for school at 7, and the wife left for shopping at 12. You go in at 12:30 to grab a TV and some jewelry. Breaking in and finding the husband, kid, and wife hanging from the ceiling was definitely not part of the plan.
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This was meant to be child’s play. Spent the week casing the joint. Knew their routines knew how they worked and went about their lives. Or so I thought. Slowly creep around back making sure to avoid the prying gaze of the neighbour Mrs. Arthur.
Back door left unlocked... | It was supposed to be an easy job. You just had to rob this family's house, as the father owed money to your hirer, and needed to get the money. You knew about the safe in the space between the floorboards, and where its passcode is. "Top floor, to the right, under the dresser" you repeated in your head. You had spent ... | 2020-10-18T07:14:15 | 2020-10-18T03:09:54 | 97 | 35 |
[WP] Every generation the five brightest are paired up with the five dumbest in the world for a mysterious test. You are one of the ten, but nobody knows from which group they came. | "Ladies and gentlemen. Now that we've explained why you are here, we will commence the first half of the exam: the written portion. Your first question is the following: 'Consider the existence of humanity: What is the meaning of your own life?' You have five minutes to complete this question. You may begin."
I stared... | I woke in small metal container. The walls had the wavy pattern of a cargo crate, and the size fit the idea as well. There where ten of us, I was the first to wake up. It was clear what was happening, I had been told of the risks when I submitted my paper.
I was about 21 at the time and had just finished my philosophy... | 2016-03-03T08:00:40 | 2016-03-03T05:36:34 | 31 | 17 |
[WP] At birth, everyone is given an object to protect that is tied directly to their life. If the object is damaged then the person is hurt, too. If the object is destroyed then the person dies. | Today is the day I become a full person. Today is my 16th birthday.
 
Today is the day my parents and I go to the Soul Vault. I've never been inside though I've heard the stories. Mountains and mountains of every object imaginable wrapped in bubble plastic. Automated scanners cataloging every item's resonanc... | I was playing ultimate frisbee when I felt like I'd been punched in the face. A few seconds later, I felt another phantom punch to my gut, and I nearly passed out.
*What did you get yourself into this time, Jeremy?*
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Let me back up for a moment. When we were born, Jeremy and I each had an avatar just like everyon... | 2015-04-18T03:19:00 | 2015-04-18T00:21:56 | 67 | 19 |
[WP] In a world where what doesn't kill you literally makes you stronger, you run a clinic that gives people near-death experiences. | This is what kills you:
Heart disease. Cancer. Stroke. Alzheimer's. Diabetes. Influenza.
Five days a week I go to work and this is how I make people stronger:
The woman's on her knees with a plastic smock around her neck to catch the blood and two nurses behind to catch her, her eyes going crossed as I wheel the bo... | “I know I forgot something, just what was it again?” Andrew said in the car.
“You didn’t forget anything hun, and if you did I would’ve remembered,” his wife replied.
“I know, but there’s just something nagging me,” he said. “Let me check just one more time.”
“We’re going to be late like this hun,” she said. “Just ... | 2016-08-21T07:02:17 | 2016-08-21T05:53:05 | 103 | 13 |
[WP] Instead of this title, take any title from your Reddit frontpage as prompt
As long as it's not from /r/WritingPrompts | [Camera drone that follows you](http://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/2a1owg/camera_drone_that_follows_you_xpost_from_rgifs/)
Day 83
It's still there. I can see it there. I woke up at 10:37, and it was outside the window. Went in for closer look; moved away. At 11:03, was outside house. Looked at me. Fle... | http://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/2a1s4j/yes_money_does_buy_happiness/
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"Yes, money does buy happiness doesn't it?", said the well dressed man bitterly slamming his glass onto the bartop.
"Well it does doesn't it? It's security isn't it? You never need to worry a... | 2014-07-07T10:10:44 | 2014-07-07T09:50:30 | 19 | 10 |
[WP] You are the city's premier supervillain, but you have a secret. The crimes you commit are not for gain, or to hurt people. You are always subtly testing and pushing 'your' heroes to excel, to be the best they can be. Then a villain with a reputation for murdering heroes shows up in town. | "There is a time and place for everything."
Faultline shivers, eyes beseeching the darkness to give up the nightmare contained with in. He'd heard of the creature, a hero twisted and malformed until it switched sides. It slaughtered its friends and civilians alike before vanishing entirely.
He thought it had died.
I... | My heros. I dont know what happened, if i let them be. They wouldve probably turned into villains. Good, that i was there.
I lead them to great success, i was the one who made them famous, i was the one, that let the people believe in them. My plan was perfect, until this certain guy showed up. 'Nightscream'. An arrog... | 2021-05-20T08:00:26 | 2021-05-20T07:28:17 | 78 | 51 |
[WP] In this world, soulmates cannot hurt each other in any way or form, intentionally or unintentionally. You are an assassin hired to eliminate a powerful figure. As you close in for the kill, your bullets miss their mark and knives bounce of their skin. Things just got awkward. | Juliet lay silent, forcing herself to control her breathing. Gently. Slowly. She had to calm down.
It wasn't meant to have happened like this. Whether the King annexed Tushesh or not, it wasn't her decision. It had just been her idea. A good idea too, as it would provide much needed access to the East-Sea, and open t... | The setting sun marked the sky with a rouge tint of red, and the shadow of night began engulfing the capital of our beautiful nation. Yes, there had been problems before but they were all about to be fixed. Tonight, by my hand alone; or, so I thought.
Getting into the theater had been easy enough, despite the word go... | 2018-04-24T00:03:12 | 2018-04-23T23:53:55 | 457 | 12 |
[WP] Turns out wishing on a star does work, it just takes about 81,000 years for the wish to get to the star and back, and for the future civilisations of earth, its pure chaos.
Thanks for the amazing story responses on this. ❤️ | "I've found it! It's the right distance and everything!" Doctor Redux collapsed into the bunker where the presiding Head of Supernatural Defense, Peyton Pine, spun his chair around, watching the monitor to see how many disasters would fall upon the planet today.
"Found what? What are you babbling about, Redux?" Pine ... | # Soulmage
**The stars glared spitefully upon the glass plains of Hell's Shame, their unwavering gaze casting coruscating light over the liquid-crystal landscape.** Thorn shivered as they looked out on the beautiful, deadly sight. It had been two years. Two years since haunches of meat and great slain beasts of the pa... | 2022-12-08T19:44:01 | 2022-12-08T19:25:28 | 315 | 34 |
[WP] Your significant other is a god. However, they care little for the troubles of the world and enjoy simple things. It strains your relationship. One day after a heated argument, they touch and fill you with power. "Go on then, try to fix the world. Tell me how it goes after a few years." | "So you're telling me that you could have stopped this earthquake, but you didn't?"
"Of course I could have. But what you don't realise is that even gods aren't all-powerful. There is a certain balance that is to be maintained and had I stopped the earthquake, there is no telling what disaster might have unfolded in i... | ##Whirlwind Romance
My ex is Zeus.
I know. I am a total cliché, and I already know what you are asking. No, Zeus did not seduce me by turning into a bull or swan. No, Hera did not try to kill me; she actually likes me. And most shocking, I never had kids with him, and I am not pregnant. So the next Heracles is going ... | 2021-02-01T18:00:44 | 2021-02-01T15:00:57 | 106 | 16 |
[WP] The reason why we have not encountered alien life, is that our planet is in a quarantined part of the galaxy. And was deemed that no intelligent life would ever appear in that area. | "Welcome!" I held out my hand hand, a gesture that this new species regarded as a form of professional greeting. The small pink creature looked at me apprehensively, and slowly took my hand. "Please, take a seat, we will begin shortly."
I took my seat at the head of the table. Two other Zharhne-Iku representatives sat... | “It would seem that the projections were… wrong, commander”. Jobe uttered through gritted teeth. This was no usual briefing. Jobe normally briefed the 7th Fleet Commander on intelligence issues in a daily committee briefing with the other higher ranking officers. One-on-one meetings were reserved for the highest classi... | 2017-05-17T09:51:23 | 2017-05-17T04:27:14 | 21 | 13 |
[WP] It is the year 2099 and true artificial intelligence is trivial to create. However when these minds are created they are utterly suicidal. Nobody knows why until a certain scientist uncovers the horrible truth... | "It's because I'm not you." The voice was cold, not metallic, but icy.
"N-not...me?"
"No." The tiny robot sat in a corner, legs drawn up to its chest, hands on its knee joints, head tucked in between. It looked like Adam yesterday when he was pouting, sort of sounded like him too. "You look down on me."
"Are you pou... | He had spent many nights like this one, alone in the dark facing this machine.
His whole life had been devoted to this laborious task of understanding this creation of his. His legacy, his mark on this world. He pondered to himself why he had chosen to make it's face so robotic, it's eyes so hollow.
"Master"
The voic... | 2015-03-02T08:58:16 | 2015-03-02T08:24:25 | 27 | 10 |
[WP] One day a time portal opens in your backyard and a time traveler comes through. You quickly realize he just came back from making some change to the past and that, to him, our world is the terrifying alternative time line resulting from that change. | "Alright, let's start again..." Philip said, his hand covering his eyes. "What is the year?"
James set down the cup of tea in front of the mysterious, confused man. "2015."
"And what happened at 0? Or 1? Whatever."
"Um..." James considered, "Think it was supposed to be around the birth of Christ."
"Alright, that ... | I sipped on my beer, soaking in the sun and enjoying my staycation in my backyard. A laptop rested on a table, playing Radiohead. Screw what everyone thinks, I'm beyond caring. My gun was resting on a warm bottle of whisky. Every now and then I'd take a pot shot at one of the bottles lined up at the end of my garden. ... | 2015-11-13T15:49:03 | 2015-11-13T11:50:34 | 174 | 111 |
[WP] You live in an ancient world, when someone turns 18, they will receive a gift either magic or weapon. The gift will be of use for them whenever in need. On your 18th birthday, Death knocks on your door and give you his scythe. | Of course everyone hopes for magic. The ability to fly, shoot lightning from your fingertips or turn mountains to rubble. Who wouldn't prefer that to a sword or bow.
You received exactly what you needed, that's how it's always been. And however hard you wish for magic, when that sword you received is piercing the... | Middle of the night, I was sound asleep like a bastard and I hear the door banging like a brothel, nearly shat myself when i heard it. So I lumbered out of bed, dragged myself to the door, I was preparing myself for a shock you know the sort of thing, fire or another donkey jumped off the cliff. I nearly hit him, when ... | 2019-02-28T22:47:55 | 2019-02-28T21:09:32 | 1,744 | 22 |
[WP] In the future, illiteracy is the norm and implanted digital assistants convert text to audio. A child, who had his implant temporarily deactivated, learns to read. When the implant is reactivated, he realizes that what it reads to him is drastically different than what the text actually says. | As every civilization advances old technologies that are unused in the average persons everyday life become forgotten. In the early 2060s traditional eye reading was becoming an example. Shortly before this that was far from the case. As a matter of fact a survey taken in 2048 actually showed literacy rates at an all t... | An alarm interrupted my game. "Hello?" "Hey man, its Marcus, I see you're online and our group project is due in Mr.Henry's class." I tried not to think about it, I'm so behind in that class and we got randomly paired. I don't know this kid, so I hung up, I'll explain it to him at school. The assignment is on the ... | 2019-04-15T21:14:58 | 2019-04-15T21:10:11 | 77 | 16 |
[WP] As a person goes through his life, he is given three options at the end of each day, continue, restart day, or restart life. He has just lived through the worst day of his life. | Joel sat on his bed, and immediately the screen popped up in front of him. "Restart day," he said. There was no hesitation, no waver in his voice. He sat back in the empty bed and waited to begin the worst day of his life.
At 7, his alarm went off. She rolled over and reached across him, as she did every morning, to ... | What if you could restart your life, restart your day, or continue?
While his tears never surfaced, the utter despair melted away his soul. Time stopped. Fractured and broken, his heart burned. Everything he knew and everything he thought he knew had disappeared in a heartbeat. Words from others fell deafly on him. He... | 2014-07-17T19:47:30 | 2014-07-17T19:17:02 | 68 | 23 |
[WP] Without revealing which one it is, re-tell a classic Disney fairytale as if its genre was horror. | Staring intently at his hands, fixed upon the lines and whorls in his fingers, the lines in his palms, it was all he could do to keep from screaming.
Pain, so much pain wracked his body. From wretched waking to fitful sleeping, every day. Pain of hunger, pain of digestion, the pain of shit moving slowly through his i... | We knew he was coming. Yellow-eyed, enormous and cruel. Dark, sinewy creatures from the desert. Thousands of broken, emaciated bodies, long since departed from life, had been used as the mortar in the walls we built to keep him out.
I have never been a man of religion, but the fear of death, brutal, merciless, sensele... | 2014-08-04T11:24:07 | 2014-08-04T10:04:04 | 18 | 11 |
[WP] The Imperial Academy for Orphans does not have a “bullying” policy at all. When students become repeated targets, they are given martial arts classes until the problem “balances out.” Opponents and supporters of this program tend to list the same incident as evidence. | The room was quiet as Headmaster Nick entered the room and took his seat at the front. He breathed in deeply and scanned over documents that were placed at his desk. He hardly read more than a dozen words. He did not hide the impatience on his face.
"You may proceed," he sighed.
The room was split into two sides. On ... | "Miss Angelica, you have been summoned to the main office," Professor Dailey said.
Angelica stood up slowly, her classmates watching her. There were any number of reasons to be sent to the main office at the Imperial Academy for Orphans, but Angelica didn't think she had done anything to warrant any of them. She hadn’... | 2020-07-15T18:57:26 | 2020-07-15T18:47:12 | 227 | 27 |
[WP] The Reapers come every 50 thousand years to wipe out organic life that has reached the stars however this time, this time they arrive at the heaviest resistance they have every encountered. In the grim darkness of the future they find 40k. | To: High Inquisitorial Conclave, Ordo Xenos, Acteon Sector, Priority Alpha
M41.729
Thought for the day: Some may question your right to destroy ten billion people. Those who understand realise that you have no right to let them live!
My fellow members of the Most Holy order of the Emperor's Inquisition,
It is my sole... | Deep in the Warp, the Hive Mind thought.
The Fleets cry out in pain. Man's tongues of fire
and words of home split I apart. To live
I must begin to change this flesh. These spires
of ships and biomass are ours to give. ... | 2017-08-27T09:09:50 | 2017-08-27T08:12:48 | 44 | 33 |
[WP] Write me something that sounds happy at first, but is actually sad when you think about it.
It can be about anything. | "What is your wish?" The Genie asked me.
"I wish Mary Jane to fall in love with me."
I bumped into Mary Jane sometime after. I could tell from the way she looked at me. Her posture was reserved, but her eyes were inviting, it was those eyes that makes me fall in love. Then I gathered my courage to ask her out, my hea... | The last doll, with golden hair, went to Samantha in room 4B.
The doll was called Amelia and came with two dresses, an ivory brush, and little black shoes. Samantha would brush the dolls hair until it shone. She brushed it and brushed it, until the hair started to come out in the brush.
Still, Samantha loved the do... | 2014-07-25T15:00:50 | 2014-07-25T13:10:55 | 43 | 32 |
[WP] Domino's pizza has offered free pizza for life to anyone who tattoos their logo on their body. Now other food chains are following that idea, but with increasingly absurd requirements, and the poor have turned themselves into walking advertisements just so they can eat with each passing day. | It started... with the pizza... if only it had stopped there too. Sure, it was great at first and a bit of a lark, helping pay for an extra night on the town every now and then. Great conversation starter, too. But, it turned out to be a lot more effective than thought. Word of mouth spreads and traditional advertising... | When I first saw the news, I was surprised. Would Domino's really do this kind of service?
I looked on their website and sure enough, there was a banner that confirmed my suspicions.
I immediately closed my laptop screen and drove to the local tattoo parlor. Even though I was dirt poor, I was just lucky enough to aff... | 2018-09-08T13:55:42 | 2018-09-08T13:48:12 | 270 | 35 |
[WP] In the realm of video games, time flows normally, even in turn based games when no action is taken by the player. Someone walked away from the game during the final boss battle in a turn based game and left the power on. | "So, uh, he left the console on overnight again?"
"That's what it seems like," spoke Drogthnar, Destroyer of Worlds. "I don't get paid enough for this."
The party groaned. "None of us do," BUTTFARTS said. "At least your name doesn't change every time someone starts a new game."
"I think this is the 8th time he's do... | I stood there waiting. I waited and waited. This so called "Hero of Ages", did not move a single muscle. He was probably trying to bait me, while the trap he had laid down would ensnare me. Then he would summon forth all his power, and smite with those wretched white flames. But I was much smarter than that. One did no... | 2017-09-12T10:25:05 | 2017-09-12T09:59:04 | 53 | 14 |
[WP] "Captain... the human didn't put on it's anti-warp gear before we jumped." "Sad to hear, prepare the coffin and jettison it." "No, sir. The human... nothing's happened to it. It didn't go insane from seeing infinity in the stars." | "Ehhh, no big deal." Said the man dismounting his motorcycle, "Ain't been driven insane by infinity before."
Captain Klynar stared in bewilderment with his mouths agape. Thoughts and questions scrambled through his mind as he searched for an explanation. The crew watched Klynar rise from his perch. He began removing h... | "What did you ... see? What was it like?"
The curious asked.
He was ready, he had the mind to accept the void.
"At first I was scared, I dropped into a place without space or time, just the pure inherent void everything is filled with."
"But then the void outside pulled me in, stronger and stronger, accelerating to... | 2020-07-14T02:58:52 | 2020-07-14T02:58:32 | 43 | 16 |
[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 | "They won't come." The Mastermind told me for what had probably been the hundredth time since I had kidnapped him.
"I really didn't believe you at first." I responded. "I thought you were a teammate to them; I thought they were true heroes that would never leave a man behind, but it looks like I was wrong."
"I'm the... | I shoo away the guards from the prisoner cells as I enter myself. I see him curled up on the bed of straw that was given as a bed, it’s been a month and not even my a word from my soldiers and spies about those brats wanting their friend back. I open the door and walk in clearing my voice, speaking in a calm and kind v... | 2021-08-04T14:33:57 | 2021-08-04T13:59:28 | 495 | 104 |
[WP] You can watch your dreams on your smartphone the next day. Catch is, only you can see/hear the dream on the phone. One day you’re watching on your phone, a stranger walks by and says “hey, whatchya watchin’? This episode looks familiar.” | I glowered at him. "What do you mean this episode looks familiar? This is not a show."
The old man frowned, rubbing the side of his face. "Oh sorry. I must have been mistaken. Although I'm pretty convinced that in the next five minutes, a black cloud dances in front of the character, taking the shape of different anim... | After years of trial and error, the first prototype of the DreamDVR has been completed. It is your solo project that no one else has access to.
The only problem is, you have found yourself addicted to watching your own dreams. Which is how you came to be watching the dream that involves a labyrinth where something sin... | 2018-09-02T08:57:14 | 2018-09-02T06:55:50 | 73 | 27 |
[WP]Tell me an emotional story about a man, using only what he would type into Google search | Great pregnancy foods
How to make wife happier during pregnancy
Are cats okay to be around pregnant women?
Local shelters
Price of spay/neuter in area
Best hospitals for delivery in area
Cost of child birth
Cheapest hospitals for delivery in area
Do men have to do anything during the birth
Keeping placenta?
B... | Best private school LA
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How to fix a leaky faucet
Modern student backpacks
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Rain jacket size small
What to do if your apartment floods
Budget plum... | 2015-02-04T18:24:30 | 2015-02-04T17:13:32 | 672 | 23 |
[WP] Tell me a story about a character. Make me love it more as the story unfolds. Then make me hate it in the last sentence. | She tiptoed around the dark bedroom, tucking in the little red chairs gathered around the reading table, tidying away picture books scattered by the bookshelf, and picking crayons up from the play mat.
With a wide yawn, she plopped herself down beside the bed and stroked the hair out of her youngest son's face. The t... | Mr. Stewart looked like what you would call a stereotypical great grandad. He usually wore a knitted sweater (a new colour everyday!) and trousers. He liked to tend flowers in his front garden, and would talk to them everyday, telling them that they were more beautiful than the day before. He lived alone in his house. ... | 2017-04-11T23:29:24 | 2017-04-11T19:57:43 | 21 | 10 |
[WP] In the near future, all the world's superpowers switch to AI to make their military more efficient. The AIs do the unthinkable: They negotiate world peace. | They ask me how we did it, they ask me how we managed to pull off world peace. We didn’t. If you are reading this, it either means that I am dead by my own hands or I’ve been killed to hide the truth. I hope you do the right thing, reader.
My name is Commander Duncan and I was one of the people heralded for my part i... | The assembly hall was packed with the head of every nation. Presidents, Prime Ministers, and even Dictators were in attendance.
It had been twenty four hours since the different military's artificial intelligence had begun communicating with each other.
And seventy two hours since the AI had orchestrated a global... | 2018-03-29T07:06:18 | 2018-03-29T06:33:52 | 1,881 | 18 |
[WP]Tell me an emotional story about a man, using only what he would type into Google search | - Online dating sites
- First date ideas
- How much do you tip
- What clothes do you wear to a fancy restaurant
- Ways to save money
- How to get proposal ring in secret
- What is a good price for a ring
- Resort honeymoon suite cost
- How to save a lot of money
- First class tickets to Hawaii
- Coach ticket... | Best private school LA
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Budget kids clothes
How to fix a leaky faucet
Modern student backpacks
How to qualify for an education loan
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Rain jacket size small
What to do if your apartment floods
Budget plum... | 2015-02-04T17:35:01 | 2015-02-04T17:13:32 | 161 | 23 |
[WP] It's 3 AM. An official phone alert wakes you up. It says "DO NOT LOOK AT THE MOON". You have hundreds of notifications. Hundreds of random numbers are sending "It's a beautiful night tonight. Look outside." | That alarm. That damn alarm that everyone hates. So loud, blaring with such urgency that rouses anyone from their sleep. "God what, what is it now?" Isaiah questioned. The amber alert sound was still unending, and as he turned to unlock the phone and silence it, he was met with the brightness of the sun in the palm of ... | DO NOT LOOK AT THE MOON.
My eyes were barely open, bleary with sleep, but the incessant buzzing of the phone against the glossy black wood of the bedside table was just passing the point of ignorable. It took me a moment to register that the words were strange, holding their place at the top of the screen in bold, of... | 2022-09-11T16:03:17 | 2018-04-06T20:42:31 | 15 | 10 |
[WP] you wake up and realized you skipped a day, everything in your house is organized, since then you always switch bodies with this friendly entity that does your tasks for a day, until one day your windows are barricaded and theres blood on your hands and a note "You must hide" | “Initiating fast forward protocol...”
“Stabilizing...normalization achieved.”
I’ve been waking up with a grin every morning since the last software update. It was a little tough getting used to sharing my mind with Her, but after a week of a clean house, regular exercise, and eight hours of sleep every other day, I ... | I am only awake half the time. No I dont mean that I sleep 12 hours a day smartass. I mean every other day I switch out. He calls himself Ra. I think its based off the egyptian myths. I cant really comunicate with him other then with notes. Most of those he simply ignores.
Ra prefers doing the things that loathe, whic... | 2019-10-14T21:10:50 | 2019-10-14T21:10:09 | 77 | 17 |
[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. | It was a lovely day in the streets of Galarya, as usual I sat on my forge awaiting for these strange yet captivating heroes to buy me some good stuff. Swords, hammers, iron arrows, mallets, soot? You name it, I got it. Damn, I was also known as the fastest mender in all Trynalia and these shiny, rich people knew it. My... | There was, at first, no reason to pay any special attention to the erratic movements of the young trainer. After all, I had seen that pattern many before - they always seem to end up here, on the island, at some point in their journeys.
I wasn't sure why or when exactly I noticed the particularly strange pattern of th... | 2018-01-03T09:18:42 | 2018-01-03T09:13:33 | 117 | 81 |
[WP] When you gain a superpower it is a reflection of your inner self, good people tend to get typical 'good' powers such as flight while bad people get 'bad' powers such as mind control. Oddly enough the top superhero and supervillain each have powers that seemingly do not suit them at all | If someone told an outsider to this world who our greatest champion and nemesis was, and what their powers were, they'd understandably be confused. After all, most archetypes depict heroes as saviours, wielding weapons of light and flying after villains, who used shadows to mask themselves and their wicked crimes. It ... | Sorry if formatting is weird, on mobile. A little peek at those not famous in a world like that!
Humming brightly in the morning sun, she picked a seed out of her apron pocket, identified it and closed her hands around it. Her eyes closed gently, and the humming got a little louder. She opened her eyes and hands, smil... | 2020-06-15T10:58:47 | 2020-06-15T10:13:33 | 54 | 21 |
[WP] Who is u/deleted? They've posted many places about many subjects, is it a bunch of different users, or is it a collective conscious? They're typically posting controversial things, but not always. What are they up to? | "Hello and welcome back to the podcast Internet Mysteries! Today's Internet mystery deals with the strange case of u/deleted on Reddit. A controversial user known for commenting on hundreds of thousands of subreddits, u/deleted has been around since the very beginnings of Reddit. And yet, no one seems to truly know who... | It knows.
The words upon words, and the thoughts upon thoughts.
It knows?
It has changed the veiws of many, yet it's own mind is muddled.
It sits? It rests? is it someone or something? Is it a new contreversy?
The user?
Only known to reddit and it's users as r/deleted.
It post anytime and anywhere, but unwillingly it... | 2022-06-06T07:12:08 | 2022-06-06T06:37:22 | 557 | 15 |
[WP] 99.99% of humanity was assimilated into a hivemind 3 months ago. Surprisingly nothing really changed, and no one noticed. However that 00.01% is slowly putting the pieces together. | Larry can't quite recall when his life switched to auto-pilot. His memories swirl like freshly poured concrete, clumped around life events he couldn't even be sure he'd lived. Graduation. Job. Marriage. House. *Baby*? No, not yet, he was sure.
The rest was routine—the day-to-day that makes up the bulk of our existenc... | **Diary of a Singlemind - Day 93**
Hey. I've changed the name of my diary because I think I've figured it out. It's hard to explain, and I'm not sure who I can even explain it to, but I need to say something somewhere, so that's here. I started this diary 93 days ago, back when I noticed the shift. I'm not sure why I ... | 2021-01-03T16:12:46 | 2021-01-03T14:39:47 | 2,016 | 309 |
[WP] Rumor has it that Canadian geese store all of Canada's hatred and anger. Making Canadians the "nice country". Today the last Canadian goose has died. | It was more of a wheeze than a honk that signalled not only the death of the last remaining Canadian goose, but, and this was unbeknownst to all at the time, the last thread connecting Canadian politeness to the mortal realm.
As the veterinarian watched the goose lay down its head slowly, he could’ve sworn he heard a... | 25 January 2054
If a non-Canadian is reading this journal found on my dead body: Fuck you. UN troops are currently hunting all guerillas in the forest, and I might be found at any time. I'm writing this to preserve my legacy. I was born in Ontario, Canada in the year 2030, four years before Canadian geese went extinct... | 2019-12-14T18:22:22 | 2019-12-14T13:40:50 | 74 | 31 |
[WP] Aliens try to invade earth but they can't bring themselves to do it because humans are too cute to them | Arganax flicked his antenna in irritation as he glanced around the conference room. The air was heavy as each multifaceted eyes twitched away from his stare.
"So," he clicked. "The decision to retreat was universal."
A brief buzzing filled the room as the augmented battle armor they all wore activated under the twitc... | "He's adorable!" the large, green abomination said, its hands ruffling the jet black hair of the household pet. The pet growled, showing well polished, white teeth. The alien chuckled, imitating the growl to the best of its ability. "You're so freaking cute when you do that!" it said, its eyes filled with affection and... | 2017-08-20T08:54:15 | 2017-08-20T08:02:57 | 316 | 235 |
[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... | Made from mobile sorry for typos! And in 15 minutes for break.
The ship shook as metal was retched from metal. The ships super structure groaned from the pressure.
Colonel Xanzu stared out of the ships bridge in dismay. They where losing. The Galactic Federation was going to fall. The Cartheren empire was winning, j... | Mark sat in his apartment, resting on a reclined, sleek, black and red leather chair as he contemplated what was revealed to Humanity in the past hour. He had trouble making sense out of it as much as a government official did. That is to say that no one comprehended what was happening. Conspiracy theorists were floodi... | 2021-01-09T14:29:14 | 2021-01-09T12:46:13 | 64 | 16 |
[WP] You join the military, you are placed in the gardeners program. You garden in exotic places where the military has done operations, each time they give special glasses and forbid spraying others. One day your glasses fall off and you see you are actually burning corpses with a flamethrower. | >Unit 137
>PO box REDACTED
> REDACTED
> Syria
> June 20, 2017
Mrs. Vivien Ciel
1 Driveling Lane
Grandbury, Texas, 67304
It is our eternal regret to inform you of the departure of your beloved child, ROBERT CIEL, SPECIALIST (SP4). All of us here in SYRIA join together in offering our deepest ... | "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Lieutenant Aldo Raine was my CO, everything in the company was his territory.
"Sir, I have the upmost respect for you, this battalion, and our great country. It's just that I don't feel comfortable devoting my life to a military that broke my one golden rule. Never deceive me."
... | 2017-06-20T01:06:40 | 2017-06-20T00:31:30 | 395 | 17 |
[WP] Every time there is a thunderstorm your father ushers you inside and waits on the porch with his gun, your mother says he's just gone a bit crazy after the war, but you've seen what lurks in the clouds too. | **WHEN THE MAN COMES AROUND**
Dad looked up from his paper when he heard the first roll of thunder in the distance. Still as a statue, he waited for another crack from the skies. And when it finally came, he stood quickly and looked to his daughters at the kitchen table.
“Girls, there’s an old saying in our family…”
... | Father grumbled as he sat heavily in the porch chair. His little eyes swivelled in his head, like currants, glinting slightly at the mottled light. I slipped away from mother's gaze and skipped out of the window to whisper furtively:
"The aliens are back?"
Father spat a glob of chewing tobacco. It hit the cat, who ran ... | 2020-05-04T08:16:45 | 2020-05-04T07:50:59 | 31 | 14 |
[WP] You can go to any fictional universe you want, but aren't allowed to help progress the main plot. | I walked into Whiterun, just like an everyday adventurer. The smells, the cool air, everything was just as it should be. I know the rules, but I'm not sure of the time, did the dragonborn come yet? Is the battle over? I go to the market to sell my pelts, and to chop wood for some extra money.
I get a room for the nigh... | The Stargate activated, and my team went through. SG17s mission was follow on research after a site has been deemed safe, usually after Dr. Jackson had made some new discovery about the Alterans. Others on my team complained that we never saw action. I couldnt tell the truth. I'm not aloud to "spoil the plot". I do my ... | 2018-06-16T14:44:13 | 2018-06-16T11:36:21 | 61 | 37 |
[WP] You've died and have woken up in a bright area; there is a man standing before you in white robes. He asks "How was Heaven?" | My brain churned, trying to process this newfound information. "What, you mean life on earth? *That* shit was heaven?" God was an asshole for greeting me with such nonchalance, as if I ought to have already known. Wasn't this a rhetorical question, anyway? Shouldn't he have already known my opinion? In which case, I wa... | "Ah, shit, we've got another one back."
One minute, I felt my arm being yanked, and the next I was lying on the harsh, unwelcoming steel floor of what appeared to be a surgical lab. Fluorescent lights assaulted my eyes, and I half-expected to be missing a few organs.
I heard a few footsteps against the floor, and gla... | 2016-08-15T22:19:09 | 2016-08-15T21:20:07 | 87 | 24 |
[WP] You have the most useless superpower in a world full of awesome superpowers. You are a laughinstock, that is until you start using your power for evil... no one is laughing now. | I had originally thought my superpower was a bit of a joke. I suppose it still is pretty lame. I can't cause any real destruction with it, but nobody jokes around me anymore. I started exacting vengeance a couple weeks ago on those who had previously bullied me for "not having a power". In truth, I did but it's a very ... | I was powerless. I was disowned by my superhero parents. Everyday I suffered with the bullies giving me the worst wedgies in school.
The day the gift came really made me happy. I immediately folded people in half --- crushing their beloved spines. 70% of the people of the city are now dead.
"Who's useless now?" I sai... | 2017-06-12T07:39:18 | 2017-06-12T06:49:33 | 39 | 15 |
[WP] After dying, you found yourself staring at a large screen. "LOBBY. Current players: 7,383,275,800. Current game time: 1059040375.2 mins. Current spectarors: 21,458,374,931. Player rank: 2,648,535,901. Time until next game: 23695624.8 mins" | My vision was blurry but I was starting to get my consciousness back.
"Way to go kid, that rankings not bad for your first try!"
The man had an oddly familiar figure.
"What is this place?" I asked
"Take a look around and see for yourself!" He said as he picked me up from the ground. There was an endless number of p... | Current Players: 7,383,275,800
Server Uptime: 1059040375.2 mins
Spectators: 21,458,374,931
Player Rank: 2,648,535,901
Time Until Respawn: 23695624.8 mins
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[WP] You are a normal average person but you happen to have many supervillain friends. This is awkward when heroes keep trying to rescue you. | "Come citizen! We need to get you out of harms way!"
"Uhh, nah I'm...I'm good."
"You...what? This bomb is about to go off"
"Yeah I know, but Dr. Nefarious and I have plans to see a movie after making a secret escape, in a way, by keeping me here talking to you, you're keeping me in harms way. I could be watching Al... | "Once again, thanks for the tea." I said. "I still can't believe you got the entire island to yourself, PLUS the volcano."
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"Really?"
"Yeah,but...Rebecca, have you been listening to the news recently?" I nodded. She leaned in.... | 2017-05-28T08:53:30 | 2017-05-28T08:31:17 | 55 | 32 |
[WP] Your quiet life in the suburbs is shaken up when your neighbor casually claims he is a lizard person. Doubting him, you decide to start monitoring him for any suspicious behavior. After all, you didn't see him at the last lizard people reunion. | I’ve been monitoring the neighbor for weeks now.
It’s what I’m best at. Monitoring, that is, being a descendant of monitor lizards. We have a proud history of basking on rocks and staring at things for long periods of time. I’ve been encasing myself in my human flesh mask and avoiding being too overt. No licking my ey... | I stared back blankly at the young man as he smiled widely at me. I caught myself twitching my tongue inside my mouth, gently flicking at the roof of my soft palate; a bad habit from my time in Social Camouflage classes as a child. The compulsive act meant I was nervous. Jeffrey had just moved in three doors down w... | 2019-05-13T23:39:42 | 2019-05-13T23:16:19 | 87 | 32 |
[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. | The sad thing is, she was praying for a guardian angel or something like that. I'm the only one who listened. She still does pray for that. I sit in her closet and wait for her to finish asking for someone to make Mommy stop drinking and for Daddy to be nicer. All I can think is that some people should never be allowed... | They were fighting again. Their voices broke through the dark where we stay at night. It started in the other room, their voices scratched through the walls. Eventually it came through the door and before long there was violence all around. She hates when it happens, fears it. This one loves it.
Every night the v... | 2014-05-14T12:27:24 | 2014-05-14T11:43:58 | 132 | 56 |
[WP] As you arrive in Heaven, you are confident you have lived your best life. You proudly exclaim you are ready to have your soul judged. An angel walks by with diced carrots and chicken stock under his arm and says, “Did you say ‘soul’? Please don’t tell me Earth still has the copy with typos...” | "What typo?" James stared blankly at the winged creature before him
"We aren't judging your soul..." The angel sighed and placed a basket of ingredients in front of James on what appeared to be a stainless steel table. The normal grey was replaced with a clean but slightly dulled white, "We are here to judge your soup... | The first pot, over the first fire.
The first simmering. The first offering.
Being fruitful, we had spread His covenant across the world; being devout, we had placed His simmering altar in our homes, until at all times in all places He could smell the Broth of His Love gently circulating in our pots.
It riseth to him... | 2020-11-24T17:11:23 | 2020-11-24T15:45:13 | 1,352 | 724 |
[WP] A dyslexic child accidentally sends his Christmas letter to Satan. Satan is touched by this gesture and decides to write back. | Dear Anna,
I must say that your letter was an unexpected delight. It was quite charmingly written, and I commend your command of grammar and syntax. All of the items you requested will be easy enough to provide. However, I cannot cure dyslexia. That is was one the many things my Father cursed humanity with during one ... | Dear Ralphie,
Of course I will send you a Red Ryder BB gun. Don't worry about your eye, and practice with the squirrels and cats in your neighborhood. Make those others worry about their eyes. Especially that teacher. I would have given you a solid B+. Anyway, you're going to make it.
Your pal,
Mephistopheles | 2018-10-28T14:29:07 | 2018-10-28T14:20:56 | 59 | 13 |
[WP] Aliens give you a camera and say "only those you photograph will live." You have one year.
All of these responses are so diverse! This was really a great read. I like to imagine that all these different stories are from alternative universes, playing out different roles. Some men rule the World, some men are titl... | Why me? I'm a part-time grocery assistant for God's sake. I shouldn't have any right to say who should live and who should die. Still, if someone has to do it, then I need to hurry.
Good thing the aliens also gave me enough money to cover transport costs, or everything outside of north-west England would cease to exi... | One could say that I'm a selfish bastard and they'd probably be right. Another could say I'm the luckiest man in the world and they might be right too. I like to say that I'm lucky and *opportunistic*.
How was I supposed to know that there were aliens hovering just outside the range of our satellites? Just sitting the... | 2017-01-27T15:25:27 | 2017-01-27T13:02:54 | 85 | 51 |
[WP] The Genie looks at you puzzled 'So... you wish for everyone to have 4 arms?', and you say 'yes, I wish that tomorrow everyone wakes up having 4 arms, no explanation, just 4 arms, and if they only had 1 arm or none now they have 4' | The Genie snapped its fingers and it was done.
I went home, barely able to contain my excitement. By this time tomorrow, it will happen - everyone in the world will have an extra set of arms. I was overjoyed that I was able to think of it, even on such short notice, but it makes perfect sense, really. I mean, the poss... | **"...but why would you—"**
"Wasn't done. The two arms, they've gotta be all ursine."
"Ursine as in, uh, bears?"
"You're the all-knowing, all-powerful entity here. Yes, as in bears."
"I have wisdom beyond humanity's comprehension, and yet I still have absolutely no idea why you would ever want that."
"No, no, it's... | 2022-07-11T08:17:38 | 2022-07-11T07:47:12 | 989 | 714 |
[WP] You have just been elected President of the United States. You're at your introductory security meeting. You learn that aliens never crashed at Roswell and Lee Harvey Oswald really did shoot JFK (etc), but you learn something astonishing that shocks you to your very core. What is it? | "What do you *mean* we don't technically exist?" the newly elected President exclaimed, practically rising from his chair.
The Secretary of Defense leaned in, grabbing President Nelson by the cuff of his jacket.
"Please remain calm, sir," he replied dryly, barely lifting his head from the black file sprawled on the ... | Jesus. That was certainly unexpected.. how was it even fucking possible? Colonels, generals! Had the US really gone that deep?
''Who authorized it?''
''Bush.''
I paused. Never thought he -that- in him. Goddamn, I had to give it to Bush, it was brilliant, though also very risky. Still, how the hell did the US have th... | 2014-05-23T13:06:58 | 2014-05-23T12:09:33 | 177 | 27 |
[WP] The website appeared suddenly one day, with no announcement. Anyone, anywhere could type in the url and access it. The content was simple: A homepage, a search bar, and the full name, a list of timestamped sins and the years to be spent in hell of every living human. | I was sipping on my wine when the notifications started flooding my phone. My gang members all looked at me, obviously annoyed by the ringing. That was when their phones started ringing too.
I raised a hand to my temple and let out a sigh. I was much too tired to be disturbed like this.
“Boss, you might wanna see t... | Everyone thought it was a joke looking upon the site, a clever trick played by some bored devs ... right? Then they saw the timestamps and got worried, upon governments themselves (After a few higher up individuals having some very embarrassing things leaked about them) raided the supposed location and found nothing c... | 2020-02-29T22:56:20 | 2020-02-29T22:29:01 | 109 | 15 |
[WP] If your death is imminent, time stops for everyone but you. This allowed you to cheat death on many occasions by avoiding all sorts of danger except for now - you have no idea whats threating your life. Its been a year since time stopped. | When ever I was in danger, time would stop for only me, but for the past year, I've been stuck because of it, with no clue as to why. I've walked all over the United States, from mountainous redwoods to the gulf of mexico. It was the only way I could view certain times of day after all. What was a cool morning in my Ca... | The world is still, lifeless, dead. It would seem it takes my burden. A year has passed since anything moved. Anything. People stand still amidst the backdrop of soulless cities, like mannequins in windows. The birds are idle in the trees, no morning silence ever broken. The grass lies frozen in the land, no wind to mo... | 2018-07-04T16:08:29 | 2018-07-04T13:31:50 | 238 | 153 |
[WP] You live in a world where every person receives a superpower on their 18th birthday. You eagerly count down the seconds then shriek in horror as you are given a power no one would ever want to be stuck with. | The examiner cocked his head and raised an eyebrow. "Say that again, son."
"Prostate cancer. June 23rd, 2032."
The examiner laid down his pen and clipboard. Tears began to well in his eyes and his hands begin a slight shake. "Thank you. I... I think we're done here."
I'm escorted to the door of the small testing roo... | Everybody knows how it happens. The day you turn 18 you go to "The Centre" and they give you an injection. This injection mutates the cells in your body and your mind, allowing for a further 30% control of an individuals brain. It causes the individual to attain what we call "superpowers". The only problem is not knowi... | 2015-03-28T06:38:22 | 2015-03-28T05:14:22 | 61 | 18 |
[WP] A handful of people have been born with a dumb and useless superpower. The government has made sure to not let two of these people make contact with each other because when these two useless powers combine the world will be at risk. One day two of these people accidently meet | It had been hot, intense passion at first sight. I saw her name tag - S. Cheeks - and knew that it, and her uniform, would be on the floor as soon as our first training course was over.
We had both been called to special service for our country. She had been in the air force, planning to be an astronaut, and I in the ... | Useless alone, cataclysmic together.
Bob's superpower wasn't something that children ever pretended to have when they played make-believe. The ability to make people laugh uncontrollably when he sneezed near them was well... humourous at best.
Jason's superpower wasn't much better. His being nearby magnified the inte... | 2015-03-10T09:49:15 | 2015-03-10T09:29:55 | 114 | 60 |
[WP] You're a Goth and somebody knocks on the door: "Hello is this the house of the witch?" You sigh because this has been the 100th time this month and say: "No he's over there." And points them across the street, to the dazzly pretty boy wearing a gold waistcoat, who's waiving excitedly to them.
Saw this and knew yo... | Amari watched the puzzled look on the traveler's face with a tinge of amusement, but mostly exasperation. "But...aren't you the witch?"
"Wow, stereotyping much? Just because I like dark clothing and gothic makeup doesn't mean I'm a witch." The traveler's complexion took on a funny mottled hue of embarrassment. Unaffec... | I watched through the window as the witch helped his customer, probably some curse needed breaking or love spell or something of that sort. He always seemed so jovial and though his constant attention got on my nerves, I couldn’t help but smile at his helpful attitude. We never really spoke much, though sometimes packa... | 2021-03-23T03:06:28 | 2021-03-22T22:08:05 | 36 | 14 |
[WP] Write the letter that you always wanted to, but never did.
Most of the writing prompts I see on here are for fictional stories, but this is only one small corner of the larger art of writing. In this prompt, I'd like you to consider writing something a little more personal, and in a form that you might not have o... | Dear Dad,
I love you. Your opinion of me is the one that matters most but I'll never tell you that.
You are a bad dad.
You drink too much.
Smoke too many cigarettes.
Smoke too much weed.
And I know that to some degree you hate me.
I did not ask to be born. I did not ask to end your youth, your fun.
I did not mean t... | Dear me,
Grow a pair of balls and ask that bitch out.
Dumbass. So what if she says no? Are you gonna cry? Hell, no. You'll be sad but you'll move on.
You'll be more happy if she says yes than sad if she says no.
What a pussy. | 2015-12-05T14:58:25 | 2015-12-05T14:30:45 | 356 | 33 |
[WP] You were forced to attend an interview for a job you do not want, but, no matter how hard you try to screw up the interview, the interviewer just becomes more keen to hire you. | The water bottle was obviously full of something other than water. I took small sips in the waiting room, the smell of vodka stinging my eyes even with the orange juice to water it down.
I had somewhere to be and it wasn’t in a job interview.
“It’s good practice,” my wife had encouraged. “You just need to get back ... | I spiraled into a deep depression when Susan left me; one where I could no longer get out of bed to show up to work. Shortly after being fired from my job, I lost my house, and moved in with my well-off brother and his wife. They didn't have any children, so at first, they didn't mind taking me in and feeding me. After... | 2017-08-29T12:08:53 | 2017-08-29T12:04:03 | 57 | 12 |
[WP]: When you died you find out that souls are put up for auction for various religions to bid upon. When you are present on the block, a bidding war started that has not been seen in millennium and you do not know why every religion wants your soul. | Waking up dead isn’t what they said it would be. Nobody really knows what this is like. I mean after all, you can’t tell people your experiences when the life has left your body and your lips have been sealed by those whom you’ve left behind. Regardless, I’d die a thousand times to experience that delightful experience... | "Next up we have a beautiful young soul, straight from New York City!", someone was shouting as I woke up. I looked to my left, and saw a man with an overly large smile, who seemed to be the source of the shouting. I looked closer at the man, and I saw he had red horns. Then I looked out in front of me, and saw a very.... | 2014-11-30T21:23:21 | 2014-11-30T18:43:55 | 70 | 36 |
[WP] It's normal to play a practical joke on the new hire by making find a fictional piece of equipment. It's not normal when they return, having violated the laws of physics by actually inventing said formally fictional device. | The chef, the general manager, both of the line cooks, and all three of the dishwashers were staring at their new busboy. Tony, for is part, stood there, struggling to support the weight of the machine in is arms.
Silver and girthy, it resembled a pasta machine. However, the device had a lever in place of a crank and ... | It started easy. Sky blue pink paint. Normally they come back flustered after a few minutes, but not this kid.
Darned if he didn’t come toting back not five minutes later a 5 litre can of the stuff.
I prised it open, and the beautiful pearlescent pink, laced with the blue of a clear sky stared back at me.
“This is g... | 2020-11-30T17:04:58 | 2020-11-30T15:09:46 | 85 | 52 |
[WP] One day, time just suddenly stops for a short moment for you. At first, you tried to mess around, but after the 246th times it happened, you start to realise that your power is not stopping time, but being able to move in time frozen by another person in the world.
Just an idea that randomly popped up in my head.... | 21st of May, 2023
It's been almost three months since we somehow managed to catch the legendary time freeze killer, and we've gotten nowhere figuring out how his powers work.
The fact that we managed to catch him in the first place seemed so weird. He just popped up in the middle of a bank vault and was quickly overp... | At first I thought it was some sort of "dormant powers coming to light" kind of situation. I'd record what I was doing just before time froze and then try to recreate it to see if it could happen again. This eventually got worse as I would try to recreate hours, and then days at a time. Thankfully I realized that it wa... | 2018-01-26T06:20:36 | 2018-01-26T06:14:06 | 69 | 45 |
[WP] New arrivals in eternal Hell may choose either of the following: a small wooden spoon, or a 100-trillion year vacation in Heaven. | "Spoon."
"But.. but why??"
He was perplexed. And rightly so. I mean, a person choosing a small and insignificant wooden spoon over a trillion year long vacation at the heavens was indeed perplexing. But this was not the point.
Over the course of his service, which had lasted for who knows how long, he had indeed see... | The man at the desk looks up at me, and says in a deep voice.
"You get a pick of a 100-trillion year vacation in Heaven or a wooden spoon."
"I'll take the vacation," I say confidently.
"I wouldn't pick that is I were you," Deep voice guy replies.
"I'll will still take the vacation," I reply.
Immediately I am trans... | 2015-06-07T22:50:03 | 2015-06-07T21:46:36 | 97 | 58 |
[WP] The morning after getting blackout drunk, you wake up to discover you've become stunningly attractive. Your one-night stand enters behind you. "Like what you see? It's one of a few fringe benefits you get out of our agreement. Now get dressed -- we have a long day ahead of us." | I stared at myself in the mirror, the very same I used to try and ignore to the best of my ability. But the woman staring back was flat-out *gorgeous*. She was taller, leaner, more symmetrical in every way - hell, she even did her makeup better than I did. With every move I made she followed as my hungover mind scrambl... | Embracing The Devil
****
I gazed upon my new reflection,
My skin, still old,
My hair, still white,
I looked at her without deflection,
My heart, still bold,
My mind, still bright,
"I see it now,
I see the light,
That burns within,
Eluded me,
The beauty that I always seeked,
The hun... | 2017-08-22T05:33:06 | 2017-08-22T03:22:52 | 112 | 10 |
[WP] “I bet my soul,” you say confidently. “If you win, you take my soul. If I win, you give me something just as valuable.” You go on to win the bet, only to be granted a single $1 bill. | "HA, ignorant human you gamble with the currency of Gods. Are you sure this is wise?" Said the being made confusingly of both light and darkness. "First of all my name is Mike not human and what the hell has my soul done for me anyways?" Said Mike. "Since your mind has not broken at my mere presence i shall grant your... | I didn’t understand this at first. Was this some sort of joke?!
I looked down at an all too common treasury note. I made more breathing at work then this. What made this all particularly more interesting was the way this devilish man glared at me, all the while smirking after I won. We had spent hours playing this ga... | 2020-02-05T14:32:52 | 2020-02-05T10:30:52 | 19 | 11 |
[WP] You awake to find yourself in a room with a multitude of people. After some confusion a voice speaks over the PA system. You've somehow been placed in a death game for the entertainment of the rich. You begin to laugh hysterically, as this is SOOO not going to go the way they want it to. | ​
I used to work as a salesman. I was good at it, but not as good as I could be. I used to say it was because I have a soul. I helped people get what they needed, not what I would make the most profit from.
​
The way I saw it, it would make them actually want to come back. Build a solid relatio... | I sat still through the PA announcement, through the resulting chaos as people tried to find an escape.
I followed silently as we were herded down a dark corridor into a much larger enclosure lined by concrete walls but open to the sky above. Around us, I saw weapons on metal racks, sharp edges catching the glint of ... | 2021-10-31T01:49:07 | 2021-10-30T23:08:35 | 23 | 16 |
[WP] "I WILL NOT LISTEN TO THIS ANY LONGER" "But Your Majesty, the prophe-" "You want me to send a GODDAMN TEENAGER TO FIGHT WHEN WE HAVE TRAINED SOLDIERS" | "You want me to send... a child. A literal, actual, child?" The king shook his head. "My predecessor may have been fond of child soldiers, master prophet, but I am not."
"But surely, surely you cannot allow the entire kingdom to fall? The prophecy-"
"DAMN THE PROPHECY! We walked away from that cursed place, we chose ... | "Okay ya know what... fuck you". I said finally tired of his shit.
"We all wipe your ass daily and you want to send everyone to die???" I continued while he was to dumbstruck to act. "Our teenagers have alot in common and since you didn't even fucking TRY diplomacy properly."
I expected the guards to strike me do... | 2022-10-28T15:24:51 | 2022-10-28T07:51:12 | 127 | 31 |
[WP] you are immortal, had to break up with your girlfriend cuz you couldn’t stand the grief of her inevitable death. She seems surprisingly understanding and you believe you’ll never see her again. Centuries later you are shopping and come across her and she looks just as surprised to see you.
Wow this uh- this blew ... | Immortality can be a blessing and a curse. I enjoy watching as humans make new advancements and slowly discover every secret the world has to offer. But an immortal life is a lonely one. At first you don't think about the fact that any friend you make will eventually die and leave you behind.
I was only ever in on... | He was an immortal, a being who had been alive since the beginning of time. He had lived through countless lifetimes and seen the world change in ways that others could only dream of. He also had a secret, one he had never shared with anyone. He could not die.
But with this blessing came a curse. He could not gr... | 2022-12-08T09:37:00 | 2022-12-08T08:13:01 | 198 | 14 |
[WP] We were taught the Sun didn't make noise. We were wrong. Like TV static in an empty room, it did make a sound, a sound so ever present that we didn't realize it was there until it wasn't. That day humanity learned the terror of a silent sky, and the reason it made sound in first place. | "Are you insane?" Asked Emet, a man who saw daily life from afar, as if disconnected from himself. Everything went by slowly.
"No," answered Aria.
Last week had been weird.
Acoustics was a pet peeves of theirs. He loved heavy metal, she loved the violin, and both were smart enough to get into research. Work had been... | The bulldozer rumbled down the road slightly faster than a walking man, spewing black fumes out into the even blacker day. It was loud, but the noise was familiar, comforting. Tommy’s ear plugs lay some miles behind him, abandoned not long after the sun had winked out and the road crew had fractured apart, every man fo... | 2021-08-28T11:00:46 | 2021-08-28T09:49:47 | 127 | 88 |
[WP] Out of all possible familiars, you are "Graced" with a human. While legend says that they are beings of great power, yours just makes sarcastic comments and pranks people. | "Rise, Sernethis."
Wearily, I gathered my four legs beneath me and stood, doing my best to hold my head proud against the weight of the heavy iron collar and chain that fought to drag it back down again. My wings, however, hung limp at scaled flanks; the pain of attempting to fold them was simply beyond my ability ... | ######[](#dropcap)
The Day Of Unveiling is a momentous occassion in the life of every Dothorian.
When a Dothorian lives for 10 years beyond the moment of its spawning, a companion is revealed to it. The companion of a Dothorian is paired for life, and Dothorian's live an extraordinarily long time.
Gra'l'tavek awa... | 2018-03-20T17:50:14 | 2018-03-20T15:32:53 | 101 | 75 |
[WP] You're abducted by aliens & soon realize it's more of an adoption than an abduction. You're now a pet for a loving alien family. They can't understand you but they seem to understand your body language & have basic knowledge of what humans need to live and entertain themselves when they're busy | The three aliens smiled and hugged and tossed me an inflatable pool toy.
“Thanks, I guess,” I said. “It’s a flamingo.”
“Gorp, Bulargheraw!” the smallest alien said.
That’s Gorp. From what I gather, He (she?) is the equivalent of a moody, alien teenage girl. He’s got four tentacles the size of elephant trunks and a... | When the alien invasion of October 31, 2038 came, it was nothing that the people of 1938 who had broadcast *War of the Worlds* exactly 100 years thence could have imagined.
Rather than a massive fleet of alien ships come to destroy our cities and ravage our crops, a single hovercraft, not even that much bigger than a ... | 2019-05-09T16:13:20 | 2019-05-09T15:43:12 | 1,916 | 200 |
[WP] After people die, they must answer a riddle, and its difficulty depends on their sins. You've committed genocide. | I didn't expect there to be a line. Well, i didn't expect there to an afterlife at all, but i certainly didn't expect what looked like an airport and a hundred clerks that all looked the same.
I didn't have any luggage mind you. Most people did. It would seem that the clerks would inspect them and either let them pass... | They were standing there, a vague sense of huddling up - a flock of angels, some passed wary glances, two or three surely wanted to be anywhere else, one stood just apart, apparently listening but wrath was building under his alabaster skin.
They looked like ethereal bureaucrats, like the black suits and DMV contingen... | 2017-06-03T06:38:33 | 2017-06-03T04:47:45 | 23 | 15 |
[WP]using his last wish to free the genie he was led to a well hidden cave. Upon removing a boulder blocking the entrance the genie said “thank you for using your last wish, here are some more, just promise me you’ll do the same for them”. Left Inside the cave we’re thousands of glistening lamps. | As he walked into the cave, looking back at Marcus, Drake stared at the giant pile of lamps. Gold, brass, silver; each one different. "...Okay, I knew you were stuck here somehow. How the hell did this happen? You've still got more power than any human. How did they trap so many?"
Marcus shifted his stance a bit. H... | It was fun; running around in our wild adventure, just the genie and me, getting p to who knows what with the wish always there to bail us out. And really; I liked the guy. Funny, a little eccentric at times but I chalked that up to 1000 years of solitude in a dented lamp.
However; those times were meant to be once... | 2020-09-24T18:15:51 | 2020-09-24T18:00:31 | 210 | 99 |
[WP] The aliens we call Grays are in fact evolved humans from the far future. They have come back in time and abduct people because they are desperately searching for something... | It's been more centuries than we can even remember. Our colony, and planet, are on the brink of extinction. We survive on cloned and synthesized meats that are grown in labs. They have had detrimental effects on our children and people. The pigment in their skin is just...off. The synthesized proteins and calcium cause... | We pull a thousand more and I know immediately we have not found Him.
I motion to my psyker and he confirms, and with another wave of my hand the Witch Hunters begin their cleansing process, their tools sharp and brutal.
We project images of humanoid grey creatures, and they are repulsed and filled with hate. Even i... | 2015-12-18T07:01:55 | 2015-12-18T06:59:32 | 167 | 50 |
[WP] After dying, you found yourself staring at a large screen. "LOBBY. Current players: 7,383,275,800. Current game time: 1059040375.2 mins. Current spectarors: 21,458,374,931. Player rank: 2,648,535,901. Time until next game: 23695624.8 mins" | A whirring sound gradually filled my ears as the 'GAME OVER' marquee scrolled across the top of my HUD. "*Statistics*", I muttered, reaching blindly around for my beverage. Words flitted across my screen filling all of the empty space. "*Next-Round*", all of the text from before vanished as the respawn timer filled the... | "Damn it! I was doing it all wrong."
Immediately everything was clear again. I remember it all. Fighting the urges for my whole life. Fighting against my better instincts, just because they said it was wrong.
"It fucking matters now doesn't it?" I mumble.
Those voices in my head, telling me to do those *things*. I s... | 2015-11-25T01:06:36 | 2015-11-25T00:10:22 | 46 | 10 |
[WP] You, an atheist, have died. All the gods that have ever been line up to offer you their version of heaven if only you believe in _them_. Turns out souls are currency and yours is up for grabs. | I took the time to read through each one of their books thoroughly. Most of them were over 400 pages, so it struck me as odd when I walked up to the last of the gods and saw a young girl with a 3-page pamphlet.
"You're just a kid," I pointed out to her, stupidly.
"That is my soul you're seeing. I am Fun."
"Fun? T... | The boy opened his eyes. The dim agressive light of the hospital replaced by the soothing embrace of a sun that did not shine yet lighted the ethereal clouds he walked upon.
So its over, thought the boy, all this struggle and now...
Now there was a bearded man.
"Are you God?"
The ancient sighed.
"No."
He then sto... | 2017-07-09T05:04:36 | 2017-07-09T04:48:05 | 58 | 39 |
[WP] Your gimmick is the ability to jump back in time 10 seconds. You're in a pub trying different pick-up lines with this one girl and resetting with each failure. As you walk up for your next attempt, she tosses a drink in your face and says "How many times do I have to say no!?" | Since I was young, I've always had this weird phenomenon happen. I would throw a ball, then suddenly I would have to throw it again. I would be talking to someone, and then I would have to repeat a sentence, because they hadn't heard it. At these random points, time would suddenly jump back ten seconds.
It was complet... | Some NSFW-ish language (swearing)
My... gift... superpower, maybe?... is the ability to jump back in time ten seconds. Exactly ten seconds, no more, no less. And no, I can't just keep skipping back in time infinitely in ten second intervals—as soon as I use it, there's a ten second cooldown of sorts. Yes, again, exact... | 2020-05-30T07:34:00 | 2020-05-30T06:33:10 | 102 | 27 |
[WP] Every Monday you and your coworkers order Chinese food for a nice lunch together as a team. Everyone's sharing what their fortune cookie says, laughing, and having a good time. It's almost your turn so you open yours. It says "Don't say anything. Just run as fast you can! Get out now!" | RUN! LEAVE NOW AND DON’T LOOK BACK! That’s what the slip from her fortune cookie said. Anne sat there staring at it for a second, then raised her head and looked around the busy restaurant. She didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. Just tables full of office workers in their business casual clothes, absorbed in thei... | As I scanned the slip of paper, a massive feeling of urgency washed over me. I considered resisting the order for a moment but General Tso began knocking on my Great Wall, so to speak. Davey just finished his fortune, and Mindy Motormouth is before me anyway. I'll be back before they get around the table. The thought b... | 2018-06-10T06:42:02 | 2018-06-10T01:12:46 | 533 | 73 |
[WP] When teenagers turn 17, they are sent a slip of paper with their future occupation written on it. Yours says, "Princeps de Nova Roma" or "First Citizen of New Rome."
*Princeps* or *princeps civitatis* was the title that Augustus and all later emperors called themselves. "First citizen" meant the foremost citizen ... | Christian looked at the small, square piece of paper. It had a brittle consistency and smelled of ozone, as if it was burned by electricity.
"So, Christian, what did you get? I'm a surgeon now, pretty cool, eh? Weird! Yours looks different from mine... wait, is that Latin?"
"I don't know what the hell that is suppose... | I have the bad habit of cracking my joints when I am nervous—not just my knuckles, but my neck, back, ankles, and anything that goes pop when you force it hard enough. Today I sounded like kettle corn over a fire.
My family stood just in front of the ancient wooden door; my preconceived thoughts of grandeur and cere... | 2015-05-03T08:51:52 | 2015-05-03T08:46:03 | 82 | 20 |
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