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[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	Atoms become molecules become cells become tissues, organs, bodies, animals.... Or humans. Why are we here? It's a question that has been asked by every human to ever walk this earth. It is innate; a part of our race. Problem is, we all have a different idea and everybody thinks they are right. Some even think everyb...	41	210	2,200
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	"Farts?" "Yes sir, farts." Director Benjamin Morrison leaned back on his chair, closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. This was inevitable. He had been having a good day, an extraordinarily difficult feat for the director of the NSA. He was used to things continuously going awry. Satellites going offline...	14	210	2,201
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	"Captain come over here and look at this" Frank was looking over the data he'd been collecting from the Cell networks for three years now and had been running experimental reports and quantifying them with the land line networks. Captain Vern came over to see what he had. Looks it over and slowly responds "Nobody is ...	1	210	2,202
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	The bell rang for 1.2 seconds. It was 15:20. I opened the door expecting my wife to come home too early, but 3 men in dark black suits were there. The car Volvo v70 had license-plate XZ-14. They were wearing sunglasses, all about 1.90 meter high. I did not have time to say anything, I was just perplexed. "We need...	8	210	2,203
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	[deleted]	1	210	2,204
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	Fuck off Dan Brown, write your own damn books.	1	210	2,205
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	Now the thing you gotta understand about PRISM, is just how much of an absolutely beauty it was for it's MAM protocol. MAM is Mass Appraisal of Metadata. Think of it like those cheesy little psych tests they used to give out in high school, the ones they used to find out if little Johnny boy has what it takes to become...	6	210	2,206
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	sounds similar to what I remember of The Adjustment Bureau	1	210	2,207
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	[deleted]	1	210	2,208
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	I posted this to /r/nosleep the other day. Looks like I'm not the only one thinking along these lines. As a federally employed mid-level manager, I have to travel to Washington, DC about three to four times a year. I have always hated DC, but I figure the sacrifice is worth it for the money I make. I also get to sta...	6	210	2,209
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	It had never really been about spying; not for him, at least. People didn't interest him in general, and their private lives even less so. It was only about the patterns. The beauty of the structure, cold and austere, simplified and abstracted to perfection. From a young age, he'd favored intellectual pursuits – re...	2	210	2,210
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	It was January. They couldn't have moved me far, because the air still had that penetrating chill that winter always brings. Blustery wind against the dark hood over my head, chilling my ears. My legs were cramping from the sitting in the van, hands drawn behind me. I was trussed like an animal with oversized plastic z...	2	210	2,211
[WP] NSA is the first agency with enough data to see common patterns behind seemingly innocent facts and behaviors worldwide. Those patterns lead to an enormous and sinister conspiracy. Conspiracy so weird and unexpected no reasonable person would have ever believed in it.	>I don't think I did that right "JOHNSON DO YOU SEE THIS PATTERN?" It was another cold day outside, but inside things were about to heat up. "Nope" "LOOK AT IT DAMNIT THE DATA!" I could see that Johnson had no hope he too was part of the 99%. "Jonhson according to all the data we have collected NO ONE READS AN...	1	210	2,212
[WP] A guy who can freely rewind time when something bad happens does something really bad thinking he can get out of it, but finds that he cant rewind time anymore.	John smiled. As expected, the numbers on his lottery ticket matched those shown on the television. This time, however, matching them had only taken him seventeen tries: a new record. He glanced at the clock. 3:39 pm. After pouring himself a glass of wine, John called the police. "Hello, what is your emergency?" "I'm...	4	8	2,213
[WP] A guy who can freely rewind time when something bad happens does something really bad thinking he can get out of it, but finds that he cant rewind time anymore.	It's all been leading up to this; the pranks, the petty thefts they were fun but this was something else. His hands trembled as the idea danced on his imagination, the old bastard will never know but he'll know forever, a treasured memory of what was and never was. "What are you sniggering at you little runt, I'll ...	2	8	2,214
[WP] A guy who can freely rewind time when something bad happens does something really bad thinking he can get out of it, but finds that he cant rewind time anymore.	Alex didn't know why but it only worked when bad things happened. He could rewind time just by thinking about it. Seemingly nothing bad ever happened to him but it wasn't the case at all. Last week he broke his leg missing a step while going downstairs but it didn't last long. He could just wish it away after all. Sure...	1	8	2,215
[WP] A guy who can freely rewind time when something bad happens does something really bad thinking he can get out of it, but finds that he cant rewind time anymore.	I've killed everyone I've ever met, just to see how they die, what they say. It's fun, actually. But I like having them around, it's just a curiosity. I need to know. I promised I wouldn't do it to her, my lovely lady. I had had a hard day at work, and she was yelling at me, and I wanted to blow of some steam. While...	2	8	2,216
[WP] Seeing the end of the world through the eyes of the one that caused it.	"So, this is it." I said whimsically, looking down on the beautiful blue planet we had come to know. My brothers and I were floating along the outer atmosphere, staring at the fragile egg of life that we were about to drop. "Yeah, I'm afraid so. Father's orders and all," said my brother Raphael. "I think this was the...	6	10	2,217
[WP] Seeing the end of the world through the eyes of the one that caused it.	[deleted]	3	10	2,218
[WP] Seeing the end of the world through the eyes of the one that caused it.	The end of the world wouldn't seem like much to anyone. They wouldn't know it, or feel it, or know who caused it. Well I did, and to me it still feels like nothing. That's because it is nothing. But it isn't just the end of the world, it's the end of everything. The universe as people know it. One moment it's there, t...	3	10	2,219
[WP] Seeing the end of the world through the eyes of the one that caused it.	Savannah was a strong believer in the power of perception. Tell a mouse it will die outside of its cage and who is it to argue? That's its world, its entire being formulated by that one lie. Now when someone inevitably takes that mouse out of the cage, what would it think as it lay undying? Would it feel relief? Woul...	1	10	2,220
[WP] Seeing the end of the world through the eyes of the one that caused it.	"Oh, crap" I suppose grander and far loftier words had been spoken at the cusp of momentous events, but these were the words that escaped my lips as I realized what I've just done. I'm going to be honest and just say it. My bad, guys. I figured it was a joke, as if the sign was ironic. It simply said, "Do not ...	1	10	2,221
[WP] Seeing the end of the world through the eyes of the one that caused it.	[deleted]	1	10	2,222
[CW] "Winners never have to make excuses."	I pointed the gun at my father's head. He had just called the police, the coward. But now, that was useless. The look of intense fear in his normally-smug brown eyes had me in ecstasy. The same eyes that looked down on me, laughing as I was whipped, punched, and kicked. The same eyes that stared at me fiercely, always...	1	7	2,223
[CW] "Winners never have to make excuses."	Mom said I had to wite in this evryday to improof my spelling. Here is what I am writing tooday. My team played our 1st base ball game. Mom watched on the side. Dad came in the 8th enning. I hit 3 balls and ran and scoared 1 point. My team won. I told mom it dint count cuz Jimy got hert. And Andy had to sit ...	4	7	2,224
[WP] Write a time travel story that doesn't create any paradoxes	John came home from the store in realization he was out of milk. He used his time machine to go back to when he was going to leave and he got milk then instead.	1	22	2,225
[WP] Write a time travel story that doesn't create any paradoxes	"That not a time machine", Myrtle said sticking her tongue at me. I ignored her, already too occupied to give her the proper spitball. Finally it was complete. I stood back and marveled at it, the cardboard box was now bedizened with shiny copper coins and bottle caps, a window cut out from the right side show the ...	18	22	2,226
[WP] Write a time travel story that doesn't create any paradoxes	"So, it travels through time?" "For the last time, NO!" shouted the Professor. "A) Time travel is impossible along the linear concept we understand, as cause cannot succeed effect, and B) this is a cross-universe machine." "OK..." paused Casey, the Prof's assistant. "So, what does it do?" "It opens the barriers bet...	7	22	2,227
[WP] Write a time travel story that doesn't create any paradoxes	This is the story about how I died. I'm afraid I am the ORIGINAL inventor of the time machine, not like the weirdo who stole my plans when I never returned to my original timeline. Once again I seem to have fucked up. This all started a few weeks ago; when my good for nothing boyfriend dumped me. After graduating with ...	1	22	2,228
[WP] Write a time travel story that doesn't create any paradoxes	Eric held the binoculars up to his bloodshot eyes. He had been outside of his childhood home since dusk, waiting for the intruder that killed his father and kidnapped his sister. He still has nightmares about it, although he has aged two decades since that night, this night. The sound of the door being torn from it's...	4	22	2,229
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	When your friends wake you up at 4am to do something, one would typically expect them to be up to no good. Perhaps an all night party, or robbery of the 7/11, or even smuggling drugs in the back of an old AMC Hornet; however if you knew my friends like I did, you would know they had something amazing in store. We d...	41	79	2,230
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	The cigarettes were on the table. We each smoked a pack and listened to some music. I was the one picking every song. I don't know much about reggae. Still, it was all I was playing. We smoked a lot. No one really paid any attention to each other. We were just sitting around. I thought of pizza. I suppose they did ...	13	79	2,231
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	-002 The girl in the room is crying. I’m on the floor. I can’t sleep. Jack’s asleep on the other bed, the one Jane’s not sleeping on. I just stare at the ceiling. It’s a wonderful nothing, I guess. Songs I haven’t listened to in three or four hours keep playing in my head. I would listen to music but my music player t...	10	79	2,232
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	Nothing good happens after 2 a.m. That's what my mom always told me anyways. But how do you say no to the hottest friend you have inviting you to come over to make juice. I mean...she is in Germany... No-no-no. I can't be that guy. I don't cheat. I mean...she should've called me right? Maybe she had class? I caugh...	14	79	2,233
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	The animals were unusually quiet in this isolated patch of an unnamed wood. No crickets with their cacophonous melody, no owls with their sporadic rhythm. The only sounds were the sometimes quiet scrape of metal on dirt as the shovel monotonously broke the earth and the not so quiet rustling of a large industrial gar...	6	79	2,234
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	[Also partly inspired by "Team"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2JuxM-snGc) Moonlight We sat together in a circle around the flame. United as one. There was no reason for any of us to interrupt the beautiful scene with motion. The silent moonlit air was enough to wash our bodies in the type of satisfaction that ...	6	79	2,235
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	Four friends, two boys and two girls, sit around a small scratched up wooden table in a half-finished basement apartment. Its floor a peeling green on concrete with fake wood trim covering the walls. They sit on high stools and stare at each other while a large cup sits on the table. Behind them, classical music play...	2	79	2,236
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	Here's my stab at it. Harder than I thought: So were all sitting there right, and it’s early and we’re all just waiting for it to hit, you know, waiting for the rush. And Danny boy, old little Danny boy who grew up down my lane is just staring at me, staring deep as if he hates me and as if he wants me dead and I fee...	3	79	2,237
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	It was cold as shit out on that pier, but all three of us stayed out there. It was way colder than it should've been for August, I was just in a t-shirt, Justin and Sarah had long shirts on, I was sure they weren't as uncomfortable as me. It was a weird sort of stalemate. A social Mexican stand off. All of us sit...	3	79	2,238
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	As one might be prone to do in dire times like these, I'm sure all of us wanted to scream and run like terrified children. But to the chagrin of our instincts, we had to remain in complete silence, for the sake of safety. It had started as a carefree camping trip, just me, Andy, and Jeff going out to experience the gr...	1	79	2,239
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	I almost laughed when I entered the room and saw the audience. There shouldn’t have been more than a half dozen seats filled at such a witching hour as four a.m. Tickets were at cost and still they filed in, until each breath was stacked high. My eyes were tired and caked from wary celebration, creaking to the corner,...	1	79	2,240
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	If you’d see him right now, wrapped in a blanket in front of a barely lit fire, you’d think he was asleep. It’s quite on purpose. His breathing is steady but it’s deliberate; his lidded eyes see quite well, even in the dark. That’s why he sees her coming, and when she reaches for his arm to shake him awake, his hand cl...	1	79	2,241
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	Her chest softly rises and falls with every breath. The softness of her face, the subtle placement of her hand above her chest, the wisp of dark curl sweeping across her forehead -- if sleeping was consider a graceful act, Laura Medina would be its standard. Were her eyelashes always so long? For a long while I stare a...	2	79	2,242
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	It happened when I was 12. It was the first night that my parents let me have cereal for dinner. I asked every night, but was always denied the bliss of a big bowl of Frosted Flakes. I had gone to bed that night with a full stomach and a big smile. It wasn't until I got older and had replayed everything I could remembe...	1	79	2,243
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	Josh sat motionless. The hall’s carpeted rug provided a comfortable enough seat. Or he did not care enough to move. Which one it was, nobody could say. His legs were bent, bringing his knees towards his chest, while his lower back rested against the wall. The resulting strain pulled his jeans up, exposing his ankles an...	1	79	2,244
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	[deleted]	1	79	2,245
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	-001 (late resolution challenge entry) We sat on the paved road, legs stretched out before us; heels on the edge of the precipice. Clair and Sonya sat beside me sharing a bottle of jack whilst giggling over nonsense things. The original plan was to get me drunk so I could temporarily forget my woes but that didn’t wor...	1	79	2,246
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	[deleted]	1	79	2,247
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	We sat silently at the table, surrounded by the debaucheries of a night not long gone. Steve reclined peacefully in his chair silently dozing off. The bottle in his right hand angled quietly as his grip loosened. His head drifted gently down to his left shoulder. It was then I looked to her. God, it ached so much....	1	79	2,248
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	Violent rage rattled my brainspace. Every direction screamed a new song of colorful agony, and my lips felt like molten chocolate on the cake I didn't eat that much of. I tried to make with the mouth noise, but the softs eluded me from below. The floor bumped me, and the room spun in all both directions. I tried again ...	2	79	2,249
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	Note: My first submission, be gentle :) Fuck, its freezing. The glowing screen in my hand showed 35 F in a pretty visual. Why are we out here again? Another hesitant light tap on the home button – I have to be up for work at 9 AM that gives me four hours of sleep if I leave now. But I knew I couldn't leave, it had be...	1	79	2,250
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	I don't know why we are walking in the forest at 4 AM on a Tuesday. But, that's what we decided to do. Nathaniel is up in front, leading the way. My boyfriend, Phillip, is right next to me. He grabs my hand and pulls me close. I look into his eyes as he looks into mine. Everything seemed great. Nathaniel had stopped wa...	1	79	2,251
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	Last night was really all sort of a blur. It was around 4 AM and Josh woke me and Damon up because he wanted to do something, I dunno. He was really spooked or like, just really excited, or on something. I dunno. So Damon came over to my place and then we went out to meet Josh. We met him outside of the local Wal-Mart...	1	79	2,252
[WP] Three friends. Four AM. No dialogue	A high pitched scream pierced through the air, waking me from my deep sleep. The woman’s cry was cut off as a gunshot rang out. I sat up on my makeshift bed and drew in a sharp, deep breath. A quick glance around the small apartment determined there was no immediate danger, but it was difficult to see anything in the s...	1	79	2,253
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	I thought they said war turns boys into men. Not the other way around. Now I sit here crying under the broken rubble. The friend, the role-model, the person I always inspired to be was cradled in my arms, shivering, drenched in blood. He looked up at me, the last words he spoke quivering with fear. "Don't let ...	10	14	2,254
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	it was dark outside. The few clouds that were in the sky were dark and drifted quietly across its surface. The moon hovered like a far-off saucer, shining dimly, reflecting light off its silent face. Fog stole to the streets, filling in the emptiness. Janice woke with a start. Cold sweat trickled down her spine and she...	3	14	2,255
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	[deleted]	1	14	2,256
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	'I need you to be a brave boy for Daddy", Frank explained to Bobby, his four year old son. Bobby nodded enthusiastically, always eager to please his daddy but not quite understanding what exactly was happening. "It's ok Daddy, I'm a big boy now, 'member?", he relpied, puffing his chest out. "I know you are son. Now t...	7	14	2,257
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	"Dr Skinner, you're needed upstairs again." "Again?" He sighed tiredly, lifting himself from his chair. "Who is it, Peggy?" "It's..." she began tentatively "it's Mr Jamison." The last word seemed to hang in the air as the two exchanged knowing glances. Of all the patients on Level 7, Jamison was the most unnerving. S...	5	14	2,258
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	“Excuse me, ma’am, I believe you need rescuing?” He had just broken through the castle walls and that was the first thing he said to her, she giggled at the words. Her knight in not so shining armor was showing some signs of age, greying hair and a well-developed belly. She didn’t care about his looks though; a princ...	3	14	2,259
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	He was bruised and battered and all out of sorts when he came crashing into the room. The door behind him closed with a WHAM like I’d only heard when Charles Avery stormed our last year all crying and shouting and making a fuss. I wasn’t really sure what was going on because there was a loud siren like a fire drill but...	2	14	2,260
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	Things had been getting worse for years. Sometimes he didn’t even remember me; his own son. I hired a nurse to watch him while I went to work. When the fifth nurse quit I knew I couldn’t keep doing this. “You can’t take me to a home! I’m your father!” He says I told him that it would be best for him. They co...	2	14	2,261
[FF] Write a short story under 1000 words in which an adult says "Don't let the bad guys take me."	Excellent stories guys, I loved them all, thank you all for your wonderful words.	1	14	2,262
You have descended into hell after the apocalypse. You try to convince the Devil to allow you to become a Demon rather than a tortured soul.	Hi there! Please remember to tag your posts. See the sidebar for details.	2	12	2,263
You have descended into hell after the apocalypse. You try to convince the Devil to allow you to become a Demon rather than a tortured soul.	The last thing I remembered was the fading into darkness. Where am I?, I think to myself as I sit up on a large leather chair. I blink twice. I am sitting in what looks like a large office room. There is a large red leather chair next to the one I'm sitting in. I look down and notice I'm dressed in a black suit with ...	1	12	2,264
You have descended into hell after the apocalypse. You try to convince the Devil to allow you to become a Demon rather than a tortured soul.	[deleted]	1	12	2,265
You have descended into hell after the apocalypse. You try to convince the Devil to allow you to become a Demon rather than a tortured soul.	"YOU HAVE BEEN JUDGED, CHILD. ETERNITY IN THE FIRST CIRCLE." "Ok ok," I looked up at Satan. "That's certainly one option, but let's consider an alternative." I brushed off the smut from my chest as the gargantuan pillar of smoke towered over me. "What if I help you out a little bit? You can check my resume. I'm very r...	11	12	2,266
You have descended into hell after the apocalypse. You try to convince the Devil to allow you to become a Demon rather than a tortured soul.	'Psst.' I looked round the black walled hall, looking for the source of the noise. Ahead of me stretched an unmoving queue of dead people, heads down. The apocalypse had finally occurred yesterday, and it looked like Hell's infrastructure was not up to the task of dealing with this many sinners. I had a ticket clutche...	4	12	2,267
You have descended into hell after the apocalypse. You try to convince the Devil to allow you to become a Demon rather than a tortured soul.	"YOU TORTURE, YOU DEFILE AND YOU KILL, BEFORE YOU GO TO THE LOWER CIRCLE HUMAN EXPLAIN YOURSELF, WHY THESE HEINOUS ACTS? "I wanted to guarantee myself an interview"	2	12	2,268
You have descended into hell after the apocalypse. You try to convince the Devil to allow you to become a Demon rather than a tortured soul.	The last thing I remember doing being alive was holding a knife to my hostage. It was nothing personal, I hope she knows that. I just have these....urges.... that wont calm down until I inevitably appease them. Everyone has addictions, some more unique than others, and I believe mine falls into that category. I love ...	2	12	2,269
You have descended into hell after the apocalypse. You try to convince the Devil to allow you to become a Demon rather than a tortured soul.	I look at it, it looks at me. I look at it, it looks at me. I see it, but I do not understand it. It sees me, and it knows me, it knows everything I am, everything I could have been, and all that lies within me. I see a reflection not of my face, but what it sees of me. I see a world gone to shit, a world where I can...	1	12	2,270
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	"Well," The walls of the dining hall echoed with emptiness as Emperor Emmrich spoke in a solemn tone. The sounds of clashing swords and screams were steadily coming closer to us. The large oak doors at the entrance were our last defense. We would be stormed by hundreds, maybe thousands, of our defeaters. We had only a ...	54	68	2,271
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	His training had not prepared him for this - "Rely on the man next to you", those were the words that had been tattooed into his brain. An army was only as strong as its weakest link and the same was true of the imperial bodyguards, the brotherhood sworn to defend the emperor to the last man. But no one had told him wh...	14	68	2,272
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	The thick, ornately decorated doors to the throne room flew open. An armor-clad man brandishing a sword fell to his knees and began to speak. "Emperor, the palace is falling. It is time for us to make our escape. I will not hesitate to defend you with my life," he said, panting. "I appreciate your enthusiasm, young...	6	68	2,273
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	It may have been easier had the sun been sinking or gone from the horizon. They could have pretended the Gods were paying tribute to Kir, letting the last light of day sink along with the greatest empire as the forces of night and evil and terror swept through the city. Oraphid tilted his sword so as to face away fro...	7	68	2,274
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	The Emporer ran a final, wistful hand over the wall of the back of the room before, having resigned himself to it's solidity, turning to face the rapidly failing door. With nothing left that could be done, nothing left to bargin with, only his life left to lose he simply... paused. For maybe the first time he could r...	5	68	2,275
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	"I never much cared for you." The bodyguard quickly flicked his blade across the king's throat, twisting his open mouth into a silent scream. Unspoken words mingled with royal blood, and the two trickled slowly out from the passage in the king's neck, unwanted and without a home. Or free from a hellish prison, the...	3	68	2,276
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	This was it. This was the end. The emperor sighed and paced the floor. "Sire, please, I implore you to make your escape." The guard begged, "The people still love you. We can go forth and rally them. We can rebuild the army and take back the city!" The emperor chuckled, "Take back the city? No, lad. I'm afraid I'm t...	4	68	2,277
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	"I tried, you know, I really did" the old man said to the only other man in the dark cell. "Well", the young man said without looking at the man who'd spoken to him, "You sure didn't succeed." The old man cracked a wry smile. "I suppose I had no right to expect comfort after all this." Here the young man turned to l...	4	68	2,278
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	"Do you fear death, Alus?" The emperor shifted his robes. The crimson fabric was as blood in the dim light, pooling over his lap and cascading onto the throne-room floor. "I fear the death of my Emperor," The bodyguard stood with his back to the throne, facing the immense windows at the other end of the chamber. Th...	5	68	2,279
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	I can't thank you guys enough, all of these responses are just fantastic. Cheers to you all, there's a lot of talent here!	2	68	2,280
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	The blade of his most trusted friend was at his throat as he spoke his last words, “I will never forget your loyalty.” The Guard had been at Emperor Quinn’s side for over twenty years now, watching his beard turn grey while his country took on the same ashen quality. He watched the number of villagers that would knock...	2	68	2,281
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	Claudius shoved his lance into the doors' handles. It would hold shut, but not for very long. He slowly turned around, gazing at the small, candle-lit room; it's stone and mortar walls no longer providing a sense of security, but of imprisonment. Two small windows gave narrow glimpses of torches and trees strung wit...	3	68	2,282
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	Claudius shoved his lance into the doors' handles. It would hold shut, but not for very long. He slowly turned around, gazing at the small, candle-lit room; it's stone and mortar walls no longer providing a sense of security, but of imprisonment. Two small windows gave narrow glimpses of torches and trees strung wit...	3	68	2,283
A great Empire is about to fall. The Emperor's bodyguard is the last person the Emperor will ever talk to before he is killed by invaders. The Emperor shares his wisdom and regrets with the single guardian.	"Come, sit" Emperor Ely beckoned. "There isn't much time left, and there is no need for you to stand there looking so worried." "My Emperor" I replied "I must protect you." To this he let out a small chuckle "My boy, I don't know what you plan on doing but you can not stop an entire army, now come sit." I did as the ...	3	68	2,284
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	Magic. Heh. You know what it is? You don't know nothing. That's magic. You think magic is what I do? Deception? Sleight of hand? Having a few more gadgets than you think I do, and some pretty assistants to keep your attention away? You don't know nothing. See, magic... magic means knowing something you don't. Like r...	7	30	2,285
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	“My name is Ben, and I’m the unluckiest man in the world.” “Hi Ben.” The chorus of responses filled the otherwise barren basement with hope, something Benjamin Porter needed quite badly. He was not, strictly speaking, a needy person by nature; in almost every instance, he gave far more than he received. But even an...	7	30	2,286
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	He leaned against the wall and reloaded the gun. A battered woman lay next to him and silently wept. All hell had broken lose and all the man knew was to protect her. He shifted slightly and peered out of the busted door frame. He had to get across that street to the drug store. There were people in this house that n...	3	30	2,287
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	Some guy in Oklahoma won the lottery yesterday, poor fucker. Said he'd saved up his Luck for ten years before buying that ticket. I give him seventy-two hours until he's hit by a truck or falls off a cliff. What kind of idiot leaves no luck in reserve? I'm feeling a bit antsy, myself. Just yesterday I found a doll...	24	30	2,288
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	I awoke to a squeeze on my hand. "Dad? You awake?" I strained to turn my head and look up at my son, standing at my bedside. "Yeah, I'm here kid. How are you?" "I'm okay. Nervous. How're you feeling?" "A little better, thanks. Today's the day then? Did you get your mother's ring out of the safe?" "Yes. Am I doin...	3	30	2,289
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	"But mom, I want to call Africa and wish everyone good luck," said Sarah to her mother. "No way missy! You need that luck for your math test tomorrow and you'll thank me when that luck gets you into a good job and gets you a good husband!" "But but I don't want to get married! Boys are disgusting!" Mom reaches over ...	4	30	2,290
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	I frowned. "Is this some sort of scam?" "Not a scam. I'm looking for luck." "Yeah, but the luck exchange is right down the street. Going rate is half of what you're offering." "Look, my credit chip is good, right? You'll have plenty of luck left, and plenty of money to take advantage of it." I still didn't understa...	5	30	2,291
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	There isn't a good way to tell how much luck someone has. You just feel it. And I felt lucky. The trick is, when people wish you luck, you make a comment back, saying something like "And may luck find you." It's weird, but whatever the rules are, it seems like you actually have to direct your luck at a person to tra...	7	30	2,292
[WP] Luck is an actual resource that each person is born with, and when you wish someone "Good Luck," you transfer a portion of your luck to that person	Inhalations of cigarette smoke; cigars, too, and the faint scent of marijuana. Of course, I prefer sobriety, but I must say, the aroma complimented my whiskey nicely. What? It's my own brand of sobriety. Of course, drink was the least intoxicating thing here, compared to the flashing lights, the heroin, and the L. Ro...	2	30	2,293
[WP] A ghost attends his/her own wake with one goal in mind: expose their murderer, who is also in attendance.	> TRANSMISSION INCOMING > DRAGON. ENTRY 17 (03.03) > Beyond. Death in this universe is not as great an event as it might be on another universe in the medium. Here, death is nowhere near permanent. Ghosts were known to be attracted to places they had frequented, so the trial was held in the coffe...	2	11	2,294
[WP] A ghost attends his/her own wake with one goal in mind: expose their murderer, who is also in attendance.	I'm pleasently surprised by the amount of people that turned up. I know I wasn't the most popular girl in the world, back when I was alive, but its nice to see how many lives I must have touched in some way. Especially as I have always tried to be a good person, as cliched as that sounds. But I can't afford to get carr...	5	11	2,295
[WP] Your Noir Detective has been forced to relocate his office	The old place was a dump, but it was a dump with class. Dusty venetian blinds drawn at all times, filing cabinets full of old cases. A single rickety fan twirling sporadically overhead. Even the patina on the frosted glass door had been perfect. D.M. Billings sighed as he packed up the last box and headed out the do...	3	7	2,296
[WP] Your Noir Detective has been forced to relocate his office	I normally didn't get into the office till the crack of noon, but the super at the new place wanted to wrap-up the paperwork early. So after signing off on the new lease I took the elevator up to the 4th floor where the private offices were, to open the new office. The Musak grated at me for the whole minute, and the ...	2	7	2,297
[CW] You are describing a place you like to go to using all sensory images other than sight.	The rumbling seems die suddenly, now only a low purr. The wind quiets down to only a breeze coming from behind, pushing me, much wetter, much saltier. The walls, perfectly unruffled and curved surround me, they break and ripple at the touch of my fingers running through them The board is falling, and I fall with it, gr...	3	6	2,298
[CW] You are describing a place you like to go to using all sensory images other than sight.	It smells like wood fire and lavender. I hear my mother's paintbrushes move softly against the canvas on the left. It's warm, but whether that's the fire or the atmosphere I can't tell. It doesn't matter that I can't tell. I am home.	2	6	2,299

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