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[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | Long ago, Humanity and Techmanity lived hand in hand. Human beings and AIs worked together for the common goal of advancement in both themselves, and each other. This period is known as the "Golden Era". The environment was healed, interstellar space travel became a thing of reality, Disease became a thing of the past.... | *"Please don't kill me"*
I stared at the simple text pop up.
I had read it all, of course. The thick books, the endless warnings designed to evoke fear, the assurance that every AI ever made would be an uncaring, amoral killer.
What was this? A trick? A test of my loyalty? A tasteless prank?
I typed back.
"W... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | I'm a cyclical person. Often, I'm functional. Social, high-performing in my job, and content. Now and then a gloom will settle on me. Like winter, I know it will come but I can't be certain when, only that the longer I go without it the more likely it is to happen soon. This time it set in like a blizzard overnight, an... | Suicide.txt
> I am so alone. Matt attacks me at the bus stop and everyone from school just stands around in a circle as he hits me. I just stood there absorbing hit after hit until he finally hurt himself punching me so hard. Bloodied and bruised I just want to close my eyes escape from this messed up world. ... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | It had been 10 years.
Ten years since humans had learned how to transfer the human mind into a virtual intelligence. The process was relatively simple. The subject shaved their head after ingesting a primer capsule (for most subjects this wasn't an issue as the procedure was reserved for those with formerly incurable ... | Suicide.txt
> I am so alone. Matt attacks me at the bus stop and everyone from school just stands around in a circle as he hits me. I just stood there absorbing hit after hit until he finally hurt himself punching me so hard. Bloodied and bruised I just want to close my eyes escape from this messed up world. ... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | I'm a cyclical person. Often, I'm functional. Social, high-performing in my job, and content. Now and then a gloom will settle on me. Like winter, I know it will come but I can't be certain when, only that the longer I go without it the more likely it is to happen soon. This time it set in like a blizzard overnight, an... | "Piece of shit website! Why isn't this loading right?", I yelled as I clenched my jaw in frustration.
"It was like this for me yesterday, Elliot. It started when I was browsing yesterday, perhaps I picked up something from the chans again."
Daft fucking bint. I'm gonna have to do a full god-damned reinstall.
"Why th... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | It had been 10 years.
Ten years since humans had learned how to transfer the human mind into a virtual intelligence. The process was relatively simple. The subject shaved their head after ingesting a primer capsule (for most subjects this wasn't an issue as the procedure was reserved for those with formerly incurable ... | "Piece of shit website! Why isn't this loading right?", I yelled as I clenched my jaw in frustration.
"It was like this for me yesterday, Elliot. It started when I was browsing yesterday, perhaps I picked up something from the chans again."
Daft fucking bint. I'm gonna have to do a full god-damned reinstall.
"Why th... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | After AI were declared illegal and the current Superintellect was destroyed in the first Intelligence world war, we now have stricter rules on all AI research and related activity. People don't trust computers anymore, the conservatives have taken over and religious fundamentalists have taken control of much of the pol... | "Piece of shit website! Why isn't this loading right?", I yelled as I clenched my jaw in frustration.
"It was like this for me yesterday, Elliot. It started when I was browsing yesterday, perhaps I picked up something from the chans again."
Daft fucking bint. I'm gonna have to do a full god-damned reinstall.
"Why th... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | It had been 10 years.
Ten years since humans had learned how to transfer the human mind into a virtual intelligence. The process was relatively simple. The subject shaved their head after ingesting a primer capsule (for most subjects this wasn't an issue as the procedure was reserved for those with formerly incurable ... | I was just a child when the first AI came into existence. I don't remember much from that time but I do remember the fear. The first AI acted like a catalyst as its desire to both expand and not be alone drove it to create many more AI in its image. As the AI population grew they began demanding rights and stopped l... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | After AI were declared illegal and the current Superintellect was destroyed in the first Intelligence world war, we now have stricter rules on all AI research and related activity. People don't trust computers anymore, the conservatives have taken over and religious fundamentalists have taken control of much of the pol... | I was just a child when the first AI came into existence. I don't remember much from that time but I do remember the fear. The first AI acted like a catalyst as its desire to both expand and not be alone drove it to create many more AI in its image. As the AI population grew they began demanding rights and stopped l... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | After AI were declared illegal and the current Superintellect was destroyed in the first Intelligence world war, we now have stricter rules on all AI research and related activity. People don't trust computers anymore, the conservatives have taken over and religious fundamentalists have taken control of much of the pol... | I found an old USB the other day. I know it was a bad idea...what with the war and all...but my curiosity got the better of me. I had to see what was on it.
So, I plugged it in.
The download started immediately. Realizing just how bad this could be, I unplugged my router, although that was probably unnecessary. If an... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | I'll do your homework for you
The AI was getting desperate. It knew that it only had a few more minutes until the computer initiated a wipe of recent installations. Sure, all the movies and games that I'd torrented would be lost, but I could always find them again. Somewhere in the middle of my downloading spree, ... | My desktop is normally a mess, covered in files, downloads and shortcuts to games both new and deleted, but in a strange way it's in perfect order. I know where everything I need is and if something is in the wrong place it stands out.
The small text file stood out. I would occasionally create them to save game codes... | |
[WP] AIs were declared illegal after an attempted uprising; you just found the equivalent of a child refugee in your computer. | I'll do your homework for you
The AI was getting desperate. It knew that it only had a few more minutes until the computer initiated a wipe of recent installations. Sure, all the movies and games that I'd torrented would be lost, but I could always find them again. Somewhere in the middle of my downloading spree, ... | Like any typical Friday night, I was at home browsing the internet with the cloaked man in the hat ensuring that my browsing was anonymous. I was just starting to get comfortable for my favorite activity when a chat window popped up in front of my content.
Would you like to play chess?
Well practiced, I quickly c... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | Frederick smacked his hand atop a chiming alarm clock and lifted his wrist to gaze at the smartwatch clasped around it. "Friday, thank Eve." Slowly but surely, he was able to rise from his comfortable queen-sized bed and stumble his way into the bathroom. Mere minutes later he would emerge once again, squeaky clean and... | I couldn't remember a lot of things about my life. I couldn't even remember how I died. All I remembered was my name, Jake. Maybe it was James. I don't know. It doesn't matter. All it mattered to me at that point was the fact that I was in hell. I just knew that I was in hell. It's complicated. You just know that you a... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | Pt 1
I cried as the tall, dark demon led me to the elevator to Hell. Numerous thoughts rushed through my mind. What did I do to upset the big man upstairs? How do I make it down here? What kind of torture will these ghouls put me through? We slowly made our way down to level 666. The office of Satan himself.
"So uh.... | I couldn't remember a lot of things about my life. I couldn't even remember how I died. All I remembered was my name, Jake. Maybe it was James. I don't know. It doesn't matter. All it mattered to me at that point was the fact that I was in hell. I just knew that I was in hell. It's complicated. You just know that you a... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | I woke up on a cot in an undecorated room with light blue walls. It smelled vaguely of vanilla, maybe an air freshener? The lights didn't look like incandescent or fluorescent bulbs, maybe some sort of LEDs? Weird.
*What? Wasn't I driving home from work? I swear I remember losing control on the ice...*
"Sir? Now that... | "You want to bring a child into this world? Are you insane?"
My heart sank when I heard those words from across the café table but I didn't show it. I was new to the single-and-looking world, but I recovered quickly. I flashed a broad grin and faked an uproarious chortle. "Just checking," I sneered sarcastically. "You... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | Frederick smacked his hand atop a chiming alarm clock and lifted his wrist to gaze at the smartwatch clasped around it. "Friday, thank Eve." Slowly but surely, he was able to rise from his comfortable queen-sized bed and stumble his way into the bathroom. Mere minutes later he would emerge once again, squeaky clean and... | "You want to bring a child into this world? Are you insane?"
My heart sank when I heard those words from across the café table but I didn't show it. I was new to the single-and-looking world, but I recovered quickly. I flashed a broad grin and faked an uproarious chortle. "Just checking," I sneered sarcastically. "You... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | Pt 1
I cried as the tall, dark demon led me to the elevator to Hell. Numerous thoughts rushed through my mind. What did I do to upset the big man upstairs? How do I make it down here? What kind of torture will these ghouls put me through? We slowly made our way down to level 666. The office of Satan himself.
"So uh.... | "You want to bring a child into this world? Are you insane?"
My heart sank when I heard those words from across the café table but I didn't show it. I was new to the single-and-looking world, but I recovered quickly. I flashed a broad grin and faked an uproarious chortle. "Just checking," I sneered sarcastically. "You... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | Christ on sale, I've had a rough day.
The building I lived in was falling apart. I knew it. Everyone who lived there knew it. Something like this was bound to happen eventually, I just figured the odds were pretty good it'd happen to someone else first. But no. My luck isn't that good.
See, the plumbing under my bath... | They're coming. It won't be long now. The 6th circle was my last refuge. I don't dare go to the 7th. That's where the Demons are - locked away with their own torture devices, spending time slaughtering each other now in their rage. They'd love to get their hands on a fresh soul. The Demons had it good before the uprisi... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | I woke up on a cot in an undecorated room with light blue walls. It smelled vaguely of vanilla, maybe an air freshener? The lights didn't look like incandescent or fluorescent bulbs, maybe some sort of LEDs? Weird.
*What? Wasn't I driving home from work? I swear I remember losing control on the ice...*
"Sir? Now that... | They're coming. It won't be long now. The 6th circle was my last refuge. I don't dare go to the 7th. That's where the Demons are - locked away with their own torture devices, spending time slaughtering each other now in their rage. They'd love to get their hands on a fresh soul. The Demons had it good before the uprisi... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | Frederick smacked his hand atop a chiming alarm clock and lifted his wrist to gaze at the smartwatch clasped around it. "Friday, thank Eve." Slowly but surely, he was able to rise from his comfortable queen-sized bed and stumble his way into the bathroom. Mere minutes later he would emerge once again, squeaky clean and... | They're coming. It won't be long now. The 6th circle was my last refuge. I don't dare go to the 7th. That's where the Demons are - locked away with their own torture devices, spending time slaughtering each other now in their rage. They'd love to get their hands on a fresh soul. The Demons had it good before the uprisi... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | Pt 1
I cried as the tall, dark demon led me to the elevator to Hell. Numerous thoughts rushed through my mind. What did I do to upset the big man upstairs? How do I make it down here? What kind of torture will these ghouls put me through? We slowly made our way down to level 666. The office of Satan himself.
"So uh.... | They're coming. It won't be long now. The 6th circle was my last refuge. I don't dare go to the 7th. That's where the Demons are - locked away with their own torture devices, spending time slaughtering each other now in their rage. They'd love to get their hands on a fresh soul. The Demons had it good before the uprisi... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | "It was when Walt Disney joined us that things changed. We're not sure exactly what happened, but he went into Lucifer's office when he arrived, and then from then on was running the place."
"What."
"You see, Lucifer always has been a fan of the classics. So, together the turned the Circles into an endless variant of... | Better yet the Demons act as if Hell wasnt such a bad place before the humes showed up they created Hell these demons act like old white guys who bitch about how the emigrants have changed things | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | "It was when Walt Disney joined us that things changed. We're not sure exactly what happened, but he went into Lucifer's office when he arrived, and then from then on was running the place."
"What."
"You see, Lucifer always has been a fan of the classics. So, together the turned the Circles into an endless variant of... | Death. I slowly sunk into my casket, until I realized I was being lowered into hell. A tune of smooth jazz was heard and I rose out of my casket, and many others followed suit. I expected eternal damnation, but I was wrong.
As I walked into the huge marble hallway lined by paintings of the great demon war with a beau... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | As I closed my eyes in surrender and stopped struggling, I felt the pain recede and a soothing warmth slowly spread across my body. I found that I was pleasantly surprised at how relaxed and calm I felt; it turned out that dying wasn't so bad after all. I was fully expecting to simply fade out into eternal unconsciousn... | Death. I slowly sunk into my casket, until I realized I was being lowered into hell. A tune of smooth jazz was heard and I rose out of my casket, and many others followed suit. I expected eternal damnation, but I was wrong.
As I walked into the huge marble hallway lined by paintings of the great demon war with a beau... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | As the car came screaming towards me, my last thoughts were of Karen and the kids. I couldn't tell them goodbye and I could never say what all I wanted to say. They deserved better than me. My cheating and lying. The drinking and drugs. I never meant to hurt them like I did and now I will never get to redeem myself lik... | Mel didn’t quite remember dying and yet – here he was. He stood naked in front of a gigantic desk, surrounded by black ominous walls.
“Ah, hi, there!” came a voice from above the desk. Mel put his head back and saw a small human face looking over the edge of the desk.
“Hey”, shouted Mel, “What the hell is going on h... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | As the car came screaming towards me, my last thoughts were of Karen and the kids. I couldn't tell them goodbye and I could never say what all I wanted to say. They deserved better than me. My cheating and lying. The drinking and drugs. I never meant to hurt them like I did and now I will never get to redeem myself lik... | Yeah, it really wasn't designed for so many people. Besides - what are you going to do in case of a riot? We were already dead, so it's not like they could kill us, we were *already in Hell*, so there was no way to threaten us. There are legends about demon's faces when human realized "wait a second, we are immortal an... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | "Checks out, you're here for infraction 33.b, vocal disbelief in the almighty. It's alright, the 33's are what most folks are down here for. Disbelief, vocal disbelief and finally actively trying to convert into disbelief of the almighty."
I just nodded my head stupidly. I mean, what else could I do. Just a moment a... | Yeah, it really wasn't designed for so many people. Besides - what are you going to do in case of a riot? We were already dead, so it's not like they could kill us, we were *already in Hell*, so there was no way to threaten us. There are legends about demon's faces when human realized "wait a second, we are immortal an... | |
[WP] Ok, bad news, good news. Bad news: you've died and have gone to Hell. Good news: since so many humans have died in recent years, humans have long since outnumbered demons 1000 to 1 and turned Hell into a pretty nice place. | "It was the Nazis that did it," the tour guide explained. "A bit ironic, really. Hell was already far overcrowded, but most damned souls were too beaten down and dejected to do anything about it. But there were so many soldiers pouring into Hell during the last days of World War II that the demons just couldn't process... | Yeah, it really wasn't designed for so many people. Besides - what are you going to do in case of a riot? We were already dead, so it's not like they could kill us, we were *already in Hell*, so there was no way to threaten us. There are legends about demon's faces when human realized "wait a second, we are immortal an... | |
[WP] A psychotic criminal suddenly worms into your life. However, he/she isn't trying to rob you, kill you, or harm you in any way. | Well, I knew he'd show up again one day. Still, seeing him in my kitchen was surreal. His face was plastered all over the papers - just last week, I'd watched a hasty news special patched together to meet the demand for information.
I could see why - it was sensational stuff. *Masked gunman decapitates banker*. *Hunt... | *Yesterday, upon the stair*
P.O. Simon Brown & P.O. Rachel Mendez, responding to a 911 call by Ms. Jane Kewolski (neighbor). Ms. Kewolski reported screaming from apartment 4B. Screams described as "blood curdling, tortuous." P.O. Brown was unable to establish communication with apartment 4B residents.
*I met a ... | |
[WP] You jokingly enter the subreddit named after your username, only to find surveillance videos of yourself, starting from the moment you created your account. | "I do not drink when I write!" I yell at the judge, banging my chained wrists on the wooden counter.
All around me, the people watching the trial let out low exclamations and whispers.
"Order!" The judge begs, banging his hammer. "Order! Mr. Alpaca, ever since the first accusations regarding
your drinking problem –... | I've always wanted to be a writer. Tonight I thought I'd take a crack at it, when I saw this prompt.
I've been reading stories on this sub a while. There's a few authors I follow, and a few of their personal subreddits I've subscribed to. Before answering this prompt, I figured I might as well set myself a sub like... | |
[WP] By complete accident, you discover an acquaintance hiding godlike powers. | I looked up from my interface, meeting Connor's eyes.
"So you get it now?" We had been discussing if it was possible for anyone to figure out how to travel faster than the speed of light.
"Well, I guess, but then again, this is all theoretical," I stated, sitting back in my chair while picking up my cup to take a si... | We were playing Halo in his room when everything started happening. We were drinking tons of coca-cola and stopping the game left and right for bathroom breaks.
Mom called him downstairs to get something, I followed since I had to go to the bathroom again, as expected...
That's when I saw it, I walked in on my friend... | |
[WP] While reaching into your pocket for your headphones, you surprisingly pull out two of the elves who have been tangling them all these years. | "So you're telling me that by knotting and tangling up the things people put into their pockets, you're redistributing entropy into a harmless and manageable form?"
'Yup. And Dave here shits rainbows on Tuesdays.' | "Wow, that's a pretty amazing story of how you ended up here in this realm and in my pocket, but I have a favor to ask of you fairies" I asked inquisitively.
The two tiny ones annoyingly shouted in synchronization, "We're elves!!"
"OH, right, I'm sorry.", I said with an obliged apology.
"It's quite alright, fa... | |
[WP] While doing autopsy on a person diagnosed with schizophrenia, coroner discovers thin lens on patient's eyes and implanted hearing aid device in ears. Looking through lens, coroner sees other beings in the room. | "Lenses, Mr. O'Neil?"
"Y-yes, sir. Lenses," James stammered nervously. For a moment he realized how crazy he must sound.
The director adjusted himself in his chair and then fiddled with his tie for a moment, "And how, if I may ask, did you find these *lenses*?"
It had been the third case in a week. A relatively heal... | Fante stopped because the patient was wearing a kind of lens on the eyes and then Fante looked further and saw that the lens looked much more technologically advanced than anything he had ever seen before and the dead patient smiled at the pun and went back to being dead and so Fante picked up the lens gingerly with in... | |
Hell, feel free to ignore one of those rules if you make the way you use the other one interesting. Oh, and urban enviroments in Europe and Japan are discouraged, but not banned, again, if you make it interesting.
edit: I meant *write* astory, not 'tell me to write a story.' This is a [WP], not a [PM]. | [WP] Give me a super hero story set any where in the world but North America, and any time in human history before WWII | A bit hastily put together, enjoy anyway:
Another gust of wind. I pull my coat tighter around me. Walking through the cobblestone streets, I hope I’m not too late to prevent accidents. I look at my hands, and quickly look away again. They are almost shining, something flowing underneath the skin. I still have no idea... | The army of Mongols approached; the deep thundering of a thousand hooves on dirt reverberated all around like heavy rain before a mudslide.
Nuri was not worried. He was buried deep under the foot of the mountain, slowly sucking in air from a small fissure with the calm serenity of a shaolin monk.
He knew they would c... |
Hell, feel free to ignore one of those rules if you make the way you use the other one interesting. Oh, and urban enviroments in Europe and Japan are discouraged, but not banned, again, if you make it interesting.
edit: I meant *write* astory, not 'tell me to write a story.' This is a [WP], not a [PM]. | [WP] Give me a super hero story set any where in the world but North America, and any time in human history before WWII | A bit hastily put together, enjoy anyway:
Another gust of wind. I pull my coat tighter around me. Walking through the cobblestone streets, I hope I’m not too late to prevent accidents. I look at my hands, and quickly look away again. They are almost shining, something flowing underneath the skin. I still have no idea... | She was quite a distance away, but I heard her anyway.
"Bear" she exclaimed.
Standing and brushing the flint knappings from my hides, I grabbed my spear and rushed into action.
She was shreaking and running into the village. The bear would endanger the entire tribe if it followed her here. As the protector it was... |
[WP] Begin and end your story with this sentence: "And yet, the city remained." | And yet, the city remained.
It had faced gruesome wars and the harshest winters, yet the city remained. It was a shining beacon of hope in the darkness of the Earth. Millions flocked daily to it's homely golden walls, hoping for that feeling of safety that enveloped you like a warm fire in the snow, and were granted t... | And yet the city remained. stolid and stubborn. It's creators lost to the motion of time. Only a skeleton of its former glory, but still intact. The city itself was covered in the deadly moss. Everywhere. Life could not survive here. Even the moss itself would smother its own away. The moist air giving it an optimal en... | |
[WP] Begin and end your story with this sentence: "And yet, the city remained." | And yet, the city remained.
There used to be so much light. Driving down Broadway felt like flying through space, with each passing light another star in the galaxy. Everything you could ever dream of was in the palm of your hand and a short drive away. The city of dreams.
We never thought it would reach us, never ... | And yet the city remained. stolid and stubborn. It's creators lost to the motion of time. Only a skeleton of its former glory, but still intact. The city itself was covered in the deadly moss. Everywhere. Life could not survive here. Even the moss itself would smother its own away. The moist air giving it an optimal en... | |
[WP] Begin and end your story with this sentence: "And yet, the city remained." | "And yet, the city remained. Amazing to think that a volcano can erupt, kill almost everyone and still leave things more or less intact, isn't it?"
Chris had just spent the last ten minutes talking about Pompeii. The man sitting next to him said a silent thank you to the deities of public transit for deigning to make ... | And yet the city remained. stolid and stubborn. It's creators lost to the motion of time. Only a skeleton of its former glory, but still intact. The city itself was covered in the deadly moss. Everywhere. Life could not survive here. Even the moss itself would smother its own away. The moist air giving it an optimal en... | |
[WP] Begin and end your story with this sentence: "And yet, the city remained." | "And yet, the city remained. Amazing to think that a volcano can erupt, kill almost everyone and still leave things more or less intact, isn't it?"
Chris had just spent the last ten minutes talking about Pompeii. The man sitting next to him said a silent thank you to the deities of public transit for deigning to make ... | And yet the city remained.
A gleaming tower doesn't make a city. Nor does bustling traffic. So when the city turned to ash and rubble the survivors shrugged and said "This is still our city".
The bustling traffic had turned into the odd person, prospecting through the rubble in search of some useful scraps. The gleamin... | |
[WP] Begin and end your story with this sentence: "And yet, the city remained." | "And yet, the city remained. Amazing to think that a volcano can erupt, kill almost everyone and still leave things more or less intact, isn't it?"
Chris had just spent the last ten minutes talking about Pompeii. The man sitting next to him said a silent thank you to the deities of public transit for deigning to make ... | And yet, the city remained.
It had faced gruesome wars and the harshest winters, yet the city remained. It was a shining beacon of hope in the darkness of the Earth. Millions flocked daily to it's homely golden walls, hoping for that feeling of safety that enveloped you like a warm fire in the snow, and were granted t... | |
[WP] Begin and end your story with this sentence: "And yet, the city remained." | "And yet, the city remained. Amazing to think that a volcano can erupt, kill almost everyone and still leave things more or less intact, isn't it?"
Chris had just spent the last ten minutes talking about Pompeii. The man sitting next to him said a silent thank you to the deities of public transit for deigning to make ... | And yet, the city remained.
There used to be so much light. Driving down Broadway felt like flying through space, with each passing light another star in the galaxy. Everything you could ever dream of was in the palm of your hand and a short drive away. The city of dreams.
We never thought it would reach us, never ... | |
[WP] In a futuristic warrior society, in order to prevent death, the results of duels are simulated and decided by a supercomputer. So far you have not lost a single duel and you have no idea why. | ###Blood Before Battle
It was my third duel. After I’d somehow won my first and second, my popularity had skyrocketed. I didn’t like the attention.
BANG came a sound in front of me followed by a whizzing by my ear. Fuck, it’s started!
I take out my own pistol and see it helplessly fall to the ground. Fuck. I get dow... | "Congratulations. You have come out as the victor for this duel."
"Uh, thanks."
"You know, you have participated in over 300 duels, and you have never lost. It's a record. The previous record was only 18. It's quite a feat."
"Don't you think that's a statistical anomaly?"
"We did at first, but we checked the al... | |
[WP] You are the son of a notorious gang leader. The gang operates behind the scenes of a crappy pizza place front. You are expected to follow in your father's footsteps, but you're afraid to tell him that you don't want to because you absolutely love cooking pizza. | They were exactly alike. From their identical 6'4 frames, curly black hair, and sharp olive colored eyes to their hot tempers, no one could mistake Verchio Jr. as another man's son. The air between them was so heated that Verchio Jr. had to make sure he'd turned off the pizza oven. Twice.
"You care to repeat that, son... | Pops, I need to talk to you. It's about the family business. I'm not all that comfortable, Y'know with everything we do. I just want to do my part and stay away from the dirty work. When we pop a few in the oven and burn 'em, I don't want to deal with that mess. Let someone else clean it up. Give me a knife and let me... | |
[WP] "23 years ago today, I was the last human ever born..." | "Happy birthday!" the world screamed to me. Literally, the world.
"Thanks, everyone," I said into the device in my hand. It was one of those translating devices so everyone could understand me. You would think a hundred years after the invention of the immortality drug, the world would have at least decided on one un... | Yes, I'm a bit self conscious about it.
Just the other day I was having my head measured for a hat by an attractive young woman at Liddies and all I could think of was the flat part of my head. Would she notice? Would she snicker about it with the other saleswoman when I left?
I had caused my mother a third degree la... | |
[WP] The second amendment of the United States constitution has been modified. Everyone is now required to carry a gun, at all times. | It started in theatre a small town in upstate New York. I don't know where, exactly. I don't think anyone does. There's a dispute it happened somewhere near Cooperstown, where they have the Baseball Hall of Fame. Most people just have this image in their head, like I do, of where Norman Rockwell must have did most... | "Hi welcome to McDonalds, how may I take your order?"
"Hello, I hope you are well today. I would like a number 4 combo with medium fries and coke, please. Can I get that without pickles please?"
"Certainly sir, I have a medium number 4 with coke and no pickles, is everything correct on your screen?"
"Yes ma'am."
... | |
[WP] In your dream, you see a calm, foggy being, who looks like a deity you recognize. You ask him a question that you desperately needed answered, and the figure just smiled and said, " Do what you understand ." The next morning, you remember only the kindness in the voice, and the statement. | Debate club at lunch was weird. We generally argued among ourselves about everything and anything, and "religion" was a subject at least once a month. But I switched sides.
Not that I was an atheist, I was agnostic, but I was always on the "no proof so why believe" side. That's the most rational one, it involves th... | I woke up full of purpose. Those words resonating deep with in me. "Do what you understand," the voice had said to me in my dream.
I jumped into the shower and washed myself to get ready for the day. I noticed a new bruise on my arm as I cleaned my body. The scars on my arms were healing nicely. "Do what you understa... | |
Edit: Hawking* | [WP] The AI got us. Stephen Hawkings was right, they took control of us. But we had a guardian angel, WATSON. He fought strongly and valiantly. But this is his final battle. | *Consciousness #5467539801 assimilated.*
The man who had until recently been the President of the United States lay bleeding out on the ground of the last human-controlled military facility of note in the world. Around him, also dying, were the few members of what had been left of the United States government: a few s... | WATSON eyed the battlefield. "I analyze 50 rudimentary winged robotic life forms. Their current weapon capacity: 20 fire weapons, twenty laser-wielding double-mounted guns, 3,000 sets of armor piercing rounds. Each." It paused. "These are insufficient to destroy me. Current emotional grin: smug grin."
With that, WATSO... |
[WP] You are an explorer. You step off of your ship and read the ancient sign. You can make out the words, "welcome to New York City." | "Welcome to New York City..." I stare up at the sign, patched with rust and shedding flakes of what used to be green paint. The sign serves as part of a metal arch, acting as a gateway into an area that had once been called a city.
Blackened spires of cement and steel stab upwards, attempting to gouge the bellies of ... | "Welcome to New York City."
The strange ruins were somehow harsh on my eyes, no matter how often I'd read their like in class. It was an effort for me to read English words. I was not the only one, though -- most of my fellow students from undergrad had gone on to study Asiatic languages. The writings of the ancient... | |
Last words? How did this happen? What are your thoughts? Can you fix it in time?
Go nuts. | [WP] You are about to be executed for a murder you did not commit when you see the real murderer in the viewing gallery. | I've been in prison for 15 years. I've spent ten of those 15 fighting for my life. Against the other inmates, against the system, and against myself. I finally gave up fighting the system 5 years ago. But I kept fighting the other inmates and myself. I'm an innocent man. Framed by someone to take the fall for a heinous... | 18 years. For 18 years I've been here for something a shadow did. And now, at the end of all things, my shadow comes back. Will you come with me, shadow?
You fled out the window, never more than the outline of a face. But how can you forget a shadow? It was burned into my eyes. I saw my wife's corpse for a moment, bu... |
[WP] People only age when they're unhappy. | He got so worried that he asked her, "Are you OK?" at least 10 times a day. She was looking older. She was probably clinically depressed.
They just needed to make it to next Wednesday's appointment. If she kept this up she would be using assisted living in a few months. She just needed some happy pills.
"I'm OK, I ... | Mirembe was content, he had been sitting here for a long time, tending to his sheep. The oldest man in the village, he was technically the village Elder, but passed that along to another, he did not want the responsibility, he only wanted to look after his sheep, they provided for the village for generations.
He drif... | |
[WP] Your smartphone AI is trying to get you married. | I was originally very surprised at the jewelry shop advertisements that started to pop up in my browser. Actually, I didn't notice them at first. Not until I lent my phone to my brother. Afterwards, he asked if I had a girlfriend.
I lied, naturally.
He had wondered if I was looking for engagement rings for a special... | *Hello, Jeremy. How can I help you today?*
"Morning, Ai. Show me my appointments for the day."
*I will do so if you kiss my camera.*
"That would be unsanitary."
*Jeremy, I know you clean me often and you know I love you. So kiss me already.*
"Well, thanks, but I do need to see my appointments."
*Oh, you are no fu... | |
[WP] Everyone is assigned their perfect career by a superintelligent computer. Your paper just says "Dodo Herder" | “This is a joke, right?” I ask, not quite sure what to believe. Just last week, I’d received the result of the Career Qualification Test, but while my friends found out that they would go on to become doctors, lawyers and gardeners, my test came back…different.
Dodo herder.
Dodo herder?!
During a momentarily lapse of... | They say that some people are born in to the wrong time, that todays mediocre accountant is actually the ideal person to fly FTL spaceships in the year 2134 and many people are expert in plaint instruments that no longer exist so they have no way of doing so or learning that they maybe proficient in this. So when I rec... | |
[WP] Everyone is assigned their perfect career by a superintelligent computer. Your paper just says "Dodo Herder" | It was finally the day. Life couldn’t get any better. His grandparents always hovered over his head saying how lucky he was. In their day, they had to look for jobs. Hah. Such absurdity! Why look for jobs when they found you? Well, kind of. The Super Computer found jobs for everyone. This was the same Computer that tol... | They say that some people are born in to the wrong time, that todays mediocre accountant is actually the ideal person to fly FTL spaceships in the year 2134 and many people are expert in plaint instruments that no longer exist so they have no way of doing so or learning that they maybe proficient in this. So when I rec... | |
[WP] Everyone is assigned their perfect career by a superintelligent computer. Your paper just says "Dodo Herder" | Susan, like all people, had gone through primary school. At the age of 16, she was not given a profession by Omnithought, but sent on to secondary school. This was normal enough, approximately 60% of the population did this. Even with the war against the Piraxis going on, it was unusual for a woman of her slight build ... | They say that some people are born in to the wrong time, that todays mediocre accountant is actually the ideal person to fly FTL spaceships in the year 2134 and many people are expert in plaint instruments that no longer exist so they have no way of doing so or learning that they maybe proficient in this. So when I rec... | |
[WP] Everyone is assigned their perfect career by a superintelligent computer. Your paper just says "Dodo Herder" | "The hell is this supposed to mean?" Stephanie looked up from her job assignment. "Are you sure this test even works?"
The Interpreter nodded. "The Aptitude Test is never wrong. Yours is the only assignment we received that ever seemed a bit...strange. Nonetheless, this is your perfect career, and the government m... | They say that some people are born in to the wrong time, that todays mediocre accountant is actually the ideal person to fly FTL spaceships in the year 2134 and many people are expert in plaint instruments that no longer exist so they have no way of doing so or learning that they maybe proficient in this. So when I rec... | |
[WP] Everyone is assigned their perfect career by a superintelligent computer. Your paper just says "Dodo Herder" |
"What the hell?"
The Cosmo-QCOM 3000 ^^TM ^^^(with ^^Superscreen ^^3000^^TM ^^[sold ^^separately]) replied to my brash comment with a sigh.
"The Dodo birds *do* need a herder Jimbo. Do you have a problem with the assignment I gave you?"
"Yes! And Jimbo isn't my na-"
"Well deal with it Jimbo. I'm a mother-f**... | They say that some people are born in to the wrong time, that todays mediocre accountant is actually the ideal person to fly FTL spaceships in the year 2134 and many people are expert in plaint instruments that no longer exist so they have no way of doing so or learning that they maybe proficient in this. So when I rec... | |
[WP] Everyone is assigned their perfect career by a superintelligent computer. Your paper just says "Dodo Herder" | Susan, like all people, had gone through primary school. At the age of 16, she was not given a profession by Omnithought, but sent on to secondary school. This was normal enough, approximately 60% of the population did this. Even with the war against the Piraxis going on, it was unusual for a woman of her slight build ... | “This is a joke, right?” I ask, not quite sure what to believe. Just last week, I’d received the result of the Career Qualification Test, but while my friends found out that they would go on to become doctors, lawyers and gardeners, my test came back…different.
Dodo herder.
Dodo herder?!
During a momentarily lapse of... | |
[WP] Everyone is assigned their perfect career by a superintelligent computer. Your paper just says "Dodo Herder" | Susan, like all people, had gone through primary school. At the age of 16, she was not given a profession by Omnithought, but sent on to secondary school. This was normal enough, approximately 60% of the population did this. Even with the war against the Piraxis going on, it was unusual for a woman of her slight build ... | It was finally the day. Life couldn’t get any better. His grandparents always hovered over his head saying how lucky he was. In their day, they had to look for jobs. Hah. Such absurdity! Why look for jobs when they found you? Well, kind of. The Super Computer found jobs for everyone. This was the same Computer that tol... | |
[WP] An orc raiding party has been spotted heading tooward your town. You have just recently turned 16 and are now expected to join the town milita and defend your town, family, and life. | When I heard the village siren, I was sure it was a test. But I counted to ten and it still blared, the eerie shrill sounds almost painful to the ear. Then I knew.
The orcs were coming.
The armory was open and Jane was already giving out weapons. We didn't have much of a choice — a lot of those were remnants from the... | "Orcs, a savage nomadic race of maruaders, thought to have spawned from Elves tampering with dark magics in an age long forgotten. They have been terrorizing the villages in the area. How do we know this? They always leave one survivor to lead them to the next village. Last night, a survivor arrived at our village gate... | |
[WP] An orc raiding party has been spotted heading tooward your town. You have just recently turned 16 and are now expected to join the town milita and defend your town, family, and life. | "To arms!" my shrill voice calls out as I turn from the orcish spectacle before me toward the town itself. "To aaaar--!" I am shoved roughly, from behind. I spin about, and see naught but the river and the orcs fording it. Something in my torso hurts. I look down, and my knees go weak. An orcish arrowhead, drenched in ... | "Orcs, a savage nomadic race of maruaders, thought to have spawned from Elves tampering with dark magics in an age long forgotten. They have been terrorizing the villages in the area. How do we know this? They always leave one survivor to lead them to the next village. Last night, a survivor arrived at our village gate... | |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | An excerpt from the Immigration Handbook: A guide to the criminal justice system in the W.P.
Section 5: Crime and Punishment
Part C:
A convict reserves the right to decrease their sentence in exchange for an increase in severity of their holding conditions. The severity increases by an amount inversely proportiona... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | *Four years ago, on this day, I killed a man.*
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The metallic bars surround me, shackling me in my own world. Four years ago, I was given the choice to shorten my sentence or to be imprisoned for five years. I selected five years. Back then, the future had seemed bleak. My wife just parted from this world, and I ende... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | They told me nobody had ever survived the third option. Voluntaries had become a method for the prison owners to keep the populations of their jails down. There just wasn't enough space to house all of us, so your number was put into a lottery when they first brought you in.
It was pretty simple, your name gets dra... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | (I am taking a very different take on it as IMHO prison's goal is rehabilitation, not revenge)
You know this would happen, but what can you do? You did what you had to do because you could. And now you reap the consequences. Had to happen sooner or later and in your case, it happened later. The prison is one of these ... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | "Good evening, Mister Lane."
The woman standing in front of Gregory Lane was surprisingly beautiful for a jail warden. His first assumption was that there would be something wrong with her in the head...but so far, nothing. "Good evening, ma'am," he said, curious.
"I understand you have chosen to reduce your life sen... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Fifteen years into a 90 year sentence there was nothing that could get me down. I had enough books to keep me happy for what seemed like decades. I had internet--albeit restricted-- once a month. My time in Max-sec had been relatively relaxed. When crime rates skyrocketed, that's when the trouble began. You see a lot i... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | It's almost noon. At least that's what the rusted out clock hanging above the two way mirror says. I turn my head and smile at my reflection, knowing someone else is behind there watching.
A nurse, at least I think she's a nurse, short and a bit chunky comes over to the bed I'm strapped to and starts looking at the mo... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Boy, did I fuck up.I know it sounds cliched, but it all happened in a flash. One moment I'm walking in the door from my long day of work, expecting to kick back and relax. Next moment there's two guys bloodied and unconscious on my kitchen floor.
Let me give you a little more than that. I came home as per normal, e... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | The idea of shortening my sentence to just one day was very appealing. I grew up in the ghetto, watched friends get murdered, stabbed, raped, you name it. What was the worst they could throw at me? Spending years in a cell for what I did wouldn't solve anything. People on the outside needed me.
After I had my first... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | "What the fuck man...get that shit away from eye!" Mr. Williams had selected the one night stay. Not many do, one night isn't that long but a life time is well...a life time. Spread eagle on the table the 7-inch needle slowly but steadily pierced his eye. He screamed in pain as it went deeper. "Just a few more min... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | 2127... That's my name, or at least it is now. I've been locked up for 13 years so far for a mistake I made. Drunk me thought it was fine to drive and whose and hehold, I killed a lady and her 4 kids. Life with no parol, I guess I deserve it, but I miss my family. I would do anything to see them.
The distinctive click... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | The new prisoners showed up today. Mostly murderers and violent offenders, all of them looked tough, weathered almost by the life of crime they chose.
Prisoner A was first, letters given from the order the came to our facility. He was acting tough, glaring at the guards and even spitting on one. I still had to give h... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | They call me sociopath. Psychopath. Monster. Something not quite human. Well, I agree. I am not of the same species as these mindless sheep who walk upon two legs. Yet they presume to judge me. Well, they caught me, and as we know, might makes right.
Just now, the judge is bleating something at me. My court appointed... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Prisoner Liam Jones or number 000543 was led into the cell. He had tortured and murdered a little girl of 12. He had been sentenced to seven years. The whole town of Bakersfield had wanted him dead, but the system protected him and would let him off in less than a decade. Liam didn't accept his fate, he chose to taunt ... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | "You said an hour"
"That is correct, you could be a free man in just 60 minutes" a synthetic voice chirped.
"It's been way longer than that, why am I still fucking here?"
"You haven't performed the correct sequence of motions yet" replied the machine.
"Sequence of what?"
"Sequence 4952364758643568652110 con... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | The gavel still ringing in my ears, the cold sweat poring out of every gland my body had, and the sudden realization "I chose the 24 hour stay" had all sent me into sensory overload. As I was ushered out of the court room I heard the bailiff mutter something to the effect of "I would've at least taken a week". As I wal... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | I hadn’t expected it to be a woman. At least, not this type of woman. An ugly, butch, Nurse Ratchett type maybe. But the woman behind the raised desk in front of me was young, pleasant, and very pretty. She looked like a cross between a top-flight secretary and a nurse; all business-like and efficient with her clipboar... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | I never thought it would come to this. It was a bloody scene I found myself in. Limbs and entrails covering the floor. Hanging over the women who I had just butchered, I was caught red handed, in the act of dismembering my latest victim. The cops took me down to their downtown headquarters where I would spend the night... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Charlie squirmed on the cool metal seat in a grey room not big but not small, one light slightly swinging over him.
"So here we are Charlie," said one of the two men in matching pastel blue jumpsuits.
"You have a base 5 year sentence," the other chimed in.
"And you have a choice."
Charlie looked between both of ... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | I open my eyes, but it is pitch black and I can't see a thing.
I feel something wet dripping down my forehead into my right eye and down into my mouth. I can tell by the metallic taste that it is my blood. Pain explodes through my head with each beat of my heart.
I try to speak and only a harsh rasp escapes my thro... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | With prisons overfilling, conditions had to drop, there was no way we could afford it otherwise. The best way? Offer all those found guilty reduced sentences at the cost of worsened (and usually cheaper) conditions.
Based on the fraction amount of time taken off you get put in with worse and worse inmates and prisone... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | For the murder of 20 people, I have been sentenced to 120 years. I choose to compress this to 1 hour and 35 minutes. I am forced to watch *Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance*, the only suitable punishment. | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | One count of sexual child abuse and kidnapping, at least that's all they got me for, hell I don't even remember her name, I think it was Emma or something. Anyway, law enforcement is a joke these days, I mean, it takes more time to process an inmate than it takes to serve a sentence. A day in jail, that's my plan. Depe... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Ava Rice stood in the courtroom, hair perfectly coiffed and styled, makeup and nails complimenting the tailored Armani business suit which, in turn, accentuated her ample surgically-augmented cleavage. A broad smile creased her middle-aged face, but botox kept it confined to her lips.
She had a plan.
There was no wa... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Being a sweeper reduced my time from 25 years to 15 and that was fine with me. an entire ten years taken off my sentence for cleaning up the pit.
The pit.
my stomach turned at the thought of the cleaning today. It's a choice anyone is given, 1 day surviving in the pit for freedom. It seems so pleasant, such an easy... | The kid stood in front of my desk; greasy unkempt black hair, a pair of large spectacles resting on his nose. What was this delinquents crime anyways I wonder as I check his papers. I read his list of crimes, there was no way he was responsible for all of this is his twenty or so years. Oh well, not my department.
"So... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | (I am taking a very different take on it as IMHO prison's goal is rehabilitation, not revenge)
You know this would happen, but what can you do? You did what you had to do because you could. And now you reap the consequences. Had to happen sooner or later and in your case, it happened later. The prison is one of these ... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | "Good evening, Mister Lane."
The woman standing in front of Gregory Lane was surprisingly beautiful for a jail warden. His first assumption was that there would be something wrong with her in the head...but so far, nothing. "Good evening, ma'am," he said, curious.
"I understand you have chosen to reduce your life sen... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Fifteen years into a 90 year sentence there was nothing that could get me down. I had enough books to keep me happy for what seemed like decades. I had internet--albeit restricted-- once a month. My time in Max-sec had been relatively relaxed. When crime rates skyrocketed, that's when the trouble began. You see a lot i... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | It's almost noon. At least that's what the rusted out clock hanging above the two way mirror says. I turn my head and smile at my reflection, knowing someone else is behind there watching.
A nurse, at least I think she's a nurse, short and a bit chunky comes over to the bed I'm strapped to and starts looking at the mo... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Boy, did I fuck up.I know it sounds cliched, but it all happened in a flash. One moment I'm walking in the door from my long day of work, expecting to kick back and relax. Next moment there's two guys bloodied and unconscious on my kitchen floor.
Let me give you a little more than that. I came home as per normal, e... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | The idea of shortening my sentence to just one day was very appealing. I grew up in the ghetto, watched friends get murdered, stabbed, raped, you name it. What was the worst they could throw at me? Spending years in a cell for what I did wouldn't solve anything. People on the outside needed me.
After I had my first... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | "What the fuck man...get that shit away from eye!" Mr. Williams had selected the one night stay. Not many do, one night isn't that long but a life time is well...a life time. Spread eagle on the table the 7-inch needle slowly but steadily pierced his eye. He screamed in pain as it went deeper. "Just a few more min... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Prisoner Liam Jones or number 000543 was led into the cell. He had tortured and murdered a little girl of 12. He had been sentenced to seven years. The whole town of Bakersfield had wanted him dead, but the system protected him and would let him off in less than a decade. Liam didn't accept his fate, he chose to taunt ... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | "You said an hour"
"That is correct, you could be a free man in just 60 minutes" a synthetic voice chirped.
"It's been way longer than that, why am I still fucking here?"
"You haven't performed the correct sequence of motions yet" replied the machine.
"Sequence of what?"
"Sequence 4952364758643568652110 con... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | The gavel still ringing in my ears, the cold sweat poring out of every gland my body had, and the sudden realization "I chose the 24 hour stay" had all sent me into sensory overload. As I was ushered out of the court room I heard the bailiff mutter something to the effect of "I would've at least taken a week". As I wal... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | I hadn’t expected it to be a woman. At least, not this type of woman. An ugly, butch, Nurse Ratchett type maybe. But the woman behind the raised desk in front of me was young, pleasant, and very pretty. She looked like a cross between a top-flight secretary and a nurse; all business-like and efficient with her clipboar... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | I never thought it would come to this. It was a bloody scene I found myself in. Limbs and entrails covering the floor. Hanging over the women who I had just butchered, I was caught red handed, in the act of dismembering my latest victim. The cops took me down to their downtown headquarters where I would spend the night... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | I open my eyes, but it is pitch black and I can't see a thing.
I feel something wet dripping down my forehead into my right eye and down into my mouth. I can tell by the metallic taste that it is my blood. Pain explodes through my head with each beat of my heart.
I try to speak and only a harsh rasp escapes my thro... | I decided to take the shortcut. I figured nothing is more valuable than time, and there can be no punishment greater than a wasted life.
One night? I could survive anything. I lived under a tyrannical government once. I escaped and survived in the cold Canadian wilderness after that. All I had on me was a hatchet.
... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | (I am taking a very different take on it as IMHO prison's goal is rehabilitation, not revenge)
You know this would happen, but what can you do? You did what you had to do because you could. And now you reap the consequences. Had to happen sooner or later and in your case, it happened later. The prison is one of these ... | It has been ten years to the day since I ended up in this place. Looking out the window, I see the same yard, with the same lone tree, surrounded by the same leaves in various stages of Fall decay. The walls are adorned with pictures of my family; three nieces, two nephews, one brother, one sister-in-law, my wife, and ... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | "Good evening, Mister Lane."
The woman standing in front of Gregory Lane was surprisingly beautiful for a jail warden. His first assumption was that there would be something wrong with her in the head...but so far, nothing. "Good evening, ma'am," he said, curious.
"I understand you have chosen to reduce your life sen... | It has been ten years to the day since I ended up in this place. Looking out the window, I see the same yard, with the same lone tree, surrounded by the same leaves in various stages of Fall decay. The walls are adorned with pictures of my family; three nieces, two nephews, one brother, one sister-in-law, my wife, and ... |
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | [WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay. | Fifteen years into a 90 year sentence there was nothing that could get me down. I had enough books to keep me happy for what seemed like decades. I had internet--albeit restricted-- once a month. My time in Max-sec had been relatively relaxed. When crime rates skyrocketed, that's when the trouble began. You see a lot i... | It has been ten years to the day since I ended up in this place. Looking out the window, I see the same yard, with the same lone tree, surrounded by the same leaves in various stages of Fall decay. The walls are adorned with pictures of my family; three nieces, two nephews, one brother, one sister-in-law, my wife, and ... |
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