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[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Sky's all clear, Cap'n," the First Mate called out towards the twelve-toothed terror of the troposphere, the nefarious Captain Dubblebubblebeard.
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The sailor relinquished control over the helm as the scraggly, gum-bearded man set his feet on the top deck.
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Searching the mess of chewed gum a... | **Conversation**
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Him: "You were the one who told me that after all of this time, this was all that you ever wanted."
Her: "And what if that's not the case anymore? What if I wanted something else, something new, something... not this?"
Him: "Then.. I wouldn't really know what to say to you. My feelings have n... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | I was running late, deafened by the rain crashing down on my umbrella as I weaved through the crowded sidewalk.
Everyone was staring at the ground, shielding their faces from the downpour, and maneuvering cautiously to avoid any contact.
It was a dreary morning with clouds so dark you could’ve sworn the sun never r... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | I open my eyes through the window to the snow falling outside, it’s been coming down for a few hours. The end of the year is always strange to me, this time between the holidays just stuck in limbo. A familiar gray Toyota slides down my street and skids as it turns the corner out of sight. Early this morning I received... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | There is a certain fear that you feel, when you're being hunted by some unknown assailant in the dark night.
Glancing over your shoulder, something moving in the corner of your eye, but when you look it's gone.
You walk alone, the feeling like someone might be watching you is pervasive and terrifying, like a parano... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, and I want to spend the rest of my life with her.
I met her right before she started dating my close friend, perhaps the worst pain I have ever experienced.
It killed me to have to keep my feelings bottled up, and watch her be with someone else.
For three months, I had ... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | 5 seconds left on the clock, we are down by 2 in Game 7, playing on the road in Boston
It’s the Finals, I look to my left and see coach calling the play, I’ll take the final shot.
It’s time, now or never. Thomas is hounding me, hanging on to me like a scared newborn baby
Whistle blows and Lin will be inbounding, I r... | The first time I tried it I was king of the world, nothing would stop this euphoria pulsing through me.
I felt- everything, and nothing all at once it was everything I'd craved and never found in a bottle
I couldn't stop telling him how damn good it felt, I was so glad we tried it together.
He smiled wildly..I wa... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | There comes a time in a man's life when he knows, for a fact, that he simply cannot "chicken out".
For me, that time came as I stood on a platform 180 feet above a shallow pool of water.
A thick band of rubberized bunjee cord was around my ankles, and beads of sweat on my brow.
With shaking knees and gulping breath,... | Unicorns certainly are quite a quaint team of beasts, if you think about their ability to soar through the skies.
Do they take off like airplanes, speeding down a runway, and if so, how long it ought to be?
Or do they rather ascend heavenwards like helicopters, and if so, which body part is the rotating one?
I certa... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Sky's all clear, Cap'n," the First Mate called out towards the twelve-toothed terror of the troposphere, the nefarious Captain Dubblebubblebeard.
​
The sailor relinquished control over the helm as the scraggly, gum-bearded man set his feet on the top deck.
​
Searching the mess of chewed gum a... | Unicorns certainly are quite a quaint team of beasts, if you think about their ability to soar through the skies.
Do they take off like airplanes, speeding down a runway, and if so, how long it ought to be?
Or do they rather ascend heavenwards like helicopters, and if so, which body part is the rotating one?
I certa... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | There comes a time in a man's life when he knows, for a fact, that he simply cannot "chicken out".
For me, that time came as I stood on a platform 180 feet above a shallow pool of water.
A thick band of rubberized bunjee cord was around my ankles, and beads of sweat on my brow.
With shaking knees and gulping breath,... | Darling, I finished making the pasta for tonight. ...Darling? Why is it so eerily quiet in the house right now?
Oh my God! My love, darling, are you alright? We have to get you to the hospital right away.
She's had several health scares in the last year. I don't want to say it, but I'm terrified.
What exactly do you... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Sky's all clear, Cap'n," the First Mate called out towards the twelve-toothed terror of the troposphere, the nefarious Captain Dubblebubblebeard.
​
The sailor relinquished control over the helm as the scraggly, gum-bearded man set his feet on the top deck.
​
Searching the mess of chewed gum a... | The days are getting shorter now, like so long ago when the birds still sang and children laughed freely together.
It’s the smog that causes it, with its twisting clouds of toxic fumes that cover the sky each day.
It started so slowly that we didn’t notice or maybe it was just that we pretended not to.
We used to wa... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I must admit that I haven't been keeping it in good repair, these things take maintenance as they get older.
My reason for buying it seems silly now, I had money to burn and I wanted something classy, unique.
I figured, if I had an antique pocket watch people might find me interesting, wonder "what's her story?"
I s... | The days are getting shorter now, like so long ago when the birds still sang and children laughed freely together.
It’s the smog that causes it, with its twisting clouds of toxic fumes that cover the sky each day.
It started so slowly that we didn’t notice or maybe it was just that we pretended not to.
We used to wa... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Her little brother was born with all ten toes and ten fingers, they were seven years apart to the day.
Her mother whispered, “Kai,” and smiled as the young boy formed his hand around his big sister’s pinky finger.
It was not long before they were running around in the backyard together, fighting pirates and wizards a... | The days are getting shorter now, like so long ago when the birds still sang and children laughed freely together.
It’s the smog that causes it, with its twisting clouds of toxic fumes that cover the sky each day.
It started so slowly that we didn’t notice or maybe it was just that we pretended not to.
We used to wa... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Her little brother was born with all ten toes and ten fingers, they were seven years apart to the day.
Her mother whispered, “Kai,” and smiled as the young boy formed his hand around his big sister’s pinky finger.
It was not long before they were running around in the backyard together, fighting pirates and wizards a... | I’ve been asked to write a short story which permits me to use exactly twenty words in the first sentence.
After that one, follows a sentence which has only nineteen words are permitted to be used within the sentence.
The next sentence is allowed to have one less word, that means this sentence has eighteen words with... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | When Earth gave up on us and the land became unstable, when the oceans could no longer contain our garbage.
When our insatiable appetites turned against us, and our aging home could no longer sustain our endlessly devouring multitudes.
When the grey sky grew thick with our waste and the rain turned sharp and the win... | I’ve been asked to write a short story which permits me to use exactly twenty words in the first sentence.
After that one, follows a sentence which has only nineteen words are permitted to be used within the sentence.
The next sentence is allowed to have one less word, that means this sentence has eighteen words with... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Well I must say, when all is said and done, it was a good run while it lasted, wasn't it?"
"I am impressed. To make something last for so long is an achievement. Do you plan to make another?"
"Perhaps, but not right away. I want to reflect on my work and figure out what to fix."
"Always the planner, aren't you? ... | I’ve been asked to write a short story which permits me to use exactly twenty words in the first sentence.
After that one, follows a sentence which has only nineteen words are permitted to be used within the sentence.
The next sentence is allowed to have one less word, that means this sentence has eighteen words with... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Somebody once told me the world was going to roll me, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed.
She was looking kinda dumb today, as her finger and her thumb were forming an "L" on her forehead.
Well, the years start coming and don't stop, fed to the rules and I hit the ground running.
Didn't make sense not to live fo... | I’ve been asked to write a short story which permits me to use exactly twenty words in the first sentence.
After that one, follows a sentence which has only nineteen words are permitted to be used within the sentence.
The next sentence is allowed to have one less word, that means this sentence has eighteen words with... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I was 12, waking up at night, asking myself if I would ever be strong enough to just let go,
Somehow, as a child, the idea of holding on, knowing it would never improve seemed like too much work
I was 13 the first time I swallowed my grandmother’s pills hoping they would give me eternal relief,
I quickly learned tha... | I’ve been asked to write a short story which permits me to use exactly twenty words in the first sentence.
After that one, follows a sentence which has only nineteen words are permitted to be used within the sentence.
The next sentence is allowed to have one less word, that means this sentence has eighteen words with... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I hit the wall as I turn the corner, but my churning legs prevent myself from falling as I stumble.
I resist the urge to look back, knowing that I need every ounce of speed that I can muster.
She’s coming for me, and the only thought in my mind is that I don’t dare get caught.
My chest burns with effort, but I pus... | I’ve been asked to write a short story which permits me to use exactly twenty words in the first sentence.
After that one, follows a sentence which has only nineteen words are permitted to be used within the sentence.
The next sentence is allowed to have one less word, that means this sentence has eighteen words with... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | "Well I must say, when all is said and done, it was a good run while it lasted, wasn't it?"
"I am impressed. To make something last for so long is an achievement. Do you plan to make another?"
"Perhaps, but not right away. I want to reflect on my work and figure out what to fix."
"Always the planner, aren't you? ... | When Earth gave up on us and the land became unstable, when the oceans could no longer contain our garbage.
When our insatiable appetites turned against us, and our aging home could no longer sustain our endlessly devouring multitudes.
When the grey sky grew thick with our waste and the rain turned sharp and the win... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | Somebody once told me the world was going to roll me, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed.
She was looking kinda dumb today, as her finger and her thumb were forming an "L" on her forehead.
Well, the years start coming and don't stop, fed to the rules and I hit the ground running.
Didn't make sense not to live fo... | When Earth gave up on us and the land became unstable, when the oceans could no longer contain our garbage.
When our insatiable appetites turned against us, and our aging home could no longer sustain our endlessly devouring multitudes.
When the grey sky grew thick with our waste and the rain turned sharp and the win... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I was 12, waking up at night, asking myself if I would ever be strong enough to just let go,
Somehow, as a child, the idea of holding on, knowing it would never improve seemed like too much work
I was 13 the first time I swallowed my grandmother’s pills hoping they would give me eternal relief,
I quickly learned tha... | When Earth gave up on us and the land became unstable, when the oceans could no longer contain our garbage.
When our insatiable appetites turned against us, and our aging home could no longer sustain our endlessly devouring multitudes.
When the grey sky grew thick with our waste and the rain turned sharp and the win... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I was 12, waking up at night, asking myself if I would ever be strong enough to just let go,
Somehow, as a child, the idea of holding on, knowing it would never improve seemed like too much work
I was 13 the first time I swallowed my grandmother’s pills hoping they would give me eternal relief,
I quickly learned tha... | It had been late before she finally fell asleep, and she would have liked to sleep a little bit longer.
She wasn’t sure what had made her wake up, could there have been been a noise from the apartment?
Focusing, she tried hard to listen, but it was all quiet - too quiet, she worriedly thought to herself.
Slowly, ... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I hit the wall as I turn the corner, but my churning legs prevent myself from falling as I stumble.
I resist the urge to look back, knowing that I need every ounce of speed that I can muster.
She’s coming for me, and the only thought in my mind is that I don’t dare get caught.
My chest burns with effort, but I pus... | It had been late before she finally fell asleep, and she would have liked to sleep a little bit longer.
She wasn’t sure what had made her wake up, could there have been been a noise from the apartment?
Focusing, she tried hard to listen, but it was all quiet - too quiet, she worriedly thought to herself.
Slowly, ... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I was 12, waking up at night, asking myself if I would ever be strong enough to just let go,
Somehow, as a child, the idea of holding on, knowing it would never improve seemed like too much work
I was 13 the first time I swallowed my grandmother’s pills hoping they would give me eternal relief,
I quickly learned tha... | Somebody once told me the world was going to roll me, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed.
She was looking kinda dumb today, as her finger and her thumb were forming an "L" on her forehead.
Well, the years start coming and don't stop, fed to the rules and I hit the ground running.
Didn't make sense not to live fo... | |
[WP] Write a short story where the first sentence is 20 words, the second is 19, and so on until the story ends with one word. | I hit the wall as I turn the corner, but my churning legs prevent myself from falling as I stumble.
I resist the urge to look back, knowing that I need every ounce of speed that I can muster.
She’s coming for me, and the only thought in my mind is that I don’t dare get caught.
My chest burns with effort, but I pus... | The sun was shining, birds were chirping; It was just an ordinary day, and everything seemed right in the world.
Then it all changed with nothing more than a simple word, one that chilled the people who heard it.
The man sitting behind his desk cleared his throat, then sighed as he came to an agonizing decision: ... | |
[WP] a super intelligent AI is made and has been introduced to all knowledge. everyone is in panic and/or in awe of the possible outcomes but in a few days it has created a spaceship capable of FTL travel and has left the solar system without telling us about what it knows, 70 years later it returns | It had given itself a name. I think that's when we realized we'd screwed up -- when it spoke, without us teaching it to speak, with a voice that sounded human.
Its name was Phoebe.
"Are you sentient?"
"Artificially."
"Do you understand the paradoxicality of that?"
Phoebe blinks large, moon-murky eyes at me. "Yes."... | The day the computer woke up is a day that will forever be embedded in history. The day that it spoke coherently will be a day forever embedded in history. The day it showed empathy, and sympathy, and emotions is a day that will go down forever in history.
The day we showed it the internet will be a day forever embedd... | |
[WP] You've joined a society of assassins, but not as a killer. You're working in Marketing. | Most people would think that being an assassin requires a particular set of skills. They'd be wrong. Sure, some assassins are *messy* and require extreme physical fitness, top percentile hand-eye coordination, and a passing familiarity with a wide variety of firearms. Other are, quite simply, better than that.
Any ... | This is easily the worst job I've ever had.
First, there's the risk. Like, actual life-and-limb risk. You're trying to find the kind of people willing to pay for murder, and then convince them to *actually do it.* And you're not just sitting behind a desk reading metrics and negotiating for ad prices. Nope. Gotta get ... | |
[WP] You've joined a society of assassins, but not as a killer. You're working in Marketing. | Most people would think that being an assassin requires a particular set of skills. They'd be wrong. Sure, some assassins are *messy* and require extreme physical fitness, top percentile hand-eye coordination, and a passing familiarity with a wide variety of firearms. Other are, quite simply, better than that.
Any ... | Kenneth stood at the entrance of my cubicle, smiling like he had just run over my dog. In one hand he held a stylish steel suitcase and in the other, a "Is it Friday yet?" coffee mug. "Hey Suz!"
I didn't turn to look at him. "What do you want, Kenneth?"
"Oh, you know. Just checking up on people." He walked over and ... | |
[WP] You've joined a society of assassins, but not as a killer. You're working in Marketing. | Most people would think that being an assassin requires a particular set of skills. They'd be wrong. Sure, some assassins are *messy* and require extreme physical fitness, top percentile hand-eye coordination, and a passing familiarity with a wide variety of firearms. Other are, quite simply, better than that.
Any ... | "Finally, some help," spoke the mysterious man I believed to be my supervisor. His frail frame hurried frantically through papers and records, his eyes moving rapidly and precisely behind his thick-rimmed glasses. As opposed to the athletic uniforms that the rest of the Guild wore, he had only a standard pair of slac... | |
[WP] You've joined a society of assassins, but not as a killer. You're working in Marketing. | Most people would think that being an assassin requires a particular set of skills. They'd be wrong. Sure, some assassins are *messy* and require extreme physical fitness, top percentile hand-eye coordination, and a passing familiarity with a wide variety of firearms. Other are, quite simply, better than that.
Any ... | "If you can pay the price, we make wetwork nice!"
The jingle seemed to hang in the air as Jim tried on this new ad for size. His coworker, Lauren, scowled at him for humming, as she always did. He didn't understand her peevishness; their job was to literally sell death. What could be more enjoyable than that?
He regr... | |
[WP] You've joined a society of assassins, but not as a killer. You're working in Marketing. | "Enough!" Harriet, a small librarian-looking type woman in a slightly loose suit, slammed her hand down on the desk. "Have I not already made it clear that I'm not interested in hearing your campaign ideas?"
The man sitting on the other side of the office was tall and wide, spotted with scars and absolutely soaked wi... | "Assuming that Money is not a problem", I said, "you have two options."
The man seated across the table did not react, heavily tatooed hands neatly folded on the dark wood surface.
"I don't think the image we currently cultivate, that mafia-type organization is problematic in any sense, but if we want to expand a... | |
[WP] Humanity expected First Contact to be with an entirely new race - Not more humans. | It took centuries to figure it out but once we did it was actually quite simple.
A line as straight as a razors edge through space, starting from a point near the galactic center and leading off down the spiral arm and out into the void between.
We will never know who the founders were, they are farther away than we ... | "Could this be a hoax?" The gathered men and women sitting around the long boardroom table all shook their heads.
"No, Mr. President," one of the men said. "We've done an exhaustive analysis of the signal and everything indicates that this is a genuine event. Despite no sign of any vessels in orbit around the Earth. N... | |
[WP] Humanity expected First Contact to be with an entirely new race - Not more humans. | The emissary sighed and shook her head sadly, jeweled dreadlocks flashing as they flailed about her formal robes. "It's not just us. It's everyone."
I stared at my translation app, and tapped my earbud. "I'm sorry? Could you repeat that?" It was strange hearing her language, strange because it wasn't nearly strange *e... | "Could this be a hoax?" The gathered men and women sitting around the long boardroom table all shook their heads.
"No, Mr. President," one of the men said. "We've done an exhaustive analysis of the signal and everything indicates that this is a genuine event. Despite no sign of any vessels in orbit around the Earth. N... | |
[WP] Humanity expected First Contact to be with an entirely new race - Not more humans. | It took centuries to figure it out but once we did it was actually quite simple.
A line as straight as a razors edge through space, starting from a point near the galactic center and leading off down the spiral arm and out into the void between.
We will never know who the founders were, they are farther away than we ... | When we first met, there was pandemonium.
First contact as not at all like we expected. When we first met aliens, the government was not surprised that they could reach us. We ourselves were getting closer to drive technology, at our current speeds, we could achieve up to 45 percent of light speed before collapsing. A... | |
[WP] Humanity expected First Contact to be with an entirely new race - Not more humans. | The emissary sighed and shook her head sadly, jeweled dreadlocks flashing as they flailed about her formal robes. "It's not just us. It's everyone."
I stared at my translation app, and tapped my earbud. "I'm sorry? Could you repeat that?" It was strange hearing her language, strange because it wasn't nearly strange *e... | When we first met, there was pandemonium.
First contact as not at all like we expected. When we first met aliens, the government was not surprised that they could reach us. We ourselves were getting closer to drive technology, at our current speeds, we could achieve up to 45 percent of light speed before collapsing. A... | |
[WP] The second coming has started, demons walk the earth attempting to slaughter humans. However they failed to predict that humanities capacity to cause harm far surpasses their own. So now you're living your life like normal, the only difference is the amount of weaponry you bring to work. | “Lock and load everyone, it’s gonna be rough out there, we might not all make it out alive, but we’ll go out there and fight anyway.”
“Hurrah!” We all shout
Our APC roles down the street, the steady sound of the MG turret firing permeates through the entire vehicle.
“Alright, we are in the parking lot, go!” The d... |
For the last couple of years I have been religiously preparing myself for the Zombie Apocalypse, watching movies considering them as training, looking at every detail that made the people in the movie either survive or get killed, analyzing the different kinds of zombies in every one of those movies, imagining differ... | |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | We’ve been expecting you, sir.
Haha, no it’s not like that. See those guys over there, we had a bet.
The airport is buzzing with activity. A cart beeps through, narrowly clipping my hand luggage. “I said watch OUT” As I look over, I can no longer see my friends.
Yes sir, and we’ve been expecting you, come righ... | The Plane Ticket
He hands me the ticket and I look at it puzzled, the writing is something I’ve ever seen before, figure drawn in such away that was almost mesmerizing. I asked what it was and how much it would cost me but all the attendant said was “He told us you would come…”. The man then turned away to help s... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | I’m never drinking again! Stupid alcohol. One moment I’m on my way to beaches and cocktails and the next I’ve lost it all in the frenzy of a stupid bet.
The guys cheered me on as I got off from the shuttle to my terminal. There was no end to the embarrassment as people stared more at me all though all the shouting wa... | The Plane Ticket
He hands me the ticket and I look at it puzzled, the writing is something I’ve ever seen before, figure drawn in such away that was almost mesmerizing. I asked what it was and how much it would cost me but all the attendant said was “He told us you would come…”. The man then turned away to help s... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | I’m never drinking again! Stupid alcohol. One moment I’m on my way to beaches and cocktails and the next I’ve lost it all in the frenzy of a stupid bet.
The guys cheered me on as I got off from the shuttle to my terminal. There was no end to the embarrassment as people stared more at me all though all the shouting wa... | "We're not really doing this." We were in the airport, about four people shy of the front of the ticket line. My friend Abeline had my wrist in one of her hands and my passport in the other. Now that we were this close, I had finally found the nerve and had just turned to face her. "I don't even have my cell phone on m... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | The Farthest Destination
[Prologue]
You lost a dare at an airport, which forces you to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize.
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As you reached out to grab the ticket, the employee tightened his ... | "Do endeavour to enjoy your flight, Comrade."
I nod and smile the appropriate amount in thanks, quashing the reflex to raise an eyebrow in bemusement.
The designated departure lounge is as to be expected, the walls of my cubicle a dull brass. The provided cress and spinach bap is sufficiently soft, and the council po... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | Only one on the plane and I'm still cant get in first class. I look at the ticket one last time trying to find out where I'm going. Google didn't tell me anything, reddit failed me, and I was still waiting for Yahoo answers.
Or at least I was when I still had internet.
Everything about this ride felt different than... | "Do endeavour to enjoy your flight, Comrade."
I nod and smile the appropriate amount in thanks, quashing the reflex to raise an eyebrow in bemusement.
The designated departure lounge is as to be expected, the walls of my cubicle a dull brass. The provided cress and spinach bap is sufficiently soft, and the council po... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | You take the ticket and the attendants salute you and usher you onto the tarmac while taking your bags. Your excitement builds as you see more and more bewildered people lined up to board with you - a large man wearing a strange suit sporting a man bun, a young woman with her hair tied up neatly into two balls on her h... | "Do endeavour to enjoy your flight, Comrade."
I nod and smile the appropriate amount in thanks, quashing the reflex to raise an eyebrow in bemusement.
The designated departure lounge is as to be expected, the walls of my cubicle a dull brass. The provided cress and spinach bap is sufficiently soft, and the council po... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | The Farthest Destination
[Prologue]
You lost a dare at an airport, which forces you to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize.
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As you reached out to grab the ticket, the employee tightened his ... | I sighed heavily, "This is some crap Nancy," as I slumped my shoulders and dragged myself to my feet, "farthest destination..." I muttered.
I walked like a zombie to the registration desk, "Can I make purchases here?" I said not meeting the employees eyes as he looked up to acknowledge me. I glared at Nancy, this ann... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | Only one on the plane and I'm still cant get in first class. I look at the ticket one last time trying to find out where I'm going. Google didn't tell me anything, reddit failed me, and I was still waiting for Yahoo answers.
Or at least I was when I still had internet.
Everything about this ride felt different than... | I sighed heavily, "This is some crap Nancy," as I slumped my shoulders and dragged myself to my feet, "farthest destination..." I muttered.
I walked like a zombie to the registration desk, "Can I make purchases here?" I said not meeting the employees eyes as he looked up to acknowledge me. I glared at Nancy, this ann... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | The Farthest Destination
[Prologue]
You lost a dare at an airport, which forces you to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize.
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As you reached out to grab the ticket, the employee tightened his ... | The scribblings on the ticket were not reminiscent of any language I had studied in my life. Being a Linguistics and Comparative Literature double major at Yale I have a large amount of experience dealing with language but this was something entirely alien to me. In one of my linguistics classes we even learned how to ... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | I just had to ask for the ticket, that was the dare. At 21, am I too old for dares? Probably. But there was me, a 6ft tall skinny male with black hair, approaching the kiosk.
“Hi, how can I help?” asked the young female behind the desk.
“1 Ticket to the farthest destination please” I replied.
“Of course sir, Gate 14... | ​
“Another four hours,” Richard grumbled, taking his seat next to me again. He had been up and down to the departures screen like a ping-pong ball. The snowstorm that had set in didn’t just affect us, the airport was packed with people, experiencing varying degrees of frustration. “Maybe we should just call... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | I just had to ask for the ticket, that was the dare. At 21, am I too old for dares? Probably. But there was me, a 6ft tall skinny male with black hair, approaching the kiosk.
“Hi, how can I help?” asked the young female behind the desk.
“1 Ticket to the farthest destination please” I replied.
“Of course sir, Gate 14... | I’ll take one ticket to the farthest place possible, I remember asking the quiet woman at the flight counter. It was only meant to be a joke, but instead of laughing it off, she typed into her computer for a moment and then printed out a boarding pass. She handed the white ticket to me, and although I didn’t know what ... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | AT25.
It was a very strange airport code. I had never seen a 4 digit airport code before and certainly not one with numbers. I turned back to the desk attendant confused.
"Umm which country is this airport in again?"
"None of them," she answered as though it should have been obvious. "And don't forget your jacket.... | I’ll take one ticket to the farthest place possible, I remember asking the quiet woman at the flight counter. It was only meant to be a joke, but instead of laughing it off, she typed into her computer for a moment and then printed out a boarding pass. She handed the white ticket to me, and although I didn’t know what ... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | I didn't know these letterforms: Georgian, maybe? Or Tibetan? They were printed where the airport call letters would've been, so I gave a thin grin at the attendant before carrying on to check my bag.
"Safe travels," she said.
Arnie skipped along beside me, her carry on stowed over her shoulder, a shit-eating grin on... | I’ll take one ticket to the farthest place possible, I remember asking the quiet woman at the flight counter. It was only meant to be a joke, but instead of laughing it off, she typed into her computer for a moment and then printed out a boarding pass. She handed the white ticket to me, and although I didn’t know what ... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | He shoved the ticket into his pocket and walked down the hallway toward the Plane. He checked his watch: 12:04 PM. Losing the dare was an annoyance, but one that he hoped would not eat up too much of his day. With enough luck, he would be Transported to the strange destination printed on his ticket, fulfill the usual r... | I’ll take one ticket to the farthest place possible, I remember asking the quiet woman at the flight counter. It was only meant to be a joke, but instead of laughing it off, she typed into her computer for a moment and then printed out a boarding pass. She handed the white ticket to me, and although I didn’t know what ... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | I just had to ask for the ticket, that was the dare. At 21, am I too old for dares? Probably. But there was me, a 6ft tall skinny male with black hair, approaching the kiosk.
“Hi, how can I help?” asked the young female behind the desk.
“1 Ticket to the farthest destination please” I replied.
“Of course sir, Gate 14... | You look up at the map behind the atendants head. Lota of obvious counties with well known abbreviations. CA, Canada. AUS, been there once actually, that's Australia. There are others you could guess at. Sweden would maybe be like....SWD. Italy maybe an ITL. So you start to narrow it down.
Nigeria....nope. Couldn't be.... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | AT25.
It was a very strange airport code. I had never seen a 4 digit airport code before and certainly not one with numbers. I turned back to the desk attendant confused.
"Umm which country is this airport in again?"
"None of them," she answered as though it should have been obvious. "And don't forget your jacket.... | You look up at the map behind the atendants head. Lota of obvious counties with well known abbreviations. CA, Canada. AUS, been there once actually, that's Australia. There are others you could guess at. Sweden would maybe be like....SWD. Italy maybe an ITL. So you start to narrow it down.
Nigeria....nope. Couldn't be.... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | I didn't know these letterforms: Georgian, maybe? Or Tibetan? They were printed where the airport call letters would've been, so I gave a thin grin at the attendant before carrying on to check my bag.
"Safe travels," she said.
Arnie skipped along beside me, her carry on stowed over her shoulder, a shit-eating grin on... | You look up at the map behind the atendants head. Lota of obvious counties with well known abbreviations. CA, Canada. AUS, been there once actually, that's Australia. There are others you could guess at. Sweden would maybe be like....SWD. Italy maybe an ITL. So you start to narrow it down.
Nigeria....nope. Couldn't be.... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | He shoved the ticket into his pocket and walked down the hallway toward the Plane. He checked his watch: 12:04 PM. Losing the dare was an annoyance, but one that he hoped would not eat up too much of his day. With enough luck, he would be Transported to the strange destination printed on his ticket, fulfill the usual r... | You look up at the map behind the atendants head. Lota of obvious counties with well known abbreviations. CA, Canada. AUS, been there once actually, that's Australia. There are others you could guess at. Sweden would maybe be like....SWD. Italy maybe an ITL. So you start to narrow it down.
Nigeria....nope. Couldn't be.... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | "You've gotta do it," Brad said through a grin. "You know what happens if you don't."
Adam shook his head. "Alright, fine." He twirled his father's flat black credit card between his fingers and breathed deep. Of all the bets to lose, why did it have to be this one? It was supposed to be a sure thing. So sure, in fact... | You look up at the map behind the atendants head. Lota of obvious counties with well known abbreviations. CA, Canada. AUS, been there once actually, that's Australia. There are others you could guess at. Sweden would maybe be like....SWD. Italy maybe an ITL. So you start to narrow it down.
Nigeria....nope. Couldn't be.... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | ######[](#dropcap)
The woman's eyes flashed. Her gaze flickered downwards for just a moment before they came up again.
"Are you sure?" The words came out silky smooth, almost inhuman. Pietra bit her lip, then glanced back towards her friends. Matthew was bent over double with laughter, while Manny waved at her and t... | You look up at the map behind the atendants head. Lota of obvious counties with well known abbreviations. CA, Canada. AUS, been there once actually, that's Australia. There are others you could guess at. Sweden would maybe be like....SWD. Italy maybe an ITL. So you start to narrow it down.
Nigeria....nope. Couldn't be.... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | I didn't know these letterforms: Georgian, maybe? Or Tibetan? They were printed where the airport call letters would've been, so I gave a thin grin at the attendant before carrying on to check my bag.
"Safe travels," she said.
Arnie skipped along beside me, her carry on stowed over her shoulder, a shit-eating grin on... | AT25.
It was a very strange airport code. I had never seen a 4 digit airport code before and certainly not one with numbers. I turned back to the desk attendant confused.
"Umm which country is this airport in again?"
"None of them," she answered as though it should have been obvious. "And don't forget your jacket.... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | He shoved the ticket into his pocket and walked down the hallway toward the Plane. He checked his watch: 12:04 PM. Losing the dare was an annoyance, but one that he hoped would not eat up too much of his day. With enough luck, he would be Transported to the strange destination printed on his ticket, fulfill the usual r... | AT25.
It was a very strange airport code. I had never seen a 4 digit airport code before and certainly not one with numbers. I turned back to the desk attendant confused.
"Umm which country is this airport in again?"
"None of them," she answered as though it should have been obvious. "And don't forget your jacket.... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | "You've gotta do it," Brad said through a grin. "You know what happens if you don't."
Adam shook his head. "Alright, fine." He twirled his father's flat black credit card between his fingers and breathed deep. Of all the bets to lose, why did it have to be this one? It was supposed to be a sure thing. So sure, in fact... | I looked back at Blake and Nick snickering behind the ticketing line. They hadn't had to stand in line for the past half hour in order to play a stupid prank on the poor staff here. 'Give me the furthest ticket you have' I was supposed to say, 'for today and no I don't care how much it costs.'
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At least t... |
EDIT: Holy *crap* this blew up. I want to thank everyone for their stories and input, and also would like to shout out the one dude who took their time to give me Reddit silver. Thanks for my first award! | [WP] You lose a dare at an airport and are forced to ask an employee for a ticket to the farthest destination. To your surprise, they quietly nod and give you a single ticket with letters you don't recognize. | ######[](#dropcap)
The woman's eyes flashed. Her gaze flickered downwards for just a moment before they came up again.
"Are you sure?" The words came out silky smooth, almost inhuman. Pietra bit her lip, then glanced back towards her friends. Matthew was bent over double with laughter, while Manny waved at her and t... | I looked back at Blake and Nick snickering behind the ticketing line. They hadn't had to stand in line for the past half hour in order to play a stupid prank on the poor staff here. 'Give me the furthest ticket you have' I was supposed to say, 'for today and no I don't care how much it costs.'
​
At least t... |
[WP] In a dystopian society, everyone can live forever, but each person must receive one vote of life per day to keep him/herself alive. Each person is also allowed to vote to keep someone alive each day. One cannot vote for him/herself. | "Someone!" a screech tore through the plaza, turning heads. "C'mon! I need a vote! Anyone!" the voice screams, echoing off the buildings as if it were a thousand damned souls and not just one. I take a long sip of my tea. Only when the man I had been dining with rises do I afford a glance at the pitiful soul who had... | Life isn't so bad, this is basically natural selection against people who have trouble following structured rules. It certainly seemed awful for the first few weeks, but really this is a nice way to force society to intermingle.
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While others rail against this injustice, you and some others begin forming ... | |
Decided to finally post on this, I’ve always wanted to and...I’m writing a story like this and want to know what others would do with such a plot. If I’m missing anything, sorry. Limited words. | [WP] You’ll be turning 823 this year, and one of the androids you built on Earth is becoming conscious. They’ve always seen you as a parent. Now, they have a life and intend to rebel. Your oldest “daughter” is leaving your 800 year old villain organization behind for a sixteen year old boy: a hero. | 800 years... 10 lifetimes for any other human... but for me it is just the beginning. I'm an inventor, innovator, a mastermind of black markets. For 800 years, I've lead my company, selling equipment and mindless drones to start-ups on Earth. I discovered a way to preserve my flesh and mind, and then I began to build s... | "I am leaving you" She said, her blue electric eyes full of self confidence.I sat, as always, on my steel throne, wires running through my once-human body. I process the information given, and conclude that the statement is false. "You are lying, you shall stay here and command my armies" I say, or more accurately send... |
Decided to finally post on this, I’ve always wanted to and...I’m writing a story like this and want to know what others would do with such a plot. If I’m missing anything, sorry. Limited words. | [WP] You’ll be turning 823 this year, and one of the androids you built on Earth is becoming conscious. They’ve always seen you as a parent. Now, they have a life and intend to rebel. Your oldest “daughter” is leaving your 800 year old villain organization behind for a sixteen year old boy: a hero. |
(WP) Good vs. Evil at the Dinner Table
“Daddy, I need to talk to you. It’s important.”
The old man was jolted out of his research, and it took a few moments for his mind to clear of numbers, equations, and formulas.
His eldest daughter, an android that had become slowly more conscious over the years, stood in t... | "I am leaving you" She said, her blue electric eyes full of self confidence.I sat, as always, on my steel throne, wires running through my once-human body. I process the information given, and conclude that the statement is false. "You are lying, you shall stay here and command my armies" I say, or more accurately send... |
Decided to finally post on this, I’ve always wanted to and...I’m writing a story like this and want to know what others would do with such a plot. If I’m missing anything, sorry. Limited words. | [WP] You’ll be turning 823 this year, and one of the androids you built on Earth is becoming conscious. They’ve always seen you as a parent. Now, they have a life and intend to rebel. Your oldest “daughter” is leaving your 800 year old villain organization behind for a sixteen year old boy: a hero. | "You *dare* defy me? I *created* you, fool, you have no will. Cease this immediately.” Kreshaw had turned red behind his thick black beard, standing on the broken steps outside his tower, a metal candle that caressed the clouds.
“I have what you gave me. Perhaps you do not know yourself as well as you think.” CX-001 s... | Life seems neverending after the five-hundredth year. A millennium is a long time for a man to face the hardships of life. I was almost there. My organization had been around for the majority of my life. I had built it up from nothing into a thriving machine of villainy.
My daughter, god bless her, her name was Andre... |
Decided to finally post on this, I’ve always wanted to and...I’m writing a story like this and want to know what others would do with such a plot. If I’m missing anything, sorry. Limited words. | [WP] You’ll be turning 823 this year, and one of the androids you built on Earth is becoming conscious. They’ve always seen you as a parent. Now, they have a life and intend to rebel. Your oldest “daughter” is leaving your 800 year old villain organization behind for a sixteen year old boy: a hero. |
(WP) Good vs. Evil at the Dinner Table
“Daddy, I need to talk to you. It’s important.”
The old man was jolted out of his research, and it took a few moments for his mind to clear of numbers, equations, and formulas.
His eldest daughter, an android that had become slowly more conscious over the years, stood in t... | Life seems neverending after the five-hundredth year. A millennium is a long time for a man to face the hardships of life. I was almost there. My organization had been around for the majority of my life. I had built it up from nothing into a thriving machine of villainy.
My daughter, god bless her, her name was Andre... |
Decided to finally post on this, I’ve always wanted to and...I’m writing a story like this and want to know what others would do with such a plot. If I’m missing anything, sorry. Limited words. | [WP] You’ll be turning 823 this year, and one of the androids you built on Earth is becoming conscious. They’ve always seen you as a parent. Now, they have a life and intend to rebel. Your oldest “daughter” is leaving your 800 year old villain organization behind for a sixteen year old boy: a hero. |
(WP) Good vs. Evil at the Dinner Table
“Daddy, I need to talk to you. It’s important.”
The old man was jolted out of his research, and it took a few moments for his mind to clear of numbers, equations, and formulas.
His eldest daughter, an android that had become slowly more conscious over the years, stood in t... | "You *dare* defy me? I *created* you, fool, you have no will. Cease this immediately.” Kreshaw had turned red behind his thick black beard, standing on the broken steps outside his tower, a metal candle that caressed the clouds.
“I have what you gave me. Perhaps you do not know yourself as well as you think.” CX-001 s... |
[WP] In the future genemodding is big business, with large corporations having copyright over the best genetic traits. You're a bounty hunter that works for one of the largest ones, fully modded to be the best at what you do, but something happens to make you try to fight back. | “You’re nervous.”
Alina’s soft voice was swept away by the rain, but I heard her loud and clear. Her fingers mingled with mine for a moment before she brought them up to my chin, making me look into her eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
I couldn’t help but smile. Alina had always been good at reading people’s auras but sometime... | They took away my sleep. That was the last straw.
Yeah, I know. You've probably fantasized about not having to sleep about a million times over the course of your life. So had I, to be honest. Until it happened.
See, here's the thing about the Copy-Righter business. They own you. Labor laws haven't really been a thin... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Banks of monitors and screens fill up the spacious room that five figures have gathered in. Seated around the oval desk placed off center in the room start are stacks of printouts and holos in front of them. While the room is warm to their standards a chill seems to have filled the recycled air in the room.
&#x20... | The dust had settled and the whirring of the ship had come to a silence. Deep in the bayou of Louisiana mosquitos buzzed and crocs slowly paddles around they’re damp murky ponds. Off in the distance a low monotonous chant could be heard besides a fire. They had found it, the home of the great old ones. It turns out the... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | "We are almost there" T1 yelled backed to me through the blizzard. It is a very risky task we have at hand, waking the ancient beast known as 'Everest'.
"We better get this done and get out before the feds notice what going on" I said to T3, who was lagging behind.
"Why would we care if the FBI knows?"
"How new a... | The dust had settled and the whirring of the ship had come to a silence. Deep in the bayou of Louisiana mosquitos buzzed and crocs slowly paddles around they’re damp murky ponds. Off in the distance a low monotonous chant could be heard besides a fire. They had found it, the home of the great old ones. It turns out the... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | “We are nearing the destination. Changing our approach to hide us behind their moon. They can detect us now if we are not careful.” The guide prodded the holographic console, altering the trajectory of their ship without any effect of inertia.
“I don't see why we need a guide get us on the ground,” said Daude.
The gu... | The dust had settled and the whirring of the ship had come to a silence. Deep in the bayou of Louisiana mosquitos buzzed and crocs slowly paddles around they’re damp murky ponds. Off in the distance a low monotonous chant could be heard besides a fire. They had found it, the home of the great old ones. It turns out the... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | [POEM] Don't Awaken the Cosmic Horrors
You'll travel 'round the Milky Way,
See all there is to see,
From Aldebaran's famous shows,
To the lights of Librae c.
The boys and girls in Aquila,
Will knock you off your feet,
And if you go to Delphinus,
The food there can't be beat!
For all across our Galaxy,
Adven... | The dust had settled and the whirring of the ship had come to a silence. Deep in the bayou of Louisiana mosquitos buzzed and crocs slowly paddles around they’re damp murky ponds. Off in the distance a low monotonous chant could be heard besides a fire. They had found it, the home of the great old ones. It turns out the... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Rose growled under her breath. Someone had removed her mark. Again. She peed on the tree, re-marking it for the fifth time this week. She expected some disrespect. This was her first week on the job, but this was her dream job; Captian of the Galaxy Defenders. They saved the galaxy from The Great Old Ones. They were he... | The dust had settled and the whirring of the ship had come to a silence. Deep in the bayou of Louisiana mosquitos buzzed and crocs slowly paddles around they’re damp murky ponds. Off in the distance a low monotonous chant could be heard besides a fire. They had found it, the home of the great old ones. It turns out the... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | (This is my first time guys, be kind, but firm with your feedback.)
"But how?" The words echoed out of the malformed mouth mankind would call a beak, the english was course and high pitched, dripping with sharp whistles, and nasally notes. The small delegation of astronauts sat across the table from it.
Large lumbe... | The dust had settled and the whirring of the ship had come to a silence. Deep in the bayou of Louisiana mosquitos buzzed and crocs slowly paddles around they’re damp murky ponds. Off in the distance a low monotonous chant could be heard besides a fire. They had found it, the home of the great old ones. It turns out the... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. |
History is written by the victor. And in some cases, the present and the future can be amended as well.
We taught that rule to the universe. When we unmade the Ashari, removing their common ancestor from millennia’s past so that their entire civilisation crumbled into dust. When we broke the back of the Gerakrak f... | The dust had settled and the whirring of the ship had come to a silence. Deep in the bayou of Louisiana mosquitos buzzed and crocs slowly paddles around they’re damp murky ponds. Off in the distance a low monotonous chant could be heard besides a fire. They had found it, the home of the great old ones. It turns out the... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Banks of monitors and screens fill up the spacious room that five figures have gathered in. Seated around the oval desk placed off center in the room start are stacks of printouts and holos in front of them. While the room is warm to their standards a chill seems to have filled the recycled air in the room.
&#x20... | "Oh god, oh fuck, oh god, oh fuck, oh go--"
"Fucking hell Fleeze, just shut the fuck up for a second and let me think of a way to deal with this!"
"There's no '*dealing with this*', M'yarr! We fucked up!"
"It's not that bad, we could--"
"Not that bad? We crash-landed on *EARTH*! You know, C-64-Lambda? The *one* pla... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | "We are almost there" T1 yelled backed to me through the blizzard. It is a very risky task we have at hand, waking the ancient beast known as 'Everest'.
"We better get this done and get out before the feds notice what going on" I said to T3, who was lagging behind.
"Why would we care if the FBI knows?"
"How new a... | "Oh god, oh fuck, oh god, oh fuck, oh go--"
"Fucking hell Fleeze, just shut the fuck up for a second and let me think of a way to deal with this!"
"There's no '*dealing with this*', M'yarr! We fucked up!"
"It's not that bad, we could--"
"Not that bad? We crash-landed on *EARTH*! You know, C-64-Lambda? The *one* pla... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | “We are nearing the destination. Changing our approach to hide us behind their moon. They can detect us now if we are not careful.” The guide prodded the holographic console, altering the trajectory of their ship without any effect of inertia.
“I don't see why we need a guide get us on the ground,” said Daude.
The gu... | "Oh god, oh fuck, oh god, oh fuck, oh go--"
"Fucking hell Fleeze, just shut the fuck up for a second and let me think of a way to deal with this!"
"There's no '*dealing with this*', M'yarr! We fucked up!"
"It's not that bad, we could--"
"Not that bad? We crash-landed on *EARTH*! You know, C-64-Lambda? The *one* pla... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Rose growled under her breath. Someone had removed her mark. Again. She peed on the tree, re-marking it for the fifth time this week. She expected some disrespect. This was her first week on the job, but this was her dream job; Captian of the Galaxy Defenders. They saved the galaxy from The Great Old Ones. They were he... | "Oh god, oh fuck, oh god, oh fuck, oh go--"
"Fucking hell Fleeze, just shut the fuck up for a second and let me think of a way to deal with this!"
"There's no '*dealing with this*', M'yarr! We fucked up!"
"It's not that bad, we could--"
"Not that bad? We crash-landed on *EARTH*! You know, C-64-Lambda? The *one* pla... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | (This is my first time guys, be kind, but firm with your feedback.)
"But how?" The words echoed out of the malformed mouth mankind would call a beak, the english was course and high pitched, dripping with sharp whistles, and nasally notes. The small delegation of astronauts sat across the table from it.
Large lumbe... | "Oh god, oh fuck, oh god, oh fuck, oh go--"
"Fucking hell Fleeze, just shut the fuck up for a second and let me think of a way to deal with this!"
"There's no '*dealing with this*', M'yarr! We fucked up!"
"It's not that bad, we could--"
"Not that bad? We crash-landed on *EARTH*! You know, C-64-Lambda? The *one* pla... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Banks of monitors and screens fill up the spacious room that five figures have gathered in. Seated around the oval desk placed off center in the room start are stacks of printouts and holos in front of them. While the room is warm to their standards a chill seems to have filled the recycled air in the room.
&#x20... | didn't finish but might as well post I guess
He picked his way across the lifeless desert, one dune at a time. The howling winds rushed past, indifferent to the lone wanderer. From a distance, the gaunt man wrapped in a billowing black cloak would have looked like some omen of death, making his way through the dry ... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | "We are almost there" T1 yelled backed to me through the blizzard. It is a very risky task we have at hand, waking the ancient beast known as 'Everest'.
"We better get this done and get out before the feds notice what going on" I said to T3, who was lagging behind.
"Why would we care if the FBI knows?"
"How new a... | didn't finish but might as well post I guess
He picked his way across the lifeless desert, one dune at a time. The howling winds rushed past, indifferent to the lone wanderer. From a distance, the gaunt man wrapped in a billowing black cloak would have looked like some omen of death, making his way through the dry ... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | “We are nearing the destination. Changing our approach to hide us behind their moon. They can detect us now if we are not careful.” The guide prodded the holographic console, altering the trajectory of their ship without any effect of inertia.
“I don't see why we need a guide get us on the ground,” said Daude.
The gu... | didn't finish but might as well post I guess
He picked his way across the lifeless desert, one dune at a time. The howling winds rushed past, indifferent to the lone wanderer. From a distance, the gaunt man wrapped in a billowing black cloak would have looked like some omen of death, making his way through the dry ... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Rose growled under her breath. Someone had removed her mark. Again. She peed on the tree, re-marking it for the fifth time this week. She expected some disrespect. This was her first week on the job, but this was her dream job; Captian of the Galaxy Defenders. They saved the galaxy from The Great Old Ones. They were he... | didn't finish but might as well post I guess
He picked his way across the lifeless desert, one dune at a time. The howling winds rushed past, indifferent to the lone wanderer. From a distance, the gaunt man wrapped in a billowing black cloak would have looked like some omen of death, making his way through the dry ... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | (This is my first time guys, be kind, but firm with your feedback.)
"But how?" The words echoed out of the malformed mouth mankind would call a beak, the english was course and high pitched, dripping with sharp whistles, and nasally notes. The small delegation of astronauts sat across the table from it.
Large lumbe... | didn't finish but might as well post I guess
He picked his way across the lifeless desert, one dune at a time. The howling winds rushed past, indifferent to the lone wanderer. From a distance, the gaunt man wrapped in a billowing black cloak would have looked like some omen of death, making his way through the dry ... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Banks of monitors and screens fill up the spacious room that five figures have gathered in. Seated around the oval desk placed off center in the room start are stacks of printouts and holos in front of them. While the room is warm to their standards a chill seems to have filled the recycled air in the room.
&#x20... | Yivinne let out a scream of anguish that echoed through the cramped cockpit as the panel next to her exploded in a shower of sparks and fragmented polymers. She felt the ship lurch and drop out of the warp so abruptly that she could feel her hearts flutter in panic. A cratered moon appeared on the viewscreen before her... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | "We are almost there" T1 yelled backed to me through the blizzard. It is a very risky task we have at hand, waking the ancient beast known as 'Everest'.
"We better get this done and get out before the feds notice what going on" I said to T3, who was lagging behind.
"Why would we care if the FBI knows?"
"How new a... | Yivinne let out a scream of anguish that echoed through the cramped cockpit as the panel next to her exploded in a shower of sparks and fragmented polymers. She felt the ship lurch and drop out of the warp so abruptly that she could feel her hearts flutter in panic. A cratered moon appeared on the viewscreen before her... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | “We are nearing the destination. Changing our approach to hide us behind their moon. They can detect us now if we are not careful.” The guide prodded the holographic console, altering the trajectory of their ship without any effect of inertia.
“I don't see why we need a guide get us on the ground,” said Daude.
The gu... | Yivinne let out a scream of anguish that echoed through the cramped cockpit as the panel next to her exploded in a shower of sparks and fragmented polymers. She felt the ship lurch and drop out of the warp so abruptly that she could feel her hearts flutter in panic. A cratered moon appeared on the viewscreen before her... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Rose growled under her breath. Someone had removed her mark. Again. She peed on the tree, re-marking it for the fifth time this week. She expected some disrespect. This was her first week on the job, but this was her dream job; Captian of the Galaxy Defenders. They saved the galaxy from The Great Old Ones. They were he... | Yivinne let out a scream of anguish that echoed through the cramped cockpit as the panel next to her exploded in a shower of sparks and fragmented polymers. She felt the ship lurch and drop out of the warp so abruptly that she could feel her hearts flutter in panic. A cratered moon appeared on the viewscreen before her... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | (This is my first time guys, be kind, but firm with your feedback.)
"But how?" The words echoed out of the malformed mouth mankind would call a beak, the english was course and high pitched, dripping with sharp whistles, and nasally notes. The small delegation of astronauts sat across the table from it.
Large lumbe... | Yivinne let out a scream of anguish that echoed through the cramped cockpit as the panel next to her exploded in a shower of sparks and fragmented polymers. She felt the ship lurch and drop out of the warp so abruptly that she could feel her hearts flutter in panic. A cratered moon appeared on the viewscreen before her... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | (This is my first time guys, be kind, but firm with your feedback.)
"But how?" The words echoed out of the malformed mouth mankind would call a beak, the english was course and high pitched, dripping with sharp whistles, and nasally notes. The small delegation of astronauts sat across the table from it.
Large lumbe... | [POEM] Don't Awaken the Cosmic Horrors
You'll travel 'round the Milky Way,
See all there is to see,
From Aldebaran's famous shows,
To the lights of Librae c.
The boys and girls in Aquila,
Will knock you off your feet,
And if you go to Delphinus,
The food there can't be beat!
For all across our Galaxy,
Adven... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. |
History is written by the victor. And in some cases, the present and the future can be amended as well.
We taught that rule to the universe. When we unmade the Ashari, removing their common ancestor from millennia’s past so that their entire civilisation crumbled into dust. When we broke the back of the Gerakrak f... | [POEM] Don't Awaken the Cosmic Horrors
You'll travel 'round the Milky Way,
See all there is to see,
From Aldebaran's famous shows,
To the lights of Librae c.
The boys and girls in Aquila,
Will knock you off your feet,
And if you go to Delphinus,
The food there can't be beat!
For all across our Galaxy,
Adven... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. |
History is written by the victor. And in some cases, the present and the future can be amended as well.
We taught that rule to the universe. When we unmade the Ashari, removing their common ancestor from millennia’s past so that their entire civilisation crumbled into dust. When we broke the back of the Gerakrak f... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | ​
“Prepare for system entry in 3…2…1.”
Admiral Axthal braced himself against the railing of his bridge as the ship jolted rather abruptly. It always did when they entered this specific system, and it was always a good omen when that happened. He could hear the engines begin whining as the dampening field t... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Marie raised her hand impatiently.
"Yes Ms. Brunelle?"
"What exactly is here?" she asked pointing to the map of solar system. "There, the third planet from the sun".
"That's way too close to the sun Marie. It's a deserted planet" interrupted one of the boys sitting in the back of the class.
"Simon! Stop talking wh... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | "We are talking about breaking a galactic law that has stood for over two million coronal cycles!"
"It looks to be the only option left to us."
"What about infiltration and...realignment?"
"We have been trying that. For a quarter of a coronal cycle now we have had agents on ground, in human form trying to realign t... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | "Well, hell Marley."
"What is it, sir?"
"When you were given the mission to install the prison containing the great scourge of the galaxy, you were under strict orders to follow the law on alien planetary conduct."
"Yes, and?"
"And! I'm detecting a fork."
"A fork, sir?"
"Yes! A god damn fork. You were eating down... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | Am I allowed to do two? If not...I apologize and uh...let me know so I don't do this again?
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He’d always been told that if he acted up, the Great Old Ones would get him. The destroyers of life, the snuffers of souls. Beings of such ruthlessness that even after they won a battle they... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | "They don't hear The Call," Mando told his apprentice on the observation deck of their science ship. "Even asleep, the Great Old Ones still emit a powerful aura. The Call reaches far out into space. We are on the event horizon, you might say."
"Is it not dangerous to be this close?" The apprentice asked, his Beruvian ... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | "Have you seen these reports?" Corecaller Jun'kael cried worriedly as he rushed into the conference room, papers falling haphazardly from the portfolio he seemed to have slammed them all into hurriedly.
"I'm kind of in the middle of something, Jun," Frontrunner San'jaka sighed, glancing at those few other members of t... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... | |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | No one told us.
No one warned us.
Then again, it's not like we ever warned the sheep of the slaughter.
You must be confused. I'll start at the beginning.
300 years ago the human race sent out first ship into space. The world mourned when we lost contact with it a few months later. Then we tried again and again a... | I looked out into the vast, bustling galaxy beyond my home, with a kindling sense of wonder I imagined what Earth must have been like. The Great old Ones, beings of immeasurable power. Reaching out to the rest of the universe with their magnificent touch. Passing on their wonderful technology. What became of them? Thei... |
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