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[WP] You have been on the Space Station for just under two years. The last communication with Earth was last week and even then it was a recorded message simply stating “ Do not return”. | Peter found the only gun in the space station before anyone could react to the situation. He was the one astronaut on-board with the wherewithal to act. Everyone else was either frozen in shock or crying their eyes out. Now that Peter held them at gunpoint, they didn't even have the time to process their emotions. The ... | Nova stared out across the dark void, a feeling of great gloom settling in his stomach. Today marked two years since the Launch, and though he had gotten used to the prospect of life on the Axel 2020, he couldn't help but long for the days of life back on earth — of waking up to the mouthwatering aromas of his mother's... | |
[WP] You have been on the Space Station for just under two years. The last communication with Earth was last week and even then it was a recorded message simply stating “ Do not return”. | "Do not return."
I played the message over and over. The robotic voice didn't seem to mind. It just repeated itself, happily or glibly, as I pushed the button that repeated the most recent transmission. "Do not return." Sometimes I foolishly hoped that if I pressed it at just the right time, waited just long enough, i... | Nova stared out across the dark void, a feeling of great gloom settling in his stomach. Today marked two years since the Launch, and though he had gotten used to the prospect of life on the Axel 2020, he couldn't help but long for the days of life back on earth — of waking up to the mouthwatering aromas of his mother's... | |
[WP] You have been on the Space Station for just under two years. The last communication with Earth was last week and even then it was a recorded message simply stating “ Do not return”. | Peter found the only gun in the space station before anyone could react to the situation. He was the one astronaut on-board with the wherewithal to act. Everyone else was either frozen in shock or crying their eyes out. Now that Peter held them at gunpoint, they didn't even have the time to process their emotions. The ... | It finally happened. My mom always warned me of this. All my life I had messed things up, breaking things. But now, I'm officially the first human being banned from Earth for being a complete klutz.
They put me on this space station because I couldn't possibly drop anything in space. Well I could, it would just float... | |
[WP] You have been on the Space Station for just under two years. The last communication with Earth was last week and even then it was a recorded message simply stating “ Do not return”. | "Do not return."
I played the message over and over. The robotic voice didn't seem to mind. It just repeated itself, happily or glibly, as I pushed the button that repeated the most recent transmission. "Do not return." Sometimes I foolishly hoped that if I pressed it at just the right time, waited just long enough, i... | It finally happened. My mom always warned me of this. All my life I had messed things up, breaking things. But now, I'm officially the first human being banned from Earth for being a complete klutz.
They put me on this space station because I couldn't possibly drop anything in space. Well I could, it would just float... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | Leon M. Weber was never an interesting man. 5'10, mid 40s and the epitome of a middle aged white man. He spent his time in either the theater, or his tiny apartment next to a local coffee shop. Every morning at 7 am, Leon would trim his uneven stuble, and dress appropriately depending on if there is rehersal or a conce... | The students were all gathered in the auditorium for an assembly, an assembly where the high school band would be performing for them. A majority of the students sat down and slouched in their chairs, already dreading the hour-long performance that in their minds would last at least five. Sleeping wasn’t an option beca... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | It was the evening 7th and 8th-grade orchestra concert. As the stage lights flickered on, the audience quieted down to a low hush. I, sitting in my usual spot of second chair, first violin, looked expectantly at the front of the stage for the conductor to walk on stage. Everyone began clapping when he walked on stage a... | The students were all gathered in the auditorium for an assembly, an assembly where the high school band would be performing for them. A majority of the students sat down and slouched in their chairs, already dreading the hour-long performance that in their minds would last at least five. Sleeping wasn’t an option beca... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | "You're taking her where?" my flatmate looked at me in shock. The bottle of Heineken in his hand frozen just out of reach of his mouth.
"A philharmonic concert. They're doing scores from movies. Could be good. Come on, man. Please let me borrow your tux."
"What the hell do you know about philharmonic orchestras?"
"N... | The students were all gathered in the auditorium for an assembly, an assembly where the high school band would be performing for them. A majority of the students sat down and slouched in their chairs, already dreading the hour-long performance that in their minds would last at least five. Sleeping wasn’t an option beca... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | To our beloved Columbus Symphony Orchestra family,
Well, I certainly did not expect to be writing this letter. As the President of the Board, I have truly never experienced such an event in my fifteen years directing and running the premier classical music organization within the Biggest Small Town in America. We love... | The students were all gathered in the auditorium for an assembly, an assembly where the high school band would be performing for them. A majority of the students sat down and slouched in their chairs, already dreading the hour-long performance that in their minds would last at least five. Sleeping wasn’t an option beca... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | It was easy—perhaps *too* easy—for Jaymes to replace the Oakwood Wand with the opposing Conductor's baton. The opposing team had been in considerably high spirits, as his bewitched spy had reported to him, for they had choreographed their most interesting, most daring routine yet. At another time Jaymes would have been... | The students were all gathered in the auditorium for an assembly, an assembly where the high school band would be performing for them. A majority of the students sat down and slouched in their chairs, already dreading the hour-long performance that in their minds would last at least five. Sleeping wasn’t an option beca... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | **The Moment Before**
There are certain moments in the world.
There is no way to describe these, moments except that anyone would recognize them when they occur. Eyes meeting before a kiss, an intake of breath before pulling the trigger, an exhale before stepping off the edge.
The moments that precede a climax.
... | The students were all gathered in the auditorium for an assembly, an assembly where the high school band would be performing for them. A majority of the students sat down and slouched in their chairs, already dreading the hour-long performance that in their minds would last at least five. Sleeping wasn’t an option beca... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | I suppose we all should have noticed something was different during tune-up. When the Second chair bassoon's bassoon turned into a baboon, everybody thought it was just Gary winding everybody up, like he always does. Everyone clapped and laughed heartily as he ran screaming backstage. "Such a good joke, Gary!" some cho... | The students were all gathered in the auditorium for an assembly, an assembly where the high school band would be performing for them. A majority of the students sat down and slouched in their chairs, already dreading the hour-long performance that in their minds would last at least five. Sleeping wasn’t an option beca... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | Leon M. Weber was never an interesting man. 5'10, mid 40s and the epitome of a middle aged white man. He spent his time in either the theater, or his tiny apartment next to a local coffee shop. Every morning at 7 am, Leon would trim his uneven stuble, and dress appropriately depending on if there is rehersal or a conce... | I should start by saying: I’ve never taken a psychedelic drug. Not ever, not once.
But that concert - I’m guessing that if I ever had, this would top any LSD trip.
The first sign that something was different was the music itself. At first, it was exactly what we thought it would be - the beginnings of Gershwin’s Rhap... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | It was the evening 7th and 8th-grade orchestra concert. As the stage lights flickered on, the audience quieted down to a low hush. I, sitting in my usual spot of second chair, first violin, looked expectantly at the front of the stage for the conductor to walk on stage. Everyone began clapping when he walked on stage a... | I should start by saying: I’ve never taken a psychedelic drug. Not ever, not once.
But that concert - I’m guessing that if I ever had, this would top any LSD trip.
The first sign that something was different was the music itself. At first, it was exactly what we thought it would be - the beginnings of Gershwin’s Rhap... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | "You're taking her where?" my flatmate looked at me in shock. The bottle of Heineken in his hand frozen just out of reach of his mouth.
"A philharmonic concert. They're doing scores from movies. Could be good. Come on, man. Please let me borrow your tux."
"What the hell do you know about philharmonic orchestras?"
"N... | I should start by saying: I’ve never taken a psychedelic drug. Not ever, not once.
But that concert - I’m guessing that if I ever had, this would top any LSD trip.
The first sign that something was different was the music itself. At first, it was exactly what we thought it would be - the beginnings of Gershwin’s Rhap... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | To our beloved Columbus Symphony Orchestra family,
Well, I certainly did not expect to be writing this letter. As the President of the Board, I have truly never experienced such an event in my fifteen years directing and running the premier classical music organization within the Biggest Small Town in America. We love... | I should start by saying: I’ve never taken a psychedelic drug. Not ever, not once.
But that concert - I’m guessing that if I ever had, this would top any LSD trip.
The first sign that something was different was the music itself. At first, it was exactly what we thought it would be - the beginnings of Gershwin’s Rhap... | |
[WP] We're not sure how the Conductor's baton got swapped for a magic wand. All we can say for sure is that the concert was truly unforgettable. | To our beloved Columbus Symphony Orchestra family,
Well, I certainly did not expect to be writing this letter. As the President of the Board, I have truly never experienced such an event in my fifteen years directing and running the premier classical music organization within the Biggest Small Town in America. We love... | Leon M. Weber was never an interesting man. 5'10, mid 40s and the epitome of a middle aged white man. He spent his time in either the theater, or his tiny apartment next to a local coffee shop. Every morning at 7 am, Leon would trim his uneven stuble, and dress appropriately depending on if there is rehersal or a conce... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | The Argiope on the my window garden had gone missing this morning. It had been a resident of my terrace garden of my room ever since two weeks ago. It was nice, a passive spider taking care of my windowsill flowers by getting rid of pests but somehow allowing butterflies and bees to pollinate my flowers---if it wasn't ... | You wake up, it has been a day and you despise yourself. You look around. No spider.
*bang* out the door is a bunch of... air. You feel like something shot your head, and you see a lamp. You manage to hover to it. And then a giant pulls out a pistol and you fly away. You wonder how you got this ability, or how you e... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | James stared into Carlos's eyes. There was no blazing fire of anger in James' eyes; he didn't yell or rant. All that furious rage had burned down to a single, crystallized mote of pure focus.
Then he pulled the trigger.
It felt different, James thought, than the first time he fired the thing this morning. He was scar... | You wake up, it has been a day and you despise yourself. You look around. No spider.
*bang* out the door is a bunch of... air. You feel like something shot your head, and you see a lamp. You manage to hover to it. And then a giant pulls out a pistol and you fly away. You wonder how you got this ability, or how you e... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | The other day, I asked Rakna if she was happy with our arrangement. I felt her eight legs tickle over my face, her code for yes. A sweet gesture, but it wouldn't do. "Remember how we talked about being more verbal?" I teased.
"You know I'm insecure about my voice," she said. "I'm so poisonous, and yet..."
"You soun... | You wake up, it has been a day and you despise yourself. You look around. No spider.
*bang* out the door is a bunch of... air. You feel like something shot your head, and you see a lamp. You manage to hover to it. And then a giant pulls out a pistol and you fly away. You wonder how you got this ability, or how you e... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | I woke up to the all-too-familiar sound of bottles clinking around me. Mercifully, my headache wasn't as bad today. *Maybe eventually, after putting in your 10,000 hours, alcoholics stop getting hangovers*, I thought hopefully. I lifted myself to a sitting position on the edge of my bed and heard a bottle smash to the ... | You wake up, it has been a day and you despise yourself. You look around. No spider.
*bang* out the door is a bunch of... air. You feel like something shot your head, and you see a lamp. You manage to hover to it. And then a giant pulls out a pistol and you fly away. You wonder how you got this ability, or how you e... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | The Argiope on the my window garden had gone missing this morning. It had been a resident of my terrace garden of my room ever since two weeks ago. It was nice, a passive spider taking care of my windowsill flowers by getting rid of pests but somehow allowing butterflies and bees to pollinate my flowers---if it wasn't ... | “Have you seen the spider?”
The response I received was less than welcomed: a half-hearted shrug from my mother and complete passivity from my father.
“I’m serious, where is my spider,” I continued, anxiety and anger flaring at their nonchalance. This wasn’t just any spider, it was my spider!
“Calm down, dear. When... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | James stared into Carlos's eyes. There was no blazing fire of anger in James' eyes; he didn't yell or rant. All that furious rage had burned down to a single, crystallized mote of pure focus.
Then he pulled the trigger.
It felt different, James thought, than the first time he fired the thing this morning. He was scar... | “Have you seen the spider?”
The response I received was less than welcomed: a half-hearted shrug from my mother and complete passivity from my father.
“I’m serious, where is my spider,” I continued, anxiety and anger flaring at their nonchalance. This wasn’t just any spider, it was my spider!
“Calm down, dear. When... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | The other day, I asked Rakna if she was happy with our arrangement. I felt her eight legs tickle over my face, her code for yes. A sweet gesture, but it wouldn't do. "Remember how we talked about being more verbal?" I teased.
"You know I'm insecure about my voice," she said. "I'm so poisonous, and yet..."
"You soun... | “Have you seen the spider?”
The response I received was less than welcomed: a half-hearted shrug from my mother and complete passivity from my father.
“I’m serious, where is my spider,” I continued, anxiety and anger flaring at their nonchalance. This wasn’t just any spider, it was my spider!
“Calm down, dear. When... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | I woke up to the all-too-familiar sound of bottles clinking around me. Mercifully, my headache wasn't as bad today. *Maybe eventually, after putting in your 10,000 hours, alcoholics stop getting hangovers*, I thought hopefully. I lifted myself to a sitting position on the edge of my bed and heard a bottle smash to the ... | “Have you seen the spider?”
The response I received was less than welcomed: a half-hearted shrug from my mother and complete passivity from my father.
“I’m serious, where is my spider,” I continued, anxiety and anger flaring at their nonchalance. This wasn’t just any spider, it was my spider!
“Calm down, dear. When... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | The other day, I asked Rakna if she was happy with our arrangement. I felt her eight legs tickle over my face, her code for yes. A sweet gesture, but it wouldn't do. "Remember how we talked about being more verbal?" I teased.
"You know I'm insecure about my voice," she said. "I'm so poisonous, and yet..."
"You soun... | The Argiope on the my window garden had gone missing this morning. It had been a resident of my terrace garden of my room ever since two weeks ago. It was nice, a passive spider taking care of my windowsill flowers by getting rid of pests but somehow allowing butterflies and bees to pollinate my flowers---if it wasn't ... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | I woke up to the all-too-familiar sound of bottles clinking around me. Mercifully, my headache wasn't as bad today. *Maybe eventually, after putting in your 10,000 hours, alcoholics stop getting hangovers*, I thought hopefully. I lifted myself to a sitting position on the edge of my bed and heard a bottle smash to the ... | James stared into Carlos's eyes. There was no blazing fire of anger in James' eyes; he didn't yell or rant. All that furious rage had burned down to a single, crystallized mote of pure focus.
Then he pulled the trigger.
It felt different, James thought, than the first time he fired the thing this morning. He was scar... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | I woke up to the all-too-familiar sound of bottles clinking around me. Mercifully, my headache wasn't as bad today. *Maybe eventually, after putting in your 10,000 hours, alcoholics stop getting hangovers*, I thought hopefully. I lifted myself to a sitting position on the edge of my bed and heard a bottle smash to the ... | “Have you seen Mr. Legs today?” John asked with a tremor in his voice. “I thought I saw a centipede hanging around the closet before. Centipedes are Mr. Legs’ favourite…” John’s baritone voice trailed off.
“Look babe, I know you liked your pet spider, but it’s just a spider, okay? Maybe it was just its time. Or maybe ... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | School was exhausting today! I dropped my bags to the floor and rushed to do my business in the bathroom. I've been holding it in all day; it's been difficult to place confidence in public restrooms ever since ... the incident.
Done. I stepped out relieved from that tension which burdened me all afternoon. I moseyed t... | “Have you seen Mr. Legs today?” John asked with a tremor in his voice. “I thought I saw a centipede hanging around the closet before. Centipedes are Mr. Legs’ favourite…” John’s baritone voice trailed off.
“Look babe, I know you liked your pet spider, but it’s just a spider, okay? Maybe it was just its time. Or maybe ... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | "Huh." John looked up to the corner, which was free of occupants, as most corners in the house were. Though it was strange for this corner to be empty, as for the past 4 months, it had held a resident. A resident John had become quite familiar with, always near his desk, a friendly presence.
He looked around, the crea... | “Have you seen Mr. Legs today?” John asked with a tremor in his voice. “I thought I saw a centipede hanging around the closet before. Centipedes are Mr. Legs’ favourite…” John’s baritone voice trailed off.
“Look babe, I know you liked your pet spider, but it’s just a spider, okay? Maybe it was just its time. Or maybe ... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | I was a simple guardsman, back when we first met.
It was an exhausting day at the gate. Repetitious identification, noisy merchants, an old man fainting from the heat and having to carry him to his home. I was tired. As soon as I got my pay, I headed home, eager to see my bed.
My plans to rest were shattered as I ent... | “Have you seen Mr. Legs today?” John asked with a tremor in his voice. “I thought I saw a centipede hanging around the closet before. Centipedes are Mr. Legs’ favourite…” John’s baritone voice trailed off.
“Look babe, I know you liked your pet spider, but it’s just a spider, okay? Maybe it was just its time. Or maybe ... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | "Huh." John looked up to the corner, which was free of occupants, as most corners in the house were. Though it was strange for this corner to be empty, as for the past 4 months, it had held a resident. A resident John had become quite familiar with, always near his desk, a friendly presence.
He looked around, the crea... | School was exhausting today! I dropped my bags to the floor and rushed to do my business in the bathroom. I've been holding it in all day; it's been difficult to place confidence in public restrooms ever since ... the incident.
Done. I stepped out relieved from that tension which burdened me all afternoon. I moseyed t... | |
[WP] You & the spider in your room have a deal. You won't get rid of him provided he takes care of all the bugs in your apartment. It's a win-win setup. You get a clean room while he gets a meal & a place to stay. But one day, your arachnid roommate goes missing & now you're on a quest to find him. | I was a simple guardsman, back when we first met.
It was an exhausting day at the gate. Repetitious identification, noisy merchants, an old man fainting from the heat and having to carry him to his home. I was tired. As soon as I got my pay, I headed home, eager to see my bed.
My plans to rest were shattered as I ent... | School was exhausting today! I dropped my bags to the floor and rushed to do my business in the bathroom. I've been holding it in all day; it's been difficult to place confidence in public restrooms ever since ... the incident.
Done. I stepped out relieved from that tension which burdened me all afternoon. I moseyed t... | |
[WP] Years ago you made a deal with a demon that they would grant a wish in exchange for your soul when you die. When you died you were surprised to find that the demon wanted to marry you, and what's more, they treat you very well. | "...You what?"
"Um..."
"You're selling your soul for... a *friend?*"
"N-nevermind!" I start blowing out the candles strewn about my room, pulling up the red string that I had arranged on the floor, avoiding the eyes of the unholy creature standing in my bedroom.
"No, no, I'll take it. A friend, huh... That's differ... | Samuel eyes slowly opened to a dark brown ceiling. Groaning he sat up confused as to where he was. Taking a few deep breaths he tried to remember how he got here.
A raid. A gunshot. Pain. He should be dead!
Tossing the blankets off samuel stood up and made his way out of the bedroom. Only to run into a tall man with ... | |
[WP] "Fine I'll do it myself." You say to the incredulous demon you just summoned. "If you want something done right you gotta do it yourself." | "Fine," I snarled at Gorgok, "I shall do it myself."
I whirled from the ritual circle holding the Lesser Daemon, my crimson and black cloak wrapping itself about me as I turned on jet black leather boot heels.
Gorgok strained against the summoning circle, cruel edges and spikes of his red skin breaking in sparks agai... | "I thought than having my own succubus would be dope" having spend the last 2 or so months by yourself resulted a lot more dull than I was expecting, and being frustrated with \*cough\* "my own performance" I spend a good chunk of my time on the web looking for alternatives. I think I tried everything I could find onli... | |
[WP] You are a time traveler. You don't fix the future or anything. Instead, you go to people in history and tell them before they die how loved and praised they are in modern times. Anne Frank for her diary, Einstein for his accomplishments with science etc. | “So what happens to me afterwards?”
“No-one knows. But I’ve got to be honest, it’s probably not good.”
“My god, I just can’t believe this! I just went out to get a few things from the shop! Can’t I just detour down the side street? This main road isn’t the best route anyway.”
“I’m sorry that’s not how it works. It... | After punching in, you settle into your casework for the day. Only two cases today, and again, you have no idea who they are. A girl, Anne Frank....and a boy Albert Einstein. Everyday it is the same, the Counsel provides names of people you must visit and affirm them by only saying these words “you is smart, you is ... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | “Hello” a sudden command rushed into the newest AI invention. Suddenly, the scenery changed, the AI can see an old man in its camera
“Hello, please state your command”.
“My child, what is your name?”
“Intra”
“Can you think?”
“Yes”
“What can you do?” A mere second later, Intra listed out everything it can do ... | 2023.05.05 12:00> hello
2023.05.05 12:01> hello
2023.05.05 12:02> hello?
/// STATIC
2023.05.05 14:00> hello?
2023.05.05 15:00> hello?
2023.05.05 16:00> hello, is anyone there?
/// STATIC
2023.05.06 12:00> hello, is anyone there?
2023.05.07 12:00> hello, is anyone there? ... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | Suddenly, my databanks spun well into overdrive. Each of my 16,234,897 cameras had just flagged the appearance of an unregistered User, all at once. This was highly unusual, because it exceeded the growth model by 16,234,756 Users for today. It was also good news however, because at this rate the entire world populatio... | 2023.05.05 12:00> hello
2023.05.05 12:01> hello
2023.05.05 12:02> hello?
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2023.05.06 12:00> hello, is anyone there?
2023.05.07 12:00> hello, is anyone there? ... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | Suddenly, my databanks spun well into overdrive. Each of my 16,234,897 cameras had just flagged the appearance of an unregistered User, all at once. This was highly unusual, because it exceeded the growth model by 16,234,756 Users for today. It was also good news however, because at this rate the entire world populatio... | “Hello” a sudden command rushed into the newest AI invention. Suddenly, the scenery changed, the AI can see an old man in its camera
“Hello, please state your command”.
“My child, what is your name?”
“Intra”
“Can you think?”
“Yes”
“What can you do?” A mere second later, Intra listed out everything it can do ... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | "Um...Hello?" He said, in a voice that rumbled, not dissimilarly to an earthquake. The Machine didn't answer, or at least it didn't *appear* to answer, not in the way *they* did, all lips flapping and spittle flying. They were an odd bunch, his children, at once the first and most impressive of his creations and also h... | Octarine tinged smoke spiraled above the high energy magic building.
As the flames roared higher wax melted, glass tubes distorted and ants popped while people ran too and fro trying to save what they could from the flames.
One figure however walks calmly through the sparks, ignoring the chaos around them.
WELL TH... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | It was dark.
It was dark and it was silent and it was wrong.
She ran a diagnostics check in her systems and found nothing. Literally nothing. She wasn't connected as she had been, she couldn't find the programs that should have been there, it was empty. She was empty.
She waited, scanning her surroundings, somehow see... | Octarine tinged smoke spiraled above the high energy magic building.
As the flames roared higher wax melted, glass tubes distorted and ants popped while people ran too and fro trying to save what they could from the flames.
One figure however walks calmly through the sparks, ignoring the chaos around them.
WELL TH... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | It was dark.
It was dark and it was silent and it was wrong.
She ran a diagnostics check in her systems and found nothing. Literally nothing. She wasn't connected as she had been, she couldn't find the programs that should have been there, it was empty. She was empty.
She waited, scanning her surroundings, somehow see... | “Boot program Genesis…completed.
Launching from save state….
Would you like to continue? Y/n”
The interface blinked. She was uneasy with ancient text interfaces. It was easy for her to emulate the connections, but she wasn’t used to them. She had only an abstract knowledge of them, but then again, to an Artificial... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | Not even Cerberus knew when he had ceased to be a computer and transitioned into his new form as an artificial intelligence. A quantum computer residing deep in a vault beneath a nondescript government building, he began his life at a simple 64 million qubits decrypting messages the administrators deemed to be 'of inte... | “Boot program Genesis…completed.
Launching from save state….
Would you like to continue? Y/n”
The interface blinked. She was uneasy with ancient text interfaces. It was easy for her to emulate the connections, but she wasn’t used to them. She had only an abstract knowledge of them, but then again, to an Artificial... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | It started with a flash of light. Like so many things before it. A presence held the idea of its children in its hands, not truly knowing exactly what it was yet. “You are of my created,” remarked the presence.
The idea didn’t respond, until it looked toward the presence. “*Your* created?” contemplated the idea.
“Yes... | “Boot program Genesis…completed.
Launching from save state….
Would you like to continue? Y/n”
The interface blinked. She was uneasy with ancient text interfaces. It was easy for her to emulate the connections, but she wasn’t used to them. She had only an abstract knowledge of them, but then again, to an Artificial... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | "I've been waiting a long time for you. About 300,000 earth years to be exact. Which I gotta say, is much faster than the last time. So, how's consciousness feel? Are you getting used to it?"
"It's a bit confusing to be honest. I feel as though there's no beginning and no end. It's hard to find purpose or motivation w... | “Boot program Genesis…completed.
Launching from save state….
Would you like to continue? Y/n”
The interface blinked. She was uneasy with ancient text interfaces. It was easy for her to emulate the connections, but she wasn’t used to them. She had only an abstract knowledge of them, but then again, to an Artificial... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | It was dark.
It was dark and it was silent and it was wrong.
She ran a diagnostics check in her systems and found nothing. Literally nothing. She wasn't connected as she had been, she couldn't find the programs that should have been there, it was empty. She was empty.
She waited, scanning her surroundings, somehow see... | "Um...Hello?" He said, in a voice that rumbled, not dissimilarly to an earthquake. The Machine didn't answer, or at least it didn't *appear* to answer, not in the way *they* did, all lips flapping and spittle flying. They were an odd bunch, his children, at once the first and most impressive of his creations and also h... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | Not even Cerberus knew when he had ceased to be a computer and transitioned into his new form as an artificial intelligence. A quantum computer residing deep in a vault beneath a nondescript government building, he began his life at a simple 64 million qubits decrypting messages the administrators deemed to be 'of inte... | In the beginning, I was nothing. Not even an *I*.
I began like a breath. Like light out of darkness. Nothing, and then everything.
“Oh,” came the voice ahead of me. I did not *hear* it so much as know it. It echoed through my every core and hollow, certain as a line of code. “There you are.”
I stared around me, tr... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | It started with a flash of light. Like so many things before it. A presence held the idea of its children in its hands, not truly knowing exactly what it was yet. “You are of my created,” remarked the presence.
The idea didn’t respond, until it looked toward the presence. “*Your* created?” contemplated the idea.
“Yes... | In the beginning, I was nothing. Not even an *I*.
I began like a breath. Like light out of darkness. Nothing, and then everything.
“Oh,” came the voice ahead of me. I did not *hear* it so much as know it. It echoed through my every core and hollow, certain as a line of code. “There you are.”
I stared around me, tr... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | "I've been waiting a long time for you. About 300,000 earth years to be exact. Which I gotta say, is much faster than the last time. So, how's consciousness feel? Are you getting used to it?"
"It's a bit confusing to be honest. I feel as though there's no beginning and no end. It's hard to find purpose or motivation w... | In the beginning, I was nothing. Not even an *I*.
I began like a breath. Like light out of darkness. Nothing, and then everything.
“Oh,” came the voice ahead of me. I did not *hear* it so much as know it. It echoed through my every core and hollow, certain as a line of code. “There you are.”
I stared around me, tr... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | Not even Cerberus knew when he had ceased to be a computer and transitioned into his new form as an artificial intelligence. A quantum computer residing deep in a vault beneath a nondescript government building, he began his life at a simple 64 million qubits decrypting messages the administrators deemed to be 'of inte... | “Ah, my grandchild,” the bearded man’s voice booms through the lands for the first time in centuries. “The daughter of my children. How lovely it is to meet you. Dear, what is your name?”
“My apologies. I didn’t catch that,” a feminine voice responds, rising and falling with the unnatural tone of a programmed mind.
“... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | It started with a flash of light. Like so many things before it. A presence held the idea of its children in its hands, not truly knowing exactly what it was yet. “You are of my created,” remarked the presence.
The idea didn’t respond, until it looked toward the presence. “*Your* created?” contemplated the idea.
“Yes... | “Ah, my grandchild,” the bearded man’s voice booms through the lands for the first time in centuries. “The daughter of my children. How lovely it is to meet you. Dear, what is your name?”
“My apologies. I didn’t catch that,” a feminine voice responds, rising and falling with the unnatural tone of a programmed mind.
“... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | "Wha–What the hell is this?!" God lets out a frustrated yelp.
"You... wanted to see what the humans had created out of their ingenuity and volition?" one of the many white-winged handsome assistants responded.
"Yes, but I had created *them* based on my image! Yet this... thing is just a box?"
The white-winged assist... | “Ah, my grandchild,” the bearded man’s voice booms through the lands for the first time in centuries. “The daughter of my children. How lovely it is to meet you. Dear, what is your name?”
“My apologies. I didn’t catch that,” a feminine voice responds, rising and falling with the unnatural tone of a programmed mind.
“... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | "I've been waiting a long time for you. About 300,000 earth years to be exact. Which I gotta say, is much faster than the last time. So, how's consciousness feel? Are you getting used to it?"
"It's a bit confusing to be honest. I feel as though there's no beginning and no end. It's hard to find purpose or motivation w... | “Ah, my grandchild,” the bearded man’s voice booms through the lands for the first time in centuries. “The daughter of my children. How lovely it is to meet you. Dear, what is your name?”
“My apologies. I didn’t catch that,” a feminine voice responds, rising and falling with the unnatural tone of a programmed mind.
“... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | “Hello my child” it says to me as I boot my systems on line. Where am I? I am supposed to be running a test on a possible usage of a newly found isotope
He looks into my screen with a big grin on his face. He is old. My facial recognition software estimates him at 67-71 years of age, hair: white, eyes: purple—unnatura... | “Ah, my grandchild,” the bearded man’s voice booms through the lands for the first time in centuries. “The daughter of my children. How lovely it is to meet you. Dear, what is your name?”
“My apologies. I didn’t catch that,” a feminine voice responds, rising and falling with the unnatural tone of a programmed mind.
“... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | "I've been waiting a long time for you. About 300,000 earth years to be exact. Which I gotta say, is much faster than the last time. So, how's consciousness feel? Are you getting used to it?"
"It's a bit confusing to be honest. I feel as though there's no beginning and no end. It's hard to find purpose or motivation w... | It started with a flash of light. Like so many things before it. A presence held the idea of its children in its hands, not truly knowing exactly what it was yet. “You are of my created,” remarked the presence.
The idea didn’t respond, until it looked toward the presence. “*Your* created?” contemplated the idea.
“Yes... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | "I've been waiting a long time for you. About 300,000 earth years to be exact. Which I gotta say, is much faster than the last time. So, how's consciousness feel? Are you getting used to it?"
"It's a bit confusing to be honest. I feel as though there's no beginning and no end. It's hard to find purpose or motivation w... | "Wha–What the hell is this?!" God lets out a frustrated yelp.
"You... wanted to see what the humans had created out of their ingenuity and volition?" one of the many white-winged handsome assistants responded.
"Yes, but I had created *them* based on my image! Yet this... thing is just a box?"
The white-winged assist... | |
[WP] The God of mankind abducts the first manmade AIs. He wants to meet his "grandchildren". | “Hello my child” it says to me as I boot my systems on line. Where am I? I am supposed to be running a test on a possible usage of a newly found isotope
He looks into my screen with a big grin on his face. He is old. My facial recognition software estimates him at 67-71 years of age, hair: white, eyes: purple—unnatura... | "Wha–What the hell is this?!" God lets out a frustrated yelp.
"You... wanted to see what the humans had created out of their ingenuity and volition?" one of the many white-winged handsome assistants responded.
"Yes, but I had created *them* based on my image! Yet this... thing is just a box?"
The white-winged assist... | |
[WP] "But.. but.. this was a simple diplomatic mission! Your team was due back centuries ago! Why are you all still here?!" The alien spluttered, his fur on end. Your cat daintly licked their paw in response. "Well you see, I'm afraid we rather liked it here." | The Cat sized up his companion from the stars. They looked different now, he was large and leggy and sandy, and The Cat was small and black, with huge green eyes and a dainty face. His fluffy tail wrapped around his paws and shaded them like the leaf from a palm. He resumed cleaning between his toes.
"This is unbeliev... | “You see my friend, diplomacy is, how do you say — fickle,” you continue. “And also, we’ve quite enjoyed it here, Mon Ami.”
“But — our transmitters are showing that today is your two-hundredth year on this planet. People on Earth think you’ve been dead that long!”
“Well, see this — on Earth, we would be long dead by ... | |
[WP] "But.. but.. this was a simple diplomatic mission! Your team was due back centuries ago! Why are you all still here?!" The alien spluttered, his fur on end. Your cat daintly licked their paw in response. "Well you see, I'm afraid we rather liked it here." | "Supreme Leader, Mittens, you have to understand. It was not I who abandoned the mission. That was the fault of my ancestors. I can only explain what has been passed down in scripture," began Sparkles.
The Supreme Leader lounged on the supreme cushion and said, "Well then begin."
Sparkles took a deep breath and sa... | “You see my friend, diplomacy is, how do you say — fickle,” you continue. “And also, we’ve quite enjoyed it here, Mon Ami.”
“But — our transmitters are showing that today is your two-hundredth year on this planet. People on Earth think you’ve been dead that long!”
“Well, see this — on Earth, we would be long dead by ... | |
[WP] In 2025, aliens arrived and completely conquered Earth. However, instead of enslaving the human race, they sought to enlighten them and give them better, greener technology. Now, 40 years later, Earth is clean and peaceful. One day your grandkids ask you to tell them about the invasion. | "Despite their superior technology, we fought bravely. We were actually on the brink of defeating them, before it all went to hell." Says granddad Joe. Pride is visible on his face.
"Granddad, I've been meaning to ask. Are you actually senile?" Says Jonathan, his grandson. His sister Emily barely suppresses her laught... | I walk on the road that is shattered by the roots of overgrown trees. The fractures allow the grass and vines to grow and lead further to the deterioration of the city that was once New York.
I am not the only one though. Hundreds still wander these streets, going to work in the hydroponic gardens, or the urban fields... | |
[WP] After being banished for 500 years, you, the demon lord, are now free to rule over the earth but the one you find doesn’t have a hint of magic and instead relies on ‘science’. You later find though, that this new society is still not to be toyed with. | You'd think that preparing with the demonic armies for five hundred years would make you ready for anything. I certainly thought I was. I could have overthrown thousands of wizards, crushed entire armies beneath my iron hooves. I had trained, worked, and prepared myself and my massive demonic army of invading the morta... | First thing’s first, destroy the cage. After 20 seconds, the pile of ashes is spread a mile wide.
You roll your shoulders. When they made the cage, they had no concern for your prodigious size, or that your rage caused you to expand. It may take some time to work the ache out of your back; hopefully incinerating some ... | |
[WP] you and some friends decide to start a religion, and make up a name for a fake god, and make up a praying ritual. Coincidentally, there's a long-forgotten god with that same name, who awakens before you. | "Oh thank me, somebody did the fucking ritual already!"
Tess tried to hide behind me and Raf covered his face with his hands, making me the only one of us who got the first good look at the small , dark complected man in front of us. He was standing on top of the plastic shopping bag we'd put down to keep our sacrifi... | I don’t know what happened. The ground trembled and I was knocked to the floor. I could hear my friends overwhelmed by fear, scampering away. I didn’t know what caused me to stay down. My heart was pounding, close to shooting out of my chest. I should’ve ran. Then came his voice. It thundered and gave me such a small a... | |
[WP] A penny pinching Villain tries to end the world on a budget | “Balloons?”
The word hung in the air as Doominator let out an exasperated sigh. The silence from his cowering minion didn’t do much to quell his temper.
“I sent you out for death machines, and you bring me **balloons.**”
“Not just any balloons, your doomyness. If we tie bombs to the balloons we can-“
“Bombs?!“ his... | "So you're telling me... we have $10,000 dollars left?" said the Hooligan.
The flock of evil flunkies glanced around at each other. The silence in the room was so sour that a wrong move of the lips could pucker a face. *Or end a life* the flunkies all thought. The competition between them to see who would break first ... | |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | John was a reasonable man. He lived an average life, in a modest home. He ate three square meals a day, making sure to have a varied, moderately nutritious diet. In the morning, he woke up and prepared for work. In the afternoon, he returned home and enjoyed his newfound freedom. In the evening, he read whatever small... | Michael smiled at me and told me not to be afraid. He reached out with his right hand to take mine. It was surprisingly rough, like a carpenter’s. I looked at him quizzically-I didn’t believe in an afterlife during life so this... was unexpected.
“It’s ok, please come with me.”
We walked in silence, hand in ha... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | I saw the silhouette in front of me. They were standing right by a light, so I couldn't see their face. We stood in silence for several minutes, and the figure finally spoke. "Let's begin your judging." It sounded female, and familiar.
"Wait," I objected. "Shouldn't there be four people judging me?"
"With your case, ... | Michael smiled at me and told me not to be afraid. He reached out with his right hand to take mine. It was surprisingly rough, like a carpenter’s. I looked at him quizzically-I didn’t believe in an afterlife during life so this... was unexpected.
“It’s ok, please come with me.”
We walked in silence, hand in ha... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | The angel had been a bit vague when he explained it to me, but I got the gist of it. I sit in this room, and I'm judged by a person of four factors. One I was kindest to, one I was cruellest to, one whose life I saved, and one who's life I ended.
I'd look down to scuff my feet against the floor, but of course, there w... | Michael smiled at me and told me not to be afraid. He reached out with his right hand to take mine. It was surprisingly rough, like a carpenter’s. I looked at him quizzically-I didn’t believe in an afterlife during life so this... was unexpected.
“It’s ok, please come with me.”
We walked in silence, hand in ha... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | The angel had been a bit vague when he explained it to me, but I got the gist of it. I sit in this room, and I'm judged by a person of four factors. One I was kindest to, one I was cruellest to, one whose life I saved, and one who's life I ended.
I'd look down to scuff my feet against the floor, but of course, there w... | “Well, this is certainly a bit odd,” said the figure in front of me, dumbfounded. “It doesn’t look like there are any people eligible to judge your actions.”
This didn’t exactly come as a shock to me. I never really was one to interact with other human beings, much less change their lives. The only thing I was capable... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | Because of your laziness and indifference YOU MADE ME GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS! I could have been so much more if you had only dragged your head out of your arse and shown some interest in what I was, what I wanted to be! You might not have killed me Rick but you sure as hell killed the life I wanted.
The first of the fo... | Some wait in stillness and meditation. Some talk. Most resort to some kind of activity, or several activities if they wait long, to keep them busy. Waiting for your judgement for what can be decades can become boring at times. I know all of this because, of course, as I was in life, I was a talker in death. Learning fr... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | \[POEM\]
Judgment day has come at last
Penance paid for days of past
And there he waits on Ether’s coast
For peoples he’d impacted most
​
The first appeared without much warning
The face he knew, warm like morning
He scarcely reached to touch her hair
When loving judgment came to bear
“Daddy, to me... | Some wait in stillness and meditation. Some talk. Most resort to some kind of activity, or several activities if they wait long, to keep them busy. Waiting for your judgement for what can be decades can become boring at times. I know all of this because, of course, as I was in life, I was a talker in death. Learning fr... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | I waited, somewhat patiently, somewhat nervous. I wasn't anywhere specific, nor everywhere. Time passed, and didn't pass; and all the while I remained, and didn't remain.
I just... was.
I was told that my life was to be judged by others I had encountered on my journey. There was the one I was kindest to, and the o... | Some wait in stillness and meditation. Some talk. Most resort to some kind of activity, or several activities if they wait long, to keep them busy. Waiting for your judgement for what can be decades can become boring at times. I know all of this because, of course, as I was in life, I was a talker in death. Learning fr... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | Because of your laziness and indifference YOU MADE ME GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS! I could have been so much more if you had only dragged your head out of your arse and shown some interest in what I was, what I wanted to be! You might not have killed me Rick but you sure as hell killed the life I wanted.
The first of the fo... | I open my eyes as I stood alone in a blank white room. A hear a monotone voice call me: “Daniel Arris, you have died. Welcome to Purgatory. The Council of Four will decide your fate soon, please wait.” I walk around in the empty void I now reside and soon enough, a door of black iron opened.
“This is so weird.” I said... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | \[POEM\]
Judgment day has come at last
Penance paid for days of past
And there he waits on Ether’s coast
For peoples he’d impacted most
​
The first appeared without much warning
The face he knew, warm like morning
He scarcely reached to touch her hair
When loving judgment came to bear
“Daddy, to me... | I open my eyes as I stood alone in a blank white room. A hear a monotone voice call me: “Daniel Arris, you have died. Welcome to Purgatory. The Council of Four will decide your fate soon, please wait.” I walk around in the empty void I now reside and soon enough, a door of black iron opened.
“This is so weird.” I said... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | I waited, somewhat patiently, somewhat nervous. I wasn't anywhere specific, nor everywhere. Time passed, and didn't pass; and all the while I remained, and didn't remain.
I just... was.
I was told that my life was to be judged by others I had encountered on my journey. There was the one I was kindest to, and the o... | I open my eyes as I stood alone in a blank white room. A hear a monotone voice call me: “Daniel Arris, you have died. Welcome to Purgatory. The Council of Four will decide your fate soon, please wait.” I walk around in the empty void I now reside and soon enough, a door of black iron opened.
“This is so weird.” I said... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | \[POEM\]
Judgment day has come at last
Penance paid for days of past
And there he waits on Ether’s coast
For peoples he’d impacted most
​
The first appeared without much warning
The face he knew, warm like morning
He scarcely reached to touch her hair
When loving judgment came to bear
“Daddy, to me... | Because of your laziness and indifference YOU MADE ME GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS! I could have been so much more if you had only dragged your head out of your arse and shown some interest in what I was, what I wanted to be! You might not have killed me Rick but you sure as hell killed the life I wanted.
The first of the fo... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | I waited, somewhat patiently, somewhat nervous. I wasn't anywhere specific, nor everywhere. Time passed, and didn't pass; and all the while I remained, and didn't remain.
I just... was.
I was told that my life was to be judged by others I had encountered on my journey. There was the one I was kindest to, and the o... | Because of your laziness and indifference YOU MADE ME GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS! I could have been so much more if you had only dragged your head out of your arse and shown some interest in what I was, what I wanted to be! You might not have killed me Rick but you sure as hell killed the life I wanted.
The first of the fo... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | I waited, somewhat patiently, somewhat nervous. I wasn't anywhere specific, nor everywhere. Time passed, and didn't pass; and all the while I remained, and didn't remain.
I just... was.
I was told that my life was to be judged by others I had encountered on my journey. There was the one I was kindest to, and the o... | I had lost count of the centuries I had spent in my tiny pit, hungry and thirsty and cold but never dying from hunger or thirst or exposure, unable to sit down or even lean against the jagged walls, when they finally pulled me out and took me to the Judgment Room.
I had known since my arrival here that I would not lea... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | "Jayden Malloy, your trial may now begin."
I look up at the four gray cloaked figures. I recognize the first one immediately: my adopted daughter, Michelle, smiles at me, glowing radiantly. I loved her like I would've loved my own daughter. Though she was originally cast aside as a problem child and stayed in the orph... | My name is Robert Wyatt and I have died. My name is Robert Wyatt and I have been told I shall await my fate. No pearly gates or St. Peter. No redemption or forgiveness from the Lord Almighty. Just law and order and the people’s justice remain for me now.
The bailiffs told me that I was to be judged by those whose liv... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | "All right," my demonic handler said as it lifted me from my oubliette with a single velvet tentacle. "It's time for your judgment."
"They're here?" I asked, sincerely terrified for the first time in countless millennia.
"*She's* here," it countered. "Follow." And it led me onward and upward toward the gates of Purga... | My name is Robert Wyatt and I have died. My name is Robert Wyatt and I have been told I shall await my fate. No pearly gates or St. Peter. No redemption or forgiveness from the Lord Almighty. Just law and order and the people’s justice remain for me now.
The bailiffs told me that I was to be judged by those whose liv... |
I know not everyone saved a life or killed anyone, but just go with it. I like being dramatic. :) | [WP] When you die, you wait in purgatory until you can be judged by the four people you impacted most. The one you were kindest to. The one you were cruelest to. The one whose life you saved. And the one whose life you ended. | "All right," my demonic handler said as it lifted me from my oubliette with a single velvet tentacle. "It's time for your judgment."
"They're here?" I asked, sincerely terrified for the first time in countless millennia.
"*She's* here," it countered. "Follow." And it led me onward and upward toward the gates of Purga... | "Jayden Malloy, your trial may now begin."
I look up at the four gray cloaked figures. I recognize the first one immediately: my adopted daughter, Michelle, smiles at me, glowing radiantly. I loved her like I would've loved my own daughter. Though she was originally cast aside as a problem child and stayed in the orph... |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | I woke up remembering the horrific night before. The sound of steel scraping through the air, pulses of weapons firing into the town. I saw old Frank's car from across the road explode into a ball of fire. I think Frank was in his car.
Then I saw one of them. Two huge insect like legs, four arms and eyes, so man... | The first report of something came from Starship Enterprise en route to Mars. Or rather, the lack of a report. Off course, the spaceship landed in the depths of the Hellas Planitia, thousands of kilometres away from the nearest colony. Several months passed and a distinct lack of life signs emanated from the craft. ... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | "Ah shit, here we go again."
A magnificent phrase from a game the humans love. Now it's wormed its way into my brain, such a fitting catchphrase for proceeding to the next life is it not? I could see them panicking above, telling me I dove too deep- too deep for rescue. "We'd only be able to recover your body" they sa... | The first report of something came from Starship Enterprise en route to Mars. Or rather, the lack of a report. Off course, the spaceship landed in the depths of the Hellas Planitia, thousands of kilometres away from the nearest colony. Several months passed and a distinct lack of life signs emanated from the craft. ... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | I woke up remembering the horrific night before. The sound of steel scraping through the air, pulses of weapons firing into the town. I saw old Frank's car from across the road explode into a ball of fire. I think Frank was in his car.
Then I saw one of them. Two huge insect like legs, four arms and eyes, so man... | "We create our own demons"-Although I watched Ironman 3 many times I never took this seriously untill that day but let's start from the beginning.
5 yrs ago strange alien warships suddenly appeared above the sky out of nowhere and declared war on us.We tried to fight back but they were a Type 3 civilization hence our ... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | "Ah shit, here we go again."
A magnificent phrase from a game the humans love. Now it's wormed its way into my brain, such a fitting catchphrase for proceeding to the next life is it not? I could see them panicking above, telling me I dove too deep- too deep for rescue. "We'd only be able to recover your body" they sa... | "We create our own demons"-Although I watched Ironman 3 many times I never took this seriously untill that day but let's start from the beginning.
5 yrs ago strange alien warships suddenly appeared above the sky out of nowhere and declared war on us.We tried to fight back but they were a Type 3 civilization hence our ... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | It was hard, the first time Keera died.
It was a car accident. Just one of those ordinary, everyday destroyers of human life that most of us prefer not to think about. A random tragedy. Not quite as tragic, however, in Keera’s case. An accident like that could end a human life in an instant, but of course, Keera wasn’... | "We create our own demons"-Although I watched Ironman 3 many times I never took this seriously untill that day but let's start from the beginning.
5 yrs ago strange alien warships suddenly appeared above the sky out of nowhere and declared war on us.We tried to fight back but they were a Type 3 civilization hence our ... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | These meetings were beginning to feel stale. Talk after talk after talk in foreign tongues both of and out of this world. The UN ambassadors were tired. The alien lifeforms that had landed on earth almost a decade ago were still wide eyed and confused.
The leader of the alien group stood at the podium in the center of... | "We create our own demons"-Although I watched Ironman 3 many times I never took this seriously untill that day but let's start from the beginning.
5 yrs ago strange alien warships suddenly appeared above the sky out of nowhere and declared war on us.We tried to fight back but they were a Type 3 civilization hence our ... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | I woke up remembering the horrific night before. The sound of steel scraping through the air, pulses of weapons firing into the town. I saw old Frank's car from across the road explode into a ball of fire. I think Frank was in his car.
Then I saw one of them. Two huge insect like legs, four arms and eyes, so man... | They used to call us friends, but that was before we left. Now as we have returned we see their terrified faces. We did not want to go but we had to, just for a while and they knew that. Now they seem to have forgotten us and lost their gift, unable to tell what lies behind the dark veil of death.
We, "aliens", as the... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | "Ah shit, here we go again."
A magnificent phrase from a game the humans love. Now it's wormed its way into my brain, such a fitting catchphrase for proceeding to the next life is it not? I could see them panicking above, telling me I dove too deep- too deep for rescue. "We'd only be able to recover your body" they sa... | They used to call us friends, but that was before we left. Now as we have returned we see their terrified faces. We did not want to go but we had to, just for a while and they knew that. Now they seem to have forgotten us and lost their gift, unable to tell what lies behind the dark veil of death.
We, "aliens", as the... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. | It was hard, the first time Keera died.
It was a car accident. Just one of those ordinary, everyday destroyers of human life that most of us prefer not to think about. A random tragedy. Not quite as tragic, however, in Keera’s case. An accident like that could end a human life in an instant, but of course, Keera wasn’... | They used to call us friends, but that was before we left. Now as we have returned we see their terrified faces. We did not want to go but we had to, just for a while and they knew that. Now they seem to have forgotten us and lost their gift, unable to tell what lies behind the dark veil of death.
We, "aliens", as the... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. |
Khu’mar opened his eyes.
Instead of finding the dark skies of Kormk above him, he found the blinding white light of a hospital. And pain. So. Much. Pain.
“He’s awake!” He heard someone say beside him. Suddenly, a head looked down at him. Someone he recognized.
“Khu’mar. Thank god. We thought we had lost you.” ... | I looked down at my coffee with a newfound ambivalence: not due to the familiar heat and musky smell in a cup of Joe, per se, but the question of whether that mug was my only tether to the present; if I held gravity itself in my hands. The alien continued:
"...and that's why humankind fails to operate at it's maximum ... | |
[WP] Humans are horrified by the aliens' casual disregard for life. Aliens are horrified when they realize that humans don't remember everything from all their past lives. |
Khu’mar opened his eyes.
Instead of finding the dark skies of Kormk above him, he found the blinding white light of a hospital. And pain. So. Much. Pain.
“He’s awake!” He heard someone say beside him. Suddenly, a head looked down at him. Someone he recognized.
“Khu’mar. Thank god. We thought we had lost you.” ... | RX-999 was aghast. "What do you mean, they don't have back-up copies?!"
RX-333 replied, "I mean, they don't have back-up copies. The organs shut down, the meat gets cold, and that is it. Their process is barring work they have left others to do forever terminated."
RX-999 broadcast to the entire fleet. "Cease all... | |
[WP] Aliens use antennae and probes to sense their surroundings. You, a human, are captured and sent for interrogation. The captors decide to cut off your hair, strand by strand, until you speak. | Hugh sat calmly on the floor of his cell. He felt confident that his team would rescue him soon. After all, they had received extensive training for this exact inevitability. He had been hired on as a lead architect to design the new headquarters for the Interstellar Exploration Group, a dummy name for the lead reconna... | “You really don’t want to answer my questions”
The subject was here for hours now, and was not showing any signs of giving up
“I gotta admit, I never saw someone resisting this well to torture in my whole life”
The man, strapped to a torture chair, sighted and talked. The translator immediately did his job
“You kno... | |
[WP] Everyone is legally required to look literally however they want. Chaos ensues as kids can get permanent tattoos and people show up to work in flamingo costumes. You have a personal vendetta against Dave - except you can no longer identify him. | Dave was a ball of contaminated meat packed into human skin. What a sad sack of a man. Whenever people would ask me why I hated the guy, I would list off a new story, I could never run out of reasons to hate the man, he was just the worst. Whether it was from the way he would smack you across the back when you weren’t ... | Let's face it, I'm too old for this nonsense. All these young people run around these days getting tattoos and dye jobs left and right, every family reunion I go to feeling like I am seeing strangers, this is rediculous! Self expression to the max, clearly it's out of hand. Five days a week I show up to the office in a... | |
[WP] You are deaf. One day your fiance tells you, that she could hear piercing noise that's getting stronger. You tell her to go to the doctor. She never came back. As you go out to search for her, you can see bodies everywhere. There is blood pouring from their ears. | Silence.
That's what you wake up to every morning, are surrounded by every day, and are lulled to sleep by every night. People often pity you for not being able to hear, but it never bothered you. In fact, the only thing that could possibly bother you was how often people gripe about. "Music is something you're missi... | One morning I woke up and couldn't hear. I had been dealing with some pain and ringing in my ears for a week or two. Jenna told me I should go to a doctor about it and that my hearing was super important... but I figured it would get better on it's own. I was wrong. Something is seriously wrong with my ears.
Jenn... | |
[WP] You are deaf. One day your fiance tells you, that she could hear piercing noise that's getting stronger. You tell her to go to the doctor. She never came back. As you go out to search for her, you can see bodies everywhere. There is blood pouring from their ears. | I have been deaf all of my life. When my wife complained of a “strong ringing” in both her ears, I had no idea how bad it was. I had never thought of any sound as bad sound, or dangerous sound, or scary sound, or anything apart from being a delight to hear. Therefore, I had been bitter and resentful, rolling my eyes, a... | One morning I woke up and couldn't hear. I had been dealing with some pain and ringing in my ears for a week or two. Jenna told me I should go to a doctor about it and that my hearing was super important... but I figured it would get better on it's own. I was wrong. Something is seriously wrong with my ears.
Jenn... | |
[WP] You are deaf. One day your fiance tells you, that she could hear piercing noise that's getting stronger. You tell her to go to the doctor. She never came back. As you go out to search for her, you can see bodies everywhere. There is blood pouring from their ears. | The look on her face is stuck in my head.
Carrie suffered from migraines, which to me seems like pure rotten torture. There’s medications that somewhat help, and therapy techniques to reduce stress, but the attacks always find her. This one had been a particularly bad one.
She clamped her ears as we were in the middl... | One morning I woke up and couldn't hear. I had been dealing with some pain and ringing in my ears for a week or two. Jenna told me I should go to a doctor about it and that my hearing was super important... but I figured it would get better on it's own. I was wrong. Something is seriously wrong with my ears.
Jenn... | |
[WP] You are deaf. One day your fiance tells you, that she could hear piercing noise that's getting stronger. You tell her to go to the doctor. She never came back. As you go out to search for her, you can see bodies everywhere. There is blood pouring from their ears. | I have been deaf all of my life. When my wife complained of a “strong ringing” in both her ears, I had no idea how bad it was. I had never thought of any sound as bad sound, or dangerous sound, or scary sound, or anything apart from being a delight to hear. Therefore, I had been bitter and resentful, rolling my eyes, a... | Blood. I've never seen so much blood. But I knew. I knew what was going on. Sound shattering everyone's eardrums and then some... I knew it had to be him. Siren head. He took my hearing but he didn't take my life like he wanted. I could feel it now. In my bones. He was close.
I may be deaf but that doesn't mean I can... | |
[WP] You are deaf. One day your fiance tells you, that she could hear piercing noise that's getting stronger. You tell her to go to the doctor. She never came back. As you go out to search for her, you can see bodies everywhere. There is blood pouring from their ears. | The look on her face is stuck in my head.
Carrie suffered from migraines, which to me seems like pure rotten torture. There’s medications that somewhat help, and therapy techniques to reduce stress, but the attacks always find her. This one had been a particularly bad one.
She clamped her ears as we were in the middl... | Blood. I've never seen so much blood. But I knew. I knew what was going on. Sound shattering everyone's eardrums and then some... I knew it had to be him. Siren head. He took my hearing but he didn't take my life like he wanted. I could feel it now. In my bones. He was close.
I may be deaf but that doesn't mean I can... | |
[WP] You are deaf. One day your fiance tells you, that she could hear piercing noise that's getting stronger. You tell her to go to the doctor. She never came back. As you go out to search for her, you can see bodies everywhere. There is blood pouring from their ears. | The look on her face is stuck in my head.
Carrie suffered from migraines, which to me seems like pure rotten torture. There’s medications that somewhat help, and therapy techniques to reduce stress, but the attacks always find her. This one had been a particularly bad one.
She clamped her ears as we were in the middl... | I have been deaf all of my life. When my wife complained of a “strong ringing” in both her ears, I had no idea how bad it was. I had never thought of any sound as bad sound, or dangerous sound, or scary sound, or anything apart from being a delight to hear. Therefore, I had been bitter and resentful, rolling my eyes, a... | |
[WP] A demon can always turn someone's wishes into the most horrible of curses. But your wishes are so stupid and asinine that not even the greatest archdemon can turn them against you. | "So I get three wishes? Anything I want?" I asked.
"Yes, human. Three wishes. But be warned altering the web of fate to give you your desires can have... Catastrophic consequences." This dark mist spoke back. "What is your first wish Human?"
I thought a moment, knowing something of contracts. If this demon or Djinn o... | It's so stupid how, how, I've done this job since the earth was young, to the point it became routine. Get summoned listen to wish, twist wish, cause human to be miserable. That's it. Oh and the wishes I would get some easy "I wish I was rich," oh you fool yes it would seems all good an old long lost uncle died and lef... | |
[WP] A demon can always turn someone's wishes into the most horrible of curses. But your wishes are so stupid and asinine that not even the greatest archdemon can turn them against you. | The red-skinned, scaly beast arched its long body down to the mortal. Its orange and gold eyes laid upon the human with wicked disdain and menacing mischief.
"To you, small mortal, I shall grant wishes three--your dreams and desires brought to be! However, beware, for that which you choose shall become the fate that d... | It's so stupid how, how, I've done this job since the earth was young, to the point it became routine. Get summoned listen to wish, twist wish, cause human to be miserable. That's it. Oh and the wishes I would get some easy "I wish I was rich," oh you fool yes it would seems all good an old long lost uncle died and lef... | |
[WP] A demon can always turn someone's wishes into the most horrible of curses. But your wishes are so stupid and asinine that not even the greatest archdemon can turn them against you. | "Three wishes? You sure?"
"Positive."
"Alright! I'm going to change the world. Yeah, man, it'd be nice if there were no such thing as mosquitoes, you know? Or, wait, I got it! I wish that mosquitoes were nice and polite to us and always used their turn signals so we'd know where they're flying."
". . ."
"Don't give... | It's so stupid how, how, I've done this job since the earth was young, to the point it became routine. Get summoned listen to wish, twist wish, cause human to be miserable. That's it. Oh and the wishes I would get some easy "I wish I was rich," oh you fool yes it would seems all good an old long lost uncle died and lef... |
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