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[WP] Satan and God both occasionally come to Earth in human form, Satan to corrupt souls, God to relax and observe his creation. One day, Satan walks into a pub, and sees God (in human form) sitting at the bar. God looks at Satan, slides a beer over to him, and indicates the empty stool to his left | Part One (part two may follow)
Satan slides smoothly onto the bar stood, letting out a sigh as he makes himself comfortable, unbuttoning his expensive looking jacket.
“It wasn’t hard to find you. A creature of habit and all that” he said.
God glanced across and said nothing, swirling the drink in front of him.
Th... | He smiled at me. That same smile that I remembered from the old days. Nothing but warmth thinly veiling a vast ocean of rage that could spout out at a moments notice. At least he had calmed down quite a lot since the beginning. Having a kid really mellowed him out.
I sat down. Putting my hat on the bar next to m... | |
[WP] Satan and God both occasionally come to Earth in human form, Satan to corrupt souls, God to relax and observe his creation. One day, Satan walks into a pub, and sees God (in human form) sitting at the bar. God looks at Satan, slides a beer over to him, and indicates the empty stool to his left | "Light beer" said the Creator when the bartender finally cast his attention towards the end of the bar.
"Double margarita, extra salt!" snapped the angel who was loved once, above all others.
The Almighty blew air gingerly on the head of his glass, taking a long pull once the foam had subsided. "How are things?"
... | He smiled at me. That same smile that I remembered from the old days. Nothing but warmth thinly veiling a vast ocean of rage that could spout out at a moments notice. At least he had calmed down quite a lot since the beginning. Having a kid really mellowed him out.
I sat down. Putting my hat on the bar next to m... | |
[WP] Satan and God both occasionally come to Earth in human form, Satan to corrupt souls, God to relax and observe his creation. One day, Satan walks into a pub, and sees God (in human form) sitting at the bar. God looks at Satan, slides a beer over to him, and indicates the empty stool to his left | The music was thumping, yet still it was barely heard above the din of conversation punctured occasionally by loud laughter. It was one of the more unusual places He'd decided to visit on his occasions, but one that He felt needed more attention. For too long the mortals had twisted His word on love and understanding, ... | The air is tense with laughter and high spirits. People meet and greet as the music blares in the foreground. The air wreaks of perfume and cologn... and maybe just a dash of dignity lost. A crowd in the back shouts at a game of football at the front of the dive. A typical Saturday night in this particular dive. A... | |
[WP] Satan and God both occasionally come to Earth in human form, Satan to corrupt souls, God to relax and observe his creation. One day, Satan walks into a pub, and sees God (in human form) sitting at the bar. God looks at Satan, slides a beer over to him, and indicates the empty stool to his left | "Welcome, Lou." God indicated the empty stool to his left.
A smile twitched the corner of Satan's lips. "Hey big guy," he responded. He moved instead to God's right, where a man sat slumped on the barstool, elbows resting on the bar.
"Excuse me, Dave, may I take this seat?" Satan asked politely. The man looked up, ey... | The air is tense with laughter and high spirits. People meet and greet as the music blares in the foreground. The air wreaks of perfume and cologn... and maybe just a dash of dignity lost. A crowd in the back shouts at a game of football at the front of the dive. A typical Saturday night in this particular dive. A... | |
[WP] Satan and God both occasionally come to Earth in human form, Satan to corrupt souls, God to relax and observe his creation. One day, Satan walks into a pub, and sees God (in human form) sitting at the bar. God looks at Satan, slides a beer over to him, and indicates the empty stool to his left | "Why don't we talk for a little bit Satan? It's been a while." God said as he motioned to the empty stool to the side of him. Satan looked at his old rival cautiously, an expression that one would give a childhood bully offering a hug, but accepted the offer silently.
"I have to give you credit, you do pull of your s... | God saddles up to the bar and says "Wow, what a blessed day, I observed my creations painting, making beautiful music, and cleaning up a beach that was soiled by an oil spill to make it habitable by my animal creatures again...what did you do?"
Satan slams a shot of tequila, puts the shotglass down and says "I was hav... | |
[WP] Satan and God both occasionally come to Earth in human form, Satan to corrupt souls, God to relax and observe his creation. One day, Satan walks into a pub, and sees God (in human form) sitting at the bar. God looks at Satan, slides a beer over to him, and indicates the empty stool to his left | For as long as humanity has been... well, humanity... people have gathered to enjoy the effects of ethanol. Amphorae of wine, left over from long-finished Roman parties, have fetched enormously high prices at modern auctions. Skeins of mead salvaged from Viking longhouses are similarly prized amongst connoisseurs. Egyp... | God saddles up to the bar and says "Wow, what a blessed day, I observed my creations painting, making beautiful music, and cleaning up a beach that was soiled by an oil spill to make it habitable by my animal creatures again...what did you do?"
Satan slams a shot of tequila, puts the shotglass down and says "I was hav... | |
[WP] Satan and God both occasionally come to Earth in human form, Satan to corrupt souls, God to relax and observe his creation. One day, Satan walks into a pub, and sees God (in human form) sitting at the bar. God looks at Satan, slides a beer over to him, and indicates the empty stool to his left | "Long day?" Satan asked, slipping into the seat and grabbing the beer that God had offered him, wasn't usual to see the big guy sitting at a bar, usually spent his time watching some sort of sunset.
"I don't work in days." God said, staring straight at the bartender and waving for another one, he was halfway through ... | God saddles up to the bar and says "Wow, what a blessed day, I observed my creations painting, making beautiful music, and cleaning up a beach that was soiled by an oil spill to make it habitable by my animal creatures again...what did you do?"
Satan slams a shot of tequila, puts the shotglass down and says "I was hav... | |
[WP] Satan and God both occasionally come to Earth in human form, Satan to corrupt souls, God to relax and observe his creation. One day, Satan walks into a pub, and sees God (in human form) sitting at the bar. God looks at Satan, slides a beer over to him, and indicates the empty stool to his left | It must have been half-past midnight when I saw Him, looking comfortable on a stool and apparently engaged in a conversation with the very pretty dark-haired girl behind the bar. Only He could manage to look comfortable on one of those hard wooden stools—the picture of relaxation in a bar full of high school dropouts a... | God saddles up to the bar and says "Wow, what a blessed day, I observed my creations painting, making beautiful music, and cleaning up a beach that was soiled by an oil spill to make it habitable by my animal creatures again...what did you do?"
Satan slams a shot of tequila, puts the shotglass down and says "I was hav... | |
[WP] While cleaning up your school's computer science club room, you find an old computer from the 70's that's still running. There is a label on the computer that reads "Do NOT turn off: world will end" | Anyone could have, and _should have_ pressed the button.
This thing, was old. I mean, like, ancient.
It had piles of cables, billowing out of it, like some ancient giant poured a bowl of spagetti into the case. I followed a cable, and found a small hatch.
I frowned a bit. _Had this always been here?_
I try to op... | When I saw the label, I knew there was only one thing to do.
I tapped into the public address system using the handset that I always carried in my tool bag. It was actually an old Western Electric testing headset that I bought from a long-time WE employee on eBay. I gathered my wits, took a deep breath, and announced ... | |
[WP] While cleaning up your school's computer science club room, you find an old computer from the 70's that's still running. There is a label on the computer that reads "Do NOT turn off: world will end" | I shrugged at the uninspired prank, wondering briefly which idiot had left the note, and with a casual flick of the finger, I tur | When I saw the label, I knew there was only one thing to do.
I tapped into the public address system using the handset that I always carried in my tool bag. It was actually an old Western Electric testing headset that I bought from a long-time WE employee on eBay. I gathered my wits, took a deep breath, and announced ... | |
[WP] While cleaning up your school's computer science club room, you find an old computer from the 70's that's still running. There is a label on the computer that reads "Do NOT turn off: world will end" | I shrugged at the uninspired prank, wondering briefly which idiot had left the note, and with a casual flick of the finger, I tur | I found the computer a few weeks ago, the sign was clear and I had no reason to turn it off but curiosity was killing me.
Every time so far I'd stopped myself before I pressed the buttons. I'd checked the power records for the school and, despite the occasional power cuts to the area, this school had never yet been a... | |
[WP] While cleaning up your school's computer science club room, you find an old computer from the 70's that's still running. There is a label on the computer that reads "Do NOT turn off: world will end" | I shrugged at the uninspired prank, wondering briefly which idiot had left the note, and with a casual flick of the finger, I tur | I was just finishing up my cleaning of the computer science club room, excited to finally be done with the chore. As I was walking back towards the door, I noticed a something in a corner of the room that didn't fit in with the rest of the room.
"Oh hey, and old 70's computer! I didn't know this was here!" I thought t... | |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "Got anything bigger?"
The poor little hobbit-looking bastard shrugged and shuffled off to the back.
I examined the last gun he'd brought me, an ancient ten gauge side by side that'd probably rip my shoulder out of socket. *Sigh.*
He came back out with a monster. "If this won't do it, I don't know what will."
Lor... | Mac waited impatiently. He was standing on a tall platform perhaps four stories high which was on the beach directly east of the blue obelisk. He checked his backpack for about the tenth time to make sure he had all the required supplies plus payment. Marty had told him this is where the dealer would make his stop. ... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | I noticed the man as soon as he entered my store. It's unusual for me to get customers wearing suits and ties. Normally people just come in casual clothing, especially when they want to rent a lane on the firing range. Of course, some customers wear ridiculous camoflauge, but most people just dress normally.
He walked... | Mac waited impatiently. He was standing on a tall platform perhaps four stories high which was on the beach directly east of the blue obelisk. He checked his backpack for about the tenth time to make sure he had all the required supplies plus payment. Marty had told him this is where the dealer would make his stop. ... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "Got anything bigger?"
The poor little hobbit-looking bastard shrugged and shuffled off to the back.
I examined the last gun he'd brought me, an ancient ten gauge side by side that'd probably rip my shoulder out of socket. *Sigh.*
He came back out with a monster. "If this won't do it, I don't know what will."
Lor... | "Naw, crossbow won't do it Jack. I need me a rifle, ain't no way some arrow is gonna pierce *that* thing's hide. "
"Listen here," the southern drawl from behind the glass counter managed, "I ain't know what kind of dog you're tryna hunt here, but you're looking at a shotgun's job."
"It's gonna be wearin' armor, Jack... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | I noticed the man as soon as he entered my store. It's unusual for me to get customers wearing suits and ties. Normally people just come in casual clothing, especially when they want to rent a lane on the firing range. Of course, some customers wear ridiculous camoflauge, but most people just dress normally.
He walked... | "Naw, crossbow won't do it Jack. I need me a rifle, ain't no way some arrow is gonna pierce *that* thing's hide. "
"Listen here," the southern drawl from behind the glass counter managed, "I ain't know what kind of dog you're tryna hunt here, but you're looking at a shotgun's job."
"It's gonna be wearin' armor, Jack... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | The wind howled outside the shop, though through the storm, footsteps could be heard approaching. The door opened with a ding-bell-thing. In walked a man of average height, brown hair and dressed as a cowboy.
The white bearded gun dealer looked him up and down before saying:
"Got some outlaws to kill there?"
"No."... | "Naw, crossbow won't do it Jack. I need me a rifle, ain't no way some arrow is gonna pierce *that* thing's hide. "
"Listen here," the southern drawl from behind the glass counter managed, "I ain't know what kind of dog you're tryna hunt here, but you're looking at a shotgun's job."
"It's gonna be wearin' armor, Jack... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "Listen! Buddy! I need a hunting rifle, and I need it now. No week's delay, or whatever, I need a gun, right goddamn now." I spit words as fast as I can come up with them in my head, because as far as I know, I only have a few hours to do this.
Just last night, I had heard something clatter in my backyard. As I went... | "Naw, crossbow won't do it Jack. I need me a rifle, ain't no way some arrow is gonna pierce *that* thing's hide. "
"Listen here," the southern drawl from behind the glass counter managed, "I ain't know what kind of dog you're tryna hunt here, but you're looking at a shotgun's job."
"It's gonna be wearin' armor, Jack... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "Listen, I know my background check isn't gonna come up clean. But I *need* this gun. You have no idea what it's like living next to my neighbor."
Holy shit. This guy was trying to purchase a murder weapon from me. I started to reach for the panic button under the front desk, tried to look cool, tried to keep him goin... | "Naw, crossbow won't do it Jack. I need me a rifle, ain't no way some arrow is gonna pierce *that* thing's hide. "
"Listen here," the southern drawl from behind the glass counter managed, "I ain't know what kind of dog you're tryna hunt here, but you're looking at a shotgun's job."
"It's gonna be wearin' armor, Jack... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "You're kidding me." Sid replied.
"Do I look like I kid son?" the man asked.
Sid looked at the man. His white hair was wrinkled mess. The tweed jacket on him seemed new, but was terribly wrinkled, as if it had been worn for weeks. And his left eye; It was .. spasming.
Sid tried to keep a calm look "Sir, T-Rex is a ... | "Naw, crossbow won't do it Jack. I need me a rifle, ain't no way some arrow is gonna pierce *that* thing's hide. "
"Listen here," the southern drawl from behind the glass counter managed, "I ain't know what kind of dog you're tryna hunt here, but you're looking at a shotgun's job."
"It's gonna be wearin' armor, Jack... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "Listen, I know my background check isn't gonna come up clean. But I *need* this gun. You have no idea what it's like living next to my neighbor."
Holy shit. This guy was trying to purchase a murder weapon from me. I started to reach for the panic button under the front desk, tried to look cool, tried to keep him goin... | The wind howled outside the shop, though through the storm, footsteps could be heard approaching. The door opened with a ding-bell-thing. In walked a man of average height, brown hair and dressed as a cowboy.
The white bearded gun dealer looked him up and down before saying:
"Got some outlaws to kill there?"
"No."... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "Listen! Buddy! I need a hunting rifle, and I need it now. No week's delay, or whatever, I need a gun, right goddamn now." I spit words as fast as I can come up with them in my head, because as far as I know, I only have a few hours to do this.
Just last night, I had heard something clatter in my backyard. As I went... | The arms dealer is confused to why I'm trying to kill an extinct animal for obvious reasons. Now, I have to back track my story to explain how my neighbor even got a dinosaur in the first place. When I reiterate that I need a weapon to care of the beast, the arms dealer, completely mesmerized by the beast, refuses t... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "Listen, I know my background check isn't gonna come up clean. But I *need* this gun. You have no idea what it's like living next to my neighbor."
Holy shit. This guy was trying to purchase a murder weapon from me. I started to reach for the panic button under the front desk, tried to look cool, tried to keep him goin... | The arms dealer is confused to why I'm trying to kill an extinct animal for obvious reasons. Now, I have to back track my story to explain how my neighbor even got a dinosaur in the first place. When I reiterate that I need a weapon to care of the beast, the arms dealer, completely mesmerized by the beast, refuses t... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "You're kidding me." Sid replied.
"Do I look like I kid son?" the man asked.
Sid looked at the man. His white hair was wrinkled mess. The tweed jacket on him seemed new, but was terribly wrinkled, as if it had been worn for weeks. And his left eye; It was .. spasming.
Sid tried to keep a calm look "Sir, T-Rex is a ... | The arms dealer is confused to why I'm trying to kill an extinct animal for obvious reasons. Now, I have to back track my story to explain how my neighbor even got a dinosaur in the first place. When I reiterate that I need a weapon to care of the beast, the arms dealer, completely mesmerized by the beast, refuses t... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "Listen, I know my background check isn't gonna come up clean. But I *need* this gun. You have no idea what it's like living next to my neighbor."
Holy shit. This guy was trying to purchase a murder weapon from me. I started to reach for the panic button under the front desk, tried to look cool, tried to keep him goin... | "Listen! Buddy! I need a hunting rifle, and I need it now. No week's delay, or whatever, I need a gun, right goddamn now." I spit words as fast as I can come up with them in my head, because as far as I know, I only have a few hours to do this.
Just last night, I had heard something clatter in my backyard. As I went... |
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Edit: Bonus prompt! [WP] An Arms dealer buys a gun from a dinosaur to kill his owner's neighbor. | [WP] You walk into an arms dealer's shop to purchase a gun to kill your neighbors pet dinosaur. | "You're kidding me." Sid replied.
"Do I look like I kid son?" the man asked.
Sid looked at the man. His white hair was wrinkled mess. The tweed jacket on him seemed new, but was terribly wrinkled, as if it had been worn for weeks. And his left eye; It was .. spasming.
Sid tried to keep a calm look "Sir, T-Rex is a ... | "Listen! Buddy! I need a hunting rifle, and I need it now. No week's delay, or whatever, I need a gun, right goddamn now." I spit words as fast as I can come up with them in my head, because as far as I know, I only have a few hours to do this.
Just last night, I had heard something clatter in my backyard. As I went... |
[WP] Satan and Santa Switch jobs for a year due to a contract mistake. | Short but important.
The world awoke in a cloak of fear. What was once a cherished holiday was now what many seen as the end of days. Christmas morning has come. Children stand at the frame of the door staring at their parents
"But what if there's gifts?" They ask.
And slowly, a world in the grip of fear walk to t... | They say that time flies.
At other times, it seems to crawl. Whoever *they* are, of course, never really understood time.
You see, time does not speed up or slow down for me the way that it does for humans. It just *is* – a somewhat exasperating continuum of repetition of years. That’s what you get when you’re a ti... | |
[WP] Satan and Santa Switch jobs for a year due to a contract mistake. | It was a crisp, clear night on the North Pole. The Milky Way stretched as far as the eye could see and the intermittent blackness between stars was dotted by the occasional glimmer of a comet, or meteor, making its way across the vast blackness of space. And just below it, from a mound of fluffy white snow, stood a red... | They say that time flies.
At other times, it seems to crawl. Whoever *they* are, of course, never really understood time.
You see, time does not speed up or slow down for me the way that it does for humans. It just *is* – a somewhat exasperating continuum of repetition of years. That’s what you get when you’re a ti... | |
[WP] Satan and Santa Switch jobs for a year due to a contract mistake. | It was a crisp, clear night on the North Pole. The Milky Way stretched as far as the eye could see and the intermittent blackness between stars was dotted by the occasional glimmer of a comet, or meteor, making its way across the vast blackness of space. And just below it, from a mound of fluffy white snow, stood a red... | Short but important.
The world awoke in a cloak of fear. What was once a cherished holiday was now what many seen as the end of days. Christmas morning has come. Children stand at the frame of the door staring at their parents
"But what if there's gifts?" They ask.
And slowly, a world in the grip of fear walk to t... | |
[WP] You live alone with your father, a scientist studying cloning. You've never met your mother. You have a striking resemblance to him, and now you're starting to wonder... | "Dad, am I your clone?" I asked for the upteenth time at breakfast.
He sighed, and looked up from the newspaper. "Look, we'll go shopping for clothes next month - for now just make do with what I give you and finish your damn eggs."
Last month it was a laptop and the month before that a bike. I wonder what I can dema... | I worked up the courage to ask him on Mother's Day when I was 15. Actually, I threw it at him like a weapon, in some kind of argument that I can't even remember now. *I don't even have a mother. What am I? What am I?* I was just being an angry shithead teenager, and had no idea how it would affect him.
I've always reg... | |
[WP] You live alone with your father, a scientist studying cloning. You've never met your mother. You have a striking resemblance to him, and now you're starting to wonder... | I never met my mother. Father said she died in childbirth, that it was a tough birth and that he tried everything to keep her alive. Even more to bring her back. Yeah, you heard me right. Kind of tough to grow up with your dead mother in the basement below you, and your scientist dad always talking about the progress h... | In the same way I began to question if I was a clone, I wondered if my mother were an ancient Goddess. I picked apart all the clues revealing that my father had made me, and his father him. But why should I continue this charade myself? Equaling myself in every way, I wanted to have a reason before I killed my old self... | |
[WP] Two teachers can hear each other through the adjoining wall. A passive aggressive argument ensues hidden in their subject matter. | "We're going to start off today by reviewing the Treaty of Versailles, the pact that was made between the major world powers of the time to keep peace in Europe and beyond. This treaty was famously broken when Germany, a people known for their logical and unfeeling natures, suddenly ramped up war-time production and la... | "Well if Hitler hadn't used his coworker's mug, the Holocaust would have never fucking happened."
It was upon staring at a horrified classroom of 13 year olds that Mr. Campbell realised that he'd taken this feud with Mr. Lucas a bit too far. | |
[WP] You are a soldier who has survived this long into the war by feigning death as soon as you hear gunshots. This stops working when the rest of the soldiers in your platoon start doing that, too. | I lie in the snow with my eyes closed, wondering why there isn't as much shooting and shouting and swearing as normal. I open one eye and look around. No one seems to be around. I sit up and see the rest of my platoon lying on the ground around me.
"What…what are you guys doing" I say
"Shhh we're playing dead"
"No n... | December 14th, 1946. Our platoon is on the front lines of the invasion into Japan. Due to the straight-ish nature of Japan, we find ourselves constantly barraged by walls of enemy troops and gunfire. Many men are lost, leading to my battalion, the absolute last resort, being left to push forward. I was, obviously, draf... | |
[WP] Your physical attributes are now described as a list of computer specs (ie. graphics card for eyesight, processing speed for intelligence, etc). Everyone's specs are listed everywhere from resumes to social media profiles to dating websites. | I logged back into Connections again.
I've looked for someone to hook up with on the site more than I probably should have, but as a desktop, it's not as if I was going to be able to meet at Starbucks like all the portables. I had better specs than all those skinny hipsters, but no one cares about those when you hav... | I watched from the stage as the women sat down at their respective dinner tables. I could feel the weight of their stares, as some pointed while bickering amongst themselves whom they felt they were gonna pick as their date for the evening. I adjusted my tuxedo, making sure i looked sharp and the 1GB Ram of weight i h... | |
[WP] Your physical attributes are now described as a list of computer specs (ie. graphics card for eyesight, processing speed for intelligence, etc). Everyone's specs are listed everywhere from resumes to social media profiles to dating websites. | I logged back into Connections again.
I've looked for someone to hook up with on the site more than I probably should have, but as a desktop, it's not as if I was going to be able to meet at Starbucks like all the portables. I had better specs than all those skinny hipsters, but no one cares about those when you hav... | Chris had spent so much time researching the perfect combination of parts. He really thought that his components could compete with the best: intel i7 Processor, 1TB HDD, the works. He wanted to be sure that he could outperform the rest. But despite this, he still had little luck when he posted his specs. He looked at ... | |
[WP] Your physical attributes are now described as a list of computer specs (ie. graphics card for eyesight, processing speed for intelligence, etc). Everyone's specs are listed everywhere from resumes to social media profiles to dating websites. | At first, Jonathan was happy to witness the end of the world. You see, when billions of humans dropped dead due to some sort of rootkit virus, Jonathan was vindicated.
All of the high school bullies who called him "penguin head" and beat him up using their proprietary additions were gone.
"But your operating system ... | "Eww you didn't tell me you only had Intel HD graphics! This date is so over!" at that point Angelia got up and promptly left, when they saw my specs they always ran screaming. At least, I wish I could see her running but my graphics are so bad I can't see past 50 meters reliably.
I sigh and get up from the table, a w... | |
I know it's a tad late, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about the implications of a werewolf in modern times reacting to the super-blood moon. It's exciting and I'm anxious to see what you think could happen | [WP] A Werewolf reacts to the super-blood moon and changes in ways that haven't been witnessed since the 80s | Another blood moon, I thought. Great, might as well grab a drink. I couldn't complain however, my hair was perfect. I headed down to Trader Vic's, you might often see me there drinking a pina colada. Just another night in London.... | A full moon was coming, I could feel it. But this time it would be different, more powerful. There she's rising giving her light, cold as death. But wait...something's wrong. I'm not turning into my wolf-form. Instead...my hair's growing? What happened to my clothes? What's with this leather jacket and tight jeans? Cow... |
[WP] Tot save the life of your best friend, you have to challenge the devil to a game of chess. You are pretty good, but the devil already has an eternity of practice | Man Vs. Satan
by ElSol69
"So to be clear, Mr…" I paused. "Do you prefer Satan, Lucifer, or the Dark One?"
"You can call me anything you like," the elegant-looking man said to me.
"I like the suit," I said. "Brooks Brothers."
"I have a choice of designers," he replied. "Some of the best haven't been pleasant peopl... | As the king falls
From the toppled men
The red man roars in confusion
"Goo?" | |
[WP] Tot save the life of your best friend, you have to challenge the devil to a game of chess. You are pretty good, but the devil already has an eternity of practice | *Childsplay,* thought the devil. A smirk crossed his face as he gestured grandly over the perfectly arranged 64 squares that would determine the fate of Thomas Reginaw's loved one.
Tom frowned, and considered the board before him. Chess really wasn't his thing. If only the devil had challenged him to fantasy football.... | As the king falls
From the toppled men
The red man roars in confusion
"Goo?" | |
[WP] Tot save the life of your best friend, you have to challenge the devil to a game of chess. You are pretty good, but the devil already has an eternity of practice | Man Vs. Satan
by ElSol69
"So to be clear, Mr…" I paused. "Do you prefer Satan, Lucifer, or the Dark One?"
"You can call me anything you like," the elegant-looking man said to me.
"I like the suit," I said. "Brooks Brothers."
"I have a choice of designers," he replied. "Some of the best haven't been pleasant peopl... | "Your move first"
(the devil sounded surprisingly polite and well-mannered, which was a bit more frighteneing than you expected)
"Uhh"
(you pause for about 20 painful seconds)
(the devil's stare pierces into your soul and causes you to perspirate uncontrollably)
"Take your time. You're going to need it."
(the dev... | |
[WP]Throughout history, God's Champion has been reincarnated dozens of times. The current incarnation is a young atheist who is convinced the voice of God is a byproduct of schizophrenia. To prove that it's really Him, God unlocks His champion's past life memories. The result? | "...So, to prove you're really God, and not a product of my obviously crazy mind-"
*-YES-*
"-You made me *hallucinate*?!"
*...OH, RIGHT. ...SHIT.*
"You wanna maybe take *another crack at this*, big guy? Like, I dunno, give me magic powers or something?"
*I, UH. LISTEN. HERE'S THE THING ABOUT MAGIC POWERS...*
"Oh,... | Might come back to write a story later (need to head off now)
But for now, in reverse order the past lives are
* JFK
* Queen Victoria
* Darwin
* King Henry 8
* Shakespeare
* William the Conqueror
* Monk who wrote Beowulf
* Thomas Aquinas
* Pope Gregory XIII (Of the Calendar)
* And of course, Jesus
First line:
I ... | |
[WP]Throughout history, God's Champion has been reincarnated dozens of times. The current incarnation is a young atheist who is convinced the voice of God is a byproduct of schizophrenia. To prove that it's really Him, God unlocks His champion's past life memories. The result? | Ok, this is the first thing I've written in quite some time, and the first on this sub. It might be a little long (just over two pages on Word), I don't know what the norm is for these. I saw probably's post about the past lives being certain famous people through history. That was very similar to my first thought a... | Might come back to write a story later (need to head off now)
But for now, in reverse order the past lives are
* JFK
* Queen Victoria
* Darwin
* King Henry 8
* Shakespeare
* William the Conqueror
* Monk who wrote Beowulf
* Thomas Aquinas
* Pope Gregory XIII (Of the Calendar)
* And of course, Jesus
First line:
I ... | |
[WP]Throughout history, God's Champion has been reincarnated dozens of times. The current incarnation is a young atheist who is convinced the voice of God is a byproduct of schizophrenia. To prove that it's really Him, God unlocks His champion's past life memories. The result? | Ok, this is the first thing I've written in quite some time, and the first on this sub. It might be a little long (just over two pages on Word), I don't know what the norm is for these. I saw probably's post about the past lives being certain famous people through history. That was very similar to my first thought a... | "...So, to prove you're really God, and not a product of my obviously crazy mind-"
*-YES-*
"-You made me *hallucinate*?!"
*...OH, RIGHT. ...SHIT.*
"You wanna maybe take *another crack at this*, big guy? Like, I dunno, give me magic powers or something?"
*I, UH. LISTEN. HERE'S THE THING ABOUT MAGIC POWERS...*
"Oh,... | |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | It was finally Yahweh's time to shine. As a young boy Yahweh had always wanted to have a job as a universe manager. It was not the ideal job but it paid the job and seemed fun enough. He had an alter ego called Allah who showed up whenever he was drunk or angry and who was the party pooper. It was this side that almost... | Lights from an ambulance poured through the window and swept the empty apartment. Whiskey bottles littered the floor. A revolver and a case of bullets lay up against the wall, next to a photograph taken on an late autumn day.
A woman's voice said, "Heeeeeeyyy it's me. Kaaaaaaayyyy P. And YOU know what to do..." Then a... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | "Why don't they believe in me anymore?" Zeus asked himself- a literal duplicate of himself that he had created for these kinds of discussions. Or maybe it was the other way around? "I mean... people on Earth either have been seeing me as this kind of crazy, perfect being made of light and love, etc. or they don't beli... | Lights from an ambulance poured through the window and swept the empty apartment. Whiskey bottles littered the floor. A revolver and a case of bullets lay up against the wall, next to a photograph taken on an late autumn day.
A woman's voice said, "Heeeeeeyyy it's me. Kaaaaaaayyyy P. And YOU know what to do..." Then a... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | The almighty being known as God,
is really somewhat of a clod.
He may of created all things
from ice cream to kings,
But somehow it all still seems flawed. | Lights from an ambulance poured through the window and swept the empty apartment. Whiskey bottles littered the floor. A revolver and a case of bullets lay up against the wall, next to a photograph taken on an late autumn day.
A woman's voice said, "Heeeeeeyyy it's me. Kaaaaaaayyyy P. And YOU know what to do..." Then a... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | *What the fuck?! Why wouldn't that compile?! That should have worked!!!*
Everyone knows by now that they live in a computer simulation, and God is a computer programmer. But little do they know that their guy is in fact, an idiot, and doesn't have a clue what he's doing.
*I* am that computer programmer. And where I a... | Lights from an ambulance poured through the window and swept the empty apartment. Whiskey bottles littered the floor. A revolver and a case of bullets lay up against the wall, next to a photograph taken on an late autumn day.
A woman's voice said, "Heeeeeeyyy it's me. Kaaaaaaayyyy P. And YOU know what to do..." Then a... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | He let out a long drawn out sigh as his head fell into his hands. "This won't do at all" he groaned, crumpling up the paper in front of him. "A pigeon and an alligator? What a horrible idea. It's a miracle they let the platypus slide." The more he thought about his creations, the more he wondered how the humans didn't ... | Lights from an ambulance poured through the window and swept the empty apartment. Whiskey bottles littered the floor. A revolver and a case of bullets lay up against the wall, next to a photograph taken on an late autumn day.
A woman's voice said, "Heeeeeeyyy it's me. Kaaaaaaayyyy P. And YOU know what to do..." Then a... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | *What the fuck?! Why wouldn't that compile?! That should have worked!!!*
Everyone knows by now that they live in a computer simulation, and God is a computer programmer. But little do they know that their guy is in fact, an idiot, and doesn't have a clue what he's doing.
*I* am that computer programmer. And where I a... | It was finally Yahweh's time to shine. As a young boy Yahweh had always wanted to have a job as a universe manager. It was not the ideal job but it paid the job and seemed fun enough. He had an alter ego called Allah who showed up whenever he was drunk or angry and who was the party pooper. It was this side that almost... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | The almighty being known as God,
is really somewhat of a clod.
He may of created all things
from ice cream to kings,
But somehow it all still seems flawed. | "Why don't they believe in me anymore?" Zeus asked himself- a literal duplicate of himself that he had created for these kinds of discussions. Or maybe it was the other way around? "I mean... people on Earth either have been seeing me as this kind of crazy, perfect being made of light and love, etc. or they don't beli... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | *What the fuck?! Why wouldn't that compile?! That should have worked!!!*
Everyone knows by now that they live in a computer simulation, and God is a computer programmer. But little do they know that their guy is in fact, an idiot, and doesn't have a clue what he's doing.
*I* am that computer programmer. And where I a... | "Why don't they believe in me anymore?" Zeus asked himself- a literal duplicate of himself that he had created for these kinds of discussions. Or maybe it was the other way around? "I mean... people on Earth either have been seeing me as this kind of crazy, perfect being made of light and love, etc. or they don't beli... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | He let out a long drawn out sigh as his head fell into his hands. "This won't do at all" he groaned, crumpling up the paper in front of him. "A pigeon and an alligator? What a horrible idea. It's a miracle they let the platypus slide." The more he thought about his creations, the more he wondered how the humans didn't ... | "Why don't they believe in me anymore?" Zeus asked himself- a literal duplicate of himself that he had created for these kinds of discussions. Or maybe it was the other way around? "I mean... people on Earth either have been seeing me as this kind of crazy, perfect being made of light and love, etc. or they don't beli... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | *What the fuck?! Why wouldn't that compile?! That should have worked!!!*
Everyone knows by now that they live in a computer simulation, and God is a computer programmer. But little do they know that their guy is in fact, an idiot, and doesn't have a clue what he's doing.
*I* am that computer programmer. And where I a... | The almighty being known as God,
is really somewhat of a clod.
He may of created all things
from ice cream to kings,
But somehow it all still seems flawed. |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | He let out a long drawn out sigh as his head fell into his hands. "This won't do at all" he groaned, crumpling up the paper in front of him. "A pigeon and an alligator? What a horrible idea. It's a miracle they let the platypus slide." The more he thought about his creations, the more he wondered how the humans didn't ... | **STEEEEVE**
God calls out, " WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW" Steve ( gods favourite angel) replies
At this time god is sitting on his throne watching the office.
" BRING ME THIS HOOMAN"
Steve floats over angrily" which human?"
God points at the television giddily.
Steve shakes his head and mutters.
God stands up,... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | She flattens her thirty-seven hands against the bone of a podium that exists and doesn’t exist, depending on what plane you’re on. This is her first meeting, and she isn’t sure what to say, or what language to say it in. Eventually she settles on the cliche.
“Hi, everybody. I’m Xalendara, and I’m an Old God.”
“Hi, Xa... | **STEEEEVE**
God calls out, " WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW" Steve ( gods favourite angel) replies
At this time god is sitting on his throne watching the office.
" BRING ME THIS HOOMAN"
Steve floats over angrily" which human?"
God points at the television giddily.
Steve shakes his head and mutters.
God stands up,... |
I found this prompt in a file of writing ideas I came up with over the years but never returned to. I want to see what you guys can do with it. | [WP] God is all powerful, but not all knowing. In fact, he has no idea what he's doing. | The science fair was coming up next week. Jimmy had prepared a terrarium called Earth.
*SHIT*, he thought. The Christians were just slaying everyone left and right. He needed to stop them. *Think, think, think.* The whole project was simple enough at first, but the humans had sprouted way earlier than he'd hoped. And... | "God..."
"..."
"GOD!"
"..."
"GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"
"I'm combining a beaver and a duck, now leave me alone"
"Why???"
"Cause I can, I'm God remember? I'm all powerful and stuff"
"Yes and you're also supposed to be all knowing, but you're still an idiot"
"HEY! Watch your mouth, I'm not a idiot, na... |
[deleted] | [WP] A child gets lost in the woods and runs into a pack of wild humans. | Vanja took three steps back, painfully aware of the snow creaking beneath his boots. The leader of the pack - the biggest of the men, though still shorter than most adults he had known - stepped forward, lowering himself to the level of Vanja's eyes. There were seven of them, all naked and barefoot, tangled long hair ... | ######[](#dropcap)
Ansel Platov heard the screams echo through the trees, his ears cocked towards the direction they came from. Without hesitating he kicked his mount forward, ducking under a branch as the iron-shod hooves of his horse sent up great clods of dirt and leaf litter. Letting the reins fall down onto the h... |
[WP]Death stared at his king, in full checkmate, and wished me luck. I had beaten death, and he couldn't take me. He didn't tell me what would... | "So... can I go back now?"
"Back?"
"Yes. Back. Back home."
"Oh no no no. That's not how it works."
If Death could smile, he'd be laughing. "What do you mean?" I stand, knocking the table. Chess pieces turn to dust at my feet, Death's king still lay shattered on the table in front of me.
"You have walked through my door... | I thought I was invincible. If Death couldn't take me, then who could? No death-defying challenge was passed by, no game of Russian Roulette refused. I had beaten Death. Nothing could take me.
Except, of course, that all ended when I found out something could.
Cut to now. I'm running for my life - or perhaps, ex... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | They had a leisurely breakfast. Today, there was no hurry.
Last year had been a leap year; a waste. They'd had to spend the 29th at work, in their usual routines, with their usual friends and family. Not that there was anything wrong with them! But the 29th was their day! Their birth right.
It was better now, Tom tho... | I awoke with a start and reached for the clock on the bedside table. 10:43! Holy shit I overslept!
A long groan escaped my lips as I swung my legs onto the floor, sitting up and rubbing my eyes. Today of all days...and I was going to accomplish so much! Well I guess there's nobody to blame but myself.
I slipped on a ... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | They had a leisurely breakfast. Today, there was no hurry.
Last year had been a leap year; a waste. They'd had to spend the 29th at work, in their usual routines, with their usual friends and family. Not that there was anything wrong with them! But the 29th was their day! Their birth right.
It was better now, Tom tho... | i didn't notice the WP and thought this was a TIL, and that left me scratching my head for a good 5 minutes. | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | I suck in another breath and try and control my own ragged sobs before bellowing out another scream from the depths of my tiny lungs. The screech echoes around the half lit room, but my mothers body does not move.
My breath escapes me and the rippling sobs clutch my small body again as I shake and shake the walls of ... | Unbeknownst to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it.
Sunday, February 29, 2015: After so many frantic attempts, the lock on the window popped. I threw it open, and crashed into the room. I was far too desperate to worry about injuries or dignity, a... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | I set the alarm half an hour earlier than usual, but I was so excited I couldn't sleep. Even a kid on Christmas Eve doesn't understand how excited I get on February 29th.
Instead of sneaking past my roommate's door--my usual habit since Alex works nights--I stomped on the floor and sang. I'll admit it, I sang Katy Per... | Unbeknownst to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it.
Sunday, February 29, 2015: After so many frantic attempts, the lock on the window popped. I threw it open, and crashed into the room. I was far too desperate to worry about injuries or dignity, a... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | I set the alarm half an hour earlier than usual, but I was so excited I couldn't sleep. Even a kid on Christmas Eve doesn't understand how excited I get on February 29th.
Instead of sneaking past my roommate's door--my usual habit since Alex works nights--I stomped on the floor and sang. I'll admit it, I sang Katy Per... | I suck in another breath and try and control my own ragged sobs before bellowing out another scream from the depths of my tiny lungs. The screech echoes around the half lit room, but my mothers body does not move.
My breath escapes me and the rippling sobs clutch my small body again as I shake and shake the walls of ... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | My vision goes cloudy, everything I see bends and twists into distorted shapes and a loud ringing fills my ears. However, it is over as quickly as it started, and when I can see clearly again, I am alone in my living room. It had been occupied just a moment before by my whole family, but now, it is Febuary 29th, a day ... | Dad dropped me off at The Manor. He leaned over, and opened the car door. An icy chill hung in the air and the frost glistened in the moonlight, clinging to the frames of the Volvo's windows.
He checked his watch, 11:58pm. He sighed, "Just on time." He pecked me on the cheek, "be safe, see you in five minutes." He sh... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | I drove through the February 29th fog like a maniac.
Jane had called the night before, letting me know there were five, not one or two but five babies this year and she couldn't make it. Apparently there had been a delay and she would be stuck in an airplane for today. I shivered just thinking about it. Regular Februa... | Dad dropped me off at The Manor. He leaned over, and opened the car door. An icy chill hung in the air and the frost glistened in the moonlight, clinging to the frames of the Volvo's windows.
He checked his watch, 11:58pm. He sighed, "Just on time." He pecked me on the cheek, "be safe, see you in five minutes." He sh... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | I drove through the February 29th fog like a maniac.
Jane had called the night before, letting me know there were five, not one or two but five babies this year and she couldn't make it. Apparently there had been a delay and she would be stuck in an airplane for today. I shivered just thinking about it. Regular Februa... | My vision goes cloudy, everything I see bends and twists into distorted shapes and a loud ringing fills my ears. However, it is over as quickly as it started, and when I can see clearly again, I am alone in my living room. It had been occupied just a moment before by my whole family, but now, it is Febuary 29th, a day ... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | I drove through the February 29th fog like a maniac.
Jane had called the night before, letting me know there were five, not one or two but five babies this year and she couldn't make it. Apparently there had been a delay and she would be stuck in an airplane for today. I shivered just thinking about it. Regular Februa... | "That time of year again!" Randy jumped out of bed, hastily putting on his nicest buttoned shirt. He grabbed his white sneakers and headed out the door. Silence prevailed around the neighborhood. Randy skipped to the park, gleefully whistling his favorite tunes. "Ten AM by the water fountain. How can I forget?" He sang... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | I had been counting down the days since last February, and the February before that, and the one before that again. One day was never enough. Would never be enough.
I went to bed as usual, a sympathetic smile from my mom and a small present, and a "hilarious" jab from my dad about missing another birthday. I knew the... | "That time of year again!" Randy jumped out of bed, hastily putting on his nicest buttoned shirt. He grabbed his white sneakers and headed out the door. Silence prevailed around the neighborhood. Randy skipped to the park, gleefully whistling his favorite tunes. "Ten AM by the water fountain. How can I forget?" He sang... | |
[WP] Unbeknown to most of the world, February 29th actually happens every year, but only those born on the day experience it. | February the 29th is a strange day. According to the calendar, for the normal people, it only happens once every four years.
For us who were born on February 29th, it happens every year. Everything else, from animals to people who have other birthdays, freezes. They just...stop. They don't move, breathe, blink, or any... | "That time of year again!" Randy jumped out of bed, hastily putting on his nicest buttoned shirt. He grabbed his white sneakers and headed out the door. Silence prevailed around the neighborhood. Randy skipped to the park, gleefully whistling his favorite tunes. "Ten AM by the water fountain. How can I forget?" He sang... | |
[WP] Humanity was decimated by a virus at their technological peak. A survivor tries to find other people among the well kept, automated remains of the world. | CITIZEN, GO INSIDE THE CITY IS UNDER QUARANTINE
*BLAM*
That was only the second military bot I've seen today. Something must be breaking down. Normally four more would be here in minutes after the loss of signal, but now, it's been taking hours.
It's been three years since most the human race died. Since then I've b... | Short story:
I awoke the day after the virus, and headed out in search of survivors. Since *decimate* means to cull one tenth of something, I didn't have to go too far. The only person on my block that died was Bob. | |
[WP] Humanity awakens one day to find that large city block size black monoliths have appeared all over the globe. They don't seem to serve any purpose. At first panic ensues but after 10 years of them being there society has come to just accept them. | "Oh come on everyone has taken a picture here, seriously, stop, lets go." The man said as the woman took yet another picture of the monolith on 49th street, one of a dozen tourists taking one just on this side of the street, the only one in the middle of a major city it had fame for not reflecting light like all the ot... | There came upon us no great and deadly sound so we would know, so we would feel it, and there came no graying of the sky like hoarfrost, to weigh us down and quiet us from our mad important posturing, no declaration, no hammer, no crackling in the sky nor in the earth, but only the first black monolith in a gray dead m... | |
[WP] Humanity awakens one day to find that large city block size black monoliths have appeared all over the globe. They don't seem to serve any purpose. At first panic ensues but after 10 years of them being there society has come to just accept them. | The monoliths had become a part of everyday life. After they landed on Earth eleven years ago, causing chaos and changing the way humanity viewed its place in the Universe, the enormous black blocks were now just another part of the routine.
News concerning the monoliths was a rare thing nowadays; besides their sudde... | There came upon us no great and deadly sound so we would know, so we would feel it, and there came no graying of the sky like hoarfrost, to weigh us down and quiet us from our mad important posturing, no declaration, no hammer, no crackling in the sky nor in the earth, but only the first black monolith in a gray dead m... | |
[WP] Humanity awakens one day to find that large city block size black monoliths have appeared all over the globe. They don't seem to serve any purpose. At first panic ensues but after 10 years of them being there society has come to just accept them. | I stared at the cold, black pillar.
      They said there was nothing wrong with them. That they were safe. But why then, had the blocked them off? Barricaded them from the public?
      The monoliths had appeared 10 years ago.... | "Ash, how many time have I told you? Stop going near them!" Razia scolded.
Ash didn't want to argue with his mother, especially with her waving the kitchen knife around while she cut the vegetables. Lowering the condensation in his voice, he tried to explain.
"Mom. Its nothing to worry about. I was just making a ske... | |
[WP] Humanity awakens one day to find that large city block size black monoliths have appeared all over the globe. They don't seem to serve any purpose. At first panic ensues but after 10 years of them being there society has come to just accept them. | Life on top of a cube was a mark of status. The first crazy millionaire in India had been on the news for close to six months straight when he paid to have his new mansion built on top of the Dehli slums cube, and in the years since then it had become a sort of trend to build on top of them. The Tokyo cube had an alien... | "Ash, how many time have I told you? Stop going near them!" Razia scolded.
Ash didn't want to argue with his mother, especially with her waving the kitchen knife around while she cut the vegetables. Lowering the condensation in his voice, he tried to explain.
"Mom. Its nothing to worry about. I was just making a ske... | |
[WP] Humanity awakens one day to find that large city block size black monoliths have appeared all over the globe. They don't seem to serve any purpose. At first panic ensues but after 10 years of them being there society has come to just accept them. | "Debbie, we're not moving near the Monolith!"
"But Jaaaason!"
"I'm not gonna watch my kid grow up to be some Monolith Village Hipster dropout!"
"Abby's kid isn't a dropout! He's become a YouTube spiritualist! There's a *sacred energy* that surrounds-"
"Sacred nothing! He's a grown man who shrieks at a wall for a li... | "Ash, how many time have I told you? Stop going near them!" Razia scolded.
Ash didn't want to argue with his mother, especially with her waving the kitchen knife around while she cut the vegetables. Lowering the condensation in his voice, he tried to explain.
"Mom. Its nothing to worry about. I was just making a ske... | |
[WP] Humanity awakens one day to find that large city block size black monoliths have appeared all over the globe. They don't seem to serve any purpose. At first panic ensues but after 10 years of them being there society has come to just accept them. | Mission log entry 1 sun cycle 1: a scout ship detected electromagnetic radiation emanating from the third planet of a nearby solar system. Analysis indicates the indigenous population engaged in suicidal weapons development and war. Dispatch monitor complex to the third planet.
Mission log entry 2 sun cycle 1.5: mo... | "Ash, how many time have I told you? Stop going near them!" Razia scolded.
Ash didn't want to argue with his mother, especially with her waving the kitchen knife around while she cut the vegetables. Lowering the condensation in his voice, he tried to explain.
"Mom. Its nothing to worry about. I was just making a ske... | |
[WP] Humanity awakens one day to find that large city block size black monoliths have appeared all over the globe. They don't seem to serve any purpose. At first panic ensues but after 10 years of them being there society has come to just accept them. | Life on top of a cube was a mark of status. The first crazy millionaire in India had been on the news for close to six months straight when he paid to have his new mansion built on top of the Dehli slums cube, and in the years since then it had become a sort of trend to build on top of them. The Tokyo cube had an alien... | I stared at the cold, black pillar.
      They said there was nothing wrong with them. That they were safe. But why then, had the blocked them off? Barricaded them from the public?
      The monoliths had appeared 10 years ago.... | |
[WP] Humanity awakens one day to find that large city block size black monoliths have appeared all over the globe. They don't seem to serve any purpose. At first panic ensues but after 10 years of them being there society has come to just accept them. | "Debbie, we're not moving near the Monolith!"
"But Jaaaason!"
"I'm not gonna watch my kid grow up to be some Monolith Village Hipster dropout!"
"Abby's kid isn't a dropout! He's become a YouTube spiritualist! There's a *sacred energy* that surrounds-"
"Sacred nothing! He's a grown man who shrieks at a wall for a li... | I stared at the cold, black pillar.
      They said there was nothing wrong with them. That they were safe. But why then, had the blocked them off? Barricaded them from the public?
      The monoliths had appeared 10 years ago.... | |
[WP] In a world where superpowers exist, emotions are key to unlocking one's true potential. However, contrary to the common trope, heightened emotions weaken powers, and the strongest manifestation of power is only possible at a completely Zen state. | I don’t have much to thank my parents for. As soon as I could leave the home behind I could, and though I couldn’t leave the scars that crawled across my body I could at least leave the house behind. There wasn’t any reason for me to stay after I was accepted into the school for the Empowered. So I left.
See, lik... | "Are you sure you want to carry through with this? You'd gain powers, but at the expense of what? Your humanity? Your conscience?"
"Whatever, shooting laser beams out of my eyes seems pretty cool."
Shaking his head, the surgeon proceeded with the lobotomy. | |
^^^Similar ^^^to ^^^the ^^^endless ^^^map ^^^in ^^^minecraft ^^^with ^^^earth ^^^at ^^^the ^^^centre ^^^\(no ^^^need ^^^to ^^^restrict ^^^yourself ^^^to ^^^the ^^^game)
^^^Nothing-so-far-about-endless-resources?-:(
| [WP] An event causes the earth to become flat, seemingly endless in every direction. | The sky suddenly went dark, as if God had turned out the lights. The actual lights began to flicker on, before the unexpected drain exeded the capacity of the national grid, and everything returned to dark.
The people slowly ventured outside, lighting the way with their phones. The soft glow of the galaxy was interru... | "What do you mean I get my job back?" I ask my old supervisor warily. The layoff was three weeks ago and I'm still a bit groggy from ringing in the new year, but this is one awkward wakeup call.
"We need you. Your replacements... they're all gone. Haven't you heard the news?" He sounds frightened. I turn on CNN.
... |
[WP] In a fantasy land of kingdoms and all-pervasive magic, the almighty Dark Lord has conquered a great kingdom, having its ruler swear fealty to him. Under the Dark Lord's rule, education is at an all-time high, healthcare and life expectancy are tremendous, and discrimination is a distant memory. | "Nul'Karnis! Show yourself!" The paladin's voice echoed off of the barren walls of the dilapidated castle, breaking a silence that had been held for thirty years. Only the prevailing sound of wind whistling through the cracks and shattered windows answered him at first, but as the bringer of light stepped into the c... | When Lord Altair knelt to Alak-Zhul, the Dark Lord we thought that everything would end, but sages say that all ends are beginnings, and that is exactly what happened. Alak-Zhul and his undead army captured the city of Umogria, where the last human survivors waited for their deaths at hands of the dark soldiers. The Da... | |
[WP] In a fantasy land of kingdoms and all-pervasive magic, the almighty Dark Lord has conquered a great kingdom, having its ruler swear fealty to him. Under the Dark Lord's rule, education is at an all-time high, healthcare and life expectancy are tremendous, and discrimination is a distant memory. | He grew up on a farm. Few souls speak of that now but it remains the truth, one supposes that for so grand a leader it is considered uncouth or indeed unwise to mention it. Yet I believe this is the key to understanding him.
I spoke to many people who saw the Fall of the D'Arnouths. What struck many of them was the s... | When Lord Altair knelt to Alak-Zhul, the Dark Lord we thought that everything would end, but sages say that all ends are beginnings, and that is exactly what happened. Alak-Zhul and his undead army captured the city of Umogria, where the last human survivors waited for their deaths at hands of the dark soldiers. The Da... | |
[WP] Education now consists of uploading the human knowledge base into your brain at birth. Describe the life of a person who has received a corrupt upload. | I could hear the muffled screams through the walls. This happened every so often after they were switched on, I just hated that it was the children that it happened to.
Sometime in the 21st century they figured out that our evolution had peaked because after the physical stopped, there wasn't enough time to learn the... | Everything was wrong. Or at least that's what I knew. Technology has come a long way in the last century or so. Human have found ways to upload knowledge directly to the brain. Basic knowledge from the old K-12 system is uploaded at birth and school only lasts until children turn about 10. After that they were free to ... | |
[WP] There were Heroes when I was a boy. | There were Heroes when I was a boy, but I looked away from them. I looked east to the rising sun and said, "I will know no cold in my life, no gray-faced hardness but kindness, no needing my neighbor like another leg or arm. I'm a child of the sun."
And they went out with their axes and their hard weathered hands, and... | There were Heroes, when I was a boy.
Now, we only have the self-interested. The survivors. Those who will do what they can do put another day on the tally of their lives. No greater schemes; no grander plans. Nothing for others. Nothing for our people.
But when I was a boy, there were Heroes.
What's that, lad?
Ah, ... | |
[WP] James Bond (MI5) was suave, Jason Bourne (CIA) was professional, and Jack Bauer (FBI) was aggressive. Describe the 4th JB. | The cool James Bond never missed an opportunity with the ladies. The Sly Jason Bourne was efficient and calculated with his objectives. And the rough and tough Jack Bauer knew how to crack some heads when he needed to.
But Jack Black took to music instead of his guns, and sang sweet melodies to soothe even his greates... |
The suave James Bond foiled criminals and evildoers worldwide.
The professional Jason Bourne struggled as an amnesiac rogue.
The aggressive Jack Bauer prevented terrorists from destroying the world in short time frames.
The foremost and fourth JB hynoptizes teenage girls and gathers a large following who obsess o... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | ...The world changed. Some claimed a higher power had the system in place, others believed it was a plague, to me it was an opportunity. "Adam?...Are you pleased with this years yield?" John said. John was my most trusted advisory and Chief Operations Officer. As for me, my name is Adam West, founder and Chief Execu... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | You understood.
After weeks spent in your dorm room watching late night documentaries on Yang Xinhai, Gary Ridgway, and Ted Bundy, and burying your nose into books on the Zodiac killer, on Son of Sam, and BTK, you understood.
After seeing your roommates’ quiet, brooding stares from the corner of your eye every so oft... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | "Hold on, I've gotta do my pre-homework before we go," Keisha says. Your girlfriend walks into her bedroom, the glow of a shop light over a tank silhouetting her.
"Keisha, we're gonna be late," you complain.
Her voice is muffled by the wall between you. "I just want to make sure I do well on this test. I need at lea... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | The sound of tires screeching came from above. I looked up to see a convertible shoot off the overpass. It sailed overhead and into the ditch of the road below. Fumbling with my cell as I rushed from the sidewalk across the street when I was hit by a blast of heat as the car exploded. Standing in the median on the phon... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | The room was filled with so many different people. Most of them were frail, older ones who had no family, but there were also younger ones who were sick and had no hope in life. There were a handful of ones in jumpsuits, obviously hardened criminals who were there against their will. But what made me hesitate was seein... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | I love my job. I really do. I work in a kitchen. Oh, no, not as a cook. I am way to high level to be a freaking dish-maker. With a grin, I ready my weapon. Soon after we found out that people could level up and you need to kill in order to get XP, my hour came.
My level surpasses everyone elses. I have hoarded so many... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | **Adam**: "Please, don't try anything you're about to see us do, at home."
**Jaimie**: "Ever!"
\**Intro starts*\*
**Today on Mythbusters, Adam and Jaimie will experience, just how experience works. They'll settle the score with a controversial issue, and... get a little philosophical. Adam Savage, Jaimie Hyneman, be... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | The man sat behind a desk alone before me. He looked at me through tired eyes before speaking.
"I have to tell someone. You're the only one strong enough and trustworthy enough for me to tell.
I'm benevolent to all who come peacefully. I heal their injuries, cure their diseases, help them forget their pain. Those wh... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | No one really understood how it happened, but the leading theory was that a new sort of virus, One that interfaced perfectly between our cognitive implants and the actual biology of the brain had been unnaturally created, possibly as a weapon, and infected the population.
Social institutions declined slowly at first... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | *Kill one man, and you are a murderer.*
I got my first set of kills fighting terrorists in a god forsaken hellhole. Most people feel that surge of power, when they take another life, but so few understand what they have gained. Of those who do, most put their skill points into strength, accuracy and the such, and are ... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | It was a harsh world.
My father was one of the first to level up. He killed my mother and my brother to gain power. He only left me alive to raise a daughter.
Laws didn't apply to anyone. It was every man for himself.
But the stronger you are, the more EXP you're worth. Rankings never stayed constant, beyond the t... | 4 years had passed. That is how long it has been since I have been fighting this one mother fucker. It has been 4 years since the 3rd last human has died. And now all that is left is this ONE guy by the name of Ted.
I have killed billions. The powers I have attained are immense. My skin is 2 inches thick titanium al... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | ...The world changed. Some claimed a higher power had the system in place, others believed it was a plague, to me it was an opportunity. "Adam?...Are you pleased with this years yield?" John said. John was my most trusted advisory and Chief Operations Officer. As for me, my name is Adam West, founder and Chief Execu... | She had returned from her latest deployment. The military had changed recently. Soldiers were recycled out and placed into non combat positions as a precaution. However the legends still stalked the battle fields, those who were out there before the terrible revelation was finally accepted.
She would be an alien, if ... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | You understood.
After weeks spent in your dorm room watching late night documentaries on Yang Xinhai, Gary Ridgway, and Ted Bundy, and burying your nose into books on the Zodiac killer, on Son of Sam, and BTK, you understood.
After seeing your roommates’ quiet, brooding stares from the corner of your eye every so oft... | She had returned from her latest deployment. The military had changed recently. Soldiers were recycled out and placed into non combat positions as a precaution. However the legends still stalked the battle fields, those who were out there before the terrible revelation was finally accepted.
She would be an alien, if ... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | "Hold on, I've gotta do my pre-homework before we go," Keisha says. Your girlfriend walks into her bedroom, the glow of a shop light over a tank silhouetting her.
"Keisha, we're gonna be late," you complain.
Her voice is muffled by the wall between you. "I just want to make sure I do well on this test. I need at lea... | She had returned from her latest deployment. The military had changed recently. Soldiers were recycled out and placed into non combat positions as a precaution. However the legends still stalked the battle fields, those who were out there before the terrible revelation was finally accepted.
She would be an alien, if ... | |
[WP] It suddenly becomes possible to gain XP and level up in the real world, but you can only do so by getting kills. | The sound of tires screeching came from above. I looked up to see a convertible shoot off the overpass. It sailed overhead and into the ditch of the road below. Fumbling with my cell as I rushed from the sidewalk across the street when I was hit by a blast of heat as the car exploded. Standing in the median on the phon... | She had returned from her latest deployment. The military had changed recently. Soldiers were recycled out and placed into non combat positions as a precaution. However the legends still stalked the battle fields, those who were out there before the terrible revelation was finally accepted.
She would be an alien, if ... |
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