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[WP] Fed up with the so many people not taking their warnings seriously, scientists all over the world decide to take matters into their own hands and become super villains in order to fix the world, whether people like it or not.
Let me take a crack at this. ---- It was an unsuspecting November morning when one neighbourhood after another of New York was suffering from one or another of utilities failure. Where one had suddenly all its landlines disconnected, another lost water pressure. The city’s authorities weren’t called at first, since i...
He took the cigarette away from his mouth, looking into his half full whiskey glass. I waited, wide eyed across the table from him. We were in a small booth in some dive bar on the lower east side, it was smokey and while people occupied every seat, not a soul stirred in there. Somber expressions littered the scene, me...
[WP] Fed up with the so many people not taking their warnings seriously, scientists all over the world decide to take matters into their own hands and become super villains in order to fix the world, whether people like it or not.
OOC: I'm late to the party and as such nobody is going to read this but it's a fun one so I'm going to write anyway, upvotes be damned. "At 10am today, the Evil Supervillainess, 'Mistress Organic' dumped tonnes of graphite to the White House and Senate bathrooms via underground microbores. Thick layers of black dust n...
He took the cigarette away from his mouth, looking into his half full whiskey glass. I waited, wide eyed across the table from him. We were in a small booth in some dive bar on the lower east side, it was smokey and while people occupied every seat, not a soul stirred in there. Somber expressions littered the scene, me...
[WP] Fed up with the so many people not taking their warnings seriously, scientists all over the world decide to take matters into their own hands and become super villains in order to fix the world, whether people like it or not.
“It doesn’t have to be this way” President Obama said wearily. He leaned back into his leather chair with a furrowed brow, two fingers to his temple, contemplating the screen before him. “We don’t care what you hope for Barry” responded a familiar robotic voice from the speakers. “We care about facts. Measurable reali...
He took the cigarette away from his mouth, looking into his half full whiskey glass. I waited, wide eyed across the table from him. We were in a small booth in some dive bar on the lower east side, it was smokey and while people occupied every seat, not a soul stirred in there. Somber expressions littered the scene, me...
[WP] Fed up with the so many people not taking their warnings seriously, scientists all over the world decide to take matters into their own hands and become super villains in order to fix the world, whether people like it or not.
[Increase EV and mass transit adoption by tripling gas prices] [Make people healthier by making corn syrup and shitty snacks more expensive] [Popularize hemp over other textiles, which uses less water, yields more per acre, and has a multitude of other consumer uses.] The list went on and on like that, with the scie...
He took the cigarette away from his mouth, looking into his half full whiskey glass. I waited, wide eyed across the table from him. We were in a small booth in some dive bar on the lower east side, it was smokey and while people occupied every seat, not a soul stirred in there. Somber expressions littered the scene, me...
[WP] Fed up with the so many people not taking their warnings seriously, scientists all over the world decide to take matters into their own hands and become super villains in order to fix the world, whether people like it or not.
OOC: I'm late to the party and as such nobody is going to read this but it's a fun one so I'm going to write anyway, upvotes be damned. "At 10am today, the Evil Supervillainess, 'Mistress Organic' dumped tonnes of graphite to the White House and Senate bathrooms via underground microbores. Thick layers of black dust n...
Let me take a crack at this. ---- It was an unsuspecting November morning when one neighbourhood after another of New York was suffering from one or another of utilities failure. Where one had suddenly all its landlines disconnected, another lost water pressure. The city’s authorities weren’t called at first, since i...
[WP] Fed up with the so many people not taking their warnings seriously, scientists all over the world decide to take matters into their own hands and become super villains in order to fix the world, whether people like it or not.
[Increase EV and mass transit adoption by tripling gas prices] [Make people healthier by making corn syrup and shitty snacks more expensive] [Popularize hemp over other textiles, which uses less water, yields more per acre, and has a multitude of other consumer uses.] The list went on and on like that, with the scie...
“It doesn’t have to be this way” President Obama said wearily. He leaned back into his leather chair with a furrowed brow, two fingers to his temple, contemplating the screen before him. “We don’t care what you hope for Barry” responded a familiar robotic voice from the speakers. “We care about facts. Measurable reali...
[WP] Every time somebody says "you must be fun at parties" to somebody else, however sincere or sarcastic, you whip out a little notebook and jot down a name. When your list hits twenty people, you have a party.
One of the major misconceptions about parties was that they were all, in essence, the same. The truth was, some people were only meant for certain sorts of parties, and those were the sorts of parties that I liked to throw. "No," said Greg. "But that's what I'm saying, Superman can't catch her if she's falling too fas...
I looked down at my notepad. Yep, I had emailed everyone I needed to. Puns were my greatest talent, unless you count being able to make everyone in the room groan at the same time. Well, I had just finished my preparations when they arrived. All 20 of them. The 20 people who hated my puns the most. Now I could get my r...
[WP] You have the ability to see through man-made objects and only man-made objects. You don’t like unintentionally spying on people but you can’t turn it off. You are walking around and then you spot something. It seems to be a room, and you can’t see into it.
The street is empty. It's early evening, trees sway gently around you. But there is no other life. Not cars, not conversations, not even a bird in the sky. The place called home at the end of the street is the only place you feel comfortable peering out from. It's a solace. The loneliness was nice. But tonight, your ...
"Having x-ray vision sucks. My parents learned pretty early on that I was "special" - a lot of kids my generation were developing "superpowers" and governments were doing "testing" and blah blah blah. Truth is, I hate it. I can't see man-made things. Of any kind. As a result, I've been living in the woods, au naturale...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
It was a fairly useful gift but for me it was like having candy in class pretty nice until everyone wanted some and it ruins your pants. I always told them I was a better searcher, I would always win at hide in seek with my friends, or hunting game with them. But the thing my friends seemed to notice the most was my ...
(((Caution: punctuatuon & spelling))) A deeps sigh comes between the both of us as it was a memory that we stared in a play "The round table". A thought popped into James head "Maybe you can find the holy grail, my master". He chuckles some more as i roll my eyes reminiscing of the fake foam sword slashing though...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"My lost keys to my drawers." The music was booming as my friends stared at me, freaked out and fascinated. "Behind the piano." Ginny covers her mouth, and goes to check. "Darren's car," pipes up Nick next to me. Darren leans forward, eyebrows raised. "2 blocks down the road." He leans back, stunned, as Ginny shows ...
(((Caution: punctuatuon & spelling))) A deeps sigh comes between the both of us as it was a memory that we stared in a play "The round table". A thought popped into James head "Maybe you can find the holy grail, my master". He chuckles some more as i roll my eyes reminiscing of the fake foam sword slashing though...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"Yeah man, the ring is right there under the book." Mike looked at me shocked. "You mean you can do this to anything?" "Yep ever played a video game where a green arrow appeared telling you where to go? It's the same. The same green arrow and everything. Kind of an annoyning GPS. Bitch even recalculates if I m...
(((Caution: punctuatuon & spelling))) A deeps sigh comes between the both of us as it was a memory that we stared in a play "The round table". A thought popped into James head "Maybe you can find the holy grail, my master". He chuckles some more as i roll my eyes reminiscing of the fake foam sword slashing though...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"Alright, big shot," Drew began, his face smug as can be. "Finding my great grandmother's lost ring was easy-stuff. How about you go find the trail?" I shook my head and chuckled. Since I'd told him about my little 'knack' a couple of weeks ago, Drew had spent just about every moment of our free time making me find th...
(((Caution: punctuatuon & spelling))) A deeps sigh comes between the both of us as it was a memory that we stared in a play "The round table". A thought popped into James head "Maybe you can find the holy grail, my master". He chuckles some more as i roll my eyes reminiscing of the fake foam sword slashing though...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"Yeah dude, OK. Find the holy grail then" he said laughing his dismissive laugh. I shook my head, and turned to look out into the sea. Living in Alaska has always been amazing, but the best part was always being near the ocean. The breeze was never warm, but it always felt fresh and I always wondered where the air...
(((Caution: punctuatuon & spelling))) A deeps sigh comes between the both of us as it was a memory that we stared in a play "The round table". A thought popped into James head "Maybe you can find the holy grail, my master". He chuckles some more as i roll my eyes reminiscing of the fake foam sword slashing though...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
I blinked. No...it couldn't be. Blinked again. The faint shimmer was still there. Seriously, universe? "Uhh...hey dude...you're never gonna belive this..." I started slowly, my eyes fixed on the invisible point. My friend turned, his eyes growing wide as he realised why I was staring. "Bro...no way! Are you kidd...
(((Caution: punctuatuon & spelling))) A deeps sigh comes between the both of us as it was a memory that we stared in a play "The round table". A thought popped into James head "Maybe you can find the holy grail, my master". He chuckles some more as i roll my eyes reminiscing of the fake foam sword slashing though...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
Detroit is an...interesting city, you could say. The third decade of the 21st century’s began its glorious rebirth. In 2071, I was 15, and the city was ALIVE again, downtown bustled, the suburbs were reborn anew, and my home was a hub of American technology and industry. But there were still ruins on some of the outski...
(((Caution: punctuatuon & spelling))) A deeps sigh comes between the both of us as it was a memory that we stared in a play "The round table". A thought popped into James head "Maybe you can find the holy grail, my master". He chuckles some more as i roll my eyes reminiscing of the fake foam sword slashing though...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
It was a fairly useful gift but for me it was like having candy in class pretty nice until everyone wanted some and it ruins your pants. I always told them I was a better searcher, I would always win at hide in seek with my friends, or hunting game with them. But the thing my friends seemed to notice the most was my ...
"Hey dude, What about the holy grail?" The man in front of me suddenly started speaking to me, who is he? does he know that I have the ability to find anything? "What about it?" I thought about it for a moment and a line appeared in my vision, leading 5 miles north. "I mean, The holy grail!" I frowned at the man "E...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"My lost keys to my drawers." The music was booming as my friends stared at me, freaked out and fascinated. "Behind the piano." Ginny covers her mouth, and goes to check. "Darren's car," pipes up Nick next to me. Darren leans forward, eyebrows raised. "2 blocks down the road." He leans back, stunned, as Ginny shows ...
"Hey dude, What about the holy grail?" The man in front of me suddenly started speaking to me, who is he? does he know that I have the ability to find anything? "What about it?" I thought about it for a moment and a line appeared in my vision, leading 5 miles north. "I mean, The holy grail!" I frowned at the man "E...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"My lost keys to my drawers." The music was booming as my friends stared at me, freaked out and fascinated. "Behind the piano." Ginny covers her mouth, and goes to check. "Darren's car," pipes up Nick next to me. Darren leans forward, eyebrows raised. "2 blocks down the road." He leans back, stunned, as Ginny shows ...
“Hey, you think you can find the holy grail, Marky?” Brian asked, barely holding back a laugh. “Sure, buddy, let me just fine tune my antenna here,” I joked. “But seriously, you know that shit is-“, I stopped mid sentence, staring past Brian’s shoulder. Hovering above the trees about five miles away was a large glowing...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"Yeah man, the ring is right there under the book." Mike looked at me shocked. "You mean you can do this to anything?" "Yep ever played a video game where a green arrow appeared telling you where to go? It's the same. The same green arrow and everything. Kind of an annoyning GPS. Bitch even recalculates if I m...
“Hey, you think you can find the holy grail, Marky?” Brian asked, barely holding back a laugh. “Sure, buddy, let me just fine tune my antenna here,” I joked. “But seriously, you know that shit is-“, I stopped mid sentence, staring past Brian’s shoulder. Hovering above the trees about five miles away was a large glowing...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"Alright, big shot," Drew began, his face smug as can be. "Finding my great grandmother's lost ring was easy-stuff. How about you go find the trail?" I shook my head and chuckled. Since I'd told him about my little 'knack' a couple of weeks ago, Drew had spent just about every moment of our free time making me find th...
“Hey, you think you can find the holy grail, Marky?” Brian asked, barely holding back a laugh. “Sure, buddy, let me just fine tune my antenna here,” I joked. “But seriously, you know that shit is-“, I stopped mid sentence, staring past Brian’s shoulder. Hovering above the trees about five miles away was a large glowing...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"Yeah dude, OK. Find the holy grail then" he said laughing his dismissive laugh. I shook my head, and turned to look out into the sea. Living in Alaska has always been amazing, but the best part was always being near the ocean. The breeze was never warm, but it always felt fresh and I always wondered where the air...
“Hey, you think you can find the holy grail, Marky?” Brian asked, barely holding back a laugh. “Sure, buddy, let me just fine tune my antenna here,” I joked. “But seriously, you know that shit is-“, I stopped mid sentence, staring past Brian’s shoulder. Hovering above the trees about five miles away was a large glowing...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
I blinked. No...it couldn't be. Blinked again. The faint shimmer was still there. Seriously, universe? "Uhh...hey dude...you're never gonna belive this..." I started slowly, my eyes fixed on the invisible point. My friend turned, his eyes growing wide as he realised why I was staring. "Bro...no way! Are you kidd...
“Hey, you think you can find the holy grail, Marky?” Brian asked, barely holding back a laugh. “Sure, buddy, let me just fine tune my antenna here,” I joked. “But seriously, you know that shit is-“, I stopped mid sentence, staring past Brian’s shoulder. Hovering above the trees about five miles away was a large glowing...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
Detroit is an...interesting city, you could say. The third decade of the 21st century’s began its glorious rebirth. In 2071, I was 15, and the city was ALIVE again, downtown bustled, the suburbs were reborn anew, and my home was a hub of American technology and industry. But there were still ruins on some of the outski...
“Hey, you think you can find the holy grail, Marky?” Brian asked, barely holding back a laugh. “Sure, buddy, let me just fine tune my antenna here,” I joked. “But seriously, you know that shit is-“, I stopped mid sentence, staring past Brian’s shoulder. Hovering above the trees about five miles away was a large glowing...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
We sat down at the only open table in the crowded bar. The table was tucked away in the back corner situated somewhat awkwardly near the bar. Finding the table hadn't been difficult. I'd always been able to find whatever it was I was looking for. My new friend sat down across from me and flagged down one of the belea...
“Hey, you think you can find the holy grail, Marky?” Brian asked, barely holding back a laugh. “Sure, buddy, let me just fine tune my antenna here,” I joked. “But seriously, you know that shit is-“, I stopped mid sentence, staring past Brian’s shoulder. Hovering above the trees about five miles away was a large glowing...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
"Yeah dude, OK. Find the holy grail then" he said laughing his dismissive laugh. I shook my head, and turned to look out into the sea. Living in Alaska has always been amazing, but the best part was always being near the ocean. The breeze was never warm, but it always felt fresh and I always wondered where the air...
"Alright, big shot," Drew began, his face smug as can be. "Finding my great grandmother's lost ring was easy-stuff. How about you go find the trail?" I shook my head and chuckled. Since I'd told him about my little 'knack' a couple of weeks ago, Drew had spent just about every moment of our free time making me find th...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
I blinked. No...it couldn't be. Blinked again. The faint shimmer was still there. Seriously, universe? "Uhh...hey dude...you're never gonna belive this..." I started slowly, my eyes fixed on the invisible point. My friend turned, his eyes growing wide as he realised why I was staring. "Bro...no way! Are you kidd...
Imagine that the world sits within a grey, cubical grid, and every object has coordinates in this grid. Now, reach out and touch the nearest point within the grid. Three lines intersect to create that point. Take these lines—extend them as far as the eye can see. Do you see them? Try and color the lines red. You now ...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
Detroit is an...interesting city, you could say. The third decade of the 21st century’s began its glorious rebirth. In 2071, I was 15, and the city was ALIVE again, downtown bustled, the suburbs were reborn anew, and my home was a hub of American technology and industry. But there were still ruins on some of the outski...
Imagine that the world sits within a grey, cubical grid, and every object has coordinates in this grid. Now, reach out and touch the nearest point within the grid. Three lines intersect to create that point. Take these lines—extend them as far as the eye can see. Do you see them? Try and color the lines red. You now ...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
We sat down at the only open table in the crowded bar. The table was tucked away in the back corner situated somewhat awkwardly near the bar. Finding the table hadn't been difficult. I'd always been able to find whatever it was I was looking for. My new friend sat down across from me and flagged down one of the belea...
Imagine that the world sits within a grey, cubical grid, and every object has coordinates in this grid. Now, reach out and touch the nearest point within the grid. Three lines intersect to create that point. Take these lines—extend them as far as the eye can see. Do you see them? Try and color the lines red. You now ...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
Detroit is an...interesting city, you could say. The third decade of the 21st century’s began its glorious rebirth. In 2071, I was 15, and the city was ALIVE again, downtown bustled, the suburbs were reborn anew, and my home was a hub of American technology and industry. But there were still ruins on some of the outski...
I blinked. No...it couldn't be. Blinked again. The faint shimmer was still there. Seriously, universe? "Uhh...hey dude...you're never gonna belive this..." I started slowly, my eyes fixed on the invisible point. My friend turned, his eyes growing wide as he realised why I was staring. "Bro...no way! Are you kidd...
[WP] Ever since you were born, you had the ability to see a marker on where any item is if people ask you to find it. However, once a friend jokingly asks you if you could find him the holy grail. You both laugh it off, but suddenly a mark appears 5 miles to the north of you.
We sat down at the only open table in the crowded bar. The table was tucked away in the back corner situated somewhat awkwardly near the bar. Finding the table hadn't been difficult. I'd always been able to find whatever it was I was looking for. My new friend sat down across from me and flagged down one of the belea...
"Too bad you can't find the holy grail," Parker says, sipping his milkshake at the diner. "It would be a real lifesaver, Callie." I laugh from the other side of the booth. "I wish." Parker and I have been friends for several years. We met in a support group for teens with cancer. He swears he always knows what time ...
[WP] When people die they get the chance to know how they died and who is responsible for their death. When you finally get to the clerk at the reception she looks you up and heads to the back. After a while she comes back with someone else, it's the manager. They tell you there's no record for you.
A tight pain formed in my chest, as I urged my self to breathe, and to calm down. Looking at the manager, I asked her what could have happened to it. "We aren't sure," she said in a nervous manner, "We'll be right on it." They left. They were gone for three hours. A man walked into the room. He seemed to be emitti...
"No record? How is that possible?" "We're not entirely sure." "Actually... There are 3 reasons you wouldn't have a record. You likely won't like one of the three." The receptionist looked up at the manager in disbelief. "You would either be an angel that was incarnated on the earth, you could be a separate lifefo...
[WP] When people die they get the chance to know how they died and who is responsible for their death. When you finally get to the clerk at the reception she looks you up and heads to the back. After a while she comes back with someone else, it's the manager. They tell you there's no record for you.
I found myself in a long line. I am not aware how I how a got here but with this many people, it must be important. When I got to the front of the queue, I saw that the counter wasn't unlike a bank, with multiple tellers assisting people. The third receptionist from the left called out for me. "Name please." Said the...
"No record? How is that possible?" "We're not entirely sure." "Actually... There are 3 reasons you wouldn't have a record. You likely won't like one of the three." The receptionist looked up at the manager in disbelief. "You would either be an angel that was incarnated on the earth, you could be a separate lifefo...
[WP] When people die they get the chance to know how they died and who is responsible for their death. When you finally get to the clerk at the reception she looks you up and heads to the back. After a while she comes back with someone else, it's the manager. They tell you there's no record for you.
I found myself in a long line. I am not aware how I how a got here but with this many people, it must be important. When I got to the front of the queue, I saw that the counter wasn't unlike a bank, with multiple tellers assisting people. The third receptionist from the left called out for me. "Name please." Said the...
A tight pain formed in my chest, as I urged my self to breathe, and to calm down. Looking at the manager, I asked her what could have happened to it. "We aren't sure," she said in a nervous manner, "We'll be right on it." They left. They were gone for three hours. A man walked into the room. He seemed to be emitti...
[WP] When people die they get the chance to know how they died and who is responsible for their death. When you finally get to the clerk at the reception she looks you up and heads to the back. After a while she comes back with someone else, it's the manager. They tell you there's no record for you.
"Nothing?", I managed to blurt out as the manager stared at me with a look that seemed to combine sadness and surprise, indicating that this wasn't exactly an everyday case. And if I hadn't been terrified before, now I was. "Did you check everywhere? Could it be under someone else's name, another Chris Herley, stuck ...
I am dead, and apparently I don’t exist. “I am talking to you right now. I wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t died. How can there be no record for me?” “Well you see…” the manager was short and round, and somehow mouse-like “there are a number of things that could have gone wrong. Not that we see a case like yours every da...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
Roughly 3 hours (or three days I didn't really bother to keep time these days) after that conversation I sat on a table trying to decide wether to itch at the space between the tracking bracket and my wrist or at the crusty bandages over my eyes.. or maybe I could manage both? I continued to attempt such a feat till I ...
Sotha, my alien friend, walked into my house, and sniffed an old Homestuck shirt I had on the floor. "Yes, Marjory, this has the mark of the Ghoosha on it." I picked it up, and flung it across my room, disgusted by the rancid odor. "Benny must have peed on this! That cat!" Sotha cringed a bit. "Well, cat to them i...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
I stare at the man in interest. Well, I saw him as a man. We are face-to-face currently, but over the screens, I saw him as a wispy, gray creature, with many eyes and long, tapered fingers ending in black. "Yessss, the Ghooossshhhaaa," he hisses, his voice vaguely resembling a kettle that is boiling over. "You've ...
Sotha, my alien friend, walked into my house, and sniffed an old Homestuck shirt I had on the floor. "Yes, Marjory, this has the mark of the Ghoosha on it." I picked it up, and flung it across my room, disgusted by the rancid odor. "Benny must have peed on this! That cat!" Sotha cringed a bit. "Well, cat to them i...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"We call them Ghosts." When the alien first mentioned the name Ghoosa, the ambassador was sceptical and confused. But as the alien explained a Ghoosa, he slowly start to realise what it was. "Yes some people on earth believe in them and every few say that they have encountered them. I consider it a bloody superstiti...
Sotha, my alien friend, walked into my house, and sniffed an old Homestuck shirt I had on the floor. "Yes, Marjory, this has the mark of the Ghoosha on it." I picked it up, and flung it across my room, disgusted by the rancid odor. "Benny must have peed on this! That cat!" Sotha cringed a bit. "Well, cat to them i...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
I stare at the alien. “What are the—” A searing, stabbing pain suddenly explodes in my legs and quickly spreads across my whole body like wildfire. I try to scream, to cry out, but it’s too late. My throat constricts. My jaws clamp. My whole body shuts down. With a look on its face that seems perhaps somewhere betwee...
Sotha, my alien friend, walked into my house, and sniffed an old Homestuck shirt I had on the floor. "Yes, Marjory, this has the mark of the Ghoosha on it." I picked it up, and flung it across my room, disgusted by the rancid odor. "Benny must have peed on this! That cat!" Sotha cringed a bit. "Well, cat to them i...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
I laughed nervously. I shouldn't have done this -- the summit was all but over, broken for a brief recess before the final terms had been agreed to. Diplomacy, it was being called, although it was more like Earth being bound in shackles. "Fascinating," the alien finally said, the gills on his neck flaring. It blinked...
Sotha, my alien friend, walked into my house, and sniffed an old Homestuck shirt I had on the floor. "Yes, Marjory, this has the mark of the Ghoosha on it." I picked it up, and flung it across my room, disgusted by the rancid odor. "Benny must have peed on this! That cat!" Sotha cringed a bit. "Well, cat to them i...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
**[0312]** Dr. ██████ █████: For the record, this interview is being recorded for future review, analysis and to serve as a means to decide course of action. Do you acknowledge this? **[0312]** ███-████: *◼̨҉͏̷͜◼̷̀◼̷◼̵̧̀҉͘◼͏̕͜͞͞◼̢̢͝◼̷́͢* *Note: Translation software indicates information was acknowledged. Henceforth, ...
Sotha, my alien friend, walked into my house, and sniffed an old Homestuck shirt I had on the floor. "Yes, Marjory, this has the mark of the Ghoosha on it." I picked it up, and flung it across my room, disgusted by the rancid odor. "Benny must have peed on this! That cat!" Sotha cringed a bit. "Well, cat to them i...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"We call them Ghosts." When the alien first mentioned the name Ghoosa, the ambassador was sceptical and confused. But as the alien explained a Ghoosa, he slowly start to realise what it was. "Yes some people on earth believe in them and every few say that they have encountered them. I consider it a bloody superstiti...
Roughly 3 hours (or three days I didn't really bother to keep time these days) after that conversation I sat on a table trying to decide wether to itch at the space between the tracking bracket and my wrist or at the crusty bandages over my eyes.. or maybe I could manage both? I continued to attempt such a feat till I ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
I stare at the alien. “What are the—” A searing, stabbing pain suddenly explodes in my legs and quickly spreads across my whole body like wildfire. I try to scream, to cry out, but it’s too late. My throat constricts. My jaws clamp. My whole body shuts down. With a look on its face that seems perhaps somewhere betwee...
Roughly 3 hours (or three days I didn't really bother to keep time these days) after that conversation I sat on a table trying to decide wether to itch at the space between the tracking bracket and my wrist or at the crusty bandages over my eyes.. or maybe I could manage both? I continued to attempt such a feat till I ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
I laughed nervously. I shouldn't have done this -- the summit was all but over, broken for a brief recess before the final terms had been agreed to. Diplomacy, it was being called, although it was more like Earth being bound in shackles. "Fascinating," the alien finally said, the gills on his neck flaring. It blinked...
Roughly 3 hours (or three days I didn't really bother to keep time these days) after that conversation I sat on a table trying to decide wether to itch at the space between the tracking bracket and my wrist or at the crusty bandages over my eyes.. or maybe I could manage both? I continued to attempt such a feat till I ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
**[0312]** Dr. ██████ █████: For the record, this interview is being recorded for future review, analysis and to serve as a means to decide course of action. Do you acknowledge this? **[0312]** ███-████: *◼̨҉͏̷͜◼̷̀◼̷◼̵̧̀҉͘◼͏̕͜͞͞◼̢̢͝◼̷́͢* *Note: Translation software indicates information was acknowledged. Henceforth, ...
Roughly 3 hours (or three days I didn't really bother to keep time these days) after that conversation I sat on a table trying to decide wether to itch at the space between the tracking bracket and my wrist or at the crusty bandages over my eyes.. or maybe I could manage both? I continued to attempt such a feat till I ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"We call them Ghosts." When the alien first mentioned the name Ghoosa, the ambassador was sceptical and confused. But as the alien explained a Ghoosa, he slowly start to realise what it was. "Yes some people on earth believe in them and every few say that they have encountered them. I consider it a bloody superstiti...
I stare at the man in interest. Well, I saw him as a man. We are face-to-face currently, but over the screens, I saw him as a wispy, gray creature, with many eyes and long, tapered fingers ending in black. "Yessss, the Ghooossshhhaaa," he hisses, his voice vaguely resembling a kettle that is boiling over. "You've ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
I stare at the alien. “What are the—” A searing, stabbing pain suddenly explodes in my legs and quickly spreads across my whole body like wildfire. I try to scream, to cry out, but it’s too late. My throat constricts. My jaws clamp. My whole body shuts down. With a look on its face that seems perhaps somewhere betwee...
I stare at the man in interest. Well, I saw him as a man. We are face-to-face currently, but over the screens, I saw him as a wispy, gray creature, with many eyes and long, tapered fingers ending in black. "Yessss, the Ghooossshhhaaa," he hisses, his voice vaguely resembling a kettle that is boiling over. "You've ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
**[0312]** Dr. ██████ █████: For the record, this interview is being recorded for future review, analysis and to serve as a means to decide course of action. Do you acknowledge this? **[0312]** ███-████: *◼̨҉͏̷͜◼̷̀◼̷◼̵̧̀҉͘◼͏̕͜͞͞◼̢̢͝◼̷́͢* *Note: Translation software indicates information was acknowledged. Henceforth, ...
I stare at the man in interest. Well, I saw him as a man. We are face-to-face currently, but over the screens, I saw him as a wispy, gray creature, with many eyes and long, tapered fingers ending in black. "Yessss, the Ghooossshhhaaa," he hisses, his voice vaguely resembling a kettle that is boiling over. "You've ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
**[0312]** Dr. ██████ █████: For the record, this interview is being recorded for future review, analysis and to serve as a means to decide course of action. Do you acknowledge this? **[0312]** ███-████: *◼̨҉͏̷͜◼̷̀◼̷◼̵̧̀҉͘◼͏̕͜͞͞◼̢̢͝◼̷́͢* *Note: Translation software indicates information was acknowledged. Henceforth, ...
"We call them Ghosts." When the alien first mentioned the name Ghoosa, the ambassador was sceptical and confused. But as the alien explained a Ghoosa, he slowly start to realise what it was. "Yes some people on earth believe in them and every few say that they have encountered them. I consider it a bloody superstiti...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
**[0312]** Dr. ██████ █████: For the record, this interview is being recorded for future review, analysis and to serve as a means to decide course of action. Do you acknowledge this? **[0312]** ███-████: *◼̨҉͏̷͜◼̷̀◼̷◼̵̧̀҉͘◼͏̕͜͞͞◼̢̢͝◼̷́͢* *Note: Translation software indicates information was acknowledged. Henceforth, ...
I stare at the alien. “What are the—” A searing, stabbing pain suddenly explodes in my legs and quickly spreads across my whole body like wildfire. I try to scream, to cry out, but it’s too late. My throat constricts. My jaws clamp. My whole body shuts down. With a look on its face that seems perhaps somewhere betwee...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
“Some day, you’ll learn, as the Ghoosha did, that 90% of WP is based on formulaic pseudo-prompts that are more likely to make you a worse writer than a better one.” “But surely today is not that day?” “Yes, we will continue posting terrible prompts. Why would anyone ever want to be a writer? What a stupid pursuit. Le...
"The race communicates via color but has a name that can be translated into phonetic english?" I puzzled. "We have a name that can be translated, yes..." the alien trailed off in thought. "Well then, I guess we communicate through you." I grinned. The alien's tendrils curled and it's eyelets furrowed while I had a ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
I laughed nervously. I shouldn't have done this -- the summit was all but over, broken for a brief recess before the final terms had been agreed to. Diplomacy, it was being called, although it was more like Earth being bound in shackles. "Fascinating," the alien finally said, the gills on his neck flaring. It blinked...
"The race communicates via color but has a name that can be translated into phonetic english?" I puzzled. "We have a name that can be translated, yes..." the alien trailed off in thought. "Well then, I guess we communicate through you." I grinned. The alien's tendrils curled and it's eyelets furrowed while I had a ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
**[0312]** Dr. ██████ █████: For the record, this interview is being recorded for future review, analysis and to serve as a means to decide course of action. Do you acknowledge this? **[0312]** ███-████: *◼̨҉͏̷͜◼̷̀◼̷◼̵̧̀҉͘◼͏̕͜͞͞◼̢̢͝◼̷́͢* *Note: Translation software indicates information was acknowledged. Henceforth, ...
"The race communicates via color but has a name that can be translated into phonetic english?" I puzzled. "We have a name that can be translated, yes..." the alien trailed off in thought. "Well then, I guess we communicate through you." I grinned. The alien's tendrils curled and it's eyelets furrowed while I had a ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"Well, ask Tom Starter. ", the beautiful blonde with large baby blue eyes declared, pointing to India on the globe on my desk. Let's review, shall we? 1. Aliens land on my lawn last night. 2. They wake me up at 3:30 , are quite cordial and charming, and carry a mild sedative that they administer by flashing a laven...
"The race communicates via color but has a name that can be translated into phonetic english?" I puzzled. "We have a name that can be translated, yes..." the alien trailed off in thought. "Well then, I guess we communicate through you." I grinned. The alien's tendrils curled and it's eyelets furrowed while I had a ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
**[0312]** Dr. ██████ █████: For the record, this interview is being recorded for future review, analysis and to serve as a means to decide course of action. Do you acknowledge this? **[0312]** ███-████: *◼̨҉͏̷͜◼̷̀◼̷◼̵̧̀҉͘◼͏̕͜͞͞◼̢̢͝◼̷́͢* *Note: Translation software indicates information was acknowledged. Henceforth, ...
“Some day, you’ll learn, as the Ghoosha did, that 90% of WP is based on formulaic pseudo-prompts that are more likely to make you a worse writer than a better one.” “But surely today is not that day?” “Yes, we will continue posting terrible prompts. Why would anyone ever want to be a writer? What a stupid pursuit. Le...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"Well, ask Tom Starter. ", the beautiful blonde with large baby blue eyes declared, pointing to India on the globe on my desk. Let's review, shall we? 1. Aliens land on my lawn last night. 2. They wake me up at 3:30 , are quite cordial and charming, and carry a mild sedative that they administer by flashing a laven...
“Some day, you’ll learn, as the Ghoosha did, that 90% of WP is based on formulaic pseudo-prompts that are more likely to make you a worse writer than a better one.” “But surely today is not that day?” “Yes, we will continue posting terrible prompts. Why would anyone ever want to be a writer? What a stupid pursuit. Le...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
**[0312]** Dr. ██████ █████: For the record, this interview is being recorded for future review, analysis and to serve as a means to decide course of action. Do you acknowledge this? **[0312]** ███-████: *◼̨҉͏̷͜◼̷̀◼̷◼̵̧̀҉͘◼͏̕͜͞͞◼̢̢͝◼̷́͢* *Note: Translation software indicates information was acknowledged. Henceforth, ...
I laughed nervously. I shouldn't have done this -- the summit was all but over, broken for a brief recess before the final terms had been agreed to. Diplomacy, it was being called, although it was more like Earth being bound in shackles. "Fascinating," the alien finally said, the gills on his neck flaring. It blinked...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
INT. UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY - MEETING ROOM - DAY Outside the room the full general assembly sits and impatiently awaits. The US President is at the podium giving a long winded introduction. Inside a small group of scientists waits to usher out the soon to be newest member, ambassador 457,837,684,729,957,749,737 from the ...
I stared blankly for a second.... "The Dungeon Dimension creatures?" "Yes, the *Things.* They are the colour octarine but if you can't see that...*"* "Ah. Yes, modern theory suggests they can only be seen by those with the *talent,* and we have no such humans left. In any case, the few records of those creatures we ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"You'd have to repeat that." I say, taking a sip from my flask, never letting my gaze leave the three glowing eyes of the chitinous creature before me. "I may only be a petty officer and translation specialist but even I would know of a second dominant species on my home world." "They call themselves the Ghoosha." It c...
I stared blankly for a second.... "The Dungeon Dimension creatures?" "Yes, the *Things.* They are the colour octarine but if you can't see that...*"* "Ah. Yes, modern theory suggests they can only be seen by those with the *talent,* and we have no such humans left. In any case, the few records of those creatures we ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
The first rule of xenodiplomacy is that emotions cause problems. Don't show any. Better still, don't *have* any. Never be angry. Never be greedy. Never be pleased. Never be surprised. So of course I'm not surprised when, once again, I accidentally discover that we're not alone. We've never been alone. We wer...
I stared blankly for a second.... "The Dungeon Dimension creatures?" "Yes, the *Things.* They are the colour octarine but if you can't see that...*"* "Ah. Yes, modern theory suggests they can only be seen by those with the *talent,* and we have no such humans left. In any case, the few records of those creatures we ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"Goosha?" I said, tilting my head a bit. "Who are they?" The alien looked at me strangely. I had difficulty reading his expression. He was almost entirely human in appearance, with angular features and an air of delicacy and grace. The only thing that would separate him visually from a human were his ears; they were l...
I stared blankly for a second.... "The Dungeon Dimension creatures?" "Yes, the *Things.* They are the colour octarine but if you can't see that...*"* "Ah. Yes, modern theory suggests they can only be seen by those with the *talent,* and we have no such humans left. In any case, the few records of those creatures we ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
*"Is it true you can only see three basic colors?"* the alien being asked. "Just about. Our eyes have three major primary colors perceived by the cones in our eyes, and most of the colors we perceive on what we call the visible spectrum are a mix of Yellow, Red, and Blue." *"So, how do you communicate with the Ghoos...
I stared blankly for a second.... "The Dungeon Dimension creatures?" "Yes, the *Things.* They are the colour octarine but if you can't see that...*"* "Ah. Yes, modern theory suggests they can only be seen by those with the *talent,* and we have no such humans left. In any case, the few records of those creatures we ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"You'd have to repeat that." I say, taking a sip from my flask, never letting my gaze leave the three glowing eyes of the chitinous creature before me. "I may only be a petty officer and translation specialist but even I would know of a second dominant species on my home world." "They call themselves the Ghoosha." It c...
INT. UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY - MEETING ROOM - DAY Outside the room the full general assembly sits and impatiently awaits. The US President is at the podium giving a long winded introduction. Inside a small group of scientists waits to usher out the soon to be newest member, ambassador 457,837,684,729,957,749,737 from the ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"Goosha?" I said, tilting my head a bit. "Who are they?" The alien looked at me strangely. I had difficulty reading his expression. He was almost entirely human in appearance, with angular features and an air of delicacy and grace. The only thing that would separate him visually from a human were his ears; they were l...
INT. UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY - MEETING ROOM - DAY Outside the room the full general assembly sits and impatiently awaits. The US President is at the podium giving a long winded introduction. Inside a small group of scientists waits to usher out the soon to be newest member, ambassador 457,837,684,729,957,749,737 from the ...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"Goosha?" I said, tilting my head a bit. "Who are they?" The alien looked at me strangely. I had difficulty reading his expression. He was almost entirely human in appearance, with angular features and an air of delicacy and grace. The only thing that would separate him visually from a human were his ears; they were l...
The first rule of xenodiplomacy is that emotions cause problems. Don't show any. Better still, don't *have* any. Never be angry. Never be greedy. Never be pleased. Never be surprised. So of course I'm not surprised when, once again, I accidentally discover that we're not alone. We've never been alone. We wer...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
"Goosha?" I said, tilting my head a bit. "Who are they?" The alien looked at me strangely. I had difficulty reading his expression. He was almost entirely human in appearance, with angular features and an air of delicacy and grace. The only thing that would separate him visually from a human were his ears; they were l...
"Three colors? What exactly do you mean by that?" "Ah, I apologize." The being across from me taps its headset a few times, twisting a few dials. "I believe my translator made an error," it says. Oh well. It happens. "I believe I've fixed it. Now, is it true your species can only exist in three dimensions?" "U...
[WP]"Is is true that you can only see three basic colors?", the alien being asked "It is." "So, how do you communicate with the Ghoosha?" "With whom?", I responded confused. "The other major race on your planet."
*"Is it true you can only see three basic colors?"* the alien being asked. "Just about. Our eyes have three major primary colors perceived by the cones in our eyes, and most of the colors we perceive on what we call the visible spectrum are a mix of Yellow, Red, and Blue." *"So, how do you communicate with the Ghoos...
"Three colors? What exactly do you mean by that?" "Ah, I apologize." The being across from me taps its headset a few times, twisting a few dials. "I believe my translator made an error," it says. Oh well. It happens. "I believe I've fixed it. Now, is it true your species can only exist in three dimensions?" "U...
[WP] All the world leaders have a groupchat. One day you accidentally get added.
I prepared myself a coffee, even went down to the store despite the awful cold weather and bought some cookies. This will be a long a night. All those secrets. Maybe I can even write a blog post about this and get famous. I'm still pondering about that though, I don't know if it's wise to mess with all world leaders. ...
"Oh god" was the only response I could get out before the entire world was asking. Who was I and why am I in this chat of leaders. Then I remembered. The world's newest country was a monarchy based in the same place that Greece was. Similar population too, the only difference is they gained power out of nowhere and t...
[WP] All the world leaders have a groupchat. One day you accidentally get added.
\[Alex Bishop has joined the conversation\] Macron: Hey, who is this, did someone else become a world leader without anyone else realising? Theresa: Could be another Australian prime minister? Merkel: No, I believe the Australian prime ministers name was Scott Marston. ~~Malcolm~~ Scott:…...Morrison. Merkel: W...
"Oh god" was the only response I could get out before the entire world was asking. Who was I and why am I in this chat of leaders. Then I remembered. The world's newest country was a monarchy based in the same place that Greece was. Similar population too, the only difference is they gained power out of nowhere and t...
[WP] All the world leaders have a groupchat. One day you accidentally get added.
\[Alex Bishop has joined the conversation\] Macron: Hey, who is this, did someone else become a world leader without anyone else realising? Theresa: Could be another Australian prime minister? Merkel: No, I believe the Australian prime ministers name was Scott Marston. ~~Malcolm~~ Scott:…...Morrison. Merkel: W...
I prepared myself a coffee, even went down to the store despite the awful cold weather and bought some cookies. This will be a long a night. All those secrets. Maybe I can even write a blog post about this and get famous. I'm still pondering about that though, I don't know if it's wise to mess with all world leaders. ...
[WP] As Voyager II leaves the solar system, scientists are flabbergasted to discover that the probe simply appears in Nasa's HQ. In its memory banks is a single phrase, "**** Has Left the Playable area, and has been returned to spawn."
Eight scientists with a total of thirteen Phds (and two engineers) crowded around the flashing readout on an intern’s monitor, the one they used for illicit inquisition (professional and not) because he was there so infrequently and always came to staff parties but nobody could ever remember as having contributed to ...
everyone was silenced by this phrase. it wasn't possible to comprehend. words were floating through their minds, but none loud enough to be heard. After a long second that felt like an hour people started to react. some laughed, some cried, there was something else out there. there were skeptics of course, people who t...
[WP] Pennywise is feeling a little bored during the holidays, seeing how kids don’t venture outside during blizzards. He decides to pick out a house at random and pick a child living in it. Unluckily for him, Kevin McCallister hates clowns and will do all he can to stop his attacker.
Kevin McCallister, for the 4th time in his life, was Home Alone. Though this time it wasn't due to the negligence or stupidity of his family this time, he had stayed behind intentionally, by his own accord. Hell, his mother was practically begging him to go, feeling extremely guilty and traumatized, letting her "Poor ...
Kevin heard a knock at the door. He’d been through this routine a few times before. The robbers were probably back again. He queued the scene from the movie and, in the lowest voice he could, called through the door. “Hello?” “Hiya Kevin!” It wasn’t the voice of either robber. Then again, Kevin wasn’t exactly using t...
[WP] The year is 2074, and an Ancient God emerges from the ocean and chooses you as its host. You gain all its powers, allies and a neat extra voice in your head that tells you what to do sometimes. What it doesn’t tell you is that its Ancient enemy has risen as well and taken your sister as host.
“This is getting ridiculous!”Paricea screamed in my mind, “For years, you had my forces and you decide to talk?!” “Is Skirus giving you a hard time too?” I ask my sister as I casually refilled her tea. “Oh, no,” she laughed, “Not at all. But you could easily change that.” She adjusted her glasses to look at her table...
(Told from the sister's POV) It was a cloudy, average Fabuary day at ClearView ™️ High, sponsored by ClearView Optics ™️ , for any cyber needs in YOUR sockets! Freya could practically see the woman with evidently plastic boobs against a blue background in her head, the commercial having played between periods. She slam...
[WP] Scientists have created a drug which makes you forget the last 24 hours, to help people who have had traumatic experiences and such. You have woken up with cuts and bruises, but with no memory of the previous day. You want to know what happened.
*(Alert. Dark themes, trigger warning. It's pretty obvious that the WP scientists are complete idiots.)* *= = = = \[Edited for formatting\] = = = =* "...mmm. Urgh..." Pained moans emerge from dry lips as wakefulness intrudes in on my slumber. Sensations from all over, all knocking at once bearing mixed messages. I f...
You jump out head with a bad headache and weezy stomach. While you drag yourself to the door you see something. "A picture?" you think. But as your eyes adjust you realise it's a picture of you with a blue eyed red beanie wearing 17 year old looking man with red sharpie on top written "TAKE WHAT'S IN YOUR HAND" almost ...
[WP] A major error in the postal service has lead to a decades long backlog of letters now suddenly arriving daily at your house, you read them and begin to unravel the story of the previous owner. What you start to piece together is horrifying.
May 23rd, 1989 Dear Mr. Gomez, Thank you for sending in your manuscript. Sadly, it does not fit the new direction our company is trying to pursue. We encourage you to send your manuscript to other publishing houses, or to send us a new manuscript, in accordance to the guidelines attached to this letter. Sincerely,...
The wintry air outside breathed against the snow-kissed windows. I sat by myself, the lone lamp harshly illuminating my desk. The chair, the desk, the house was comfortable, though not too comfortable – everything had an edge to it that was subtle but perceptible. This house was old. The walls turning beige gave it aw...
[WP] A major error in the postal service has lead to a decades long backlog of letters now suddenly arriving daily at your house, you read them and begin to unravel the story of the previous owner. What you start to piece together is horrifying.
January 4, 1986 Elle, I know it sucks. I was there too, remember? But you’re almost over the finish line. Just a few more months and you’ll graduate. Then you can go wherever you want. Get yourself a ticket out of there. Pick a guy with a good work ethic and get knocked up like I did. If you can’t wait for coll...
The wintry air outside breathed against the snow-kissed windows. I sat by myself, the lone lamp harshly illuminating my desk. The chair, the desk, the house was comfortable, though not too comfortable – everything had an edge to it that was subtle but perceptible. This house was old. The walls turning beige gave it aw...
[WP] Virtual reality and artificial intelligence means you can date a digital replica of anyone, but for legal reasons you need a waiver from the person in question. You've sat down with someone to have that difficult conversation.
"Sign this." Gwendolyn Marsh, an older lady from the Accounting department shoved a paper across the table to me. "What?" "Just sign it." Gwen was insistent, which made my eyebrows feel like rising upward. I scanned the paper and my eyelids began quivering. "It says here you want me to give up my... DCR?" Gwen smil...
"Uhmmm... no. It just doesn't feel right." She seemed very hesitant about letting me date an AI generated version of her in virtual reality, but I was getting desperate. I've never had any experience with hooking up with girls, and VR seems like my last hope of trying to fix that problem. "It's not like I'd do anythin...
[WP] You wake up on an alien dissection table. You seem to be unharmed, but now an alien wants you to pay the massive bill for whatever procedure they performed.
I woke up to loud voices and clanking metal. Bright lights shined into my eyes. I covered them, annoyed. “...hrrrf...mom, what are you doing?” I slowly uncovered my eyes to see a scaly orange creature peering at me with a large toothy smile and what looked like a... clipboard? “Hello patient...” She checked her note...
I opened my eyes and was confronted with a slowly intensifying white light. The low hum and steady beeping from a machine next to me informed me that I must still be submersed in my dream. I laid my head back down and tried to use my time wisely. If I’m stuck in an oddly lucid dream, may as well be introspective. This...
[WP] A classic ‘knight saves princess’ story, but the narrator is utterly insane.
"Hey, you." "You there." "Want to hear a story? It's a good one, and it's true." "I know it's true." "What you don't believe me?" "I'll prove it when the story is told." "Trust me." "Please." "Thank you, I'll tell it like it happened." "It all started ten years ago, back in the days of war. In the days wher...
I was in Innstown, in a shadowy inn, I met an old man with a beard. He cornered me and said "I'll begin my tale, but I warn you: it's weird." "No thanks," I said, standing my ground, "I'm only here for a stout." He picked me up, turned me around and boxed my ears all about. As I fell with an "ouch" into...
[WP] A classic ‘knight saves princess’ story, but the narrator is utterly insane.
Once upon a time -- 8:37 AM, to be precise ( but the exact year was lost \[ no I don't know who lost the year \] ) -- a beautiful and sad princess with golden hairs and a name of flower, was prisoner of an evil dragon -- though she deserved her fate, because she was a \*\*\*\* and is totally NOT a insertion of my EX, n...
I was in Innstown, in a shadowy inn, I met an old man with a beard. He cornered me and said "I'll begin my tale, but I warn you: it's weird." "No thanks," I said, standing my ground, "I'm only here for a stout." He picked me up, turned me around and boxed my ears all about. As I fell with an "ouch" into...
[WP] A classic ‘knight saves princess’ story, but the narrator is utterly insane.
Once upon a time there was a knight who lived in a castle by the sea.  In martial prowess he stood head and shoulders above his peers, and in acts of chivalry none could match him.  He spent his days practicing his lance and his sword, and of course riding his trusted war steed, Dauntless, through the emerald cliffs by...
I was in Innstown, in a shadowy inn, I met an old man with a beard. He cornered me and said "I'll begin my tale, but I warn you: it's weird." "No thanks," I said, standing my ground, "I'm only here for a stout." He picked me up, turned me around and boxed my ears all about. As I fell with an "ouch" into...
[WP] A classic ‘knight saves princess’ story, but the narrator is utterly insane.
Once upon a time -- 8:37 AM, to be precise ( but the exact year was lost \[ no I don't know who lost the year \] ) -- a beautiful and sad princess with golden hairs and a name of flower, was prisoner of an evil dragon -- though she deserved her fate, because she was a \*\*\*\* and is totally NOT a insertion of my EX, n...
"Hey, you." "You there." "Want to hear a story? It's a good one, and it's true." "I know it's true." "What you don't believe me?" "I'll prove it when the story is told." "Trust me." "Please." "Thank you, I'll tell it like it happened." "It all started ten years ago, back in the days of war. In the days wher...
[WP] "Humans don't die because their bodies are too damaged or because they expire - they die because the pain of either situation is so unbearable that they choose to die." That's the belief of an aspiring cult leader, who just got up from the ground after shooting himself in the head.
A drop of blood hit my face. I was frozen in shock, fear, awe, wonder, disgust, a pantheon of emotions took residence in my chest. A finger came up to my cheek and it took a moment to realize it was mine disassociation will do that to you. I looked at my finger tip- red blood has filled the spaces between the ridges o...
"Humans don't die because their bodies are too damaged or because they expire- they die because the pain of either situation is so unbearable that they choose to die." That was his philosophy, that was his belief- that was his lie. It had to be. "You're a piece of shit!" I yelled at him, thoughts thrown into disarray ...
[WP] "Humans don't die because their bodies are too damaged or because they expire - they die because the pain of either situation is so unbearable that they choose to die." That's the belief of an aspiring cult leader, who just got up from the ground after shooting himself in the head.
Silence fell among the parishioners as the gunshot echoed out in the great hall. Then Jebediah gurgled. He coughed and sputtered, but he was still standing. His arms at his sides, parts of his head on the wall behind him. Most of the right side of his face was missing. "And so," he began, barely able to enunciate. Tho...
"Humans don't die because their bodies are too damaged or because they expire- they die because the pain of either situation is so unbearable that they choose to die." That was his philosophy, that was his belief- that was his lie. It had to be. "You're a piece of shit!" I yelled at him, thoughts thrown into disarray ...
[WP] "Humans don't die because their bodies are too damaged or because they expire - they die because the pain of either situation is so unbearable that they choose to die." That's the belief of an aspiring cult leader, who just got up from the ground after shooting himself in the head.
Silence fell among the parishioners as the gunshot echoed out in the great hall. Then Jebediah gurgled. He coughed and sputtered, but he was still standing. His arms at his sides, parts of his head on the wall behind him. Most of the right side of his face was missing. "And so," he began, barely able to enunciate. Tho...
A drop of blood hit my face. I was frozen in shock, fear, awe, wonder, disgust, a pantheon of emotions took residence in my chest. A finger came up to my cheek and it took a moment to realize it was mine disassociation will do that to you. I looked at my finger tip- red blood has filled the spaces between the ridges o...
[WP] "Humans don't die because their bodies are too damaged or because they expire - they die because the pain of either situation is so unbearable that they choose to die." That's the belief of an aspiring cult leader, who just got up from the ground after shooting himself in the head.
"Watch." Metal pressed on the temple of David, dressed simply in red robes weaved out of linen. "Death only occurs when the spirit believes it is dead." ​ He pressed the trigger. "Bam." The gunshot echoed throughout the silent halls of the auditorium. Blood gushed through the gunshot wound, spraying the w...
Erik got up from the ground after shooting himself in the head. He'd describe the pain as perhaps 5 on a scale of 10. Nothing to worry about, even if it did sting. He was sure of it, as sure as he was that humans don't die because their bodies are too damaged or because they expire. He knew that death, as far as sentie...
[WP] The last thing you remember is falling asleep in front of CNN, just as the first photos of Ultima Thule from NASA's New Horizons probe were being received. You just woke up: your phone has 12 missed EMERGENCY ALERTs and through a gap in the curtains you can see several rocket trails in the sky.
Brace Yourselfs because my english sucks. You barely remember anything. You where watching CNN when everything blacked out. Now the sky is dark, and lines cover it up. Something is wrong. As you slowly get up from the coach you fell asleep for what feels like millenia, you take a peak at the sky. Its covered in lines...
I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit: - [/r/u_whamobamokamo] [\[WP\] The last thing you remember is falling asleep in front of CNN, just as the first photos of Ultima Thule from NASA's New Horizons probe were being received. You just woke up: your phone has 12 mis...
[WP] The last thing you remember is falling asleep in front of CNN, just as the first photos of Ultima Thule from NASA's New Horizons probe were being received. You just woke up: your phone has 12 missed EMERGENCY ALERTs and through a gap in the curtains you can see several rocket trails in the sky.
No one really knew how long they had planned this. We all heard the stories growing up. The tinfoil covered stories that lined the weirdest parts of YouTube you would find yourself lost in after your midnight snack. All of the warning signs were there. 400 page bills passed with only the first 20 talked about. The us...
I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit: - [/r/u_whamobamokamo] [\[WP\] The last thing you remember is falling asleep in front of CNN, just as the first photos of Ultima Thule from NASA's New Horizons probe were being received. You just woke up: your phone has 12 mis...
[WP] The last thing you remember is falling asleep in front of CNN, just as the first photos of Ultima Thule from NASA's New Horizons probe were being received. You just woke up: your phone has 12 missed EMERGENCY ALERTs and through a gap in the curtains you can see several rocket trails in the sky.
No one really knew how long they had planned this. We all heard the stories growing up. The tinfoil covered stories that lined the weirdest parts of YouTube you would find yourself lost in after your midnight snack. All of the warning signs were there. 400 page bills passed with only the first 20 talked about. The us...
It was around 6:00 pm when i went to sleep so of course i woke up a few times during the night to a odd noise but like normal i just wrote it off and went back to sleep then i woke up the next morning and saw my phone and read the words "This is a emergency alert, please stay ins..." 12 times, so out of curiosity i loo...
[WP] The last thing you remember is falling asleep in front of CNN, just as the first photos of Ultima Thule from NASA's New Horizons probe were being received. You just woke up: your phone has 12 missed EMERGENCY ALERTs and through a gap in the curtains you can see several rocket trails in the sky.
No one really knew how long they had planned this. We all heard the stories growing up. The tinfoil covered stories that lined the weirdest parts of YouTube you would find yourself lost in after your midnight snack. All of the warning signs were there. 400 page bills passed with only the first 20 talked about. The us...
Brace Yourselfs because my english sucks. You barely remember anything. You where watching CNN when everything blacked out. Now the sky is dark, and lines cover it up. Something is wrong. As you slowly get up from the coach you fell asleep for what feels like millenia, you take a peak at the sky. Its covered in lines...
[WP]In a fantasy world where levels and even evolutions are granted by killing strong opponents you were born as one of the weakest monsters. Then one day a powerful adventurer trips and falls on your weapon.
BLOOP – PART I: SERAPHIM \*\*\*\*\* In the world of Elyseria, there are the strong and the weak. Weakness is well known by the lower creatures. The goblins, skeletons, boars, and most definitely the slimes are no stranger to the painful bite of an adventure’s blade. Well it was a blade most of the time… sometimes it ...
The Pink fell onto the stones, making a weak squeal as I pulled my spear from its side. I hadn’t expected to meet an outsider here. This was our temple. But there he’d been, wide-eyed in the hall, bleeding from our labyrinth of traps, muttering in a strange, long-winded language. Ak’ha leaned against me, his claw...
[WP] You finally kill that spider that's been lurking in your house for months. As it dies, you hear a faint jingle and an ethereal voice shouts joyously, "Level up!"
*Dang spiders*, I thought. *I really have to find the money for an exterminator*. I took my sandal to the 4th arachnid to stand in front of me today. As I hear the crunch, however, a chime rings in my head and I hear a high-pitched voice come from everywhere and nowhere at the same time: "Level up!" I thought I had j...
(Caution: this was composed by an individual with English as a second language! Apologies for any mistakes that I might have created) Confused you look around, not really able to grasp what just happened. As you want to make sense of the situation , you feel your body starting to tremble. Your extremities are shaking,...
[WP] As you die, a series of statistics about your life flash past. One that catches your eye is “unsuccessful attempts on life : 99”. Suddenly, so many unexplainable events in your life begin to make sense...
*Unsuccessful attempts on life: 99.* This was the last thing I saw right before going into the light. During the past few moments as my life was flashing before my eyes, I had seen the highlights and lowlights of my life, and sure enough I felt like I was remembered some of the worst moments of my life, including all...
“This is it huh” That’s what you’re thinking, laying in your own blood and seeing the rebar sticking through your stomach, meanwhile you’re seeing all these numbers that weren’t making sense at first, but you recognized them as part of a statistic board, something you’re used to since you only played rpg and solo adven...
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified.
Mainly I get applause. That’s the most common response, although not my favourite. That position went to money, although it didn’t happen quite as often as I’d like. Sometimes there was laughter, even the occasional “ooh”, or “aah”. There was even, depending on the city, and the crowd, bored silence or taunts. I’d ha...
Wizards, for all their power and knowledge, are cowardly by nature. Must be all those years letting their pacts and rituals do all the menial work for them, but caught off guard a wizard is next to helpless. That's why they learn to hide their presence. Magic leaves a trail, that much is known. To those with a keen sen...
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified.
An excerpt from *on the efficiency of magic* by Beverly Brine Much as a candle burnt for light still produces heat, so too does the use of magic radiate excess energy. This has always been a concern of mine. Despite our liberal use of magic, we still know very little about it. We do not know where this energy comes ...
Wizards, for all their power and knowledge, are cowardly by nature. Must be all those years letting their pacts and rituals do all the menial work for them, but caught off guard a wizard is next to helpless. That's why they learn to hide their presence. Magic leaves a trail, that much is known. To those with a keen sen...
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified.
Mainly I get applause. That’s the most common response, although not my favourite. That position went to money, although it didn’t happen quite as often as I’d like. Sometimes there was laughter, even the occasional “ooh”, or “aah”. There was even, depending on the city, and the crowd, bored silence or taunts. I’d ha...
"Sir, you seem to have my missing card in your pocket there" I announced with a squint. The onlookers now peered at a man in the middle of the crowd they had not noticed before."I assure you I-" The old man stopped as his hand came to the pocket beside his lapel. His gloved hand pulled the black jester from it and he s...
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified.
An excerpt from *on the efficiency of magic* by Beverly Brine Much as a candle burnt for light still produces heat, so too does the use of magic radiate excess energy. This has always been a concern of mine. Despite our liberal use of magic, we still know very little about it. We do not know where this energy comes ...
"Sir, you seem to have my missing card in your pocket there" I announced with a squint. The onlookers now peered at a man in the middle of the crowd they had not noticed before."I assure you I-" The old man stopped as his hand came to the pocket beside his lapel. His gloved hand pulled the black jester from it and he s...
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified.
Mainly I get applause. That’s the most common response, although not my favourite. That position went to money, although it didn’t happen quite as often as I’d like. Sometimes there was laughter, even the occasional “ooh”, or “aah”. There was even, depending on the city, and the crowd, bored silence or taunts. I’d ha...
You could say I’ve always been a natural talent when it comes to magic tricks. In fact, my many travels have been funded by selling tricks to fledgling magicians. Back when I was a child I was impressed by the feats of seasoned performers, but as I’ve aged the veil of mystery surrounding even the most revered magic use...
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified.
An excerpt from *on the efficiency of magic* by Beverly Brine Much as a candle burnt for light still produces heat, so too does the use of magic radiate excess energy. This has always been a concern of mine. Despite our liberal use of magic, we still know very little about it. We do not know where this energy comes ...
You could say I’ve always been a natural talent when it comes to magic tricks. In fact, my many travels have been funded by selling tricks to fledgling magicians. Back when I was a child I was impressed by the feats of seasoned performers, but as I’ve aged the veil of mystery surrounding even the most revered magic use...
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified.
Mainly I get applause. That’s the most common response, although not my favourite. That position went to money, although it didn’t happen quite as often as I’d like. Sometimes there was laughter, even the occasional “ooh”, or “aah”. There was even, depending on the city, and the crowd, bored silence or taunts. I’d ha...
"Tough Crowd" The light of the new day broke over the mountains behind me. Being in relatively safe territory, I had decided to travel through the night. I stopped to camp for an hour or two at some point, laying my bedroll on some uneven ground that was laced with protruding roots. It was an uncomfortable rest, but a...
[WP] You are a traveler who reaches a city where powerful magicians exist. The stronger a wizard, the less other wizards can sense him casting spells. You start showing off some card tricks to the locals for some coins and realize that some people in the audience look terrified.
An excerpt from *on the efficiency of magic* by Beverly Brine Much as a candle burnt for light still produces heat, so too does the use of magic radiate excess energy. This has always been a concern of mine. Despite our liberal use of magic, we still know very little about it. We do not know where this energy comes ...
"Tough Crowd" The light of the new day broke over the mountains behind me. Being in relatively safe territory, I had decided to travel through the night. I stopped to camp for an hour or two at some point, laying my bedroll on some uneven ground that was laced with protruding roots. It was an uncomfortable rest, but a...