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[WP] As you are escorted into Hell, you ask the Demon, "I don't understand--I went to Hell for killing someone so why do I get this much freedom?" Turns out the person you killed in self defense was at the top of Hell's 10 Most Wanted list and the demons are paying you back.

746 upvotes • [deleted]

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[WP] You are the curator of a Museum of Military History. On display are artworks representing every great military leader. One day you watch an ancient, bent old man hobble in, and when you look back at the collection suddenly every portrait and statue appears to have raised its hand to salute him.

746 upvotes • superanth

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[WP] The real reason we've never encountered alien life? They have no concept of fiction. They think movies, stories, even harmless threats are all real. They're terrified of us. Then they met us.

745 upvotes • GenericName951

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[WP] A modern navy ship has become unstuck in time. Every time it tries to make port, it is in a different period of history.

745 upvotes • mistaque

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[WP] Every doomsday prophecy has come to pass, but we live in a timeline where a band of time-travelers have managed to prevent every single one of them.

745 upvotes • BeastlyDecks

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[WP] As you are preparing for your wedding, a frantic sage barges into your room. "This is not what I meant about taking the heart of the demon queen! You were supposed to physically extract it from her body and send her back to the nether realm!"

745 upvotes • lordhelmos

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[WP] Sarah was abducted by aliens. Sarah flirted to save herself. Sarah did not expect to become Empress-Consort.

745 upvotes • TentacleJihadHentai

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[WP] After you die you find that what we think of as "life" is really a tutorial mode for a much more chaotic reality.

744 upvotes • Phate4569

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[WP] There is a different Grim Reaper for each species, and they only get to retire when the species goes extinct. You are the Human Grim Reaper, and 1,000 years into your retirement, you get a message, calling you back to work...

744 upvotes • TheDukeofEnunciation

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[WP] You are lesbian in a really strict traditional society. To avoid being discovered, you say yes when a guy asks you out. Unbeknownst to you, he is gay and asked you out to escape being harassed.

744 upvotes • thephantomplayer

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[WP] As you are escorted into Hell, you ask the Demon, "I don't understand--I went to Hell for killing someone so why do I get this much freedom?" Turns out the person you killed in self defense was at the top of Hell's 10 Most Wanted list and the demons are paying you back.	746	[deleted]
[WP] You are the curator of a Museum of Military History. On display are artworks representing every great military leader. One day you watch an ancient, bent old man hobble in, and when you look back at the collection suddenly every portrait and statue appears to have raised its hand to salute him.	746	superanth
[WP] The real reason we've never encountered alien life? They have no concept of fiction. They think movies, stories, even harmless threats are all real. They're terrified of us. Then they met us.	745	GenericName951
[WP] A modern navy ship has become unstuck in time. Every time it tries to make port, it is in a different period of history.	745	mistaque
[WP] Every doomsday prophecy has come to pass, but we live in a timeline where a band of time-travelers have managed to prevent every single one of them.	745	BeastlyDecks
[WP] As you are preparing for your wedding, a frantic sage barges into your room. "This is not what I meant about taking the heart of the demon queen! You were supposed to physically extract it from her body and send her back to the nether realm!"	745	lordhelmos
[WP] Sarah was abducted by aliens. Sarah flirted to save herself. Sarah did not expect to become Empress-Consort.	745	TentacleJihadHentai
[WP] After you die you find that what we think of as "life" is really a tutorial mode for a much more chaotic reality.	744	Phate4569
[WP] There is a different Grim Reaper for each species, and they only get to retire when the species goes extinct. You are the Human Grim Reaper, and 1,000 years into your retirement, you get a message, calling you back to work...	744	TheDukeofEnunciation
[WP] You are lesbian in a really strict traditional society. To avoid being discovered, you say yes when a guy asks you out. Unbeknownst to you, he is gay and asked you out to escape being harassed.	744	thephantomplayer