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[WP] Due to overpopulation, every crime is punishable by death. Now the government is coming up with new and ridiculous laws in order to cull the population faster.
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[WP] "There are only three rules here," the manager says to you, the new security guard. "One, ignore the dark figure in the corner, and it will ignore you; two, if you hear a knock at the door, knock back; and three, always make sure the radio is playing. Bad things happen if you don't. "
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[WP] You wake to find yourself trapped in your six-year-old body, held back by the teacher for some infraction. You tell them you’ve traveled back in time and offer to tell what the future holds. “Wouldn’t that mess up the timeline?” they ask ruefully deciding to humor you. “It won’t matter.”
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[WP] You are an RPG Boss and the hero bursts into your lair wearing a top hat, a wig, giant sunglasses, a night shirt, mismatched socks, boxer shorts, and slippers. "Oh great" you think. "Another speedrunner".
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[WP] A lonely old man picks up his phone expecting a prank caller. He is greeted by a little girl expecting to talk to Santa Claus. Against his better judgement, he decides to humor her. And the next kid. And the next kid...
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[WP] Aliens looking at Earth from 5K light years away see us in the distant past and think we’re going to be easy targets. However, when they arrive, they encounter a much more advanced civilization than they expected.
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[WP] A noise wakes you. You investigate and see a burglar in your hallway staring at you with a startled look on his face. He falls over dead. Your 4 year old is standing behind him with a bloody knife. She says, in an unearthly voice, "Parent, I have protected the domicile. May I have a cookie?"
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[EU] Your brother is a mad scientist genius. He has no restraint or better judgement. You play a fool, destroying his most deadly experiments and rescuing him when they go wrong. Today you decide you must finally destroy Dexter's lab.
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[WP] You awake to the buzz of your phone. It's a nation wide alert: "Stay indoors. Do not look at the sky." You don't know what this means, but you have hundreds of missed notifications, and you realize that your friends are all saying the same thing: "Have you seen the sunset tonight? Go look."
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