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[WP] Centuries ago a race of alien mystics happened upon Earth and on encountering humanity chose to bind our nascent magical abilities out of fear of what we might one day become. Now they have returned to discover denying us magic made us become something far stronger than they ever imagined.
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[WP] Another time traveller appears in your kitchen. “Your daughter is going to become the most evil...!” You just shoot him in the head and give a sweet smile to your baby eating cereals.
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[WP] Every time you sleep, you create a checkpoint in your life that you can choose and load to repeat your life at any point. As a student, you’ve used this ability to ace every exam you’ve taken. One day, you get an exam back: “F. No cheating.” You’re determined to ace this exam no matter what.
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[WP] A group of elderly ladies start on online store, selling things like cookies and hand-knitted sweaters. They call it Gramazon.
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[WP] Genies actually grant a minimum of three wishes, with no maximum. Most just give up after three when they realize they can't outthink their genie's ability to find loopholes. Some, however, manage decades long psychological battles with their genies, making countless wishes for better or worse.
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[WP] Your old boss forbade overtime in the office. Your new boss has no such qualms. Now, alone in the office well after dark, you realize that your old boss's reasons weren't what you thought.
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[WP] As most wishing stars are hundreds of light years away, it takes millennia for wishes to come true. The year is 2835, and strange and confusing things have begun to happen.
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[WP] A young couple from different backgrounds deal with the stresses of their family wanting to break them apart. The two decide to finally elope when the truth comes out. They are grandchildren from opposing pantheons and the deities in their families aren’t happy.
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[WP] You are an emotion eating demon who used to feed off of fear, before you learned that joy tastes a lot better than fear, and is healthier for you. Desperate for more of this delicious emotion, you decide to spread joy wherever you can, earning you a new name: Santa Claus.
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