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[WP] Time freezes around you. This has been your dream for years. You can now do whatever you want... the problem is, your on an airplane 30,000 feet in the air
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[WP] The end of the world has arrived. There are no trumpets, no flames, no disasters, just a pleasant voice hear everywhere that says, "Simulation ending in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1."
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[WP] Phobos, the god of fear, has many children, each representing a different fear. His oldest children are Nyctophobia, the fear of the dark, and Thanatophobia, the fear of death. You are Arachibutyrophobia, the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
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[WP] The couple seated opposite you on the subway finally speak up. "Excuse us for staring," the man says, "but my wife and I saw you in a dream." Other commuters in the carriage stir as complete strangers report the same. Last night - you realise by lunchtime - the world dreamt of you.
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[WP] When you die, your soul is split in half: one made from your most virtuous traits, the other from your most corrupt and sinful ones. They both must make their case as to which afterlife you go to.
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[WP] You wake up thinking you have your final exam to write today and a movie to catch with your date tonight. You see a note telling you everything is Ok, there is food in the fridge, and that your dog is now in a better place. You look in the mirror and see that you are 75 years old.
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[WP] You take care of a microbiome in your free time. It has simple creatures (it is a pet project, after all) with peculiar behavior (like trying to escape the safe habitat you carefully created for them) but you love them nonetheless. You call it Earth and the humans are your favorite species.
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[WP] Your last source of light has been snuffed out. Within the encroaching darkness, your only guide is the audible clicking coming from your Geiger counter.
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[WP] Whenever a person wishes somebody harm, a curseling is born. Those nasty spirits do everything in their power to fulfill the wish, but being weak they mostly fail. Sometimes though, if the spirit is determined enough it may actually succeed.
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[WP] You gained the ability to relive the lives of your biological ancestors after hitting your head. You are very surprised to discover Humanity was once a Type II Civilization, 500,000 years ago. Before using your newfound knowledge, you decide to learn what went wrong.
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