/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The most prestigious orchestra in the world improves its playing each concert by killing the worst player after every performance.
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[WP] Two months ago, you discover a strange power. Every time you wake up, you become a different animal. Scientists have you captured and have been running horrifying tests for weeks. This morning you shattered the glass box they keep you in because you've woken up as a T-Rex.
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[WP] As it turns out, the universe responds to scientific research by haphazardly making up rules as it goes. This often means that different sapient species obey different laws of physics, as does their technology.
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[WP] A secret Chinese mission to the moon finds the remains of all previous Apollo astronauts. The one with the name tag Armstrong clutches a note written in haste. "They look like us, but they aren't us. Don't trust them"
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[WP] When your child was born, you set up a photoshoot of you “discovering” them in a broken spacecraft, and hide the photos in the attic. 13 years later, you allow your angsty child to “discover” them.
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[WP] At 18, everyone gets tested to determine how morally good they are. You have never hurt a fly and have always gone out of your way to help people. You score a 0. Nobody in history has scored that low.
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[WP] Time has suddenly stopped. A group of teenagers take the chance to mess around- break things, yell, etc. After resting they quickly realize that without moving, air cannot circulate. They will have to keep moving at risk of suffocation, until exhaustion sets in.
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[WP] Space explorers discover a lush jungle planet with an oxygenated atmosphere. Deep below the trees they find ancient ruins, and even further below, catacombs full of frozen corpses. In their exploration, they accidentally start the process of reviving the lost civilization known as "Humanity."
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[WP] You are a Supervillain, but everything you do accidentally becomes beneficial to society. What plans do you have to "destroy the world" and how do they help society?
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