/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] "So when you said that your curse would bind your arch-nemesis for all eternity..." Your companion holds up your hand to inspect the newly appeared magical wedding band on your ring finger. "Yeah, I didn't really think that would mean 'to me'."
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[WP] An undercover cop is given an obscure word or phrase to drop into conversation only if things go badly and the mission is aborted. However, for some reason, the natural flow of conversation with the people he's infiltrating makes it very hard to avoid saying it.
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[WP] A colony ship goes through a wormhole during the first years of interstellar travel. The wormhole closes and traps them on the other side of the galaxy. They create a new civilization and centuries later come into contact with the rest of humanity. The differences between the two are astounding
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[WP] You are The Memory Broker. You copy other people's memories and sell them to people who want to remember things they never did. Your latest client is a ten year-old girl who slides you her piggy bank and begs you to help her grandmother remember her.
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[WP] Every single person born, is paired with a freshly coded AI that will be their companion for the entirety of their lives and grow with them. After being dead for years, you are surprised to see your AI has somehow managed to follow you into the afterlife.
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[WP] A new invention allows anyone to learn anything in a matter if minutes. However, we soon notice that knowledge is no cure for stupidity, and that stupid people plus unlimited information is a recipe for disaster.
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[WP] Humanity always had hope that the universe held other life. When we finally got a response from the golden record it said one thing - 'Appeal Denied. Sentence Remaining: 3,500,000,000 years.'
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[WP] The atomic structure of copper appeared on all devices capable of displaying it. 27 minutes later, all traces of copper are eliminated. Pennies, wiring, the Statue of Liberty, and water pipes all vanished at the same time. Even bronze and brass objects were affected. We noticed the power first.
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[WP] All of humanity inexplicably loses the ability to die. No matter what happens. This does not, however, mean they are invincible, nor do they have superhuman regeneration. They simply can't die regardless of their physical state of being.
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