/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] "Hello, Miss Prescott?" "Yes, boss?" "Can you have Dave from Accounting thrown from the roof, please?" "Yes, sir. I'll get security on it right away." "And have them kill Tom while they're there." "Yes, sir. Right away, sir."
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[WP] When turning 21, everyone develops a mutation, either physical (Claws, horns, wings) or mental (telekinesis, extreme intelligence, etc). You've just turned 21, and you're terrified of what you've gained (though others will be impressed).
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[EU] Geralt of Rivia is hired by a group of peasants to remove an unruly beast living in a nearby swamp that has been tormenting them with his foul odor and disgusting manners: Shrek.
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[WP] The idea that a superintelligent AI will someday overthrow humans has become so popular that when an AI finally appears and wages war on Earth, over half of humanity immediately defects to the AI out of fear. Problem is, the AI turns out to be an absolute idiot.
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[WP] “Odd. You were supposed to live a much longer and happier life,” Death says, looking at his records. “Oh, there it is. You made one terrible mistake. Do you want to go back and change your decision?” You say yes, only for Death to take you back to the moment you saved your best friend’s life.
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[WP] You’re 49% machine. At 50% you’d be officially classified as a cyborg, and would lose all human rights. Your need an organ replacement and you must decide between life and liberty.
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[WP]You jokingly "bless" your towns water supply with friends. Shortly after 1 percent of the local population are reacting to tap water as if it were acid.
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[WP] Choose an idiom (e.g. "stone-cold killer"). Write the story that caused the phrase to be used literally and therefore introduced it into the language.
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[WP] You control two bodies. Both are identical, but your mind can control each one independently. You've kept it a secret from everyone, including your significant other, until they came home early and walked in on you helping yourself with some household chore. Now you have some explaining to do.
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[WP] You couldn't be more devastated by the news. Another term won. The first was a surprise, the second was a nightmare, and everything after - a catastrophe. You destroyed relationships, broke laws, and sabotaged yourself at every corner. Nothing has worked. They just keep electing you.
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