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[WP] You're the cynical narrator of a story. However, you hate the optimistic main character and only continue to narrate hoping something bad happens to him. With ill-will, narrate a day in the life of this character.
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[WP] You live in a isolated village with a big hole in the center of it. It goes pretty deep, approximately 20.000 meter but no one comes back after reaching such depths. The only thing known to you is that rumors say there is a big ring down there and that a bottom does exist. You explore the hole
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[WP] You wake up in a chair in a padded cell. Someone else sits across from you. A voice from a speaker in the ceiling says, "One of you is a natural person. One of you is artificial. Determine which is which. The real person gets to go free." You can't remember anything before this room.
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[WP] A man goes back in time with a computer. He kicks open the door to the Constitutional Convention, right as they are finalizing the constitution. The man shows the founding fathers a series of videos explaining American history from 1790 to today. After the videos are done, Madison stands up....
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[WP] As a small child, you walked in on Death taking your great grandmother. You unexpectedly became friends and Death began to visit you often for tea and conversation. You're now very, very old and Death has become quite evasive on subject of your ultimate demise.
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[WP] At noon, on June 28, 2008, Stephen Hawking held a reception for Time Travellers at Cambridge, which he would later send out the invites. Unsurprisingly, nobody showed up. Meanwhile, across the campus, a small group of very confused individuals stood, anxiously studying a campus map.
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[WP] Young Americans worst nightmare becomes a reality. Instead of an owl presenting an acceptance to Hogwarts, a bald eagle delivers a draft notice.
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[WP] AB+ blood is suddenly incredibly in demand. The Red Cross has been given a large R&D budget to hunt those with AB+ blood worldwide. Sometimes, this means literally.
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[WP] Another soldier in power armor sprinted past, his gait unnaturally mechanical. Then he turned around - his visor was cracked wide open, his face but a gaping, bloody crater. The suit's on-board AI was in control, moving and responding to orders while cradling the corpse of its late operator.
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