/u/Captainmanic's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] It's 2022. China & the US are about to go to war over Venezuela's Orinoco oil basin. You signed up for the US Space Force, and you're tasked with jumping out of a space drone and landing anywhere on the planet at a moments notice.
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[WP] You're a pilot for the USAF. You're flying over Djibouti on the way to provide support in the war in Yemen, when suddenly a bright green light coming from the Chinese base in Djibouti illuminates your cabin, blinding you temporarily.
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[WP] You're an unmanned drone pilot. Your next assignment finds you training to pilot an orbital unmanned drone around the planet for three years straight. Once your shift starts, you begin to hear the voice of God commanding you to crash the Boeing X37 into Shanghai, China at unstoppable speeds.
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[WP] You're an intelligence officer who peers at real time footage of the earth from spy drones and satellites, plotting targets for those on the ground to attack. You develop a God complex, and become further proficient in your profession. This is the future of the Space Force.
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[WP] You're a rogue astronomer who reveals that the asteroid belt is really an alien fleet waiting to send another asteroid at us like it did with the dinosaurs.
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[WP] Your grandma has been in a coma for 2 weeks. As you're playing cards with your little cousins next to Lola, you mention that she can hear us even though she can't move. And then she moves.
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[WP] You were born into a world at war, and with every consumer purchase, you contribute a small percentage toward the war tax that continues the military's eternal struggle to dominate everything.
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[WP] The US Air Force weather wizards are constantly at war with Russia's SURA and China's new ionosphere zapper being built on Hainan, securing the fate of the South China Sea, just as HAARP was stationed in Alaska, only miles away from Russia.
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[WP] A tiny 2mm hole has been found in the Russian section of your space ship. They blame the US for drilling the hole. On board sensors report a laser beam having caused the breach. But it's source is unknown.
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