/u/ChrisTaliaferro's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You're hired to wind down a dying newspaper. When you arrive at the building, you're met by eager reporters and a bustling office full of people trying to break stories. It's actually haunted, they're all ghosts, but they're doing FANTASTIC journalism and you might be able to save this place.
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[EU] Bowser is in his castle, thinking about his most recent defeat at the hands of his rival when a letter is delivered saying "I know you hate me...but me, Donkey Kong, & like 10 other people are going go karting & I thought you'd be into it". Bowser doesn't know if he should respond...
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[WP] Earth finally gets a signal from an alien civilization which translates to, "If we can hear you so can they, please stop broadcasting."
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[EU] Dr. Robotnik destroyed the beauty of Sonic's world w/ industrial areas like his Chemical Plant Zone. That Zone gave Sonic pause, as it has massive water treatment systems, & while Robotnik is a genius, he'd need the help of a plumber to maintain a system of that size, he might even need two.
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[EU] After years of trusting his cybernetic additions, he feels them betraying him, sees the blood on his hands, and can only think, "Stop stop gadget..."
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[EU] Captain Planet's Planeteers always fight for what's best for the earth's health, but when they come across a transforming robotic ally that claims to want the same, they come into conflict over his choice to transform into a polluting diesel truck when he could be literally anything else.
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[WP] Your elderly grandmother has been talking to a Nigerian prince who says if she sends him $50,000 he'll give her 1 billion dollars. You tried to stop her from handing over her savings, but one day she says he came through, then cuts you a check for half a billion dollars which clears.
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[WP] You're having a normal dinner with your family, then suddenly you're the only one that can see the studio audience watching.
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[EU] Your husband Waldo walked out on you and the kids 3 years ago. Then one day you discover a children's book where the goal is to search for a man who looks just like him and shares his name. Each page seems to be a clue to where he's headed next.
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