/u/Covert_Ruffian's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] "Captain... the human didn't put on it's anti-warp gear before we jumped." "Sad to hear, prepare the coffin and jettison it." "No, sir. The human... nothing's happened to it. It didn't go insane from seeing infinity in the stars."
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[WP] Get a human copilot, they said. It'll be fun, they said. You'll make it out alive, they said. It won't eat you, they said. All of those things are true, would definitely recommend Timmy as a copilot for any job, 10/10.
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[WP] "The human engineer costs HOW MUCH?" the captain was shocked. "Well, the human's rate itself is cheap. I'm including a week's worth of food. They're ludicrously expensive to maintain, but I'll be damned before I board a ship WITHOUT a human crew as well," said the broker.
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[WP] The folk are happy. The war is over, the harvests are plentiful, acceptance of other races is a default, and the Chosen One who was meant to bring back the old corrupt monarchy is dead. May the Dark King rule for eternity.
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[WP] "What do you mean, it's sleeping? It needs HOW much of it?! Third of a cycle, that's practically a lifetime! I know they live longer than us, but this makes them practically immortal! Humans, why did I hire one anyway?"
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[WP] "The human crew member is so strange. It deactivates itself in its quarters while maintaining all bodily functions for approximately 8 hours. The advertisement didn't mention this at all!"
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[WP] Superheroes and supervillains are granted random powers by external forces. You were granted the power to violate the laws of physics, but as you're a physicist, you have some... issues with using your powers.
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[WP] The new law has been signed. Declaration of war is held to a popular vote. All "yes" voters will be automatically enlisted and sent to the front line (regardless of eligibility) if 2/3 of the population votes in favor of war.
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[WP] "Humans, we never saw you before." "Of course, we don't have advanced starships." "No, we mean that we didn't see you in the dream universe, where all living things go when they sleep... that's how we forged our intergalactic federation. We know you sleep, so why aren't you there?"
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[WP] The Space Ark is ready to take off with the wealthy people, leaving the poor masses to die to the Earth-bound asteroid. If only there was a massive, fast object that could divert the trajectory of the asteroid, then Earth would be saved. Like a rocket. The captain of the Ark has an idea.
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