/u/CycasPalm's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You find yourself in your crashed plane, shaken awake by a woman practically dragging you out of the cockpit. She notices that you’re awake and says, “Welcome to the Island. I’m Amelia Earhart, let’s move. They probably saw your plane go down.”
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[WP] After humans are inducted into a galaxy-wide government, aliens quickly take a liking to something they have never had before which humans call "sports". It is decided all wars will be fought in sports games, and humans are some of the best athletes available.
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[WP] You’ve known your best friend for a while, going on whimsical adventures together, only stopping when your friend disappears periodically. Then you figure it out. You’re part of your friend’s dreams.
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[WP] We often dream of touching the stars by placing humans in cryostasis and sending them to another system. We should have seen it coming when aliens did just that and showed up in orbit only to find us here.
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[WP] After millennia of waiting, an evil alien science corporation is brought down. The galactic government moves to remove an abandoned island laboratory that the company had put their lethal creatures on, only to find the island had been named Australia by a sentient species who now lives there.
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[WP] You’re best friend since childhood sometimes disappears periodically, but always returns. After a while of being in the craziest of situations with your friend that most would consider paranormal, you put two and two together to realize you are a fictional character in your friend’s dreams.
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[WP] After the first humans touch down on Mars and plant a flag, one astronaut spots a symbol on a nearby rock, with “Kilroy was here” inscribed underneath.
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[WP] You were trapped inside a gameboy for years, and finally was rescued, however you have trouble adjusting back to life when you’re used to living out Pokémon, Tetris, Mario, and being 2D.
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[WP] Aliens have made first contact and land on Earth. However, during a reception with the UN, the aliens begin to look bewildered and question why the random noises coming from the wooden carvings with strings are so pleasant.
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