/u/DieterVonDietrich's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] An experiment is designed to test what would happen if human kids were raised by a robot. You are the A.I. made for this, and you are expected to take care of an orphaned child for 18 years, at the end of which your performance will be reviewed.
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[WP] It amazes you that the Elf waitress who works at your restaurant is the same one as when your grandparents first started the business. The Elf can't believe she's still stuck in the same dead-end job for nearly a 100 years and has to keep dealing with your family.
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[WP] "There are only three rules here," the manager says to you, the new security guard. "One, ignore the dark figure in the corner, and it will ignore you; two, if you hear a knock at the door, knock back; and three, always make sure the radio is playing. Bad things happen if you don't. "
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[WP] When the king's army drafted you, you planned on faking your death in battle and waiting for a chance to return home. You were so good at fighting that you never got the chance and just kept getting promoted.
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[WP] The Hero bravely strolls through the evil fortress, none of the monsters or minions daring to get in their way, their loyal companions following behind them. They break into the throne room and the Hero shouts out, "Mom! Dad! I'm back home! And I brought some friends with me!"
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[WP] The royal family decide to visit the hero who saved the kingdom from destruction to honor him. Instead of living in a grand palace surrounded by treasure however, they find him in the fields of a small farm, humbly tending to his own crops.
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[WP] The Dark Queen is an evil and power-hungry woman... but she's also your loving aunt, who took you in and raised you after your parents died.
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[WP] The heroes are about to do it, they're about to defeat the Dark Lord and save the kingdom! Suddenly, time stops; the heroes watch in horror as the Dark Lord drinks two health potions, eats nine apples, four wheels of cheese, a bowl of noodles, and an entire steak right in front of them.
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[WP] A hostile alien empire declares war on all humanity. They don't know that we had to make an alliance with the powers of Hell itself to survive a previous alien invasion a long time ago.
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[WP] You can tell a lot about a knight based on what sort of animal they choose to ride as their steed: regular horses, dragons, griffons, unicorns... no one knows what it means when the intimidating knight in black plate armor rides into battle on a giant rabbit, though.
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