/u/DistillerCMac's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] "One drip of this poison is enough to kill a whale." The scientist points towards a table, but the beaker isn't there. Instead a silly coffee cup shaped like a beaker sits. You lower the not coffee cup from your mouth. Tastes like lemon-lime.
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[WP] You are a spelunker who has gone too far into an unexplored cave system. You have lost your team and are starting to lose hope. As your light begins to fade you hear a whisper, "We can help you if you turn off the lights."
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[WP] You are an immortal Wiseperson that sits atop a mountain, giving out advice to those that have been able to survive the treacherous climb to see you. Over the past several centuries you swear you have seen the same donkey carrying people up over and over. Today, you confront the donkey.
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[WP] Divinity cannot be destroyed, only shattered. Once shattered it naturally wants to draw itself back together. You make a living walking along the seaside collecting bits and pieces of the divine that have fallen into the ocean in order to sell them to those trying to resuscitate the divine.
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[WP] The more beautiful the flower, the more deadly it is. Dandelions can cause a minor allergic reaction. Roses can cause debilitating pain with a prick from the thorns. You are a Botanist that just found the most beautiful flower you have ever seen.
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[WP] You won. Your team defeated and imprisoned the darkness. You were granted the boon of immortality for your deeds. Hundreds of years have passed, and everyone you know is dead... Except the darkness whispering in the back of your mind.
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[WP] You are the Lighthouse Keeper at the end of the world. Past your little sliver of rock the sea empties into an abyss. Today, as you sit at your post you see something coming out of the abyss.
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[WP] It was a super drug - created to fix the infertility crisis and bring babies back to the world. The first new generation of babies is beginning to be born and something isn't right...
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[WP] Light is a renewable resource that is grown from seed (like plants). Over the last century the supply of light has dwindled due to pollution, pestilence and war. You struggle to get your last batch of seeds to grow before the world is plunged into permanent darkness.
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