WritingPrompts

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[WP] In the depths of the ancient ruins a machine was found still running. What we have learned about it is that it converts matter into energy and back again and that the energy is dumped into and re-extracted from the quantum foam. Also, anyone who gets near it disappears and comes back changed.	15
[WP] You wire your buildings with copper!? But why? Gold is so much more efficient and cheaper!	15
[WP] Humans are willing to invest time and resources into hopeless endeavors... and somehow succeed. When humans are finally asked about the secret to their unlikely success, they explain the nature of the Sunk Cost Fallacy and how no other race seems to experience it.	14
[WP] I lived a full life and remember laying on my deathbed with my family by my side. So how did I become a robot in a factory filled with other robots?	14
[WP] All known intelligent species are the are the pinnacle predators of their homeworld with quickness, sharp teeth, and keen claws. Except for humans who are slow, have blunt teeth and even blunter claws. However, despite appearing to be prey, their minds make them the most dangerous of all.	14
[WP] When you Astral Project, you enter a timeless moment. Your spirit can drift around and observe the frozen world, but to resume the passage of time you must return to the location of your body. This is the first time you've returned to where you body should be only to find it missing.	14
[WP] You were dispatched to address a "mental health crisis" that was called into 911. The call was about an elderly bearded man in full Renn Faire regalia screaming at people to evacuate. Since you arrived on the scene, his claims are looking pretty reasonable, what with the spellcasting and all.	14
[WP] For some people time occasionally freezes until some unclear action needs to be performed to unfreeze it. They formed an online community to share their experiences. Everyone else relates an interesting experience each time, but for some reason yours is the same trivial task every time.	13
[SP] Don't believe what they say. A friendly human is the most dangerous kind there is.	13
[WP] The Chicxulub asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't an asteroid at all, it was a stray railgun round. The true battle site has now been found.	13

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