WritingPrompts

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[WP] "The first and only rule of keeping... that thing... contained: If it leaves its room, do not try to stop it. It's probably going to get a drink or a snack. And if it draws you into conversation, just smile and nod."	152
[WP] The Earth is abandoned. Humans died long ago. But the odd thing is that all televisions are still powered and still getting one broadcast: A show that gets one new episode every day. A group of aliens have been studying it, both for content and where it's been coming from.	151
[WP] They're zombies, of a sort. They get up after we kill them. But they can talk and walk and eat. They're just... too normal. They speak politely, dress modestly, go to bed early, never drink or smoke. But their eyes and smiles are empty. Just don't shake their hand...	150
[WP] Death has been outlawed. Nobody took it seriously, nor expected that that would actually work. But 150 years after the world's nations outlawed it, nobody has died yet.	149
[WP] You are a member of the Arcane Road Show, a group of magic users whose skills lie entirely in determining the value of magical relics, cursed items, and legendary weapons, then finding buyers for said objects.	149
[WP] After the end of human civilization, a neural net AI discovers an MMO server that's still running. Decades later, the NPCs have their own lives and sapience, and now worship eternally logged-in player characters that cannot move without people to play them.	149
[WP] An incredibly popular comic book artist pens his comics based on everyday events, but outlandishly undersells what actually happened. This is because in a world of superheroes and villains, he draws 'Average Man: The Underpowered Hero'.	138
[WP] You've been friends with Robbie since you were both 4. However, when you show him your final project for your Programming Degree, he pulls a gun on you, saying, "Why did you have to be the one I was sent back to kill?"	136
[WP] In a bar somewhere, an ageless, wise wizard and a highly advanced, immortal alien scientist are drunkenly arguing over which is better: magic or technology?	135
[WP] There's the normal market. Then the Black Market, for illegal things. But then there's the White Market, where concepts, dreams, memories, emotions, and ideas are sold.	133

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