/u/Flaky_Explanation's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You're a genie who granted a wish that, unbeknownst to you, exploited a loophole in your rules. You have now been summoned by the Genie Council of Elders to explain the situation.
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[WP] I guess it probably started with someone eating a fruit seed, which then grew into a miniature tree on Patient Zero's head. Symbiosis has its perks, given that I'm still alive 150 years later, and so is everyone else that got infected.
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[WP] "What does true strength mean to you?" You've gone round the world asking this question to the ones likely to give you the best answer, and you find it from an unexpected source.
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[WP] It's time. You feel the final ebbs of life fading from your body. As you reminisce about your life, an unexpected guest appears and asks you a question.
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[WP] You recall the antique owner's instructions for the small vial of viscous emerald liquid that he gave to you. "Pour contents in a large 5 liter tank, take a spoonful and mix in a 1 liter bottle, and drink the one liter bottle everyday. In the end, you'll achieve your goal." You swallow the vial
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[WP] Kintsugi. An art used to repair broken pottery. Also a technique used by Healers to mend broken souls detached from the mortal coil and awaiting their next reincarnation. You're one of the Healers, with a particular interest in helping people in their daily lives.
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[WP] Spot the green eyed man in the crowd and he will pay you a visit to grant your wish. That was a fable your granny passed down to you in your childhood, that is now all but forgotten. Today, in your 50's, you spot a man in the crowd, with green eyes looking right at you.
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[WP] "Make a wish!" Arien cheerfully coaxed his master while setting the birthday cake infront of the wizened archmage.
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[WP] You discover an old jar in your grandparent's attic and decide to rub it, believing in old tales of genies in bottles. You fail to notice the monkey's paw covered by dust on the side of the jar.
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