/u/GundeathThunder's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The billionaire smiled as he took his first steps on the alien world. Then he took off his helmet to breathe deeply while his crew watched in horror. He never had wanted to go to space: it had all been about coming home.
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[WP] Ever since you started to feed the ravens they've left you presents in your backyard: buttons, string, candy wrappers... Today you found a glowing sword wrapped in a map written in an unknown language. The ravens sit around it in silence.
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[WP] You thought you were being abducted by aliens for bizarre medical experiments. Instead it turns into a therapy session as the alien researcher who has been observing you for months asks if you are really ok.
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[WP] You are a deadly virus that has just achieved sentience. You realize your "universe" is also sentient: a human.
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[WP] You discover an organization that, for the price of everything you own, finds the "best life" one of your alternate selves is living in the multiverse. Then they stealthily kill off the other version of you before you assume their identity.
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[WP] Humanity spreads out to the stars but finds no life. Instead there are mysterious obelisks found on various worlds with the same message translating to: "flee this galaxy before it is too late."
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[WP] A nuclear war occurs and only New Zealand is left untouched. Outsiders must perform in a reality television program entertaining Kiwis to escape their respective wastelands.
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[WP] You are a deadly virus that has just achieved sapience. You realize your "universe" is also sapient: a human.
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[WP] The Council finally greenlit the infiltration operation of Earth. You are part of the first wave. Not to conquer, but to help the humans become suitable to enter galactic society. Conquering will only happen if you fail.
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