WritingPrompts

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[WP] Apparently, the aliens have no concept of "sayings", "idioms" or "metaphors". They say everything directly and explicitly and wonder why we humans always speak in riddles	76
[WP] Intelligent life isn't nearly as rare as we thought. It's just that we evolved in a strictly quarantined sector that's completely devoid of intelligent life and cut off from the rest of galactic civilization. And there's a good reason for that.	73
[WP] You find a strange metal box in your backyard, attached to a parachute. Printed on it's surface is a phone number, as well as instructions: "THIS CONTAINER IS THE PROPERTY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. IF YOU RECOVER IT, CALL THIS NUMBER IMMEDIATELLY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN"	70
[WP] "Over time, folks gettin' swallowed up by the woods just became... normal, y'know? Something that just happened every now n' then. When they started comin' back, though... That was a LOT tougher to get used to, I tell ya."	68
[WP] In your drunken state, you thought it would be funny to walk into a random bar and order a drink that's not even on the menu. What you didn't know is that the bar you picked is a front for something else and the drink you just ordered is a codeword.	63
[WP] We do not know what they are or where they came from. All we know is that they're everywhere, they're extremely hostile, and they only come out during the day. Do not be outside after dawn.	54
[WP] He's the hero the world deserves, but not a one it needs, or wants for that matter	53
[WP] Mankind becomes an interstellar species and goes to war with itself. With entire planets worth of people perishing regularly, Charon realizes one tiny boat ain't gonna cut it. Thus, the Styx ferry line is born.	52
[WP] Centuries after being banished by the Dragonborn, Alduin returns and starts resurrecting the dragons, ready to take on the world again. Unfortunately, it's 2016 and he'll soon find out that Men have come a long way while he was gone	48
[WP] You're a slasher movie character, but every time the masked killer strikes, you happen to be off-screen for some reason or another and miss all the action. The others are starting to suspect you're the killer, while you're starting to suspect they're playing a sick prank on you.	47

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