/u/Lorix_In_Oz's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Prison sentences are absolute and must be served to completion. If the patriarch of a family dies before completing their sentence then it falls to the next in line to complete the remainder of the term.
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[WP] As life extension technology became commonplace it became necessary to enact and modernise the biblical Debt and Wealth Jubilee laws. In short, every 50 years beyond the length of a normal human lifespan all debts and wealth of an individual are cleared to constantly level the playing field.
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[WP] Similar to cats humans have nine lives such that aside from naturally dying of old age each person can recover from nine otherwise fatal injuries during their life. In addition they gain immunity from dying of the same cause twice making the work of hired assassins truly challenging.
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[WP] Humans are only capable of using each word in the English language once during their lifetime. As they approach their final days an aged individual has saved their best words for last.
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[WP] It is our blood that stores our long-term memories not our brains. Making a blood donation is considered among the most altruistic acts a person can perform, as one person's loss is another person's gain.
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[WP] As humans start to explore space and encounter other civilizations we soon realize our lifespans are easily ten times that of most species. With governments of other worlds happy to sell out the future of distant descendants for short term gains, conquering the galaxy has never been easier.
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[WP] Time passes slower the higher you climb. It is said there is mountain so tall that you can literally witness the rise and fall of civilizations from it's peak.
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[WP] Prison isn't just for people who have committed crimes, if you are prepared to serve the time up-front you earn the privilege to commit a crime, or crimes equivalent to the value of the time you already served.
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