WritingPrompts

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[WP] Breakthrough Starshot is launched in 2036. The first set of imagery depicting the Alpha Centauri system reaches Earth in 2061. What you see - hundreds of starships scattered all across the system - horrifies you.	4
[WP] On a normal-looking day, in 2083, all consciousness shuts down for thirty minutes. All living beings become unresponsive for half an hour. Upon coming to, governments scramble to contain the panic and chaos, when several starships are detected in orbit around the Moon.	4
[WP] 13,000 years ago, Atlanteans, who ruled the planet, left Earth because of a global cataclysm that submerged their capital continent. They've now rediscovered Earth, positioning thousands of their ships above major cities.	4
[WP] Yesterday, you were a pet shop owner going about your daily life. Today, you've been recruited by Michael and Gabriel to find Lucifer, who's been abducted from Hell. Yes, the Devil has been kidnapped and the other Archangels think you know where he is.	3
[ WP ] Aliens decide to paralyze Earth's technological development, so, using their near-perfect understanding of the universe, they decrease the local speed of light to 10 km/h. Absolutely nothing, not even massless particles, can now exceed this speed. Society is thus severely altered.	3
[WP] You find a weird pod. You study it, realizing it can take you anywhere, but you can't cancel any destination you input. With it, you go sightseeing around Earth. After visiting Tokyo, you go back to the pod and enter it. You decipher the writing it displays: "Alpha Centauri: 5 years, 8 days".	3
[WP] Every human on the planet loses consciousness for fifty-three days. When we wake up, we see most technology has been crippled. The actual problem? A fleet of lightspeed-capable spacecraft has positioned itself in geosynchronous orbit.	3
[WP] You find yourself aboard a colony ship headed for Mars. With current technology, the trip should take mere days. However, during the debriefing session, the instructor says, "You will be put into hypersleep for the 12-year near-lightspeed journey. You will never return to Earth."	3
[WP] You are a historian investigating a rumor in Italy. After many clues you've found, you manage to pinpoint the location of a secret book written by Da Vinci. You find said book, and you open it. What you see is the complete Theory of Relativity.	3
[WP] Humans build a near-lightspeed colony ship. Due to the big no. of people who wish to be chosen, a multi-part exam is held to determine the colonists. You participate, too. Before the exam, a message is broadcast: "I must inform you that those who do not qualify will be executed. Good luck!"	3

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