/u/MagicJoshByGosh's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] “One of the most frightening things I've ever heard was when someone pointed out that the existence of the uncanny valley implies that at some point there was an evolutionary reason to be afraid of something that looked human but wasn't.” - Twitter
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[WP] “Alright,” you tell the subdued supervillain in front of you, “time to see who you are underneath this disguise...” As you peel his mask off, though, you see the face of your former best friend and teammate, who died a year ago, staring back at you...
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[WP] After decades of theorizing, scientists have sent a man back in time to kill his grandfather and solve the Grandfather Paradox once and for all. However, the solution to the paradox is not what they thought.
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[WP] In the realm, there exist three clans. Clan Rokk has the strength to defeat Clan Skisor, Clan Skisor is barbaric enough to defeat Clan Pappir, and Clan Pappir has the strategy and intelligence to defeat Clan Rokk. You, a pacifist wanting to end the war among them, found a way to exploit this.
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[WP] Everyone thought you were crazy when you refused to take the “Power Pills” that give the user latent superpowers. You finally realize you were right, though, when ten years later, a negative side effect of the pill suddenly shows itself…
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[WP] It is far in the future. Population growth has become so awful that world governments have begun to put people on trial to determine if they are valuable members of society. If they are an overall good person or have contributed positively to society, they can live. You have been put on trial.
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[WP] The day before Cupid’s arrows disappeared, he hit a random person somewhere in the world. Today, you found an arrow and accidentally pricked yourself with it. Now you’re in love, but you don’t know with whom.
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[WP] Ever since the Fountain of Youth was discovered, no one on Earth is capable of death or aging. It’s a well-known fact that everyone stops aging on their twenty-first birthday. Today is your twenty-second birthday, and you can tell you’re getting older.
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[WP] After a quick online search, you learned you could give CPR to the frog you accidentally just stepped on. Suddenly, though, after giving it mouth-to-mouth, the frog transforms into a man with medieval garb right in front of your eyes.
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[WP] Ever since you were born, you’ve had a number above your head. It seems random, and most of the time it stays at 0, while sometimes it goes up to 1 or 2, but it always goes back down. One year ago, though, the number shot up to 294 and stayed there. Today, you found out what it means.
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