/u/OdditiesandWeirdness's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] An entire Roman legion goes missing. Then they appear again in the modern-day U.S.A. You are a university student who is studying Ancient Rome and Latin. You are the first to make contact with the legion as they appear on your university campus.
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[WP] You are a student in the post-zombie apocalypse era, the last of the zombies having died some decades ago. As part of a class assignment, you have to interview a survivor of the zombie apocalypse.
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[WP] "I'll let you in on a secret newbie. It's tradition that every new expeditionary ship is sent to scan Earth for any living humans. Thing is, no one has ever detected any live human anywhere." "Uh, I'm picking up a life signature on Earth, it matches what we pieced together of humans."
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[WP] You haven't seen another person or a zombie for years. You cleared the zombies from this town a long time ago. As you go about your daily routine, a few people pass through in a car. They say civilization has begun to be rebuilt. Turns out, the apocalypse has been over for several years.
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[WP] You entered a forest filled with monsters. The exit constantly moves, you don't age in the forest. When exiting, one person must stay unless they are the only one in the forest. Many a time you found the exit but let others leave. For the first time, another asked how long you've been here.
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[WP] "As punishment for your insubordination, Private, you will be given the worst punishment our empire gives; You will serve aboard an allied human ship for the remainder of your time in the Empire's military". You'll never forget the day your commander told you that, nor what happened afterward.
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[WP] You've just moved into a new house. Examining the basement, you find an old box. Inside, there appears to be a tiny reenactment of a WW1 battle taking place, complete with tiny people, small arms, and artillery.
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[WP] Your friend has a room just for his huge terrarium. It has insects and small animals, plant life, including trees, somehow. One day they invite you over and shrink you to a small size. placing you inside as they say, "Good luck surviving".
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[WP] You run a small bar. People are always telling you their problems. You try to give them advice. The only strange thing is, your customers often aren't humans.
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