WritingPrompts

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[WP] You have an ability coveted by politics and debaters alike; You simply say “I’m right,” and if you are: Everyone will be imbued with the truth, and they’ll be physically and mentally unable to deny it; However, if you are wrong...	11
[WP] It’s been hours now, and no one’s found you.	11
[WP] Like waves on a shore, the universe expands and retracts (only it takes about 126 billion years for it to do so). But as the only true immortal, you’ve noticed the “tide” has been rising steadily each cycle, and last time the universe fully expanded, you thought you saw something out there…	11
[WP] “Now, now... being dead doesn’t excuse absences from Class. In fact, now that you’re dead, your brain deteriorates faster than before, so you need lots more stimulus to stay healthy! ...R-relatively speaking. You’re dead.”	10
[WP] In the far future, currency is no longer dollars, or “bits,” but plants left over from the pre-global-warming world. You smuggle only the rarest of ‘currencies’ around the city to make high-value trades, but this presents challenges in both keeping the cargo alive, and keeping a low-profile.	10
[WP] “Never have I ever had to breathe...”	9
[WP] You and a friend’s text convo appears blank. You almost type something into the void, when an innate sense of danger seizes you, and you look and see that the contact name is slightly wrong. You sense a presence through your screen, and it’s waiting with baited breath for you to type.	9
[WP] A criminal enters a home, so the homeowner quickly pretends to be blind.	9
[WP] “Ugh, stop defying the laws of physics just to mess with me!” “Who are you talking to??” “The universe.” “Haha! The universe doesn’t really work that way, y’know.” “Oh yeah? Watch this...” They drop their pencil, and it disappears upon hitting the ground. “What the—“ “Now watch this...”	9
[WP] An officer is messing around—not thinking—pushing down one nuclear launch button while they throw a pencil across the room at the other. They accidentally hit the other.	8

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