/u/SYLOH's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Humanity finally reaches the stars and finds all other alien species are at roughly medieval levels of tech. Turns out when ever there's trouble in an alien civilization, a small band of heroes arise and fix it. They never actually had to improve or adapt their societies.
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[WP] Two immortals meet up once every century for a casual chat. One is morose that he has to watch everyone he loves die. The other is exuberant that he gets to watch history unfold.
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[WP] Turns out that teleporters really do just kill you and make a copy. You're in the afterlife, being judged on your life; which consist entirely of being beamed down, completing a mission and beaming out.
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[WP] Most new species need the concept of intelligent alien life explained to them. Human were rare in that they had a concept of a "First Contact" in their society. Worse yet, they seem to understand the concept of "Colonialism".
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[WP] In days long ago, a powerful cabal of wizards defeated the demons that roamed the Earth. Unable to destroy them, they sealed them away for a thousand years. Now those demons have begun to awake once again. Fortunately, they seem vulnerable to modern anti-tank missiles.
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[WP] One day, all the figures with their faces blurred out in Google Streetview pictures start moving. They all turn to face the camera. Nobody, not even Google, can explain why it's happening.
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[WP] In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. It takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake. Scientist now predict that in 63 days the lilies will cover the entire planet....
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[WP] 20 years ago, humanity started receiving radio messages from a planet 100 light years away. We found out they were just their radio stations. Recently all the radio stations stopped, and we receive a message in their language that can only be described as an interstellar cry for help.
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