/u/ScimitarFTW's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] When you entered cryogenic sleep, you expected to wake up in a futuristic world. Instead, you wake up in a dusty cave, a man wearing dark robes staring at you in horror.
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[WP] The most powerful civilization in the universe does not have CGI - and cower in fear when an unsuspecting scout finds a human satellite laden with pop culture hits.
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[WP] The apocalypse happened, and you're one of the few humans left alive. When you find an old telescope, you decide to look through it - only to see hundreds of alien spaceships orbiting the planet. They're waiting...for something.
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[WP] "Sir, there's an unidentified craft that just broke the upper atmosphere of the planet!" "Is it a spaceship?" "No sir, it almost looks like a...dragon?"
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[WP] Aliens take over Earth, and decide that only the smartest humans will be allowed to ascend to the larger galactic community. One day, a human scores the highest possible marks on their test, but dies in an "accident" while leaving Earth. The problem is, he bought those answers from you.
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[WP] Time travelers can't interact with the past - instead, they simply float around as silent witnesses. A young girl clambers out of the rubble and stares directly at you. "How did you die?", she whispers.
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[WP] The Earth is actually a reality TV show, where 100 contestants willingly get their memory wiped, and live inside a simulated world, for a chance to win 100 million credits if they are the last ones alive. But, the ratings have been terrible as of late, and the producers are getting desperate.
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[WP] Similiar to how humans bet on horse races, the gods bet on the length of human lives. One day, two gods that are deeply in debt, decide to bet on you. One for, one against.
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