/u/ScottishGuy1989's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] The rest of the civilised galaxy has just learned that when encountering something new, the human's brains asks three subconscious questions. "Can I kill it? Can I eat it? Can I have sex with it?"
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[WP] "Yeah, sure you can use the restroom. Just don't use the last stall. Somebody opened an inter-dementional portal in there and we haven't been able to shut it yet. Holler if you need anything."
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[WP] What no one was prepared for at first contact, was how bad each side's translation computers were...
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[WP] Every person on earth between 13 and 19 years old vanishes instantaneously. After 6 months those who've turned 20 start to reappear. Often with evidence of advanced medical care or cybernetics. Their tales are out of this world.
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[WP] "Last night, in this our darkest hour, I prayed to the highest power." There was a long pause. "I'm afraid they're backing the enemy on this one."
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[WP] You are on of the most reliable agents in your agency. You've managed to get into the supervillans base. The thing is... it feels like they're the good guy in this situation...
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[WP] Every person on earth between 13 and 19 years old vanishes instantaneously. After 6 months those who've turned 20 start to reappear. Often with evidence of advanced medical care or cybernetics. Their tales are out of this world.
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[WP] Humanity has discovered FTL travel and mastered terraforming. Now with an abundance of worlds in the galaxy to choose, whole planets can be terraformed for whatever use humanity chooses. However, your proposal for what to do with the latest candidate planet has people confused...
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The rest of the galaxy has just found out that human brains subconsciously go through three automatic questions when encountering something new. Can they eat it? Can they have sex with it? Can they kill it?
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