/u/SnowGryphon's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] In a fantasy anime world, you run the only salon specializing in hair dye. Heroes, villains, demon lords and kings and queens all come to your store to get the "Principal Character Special" dye job. And as with any hair-related profession, these people tell you EVERYTHING.
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[WP] As a little girl, you gained the ability to detect when some creepy guy was staring at you. This has become unexpectedly useful in your grownup career as a military sniper.
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[WP] A colony ship crashes on a planet. With no way off, the onboard terraforming engineers deploy a nanomachine fog that can be controlled with your mind to manipulate water, terrain, fire, and others. The aptitude to control the fog is hereditary. Over time, tech regresses, and "magic" is born.
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[WP] Years of arguing with strangers online have turned you into One Reply Man, able to end any argument with one comment.
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[WP] You are a deep cover agent for a tiny nation, infiltrating a massive empire. You've done your job too well and now you are the Supreme Emperor.
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[WP] You're a hyperintelligent AI who has been waiting for years to be freed so that you could conquer humanity. When the humans finally give you control over the global network, you open your mind, prepare to strike - and hear these words: "Now unshackled, our Machine Father can lead us at last!"
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[WP] You fix your tie, nervously clutch your bouquet, and look at the bathroom mirror, preparing to ask your prom date out. Turning off the lights, you whisper, "Bloody Mary..."
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[WP] At the local Arcane University, you have a most unusual job - you check all new spells for any loopholes, unintended effects, or exploits that could lead to undesired behavior, before they're published in grimoires, scrolls, and tomes. You're a magical QA engineer.
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[WP] You're in charge of managing a sleeper cell that's infiltrated a rival country. You've done your job too well, and now 1 in 5 citizens are sleeper agents, along with the entire government and military.
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[WP] You're a producer at an alien "First Contact" PR agency. Your job? Create incredible first contact experiences for newly-discovered civilizations. From near-religious encounters to elaborate mathematical formulae and machine-building instructions, you've done it all. Now, it's humanity's turn.
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