/u/Withmyrespect's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
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[WP] Humanity was the only species to discover faster than light travel. We've used it to pillage the helpless, sleeper colony ships of other interstellar civilizations.
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[WP] A superhero is publicity obsessed because his powers are proportional to his fame and popularity. A supervillain has figured this out.
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[WP] You infiltrated the palace as a gardener many years ago. Today, you finally received the order to assassinate the king.
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[WP] Your parents bought an AI app to keep you company when you were small. 80 years of upgrades and life events later, it's time to say good bye.
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[WP] Our solar system is strategically located at a frontier between great interstellar powers. The different empires each entreaty, bribe, or threaten humans to allow them to build a military base on Mars. We have to choose.
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[EU] Batman is the World's Greatest Detective. He confides to Superman his deduction that they are, in fact, fictional characters.
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[WP] Time travel tourism is okay because the timeline cannot be altered. Unfortunately, inappropriate selfies are still a thing.
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[WP] A planet killing asteroid is heading toward Earth. You are the world's only superhero, powerful enough to stop it, but not to survive.
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