WritingPrompts

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[WP] ADMIRAL SMITH: Isn't this what we've seen in movies and books a dozen times before? The machine disobeyed orders! It has gone rouge! DEFENDANT HYRZ MK6: I detected no weapons. Orders were to fire on unarmed civilians. Violation of international law. Programming forbids action.	921
[WP] humanity develops faster than light technology and, soon after, makes contact with alien life. They are as surprised to see as we are to see them. Apparently we are the first civilization to progress this far without the ability to use magic.	428
[WP] “Mommy,” said the synthetic voice, “what’s a soul? The kids at school said I don’t have one.”	119
[WP] “Hey boss, I did what you said, but I gotta ask: why do we need to hide little hints that our company is in league with satan all over our logos and stuff?”	51
[WP] a billionaire builds a rocket ship and invites a handful of flat-earthers (and their measuring devices) onboard for a space trip in an attempt to settle the matter once and for all.	48
[WP] “Fight you? No, I came to lend you my aid. As I’ve said before: one day I shall conquer this world. On that day it’s infrastructure, resources and people will serve me. Therefore, I as motivated as you are to protect them.”	21
[WP] Two heroes discuss if/when it is acceptable to kill a villain.	19
[WP] “I don’t know which I fear more: that he may kill me or that he may spare me but be insufferably smug about it, maybe proselytize about the ‘nobility of mercy’ or whatever”	12
[WP] You are death. People have been challenging you for their lives for centuries now. You’ve seen all the tricks.	10
[WP] You’re a detective and, as crazy as it sounds, you begin to suspect the neighborhood cats are working together to derail your current investigation.	10

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