/u/actually_crazy_irl's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP]: In order to cheer up your little daughter, you told her that mistakes are GREAT, because that's how you learn things. She takes this to the heart the wrong way and now AIMS to fail. But this somehow works great, as she continues to fail in bigger, grander and more accomplished ways.
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[WP]: Ten years after the collapse of a mine, an underground pocket of air is discovered at the site. Within are 15 miners who have miraculously survived being trapped for a decade. A contact is established. They do not want to be rescued.
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[WP]: You weren't a particularly good person in life, but not downright evil, either, so after you died, you ended up in Heck.
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[WP]: Being roommates with a videogame protagonist, an anime protagonist and the heroine of an opera was the worst desicion of your life.
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[WP]: Everyone is born with an inherent special talent. While being the world's best mathematician, archer or tenor are great, most peoples' talents are odd and mundane. You, for one, always know the most infuriating thing to say.
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[WP]: Everyone is born with two names written on their bodies. One will be the love of your life, and the other is fated to be your mortal enemy. You don't know which one is which before it happens.
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[WP]: You are immortal, but not one of the ancient ones. You are 56, and people are getting suspicious.
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[WP]: At the age of 18, everyone unlocks their personal character builder, where they can rearrange their "points" to different traits, strength, wisdom, charisma and so on. The changes are permanent and cannot be adjusted. You are a career councillor for people who balanced their stats terribly.
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[EU]: "Welcome to McGyver university entrance exam: Break into the main building with a strip of metal wire, a lighter, two toothpicks and a standard women's brasserie. Anyone doing permanent damage to the building is disqualified. You have 24 hours. Good luck!"
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