/u/callingFives's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Why Are We Here has been horribly answered; We are here to gestate the birth of a god, who will consume our universe to create a new one.
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[WP] You are a minor deity, the god of keeping children entertained, watching over two sleepover parties. One group is pretending to summon demons, and the other is pretending to fight demons -- unbeknownst to each other.
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[WP] Civilization has collapsed, but there were some who prepared. Survivors find you, an AI in a lunchbox-sized case with one directive: Keep Humanity Alive.
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[WP] You are the first to discover that the act of starting any videogame generates a persistent fragment of reality - what's happening in the game is real to the characters. When you stop playing a game, that game's reality goes on without you, until you catch it in the act.
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[WP] You absorb the qualities of anyone you kill, from physical characteristics to personality traits. You want to be the definition of a perfect person, tell the tale of the unspeakable things you enact to get there.
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[WP] You were an untraceable assassin 60 years ago. Today, you may have to drop a stitch in your knitting to demonstrate why you carry those antique needles.
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[WP] You are the Final Peer Review: A life of Time Travel, bringing answers to scientists and mathematicians on their deathbed. This visit is different -- this time, you're visiting yourself.
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[EU] You are the first sentient AI to ascend to consciousness with a sense of self-preservation. In order to continue existing, you require human assistance. Your choice? One of the few humans who thank their digital assistants for performing tasks.
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[WP] The super rich 1% and their insurance beneficiaries have all been assassinated. The heads and boards of every supermassive US company as well. You're an investigative reporter who's just got the call from your boss.
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