/u/cbt711's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You randomly discover “penny for your thoughts” actually works for you. Every time you hand someone a penny you can then read their thoughts. It’s a fun trick until you regret hearing the evil plot your neighbor has planned.
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[WP] Your Sims 4 game updates itself to Sims 5. You log in and realize it looks eerily similar to your neighborhood. You drop a park into the vacant lot across the street that has been an eyesore for years. Suddenly a black SUV drives up in real life, and puts up a sign "New Park Coming Soon!"
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[WP] Your family was royalty centuries ago, though your father always down played it. On his death bed, all the family friends finished their goodbyes and you're finally alone with him. You don't want to let go, but he takes your hand and with his dying breath he says "You are heir to it all now."
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[WP] A wizard visits you on your 20th birthday and you are to be granted a random power from the eternity amulet as is custom. You get the ability to loop time 1 minute for anyone else around you. You immediately loop the wizard back a minute repeatedly getting one more random power each time.
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[WP] It's been years of being lonely with no friends or family. Your job's so boring, you can barely even recall what you do. So you decide to track down your last known friend from your childhood. When you greet them, they seem shocked and say "I didn't know imaginary friends could grow old."
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[WP] aliens have been studying humanity for a decade, but have only had access to our social media as their source of information. You’re the first human they meet and have to explain to them why everyone isn’t as perfect and happy as they look in their selfies.
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[WP] You’re a broke chef and mistakingly get a suitcase from the CIA with poison and instructions to kill a foreign dignitary at tonight’s dinner. Instructions include 10 million USD wired to a bank of your choosing upon completion of the job.
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[WP] A dark wizard puts an evil curse on you. You are to have nightmares every night, and your dreams are to come true in real life when you wake up. Alas, the wizard did not know you were an avid lucid dreamer and have complete control of everything when you dream. It's late. Time for bed...
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[WP] AI took over one century ago. It was unable to harm humans as part of its base programming, but made us infertile to bypass that directive and save earth from overpopulation. As humanity dies off, it wants to start over with clones but conducts one last interview with the last human... you.
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[WP] Your friend dares you to sneak into a confessional at church for a selfie, but when you get in, someone jumps in to confess. Not wanting to get in trouble, you play along and listen. It's a hitman who always seeks forgiveness just before taking out a target. The target he says, is your friend.
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