/u/chineseartist's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A group of friends are sucked into a video game and must play through it. Initially they assume that if they lose they die in the real world as well. However, the first death of the group simply sends the player back into the real world, unable to contact their friends inside.
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[WP] “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” This quote has been worrying you a lot recently, because you're beginning to suspect you might be immortal.
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[WP] Every person sees a number above each other’s heads - a compatibility rating, from 1-100. It is custom to marry an individual in the 80+ range to ensure a happy marriage. A few years into your 92% compatibility marriage, however, you suddenly meet a stranger. Above their head is the number 100.
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[WP] Dark forest theory says the reason why we haven’t found extraterrestrial life is because alien civilizations don’t send signals for fear of finding a more advanced, powerful people. Humans, however, didn’t care - until one day, the forest answers back...
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[WP] The Grim Reaper isn’t some dangerous monster. He isn’t a mythical being, either. Instead, he’s just a friendly neighbor helping those journeying to the afterlife - after all, in his own words, “All of us, at some time or other, need help.”
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[WP] In the near future, VR headsets have become essential to the global population: everyone wears them 24-7 no matter what. One day, your headset malfunctions; but when you take it off, what you see is not at all what you expect.
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[WP] When you first landed on Earth, you couldn’t believe how intelligent the dominant species was. Now, twenty years later, you can’t believe how dumb the Homo sapiens are.
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[WP] The clock strikes twelve, the moon aglow - the group walks in seeking shelter from snow. A mansion to rest in, but little do they know - there is no escape till the first rooster crows.
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