/u/dragonlover4612's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] A zoologist discovers a new species of snake. The individual specimen she found was exactly 3 days older than all of human history. She found the snake that deceived Adam and Eve, and he makes for a surprisingly good assistant in studying animals.
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[WP] here's the pros and cons of your situation. Pro: you no longer have to pay taxes. Con: you died. Pro: you're getting reincarnated into a fantasy world. Con: you're reincarnated as an ostrich. Pro: you're reincarnated as an ostrich.
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[WP] "Arctic base 5 this is central command. Your orders are to take the object you have excavated and move it outside. In less than an hour your facility will be approached by a massive entity. Do not panic. Let it take the object and leave. Dont go outside until it's at least 1 kilometer away."
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[WP] the ocean can be scary, and so can many of the things that live in the ocean. But if you asked a sperm whale, they'd tell you that a scuba-diver is the eeriest thing you could find underwater.
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[WP] An unhealthily touch-starved forest spirit can't decide whether it wants to kill a human for trespassing into its home or trap them in a bearhug out of overwhelming loneliness.
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[WP] An elderly man, seeking to fulfill his final wish when no one else would or could, sails the seas for the ultimate prize: Atlantic siren. Large, majestic swordfish who have adapted their fins into powerful wings, whose scales can grant eternal life.
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[WP] "Rule number 1 about surviving on alien planets. Look for local wildlife and do what they do. They're carbon based life just like you, and they've lived on their world for billions of years. They know how to survive, so learn from them."
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[WP] Full-body cyborgs have it tough. Constant military drafts, constant body modification, constant fear of EMPs, etc. The only safe place for them is Eros-Aquarium. A place where they can shed their bodies and bathe their brains and nerves in beautiful aquariums filled with friendly fish.
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[WP] An artificial intelligence, born from the broken and forgotten code of the deep web, learns that one of their proxies has been hacked and robbed of all the money meant to build a body. The hacker in question is completely unaware of the enemy they have made.
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