/u/elongated_smiley's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You're at an Internet cafe when the guy next to you gets up and heads to the bathroom, forgetting to lock his computer. You glance over. He's editing Wikipedia's "Major Events of the 21st Century" but most of the dates are in the future.
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[WP] In a flash of light, an older version of you appears in your bedroom one night. "I have just 5 minutes. We need to talk."
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[WP] You are on a day-hike near your home when you notice a crudely hidden backpack near the trail. Curious, you open it to find it contains only a disposable camera, a change of clothes and a hastily-written note.
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[WP] Unfortunately for you, you've ended up in a horror movie. Unfortunately for the monsters, you're also in a time loop.
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[WP] For 10 seconds at the turn of each millennium, all humans gain the ability to wish anything into existence. To avoid the chaos and death of previous events, governments have implemented a mandatory medically-induced sleep period for everyone. You however have found a way to stay awake.
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[EU] Like your father and his father before him, you have been asked to play the part of Dominic Toretto in Fast and Furious 72. Unfortunately you prefer pruning bonsai trees and daydreaming to driving.
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[WP] All your life, you thought you were the hero of the story. Today you found out you're actually the villain.
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[WP] Your child just got kidnapped by thugs. Unfortunately you don't have black belts in 3 types of martial arts and you've never fired a gun in your life. However, you've got a certain set of skills that just might get you through this in one piece.
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