/u/empire539's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
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[WP] Everyone in the world is able to choose exactly one superpower. The catch: the more people select a certain power, the weaker it becomes.
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[WP] "Sir?" "Yes, Peter?" "The humans have discovered our prototypes for New Earth. All seven of them. They're calling it the TRAPPIST-1 system."
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[WP] After inventing time travel, you bring your favorite historical figure into the present. As you explain modern technology, they remark, "I know all of this already. What? You think this is my first journey through time?"
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[WP] You are sent 100 million years into the future. When you step out of the time machine, there is no sign of civilization... only dinosaurs.
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[WP] One day, you wake up as a human lie detector who is accurately able to tell when someone is lying. Your ability tells you that everything your best friend says, including their name, is a lie.
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[WP] Fortunetelling based on the zodiac has always been debunked as rubbish. With NASA's "corrected" zodiac calendar, the predictions of some fortunetellers start becoming eerily accurate.
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[WP] You're a superhero, currently captured by your enemies. You shout at the villains that you will thwart their evil schemes again, and save the world. Now to just figure out a way to get out of this straightjacket before their next rotation...
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[WP] The War extends into the long, harsh winter. As your men become desperate for any kind of victory against your icy foes, you decide to ally with the king of frozen warfare: Santa Claus
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