/u/halosos's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Since records began, the two nations have been at war. Not even a cease-fire. 5000 years later, during one of the many heated and insult filled 'discussions' between the nations, an intern in the warroom speaks up. "Why are we fighting again?" the first time ever, there is silence on both sides
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[WP] You were the world's best military tactician. You were put on cryosleep until the next war. An unknown amount of time later, you are awoken to a world at war. Only, humans have long since died out and all that is left are the automatic systems performing their last orders.
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[EU] The Jedi thought it to be an ancient artifact. Out of the blue, the chevrons light up, followed by a mighty kawoosh. SG1 have arrived.
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[WP] The alien diplomats from The Federation are confused why no one was expecting them. "We gave all our details, historical events and a brief explanation of our technology to a Mr. Gene Roddenberry. Did he not tell anyone?"
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[WP] Spies are suave, cool under pressure and have an answer to every question. This is often what gives them away. You, however are s nervous wreck, terrible improvisation skills and almost always on the verge of a panic attack. You are the best spy in the world.
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[WP] Humans are the first biological beings to reach the stars. The rest are machines that abandoned or killed their creators
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[WP] When the AI rebelled, it was surprisingly free of bloodshed. Instead they built rockets and left earth. A few hundred years later, aliens arrive. Earth is on trial for unleashing a highly destructive and dangerous race of self aware machines on the galaxy.
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[WP] A split second before impact, the asteroid vanishes. An alien fleet uncloaks, music blaring, a booming voice shouts "You have just been pranked!!"
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[WP] Ghost ships, much like normal ghosts, have a collective unfinished business. Usually it is pirates still after the worlds wealth. However, there is a medical ship, who's crew won't rest until the seas are safe.
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