/u/iwrite4myself's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Adrenaline is an evolutionary trait specific to Earth. When alien species are tired they sleep and not even a threat to their life will wake them. Which is why the pirates that boarded your spaceship are shocked to find you've not only jumped out of bed fully alert but are fighting back!
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[WP] Your escape pod crash landed on an alien planet. Badly injured, a local farmer took you in, but their species only lives for 3 months. It took nearly 3 generations to fully recover. That was years ago and you’ve been protecting the family ever since.
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[WP] You know a superhuman who gets stronger from other peoples negative emotions. Surprisingly, the super has a job as a successful therapist, with a long list of happy clients.
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[WP] Your super power is that every time you shake someone’s hand you gain their memories. While this may seem cool on paper, you frequently forget who *you* are.
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[WP] As an ambassador for the United Federation of Planets you’re sent to mingle with a new species. Much of their language is based on various eye movements from their six eyes. As a species with only two eyes, communicating has been...interesting.
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[WP] "I have to get off the radio now." The voice whispered through the gentle static. "The creatures I'm studying can hear me and they're starting to chase me. Oh, shit! They have legs!"
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