WritingPrompts

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[WP] “And I also need two…wait, what are you doing?” You ask the alien, who is now wearing a large pair of novelty glasses and a fake moustache. “I am bluffing you human. The lowest I can go is thirty thousand credits.”	4
[WP] The first two skulls were expected—a man and woman, roughly 30 years of age. The next ten were unusual, but not unheard of. It was number 52 that caused a stir—24 inches long, humanoid, and with fangs like small daggers.	4
[WP] Two figures run down a narrow passageway as a loud roar is heard in the distance. “I keep telling you!” The first screams, as the second narrowly avoids stepping on a small white rabbit that has just fallen from the first figure’s hat. “I’m a magician, not a wizard!”	3
[WP] You are a lemming, and no matter what you do, you can’t seem to get all of the other lemmings to stop following you. You start to perform risky acts, each more dangerous than the last, but they just keep following.	3
[WP] To the casual observer, the lake appeared to be normal. But it’s surface was really a portal to another world, where humanity could fly but not breathe.	3
[WP] In alien cultures it is very offensive to be caught spying on another species. However, using guile and wit to learn a secret cooking recipe is considered fair game.	3
[WP] Your parents said you could start playing on the computer again when you grow up. After downloading plans for an enlargement ray off the internet, you realise they weren't being quite so literal.	3
[WP] The hardest job of the Space Force is making sure all the stars and planets continue to obey the laws of gravity. Most of the time they’re OK, although Pluto has been acting up ever since it got kicked out of the family.	3
[WP] Aliens plan for the war against Earth by researching how to beat humans in combat on our internet. Unfortunately they haven’t yet grasped the concept of a computer game.	3
[WP] “You’re saying you want kill off some main characters to increase your book sales?” Asks the editor, incredulous. “I don’t see the problem. Writers do it all the time.” Replies the author, defensively. The editors mouth falls open. “Not when they’re writing an autobiography!”	3

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