/u/shhhhh_im_reading's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] All of humanity made the final step and transitioned to the world of Virtual Reality...except for you, because of a pod malfunction. So you get to be the one who explains, to the very confused alien invaders, why Earth was left completely defenseless.
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[WP] As an adult, you know that there are no monsters under the bed. But one night, you happened to look under there and are frightened when you see one. It pulls you under before you can scream and covers your mouth. You slowly realize, the monster is scared too...and not of you.
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[WP] After a year of feeding this stray cat you decide to finally take it home. It seems very happy to go with you, and you brush it off as normal behavior. However, just as you are falling asleep that night, you could swear you hear a voice saying, "Agent Mrow here. I'm in."
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[WP] As you close your eyes and take your last breath, you suddenly hear a voice saying "Aaannd cut! That's a wrap, people, pack it up!" Now you sit in the afterlife, confused, watching a movie of your life, with some very harsh critics throwing shade at you.
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[WP] In the future, America becomes a fascinating tourist attraction on a galactic scale. Aliens frequently come to visit the only civilization in the universe that stubbornly insists on using the imperial system of measurements. You work in one of many information booths that tries to explain why.
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[WP] A mage, a wizard, and a warlock get into an argument over what the superior school of magic is. You, a former bard turned barkeep, want nothing to do with this conversation, but when it gets heated you have no choice but to mediate. They may or may not appreciate it.
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[WP] You're exploring through the woods, looking for a good camping spot, when you come across a clown. He is camping as well, in full clown getup. You feel you should be scared of him, but he appears to be terrified of something in these woods, and you're about to learn what.
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[WP] You have died and a deity is reincarnating you into a new world. It says you are not bound by some BS prophecy, you can literally do whatever you want. You jokingly ask if you can steal cookies from children. It consents. So begins your new life as a child-cookie-theif.
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[WP] You have gained the ability to understand any animal related to cats. Over the years you've come to understand that being an asshole is the ultimate goal of their entire species, and they are all the more adorable and lovable for it.
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