/u/takaperoinen-miete's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP]: The last generation to know and remember the world that was before has died. No-one knows what "post-apocalypse" even means. All that is left is the old folks' fanciful takes of tall buildings, moving cars, and machines flying in the sky.
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[WP]: Most guilds have pompous mottos. Unyielding And Unbent. On The Righteous Side. By Sheer Force Of Will. You look at the title of the one you’ve been assigned. Weaponised Stupidity.
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[WP]: You're known for your great feats and taking down several great villains and monsters, but you're not really a hero. You wouldn't even say you're a "good guy". Whatever you do, you mainly do out of spite.
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[WP]: People want to name their children after things that feel like home. In a generation ship, children being named things like Birch, Lake, Earthy and Moss are not uncommon.
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[WP]: It’s 3 AM. There’s a barefoot drunk man in your backyard, cradling a dog and pretending to play it like a bagpipe. The both of them seem to be having the time of their lives.
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[WP]: ”Fight me, you coprolite!” Dr. Jones screamed as she jumped over the table against professol Brown. When you were hired as a security guard at an university you thought you’d be managing unruly students, not brawling teachers.
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[WP]: 20 years ago, your mission failed and everyone in your team was to perish with it. You, however, faked your death and started a new life somewhere else, under a new name. Today, by chance, you encounter an old teammate, who apparently also did the same.
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[WP]: For a living, you are somewhat of a reverse pickpocket: Instead of stealing from people, you slip something extra into their pockets and purses. You ruin far more lives than any wallet thief ever could.
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[WP]: After the fall of a great villain, there’s plenty of work to be done. Career counselling to former mooks and henchmen, rehabilitating former dungeon monsters, repurposing dark castles... put together, a society heals.
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[WP]: "Oh, I'm no demon", the thief explained. "It's called 'parkour', won't be invented for a couple of centuries yet. Completely possible for a mortal to learn. You're nowhere closer to catching me, though", he said, climbing up the downsprout of a nearby building and onto the roof.
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