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[WP] You run a tattoo parlor. Every couple of weeks, the same customer comes in, always requesting the same tattoo: an additional tally mark on an ever-growing cluster of tally marks.

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[WP] For several weeks, strangers have been increasingly interested in acquiring your shoes. At first they just asked for them, but recently have begun making financial offers. As far as you can tell, nothing is special about the shoes.

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[WP] "The simulation is over. He failed the test." The words echo in your ears as you remember where you are.

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[WP] A counselor at a magic camp begins to suspect that one of the campers may be capable of actual magic.

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[WP] Now and then, seemingly random people from 19th century America spontaneously appear in modern America. You work to integrate these people into modern society, and today you received your most interesting case yet.

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[WP] In a world where luck is a measurable, inherent quality, lucky people are forbidden from gambling. You've just won the jackpot, and now must prove that you didn't cheat.

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[WP] The universe bends to match whatever you say. Tell the story of how you accidentally undid reality.

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[WP] You become seemingly the last person on Earth. After years of searching for anyone else, you are laying on your deathbed when you hear a knock on the door.

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[WP] An astronaut aboard the ISS watches as the lights on the ground below all go out at once.

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[EU] The Minister for Magic gets an unexpected visit from the muggle Prime Minister.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[WP] You run a tattoo parlor. Every couple of weeks, the same customer comes in, always requesting the same tattoo: an additional tally mark on an ever-growing cluster of tally marks.	1545
[WP] For several weeks, strangers have been increasingly interested in acquiring your shoes. At first they just asked for them, but recently have begun making financial offers. As far as you can tell, nothing is special about the shoes.	253
[WP] "The simulation is over. He failed the test." The words echo in your ears as you remember where you are.	77
[WP] A counselor at a magic camp begins to suspect that one of the campers may be capable of actual magic.	45
[WP] Now and then, seemingly random people from 19th century America spontaneously appear in modern America. You work to integrate these people into modern society, and today you received your most interesting case yet.	23
[WP] In a world where luck is a measurable, inherent quality, lucky people are forbidden from gambling. You've just won the jackpot, and now must prove that you didn't cheat.	9
[WP] The universe bends to match whatever you say. Tell the story of how you accidentally undid reality.	6
[WP] You become seemingly the last person on Earth. After years of searching for anyone else, you are laying on your deathbed when you hear a knock on the door.	6
[WP] An astronaut aboard the ISS watches as the lights on the ground below all go out at once.	5
[EU] The Minister for Magic gets an unexpected visit from the muggle Prime Minister.	4