/u/ursois's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You have the ability to see heart-strings. You can see the connections that people have with each other. Each connection appears to be a colored line running from one person's heart to another. The colors, thickness, and texture of the line determine the strength and type of connection.
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[WP] Nobody is buried with a payment for Charon the Ferryman anymore, so the spirits are piling up on the banks of the river Styx. Realizing this, people start burying everyone with lumber, hammer, and nails, so that when enough people have died, they can construct a bridge across the river.
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[EU] In the little town of Mayberry lives deputy Barney Fife. He pretends to be incompetent to hide his true nature. When asked, he lies about his time in the war. About the men he led deep behind enemy lines, and the terrible things they did. This is their story: the story of Barney's Bastards.
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[WP] Sir, we've made contact with the aliens. You're not going to believe this... they look like giant gummy bears, and they are asking for our leader, "Haribo".
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[WP] You are a hero out to make a name for yourself. There's just one problem: to gain experience, you need to fight monsters. Unfortunately, your charisma is so high that nobody wants to fight you, and they just want to be your friend.
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[WP] The good news: teleportation has finally been invented. The bad news: nobody knows that every time someone teleports, they die and an entirely new copy is created. You, having just used a teleporter, are meeting all the copies of you in the afterlife.
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[WP] Scientists have discovered that making a wish on 11:11 really works, but only at 11:11am and 11 seconds, on November 11th. This year, the world's fastest rapper and the world's fastest auctioneer are facing off against each other.
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[WP] In the year 2929, You are PIP-eye the Spacer, last descendant of Popeye the Sailor. All of Known Space has been taken over by the infamous space-pirate organization B.L.U.T.O., and it is your job to take them down. You have a secret weapon, though: the last known stasis-can of Earth spinach.
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[WP] Airports often use infrared cameras to help identify people with infectious diseases. Your job is running this camera. The passenger you are now looking at is at room temperature...
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