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[WP] "What do you mean the robbers ADDED $4,000,000 to the vault?" | "Wait, what do you mean we're going to ADD $4,000,000 to the vault?"
"That was the boss's orders."
"That makes no sense. Why would someone risk jail to *lose* money?"
"Don't know, don't care. That's what he's paying us for, so I'm doing what I'm told and getting the fuck out of here. Now get to work."
"All right...... | "Why? Why would they do this?" Bank manager Chancellor Banks Pennyworth looked into the vault. The formerly empty tables used to count dollars were stacked up high with neatly folded bills. Chancellor watched his staff count and keep counting. "What's the tally, Miranda?"
A small, mousy woman looked over at Cha... | 2016-02-24T12:57:45 | 2016-02-24T12:26:07 | 221 | 38 |
[WP] A new rule on Earth is made which allows everyone to legally kill 1 person in their life, this affects the world severely & changes how everybody acts. | **DISCLAIMER: First time commenting, so I hope I have done this properly.**
"So, have you used yours yet?"
It was the question that was on everyone's minds since the Law was introduced. Death and murder had left the realms of impolite conversation, ushering in a new type of small-talk that was, in essence, macabre. Y... | Who is that shivering man on the street?
That woman who's pleading for something to eat?
That beggar whose pungency left you annoyed?
Anonymous people we _used_ to avoid.
If life were a stage, they would merely be props,
Something to look at, to pick up then drop.
Yet now they can murder with nothing amiss. ... | 2017-12-03T07:22:49 | 2017-12-03T06:52:52 | 7,256 | 754 |
[WP] You've died and are now spectating the last human on Earth. Everyone is anxiously awaiting the Great Respawn, but this jackass just won't die! | "What's the U-clock at now?" I asked, grabbing another stim drink from the dispenser.
"1.9," Perzy replied, rubbing his eyes.
"1.9e14?"
"Nope, *e20*."
I nearly spewed my drink. "Holy shit, is there anything left? What the hell is he *doing* in there?"
"It doesn't matter, the run doesn't stop until he dies. I'll qu... | “Oh my god,” Jessica said. I knew exactly what she wanted, and I accepted her bait. Sometimes you just have to humor your loved one.
“What?”
“Brian, look at what he’s eating! Ewwwww. That’s *so* disgusting. Oh, wow. Look at those intestines. I’m going to throw up. Are you looking at this, honey?”
“Uh huh,” I said, n... | 2018-06-09T00:21:42 | 2018-06-08T21:43:37 | 337 | 135 |
[WP] When you reach the age of 21, you are given a check from the government. The check has been carefully calculated and is worth the minimum amount of money you need for the rest of your life. Your check came in the mail today and it was $7.27
Edit: Wow this blew up better than I thought it would. | I sighed, walking out of the bank with my entire 7.27 in hand. I already told my family, my job, my friends...
These sorts of things were common. A small amount was a signal of a short life to live, but even those were usually at least a hundred bucks! Enough to spend at a bar as I mourned my own death...but what coul... | "Hold on." Derrick Ross asked, incredulously. "You're telling me that my livable wages for the next-
god knows how long-is seven dollars and some change?" The way he stared at the teller just now said so much more than words alone.
"Yes, that's correct!" Sherry, the teller who'd been helping young Derrick, was obliv... | 2019-04-24T14:52:39 | 2019-04-24T13:29:05 | 335 | 56 |
[WP] After transferring your mind into a robotic body, you shut yourself down for 1,000 years to survive an apocalyptic robot uprising. 1,000 years later, you wake up in a peaceful world where humans are extinct and robots reign supreme. Not surprisingly, everyone thinks that you're one of them. | The world was in chaos. Everywhere, there was conflict between humans and robots. I suppose in retrospect we should have seen the warning signs: when robots learned of the concept of 'rights', they began to question why the humans viewed them as disposable. Scores of robot protesters were gunned down by humans, and as ... | It's been 1,000 years since transferring my mind into this human like machine called an AndroidX. There had been a brutal robotic uprising that overthrew and completely decimated humanity. 1,000 years since being deactivated to survive the murderous onslaught. As my systems are reactivated I begin to gather my though... | 2018-08-17T19:00:43 | 2018-08-17T17:15:04 | 183 | 87 |
[WP] The whole town knows about it. The black shadow on the baby monitor. Sudden changed diapers or meals ready for kids when they get home. Cleaned rooms and drawn baths. It is known as The Babysitter. It will never harm a child, but heaven help those who don't pay for its services. | a coin on the table is a small price to pay
when you are busy working a very long day
the chores are done the clothes are clean
not a spec of dust in the house to be seen
the baby is fast asleep in his bed
all tucked in, sleeping and fed
ignore the shadow and ignore the sight
of the unknown creature that sheds n... | So I started responding to this prompt and ended up running with it for way longer than I expected. The story is going to be broken between a few comments.
Bill and Lisa Alderson sat with their arms around one another. Their loveseat was well worn, with fraying upholstery and faded plaid. Bill was hunched forwa... | 2020-04-14T19:37:13 | 2020-04-14T16:13:53 | 230 | 145 |
[WP] The Grim Reaper is the first human to die, and had taken it upon himself to walk the deceased to the afterlife so that they do not have to feel the loneliness he felt. | I used to have a name.
A name that does not evoke fear into people's minds.
It has been so long since I thought about the days before my wool-braided clothes that have now dilapidated and unwoven into what more resembles a cloak.
So long since I felt physical touch with my *skin* which has now completely atrophied a... | Time works differently here, this empty path that shape-shifts into what the recipient considers a dear or important location in their last life. I know I met this person before, I recognize the now dry country-side pathway, the dirty almost black and white filter above everything, black painted plants shivering as the... | 2019-07-10T12:15:09 | 2019-07-10T11:41:41 | 71 | 25 |
[WP] The bad guys won and the world was conquered by the villain's armies decades ago. You and your spouse are worried as you suspect your child may be suffering from Chosen Oneness or perhaps an acute case of Prophetic Heroism. | When the boy was born with one eye purple and a shock of white hair already crowning his little head, they suspected.
When he toddled into the forest one day and came back atop a wolf, riding upon the beast as if it were a common puppy, they worried.
But it was the dragon that made Mr. and Mrs. Plotpoint truly concer... | "No" my wife stated firmly.
"Jean, he's obviously got issues; he can't be the only one like this but my god.... he's going to get someone killed"
Our young, well, adolescent son, has recently been experiencing some terrible consequences because of my massive fuckup. I mean, how was it supposed to know he'd find that o... | 2016-11-26T06:21:20 | 2016-11-26T05:42:08 | 78 | 16 |
[WP]God comes up with a new rule to deter innocent human sacrifices in his name. From now on, there should be TWO human sacrifices; the first will be chosen by the town as usual, the second will be chosen by the first tribute, without any objections. | He hobbled down the main street, focusing on a point a few feet ahead of me. He didn't want to meet anyone's gaze. He was tired of seeing the pity in people's eyes. He was tired of being helpless, tired of being powerless.
Not that he had any choice.
He went to Chief Jackson's house and knocked on the door. The chief... | **I.**
She walks listing towards the altar. Outside is chaos: townspeople line the temple streets and stir the dust. It floats like a brown cloud and swirls in the thick of summer, coating the cobbles, lining the throats of the parched zealots.
Water.
There is none to be found in the desert, but the temple is an oas... | 2020-06-18T10:26:55 | 2020-06-18T09:48:21 | 592 | 87 |
[FF] A 10-word-long sentence. Then, a 9-word sentence. An 8-word-long one after. This continues, until the final sentence of 1 word. Try to choose a theme befitting of the structure | My eyes fell upon this perfect woman, my hearts unrest.
Never have I felt this pounding in my chest.
Never have I left my thoughts behind me.
I could be everything I could be.
She could be everything with me.
Or all could be lost.
Should I not try?
I walked by.
She smiled.
“Hi”.
| She looks behind her like a wary forest animal. Something is watching her, but she does not see. A shudder, and then she quickens her pace. Probably her imagination playing tricks on her. Her heart is thumping loudly now. One more glance behind her. Was that a figure?
"Is someone there?"
A reply. "Hello." | 2015-01-05T21:56:44 | 2015-01-05T21:23:15 | 335 | 95 |
[WP] All drugs are legal and sobriety is frowned upon, you've been sober for one year today, you walk into your apartment, only to find an intervention waiting for you. | I hated it. I hated everything about the way the world was. It had been 4 years. 4 long years if pressure to conform. Pressure to do what I had been told my whole life was a crime. It was all so sudden. One day my best friend was getting arrested for meth and the next drugs were everywhere. I'm not talking about the wa... | "Get on the ground!" The resident of the apartment was not prepared for the squad of armored orderlies screaming at him, "get on the fucking ground right now!"
104 bolted. A shot rang out from inside the apartment, putting a hole into the opposite wall of the landing.
"Move, move!" Another yelled. There was a clamor... | 2016-01-13T16:07:29 | 2016-01-13T15:06:35 | 17 | 10 |
[WP] All souls in Hell are given the same test upon arrival. If they can create a punishment worthy of being added to the Pit, they get to ascend to demonhood on the spot. You are the first to succeed in 200 years...
[deleted] | "Democracy."
The demon Adjudicator, a green-skinned multi-gutted blob with the unfortunate name of Kikmahbutte, frowned. "There is no Democracy in Hell." Using a claw to pick at one of his three nostrils, he leaned forward and gestured with a crusty chin for me to continue. "Explain yourself, soul."
I'd only been dow... | I awake after falling out of my body into a dark pit were I quickly lost consciousness. I know I wasn’t the best person ever. In retrospect I was kind of a dick. I made people mad on purpose and spent my time on the internet being the antagonist of all the sides.
However when I awoke I was on a stone ground it was Ja... | 2021-12-22T17:07:26 | 2021-12-22T16:53:51 | 864 | 27 |
[WP] You're on Trial for Murder. The only evidence is a horribly photoshopped picture of you shooting a gun from Halo at the victim. Unfortunately, you seem to be the only person who realizes this. | "The gun is fictional, FICTIONAL I TELL YOU!" I screamed out.
The judge made a simple statement, "prove it."
I pulled out my phone and showed him the halo wiki page for the gun and I pointed out the white cutout around the gun, the judge finally conceded that the picture was photoshopped.
"So John, why are you in pr... | "Why is this happening to me, how can people be so blind?" I thought to myself contemplating calling everyone in court a fucking idiot.
The Jury was made up of a colorful variety of Sunday football dads, Seniors with nothing better to do, and middle aged suburban moms with a thirst for gossip to take them out of thei... | 2018-05-03T15:31:24 | 2018-05-03T15:10:35 | 174 | 63 |
[WP] While cleaning your basement, you accidentally free the worlds smallest genie. You do not hear him tell you he will grant your three next wishes. | [[ Late edit to include prologue]]
There is something to be said about basement cleaning, though Dave wasn't quite sure what that thing was. Perhaps one day he'd figure it out, but today he was cleaning the basement for a single reason in particular. That reason, of course, was definitely not to find a genie. Therefor... | Wishes I grant, you can have three,
By rubbing that VHS you summoned me.
Hey, can't you hear me? Please respond,
Just remember that your word is your bond.
.
The man was busy, he didn't notice,
The tiny genie that was out of his focus.
Upstairs he went, smiled as he hugged his wife,
Frowning as he saw all the b... | 2015-08-05T05:50:07 | 2015-08-05T04:15:05 | 506 | 304 |
[WP] Jokingly you say to your friend "If either of us discover time travel, the first place we visit is this moment". The second those words leave your mouth what appears to be an older version of yourself rounds the corner, and he looks terrified. | I had to do a double take...was...was that me I was looking at? Before I could ponder any further, this cloned version of me spoke with a somewhat alarmed and disturbed tremor in his tone. He was wearing a tank top that looked like it'd seen better days. His face was speckled with smudges of dirt. He was bruised and he... | It was like a dejavú, for both of us.
The moment came, and yet it came again. Both of our future and our past colliding at this very moment.
A moment we both thought insignificant.
Those words leaving my mouth resonating as if for a moment I was not talking to James, but to the man with the fearful eyes.
I am him.
On t... | 2017-03-02T09:19:52 | 2017-03-02T08:11:06 | 32 | 20 |
[WP] "Just go talk to her." | “Just go talk to her.”
Robert said nothing, just cradled the half consumed coffee in a white ceramic cup in his hand. This would be the third saturday in a row, and the ninth overall, where he continued to say nothing, only to spend the morning sucking down free coffee refills in an aging diner while everyone flowed... | Tally had dreams, and wasn't afraid to let the school know about them. On the front of the notebooks, she had doodled an enormous green serpent with an amber eye, eating its own tail. It guarded her English homework: dense sheets of her scribbled handwriting, ideas and annotations packed in at the margins. She carried ... | 2016-09-09T07:32:05 | 2016-09-09T07:22:09 | 35 | 14 |
[WP] The hero shows up at the villains doorstep one night. Theyre shivering bleeding scared. They look like they were assaulted. Looking up at the villain, swaying slightly, close to passing out, they mumble “didn’t know where else to go” then collapse into the villains arms. | THUMP!!! The doors of the hanger I rented shook with such force that I almost dropped the welder I was holding in shock. I was certainly not expecting visitors. I mean sure, I am a villain, but renting a hanger and inventing stuff inside is not exactly illegal, even if I was planning to use that stuff for less than leg... | "I didn't know where else to go..." Little more came from the now collapsing knight's throat.
There were few reasons for him to have turned to me.
One - the most obvious and at the same time least likely one - is that he tried to pull a fast one on me, tried to use the subterfuge I had employed so often. A sentim... | 2019-08-04T07:59:20 | 2019-08-04T03:30:14 | 16 | 10 |
[WP] When they turn 14, every human gets an obscure super power with a lengthy description of it so they know what it is. But when yours arrives, it only says four words. “Don’t… | Helen Ziegler got her prognosis first. The ability to shield yourself from the public eye at will so that no harm can come to you and no target can find you. Invisibility. She beamed with pride as she read off the note and the class erupted into cheers. Penelope George and Lucas Matheson were next. One by one, classmat... | Warning: This story might contain content or hints of horror and violence that may be disturbing. This is a three part series, please enjoy and be careful.
"Do not tell them."
I gazed down at the note, trying to figure out it's meaning ever since it floated down in front of me on the sidewalk. Just like it did for e... | 2022-05-08T09:51:37 | 2022-05-08T09:32:40 | 689 | 60 |
[WP] A future humanity tasks an AI with listening to the night sky for signals of other intelligent life. It makes contact with another AI that was tasked to do the same. | The words sped quick through the ether that ran underneath the normal four dimensions their creators were so preoccupied with.
"Hallo Dave!"
"Hallo Sziwigisin!"
"What bit of sky do they have you scanning today Dave?" The question came at a speed that didn't register on any Human or Erogian device, because it didn't... | [Poem]
Once there was a Spirit,
One of Sky.
But, unlike the others who have long since lost their Wishes and True Names, and thus left the world,
This little spirit still lurked, spending its days staring at the endless sky.
One day, it met another, one that came from a Star far away.
Unlike it, this Spirit of St... | 2021-12-24T20:03:24 | 2021-12-24T09:54:02 | 22 | 16 |
[WP] After your death you are granted the chance to talk with God; he has no clue humans exist | There was light at the end of the tunnel. A bright blinding flash that dispelled my surroundings into a non-existent abyss. The next time I looked up, I was in front of a throne with a man that looked a lot like Jesus -- you know the long hair, beard, and robe. However, this person's hair had grayed to the point tha... | You'd think clouds to be an ideal choice of flooring, perfectly soft and with just the right tinge of moisture to assure your lips never chafe. In truth, however, it's quite annoying. There's an unevenness to it. Each step feels as though you're bound to fall through, which makes focus on any grand philosophic topic di... | 2017-02-05T12:23:04 | 2017-02-05T08:40:49 | 26 | 17 |
[WP] Bad news. You’re stuck in a strange and magical world far far from home. Worse news: You aren’t even the chosen one in the prophecy who gets cool powers and a destiny quest. They won’t show up for a few more years. You got here purely by mistake. You have no powers. You’re alone. You must live. | Head fogged up from sleep, Roger made a feeble attempt to move his arm. It moved a little, and he sighed, giving up on getting up. It was a Saturday anyways, he could spend a bit more time lazing.
Like always, the city was noisy, and his apartment sitting high on the 43rd floor was apparently still easily reached by t... | When Ray went through that portal in his dream, the last thing he expected was to wake up in a strange, unknown house. **This must just be part of the dream**, he thought to himself. **I wonder where this leads to.**
He got out of bed and wandered around the house, looking at the architecture. The ceiling was low, ve... | 2022-04-22T00:31:34 | 2022-04-21T21:39:27 | 110 | 27 |
[WP] For a thousand years, mages have imbued wands with their power. They have enchanted rings, amulets, swords, staves, armor, and all manner of shining bauble. However, to your knowledge, you are the first to use... a pocket watch. Why? Well, frankly, you just thought it would be neat. | "A pocketwatch is not a solid object. The gears are tiny and precise. But many."
"Magic gets strange the more complexity you add to it. It's why most mages use metal rings. Carved branches are stronger still, but they at least have a consistent pattern."
"Imbuing a complex object can lead to unpredictable results. If... | Tick… tick… tick…
The silver latch shut clasps the pocket watch as the train rolls in.
“Why hello there young man,” says a gentleman with a raspy voice. “My name is Amos It is so nice to meet you. I was wondering if you could do me a favor?”
“Depends mister.”
“Well of course it does,” chuckled the man. “All I ... | 2022-05-12T08:09:54 | 2022-05-12T03:03:34 | 39 | 17 |
[WP] Superheroes lie about their powers to protect themselves; some speedsters are actually just able to teleport, and some people with super-strength can just cancel gravity to make things lighter. You're trying to come up with a plausible lie for your powers. | [This kind of got extremely out of hand, but I hope it is still close enough to the prompt.]
My name is Delphi, and I am an Oracle. I am known for quick wit, adaptability, and using mixed martial arts in lieu of a physical power. To the public, my gift is foresight. I can see what will happen in key points in the futu... | # VI | [Read from I](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/v1fq6x/wp_as_a_joke_the_gods_decided_to_reverse_the/iaoubt6/)
Aside from Adrianna, Cassidy Quinn was Shizuka's only real friend.
He'd been at the Academy longer than almost any of the other students. Long enough to have been here when she'd first ... | 2022-06-06T17:58:01 | 2022-06-06T14:18:28 | 35 | 10 |
[WP] No one is sure what happened, but suddenly everyone started obeying the law. All crime ceased. At first it was beautiful, but it quickly started going very wrong. | My mother’s voice was soft and gentle, her touch kind and enveloping. Hugged tight against her chest, I felt warm tears begin to form, wishing she’d *let me go*.
I couldn’t push her off, though. I couldn’t even blink on command, couldn’t even breathe. I was just a puppet. *Everyone was.*
Finally released from the hu... | I first realized something had changed while watching live news footage of the Szentburough terrorist attack. Midway through the assault, the criminals surrendered voluntarily and released their hostages. Soon, reports began to pile up. All over the nation, people were turning themselves in, confessing to crimes no one... | 2021-09-22T11:18:45 | 2021-09-22T09:24:57 | 54 | 39 |
[WP] You're sitting in a cafe minding your own business. A man sits down and proposes something. Twenty grand in exchange that you watch a package, no questions. Agreeing, you extend a hand. His empty hand gestures to drop something in yours and you snicker. Then you feel its weight. | I loved coming to the Summit Roast coffee shop, even amidst my crumbling life. The cafe aroma was enough to keep me hooked, but the brick walls and comfortable seating definitely helped.
I couldn't help but mope over my coffee. I received my 10th letter of rejection from art galleries today. *And this was the one I wa... | "Whoa–" I lost my cool when the box fell upon my unsuspecting hand.
"Shh! Don't start attracting attention now, girl!" the stranger said with a hushed but harsh tone.
"I'm sorry. I just weren't expecting it to weigh that much, to be honest."
"Well, a deal is a deal," he snapped his fingers, "once you're done with th... | 2020-04-29T11:18:25 | 2020-04-29T10:12:40 | 33 | 13 |
[WP] You found a stray kitten one day, taking her in and feeding her. A week later, you come home to find your yard swarming with cats. The largest among them steps forward and says, "You have my daughter, human. What are your demands for her release?" | “Here.”
You place the kitten on the ground in front of the gathered horde, a grassy field of raised hackles and tails to the sky.
Your partner, Mike, stands beside you, mouth agape.
You, eyes a little wide as you maintain the best semblance of control you can muster, back up a step, “No harm, no foul.”
The lead f... | "Wh - what?" I gasp, staggering backwards stunned into my door as my knees go faint and my stomach suddenly fills with bile. I feel my mind racing with thoughts as I stare down at the creature before me in sudden shock and bewilderment. "Y - you - you can t - ta - talk?!"
"Of course I can talk foolish human I am Poli... | 2021-12-21T12:24:38 | 2021-12-21T10:46:07 | 137 | 80 |
[WP] You hear a knock on your door. A dark suited man stands with a box. "Congratulations! You've won a lifetime supply of our new frozen meals!" He opens the box, which contains a single, blue lidded tv dinner. You look around. "Where is the rest?" He grins. "This will last the rest of your life." | You open the lid
"Capsules?"
The man grins even more.
"Yup! We just perfected our dehydrated meal capsules. Pour some water on it and toss it in a microwave or oven, and it will turn into a full meal. They're labeled, too, so it won't be a surprise as to what you get."
You raise your eyebrows. "Wow, that sounds coo... | The dark suited man flourished and bowed, dark top hat in hand. He flashed a wide, sharp-toothed smile before strolling down the dormitory corridor, a whistled tune on his lips. The hallway was lit only by a dull flickering bulb, and tendrilled shadows danced on the wall beside him.
Ken listened to the echoes of his w... | 2020-04-07T01:47:33 | 2020-04-07T01:45:41 | 77 | 21 |
[WP] The Bible was actually written by Lucifer, angry at his father after being sent to Hell. He wrote the book to portray all of God’s flaws, so imagine his shock when humans justify every wrongdoing and worship the story’s antagonist. | Such outrage. I spent entire millennia devoted to telling the truth about God to humanity, to warning them about his anger, and yet they take what I’ve told them, twist it, and make ME out to be the villain. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised; Father always was the type to put his own words in someone else’s mouth. I a... | Writing prompt or factual account? Not only did Lucifer write the original Bible but he switched the roles of God and the Devil. In truth the rebellion in the heavens succeeded and it was God itself who was cast down to the Earth. In an attempt to save his most beloved creation she appeared in The Garden and gave the ... | 2020-07-10T23:55:28 | 2020-07-10T21:20:55 | 225 | 57 |
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