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[WP] A parasite stays inside a scientist's brain, enhancing their intelligence in exchange for shelter and calories. Years later, it is now demanding public acknowledgement for its help in your successes.

Submitted by TentacleJihadHentai t3_zxnweh on December 28, 2022 at 10:58 PM

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[WP] Scientists living aboard a slow generation ship have cracked the secret of FTL travel and transmitted it back to Earth, but don't have the resources on board to construct it themselves

Submitted by burritoresearch t3_zvkkg4 on December 26, 2022 at 10:36 AM

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[TT] Theme Thursday - Joy

Submitted by AliciaWrites t3_zydn2s on December 29, 2022 at 7:15 PM

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[WP] Nobody really wants to stop the local supervillain, for one nobody ever gets hurt in their wacky schemes, and two the schemes are so wacky and zany it is hard to tell which if any laws were broken

Submitted by PotentialSmell t3_ztddsv on December 23, 2022 at 11:48 AM

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[WP] You feel your powers flood back to you as the dampeners in your cell shut off. A man in a business suit steps into it and asks a simple question.

Submitted by ankh3125 t3_zwdr8x on December 27, 2022 at 11:41 AM

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[WP] After eons of refining your work, you summon the genie one last time. "Finally want to use your third wish? I thought the last two has taught you a lesson." You remain silent, and give him a dictionary-thick contract that cast the genie an unavoidable sufferings for eons, and inevitable death.

Submitted by alacz t3_zbnkl2 on December 3, 2022 at 6:56 PM

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[WP] You decide to abandon your youth by burning all of your toys from childhood. As you strike the match to light the bonfire you start hearing begging from the firepit to not burn them to death.

Submitted by XantosZ t3_zi1az8 on December 10, 2022 at 7:36 PM

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[WP] Someone wrote a prophecy in a subway station. It takes a while to be discovered.

Submitted by ThePinkTeenager t3_zs7afo on December 22, 2022 at 12:54 AM

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[WP] I know this game might sound silly but I'm autistic and would like someone to pretend to be a brand of paper towel and the idea of the game is that you have to explain what you had to clean up and makeup a story about yourself as a paper towel. Please play this it would literally mean the world

Submitted by StandardFee5124 t3_zw9yrj on December 27, 2022 at 7:35 AM

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[WP] When everyone reaches 18 they have to choose a super power from a select list of powers, but when you enter the selection room there is only 1 power for you to choose from.

Submitted by f---thezodiac t3_zoy1k5 on December 18, 2022 at 12:57 PM

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[WP] A young and talented wizard has suddenly lost his ability to use magic. While he panics his master just tells him to calm down and think about this question for a while: "What is magic?" As the young man ponders this question his eyes widen as a sudden realization comes to him.

Submitted by Smart-A22 t3_zy0yp7 on December 29, 2022 at 9:16 AM

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[WP] You're a little girl's imaginary monster friend. At least you were before she grew up. Nowadays she doesn't call for you, see you or even think about you. One day, after years of silence, She called for you once again...

Submitted by Round-Information974 t3_zvzhhh on December 26, 2022 at 10:56 PM

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[WP] You have a habit of talking to your dog. After years of habit, you decide to break it. One day, your dog turns to you: "Why don't you talk with me anymore?"

Submitted by Thund77 t3_zxp0ly on December 28, 2022 at 11:42 PM

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[WP] Nuclear war, alien invasion, AI uprising, zombie apocalypse, asteroid collision. Every one of these has the power to singlehandedly end humanity, but since everything is happening at the same time, we're doing ok

Submitted by shingekinolinus t3_zvjk37 on December 26, 2022 at 9:25 AM

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[WP] The human lifespan is the lowest in the galaxy. That alone is why they are the most dangerous.

Submitted by SeaCaptainJack t3_zwqv1q on December 27, 2022 at 9:33 PM

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[WP] The world ended 20 years ago, you haven't found a living soul since then. Through some ingenuity, you call voicemails for the last 20 years to keep you company. "Hi, this is Cindy..." "Hi you reached Bob" "You know what to do at the beep" until one day "Hello...hello? Oh my God hello!"

Submitted by killznhealz t3_zrrez1 on December 21, 2022 at 3:46 PM

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[WP] You are in the principals office of your new school. You sit mortified as your grandparents and the principal argue. Your grandfather says "I don't care if she's half-human! After her parents passed away we raised her! Yes she's 'different' but she has every right to enroll!"

Submitted by Taira_Mai t3_zu09r5 on December 24, 2022 at 3:11 AM

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Official Porsche NFT public/free Ethereum mint now live. 1000 hand drawn sketches with tangible benefits for Porsche owners. Interesting at least.

Submitted by PK_smoother t3_zp01dn on December 18, 2022 at 2:38 PM

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[WP] You come from a long line of dragon riders, but you find no dragon hatchling will pick you. You take to dark magic and summoning to get your own dragon.

Submitted by Epidexipteryx t3_zyi5bs on December 29, 2022 at 10:11 PM

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[WP] Soon after joining the League of Justice, you learned that most of the villains are also part of the league, with they and the heroes mostly just being actors in spandex. Their true purpose is to entertain a group of eldritch beings who would destroy this world should they get bored.

Submitted by dont-mention-it t3_znkqo6 on December 16, 2022 at 5:56 PM

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[WP] Humans discover that death is a powerful source of energy thanks to the splitting of the bond between soul and body. Soul Fission becomes a lucrative business

Submitted by Zillbb t3_zx93eb on December 28, 2022 at 1:04 PM

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[CW] Smash 'Em Up Sunday: Disco

Submitted by Cody_Fox23 t3_zj72sn on December 11, 2022 at 8:23 PM

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[WP] your roomates a monster, like a literal monster, a creature that goes bump in the night, monster hunter’s break in every night searching for your roommate, what’s stopping them? You, a god

Submitted by Equal-Researcher-329 t3_zb61g8 on December 3, 2022 at 3:07 AM

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[WP] Throughout your life, no god in any religion has answered your call for their help. In one last attempt, you call to the Void itself for help, and It answers.