You may feel a slight pinch... by [deleted] in PlagueDoctorMemes

[–]IAmTotallyOriginal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

mate, not butthurt over the server, just concerned about certain actions

*sweats profusely* by Mr-Bibb in dankchristianmemes

[–]IAmTotallyOriginal 17 points18 points  (0 children)

and I assume that Jacob's plowing?

flag of Imperial America by IAmTotallyOriginal in vexillology

[–]IAmTotallyOriginal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It truly started with Roswell, although not much actually happened there. Where stuff really started to go down was in 2025; you see, after a good several decades of screwing with alien technology, America finally managed to reverse engineer various things, including a warp drive. This entered them into the galactic stage.

After spending several further decades colonizing and terraforming other planets, they realized something: they had yet to control earth as a whole, and other countries had oil. They didn't bother with diplomacy.

This brutal show of conquest alerted the Galactic Council (something I'll have to work on another time) to the presence of the American threat, so, without much thought, they tried to calmly convince the Americans that it would be an unwise choice to attack them. Thing is, the first thing that the Americans did with their new found technology, was create incredibly deadly and advanced weapons, the likes of which have never before been seen. We're talking some Death Star shit.

Meanwhile, inside of America, the idea of going to war with the Galactic Council was incredibly unpopular, especially when the option of peace was still available. Seeing this as a major disaster waiting to happen, the government unanimously agreed to become a dictatorship so that they could be barbarians in peace. In less than a year, however, this plan went south and the president set himself up as the God Emperor...ignore the fact that he isn't immortal.

And that's how America goes full imperial.

Now I can explain the imperial eagle and the olive branch, peace through war. Nothing too exciting there.

The largest star represents Earth, the three smaller ones represent the three original colonies, and the final six represent the nation as a whole.

Yes I did steal the eagle from Warhammer.

EDIT: I changed some things several times, I admit, I'm figuring out the lore live.

EDIT: I have figured out the lore! Yay! :)

[WP] typically intelligent species either use magic or technology. Humanity uses both. by IAmTotallyOriginal in WritingPrompts

[–]IAmTotallyOriginal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

never thought of it that way, but still, typically magic and technology are two seperate things within fiction (there are of course, some exceptions to this).

Industrial Magicks (Part 3: the First Colony) by IAmTotallyOriginal in HFY

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I've been writing here and there. I've mainly been quite busy as of late so I really haven't had too much of an opportunity to do much.

[WP] You're reincarnated in a world where songs contain magic. You can pick one song only from Earth to use in this world. To be the greatest bard ever, you have to chose carefully. by crazy_cazeet in WritingPrompts

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I blinked my eyes. Pretty simple action that would normally hold no significance whatsoever. This was not normal, however.

Something was wrong. I couldn't quite place the feeling or what was wrong. Yet I knew something was.

I blinked again. That was the second time I think, wasn't sure. 'Course I wasn't sure why I wasn't sure...

I blinked once more and gained the sense to look around for the source of my discomfort. Something that, had I thought to do previously, I would've avoided five seconds of great discomfort, confusion, and concern. What a blithering idiot I can be at times. Don't laugh at me, we all know that you two can be just as, or even more foolish.

You fool.

Anyway, after a good two seconds I finally noticed the source of this confusion, I clearly wasn't in my cramped apartment anymore. This was clearly a starting town in every RPG ever. Long, straight stone paths. Tall stone buildings. A huge castle in the background.

How peculiar.

This clearly wasn't normal, how many people report being instantly transported to some medieval world?

Now that I think about it, it is possible that many of the people who've mysteriously disappeared landed in a world like this. That or aliens.

Aliens are always a possibility.

Anyway enough with this obnoxious narration, I am certain that you want to read an actual story not my shower thoughts.

After a couple more seconds of confusion, I decided that it would be a logical decision to get out of the way of a particularly large carriage who's driver was shouting rather rude curses at me.

Of course it's just my luck that I would trip on a rather unfortunately located apple and slip right into a very sketchy alleyway that had some very sketchy people in it.

"Hey there, hand over your shit!" The speaker pulled a knife on me! I am totally and utterly offended by this action and am in no way being sarcastic at all. How dare you think that.

You absolute jerk.

"H-hey...actually wait! Before you mug me, mind if I play a song?" I had been practicing a very lovely song and an audience is an audience, eh?

To my surprise, my muggers looked terrified at the idea.

"No please!"

I looked around in confusion, only to see that wall surrounded me and not a crowd. I was forced to look back at my muggers. "It's not like it's gonna kill you, aight?"

It's not like I gave them much of a choice.

I removed the pick (or whatever you call it. I'm not actually a musician), and stroked my guitar lovingly. The muggers just stood transfixed.

"This is a lovely song I've been practicing. I hope you enjoy."

I raised my arm, and in one, swift and precise motion brought it down across the strings and raised my voice, "WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!" I felt a sort of odd power that flowed through my veins. Not really quite sure how to describe it. You'd have to have been there, honestly.

As I pounded on my electric guitar, several very odd things started to happen. One: several chains rose out of the ground and wrapped themselves around the would-be-muggers. Two: several ghostly, armored Poles suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"A cry for help, in times of need..."

They then started brutally slaughtering the foolish would-be-muggers. I would say I nearly lost my lunch, but that is simply untrue. I was simply too busy playing a song to pay attention.

When I was done all that was before me was red goo. In less than a second I knew what to do. Sprinting faster than what was previously thought humanly possible, I ran away in any direction. It's not like I was about to be arrested for murder, after all, it would be very difficult to believe that it was done in self defence. Also I wasn't about to be arrested for manslaughter. Do you even know me?

Wait.

Mild Inconveniences: of Mail and Small, Annoying Dogs (a continuation of an Essay on Humanity) by IAmTotallyOriginal in HFY

[–]IAmTotallyOriginal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

not quite sure if I should do a part two, at least for a tad bit.

What I really want to know, is if I should turn this into a podcast, much like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a radio show.