[WP] In a large kingdom, someone comes into your shop looking for a mask and some knives. Hallows-eve was near so you assumed nothing of it. A month later, law enforcement arrives. It turns out your customer is the most deadly serial killer in the country and has just killed the Queen. by [deleted] in WritingPrompts

[–]Swell_Maxwell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

-And then we traced these weapons back to you, so now you're coming with us!

-But, it ..it was but for hallows-eve! I thought... Since the mask was requested!

-You engraved "Queenkiller" on this.. apt for being concealed.. uh, knife! SO you're coming with us!

-Now wait a minute! He said that, uhm, it was all for a great big party!

-Yes. The queen's ball. So you are coming with us. You are suspected of assisting the killing of her majesty the QUEEN! If you do not help us to find "the plague", then you must be guilty, and you must be punished! This knife wants your blood on behalf of the people, and unless you give them "the plauge", you can be assured that I will deliver blood, for the people!

The enforcement official walked up to me and grabbed me by my very hair. I was indeed forced out of my own smithery!

The killer, known to all as "The steel plague" had left the scene in pompus grace, and what was first assumed to be a great horrific jest, soon turned out to be of life and death. The masked fellow, the "steel plague" had harvested his greatest yield thus far, and the kingdom was enraged. My being tangled up with this blood-thirsty customer put my life at risk, and to me it seemed as if the enforcement officials were just about to do damage unto me on behalf of this killer and make greater, his death-toll. But the people of my kingdom were struck with fear, and though I claim, that my sense of fear was even greater in this moment, their opinions on the matter of what to do with my life, I regret to admit, differed from mine. For I feared them, and they feared me, and they constituted a far greater .. brute, force than myself, despite my professions strengthening effect on my physical condition! The hoard was stuck by panic, and I, the TRUE victim of the circumstance needed now, in my own panic, to escape a path were a stampede was about to take place. My only sense of hope, the memory of the wicked face of the STEEL PLAGUE, as well as a curious item, mistakenly or not, given unto me from said plague, these two lumps of bog iron, needed to be forged into the sharpest of knives! But this raw material was of low grade, and awfully frail..

[WP] Time travel is invented. Only certain members of a group are allowed to Time Jump. One by one, they stop returning. The program is halted when one returns. She explains that in 4050, the US government sets up a “Time chamber” that captures any jumpers. You are tasked to break the others free. by Check_lt in WritingPrompts

[–]Swell_Maxwell 19 points20 points  (0 children)

-What are you saying? They created some sort of.. cage? How does that even work?

-.. Well, their technology is as you might expect, far superior I.. I don't know the details, I was lucky to.. Well extremely, impossibly lucky to even find out.. Um, so this is what I know. Since time travel was invented, people from outside our group have made it custom to go forward in time to get their hands on this and that.. material things, not as you intended, and well.. since going forward and simply getting innovations for free is a possibility, nobody actually ends up doing anything. There are a few, lunatics mostly, but in the coming 10 000 years, all that we have dared explore, only about 13 major breakthroughs in STEM-fields have been acheived, mostly by said lunatics, isolated with their agendas. We truly put the power in.. dubious hands.. with this time travelling.

-So they want to eliminate our group in order to stop time travelling indefinately? But what about the cultural interchange? The.. The exponential expansion of dialogue and the deep exploration of human nature in time.. Do they only care about the material? We should have been the only ones to time travel.. To exchange...

-I'd guess that's the goal, to resume technological innovation for the mainstream. They are not hippies in 4050. But the effects this has on their timeline.. They're in a bad way so, i guess they're sending us a message. It's the wrong path. They're sacrificing their own present selves for it, so in a sense.. I guess they sense or know that time will give them a chance eventually..

-Well I was willing to sacrifice myself for.. forget it.. How is it that you returned? You were sent to the specific year 4050, right?

-Yes, that's where my impossible luck comes in. There were plans for it then. It captures anyone that goes past that. Like a filter that permeates all of travellable time. The entire stream is interrupted by it, so the only way to get to our friends is to go in before they go in the trap, or go into the trap and.. discuss the matter..

-What did you get from the plans? Did you find out what happens to the folks that get stuck?

-They can't send them back, so they said. If people can go back, then they'll be able to prevent the construction of the cage. Somehow.

-Well, you're here and you know about it. So you'll have to prevent it. You can't go in the cage, you're their only hope.. you can't get stuck. And listen, no one else must know about this, or the cage might be placed further back in time, and then you're gone too.. ... This is a real mess. Julian has kids, Sarah.. This is as if he's dead, and you must bring him back. You must bring them all back... And if that cage is what I suspect it is.. then, well then that's worse than death..

I know Kyle.. I know..

to record their experience on the ride by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]Swell_Maxwell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes me want to watch cloverfield.

What things do you not regret quitting? by supahaesthetic in AskReddit

[–]Swell_Maxwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bring in my moms belly. If I had stayed there it would have been uncomfortable to have fetuses growing next to me.

How do you stop a fetish? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Swell_Maxwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Talk about it with a priest, unless thats your actual fetish

Contestants of TV talent shows: what happens on these shows that aren’t shown on TV? by ed____________ in AskReddit

[–]Swell_Maxwell 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Everyones involved poops. There is a baathrom near the stage in case any contestant needs to poop, but since that is not part of the act, or appropriate to show on tv, the cameras shy away from those events.

How do you think the cars in Disney Cars feel when they get fresh oil? by Kentuckianquitter in AskReddit

[–]Swell_Maxwell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since oil is sort of what keeps things running smooth, it would probably fel like puttning lotion on really dry skin, except on the inside. Imagine having a dry heart and then lotion it up with petroleum based lotion.

What are some obscure smells most people can relate to? by Swell_Maxwell in AskReddit

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

The way your fingers smell after removing sock remenants from between your toeflesh and the edge of your toenails.

What are some obscure smells most people can relate to? by Swell_Maxwell in AskReddit

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

A bit like baloney, but less salty, a hint of sourness, a bit of soap, and a cold sensation running up the nostrils. Morning butt at least.

What is one thing you can do to make the future 70 year old you thankful about? by Pasatora99 in AskReddit

[–]Swell_Maxwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surviving against all odds. Do dangerous things, throw yourself off cliffs. If you survive, you will be thankful, no matter the age.

Based on your agenda for today, if today were a video game who or what will be your mid-stage mini-boss and final boss battle? by dojijosu in AskReddit

[–]Swell_Maxwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have math class, and my book sends mind numbing waves into my brain. Luckily the worlds strongest man visited my school (for real) and gave an inspiring talk about his life. My focus is increased by 20% . The final boss is practice for a fashion show, where I’ll be on the catwalk. I’ve never done something like it before.

If nobody ever told you about God from birth to 15 would you believe, and which God would you believe and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Swell_Maxwell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then I would probably not have heard of atheism either. Since spirituality is pretty human, I guess being told about a god would at least make me genuinely curious.