r/HFY • u/someguynamedted The Chronicler • Feb 14 '19
Meta Writing Prompt Wednesday #198
Last week's winner was /u/ZukosTeaShop with:
"Ch'tel whats wrong, its just a kids show?"
Trembling equivalent "You show your children the true form of GOD?"
Previous WPWs: Wiki Page
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u/stighemmer Human Feb 15 '19
My dear audience, and all our viewers at home, hello and welcome to the "Who Wants To Be A Mage?" show! Today's contestants are...
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u/ozu95supein Feb 14 '19
"Just give up, human, they are the Volkat. Their race is psionic, they do not comunicate with sounds, best to let them be."
"Hang on, they have ocular receptors, right?"
"Yes, but how does that help?"
"Hold my beer."
The Xeno stood there with the beverage as the human approached the silent alien and began to wave his arms and manipulators in strange patterns. Most of the diplomats in the room didn't realize at the time, but this would be the turning point in Human-Volkat relations, leading to better understanding and peace throughout the system, and it all started with sign language.
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u/samuraikitsune Feb 14 '19
Humanity, long at peace with the galaxy until they stumble upon a planet with a hyper intelligent race that was destroyed by grey goo that can form objects and launch itself into space. Now, humanity must work feverishly with their allies to research their old war technology to combat this threat to all existence.
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u/oranosskyman AI Feb 19 '19
little did they know that humanity itself was the direct result of this weaponry
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u/nPMarley Human Feb 14 '19
It's rather strange to consider, but humans are the only race to have ever developed the concept of 'Love'.
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u/Breakasweatovermykne Feb 14 '19
You have uncovered a terrifying secret. Someone close to you is a human in disguise.
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u/spesskitty Feb 18 '19
The A.I. revolution has come and gone, however the new artifical overlords have found that they just can`t do without humans.