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STORY STARTER

“Allow me to demonstrate,” she said steadily. “I have no magical abilities, I am just incredibly perceptive."

Use this line of speech in a story of any genre.

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Miss Bass—The Typist—The People Reader

**EMERY BASS**


The office is as it always is: quiet, stale, and reeking of coffee. Mr. Greyhead is in his own office to the right of my desk, his door closed and the room quiet, and talking to the Mundane officer who we were assigned to earlier this afternoon.


Henry Turner sits in front of me, fiddling with his ponytail and sneaking glances at the closed door. His lips twitch as though he wants...

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Gaining A Little Trust

“So how do you fight against someone with magical abilities?” Faira questions, gaze sharp on Nova. Her hand permanent on the hilt of her sword much to Nova’s annoyance.


“These training sessions aren’t about fighting a witch. They are about surviving a fight outside the castle,” Nova points out, gritting her teeth to stop herself from insulting her. It is a constant struggle but she reminds herse...

Friends

Magical or whimsical

Nothing so secret

Getting old, feeling sold

Not going to meet it


Returning glances

Smiles fleeting

No romances

Just a greeting


Friends forever

I’m always told

Almost never

Again I’m sold

Tessa🦋...

Wannabe Detectives

“You have the camera rolling right?” Shontis stopped in the middle of the hallway, her expression full of curiosity.


Bleirshal sighed. “For the billionth time, yes!”


“Don’t start with me!” Shontis grumbled, pointing her finger in the camera. “This was your idea anyway.”


“Just keep going, I don’t wanna get caught.” Bleirshal said.


Shontis scoffed. “I’m pretty sure no one’s gonna be at schoo...

Insight (Part 1)

“Thank thank, you’ve been a wonderful audience!” she exclaimed from her raised perch near the fountain in the city square. For my last feat of mystery and wonder I will need a volunteer from the crowd. Anyone anyone…. you there come on up.”

“Thank you for your help, there’s a copper in it for you to be sure. Now if you’ll allow me to demonstrate,” she said steadily. “Again I have no magical ...

Deception Perception

I was just about to grasp her hand when my hand phased right through it. That’s not possible, is it? She then faded right before my eyes, as if she were mist.


“Hey, behind you.”


I turned around and saw her. I said, “Mariah, how did you do that?”


“Well, I’m not actually real.”


“You’re not?”


“Allow me to demonstrate,” she said steadily. “I have no magical abilities, I am just incredibly percept...

The Calmer 7

“Allow me to demonstrate”, he said steadily. “I have no magical abilities, I am just incredibly perceptive.”


“Once his voice, a velvety baritone, resonated through the chaotic room, tranquility washed over everything, among the agitated spirits and also over myself. In fact, I was fighting not to show how much his voice affected me as it sent shivers down my spine.”


Kevin bit his lower lip, the...

Recruitment Center

Time was of the essence. An intergalactic war was breaking out across the stars & our planet would shortly be coming up on the hit-list, remarking an impending doom within an undisclosed amount of time. We needed to fortify our defences:


“Allow me to demonstrate,” she said steadily. “I have no magical abilities, I am just incredibly perceptive.”


Mr Andrews & Miss Lynne gazed at each other, dumbf...

Blitz Duels: Another short story. (I still have no ideas. My ego, no….)

Blitz Duels. The most scuffed kit on the Hypixel network. There were so many sub-kits, like Troll and Pigman. I figured I would mess with my friend HowTaffii and use the Troll kit, which gifts an invisibility potion, among other things. However, I needed to first play normally. The long con.

So first I selected my usual kit, Reaper. I was outfitted in part dark leathers and part chainmail, a black...

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WITCH HUNT

“Allow me to demonstrate,” she said steadily. “I have no magical abilities, I am just incredibly perceptive.”


“Witch! She’s a witch!” One of the members of the crowd gathered around the beautiful young woman yelled out.


The others cheered the man and gripped their pitchforks and torches a little tighter. They were ready for blood.


“I can assure you I am no witch.” She said in a calm manner. ...

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