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1 0Virtually Vergil
Characters who use Vergil from Devil May Cry as an inspiration
1 6Ambiguously Sentient Object (adopted by number9robotic)
An object shows signs of possibly being sentient, but not enough to prove that they are.
Created: Oct 7th 2023 at 2:49:23 AM
0 14Unquenchable Fire (Launching 5/18)
A fire that cannot be put out by ordinary means.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 4:59:42 PM
0 7Thunder As Divine Response
A thunderclap is treated as a response from God to something someone did.
Created: May 3rd 2024 at 12:14:08 AM
1 16Love Makes You Saner
A person feels sane only because of their love for someone else.
Created: Mar 23rd 2012 at 2:52:13 PM
1 21Not A Party Person (launch Wed.)
A character is attending a party they'd rather not be at.
Created: Mar 10th 2024 at 11:29:28 AM
0 2Hair Color Angst
A character hates their natural hair color.
Created: 1 hour ago
0 17Nudity Equals Vulnerability
A person is naked to show how vulnerable they are.
Created: Apr 26th 2024 at 7:56:18 AM
5 11Beauty in Assimilation
Assimilation is portrayed as beautiful or comforting.
Created: Apr 8th 2022 at 5:05:14 PM
1 38Mistaken For Name (24h launch notice)
Characters humorously misunderstand or misinterpret cues or phrases as names
Created: Aug 22nd 2023 at 4:07:38 PM
4 1Prediction Meltdown
Precognition breaks somebody else's brain.
Created: Aug 4th 2022 at 3:06:48 PM
0 12Trying On Parents' Clothes
Kid experiments with their parent's clothing.
Created: Jul 4th 2012 at 1:26:08 AM
0 16Snack-Stealing Seagulls
Seagulls are portrayed as greedy food thieves.
Created: yesterday
0 9Funny Puke Bucket
An unconventional receptacle is used to catch vomit.
Created: May 6th 2024 at 10:01:32 AM
4 5Serial Cthulhu Puncher
A mortal/underdog character who specializes in fighting deities, cosmic forces, and eldritch abominations.
Created: May 8th 2024 at 11:05:41 PM
1 46Unmourned Death
A character dies and no one cares. [Adopted by EvilerThanThou]
Created: May 26th 2023 at 1:53:40 PM
1 20Terrified Transformation Witness
A character reacts to another character's transformation - the moment or the aftermath - with shock and fear.
Created: May 6th 2024 at 7:35:40 AM
0 21(Launching May 12) Underestimating Intelligence
A character's attempt to manipulate, outsmart, and/or trick or someone fails because they underestimated how smart someone was.
Created: Apr 27th 2024 at 9:07:01 PM
8 9Big/Small Juxtaposition
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM
A juxtaposition between something big and something small.
Sponsor: Malady Created: Apr 10th 2024 at 8:46:02 PM Last reply: 3 hours ago by Malady View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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1 11Artificial Sun
A star, either full-sized or miniature, created by artificial means.
Created: 20 hours ago