Not Advisable

We both fought hard against it, but despite all the obvious differences and difficulties that stood between us, Charity and I entered into the relationship as much to try and work out how to remove the mutual attraction than to enjoy it.

We did everything that you're not supposed to do in relationships, we talked religion and politics, we spent time together when we wanted to be alone, it's mutually assured destruction with both sides trying to kick it all off.

But given neither of us are willing to give the other the satisfaction of being right, we're still together.

Fall To Darkness

Generally, when someone starts asking philosophical questions about what is truly good and evil, they're too far gone into darkness to save. Unless you have a secret weapon.

As he began to ask me about how I could truly be sure his actions were evil, I managed to get an arm free and held up the picture he'd carried in his wallet for years.

"What would they say about what you're doing?"

He looked at it before laughing.

"How should I know? That was a stock photo that came with the wallet!"

And some people had shorter distances to fall. 

Wand Waver

In the world of Lovewe, magic was common, but weak, since it all went through Oricca, Goddess of Magic. She gave people enough power to fulfill their desires but not enough to ruin anything or anyone, and avoid complications.

Obviously, this was unacceptable.

So, I gathered others who hated this, and we made contact with an entity from another dimension who could do the job better. And then we waged war. And won.

And then quickly found out that while they did live up to the bargain, turns out beings from other dimensions don't really understand human needs and wants. 

Secret Menu

The rounded off robot approached.

"Welcome to the Robocafe #257. Can I take your order?"

I gestured for her to put in her order, but instead she pulled out a cord from her smartwatch and shoved it into the port on the side of the robot.

"What are you doing?"

"Accessing the secret menu."

The way she said it, I guessed it wasn't a proper secret menu. Before I could say anything, the screen on the robot shifted.

"Are those drugs?"

I'm just thankful she didn't try to play it cool and admitted she was as surprised as I was. 

Freeing Will

As we flew across time and space, I asked my guardian angel a question I was sure it was prepared for.

"So was she the one?"

"Who?"

I wasn't quite expecting that.

"The girl, in that club, on my 24th birthday. The one who danced up to me and tried to pull me out on the dancefloor. Was she the one?"

"That depends."

"Depends? What?"

"You could have had a fulfilling life together, maybe, but only if you both worked at it."

"I thought you said this was about my life?"

"It is. Your life isn't just your happiness, though."

Price Signal

I tallied up the cost of supplies.

"That'll be 367 pieces of eight, I also take pounds, francs-"

"What about steel?"

I looked up and he had drawn his sword. I sighed and took off my glasses.

"You're new at this piracy thing I assume. So let me explain this. You kill me, you get a 100% discount,"

"Sounds good to me!"

"BUTBUTBUT... This store vanishes. And if this store vanishes, all the powerful pirates who like me will hunt you down."

"Really?"

Then the bodyguard all those powerful pirates paid for finally noticed my glasses signal and killed him.

The Dark Forest

The Dark Forest theory gained a foothold in Earth thinking in the early 21st century, the idea that the reason they hadn't made first contact yet was that everyone else was hiding from... Something.

When, in the 23rd century, Earth did get a message, which was interpreted as "Shut up before it's too late", it obviously got a big boost in popularity.

But a hundred years later, when there was enough social pressure to force exploration crafts, Humanity discovered that the message wasn't so much a warning as an attempt to stop us expanding.

Because the fear was of us.