Based on a Prompt
What if I wrote a story based on a prompt, based on prompt, based on another prompt? And if that prompt builds on a prompt, builds on another prompt, will my writing be thrice as good? With a killer first line (thank you first line generator!) and a space princess, how can I fail?
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“Do you find me inconspicuous yet?” she asks, lounging in black trousers and a baggy offset white shirt, her dark ringlets cut short.
“You still look like a princess,” I reply jokingly.
“Really?” Aida asks, her smile collapsing. I feel guilty seeing the way my comment smothers her happiness, I quickly backtrack.
“I was just kidding,” I say, “You look like a fashionable space traveler.” Seeing her smile reappear, I feel the the corners of my own lips tug up.
“Well this fashionable space traveler is going to the ends of the universe,” she says, placing her hands on her hips with a look of fierce determination .
I bite my tongue, not wanting to ruin the moment. Aida is tenacious but even she’s no match for space. We have no resources, we are both wanted fugitives, to boot we have no spaceship. We cannot rely on the kindness of strangers as we have relied on the kindness of Hilda, who has helped disguise Aida and has housed us for the last three days. The princess needs to be careful who she reveals her identity to and I cannot outrun the Truscanish army forever. The odds are against us but I cannot bear to see her sad again.
“And I will follow you to the ends of the universe.”