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Plot 164: The Trophy (based on a request by @ofpretenserp)

Muse A is the very definition of first class.  They come from a wealthy background and a long line of successful business tycoons who have always known how to get ahead.  Muse A is no exception.  After graduating from a prestigious university, they took a seat on the board of their family’s company and quickly proved that their hire wasn’t just a case of nepotism.  Though they had some critics when first getting started, Muse A took the company into a brand-new direction and managed to stay at the top for years.  With a high profile career like that, Muse A has had a high profile social life. Their circle of friends is exclusive and highly sought after, and it’s quite hard to get a foot in the door with them.

Muse A met Muse B on a cross country flight when they were bumped up to first class and seated next to them. Though they hit it off almost instantly, when Muse B mentions that they’re unemployed and currently not even looking for a job, Muse A knows it’s going to be a problem.  They really get along though, so once they land, they make plans to go on an actual date. The chemistry is there, definitely, but Muse A refuses to bring Muse B around any of their friends.  In fact, their friends are under the impression that Muse A is still very much single. Muse B has never made a big deal about it, but when, after a year and a half of dating, they propose to Muse A, one of the stipulations is that they need to be introduced to people in their life if they’re going to be together forever.

Though reluctant, Muse A hosts a dinner party for their friends to meet Muse B. They hope that at this point, their friends can overlook the fact that Muse B doesn’t seem to have anything going for them other than their looks and accept them into their exclusive group.

Twist! One of Muse A’s friends recognize Muse B as the heir of an incredibly well known socialite  that runs in a different circle than theirs.   Muse B is worth more than Muse A is, and when Muse B finds out that Muse A was ashamed of them, drama ensues.  

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Plot 115: Sweet Summer

Muse A and Muse B are a free-spirited couple who’ve just tied the knot. In lieu of an extravagant honeymoon, the spontaneous pair decide to enjoy the first few months of married bliss by taking a cross-country road trip together. Never ones to follow convention, the newlyweds rent an ice cream truck for the summer. They start their journey on the first day of the summer with the simplest of plans: use the proceeds of their ice cream sales to keep the adventure going from town to town and have the best summer of their lives with the one they love!  

Optional: Muse A and Muse B are friends, not lovers.

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Plot 110: Expanding Horizons

Muse A has always been the scholarly sort, super focused on their academics. They’ve blazed through primary grades with perfect marks and because of their stellar GPA through secondary grades, Muse A has been granted the opportunity to study at a prestigious university abroad for their first year. Muse A is excited for the honor but also really nervous because they’ve never set foot outside of their hometown; actually, they barely ever spend time outside of their own home. It’s their comfort zone and they’ve never felt that necessary motivation to leave it. And now they’re expected to spend two semesters on the other side of the world, surrounded by unfamiliar people and places! Muse B is also studying abroad through the same program and they have a similar, introverted personality to Muse A’s. While bonding in their shared dorm between classes, Muse A and Muse B discover the blog of an introverted person who documented their resolution to do something out of their comfort zone every night for one year. Muse A and Muse B decide to do the same thing and make this year abroad a truly memorable experience.  

Optional: This could be a group plot for multiple muses.

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Plot 107: A New World?

It’s the year 3015. Aerospace engineering has advanced by leaps and bounds. In this age, the average citizen can board a luxury spacecraft and venture out to see the sights of the solar system (A trip that would’ve taken roughly 11 years by 21st century standards now only takes 3 days and a few hours to complete!) It’s still an experimental program and tickets are quite expensive, but for those who couldn’t possibly afford the once-in-a-lifetime trip on their own, there is a lottery draw. Muse A and Muse B have been selected through the lottery drawing this year. 

While on the second day of the tour, a radio transmission is sent from Earth, warning that a huge asteroid is headed directly for the planet; this could spell disaster for the world as Muse A and Muse B know it. Everyone waits on pins and needles to hear news. Just before the asteroid is set to make impact, the spacecraft loses connection with Earth and everyone aboard assumes the worst has happened. Though strangers before the ship left Earth, Muse A and Muse B turn to one another for comfort. As far as they’re aware, everyone they’ve ever known on Earth has been lost. With no motivation to continue the trip and potentially no home planet to return to, the captain and crew must turn their efforts to finding a habitable planet to relocate to or at the very least making contact with intelligent life who might assist them before their limited resources (including oxygen) run out.

Optional: 

a) Contact is made with hospitable aliens. OR Contact is made with hostile aliens. b) A habitable planet is found and the passengers must colonize. OR The passengers must co-habitate with the lifeforms that already inhabit the planet. c) Earth has only been partially destroyed. d) Could be a group plot.

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Plot # 51: Semester Abroad

Muse A has been studying abroad for their last semester of college and it's finally the second to last day before everyone flies back home for graduation. Muse A meets up with a group of classmates for drinks before everyone must pack up and return to the states. While out at a bar/party, Muse A encounters Muse B, a charming local. Muse A and Muse B feel an instant chemistry between them. They talk for hours, even long after the rest of Muse A's classmates have moved on to another location. Though Muse A is leaving in 24 hours, Muse B promises to show Muse A a time they will never forget if they spend the following day with them. Thinking it might be exhilarating to soak in the foreign city with an attractive native, Muse A agrees to spend the entire day with Muse B before they have to depart. The next day, Muse B is true to their word and shows Muse A an amazing time. Feelings blossom quickly. When the sun sets, neither one wants to part from the other, so they spend the night together too, eventually falling asleep in each other's arms. On the morning of Muse A's flight home, Muse A realizes that they're not ready to leave yet. Despite the inevitable backlash they'll face from their parents for blowing off graduation and the possibility that the spark between Muse A and Muse B will fizzle over time, Muse A purposely miss their flight to take a chance on a summer romance with Muse B.