The scenario had all the signs of a classic nightmare, the kind of thing that might befall someone who's annoyed a particularly sassy genie. It was the first Saturday since the big swap, and I could already feel the dread tightening around my chest like a too-small prom suit—from three years ago.
“Hey, sport,” Kimberly—er, 'Dad'—called out, her voice a mix of chirpy enthusiasm and slow, scandalous destruction. “Ready for our brunch date?”
My cheeks burned hotter than the school cafeteria’s mystery meat. This was going to be horrendous. “You know, you really don’t have to do this.”
Kimber-Dad laughed, the sound equally unsettling and remarkably convincing. “Nonsense! You said you liked Kimberly, didn’t you? This is just a...unique opportunity.”
Unique. Yeah, and the Titanic simply had a unique encounter with an iceberg.
Kimber-Dad strutted over, clearly relishing the sway that the tight jeans and high heels allowed. “What do you say? Shall we go?”
Just then, Mom walked in, balancing her amusement with stern parental disapproval. “Honey, please try to behave. Let’s not make junior high any more traumatic for him.”
“Lighten up, dear,” Kimber-Dad said with a wink. “It’s just some harmless fun.”
Mom rolled her eyes and headed back to the kitchen, muttering something about swapping the hard drive on the main computer.
Kimber-Dad turned back to me, eyes twinkling—or was that mascara? “So, where’s your favorite place to go, hmm? Kimberly would totally love to know.”
“Can’t we just...I don’t know. Study? You know, like she would in your body?”
“Oh, come on,” he said, brushing non-existent lint off those form-hugging jeans. “Live a little!”
I sighed, knowing full well that resistance was futile. We headed out, Kimber-Dad’s confident stride clashing hilariously with the neighborhood’s well-rehearsed normalcy.
At the local diner, we got a table right by the window. Great, now everyone in town could witness my downward spiral into public humiliation. The waitress arrived, her eyes widening in recognition.
“Oh, hi Kimberly! And...oh, Sam, right?”
I groaned inwardly. “Yes, that’s me.”
Kimber-Dad flashed her most dazzling smile. “Hi, Sharon! Coffee and the avocado toast, please?”
“Sure thing,” Sharon said, her brow furrowing slightly. “Avocado toast? Feeling adventurous today, huh?”
“Always,” Kimber-Dad said, batting those lashes. I buried my face in the menu.
When she left, Kimber-Dad leaned in, whispering conspiratorially. “This is going so well, don’t you think?”
“This is a disaster,” I groaned.
He pouted. Actually, pouted. “Don’t be such a killjoy. Kimberly likes confident guys, doesn't she?”
Just then, a group of my classmates walked in. Of course they would, because the universe hates me.
“Hey, Sam!” shouted Jake, beaming like he'd just uncovered the greatest high school scandal since the incident with the fire alarm. “Who's, uh, your date?”
“I—”
“This is my dad,” I blurted before my brain could stop my mouth.
Awkward silence reigned as Jake’s eyebrows shot up so high they nearly detached from his forehead. “Your—what?”
Kimber-Dad’s face mirrored a moment of panic. “Yes, ah, Dad. Just, you know, swapped with Kimberly for the semester. No biggie!”
Jake blinked. “Dude, that sounds...like something you should see a counselor about.”
My life was over.
As we finally left the diner, I could barely keep my indignation bottled up. “Please, promise you won’t do this again. Why can’t you, I don’t know, fix the lawnmower or something?”
Kimber-Dad laughed, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. “Okay, okay. No more public dates. But come on, you have to admit, this will be a great story for your grandkids!”
I sighed, wondering if the grandkids would believe this or just think ol' Grandpa Sam had finally cracked. Either way, it was going to be a long semester.
This story was generated by user zach3 with assistance by one of OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model; prompts used to help generate the story are shown below.
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Prompt: write a story with dialogue where Things can get very awkward when your dad is a swap class teacher. He’s been teaching the class for a couple years now. Usually there’s an even number of students but this year it was odd. He had to swap with one of the hottest girls in school this semester. So now he swapped bodies with Kimberly a hot brunette and the hottest and bustiest girl in school. All semester she's going to be at my house acting like my dad. God this is awkward and even worse my dad somehow found out my crush on her so now he is going to try and have a fake date with me and try his best to act like her he even did her makeup and put on a nice outfit that consisted of some tight jeans that hugged her curvaceous backside, and a gray top that showed off a bit of belly and was tight around his busty form, I even saw the outline of his bra. He has told her about my crush too. How could this get any worse.
Response: The scenario had all the signs of a classic nightmare, the kind of thing that might befall someone who's annoyed a particularly sassy genie. It was the first Saturday since the big swap, and I could already feel the dread tightening around my chest like a too-small prom suit—from three years ago. “Hey, sport,” Kimberly—er, 'Dad'—called out, her voice a mix of chirpy enthusiasm and slow, scandalous destruction. “Ready for our brunch date?” My cheeks burned hotter than the school cafeteria’s mystery meat. This was going to be horrendous. “You know, you really don’t have to do this.” Kimber-Dad laughed, the sound equally unsettling and remarkably convincing. “Nonsense! You said you liked Kimberly, didn’t you? This is just a...unique opportunity.” Unique. Yeah, and the Titanic simply had a unique encounter with an iceberg. Kimber-Dad strutted over, clearly relishing the sway that the tight jeans and high heels allowed. “What do you say? Shall we go?” Just then, Mom walked in, balancing her amusement with stern parental disapproval. “Honey, please try to behave. Let’s not make junior high any more traumatic for him.” “Lighten up, dear,” Kimber-Dad said with a wink. “It’s just some harmless fun.” Mom rolled her eyes and headed back to the kitchen, muttering something about swapping the hard drive on the main computer. Kimber-Dad turned back to me, eyes twinkling—or was that mascara? “So, where’s your favorite place to go, hmm? Kimberly would totally love to know.” “Can’t we just...I don’t know. Study? You know, like she would in your body?” “Oh, come on,” he said, brushing non-existent lint off those form-hugging jeans. “Live a little!” I sighed, knowing full well that resistance was futile. We headed out, Kimber-Dad’s confident stride clashing hilariously with the neighborhood’s well-rehearsed normalcy. At the local diner, we got a table right by the window. Great, now everyone in town could witness my downward spiral into public humiliation. The waitress arrived, her eyes widening in recognition. “Oh, hi Kimberly! And...oh, Sam, right?” I groaned inwardly. “Yes, that’s me.” Kimber-Dad flashed her most dazzling smile. “Hi, Sharon! Coffee and the avocado toast, please?” “Sure thing,” Sharon said, her brow furrowing slightly. “Avocado toast? Feeling adventurous today, huh?” “Always,” Kimber-Dad said, batting those lashes. I buried my face in the menu. When she left, Kimber-Dad leaned in, whispering conspiratorially. “This is going so well, don’t you think?” “This is a disaster,” I groaned. He pouted. Actually, pouted. “Don’t be such a killjoy. Kimberly likes confident guys, doesn't she?” Just then, a group of my classmates walked in. Of course they would, because the universe hates me. “Hey, Sam!” shouted Jake, beaming like he'd just uncovered the greatest high school scandal since the incident with the fire alarm. “Who's, uh, your date?” “I—” “This is my dad,” I blurted before my brain could stop my mouth. Awkward silence reigned as Jake’s eyebrows shot up so high they nearly detached from his forehead. “Your—what?” Kimber-Dad’s face mirrored a moment of panic. “Yes, ah, Dad. Just, you know, swapped with Kimberly for the semester. No biggie!” Jake blinked. “Dude, that sounds...like something you should see a counselor about.” My life was over. As we finally left the diner, I could barely keep my indignation bottled up. “Please, promise you won’t do this again. Why can’t you, I don’t know, fix the lawnmower or something?” Kimber-Dad laughed, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. “Okay, okay. No more public dates. But come on, you have to admit, this will be a great story for your grandkids!” I sighed, wondering if the grandkids would believe this or just think ol' Grandpa Sam had finally cracked. Either way, it was going to be a long semester.
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