"Come on, dude, quit dawdling. The sun's shining, and the pool's calling our names!" Jake's voice carried through the parking lot as I lugged my towels, sunscreen, and an inflatable unicorn.
"Iâm coming, Iâm coming," I grumbled, quickening my pace. Honestly, it wasnât the pool that had Jake all excited. It was his ridiculous possession powers, which he used with alarming frequency. You know, for fun.
âMan, check out that redhead by the diving board!â Jake whispered, nudging me as we walked in. She was lounging like a GQ cover model come to life. âI think Iâm gonna pay her a visit.â
âOh no, Jake. One of these days, this is going to backfire. Remember the time you tried to possess that bouncer at the club, and you ended up making him dance the Macarena?â
âThis is different, Mike. Trust me,â Jake said with a confident grin that had âbad ideaâ written all over it.
âFamous last words.â
The water sparkled like a liquid diamond under the summer sun. I barely had time to set up our spot before Jakeâs eyes went glassy. He was at it again. Seconds later, Redhead's body stiffened, and she looked around with a familiar gleam. Yep, Jake had taken over.
âHey! Mike!â She/Jake called out, swaying unsteadily on her feet.
âDude, you realize you canât just keep using this on random people, right?â I hissed, trying to look nonchalant despite standing next to a possessed redhead.
She/Jake just winkedâor tried to. It came out as more of a pained squint. âWatch this.â Redhead sauntered over to the high dive. The entire pool watched in silence, expecting an Olympic-worthy performance.
And thatâs when it happened. Mid-climb, Redheadâs face twisted in confusion. âUh, Mike?â Her voice wobbled with unfamiliar distress.
âOh no.â I whispered back, catching the unmistakable look of panic.
âMike, I canât get out!â
âWhat do you mean, you canât get out? Jake, youâve done this a million times!â
âIâm serious! Itâs like Iâm stuck,â Jakeâs voice, mixed with the girlâs high-pitched one, sounded freakishly unsettling.
âWell, whatever you do, donât make her jump. Panic attacks are not conducive to high dives,â I shouted up, now fully committed to the weirdness.
Before anyone else could figure out what was happening, Redhead/Jake lunged off the board with a terrified yelp worthy of a B-movie scream queen. The dive had all the grace of a drunken chicken. She belly-flopped so hard, I swear it created a mini-tsunami.
Meanwhile, I buried my face in my hands. âThis is going to be such a lawsuit.â
Spectators gathered around the pool, more confused than alarmed. Redhead emerged from the water, dripping and red-facedâliterally. âOkay, plan? We need a plan, Mike!â
âUh, try convincing her youâre a friendly ghost?â I offered, my brain short-circuiting under the bizarre circumstances.
Before we could think up anything remotely intelligent, another girl approached and said, "Are you okay?" It was her friend, a tall brunette with a âsave the worldâ expression.
Redhead/Jake let out a breath, âNo, Iââ she began, then caught herself. âI mean, yes, totally fine. Just, um, sore... belly.â
Her friend squinted suspiciously. âYou donât look fine. You lookââ
âLook, let's all just take five," I cut in, patting the girl's shoulder. "Things got... out of hand."
Jake tried to reassure me via Redhead's body. âThis is temporary, right? Spells wear off.â
âI hope so,â I muttered. âYouâre a walking paranormal activity episode right now.â
After what felt like an eternityâand much to everyoneâs reliefâRedhead suddenly staggered and blinked rapidly. Jakeâs essence visibly whooshed out like a lost balloon. He reappeared next to me, ghost-pale and shivering.
âNever doing that again,â Jake mumbled, thoroughly chastened.
The girl looked around dazedly, clearly struggling to piece together her last few minutes. Her friend smiled awkwardly. âYou sure you're alright?â
âUh, yeah. Just... need a juice box,â she stammered, wobbling toward her lounge chair.
Jake and I exchanged looks. âBro, I think this is a sign.â
His eyes widened, genuinely contrite. âYeah, maybe possessing random hotties isnât the best use of my powers.â
âYa think?â
We grabbed our stuff, hightailing it out of there. As we left the pool, our oaths echoing in unison: âNext time, let's just play regular Marco Polo!â
This story was generated by user zach3 with assistance by one of OpenAIâs 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 My best friend loves his possession powers. He uses them all the time. Today me and him went to the pool to check out some girls and to have some fun. Out of nowhere he possessed this redhead hottie. Something is wrong though for some reason he canât leave her body.
Response: "Come on, dude, quit dawdling. The sun's shining, and the pool's calling our names!" Jake's voice carried through the parking lot as I lugged my towels, sunscreen, and an inflatable unicorn. "Iâm coming, Iâm coming," I grumbled, quickening my pace. Honestly, it wasnât the pool that had Jake all excited. It was his ridiculous possession powers, which he used with alarming frequency. You know, for fun. âMan, check out that redhead by the diving board!â Jake whispered, nudging me as we walked in. She was lounging like a GQ cover model come to life. âI think Iâm gonna pay her a visit.â âOh no, Jake. One of these days, this is going to backfire. Remember the time you tried to possess that bouncer at the club, and you ended up making him dance the Macarena?â âThis is different, Mike. Trust me,â Jake said with a confident grin that had âbad ideaâ written all over it. âFamous last words.â The water sparkled like a liquid diamond under the summer sun. I barely had time to set up our spot before Jakeâs eyes went glassy. He was at it again. Seconds later, Redhead's body stiffened, and she looked around with a familiar gleam. Yep, Jake had taken over. âHey! Mike!â She/Jake called out, swaying unsteadily on her feet. âDude, you realize you canât just keep using this on random people, right?â I hissed, trying to look nonchalant despite standing next to a possessed redhead. She/Jake just winkedâor tried to. It came out as more of a pained squint. âWatch this.â Redhead sauntered over to the high dive. The entire pool watched in silence, expecting an Olympic-worthy performance. And thatâs when it happened. Mid-climb, Redheadâs face twisted in confusion. âUh, Mike?â Her voice wobbled with unfamiliar distress. âOh no.â I whispered back, catching the unmistakable look of panic. âMike, I canât get out!â âWhat do you mean, you canât get out? Jake, youâve done this a million times!â âIâm serious! Itâs like Iâm stuck,â Jakeâs voice, mixed with the girlâs high-pitched one, sounded freakishly unsettling. âWell, whatever you do, donât make her jump. Panic attacks are not conducive to high dives,â I shouted up, now fully committed to the weirdness. Before anyone else could figure out what was happening, Redhead/Jake lunged off the board with a terrified yelp worthy of a B-movie scream queen. The dive had all the grace of a drunken chicken. She belly-flopped so hard, I swear it created a mini-tsunami. Meanwhile, I buried my face in my hands. âThis is going to be such a lawsuit.â Spectators gathered around the pool, more confused than alarmed. Redhead emerged from the water, dripping and red-facedâliterally. âOkay, plan? We need a plan, Mike!â âUh, try convincing her youâre a friendly ghost?â I offered, my brain short-circuiting under the bizarre circumstances. Before we could think up anything remotely intelligent, another girl approached and said, "Are you okay?" It was her friend, a tall brunette with a âsave the worldâ expression. Redhead/Jake let out a breath, âNo, Iââ she began, then caught herself. âI mean, yes, totally fine. Just, um, sore... belly.â Her friend squinted suspiciously. âYou donât look fine. You lookââ âLook, let's all just take five," I cut in, patting the girl's shoulder. "Things got... out of hand." Jake tried to reassure me via Redhead's body. âThis is temporary, right? Spells wear off.â âI hope so,â I muttered. âYouâre a walking paranormal activity episode right now.â After what felt like an eternityâand much to everyoneâs reliefâRedhead suddenly staggered and blinked rapidly. Jakeâs essence visibly whooshed out like a lost balloon. He reappeared next to me, ghost-pale and shivering. âNever doing that again,â Jake mumbled, thoroughly chastened. The girl looked around dazedly, clearly struggling to piece together her last few minutes. Her friend smiled awkwardly. âYou sure you're alright?â âUh, yeah. Just... need a juice box,â she stammered, wobbling toward her lounge chair. Jake and I exchanged looks. âBro, I think this is a sign.â His eyes widened, genuinely contrite. âYeah, maybe possessing random hotties isnât the best use of my powers.â âYa think?â We grabbed our stuff, hightailing it out of there. As we left the pool, our oaths echoing in unison: âNext time, let's just play regular Marco Polo!â
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