Jake paced nervously inside Erica's room, feeling utterly out of place. "Man, this is crazy," he muttered to himself, glancing in the mirror and seeing Erica's reflection staring back at him. Nothing about this situation felt right. Wearing a tight, cherry-red dress and high heels, not including the fact that he had blonde curls and a face slathered with makeup, made everything seem foreign and bizarre.
"This was a stupid idea," Jake said, rubbing his temples. It had been Mike's idea to make bets to spice up these dull college parties. And when Mike lost, he had to become Jake's character of choice from their video game—a busty sorority chick named Erica. Jake vetoed this bet idea at first. But Mike insisted it would be hilarious.
"You're good to go in there, Jake?" Mike's voice came from Erica's phone, lying on the dresser.
"What do you think, genius? I'm in a body I don't recognize, wearing stuff I wouldn't get caught dead in, and I have to attend a party as your date." Jake frowned at the mirror instead, examining his—Erica’s—features. "This feels so weird."
"Hey, don't blame me for losing. Just don't blow my cover, alright?" Mike chuckled over the phone.
Jake sighed, adjusting the tight dress. "Right. It's showtime. Just remember, you owe me big for this."
Mike laughed again. "Consider it done. Just blend in and have fun. You're Erica for tonight, busty sorority chick, and you're my date. See you soon."
Putting on his best confident face—which on Erica looked more like a sultry pout—Jake left Erica’s room and headed out to the sorority house where the party was already in full swing. The throbbing sound of music grew louder as he approached.
Walking into the party, Jake felt heads turn. Erica was an eye-catcher, no doubt about it, but the inside confusion he felt made him incredibly uneasy. He spotted Mike—or rather, Mike’s real body—by the drink table. He made his way through clusters of party-goers, almost tripping over the unfamiliar heels.
"Hey," Mike greeted with a grin. "You actually showed up. Looking good, Erica."
Jake shot him daggers with his eyes, or at least tried to. "Let's just get this over with," he whispered, forcing a smile and waving at random people as Erica would.
“Don’t be such a spoilsport,” Mike said, handing him a drink. “You might even like this, you know? Get to see how the other half lives.”
Jake took the drink cautiously, sipping and resisting the urge to roll his eyes as he scanned the room. “Yeah, right. What should I even do here? Flirt?”
Mike shrugged, unphased. “Just act like the hottest girl here. You’re Erica. Own it.”
Moments passed, and Jake found himself bombarded with small talk from people who seemed to know Erica well. He forced smiles, threw in a few casual “Yeahs” and “I knows” while trying not to let the alien experience show on Erica’s face.
“Wanna dance?” A guy, towering over him, appeared out of the blue. Jake’s heart pounded. This was a new level of awkward.
“Um, I— sure,” Jake managed, following the towering guy to the dance floor. With every awkward step and stumble, he wondered if this was Mike’s grand plan for payback.
As they danced—or rather, as Jake tried not to make a fool of Erica—he glanced over to find Mike laughing with some friends. The guy he was dancing with leaned in, whispering something that Jake couldn’t make out over the pulsing music.
“You’re really beautiful, Erica,” the guy said when the music dipped in volume.
Jake blushed, feeling more self-conscious than ever. “Thanks,” he responded, his voice almost a squeak against the heavy bass.
Minutes felt like hours, but eventually, Mike came to his rescue. “Mind if I steal my date back for a bit?” he told the guy, who reluctantly let Jake go.
“Thanks for that,” Jake muttered as they walked away. “So, here’s to never losing a bet with you again.”
Mike smirked, taking a long swig of his drink. "Come on, admit it. You had a tiny bit of fun."
Jake shot him a weary look but couldn't help the small grin that tugged at Erica’s lips. "Alright, maybe a tiny bit," he admitted. "But next time, we find a way to make parties fun without trading bodies, okay?"
Mike laughed, slinging an arm around Jake's shoulders. “Deal. But this one’s going down in the record books.”
Together, they navigated the night’s encore of awkwardness and curiosity, and somehow, Jake learned to let loose, embracing the outlandish experience one small step at a time.
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.
Images were generated with OpenAI's AI system, DALL·E 2, or uploaded by the user.
Prompt: Write a story with dialogue where College parties are no fun for me and my friend. We have to think of ways to make them exciting. So we make bets, this week we betted who would win a match of our video game. I won and the bet was one of us possessed one of the sorority chicks and go to the party as the winners date. He isn't to happy to be the busty Brunette sorority chick Erica right now but hey she's the hottest so I chose her for him to possess. Write the story from my friends perspective in Erica's body.
Response: Jake paced nervously inside Erica's room, feeling utterly out of place. "Man, this is crazy," he muttered to himself, glancing in the mirror and seeing Erica's reflection staring back at him. Nothing about this situation felt right. Wearing a tight, cherry-red dress and high heels, not including the fact that he had blonde curls and a face slathered with makeup, made everything seem foreign and bizarre. "This was a stupid idea," Jake said, rubbing his temples. It had been Mike's idea to make bets to spice up these dull college parties. And when Mike lost, he had to become Jake's character of choice from their video game—a busty sorority chick named Erica. Jake vetoed this bet idea at first. But Mike insisted it would be hilarious. "You're good to go in there, Jake?" Mike's voice came from Erica's phone, lying on the dresser. "What do you think, genius? I'm in a body I don't recognize, wearing stuff I wouldn't get caught dead in, and I have to attend a party as your date." Jake frowned at the mirror instead, examining his—Erica’s—features. "This feels so weird." "Hey, don't blame me for losing. Just don't blow my cover, alright?" Mike chuckled over the phone. Jake sighed, adjusting the tight dress. "Right. It's showtime. Just remember, you owe me big for this." Mike laughed again. "Consider it done. Just blend in and have fun. You're Erica for tonight, busty sorority chick, and you're my date. See you soon." Putting on his best confident face—which on Erica looked more like a sultry pout—Jake left Erica’s room and headed out to the sorority house where the party was already in full swing. The throbbing sound of music grew louder as he approached. Walking into the party, Jake felt heads turn. Erica was an eye-catcher, no doubt about it, but the inside confusion he felt made him incredibly uneasy. He spotted Mike—or rather, Mike’s real body—by the drink table. He made his way through clusters of party-goers, almost tripping over the unfamiliar heels. "Hey," Mike greeted with a grin. "You actually showed up. Looking good, Erica." Jake shot him daggers with his eyes, or at least tried to. "Let's just get this over with," he whispered, forcing a smile and waving at random people as Erica would. “Don’t be such a spoilsport,” Mike said, handing him a drink. “You might even like this, you know? Get to see how the other half lives.” Jake took the drink cautiously, sipping and resisting the urge to roll his eyes as he scanned the room. “Yeah, right. What should I even do here? Flirt?” Mike shrugged, unphased. “Just act like the hottest girl here. You’re Erica. Own it.” Moments passed, and Jake found himself bombarded with small talk from people who seemed to know Erica well. He forced smiles, threw in a few casual “Yeahs” and “I knows” while trying not to let the alien experience show on Erica’s face. “Wanna dance?” A guy, towering over him, appeared out of the blue. Jake’s heart pounded. This was a new level of awkward. “Um, I— sure,” Jake managed, following the towering guy to the dance floor. With every awkward step and stumble, he wondered if this was Mike’s grand plan for payback. As they danced—or rather, as Jake tried not to make a fool of Erica—he glanced over to find Mike laughing with some friends. The guy he was dancing with leaned in, whispering something that Jake couldn’t make out over the pulsing music. “You’re really beautiful, Erica,” the guy said when the music dipped in volume. Jake blushed, feeling more self-conscious than ever. “Thanks,” he responded, his voice almost a squeak against the heavy bass. Minutes felt like hours, but eventually, Mike came to his rescue. “Mind if I steal my date back for a bit?” he told the guy, who reluctantly let Jake go. “Thanks for that,” Jake muttered as they walked away. “So, here’s to never losing a bet with you again.” Mike smirked, taking a long swig of his drink. "Come on, admit it. You had a tiny bit of fun." Jake shot him a weary look but couldn't help the small grin that tugged at Erica’s lips. "Alright, maybe a tiny bit," he admitted. "But next time, we find a way to make parties fun without trading bodies, okay?" Mike laughed, slinging an arm around Jake's shoulders. “Deal. But this one’s going down in the record books.” Together, they navigated the night’s encore of awkwardness and curiosity, and somehow, Jake learned to let loose, embracing the outlandish experience one small step at a time.
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