As I waited nervously beside the hospital bed, I anxiously checked my watch for the umpteenth time. This wasn't exactly how I envisioned the reunion with my best friend from elementary school. No — I imagined beer, nachos, and us firmly planted on an old, raggedy couch as we screamed at the TV over a football game. Not… this.
I was fidgeting so much a nurse passing by almost offered me a sedative. Before she could, however, my friend—formerly Brad, now occupying the very curvy form of Tiffany—began to stir. His eyelids fluttered open like a butterfly emerging from a Chrysler. I braced myself as he blinked, lifting his newly femininized hand to wipe the remnants of sleep from his—let's be honest, drop-dead gorgeous—face.
"Hey dude," I said, attempting a casual tone that utterly betrayed the chaos in my brain. "Welcome back."
Brad's—err, Tiffany's—blue eyes locked onto mine. "Dude?" he questioned, his—no, her voice now sultrier than a jazz sax player at midnight. Then he gasped, noting his very prominent cleavage and the cascade of blonde hair framing his—not used to this yet—delicate features.
"Wha—what the heck happened?" he stammered, pulling the sheets closer to his face as if to shield himself from the reality that he'd woken up in the Barbie aisle of a toy store.
"Th-there was an accident—" I began, but he cut me off by extracting a surprisingly strong, perfectly manicured—again, yikes—hand from beneath the sheets and looking at it in horror.
"And *these*?" He gestured erratically to his—er, her?—ample chest and the glossy nails. "Explain!"
I took a deep breath, attempting to grasp the quickly dissipating remnants of my sanity. "First of all, it's good to have you 'back', dude."
"Adam," he said with an edge of exasperation. "Cut to the chase."
Despite everything, I chuckled; it still sounded like Brad—even if it was Brad with bedroom eyes. "Okay, well, there was only one body donor available at the time. And, uh, apparently 'Brad 2.0' comes with... accessories."
At that he seemed to almost faint again. “You mean to tell me I’m in the body of… Tiffany?” He said the name like it was an intricate mix of disbelief and intrigue.
“Yep. Tiffany Edwards, aged 23. Likes long walks on the beach, champagne, and Instagram selfies with puppies.”
His eyes widened, and he quickly looked down to where his new assets were very prominently displayed. "But how do I—how do *we*—" He gestured to his chest again and flopped back on his pillow in helplessness. "I can't even look myself in the mirror!"
I nodded sympathetically. "Hey, it could be worse. You could have woken up as Steve from IT. You know, the guy with the permanent Cheetos stains?"
That got a snicker out of him—er, her—before sobering up again. “What about football games, man? The wrestling matches? And who’s gonna teach me how to, y'know…” He motioned vaguely at his own chest again, utterly bewildered by the mystery of bras.
“We’ll take it one step at a time,” I assured him, trying to inject some humor. “Today we’ll start with the basics. Like, um, walking and not tipping over from, uh—momentum.”
The ensuing snort-laugh was encouraging. “Just make sure to add, 'How to survive a day without checking my manicure' in the curriculum.”
I laughed. "Deal. And hey, think of it this way—we can still be best friends. Only now, I have infinite material for new jokes."
Brad—Tiffany—rolled his eyes, a gesture that was strikingly familiar despite the new look. “Great. I woke up with boobs, losing my manhood and gained a comedian.”
“Silver linings, dude. Silver linings.”
As his eyes gleamed with humor and just a dash of exasperation, I realized this friendship might actually survive. With some adjustments, of course. And a lot more mirrors.
“Just wait until you have to buy new clothes,” I added, unable to resist.
His scream echoed down the hallway, followed by our shared laughter, which promised that some things—no matter how surprising—never truly change.
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: Me and my friend were best friends since elementary school. We had been friends up until college. That’s when the accident happened. He had been in an awfully car accident that had rendered his body useless. When the doctors told me about a brain swap procedure I told them to do it. I didn’t think his donor body would be a woman. Fortunately he ended up on the Body of someone the same age which was 23 but I’m not sure how I’m going to explain to him why he suddenly is a woman. His eyes flutter open on his hospital bed. He’s in for a real shock when he looks down to see tow giant breasts and a flowing blonde mane of hair. The donor named Tiffany was a curvy blonde the type of girl me and him would go gaga over back in high school. I'm not sure how were going to toss around the football anymore with that big giant rack and those French tipped nails or even have our ridiculous carpet wrestling matches back at our apartment. Everything's changed I hope we can still be the same guys we used to be even if he isn't a guy anymore.
Response: As I waited nervously beside the hospital bed, I anxiously checked my watch for the umpteenth time. This wasn't exactly how I envisioned the reunion with my best friend from elementary school. No — I imagined beer, nachos, and us firmly planted on an old, raggedy couch as we screamed at the TV over a football game. Not… this. I was fidgeting so much a nurse passing by almost offered me a sedative. Before she could, however, my friend—formerly Brad, now occupying the very curvy form of Tiffany—began to stir. His eyelids fluttered open like a butterfly emerging from a Chrysler. I braced myself as he blinked, lifting his newly femininized hand to wipe the remnants of sleep from his—let's be honest, drop-dead gorgeous—face. "Hey dude," I said, attempting a casual tone that utterly betrayed the chaos in my brain. "Welcome back." Brad's—err, Tiffany's—blue eyes locked onto mine. "Dude?" he questioned, his—no, her voice now sultrier than a jazz sax player at midnight. Then he gasped, noting his very prominent cleavage and the cascade of blonde hair framing his—not used to this yet—delicate features. "Wha—what the heck happened?" he stammered, pulling the sheets closer to his face as if to shield himself from the reality that he'd woken up in the Barbie aisle of a toy store. "Th-there was an accident—" I began, but he cut me off by extracting a surprisingly strong, perfectly manicured—again, yikes—hand from beneath the sheets and looking at it in horror. "And *these*?" He gestured erratically to his—er, her?—ample chest and the glossy nails. "Explain!" I took a deep breath, attempting to grasp the quickly dissipating remnants of my sanity. "First of all, it's good to have you 'back', dude." "Adam," he said with an edge of exasperation. "Cut to the chase." Despite everything, I chuckled; it still sounded like Brad—even if it was Brad with bedroom eyes. "Okay, well, there was only one body donor available at the time. And, uh, apparently 'Brad 2.0' comes with... accessories." At that he seemed to almost faint again. “You mean to tell me I’m in the body of… Tiffany?” He said the name like it was an intricate mix of disbelief and intrigue. “Yep. Tiffany Edwards, aged 23. Likes long walks on the beach, champagne, and Instagram selfies with puppies.” His eyes widened, and he quickly looked down to where his new assets were very prominently displayed. "But how do I—how do *we*—" He gestured to his chest again and flopped back on his pillow in helplessness. "I can't even look myself in the mirror!" I nodded sympathetically. "Hey, it could be worse. You could have woken up as Steve from IT. You know, the guy with the permanent Cheetos stains?" That got a snicker out of him—er, her—before sobering up again. “What about football games, man? The wrestling matches? And who’s gonna teach me how to, y'know…” He motioned vaguely at his own chest again, utterly bewildered by the mystery of bras. “We’ll take it one step at a time,” I assured him, trying to inject some humor. “Today we’ll start with the basics. Like, um, walking and not tipping over from, uh—momentum.” The ensuing snort-laugh was encouraging. “Just make sure to add, 'How to survive a day without checking my manicure' in the curriculum.” I laughed. "Deal. And hey, think of it this way—we can still be best friends. Only now, I have infinite material for new jokes." Brad—Tiffany—rolled his eyes, a gesture that was strikingly familiar despite the new look. “Great. I woke up with boobs, losing my manhood and gained a comedian.” “Silver linings, dude. Silver linings.” As his eyes gleamed with humor and just a dash of exasperation, I realized this friendship might actually survive. With some adjustments, of course. And a lot more mirrors. “Just wait until you have to buy new clothes,” I added, unable to resist. His scream echoed down the hallway, followed by our shared laughter, which promised that some things—no matter how surprising—never truly change.
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