**Title: Glitches & Glamor in NuLife**
*The hum of my gaming rig fades out, replaced by a synthetic wind and the scent of expensive cologne. I blink against the glittering sunlight, slowly realizing I’m no longer in my cramped apartment but in an ornate, marble-floored foyer. My reflection glares back at me from a gold-framed mirror: tall, square jaw, Armani suit—definitely not my old self.*
*From the other side of the room, a shriek of disbelief echoes through the mansion.*
**Amanda’s Voice:** “You have GOT to be kidding me! These things are... are dangerous!”
*I turn and see ‘Amanda’ bouncing experimentally—no, enthusiastically—in place. A cascade of red hair frames her face, and she’s holding her ample chest as if testing for springs.*
**Me:** “Dude—Chris, is that you?”
**‘Amanda’:** “What do you think, Dave? Or should I say, husband?” *(She sticks her tongue out, but then gets distracted, peering down her low-cut blouse.)* “This is SO weird. And these—wow. How does she even walk around like this?”
**Me:** *(checking my own reflection)* “Well, at least you got a cool form. I look like the cover of a business magazine.”
**‘Amanda’:** “I think you scored big. The game loaded your wallet with actual credits, bro. You see the size of your closet? You get to wear a monocle if you want to.”
*The doorbell chimes, but NuLife overlays a message in the corner of my vision:*
**WELCOME, DAVE CARTWRIGHT. YOU HAVE BEEN GRANTED SYSTEMIC TRUTH—SEE THE HIDDEN MOTIVES OF OTHERS.**
**Me:** *(smirking)* “Well, my power here’s basically lie detection. Yours?”
*Amanda taps her temple, and the interface produces shimmering text:*
**MAGNETIC GLAMOUR—INFLUENCE OTHERS WITH CHARISMA AND DISTRACTION.**
**‘Amanda’:** “Wow. ‘Charisma and distraction?’ Would explain why I keep catching the butler staring... And, er, I just winked and he dropped his tray.”
**Me:** “That... could be very useful. Or very awkward.”
**‘Amanda’:** *(making her way unsteadily in heels, posture wobbling between new curves)* “No kidding. Also, every time I hop, I get this little burst of rainbow sparkle. I bet you didn’t get that.”
**Me:** “I’ll stick with reading minds, thanks. At least I won’t get stuck in an infinite bounce loop.”
**‘Amanda’:** “Maybe I don’t mind. I could get used to this... these. Plus, look. I just convinced the system to—does this count as a double-jump?” *(Amanda hops again and the game animates a flowery sparkle as she hovers for a microsecond longer on the descent)*
**Me:** “Show off. Come on, let’s test these powers. I’ll see which of our rich guests is lying about the art auction, and you distract them if things get dicey.”
*Amanda grins, flicks her hair, and even seems to enjoy the bounce. Just as we head out to mingle, she whispers:*
**‘Amanda’:** “I take it all back. For the first time, I don’t mind being player two.”
**Me:** “Keep hopping, Amanda. Maybe you’ll find the next power-up.”
*We step into the fantasy together, ready to take on NuLife, secrets, sparkles, and all.*
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 body swap story with dialogue where There was this new game called NuLife. It was a game where you could get sucked into a new reality and take over a new form. The only gamble is you have to spin for your form and you don’t get to see the name of who you got until after you get put in the game. My friend spun the wheel first and got Amanda Cartwright a busty redheaded MILF. I got placed into the body of a rich lawyer who just so happens to be Amanda’s husband Dave. My friend is pissed but now I think he’s starting to see the benefits of his new body. He seems to kind of enjoy peaking down his shirt and hopping to check out his new jiggle, he also likes the jiggle of his new butt too. Also maybe the game gives each character powers pick fun powers for each of our characters.
Response: **Title: Glitches & Glamor in NuLife** *The hum of my gaming rig fades out, replaced by a synthetic wind and the scent of expensive cologne. I blink against the glittering sunlight, slowly realizing I’m no longer in my cramped apartment but in an ornate, marble-floored foyer. My reflection glares back at me from a gold-framed mirror: tall, square jaw, Armani suit—definitely not my old self.* *From the other side of the room, a shriek of disbelief echoes through the mansion.* **Amanda’s Voice:** “You have GOT to be kidding me! These things are... are dangerous!” *I turn and see ‘Amanda’ bouncing experimentally—no, enthusiastically—in place. A cascade of red hair frames her face, and she’s holding her ample chest as if testing for springs.* **Me:** “Dude—Chris, is that you?” **‘Amanda’:** “What do you think, Dave? Or should I say, husband?” *(She sticks her tongue out, but then gets distracted, peering down her low-cut blouse.)* “This is SO weird. And these—wow. How does she even walk around like this?” **Me:** *(checking my own reflection)* “Well, at least you got a cool form. I look like the cover of a business magazine.” **‘Amanda’:** “I think you scored big. The game loaded your wallet with actual credits, bro. You see the size of your closet? You get to wear a monocle if you want to.” *The doorbell chimes, but NuLife overlays a message in the corner of my vision:* **WELCOME, DAVE CARTWRIGHT. YOU HAVE BEEN GRANTED SYSTEMIC TRUTH—SEE THE HIDDEN MOTIVES OF OTHERS.** **Me:** *(smirking)* “Well, my power here’s basically lie detection. Yours?” *Amanda taps her temple, and the interface produces shimmering text:* **MAGNETIC GLAMOUR—INFLUENCE OTHERS WITH CHARISMA AND DISTRACTION.** **‘Amanda’:** “Wow. ‘Charisma and distraction?’ Would explain why I keep catching the butler staring... And, er, I just winked and he dropped his tray.” **Me:** “That... could be very useful. Or very awkward.” **‘Amanda’:** *(making her way unsteadily in heels, posture wobbling between new curves)* “No kidding. Also, every time I hop, I get this little burst of rainbow sparkle. I bet you didn’t get that.” **Me:** “I’ll stick with reading minds, thanks. At least I won’t get stuck in an infinite bounce loop.” **‘Amanda’:** “Maybe I don’t mind. I could get used to this... these. Plus, look. I just convinced the system to—does this count as a double-jump?” *(Amanda hops again and the game animates a flowery sparkle as she hovers for a microsecond longer on the descent)* **Me:** “Show off. Come on, let’s test these powers. I’ll see which of our rich guests is lying about the art auction, and you distract them if things get dicey.” *Amanda grins, flicks her hair, and even seems to enjoy the bounce. Just as we head out to mingle, she whispers:* **‘Amanda’:** “I take it all back. For the first time, I don’t mind being player two.” **Me:** “Keep hopping, Amanda. Maybe you’ll find the next power-up.” *We step into the fantasy together, ready to take on NuLife, secrets, sparkles, and all.*
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