My Ex Turned Me Into a Nudist

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It was just another Friday.

You had just finished up work, a fairly easy job in marketing that was pretty boring at best. Most days were taken up by virtual meetings where you had to listen to your boss go on about "synergy" or whatever other bullshit he learned in business school. You wouldn't complain about it though, for a job that you could do half-asleep it paid fairly well, allowing you to live alone in a two bedroom townhouse and work from home a lot of the time. You also had the ability to pursue your hobbies like gaming, the PS5 in your living room has seen plenty of late nights and you also had plenty of time to go hiking or even to the beach if you felt like losing 5 pounds. Nahhh, no one would hear you complaining about your job, especially not on a Friday night.

You walk downstairs and take a 6 pack of beer out of the fridge, placing it on the kitchen table so you wont forget it. Tonight you had plans with a friend, a woman named Chelsea that you have been friends with since the 5th grade. You two have plans to really tear it up that night like only a couple of 27 year olds could: drink a few beers while playing video games. It wasn't the most exciting start to the weekend, but a beer with a good friend who happened to be a good looking woman was exciting anyway.

You walk back through your house to grab your wallet and keys, when you notice that your phone sitting on the living room couch has 2 new notifications. You grab your phone and unlock it, seeing 2 texts from a number you don't know/

"Hey Mike" The first one reads. "How have you been?"

You look at the number again and draw a blank. "eh if its a scammer I'll just delete it" You think.

"Pretty good, sorry I dont have this number who is this?" You put your phone down on the coffee table and go to grab your shoes, glancing at the clock on the oven. its 4:15 and you need to get going. A slight vibration goes off from the table in the other room. You put your shoes on and then return to the living room one last time to collect your phone and keys. This time there is a single text.

"Oh good so this is still your number! It's Gale! What are you up to? :)"

Your heart dropped for a second. Gale is your ex girlfriend and although you two ended things amicably its been about a year since you have talked. You stand there for a second thinking about what to say and then figure you may as well be pleasant.

"Oh hey Gale. Im actually just about to head to a friends house for the night but..." you wonder if you should open this door, Gale broke up with you because she said you didn't apply yourself to anything. Shit, maybe she lowered her standards. "I'd love to catch up when I have time." You send the text and grab the 6 pack on the way out your door, your phone begins to ring on the way to your car.

"Hello, is this Gale?" You answer the call from the number while buckling your seatbelt/

"It is! Its so good to talk to you Mike!" Her voice was just like you remember, she sounded happy at the very least. "So listen im not going to beat around the bush with you right now. I need you to do something for me."

"Umm, okay. This is kind of weird but sure what is it?"

"When you get to your friends house I need you to tell them that you have been thinking about something for a long time and you finally feel brave enough to tell them... that you are a nudist." Gale said it so matter of factly, like it was a totally normal request/

"What Gale thats nuts? I'm not a nudist why would I tell Chelsea th-" Your response was cut short by Gale shushing you from the other end of the line.

"You are gong to tell your friend that you are a nudist and then you are going to strip all your clothes off in front of them and spend your evening like that. Completely naked."

"Ooookay Gale I dont know whats going on but I'm definitely not doing that." You rolled your eyes. Gale must have gone nuts so you figure you should just hang up. But before you hit the end call button you receive multiple notifications.

"I just sent you some pictures. Its every dick pick you ever sent me during our relationship. Plus some text conversations that are really quite alarming. Ai has gotten really good at generating that kind of thing nowadays you know." You check the texts and sure enough its exactly what she says. You could kick yourself for ever sending someone a nude, damn it. The text conversations were between you and her, with you saying some really terrible things about Gale, things you would never say, but here they were thanks to AI.

"What the fuck Gale you cant jus-" She cut you off again.

"I can and I am. So you can either spend tonight fully naked in front of your little friend, or I can post these everywhere and EVERYONE can see you naked and they'll think you're an asshole. You said you were going to Chelsea's house? That tomboy you were always hanging around? Great! I hope she's a good enough friend that she doesn't mind getting an eyeful of your cock." Gale laughed at the end of that sentence, she was really enjoying this reveal. You wonder how long she had been planning it. The realization hit you like a ton of bricks, Gale was right. Even if you could prove that these were AI the damage would be done. Your hands shake slightly on the steering wheel and you try to think of a way out of this situation.

"Why are you doing this?" You ask.

"Because I can. And I'm Bored."