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powing foozes in gemini space since before powing foozes was hip
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[foozdate: 20230305-092002]
This is a writing prompt that I have had in the back of my head for years but never got around to doing too much with it:
"Write a short story about a paramedic that is very good at saving lives because he is a necromancer but does not know that. "
So I gave it to ChatGPT this morning. Not how I would have had him discover his secret, but not too shabby for a machine.
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For years, Tom had worked as a paramedic in the city's busiest hospital. He was known for his ability to save lives in the most dire situations. His colleagues often remarked on his unerring intuition, his calmness in the face of chaos, and his uncanny ability to revive patients on the brink of death. But Tom had no explanation for his success. He simply did his job to the best of his ability and went home at the end of the day.
One day, a particularly gruesome accident occurred in the middle of rush hour. Tom was dispatched to the scene, along with several other first responders. When he arrived, he found a young woman trapped in the wreckage of her car. She was barely conscious and had lost a lot of blood. Tom knew that time was of the essence, and he went to work quickly, performing CPR and administering emergency medications.
To the amazement of his colleagues, the woman's pulse returned, and she began to breathe on her own. Tom continued to work on her, using his intuitive sense of her body to guide his every move. He was able to stabilize her and transport her to the hospital for further treatment. The medical staff was astounded by her miraculous recovery, and they credited Tom with saving her life.
But as Tom walked away from the hospital that day, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was different. He felt a strange energy coursing through his body, an energy that he couldn't explain. He began to notice other strange occurrences in his life, too. People who he thought had died suddenly reappeared, seemingly healthy and alive. He couldn't explain these events, but he felt a strange sense of satisfaction every time he encountered them.
It wasn't until several months later that Tom finally learned the truth. A woman approached him on the street one day and revealed that she was a necromancer, and that Tom had the same ability. He was shocked to hear this news, but he realized that it explained everything. He had always felt a deep connection to the patients he treated, and now he knew why. He had the power to bring people back from the dead, to heal them in ways that defied explanation.
Tom continued to work as a paramedic, but he now knew that his powers went beyond the realm of medicine. He embraced his role as a necromancer, using his abilities to save lives and to bring comfort to those who had lost loved ones. He knew that he had a gift, and he was determined to use it for the greater good.
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