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Fish-Out-of-Water Short Story

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The prompt

Write a short fish-out-of-water story.

Inputs
- Character: [name and one trait]
- Their world, where they excel: [e.g. alpine skiing]
- Unfamiliar situation: [e.g. a night shift at a busy diner]
- Tone: [funny or warm]
- Length: under 300 words

Requirements
- Show their expertise in the opening lines, then drop them into the new situation.
- Three escalating mistakes, each caused by applying their old skills wrongly.
- A turning point where one old skill unexpectedly helps.
- An ending that shows what they learned.

Give it a title.

Why this prompt

• AI-graded 91/100 for quality and structure
• Written for General

Source

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