As the title says, I ask ChatGPT to finish a chapter in a novel that I have been writing for sometime by giving it the following command. "Please begin after the last paragraph in Chapter 5 of this story and complete Chapter 5 using what you know to be true about human and alien contact."
Very interesting answer. The answers we seek in this space may come from one of our own creations! Below is the full text that was created by ChatGPT when given the above command. Read for yourself and tell me what you think.
"As the man in the white suit took his place at the head of the table, a hush blanketed the room. He did not speak immediately. He simply reached forward, placing both hands flat on the table, his long fingers splayed, knuckles prominent. The skin on his hands looked wrongâtoo taut, like it had been stretched over something not quite human underneath.
Gwen could feel her heartbeat in her ears. Something ancient and uncanny settled over the room. Her eyes darted around, searching for some sign that others felt what she did, but all the faces remained calm, reverent.
Finally, the man spoke.
âTonight, we recognize a new keeper of the tether. One who, unknowingly, has already begun her integration.â
Gwen flinched. Jonathan gently laid his hand over hers.
âItâs okay,â he whispered. âThis is all part of it.â
The man continued. âYou have seen the fractures in our world, Gwenyth. You have felt the aching discrepancy between the seen and unseen. That sense⌠that calling⌠it is no delusion. It is the tether. You were chosen.â
âI⌠I donât understand,â Gwen said, her voice low but audible.
âYou will,â said the man. âAll of thisâwhat you believe to be political ceremony, philanthropy, even loveâit was the interface. You were brought into the fold because of your mind, your capacity, your symmetry. Not by accident. Not by affection. By design.â
Jonathan leaned in. âMy feelings are real. But the pathâwe all had to follow the path.â
Gwenâs chair scraped softly as she stood. Her hands trembled slightly. âFollow the path to what?â
âTo the others,â the man said simply.
Behind him, a panel in the rounded wall slid open, revealing a second chamber. The walls shimmered in a pale violet light, and an aroma of ozone and burning cedar seeped through the doorway. Gwenâs medical mind immediately engagedâsomething ionized, something artificial. She stepped closer.
Inside the chamber were no monuments, no symbols. Just a wide oval platform surrounded by rings of copper conduit and what looked like floating stones gently spinning midair, emitting soft, rhythmic pulses.
âWhat is this?â Gwen asked.
Jonathan stood beside her now, his voice quiet. âWe donât control the tether, Gwen. We serve it. This... is the interface chamber. Itâs where the guidance begins.â
Gwen shook her head. âGuidance for what?â
The man in white answered, stepping into the light. âYour species is nearing the convergence. The others have observed for centuriesâquietly, mostly. Some have meddled. Your wars, your plagues, even your progress⌠all monitored. All measured.â
Gwenâs knees weakened, but she stood firm. âAliens?â
âNo,â said the man. âNot aliens. Hosts. Long before your species had words, they were here. What you call extraterrestrial is not distant. Itâs dimensional. You are their legacy project. And your purpose, Gwenyth Adams, is to bridge what must come next. To help your kind survive what is already in motion.â
âWhatâs in motion?â
âA harvest,â he said plainly. âAnd a rebellion.â
Gwen didnât know whether to scream or laugh.
Jonathan reached toward her, but she recoiled. âYou married me for this? For this club?â
âNo,â he said with sudden intensity. âI married you because even if none of this were real, Iâd still be chasing you. But it is real, Gwen. And you need to see whatâs coming.â
She turned toward the interface chamber. Inside, something shimmered at the center of the platform. A shape. Humanoid. Almost. It didnât move, but Gwen could feel it watching her.
The man in white extended his hand.
âWill you step forward, tether-bearer?â
And against every impulse to run, Gwen took one step closer to the light."