Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Matt Sullivan and roommate are co-workers at San Francisco dot-com company, Fact2: obsession causes him problems during attempted one-night stands, Fact3: Matt confides sexual problems to brother, Fact4: days pass Matt 's obsession with sex, Fact5: Matt 's commitment begins to frustrate lot of people around him
Output (English): Matt Sullivan Josh Hartnett and his roommate, Ryan Paulo Costanzo, are coworkers at a San Francisco dotcom company. Matt is obsessed with his exgirlfriend, Nicole Vinessa Shaw, and his obsession repeatedly causes him problems during attempted onenight stands. He has trouble moving on, since Nicole broke up with him. He confides his sexual problems to his brother, John Adam Trese, who is training to become a Catholic priest. In an attempt to fix his problems, Matt vows to abstain from sexual stimulation, including masturbation, for the 40 days and 40 nights of Lent. John warns Matt that chastity is not easy; meanwhile, Ryan starts a popular office pool to bet on how long Matt can last. Matt meets Erica Shannyn Sossamon, a cyber nanny, at a neighborhood laundromat and they begin to date. They face many challenges in their relationship, including her discovery of his celibacy vow and Matts continuing feelings for Nicole. Matts coworkers make many unsuccessful attempts to persuade him to have sex in order to win the pool, and as the days pass Matts obsession with sex grows. At one point he angrily grabs a pornographic magazine from an office desk and begins to march towards a toilet stall in order to masturbate, but his coworkers stop him and convince him to maintain his pledge. Despite the range of increasingly powerful cultural incentives to sex and orgasm surrounding Matt—scantilydressed women, billboards, et cetera—Matts commitment holds, and begins to frustrate a lot of the people around him who had fully expected him to break it long before he could get close to his goal. In the meantime, Erica and Matt are falling in love, and they plan a special encounter for the 40th night to celebrate his successfully completing his vow. On the 40th day, a newly single Nicole learns of the betting pool, makes a large bet and then rapes Matt while he is asleep. Erica subsequently believes Matt dishonored his vow and was unfaithful to her, but Matt wins Erica back by reminding her of the special moments they shared during their relationship. The two reconcile in Matts bedroom for many hours, with his coworkers making a new betting pool on the duration of their stamina. Upon seeing this, he kicks them out of his apartment and shuts the door.