The Tether

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The Tether App

After the raging success of their previous code push, the creators of The Tether have decided to push their app again, an app intended for helping new arrivals find Tethers.

Unfortunately for those who don't want to participate, the prompt for the application will keep popping up on their screen until they fill out the mandatory fields and post their profile. If you don't want to participate, it might be best to fill in the blanks with prank answers!

Once posted, the app creates a profile that looks like this:

	The Witch
«		»
	Age: ageless Gender: female Interests: three interests About: 30 words or less
	base code by photosynthesis
	Tian
	« ✘ ✔ »

It is a simple swiping type app like many dating apps, swipe left to ignore a profile, swipe right to initiate an instant messenger conversation with the person in question on the app's proprietary chat program, complete with emojis!

NOTE: This meme is game canon.

The Code

<br><center><table style="width:300px;"><tr style="border-bottom:1px dashed #102651;"><td></td> <td style="padding:20px; padding-bottom:0; width:300px; font:38px Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; text-transform:uppercase; color:#102651; text-align:center; letter-spacing:2px; background-color:#ffffff; border-top-right-radius:50px; border-top-left-radius:50px;"><b>***CHARACTER NAME***</b></td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td style="font-size:70px; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right; padding:0; color:#102651;">«</td> <td style="background-color:#ffffff; padding:20px; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:0; width:308px;"><img src="IMAGE - 300 PX OR LESS" style="border-radius:20px;"><br> </td> <td style="font-size:70px; vertical-align:middle; padding:0; color:#102651;">»</td></tr> <tr><td></td> <td style="background-color:#ffffff; font:12px arial; text-align:left; padding:10px;"><span style="color:#102651;"><b>Age:</b> character age</span> <span style="color:#102651;"><b>Gender:</b> character gender</span> <span style="color:#102651;"><b>Interests:</b> three interests</span> <span style="color:#102651;"><b>About:</b> 30 words or less</span> </td></tr> <tr><td></td> <td style="text-align:right; font-size:10px; background-color:#ffffff;"><font color="#102651">base code by</font> <a href="http://photosynthesis.dreamwidth.org/" style="color:#102651;">photosynthesis</td></tr> <raw-code><tr style="border-bottom:1px dashed #102651;"><td></td> <td style="background-color:#ffffff;font:24px Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; color:#102651; text-align:center;">PLANETARY ALIGNMENT</td> <td><td></tr><tr><td></td> <td style="border-bottom-right-radius:50px; border-bottom-left-radius:50px; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:center;"><table style="width:100%; font:30px Verdana;"><tr><td style="text-align:left;"> <span style="text-decoration:none; color:#102651;">« ✘</span></td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span style="text-decoration:none; color:#102651;">✔ »</span></td></tr> </table></td> <td></td></table></raw-code></center>

NAVIGATION

Comments

[o7]

A pleasure to meet you!

I did. The Normandy. She was a beautiful frigate, highly advanced design. One of my favourite things about her was that the engineering was done by humans and another species from my universe. A species we once fought against.

[ Goodness does she ever miss the Normandy. Stop her if she rambles on about it too much. ]

You had a spaceship?

[maskedtyrant]

[The temptation to lie and say that she totally also had a spaceship is strong, but fortunately for both of them, Codi has been around long enough that she knows she'll get called out for that shit pretty quickly. Oh well.]

No, but you're the
fifth? I think??
person that I've met who owned a spaceship.
That is four more people to own a spaceship than I ever thought I would meet in my entire life. It feels significant!

[o7]

You're cute. [ Codi can't see it (and Elle isn't really the 'lmao' type), but she had a small chuckle at that. ]

Now, I have to ask: superhero? Sorceress? You've got quite the resume yourself!

[maskedtyrant]

[Cute? She'll take it!! Codi's ego swells in spite of her better judgement.]

What can I say? I've had a lot of practice writing them!
I was the leader of a superhero organization back home, and I'm a Tian, so the "Sorceress" title just kind of fits, doesn't it?
Besides, "Dakota Perkins, Superhero Sorceress" looks spectacular on business cards.

[o7]

Gotta say, I'm impressed. That sounds like no easy feat. You must have worked very hard to get to that point.

[ Why is this stranger making her smile so much? Let her send another text right after the last: ]

I like you, Codi. You have a fun personality over text. You're probably a blast in person. Would you like to meet some time? Preferably soon! [ Shep is nothing if not straight to the point. ]

[maskedtyrant]

[Codi's thumbs hover over her phone. Unlike the warm-and-fuzzies that Elle is feeling, Codi looks at this invitation with sudden suspicion. It's a move she would've made to make someone else feel more comfortable, before pouncing on them for information or to try and strike a profitable deal, and the fact that Elle has gone there first makes her a little wary. She can't tell if her intuition is correct or if she's misreading genuine interest over text.]

[Regardless, turning her down would be rude and ruin a potential friendly asset in the latter case, or would deny her the opportunity to counter-pry for intel in the former. There is only one good answer.]

I like you too, Elle!
That sounds amazing. Dinner? My treat?

[o7]

[ Meanwhile, Elle is cool as a cucumber. It isn't in her nature to second-guess anyone unless they give her a reason to first. It's landed her in some hot water before, but she's okay with that risk. ]

Count me in. I'm free any time! [ And she wonders if she'll ever get used to saying that. ]

Just say when and where and I'll be there.