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

[newmemorywhodis]

"Alright - now, hold each others hands, and we'll begin." Madame Marjorie instructs them.

Link - expecting this instruction - already has his hands out even before she says it, waiting for Elma to take them. Once Elma does the ritual will begin as Madame Marjorie starts up a low and rhythmic chant.

[bladebabysitter]

Elma does indeed take them, managing to mask her thoughts from appearing on her face. Ordinary person-to-person contact isn't ordinary for her, and likely never will be.

[newmemorywhodis]

Madame Marjorie continues to chant, circling around them as they stand on the rug. Her chant grows into a crescendo...

...and then there's a connection just there, where there wasn't just a moment ago. Having done this two times before, it's not as strange for Link anymore. But it's different, and new.

With the ritual over, Link let's go. But the connection remains.

[bladebabysitter]

The connection on Elma's side is fairly mild. For one, she has a disciplined and intelligent mind that can generally moderate the expression of her feelings, both physically and psychically. And for another... well, describing her mind as "human-like" more than "human" is far more accurate.

She files that mental thread next to Codi's, wondering when it will roar to aggressive life. In combat, as had happened before? Or perhaps at an entirely different time, considering Link.

"One step closer to stability."

[newmemorywhodis]

When stability is what one's after, Link's tether turns out to be not a bad choice. Elma will find that his tether also tends towards the mild, with a quiet, even-keeled strength. Link's actions mind tend towards the chaotic, but emotionally? Emotionally, he's quite stable.

Meanwhile, Link takes a moment to take in Elma's connection. He notices that it's different to Luke and Rokuro's. But he doesn't think to attribute that to an inhuman mind.

"Now, if you'd like to purchase one of my many charms..." Madamn Marjorie attempts to interject - before Link interrupts.

"Bye," he says, before grabbing Elma's arm and pulling her out of the stall with him.

[bladebabysitter]

Elma weighs a lot more than anyone would guess to look at her. Not that it's going to slow down Link in the slightest, but it's a fact to note for the future.

"If you don't buy at some point, she probably won't keep being accommodating," Elma notes, bemused.

[newmemorywhodis]

"...I don't like her charms," Link says. Really, Link wouldn't mind buying from her, if she had nicer things.

He slows down, and lets go of Elma's arm. Holding up the hand that was just pulling her, Link studies the charm bracelet he wears. A small rock charm for Luke. A stylized wave design for Rokuro.

He'll need something for Elma, too.

[bladebabysitter]

"I didn't imply you did our should at any point." Just stating the facts.

A bit curious, Elma looks at the charm bracelet as well. She doesn't immediately associate it with Tethering, since Link doesn't seem to her like the type to have any sort of sentimental-style physical reminder like that.

[newmemorywhodis]

Just to show that Elma still had things to learn about Link - because Link was most definitely the sort. Link liked having things, and so when something also had sentimental value...well, he could get a bit attached.

Add to that the fact that Link also liked jewellery…and it was a recipe for him being keen on tether charms.

Noticing Elma's interest, he holds his arm out so she can see. With his other hand, he points to the rock charm. "Luke." Then, pointing to the wave charm. "Rokuro." He shakes his wrist, letting them jingle. "I need one for you."

[bladebabysitter]

She does, and this particular comment has her briefly speechless.

"I'm... not sure what symbol would be associated with me."

[newmemorywhodis]

Link thinks about it, a moment. "Something metal," he says. For the way Elma was able to manipulate it.

She'd made him a sword, from just a piece of metal.

[bladebabysitter]

She barely even remembers that -- it had been just an improvised weapon, intended to see them through a crap. Not anything useful for long, or meaningful, or any such thing.

"I suppose that's fair enough."

[newmemorywhodis]

An improvised weapon, yes. Not the best sword he'd had. Not even one of the better ones, really. But still a weapon, when he'd had none. And a gift she gave him.

So still meaningful, it's it's own way. It seemed a good symbol of Elma to Link, at least.

Now seems a good time to start looking for a charm, so he starts making his way to another stall that he knows sells them. Whether or not Elma follows is up to her - Link won't mind, either way.

[[ooc: shall we wrap up here?]]