annexedmeme | The Tether

The Tether App

During the night, everyone's phone or other network device has been updated with a new app - The Tether - 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

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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

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In my experience, they always are - some more than others.

If you require assistance, let me know - I know such journeys are difficult for some.

I'm pretty brave, but ya know, it might be nice to have someone go with me for that

As you wish. I am happy to help - it took me many years to be comfortable around doctors.

yeah I'm not too keen on doctors myself
run into too many mad ones, you know?
will you hold my hand? ;)

[And oh, the difference that it makes that she just assumes the emoticon is accidentally added - she's never seen them before. But it means she does not hesitate.]

Of course, if you wish it.

[Harley just can't help herself, she's a flirt by nature.]

aw shucks
you're too nice to a girl like me

Edited 2022-08-27 04:43 (UTC)

[If she realized that, she might blush, quite frankly.]

Whatever this shucks is, the fact remains, it will be done.

shucks is just my way of saying I appreciate it
in a sorta self-deprecating kinda way

Ah, thank you for the translation - the slang between universes is proving somewhat of a challenge, as you might imagine.

yeah I totally got ya there
I've had a few misunderstandings myself

Where I am from, we have often employed specific diplomats just to avoid such things - I can well imagine.

a whole diplomat just for misunderstandings about slang?

Not just that, but imagine: A new species is contacted. Someone goes to wave. It turns out that new species interprets that gesture as not a friendly greeting, but a threat.

A facetious example, perhaps, but such things need to be carefully managed, in a big galaxy. What is normal to you or I may be...absurd, rude, or downright profane to another species.

Slang, well, that just adds to the problem.

y'know, when you put it that way it suddenly makes sense

wouldn't want to accidentally give someone the finger when I just meant to say hello

Precisely. I am certain such must be true even on your world, between different peoples.

oh yeah, I'm sure it is
but I haven't done a whole lotta traveling, you know?
so I didn't think of it right off

Understandable. I think all the time I spent around a particularly homicidal translator droid helps keep it foremost in my mind.

I am only thankful he never decided to become 'creative' in his translations.

a homicidal translator droid
what'd he do, kill people with WORDS???

creative? like how?

Mostly with very large energy rifles.

And I'm thankful he did not edit what was being said to us, in order to facilitate more combat.

oh my god
I can't tell if that's incredibly badass or kinda terrifying

oh man I guess he coulda huh?

Having seen him in action, I would err towards the latter. But thankfully he restrained himself to sarcasm.

huh
just a bloodthirsty translating droid doing his job and murdering people for fun
sounds like a movie plot

In fairness, he served my friend, Revan, and at least was in...some control, as a result.

What is a movie?

your friend revan must be some kinda badass then

oh um
like a tv show but longer

The greatest warrior and leader of a century, yes.

...And now I must ask you what a tv show is.

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