The Tether

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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
	« ✘ ✔ »

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

[nutbuckets]

that sure sounds like fun, almost makes me wish I was tian
but yeah it is cool
means I never have to struggle for a weapon at least
oh and someone asked me for a spear once and I gave it to em so it's kinda helpful too

[forceguided]

There's a catch with Tian, you've got to study to actually use it. It's a learned thing.
Probably easier if it's just a thing you do.
It'll be super helpful on missions! Everyone's going to want to team up with you.

[nutbuckets]

I take it back, I'm no good at studying or learning
I mean, I'm good at it, I made it all the way through a PhD but I don't LIKE it anymore

really? ya think? man I haven't been popular in ages

[forceguided]

Maybe that's why you're attuned to Heba instead. Maybe the planets knew that somehow.

Of course! Don't have to worry about carrying weapons with you and you can just ask for whatever you want.
Or is there a limit on what type of weapons you can do?

[nutbuckets]

you think the planets can KNOW things? that'd be really cool

you know what, you're right
it's great not having to pick my weapon in advance, or pick just one and be stuck with it if everything goes sideways or whatever

oh so far it's stuff I'm good at using like mallets, bats, javelins, all that kinda thing, and guns

[forceguided]

It makes the most sense. It's like the Force, just something innate to the energy of this place.

There you go! See, it's perfectly suited to you when you think about it.
Though it's a little weird to think that Destiny could affect us even so far away from our own places in the Universe.

[Well, there goes any hope she can just poof him a lightsaber from out of nowhere then. Besides, he'd really just rather have his father's back thanks Sylphid.]

A walking armory! That's going to be priceless on a mission.

[nutbuckets]

the force
this ain't the first time I've heard of that
some kinda energy in everything thingy? is that right?

you really think it's destiny? woooooaaahhh

I hope so!

[forceguided]

I think so?
I don't really know much about it either honestly.

Or something like it. Sure! Why not?

You'll see.

[nutbuckets]

you don't? are you new to the force too? I only just heard about it from juhani

maybe we should go on a mission together someday so I can load you up with weapons
or hey if you want one I could give it to you if I ever see you around or whatever

[forceguided]

Pretty new, but not as new to you.
I'd only just starting learning back home before all this happened.

Your weapons don't just.. vanish? You can keep them out for as long as you want?

[nutbuckets]

being able to use something like the force sounds so cool
does it take a lot of training too?

yep, they just stick around until I'm done with them
I can put them back too

[forceguided]

It sounds like it does.
So learning magic here, thought it'd help me prepare for that too.

I wonder if there's a time limit on how long you can keep one out.

[nutbuckets]

you can use it, right?
you're just not trained yet?

dunno
never noticed, if there was

[forceguided]

Yeah, pretty much.
You get it.

Might be a good thing to find out.
Always good to test your limits, right?

[nutbuckets]

that's cool, you got so much stuff to learn
mine came real easy
didn't even have to try

[forceguided]

Give me a little bit.
Bet I'll be wishing mine was just as easy.

[nutbuckets]

believe me, I'm glad mine's easy
I used to be good at learning things but I dunno how great I am at it anymore

[forceguided]

In that case, you'll never find out unless you try!

[nutbuckets]

you know what, you're right
I can learn anything I put my mind to learning!

and so can you

[forceguided]

Thanks, I'll try to remember that when my lessons start getting hard.

[nutbuckets]

yeah! you just remember, I believe in you, luke skywalker
which is a fucking fabulous name if you ask me