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

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NAVIGATION

Comments

[tech_nically]

Quite.

[There's some quiet relief as Rokuro at least can see reason. While he won't disagree about the affair being a special one, Tech is still very much more practical-minded. He's never been one for ceremony, and even when there had still been a Republic and his brothers could have been decorated soldiers, they just simply held no interest in it.

Tech laces his own fingers together, resting his elbows at the edge of the table as he gives consideration to the matter.]

We've only just decided upon things. I recommend more research upon this tradition so we can see what the expectations will be in regards to budgeting, and what parts would be the most important versus what things can be done without.

[noisecomplaint]

Of course.

[Rokuro smiles, inclining his head. It isn't quite a genuine smile, but he's trying his best to remain positive. They've both been through a lot-- even since just this morning. To allow flowers and ribbons to bring him back to an unpleasant place would reflect poorly on his upbringing and self-discipline.

He will do his research, and he will meditate on what is most important. How expensive could a tethering ceremony be in comparison to an actual wedding?

The answer: Far more than either of them can afford. At least on their daily stipend from Central Command. If they want to go traditional, they will need to get creative.]

If we could only have one luxury, I would like to have flowers-- after the officiant, naturally, given we cannot be tethered without.

[tech_nically]

[Tech nods at him. He'll certainly do his part in researching this as well, and it isn't like he hasn't been going over what's available by way of pay anyway. It's something that he's paid much more attention to ever since being cut off from Republic funding.

Flowers. Such a request doesn't seem too extravagant. you poor fool Tech nods again.]

We will look into those things, then.