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

[tarisian_cathar]

Concerns I share. There are dangerous warriors where I am from, with no compunction about using violence against anyone - friend or foe - who gets in their way.

[bladebabysitter]

I'm less concerned about obvious threats than I am about subtle ones. If I were the Sylphid, I'd plant a spy in us immediately. And even if we protect against that, there's no shortage of people who'd want to use the resources and even the good intentions of people here for their own benefit.

[tarisian_cathar]

All concerns for which, really, the only answer is vigilance.

Though I would add your point of view deserves wider emphasis than just me.

[bladebabysitter]

Does it? After all, saying such things as a pure hypothetical might just worry everyone and cause them to mistrust each other without cause.

[tarisian_cathar]

A risk to be balanced against, but surely careful words and caveats would help.

[bladebabysitter]

Once done, it can't be undone. I intend to play it safe until I get a better sense of the people here.

[tarisian_cathar]

Understood. At least you will have another pair of eyes to aid you in your quest.

[bladebabysitter]

Unless you're one of the ones who would think that way, and will be inclined to use my wariness against me, of course. But right now I think that's unlikely.

[tarisian_cathar]

Though you only have my word, I can assure you that such is the case. I am a Jedi, and we are beings of our word.

[bladebabysitter]

I don't think you'd have reacted the way I did, if I had to worry.

[tarisian_cathar]

Well put. In any event, I will bear this conversation in mind.