Dealing with the App

When you close out of your email, you're automatically sent to an app.

Affection Multiplier App.

We make the world a better place.

"What did I download? This better not brick my phone." I say under my breath.

The screen goes black, worrying you, but suddenly a wall of text floods the screen.

Greetings. You have been one of the lucky few selected to be a wielder of the affection multiplier app. This is a program that will allow you to build relationships five times as fast as you would alone. It is always present, and will affect every aspect of your social life from now on. The Affection Multiplier App is a useful resource to check the progress of your relationships with people through the use of an intuitive scoring system.

This is the most elaborate scam ad you've ever seen, although you're not sure who would fall for it. You try to close out of the app, but your phone won't let you.

We track relationships on a -100 to 100 scale. -100 meaning very bad, 100 meaning very good, and 0 meaning neutral.

A good friend would typically have a score around 50, while the most loyal compatriot would have a score of 100. This app will keep track of everyone you know.

Okay, you had to laugh at that. How would this app know that? Even if it took all the information from your contacts, it couldn't do anything else without magic involved. You laugh, until it shows you a profile.

[Friday, Scarlett - Affection Score: -35]

You have Scarlett's phone number for work purposes, so that's not the weird part. It having a picture from her at work, today is. You're beginning to think this "Affection Multiplier" is real after all.

You don't get time to experiment, though, because you hear the voice of one of your higher ups at this job, Rene.

"Dow, Friday, Cio, Stone! Come into my office!"