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Chapter 8 by danglinghope danglinghope

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Meeting with the ex

Daphne looks you dead in the eyes. "You know what this is about, right?

You knew this was coming for a long time, so you're prepared with an answer. "If this is about you dumping me and tossing me out of our apartment, I've come to be okay with that. It was for the best, and I think my life has been-"

"What? No, get over yourself. You were a terrible boyfriend, you know that?" You try to interject, but she doesn't let you. "You'd complain about work constantly, but would you quit or assert yourself? No, you'd just sit there and take it. Because you're scared of change, Max. You dread it."

Ouch. The worst part is, she's right. If you didn't find that app, you'd probably still be in a rut to this day. Not that you'd admit that to her. "So, what, why are you here? You didn't come back just to insult me, did you?"

Daphne stares at you like your head is on fire. "The necklace. The one you gave me for my birthday? I want it back. And I know you're gonna argue you won it in the breakup, but no, you didn't. It's mine. Give me it back."

"I mean, I'd have to find it first...." You decide to be as unhelpful as possible.

"Then find it! And give it to me when you're done! I think you know where my place is!" She leaves before you can respond, getting in her car and driving away.

"I don't even want to check my score now. I know I can't get under negative one hundred, but the app could find a way for her." When you check your score, you get some new information.

Affection Scores:
[Cio, Callie - Affection Score: 5]

[Clark, Clara - Affection Score: -45]

[Friday, Scarlett - Affection Score: 0]

[Goodman, Fia - Affection Score: 30, Lo: 15, Lu: 0 (-2)]

[Kyri, Daphne - Affection Score: -100, Lo: 0, Lu: 0]

[Richler, Rene - Affection Score: -45]

[Stone, Olive - Affection Score: 15, Lo: 0, Lu: 5]

AMA Points: 105


Traits on Next Page:

Wait, what? You click to the next page, curious.

Traits are the developer's way of saying thank you for being on the app for so long. They are ways to improve your personal self. Traits are divided into two categories: self and partner, as well as three sub-categories: Physical, mental, and social. As you wrack up more points, you will unlock more traits. When you have maxed out somebody's affection score, you can give advanced traits to them.

Self Traits

Physical
Gym Master (50 points) - All exercise gives faster gains and faster recovery time.

Smart Guy (10 points) - Subject gets a slight intelligence boost. (Can be used multiple times.)

Boost me! (10 points) - Subject gains an inch of height. (Can be used multiple times.)

Mental

Night Owl (15 points)- Subject requires less hours of sleep in order to function.

Social

Aura of Sincerity (50 points)- People will trust you and your words and decisions, usually.

Invisible Man (60 points) - People will find it hard to see what you're doing when it comes to flirting, although this is not absolute.


You think about this. A lot of these are really good, but you're not sure if you'll get more traits any time soon, so you decide to conserve some of your points for now, and only take the one you'll absolutely need. And with three of your links way below zero, you need people to trust you more then you need a few inches. You click Aura of Sincerity, and watch your points go down to 55.

"I have no idea how I'll test this one. I guess I should go home and try it out there."

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