A long list of notifications

After returning to your desk, you check your phone. A pile of app notifications awaits you, as well as a few text messages. You click on the app first, somewhat eager to see the updates from the past couple of days.

Alex: Affection: 50 (+12). Love: 0 (+0). Lust: 0 (+0).

No surprise, considering your new perks and efforts over the past weeks. Alex's score increase may also explain Maria's new promotion.

Ivan: Affection: 72 (+12). Love: 68 (+33). Lust: 0 (+0).

Wow. Organized crime really is a bonding experience. Seriously, though, you realize that your esteem for your uncle has also grown significantly after yesterday. He came to your call, without hesitation or reservation, and helped. A good man.

Anastasia: Affection: 61 (+6). Love: 60 (+7). Lust: 68 (+10).

Mia: Affection: 80 (+18). Love: 82 (+14). Lust: 79 (+5).

Nadia: Affection: 100 (+20). Love: 100 (+15). Lust: 75 (+0).

Maria: Affection: 60 (+24). Love: 55 (+37). Lust: 76 (+25).

You look over the list of changes. Nadia, nearly maxed out. Maria, with a significant increase. It seems quick, but recent events have been intense. You swipe them aside with a tight smile. You won't complain if the girls love you more. You can't help but feel the same. Still, you're mildly surprised that you haven't unlocked an achievement given recent events. Oh, well.

As you start to look at your text messages, an email pops up on your monitor. You set your phone aside for a moment to read it. From Maria, with the subject line "Congratulations!" You open the message and grin as you read the contents. Maria already managed to procure you a ten percent raise, somehow.

Shush, don't tell the police! strikes again.

You shake your head as you go back to your phone. Things are coming together. With your new arrangement, you are now in a position to do more work with Uncle Ivan and Dmitri, which means more money, which means you can finally improve the lives of everyone you care about. Finally able to take care of these women you love.

You click on the text message notifications and a list of unread messages opens. One from Nadia, two from Karina, one from an unread number that your phone suggests is Maria, two from Ana, and... six from Mia. You exhale a sharp breath of air. As much as you care about these women, keeping up with all of them is a lot.