No... really... Just Netflix & chill.

A couple hours later you're lying in the bed, Beth curled up next to you and snoring softly, and Riverdale playing on the television. The show was eventually her idea, and it turns out that it's actually not bad. A definite contrast to the wholesome Archie comics you grew up with. She, however, has already seen the whole first season, and the activities of the day have clearly taken their toll on her. She lasted all of two episodes before crashing pretty hard. You decide that this is a pretty good opportunity to pull out your phone and maybe get some research done, but before you even have a chance to click on Safari, your eyes stray to the AMA, and see a new notification.

Opening the app, you find, amidst a series of notices about Beth's rising love score (75 now...) that you've got another Achievement.

More Than Words: Said those three little words, and actually meant them for once.

Perk Unlocked: Straight From The Heart: Honest emotional declarations will raise the targeted score of a herd member by their Trust score.

Um... interesting. You bounce around through the app a bit, rereading the documentation some, and digging through the Workgroup folders. There are two new ones labeled NPSL and Androy, and you find only Justine in the former and **** in the latter. Curious you check Justine's profile.

Justine Ann Tempelton

Age: 22

Relationship: Acquaintance

Sexual Orientation: Straight

Bio: Not Yet Unlocked

Skills: Not Yet Unlocked

Current Status: On her third glass of box wine and wondering why she's alone on a Saturday night

Statistics:

Affection: 10 (You seem pretty cool for a priest)

Trust: 30 (I was raised Catholic)

Love: 0

Lust: 5 (You're also pretty cute for a priest.)

****'s info doesn't interest you, even though you consider him a friend and honestly like him both for his wry sense of humor and his dedication to continuously making the Androy a hacker's paradise. For the hell of it you look at Beth's profile again, realizing that you haven't really looked at it since the first time.

Bethany Rose Nibornski

Age: 33

Relationship: Half Sister

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Bio: Born in 1986, 5 minutes prior to my twin sister Christine Amanda Anderson, whom I've never known. Until the age of 12 you and Mom were the only constants in my life and I've always worshiped the ground you walked on, but although I've always wanted to be like you, I knew that you looked at the world differently than I do. While you excelled in doing whatever was necessary to get by, I stayed in school and studied hard.

When you left home it was the hardest day of my life. My best friend was going away and I didn't know if you'd ever be back again. I should have known better. You stayed in touch even when I knew it was hard for you, and you visited every year at Christmas, which is why that's always been my favorite holiday. I knew you were on the east coast in '01 and was terrified when I heard about the terror attacks in September. Not because I was worried about the country but because I was worried about you. I guess that's why I never noticed Mom's third pregnancy. That and the fact that I was a 15 year old idiot.

When Mom got sick and you came home I was ecstatic and depressed at the same time. You were back, but I felt guilty for being so happy because of the pain Mom was in. The last few years have been bittersweet between mom's illness and your presence. Being around you always made me feel better.

I've had several boyfriends through the years, but none to really get excited about, with the exception of Frank Lewis who I dated for two years when I was at U. W. Madison. It ended when he graduated, and to be honest I was relieved. I've spent my whole life comparing every man I've ever met to you and they always come up lacking.

Even with Mom's **** I've never been happier than I was when you told me you loved me.

Skills: Linguistics (English, French, Spanish, German, Ojibwe), Secondary Education, Computer Fluency, Mathematics (College Proficiency), History (American, European, Eastern, Ancient), Science (Physical, Earth, Chemistry), Culinary Arts (Skilled Amateur), Oral Sex (Pornstar level)

Current Status: Sleeping. Happy that you love me back

Statistics:

Affection: 100 (You’ve been there for me my whole life. You’re my best friend)

Trust: 55 (I know that you would never lie to me about anything important.)

Love: 75 (I'm pretty sure you're my soulmate.)

Lust: 55* (Even asleep I'm wet for you.)

*(Lust has a permanent minimum of 50)

Well, now. Christine Amanda Anderson... We now have a name.