The App Layout

Gene and Proserpina, from their respective dimensions, opened up their email apps and went to the email they were using for the dimensional dating service before checking on their inbox.

The emails had a welcome message welcoming them to the app that already downloaded on their phones, and contained a PDF copy of their signed receipts. The email also reminded them that the app would not unlock until the PDF was opened at least once.

Skimming over the contents, neither hesitated to download the PDF file and opened it to review what they had skimmed last night.

After reading the e-mail, Gene/Proserpina carefully re-read the PDF's he/she downloaded, going over the fine print and rules in detail, again chuckling at some of the more hilariously absurd rules that were inspired by some loser's stupidity.

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Finally, when Gene got to the monthly payment portion, he remembered that his monthly payment was one, unopened bag of a snack from a Little Debbie's box of his choosing.

"Niiiice. Totally affordable." Gene commented. "Probably some alien somewhere snorting Little Debbie's off the black market." Gene joked before continuing reading.

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Meanwhile, Sior'Naxxia thought she heard an alien voice come from somewhere, and looked around her neon-lit room, before going back to snorting the remains of some mushed brownies.

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Finally, when Proserpina got to the monthly payment portion, she remembered that his monthly payment was one, unopened bag of a snack from a Little Hostess' box of her choosing.

"Niiiice. Totally affordable." Proserpina commented. "Probably some alien somewhere snorting Little Hostess' off the black market." She joked before continuing reading after giggling at her joke.

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Meanwhile, Cth'Nuluu thought they heard alien giggling come from somewhere, and looked around their dimly neon-lit room, before going back to snorting the creamy remains of some mushed twinkie.

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Having read the PDF, the Parallel Lovers app, it's logo being two Earths looking like a molecule, was now unlocked for Gene and Proserpina. They each explored the app, finding several interesting features. On the main menu screen upon first opening the app, were the following four options:

•Message Partner
•Invite Partner to Home Dimension
•Visit Partner in Other Dimension
•Create Custom Pocket Dimension

The menu item for creating a pocket dimension was greyed out; tapping it gave a tooltip saying it was temporarily disabled due to one or both partners being on the refugee waiver. On the top of the screen was the blue menu bar. On the top left was a red heart, and on the top left were three small dots horizontally positioned.

Tapping the 3 dots gave a sidebar menu with the following two menu items:

•Settings
•Privacy Notice
•Contact Us!

The Privacy Notice was just more legalese, declaring that all users had a right to privacy, that it was highly recommended (but not required) that users message their partner before travelling to their dimension, and so forth. The "Contact Us!" item took you to an internal E-Mail page automatically addressed to the same e-mail address the service used to contact those eligible for the service. Tapping settings took you to a new page, with the following menu options:

•Add Password (Recommended)
□Enable Heart Menu (Requires Tier II Upgrade)
•Cancel Subscription

Naturally Gene and Proserpina did not want to cancel their subscription, but they did want to set up passwords to keep out prying eyes, and so they did that, making sure not to use easy to guess passwords; aided by a password difficulty meter and an eye button for showing the password, so they could write it down in a safe location.

Upon going back to the main menu, tapping the heart button revealed a bunch of menu items with check boxes, all greyed out, with some fine print at the bottom.

□Enable Non-Monogamy♡
□Enable Polyamory♡
□Select Primary/Committed Partner♡
□Swap Friends/Family Members•
□Power User▪
□Keep App After Grad.●
□Graduate■

♡ = REQUIRES Partner's Consent!
• = Cannot be undone!
▪ = Requires Existence of Pocket Dimension.
● = Requires One-Time Tier III Payment.
■ = Requires One-Time Tier IV Payment.

Going to the FAQ Page reveals the following list:

1. "What's with the bizzaro rules?" Some idiot did indeed do something stupid to inspire it. Blame them, not us. Sorry.
2. "What do the Non-Mono/Polyamory options do?" Once enabled by a Tier II Subscription, tapping "Enable Non-Monogamy" brings up a dialog box asking if you would like to start seeing additional Ideal Partners by yourself. Selecting "OK" will give your existing Partner a dialog box the next time they open the app, informing them that you wish to start seeing additional Ideal Partners from either your partner's dimension or from other/additional dimensions. They will be given a few options, to either Accept, which will grant you permission to start seeing one or more additional Ideal Partners, and send you a new email asking you to describe your next ideal partner, to which we will match you with a 100% guarantee, and setting up your next First Date; Reject, which will refuse permission for this request, and cause both "Enable Non-Monagamy" and "Enable Polyamory" to be greyed out for exactly one solar day of your current planet of residence, if your planet of residence is tide-locked to it's star, the timer is set to 100 hours of Parallel Lover's original homeworld. Converted to Earth time, that is 69.666 Earth hours; and Wait, which will take your partner to a timer page where they can select how long they want to wait before making this decision. Tapping "Enable Polyamory" brings up a dialog box asking if you would like to start seeing additional Ideal Partners with parameters agreed upon by you and ALL of your existing partners. Selecting "OK" will give ALL of your existing a dialog box the next time they open the app, informing them that you wish to start seeing additional Ideal Partners from either your partner's dimension or from other/additional dimensions, and asking them if you and ALL your Ideal Partners have had a discussion about this. They will be given a text box to indicate how many partners you have had a conversation about this with. If ANY of your Ideal Partner(s) sends a number less than the total amount of partners in your Poly group, it will be counted as a Reject, and will cause both "Enable Polyamory" and "Enable Non-Monogamy" to be greyed out for the previously aforementioned time units. Similarly, if ANY of your Ideal Partner(s) indicate that NO discussion has taken place, it will be counted as a Reject, and cause both "Enable Polyamory" and "Enable Non-Monogamy" to be greyed out for the previously aforementioned time units. If the "Enable Polyamory" is unanimously ACCEPTED and turned on, it will grant you and ALL consenting partners permission to start seeing one or more additional Ideal Partners, and send you and ALL consenting partners a new email asking you to unanimously describe your next ideal partner, to which we will match you with a 100% guarantee, and setting up your next First Date Additionally, if the "Enable Polyamory" request is unanimously ACCEPTED and turned on, "Enable Non-Monogamy" will be greyed out for as long as your Poly group exists. NOTE: If you OR your Ideal Partner have requested total Monogamy, these options will be permanently greyed out.
3. "What does 'Select Primary/Committed Partner' do?" If "Enable Polyamory" has been checked, then this option will become available. This option will remain permanently disabled if you or your first Ideal Partner have requested that your relationship be the primary relationship forever.
4. "I'm worried my Ideal Partner might someday want to break up with me! What do I do?" No need to do anything. Our Multi-Dimensional AI Algorithms are able to scan every bit of nuance or missed detail you may or may not have included in your e-mail responses, to make sure your relationship lasts to infinity. It is also absolutely mandatory for our Multi-Dimensional AI Algorithms to ALWAYS find a match whose natural biological lifespans are exactly the same as yours, effectively ensuring that our mortal matches will ALWAYS die in each other arms, IF they ALL live to old age.
5. "Help! My Ideal Partner died tragically!" The app will NEVER° uninstall. :) Additionally, your subscription is a LIFETIME GUARANTEE¤, as such the app will remain on your phone even if you "Graduate." (° = If your phone is lost, the app will automatically set a procedurally generated password to protect you and your partner until it is safely back in your hands, at which point you will automatically; if your phone is stolen, the app will automatically uninstall; once you have a new phone, the app will automatically install. ¤ = Unless you cancel, which is NOT recommended.)
6. "I'm tempted to cancel..." We are **** to make sure you DON'T die forever alone, as such our prices will change IF your economic situation declines for ANY reason. If you recover, or even become richer than when you started using our service, our subscription price will always remain at your initial starting price.
7. "Help! My Ideal Partner rejected me!" Did they REALLY reject you? Or are you just being OVERLY pessimistic and reactionary? See FAQ number 4, please.
8. "Help! My family found out about my incestuous frolicks!" Haha, too bad for you. :)
9. "My family/society/government wants to hurt me or my partner!" You and/or your partner may be eligible for our Dimensional Refugee Waiver.
10. "What are eligibility requirements for the Dimensional Refugee Waiver" Your peers/loved ones are pissed off enough about your relationship to try to hurt you or your Ideal Partner; you live in a genocidal society/regime that targets you and threatens your life, or are otherwise targeted by an invader; an impending cataclysm or apocalypse that threatens your area/world/space/universe/realm/dimension with total destruction (such as Gamma Ray Bursts, asteroid strikes, alien invaders, doomsday weapons, supernovae, etc.); or neglected infrastructure facing iminnent collapse (such as decaying communal housing, apartments, dorms, etc). Spontaneous random accidents, such as vehicle crashes at an intersection, happen too fast for us to react accordingly. If you survive such an event and manage to either avoid or come out of a coma, you are not eligible unless the incident has somehow caused your social environment to deteriorate to a life-threatening situation.
11. "Can we send pics to our partner via the messenger?" Of course you can, you filthy pervs. ;) Max File size for images is 10 megabytes; Max video length is 10 seconds. To protect privacy, you can't download messages, images, or videos, and taking screenshots of any portion of chat will automatically notify your partner that you took a screenshot.
12. "Can I see whats in the app/system files?" No. Attempting to dive into the app's system files for anything will automatically take you back to your home screen. We have multiple security measures in place preventing any and all possible attempts at accessing the internal files. Sorry.
13. "I don't know how to find my partner in their dimension! Help!" The restaurant of the first date is the center of the coordinates. This is to make it easier for clients to visit neighborboods of a different layout than theirs. Be sure to trade maps! Tip: North is north, no matter where you live.
14. "What does 'Power User' do?" If you have created a pocket dimension, it grants you unlimited divine power to mold it as you see fit. You may NOT use these powers to try to invade other dimensions.
15. "What's a 'Pocket Dimension?'" Selecting "Create Pocket Dimension" takes you to a drop down list containing dozens of predefined templates tailored to your interests and desires. If you are a worldbuilding nerd and have already come up with your own ideal world at some point before we ever started trying to contact you, it will show up at the top of the template list for your convenience.
16. "What exactly does 'Graduating' do?" Once you and your Ideal Partner are ready to live together, you or your partner can migrate to the other's dimension. As an alternative, you can move together to your pocket dimension, at which point you two can customize it further to make it a full, proper dimension, even if an identical one already exists. If you and your partner both have a Pocket Dimension, then you can decide on how to merge them seamlessly. For non-monogamous and poly relationships, consent of ALL parties is REQUIRED! Marriage is NOT required in any way, shape, or form, in order to Graduate. Note: Moving to your pocket dimension REQUIRES "Power User" to be enabled. Moving to your partner's Pocket Dimension automatically makes the Power User option available to you, and disables your ability to make your own. Neither of you are allowed to take "Power User" away from each other.

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"Ahh hahahah! Ouch!" Gene chuckled at FAQ number 8, amused by the company's brutally shutting down any attempts at users trying to blame them for their taboo behaviors.

Proserpina burst out laughing upon at FAQ number 8, which was a cruel, but fucking hilarious rejection of any user that might to blame them for their bad choices.

Gene was just about to tell Proserpina about it to laugh when the app notified him of an incoming message from Proserpina, reading:
OMG! xD
Gene did you see the FAQ yet? Number 8 is fucking hilarious!

Gene responded:
Lmfao I was literally just to tell you about it too! xP Definitely funny as hell!

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Proserpina:
So um... You said last night that you've at least had online flings... Does that include... You know...

Proserpina was nervous as fuck sending that. She desperately wanted to show off to Gene, but at the same time, didn't want to inadvertently let Gene settle for just nudes and never meet in person. Granted she heard from online acquaintances that they constantly sext their partners amd still manage to go on dates or even move in together, but still...

Gene:
Ja, it does. Sowwy if I disappointed you :/

Gene felt a bit guilty sending that, but it was the truth. He didnt want to lie.

Proserpina:
No, I'm not disappointed, bb ;)
It's just... If we sext... Won't you get complacent or somethin?

Gene:
I hope not! To be fair tho I do tend to be depressively pessimistic...
... and then I lose motivation, and then shit hits the fan, etc... ;_;

Proserpina:
...

That did not help Proserpina feel better; at all.

Gene:
Safe to say we shouldn't sext, at least for now, knowing we can meet physically. Sowwy :/

Proserpina:
Ty for being honest daddy! [heart emoji] And no worries babe ;*

Proserpina felt a bit better after seeing Gene's honest mesage, and appreciated his honesty.

Gene:
The FAQ says we can trade maps; maybe we can figure out how to visit each other without having to dine out every time?

Proserpina:
Idk, I might wanna do nasty things to ya ;)

It was the truth, Proserpina was definitely feeling antsy, its been weeks since she last had cock.

Gene:
I'd probably like it, tbh ;)

Proserpina blushed. She definitely wanted to ravage him like there was no tomorrow. She remembered Gene's maps suggestion, loaded her maps app, and zoomed in on her town, and since her apartment building was right next to the restaurant, making sure the whole of both buildings was in view, snapped a screenshot, and sent it to him, telling him to screenshot it.

Your partner has screenshotted your message!

Gene:
Holy shit... That's my apartment too!

Proserpina squealed in delight; this was turning out to be far easier than feared, probably because of their incestuous relationship. She started drawing on the screenshot when Gene sent another message, containing his map, but with an arrow drawn on.

Proserpina:
Dude, wtf?
Are we in the same unit?

Gene:
:O
Floor 2?

Proserpina:
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Yes...

Gene and Proserpina were suddenly nervous and excited. They could easily teleport into the other's apartment at any time they wanted! Well, almost, they still had to deal with roommate/family routines, and...

Gene:
I take it you got the the smaller bedroom?

Proserpina:
Yeah. You?

Gene:
Master bedroom here :/

Proserpina:
No, Dad, that's perfect!
Haven't you ever wished a hot girl would just waltz right on in and just ride you raw? ;)

Gene:
[heart eyes emoji]

Proserpina:
Hehehehe :3 [wink kiss emoji]

Gene
But ja, funny you mention that, because that's exactly what I was visualizing when I sat on my bed depressed and filling out my first email back to the app
Some hooooot Alabama girl appearing out of thin air just barging in all incestuously horny and shit [Horny smirk emoji]

Proserpina had to supress bursting out in laughter; it was already 3 in the morning, her parents already in bed, still unaware of their lonely inbred daughter's streak of good fortune. She did giggle heavily for a minute.

Proserpina:
[Heart eyes emojis] [Wink kiss emoji]

Gene:
So, um...

Proserpina:
Yes, papa?

Gene was incredibly tense. He wasn't sure how well Proserpina would take what he wanted to say next. He hesitated a few moments before typing it out.

Gene:
Will you be my Horny Alabama Girl someday?

Bingo. Exactly what she was hoping Gene would say.

Proserpina:
Anything for you, daddy! [3 red heart emojis]
What time is it there

Gene:
Just after 3 am

Proserpina:
Lmfao [Tears of laughter emoji]
I kinda figured it would be ;)
Gimme a few mins, bb

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After several minutes, a message popped up on Gene's phone.

Proserpina Plutonium has shown up in your dimension.

Gene, sitting on his bed, looked at his door as a wave of emotion approached.