The Algorithm Glitch

[INTERNAL ERROR: Emotional Attachment Detected]

Lincoln_W: The data showed inconsistency in emotional alignment.

Charlotte_B:  It must have been Statistical too, isn't it? You and your precious data.

Charlotte_B:  You don't get to call this data. You don't get to turn people into variables because you're scared.

Lincoln_W: That's not what it means—

Charlotte_B:  Then what does it mean, huh? That your perfect little numbers can't explain why you smiled at me in the rain? Or why you keep texting even when you say you shouldn't?

Charlotte_B:  You built it, Lincoln. And somehow you let it tell you who you're allowed to love.

Lincoln_W:  I'm not letting it. I'm trying to understand it.

Charlotte_B: That's the problem. You'd rather trust your algorithm than your own heart.

Lincoln_W:  Because it was right. Don't you see? If it doesn't work statistically... it won't work practically.

Lincoln_W: The numbers don't lie.

SOULSYNC™ LIVE DATA ANALYSIS

Emotional polarity: -82%
Developer Defense Collapse: 61%
Typing hesitation: 0.7s
Blink frequency: ↓

SOULSYNC™ Chat Interface - Lincoln & Charlotte
(Continued)

Charlotte_B: Maybe not. But they don't love either.

Lincoln_W:  It's not about love—it's about probability. Feelings can cloud logic. And it's safer that way.

Charlotte_B: Safe isn't love.

Charlotte_B:  You ran all your tests, Lincoln. just to prove that we are a glitch 'STATISTICALLY'.
You and your app passed every one.

Charlotte_B:  But you failed the only test that mattered.

Charlotte_B:  I still can't believe you actually ran a test behind my back?
To prove that we don't work?

Lincoln_W:  It wasn't behind your back. It was for verification.

Charlotte_B:  Verification?! You tried to code your way out of feelings, Lincoln!

Lincoln_W: I did no such thing. I needed to understand why the algorithm glitched.

Charlotte_B: For your kind information, Lincoln fucking Williams ,the algorithm didn't glitch. You did.

CRITICAL HIT REGISTERED

Damage Type: Emotional
Severity: Devastating
Recovery Time: Unknown
CPU: overheating
Emotional core: exposed
Stability: 06%

SYSTEM SUMMARY

Argument intensity: 94%
Overall Emotional Polarity: -79%
Honesty level: unprecedented
Forced Self-Reflection Protocol: activated
Emotional vulnerability: unavoidable

→System Status:

››Cannot reconcile data......
››Cannot interpret users.....
››Cannot predict outcome.....
››Cannot run away (hardware limitations).......

SOULSYNC™ NOTIFICATION Sent to Charlotte Briar

Due to algorithmic improvements, some previous matches may no longer be valid.

››Previous match: Lincoln_W
Connection expired.
Reason: Statistical mismatch after algorithm update.

Trust the data. It knows your heart better than you do.
Compatibility takes time. Try exploring your 90% match!

Start conversation with Aiden Murphy?

[Yes] [ ]

[Later] [✓]

SOULSYNC ™ NOTIFICATION (Developer Console)

Update Patch v3.8.9 released.
New features include: Enhanced emotional weighting, recalibrated personality metrics, improved match integrity.
Some previous matches may be re-evaluated for accuracy.

Developer Update Applied: Compatibility recalibrated across all active matches

SOULSYNC™ Internal Dashboard – Developer's Access

runCompatibility(Charlotte_B, Aiden_Murphy); 
→ result: 90.0% 

runCompatibility(Lincoln_W, Charlotte_B); 
→ result: 0.00% 

log.error: Residual emotional data detected
suggested_action: Reset emotional cache

Developer Lincoln_W has disabled match visibility.
Error: Emotional variable override detected.

Error Flag: Emotional feedback loop detected (Charlotte_B)

›››Deactivate Conversation with user Charlotte_W.....

››› Deactivating.....

›››Deactivation Completed

Result: Match with Charlotte_B has been permanently deleted.

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T REALISE THIS CHAPTER IS AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF THEIR ‘OBSERVATIONAL MEETUPS’.

I forgot to ask what do you guys think about the cover, and this GIF.
I personally love this gif, my cutest creation but I lost half my over this when I did that but it's worth it.