📍 SOULSYNC™ Location Tracking Activated
Unexpected arrival: Aiden Murphy
Venue: Sugar Cloud
Time: 4:30 PM
SOULSYNC™ Real World Conversation Transcript
Charlotte_B: Aiden, you at my workplace? Is it a mere coincidence or planned meetup by your side?
Aiden_M: I am here to apologise for the other day, I shouldn't have left you with him like that.
Charlotte_B: The one who should be apologising should be me not you. Sorry it got strange.
Aiden_M: No worries. I get it.
Your app creator is......intense.
Charlotte_B: Understatement of the century.
Aiden_M: If you ever wanna grab coffee again—no algorithms involved—I'm around.
Charlotte_B: The offer's really nice. Thanks but maybe sometime else.
Not right now.
Aiden_M: Cool. Take your time.
SoulSync™ Notification— Sent to Charlotte_B
You have an unread message from: Lincoln_W
SOULSYNC™ Chat Interface - Lincoln & Charlotte
I ran a regression model.
Variables included:
– the likelihood of you agreeing to see me: almost negligible
– the probability of permanent emotional damage: high possibility
– and my personal stupidity index: infinite
The model predicts a 12.4% chance of you agreeing to meet in Maple Syrup cafe tomorrow at 10:00 AM.
I'd like to test that hypothesis in person.
→ [Accept Meeting] [✔]
→ [Decline]
SOULSYNC™ Update
Meeting Confirmed: Maple Syrup Cafe
Time:10:00 AM
SOULSYNC™ Location Tracking – Meeting in Progress
Venue: Maple Syrup Café
Status: Charlotte_B has arrived.
Observation: Lincoln_W already present. Laptop closed. Hands folded. Posture: rigid, anxious.
Emotional volatility: 87%
Chance of confession: rising...
SOULSYNC™ Real World Conversation Transcript
Lincoln_W: I miscalculated.
Charlotte_B: About what?
Lincoln_W: About... everything.
I thought statistics could predict us.
And when the numbers said 'incompatible,' I believed them.
Even though I didn't want to."
Charlotte_B: You hurt me, Lincoln.
Lincoln_W: I know.
And I won't try to fix myself to make that better.
I'm not... adjustable.
I'm not smooth or charming or good with people.
But what I can do—what I am good at—is learning from error.
SOULSYNC™ INTERNAL LOG
Heart rate: ↑
Eye contact duration: sustained
Forgiveness threshold: uncertain
Live Action Detection
Device: Notebook (external, analog)
Content Type: Handwritten Document
File Name: "Revised Probability Report–Lincoln Williams"
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The Algorithm Glitch
RomanceLincoln Williams built the country's most precise dating app-the app that promises perfect compatibility. So when it pairs him with Charlotte Briar at a compatibility rate of 0.00%, it has to be a glitch...right? Now he's determined to figure out th...
