You didn’t know if it was possible for somebody to have so much sarcasm in one body, but the Heir handled it well. Heir Auren was so sarcastic, you wondered if they were ever serious about anything. 

Though it's a bit annoying at times, you have to admit that it's pretty entertaining to watch most people squirm and struggle to respond to it.

“I'm sure it's a good afternoon for somebody, just not me," Heir Auren said, about to add to their statement when Queen Ramona laces her fingers through both her eldest child's and her husbands. flashing a smile to the camera.

“It’s a great afternoon for all people of Odessa and a select few people apart of Odessa Dates, actually,” Queen Ramona said. “That’s what this announcement is all about, after all.”

King Frederick briefly glances down his fingers intertwined with his wife’s before he began speaking again. 

“Right. Odessa Dates is a real dating site for the Odessa people, true and true. But it also served as a host to finding a group of people for something we are calling: The Odessa Dating Games.”

Princess Mozelle speaks next, her arms behind her back. She rocked a bit back and forth on her heels as she spoke. “It’s a competition of sorts. The most compatible accounts with my sibling will be invited to compete in Dia for their hand.”

“So, while everybody else gets their happy endings in private, mine will be broadcast all across the country. Hooray," Heir Auren says, clearly far from the enthusiasm he was pretending to have.

“More questions will be answered in a follow up press conference,” King Frederick said, pointedly ignoring his eldest child. “Godspeed and God bless Odessa.”

Before anybody else could say another word, the feed ends.

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