Before your mind can wander further, your phone buzzes. Suddenly your heart is racing. 

"That had to be under five minutes," you breathe, unlocking your phone and checking your notifications. Sure enough, there was an email from Odessa Dates. 

After tapping on it and reading its contents, you relax a bit. It's just a follow up email, wanting you to fill out more of your preferences.

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[i] 'Hey again!' [/i] the email begins. [i] 'We are currently working on matching you up with the most perfect of profiles! In the meantime, we invite you to fill out this second set of questions to make sure we match you as accurately as possible.' [/i]
    
You set aside your laptop and decide to fill out this second set of questions on your phone, since it didn't seem like it would involve much typing.
    
*page_break
    
Just couldn't stay away, huh? 
    
Tell us, $!{player_first_name}, what area of Odessa would your dream date be from?
*fake_choice
    #Probably in the deep south region of Odessa. Most people there have dark skin that gleams in the sunlight.
        *set royal_skin_color "dark"
    #Towards the southern region of Odessa, where deep skin tones are abundant.
        *set royal_skin_color "deep"
    #The middle of the country, where most natives have naturally tan skin.
        *set royal_skin_color "tan"
    #The northern part of the country, where light is rare, but people aren't totally pale due to lack of it.
        *set royal_skin_color "light"
    #The extreme northern parts of the country, where most people have fair colored skin.
        *set royal_skin_color "fair"
        
You and your date are watching the sunset. As your date leans in for a kiss, what color eyes are you staring deeply into as the sun goes down?
*fake_choice
    #Blue eyes.
        *set royal_eye_color "blue"
    #Dark brown eyes.
        *set royal_eye_color "dark brown"
    #Light brown eyes.
        *set royal_eye_color "light brown"
    #Green eyes.
        *set royal_eye_color "green"
    #Gray eyes.
        *set royal_eye_color "gray"
    #Hazel eyes.
        *set royal_eye_color "hazel"
    #An unusual eye color...
        *input_text royal_eye_color
            
Love that for you, $!{player_first_name}. I'm sure your dream date has some type of hair, yeah? What length and type do you typically like in a person?
*fake_choice
    #Nonexistent. I'd rather them have no hair.
        *set royal_hair_length "none"
    #Long, past their shoulders.
        *set royal_hair_length "long and shoulder length"
        *set royal_hair "true"
    #Short, barely at neck length.
        *set royal_hair_length "short at ${royal_his_her_their} neck"
        *set royal_hair "true"
    #Medium, right near their shoulders.
        *set royal_hair_length "medium length"
        *set royal_hair "true"
        
How does your dream date usually wear their hair?
*if (player_hair_color = "none")
        *goto body
*fake_choice
    #Curly.
        *set royal_hairstyle "curly"
    #Coily.
        *set royal_hairstyle "coily"
    #Straight.
        *set royal_hairstyle "straight"
    #Kinky.
        *set royal_hairstyle "kinky"
    #In an afro.
        *set royal_hairstyle "afro"
    #In braids.
        *set royal_hairstyle "braids"
    #In dreadlocks.
        *set royal_hairstyle "dreadlocks"
    #Buzzed. 
        *set royal_hairstyle "buzzed"
    #Wavy. 
        *set royal_hairstyle "wavy"
    #In no particular style.
        *set player_hairstyle "no particular style"
            
Surely you prefer a hair color as well?
*fake_choice
    #Black.
        *set royal_hair_color "black"
    #Dark brown.
        *set royal_hair_color "dark brown"
    #Light brown.
        *set royal_hair_color "light brown"
    #Red.
        *set royal_hair_color "red"
    #Blond/Blonde.
        *set royal_hair_color "blond/blonde"
    #An unusual color.
        *input_text royal_hair_color
    *selectable_if (royal_hair_length = "none") #Well, they're bald, so I could care less, really. 
        *set royal_hair_color "none"
            
*label body
What kind of body does your dream date have? Don't be shy!
*fake_choice
    #Chiseled.
        *set royal_body_type "chiseled"
    #Athletic.
        *set royal_body_type "athletic"
    #Toned.
        *set royal_body_type "toned"
    #Lean. 
        *set royal_body_type "lean"
    #Average. 
        *set royal_body_type "average"
    #Thicker than average.
        *set royal_body_type "thick"
    #Chubby.
        *set royal_body_type "chubby"
    #Curvy.
        *set royal_body_type "curvy"
    #Voluptuous.
        *set royal_body_type "voluptuous"        
        
One last question for you, $!{player_first_name}. 

Imagine you and your date simply cooking dinner. You're watching the skillet, only to realize you're missing a key ingredient! 

You look up to spot that very same ingredient on the kitchen's highest shelf. Your date…
*fake_choice
    #...swipes the ingredient for with ease. Perks of being extremely tall! (Taller than 6’0")
        *set royal_height "extremely tall"
    #...reaches up and hands me the ingredient. Being taller than average helps. (5’8"-6’0")
        *set royal_height "taller than average"
    #...uses one hand to steady themselves on the counter before reaching up to get it. They’re about average height. (5’3"-5’7")
        *set royal_height "average height"
    #...calculates the exact amount of force and velocity to propel themselves upwards…but then they remember there’s some below the counter. (5’2" and under)
        *set royal_height "short"
            
Thanks so much $!{player_first_name}! We swear, the next time you hear from us, it'll be because we have your matches ready. See you soon.
     
You set your phone aside for good after reading that message and finally have some time to think.

*page_break
Though you were less than thrilled that you filled out the profile, a tiny bit of you was at least slightly curious about who they would match you up with. Somebody clear across the country? Somebody right down the street? 

Hell, maybe a royal?

Though various City and Town Heads are in charge of day to day operations from city to city and town to town, the King can step in at any time and overrule their decision. He doesn't step in as much as his father did before him, but every once in a while, King Frederick will remind the country just who is in charge. 

For most people, you'd be dead to cross the Royal Family, but many political groups across Odessa liked flirting with danger whenever they could. 

Nevertheless, a large majority of the country was fine with the City and Town Head structure and having a Royal Family in power.
*page_break

*if (background = "guard")
    King Frederick and Queen Ramona only had two children and you never really spent too much time around either one of them, despite being stationed inside of the Odessan Palace.
    
    You were curious how they all looked now that you've been out of the Odessan Royal Guard for a while. 
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    *goto postprofiledesc

As far as you could remember, King Frederick and Queen Ramona had only two children. Both miracle children as she wasn’t even supposed to be able to have any. You’re pretty sure they had a boy and a girl. Maybe?

$!{roommate_name} was more of a follower of the family than you were, but seeing as you didn’t have anything else to do at the moment, you decide to look them up. A quick online search finds a picture of the Royal Family, all smiles save the King, who always seemed to have the same troubled look in his dark eyes in every photo he has ever taken.

*label postprofiledesc
King Frederick is wearing a suit coat the color of midnight, embroidered with gold around the collar of his suit jacket. He’s wearing a white button down shirt with ruffles underneath the jacket and a pin of Odessa’s flag on his lapel.

At his side stands Queen Ramona, with only slight wrinkles seen on her face, despite her age. She’s a bit younger than the King, which was scandalous at the time of their marriage. Her time as queen quelled many of the naysayers that believed she would be too young to rule. 

Her manicured hand rests in the crook of her husband’s arm, while the other holds on to her scepter. The dress she wears brings out the gold in her husband’s jacket.

It’s long sleeved, the sleeves made of a sheer material with lace at the wrists. Around her neck she wears a necklace made of the most expensive jewels that can be found in Odessa. Both the King and Queen wear their crowns with practiced ease.

*page_break

Sitting in chairs in front of the King and Queen are their children. One appears to be female and shares many traits with their mother, sans the dark eyes inherited from their father. Their bright red hair is curled and flirts with the tops of their shoulders.

A quick scan of the biography underneath confirms her gender as a woman and gives her a name, Mozelle Wyman. She’s the youngest of the Queen's two children and is second in line and for the throne after her sibling, according to the website.

Now you look to the heir to the Odessa throne.
*page_break
*goto_scene description