[Action Post] Mission Impossible
Thera had a problem.
A very, very serious problem.
Well, she considered that she had several very serious problems (Atthis living in the US, the damnable cold weather that made her hands dry out, the small apartment, the soap shop that simply wasn't classy enough- just to name a few) but this problem was so serious, so big, so out-of-this world that it required urgent action.
Yao needed a date.
Absolutely. Without question, Yao was in desperate need of a date. To get out, to have some fun, to meet somebody, anybody, even if it didn't work out in the end.
Finding Yao's partner-to-be wasn't the hard part. Oh yes, Thera knew exactly who she wanted to hook him up with. The problem was that this certain Lucky Individual (who was as of yet unaware of Thera's plans) was a very delicate flower indeed. The introduction required subtlety. It needed to be a non-threatening approach, one pulled off with a sophistication that Thera was certain Yao's social skills presently lacked.
Thera knew everyone in the community. Knew their names, their relationships, their secrets. Often when she met them, the inevitable questions "How do you know my name?" and "How do you know that?" popped up.
Come on, people, Thera knew about The Internet too.
So that's where she went.
It was not very hard to find the Lucky Individual on the internet. A blog, a profile, a set of preferences, even a couple cute pictures. Oh yes, this person was perfect for Yao's blind date. All she had to do was join the web-service and come up with the perfect opening line.
Creating the eHarmony profile for Yao was shamefully simple (creating it in such a way that Yao and the Lucky Individual were 'the perfect match' was even easier.) The Lucky Individual and Yao already knew each other, though. Perhaps she should come up with a dummy name... (Hm, Chow Chen? Jet Li?) Jet Chen. Perfect.
She clicked on the Lucky Individual's name. Selected 'send a message.' And wrote:
Subject: Do you actually use this site?
Body: Yeah, me neither. But I figured if I never said 'hello' I would never meet anyone. So...
Hello, Kiku.
A very, very serious problem.
Well, she considered that she had several very serious problems (Atthis living in the US, the damnable cold weather that made her hands dry out, the small apartment, the soap shop that simply wasn't classy enough- just to name a few) but this problem was so serious, so big, so out-of-this world that it required urgent action.
Yao needed a date.
Absolutely. Without question, Yao was in desperate need of a date. To get out, to have some fun, to meet somebody, anybody, even if it didn't work out in the end.
Finding Yao's partner-to-be wasn't the hard part. Oh yes, Thera knew exactly who she wanted to hook him up with. The problem was that this certain Lucky Individual (who was as of yet unaware of Thera's plans) was a very delicate flower indeed. The introduction required subtlety. It needed to be a non-threatening approach, one pulled off with a sophistication that Thera was certain Yao's social skills presently lacked.
Thera knew everyone in the community. Knew their names, their relationships, their secrets. Often when she met them, the inevitable questions "How do you know my name?" and "How do you know that?" popped up.
Come on, people, Thera knew about The Internet too.
So that's where she went.
It was not very hard to find the Lucky Individual on the internet. A blog, a profile, a set of preferences, even a couple cute pictures. Oh yes, this person was perfect for Yao's blind date. All she had to do was join the web-service and come up with the perfect opening line.
Creating the eHarmony profile for Yao was shamefully simple (creating it in such a way that Yao and the Lucky Individual were 'the perfect match' was even easier.) The Lucky Individual and Yao already knew each other, though. Perhaps she should come up with a dummy name... (Hm, Chow Chen? Jet Li?) Jet Chen. Perfect.
She clicked on the Lucky Individual's name. Selected 'send a message.' And wrote:
Subject: Do you actually use this site?
Body: Yeah, me neither. But I figured if I never said 'hello' I would never meet anyone. So...
Hello, Kiku.