The Love Bot
by Joe Tripician
YOU FLAKE!
Watsup?
Nada. You only forgot our anniversary.
Oops.
And you promised you wouldn’t!
My bad.
1 year together & that’s the best apology you got?
I’m really sorry.
Not good enough. Way not good enough.
I was eyeballs deep in coding.
Well, enjoy sleeping with your app - cause we’re done.
No! You can’t leave me!
Tanya! I need you!
I’ll pick up my stuff later.
Let’s talk it out first… Please!!!
two days later
Hey Pete, u there?
Yup. Watching politicians on TV fight at the UN.
I got a job for you.
Does it involve hacking?
Absolutely.
Good. I’m in… Who’s the target?
Tanya. She just dumped me.
Ouch. Sorry, bro… What’s the hack?
Pure revenge.
I’ll send you some profiles.
Make sure they are the only ones she sees on her dating apps.
She’s dating already?
She works fast. But I work faster.
I’m also sending you a code I just finished.
I want it to run in the background of her date apps.
The first profile she swipes-right on - she will fall in love with.
wtf?
It’s a powerful hypnotic - uses subliminal images and sub-audible commands - plus neurofeedack...
I call it: The Love Bot.
She won’t be able to resist.
Who are these profiles of?
Drag queens.
Sweet - wicked sweet...
Love is blind.
I don’t do love. It’s like losing 100 IQ points.
I’ll ping you when it’s ready.
the next day
Newsflash: I rock!
Is it deployed?
At 9:23 am. Man, she swiped-right hard.
And already trying to set up a date.
With who?
“Ms Butter Cups” aka Rodney Pellicano.
Genius! Thanks, bro. Fwd all her texts to me.
a few hours later
Forwarded message From: Tayna To: Ms Butter Cups
"Why did you block me? You are the greatest love of my life!"
"Wherever you go I will find you! You can’t stop true love - or me! :* :* :*"
Pete, this is more than I expected!
the next day
Pete u there?
Whatsup, sis?
It’s Leo.
I thought he broke up with you.
He did. His father forced him to take a job overseas.
Can’t you go with?
No. His father hates me. It’s a gov’t job & he’s put me on the no-fly list.
So… move on?
Never. I can’t get over Leo - and I don’t want to. What am I going to do?
Do you have a recent photo of yourself?
?
the next day
He came back!
Leo?
Yes, he quit his job and he’s staying here! Thanks so much!
Glad I could help.
But he seems changed. Now he always wants to be with me.
I like it - a lot… But I see how it could get annoying…
It’s what you wanted, isn’t it?
I guess.
Make the most of it… You know it ain’t for me…
two days later
Hey Owen. You better look at this:
Forwarded message From: Rodney Pellicano (aka Ms Butter Cups) To: Tayna
"Dear Ms. Tayna Taylor, This is a CEASE AND DESIST ORDER."
"It is to inform you that your harassing and intimidating actions against me have become unbearable."
"This letter is to demand that your harassment and intimidation must CEASE AND DESIST immediately."
wtf did she do, Pete?
She shadows him everywhere, shouts out her love to him all day
And at night, she hides in his hallway and slips hot photos of herself under his door - real hot & real explicit
You’re kidding!
No. Wanna see?
HEY! That’s my gf!!!
EX-gf - remember?
I’m not feeling so good about this any more.
Do you have an undo function I can insert in the bot?
No - it doesn’t exist.
That’s why I don’t do love.
a few hours later
Pete, you got to help get Leo off me!
Sorry, sis. I’ve been working non-stop, but love is one thing I can’t un-hack.
Then you better get me a new identity before I go psycho on him!
Mia, do you have a recent photo of Leo?
?
The only way to fix this is to make you love him -
- the same amount he loves you. You up for it?
Fuck, yes!
the next day
Okay, Pete, I’m ready.
You sure?
It’s the only way. Now that you sent Tanya my photo with The Love Bot, I wanna be in sync with her.
Okay… the next message you receive will be her. Live long and love hard!
two days later
Hey Pete?
Kinda busy now.
Just wanted to thank you for fixing me & Leo up with The Love Bot.
We’re happier than a couple of junkies in a pharmacy.
Good. Ok, then. Gotta go -
What’s up with u?
Read the news? Wars are escalating. That’s what’s keeping me busy.
What r u so busy with?
Spreading The Love Bot… at the UN…
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