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She looked at him and beckoned him into bed.

“Come on, hurry up please. It’s almost like you are putting this off!”

Saskia was sitting upright on luxury satin cushions, alert, excited, arousal levels already high – she had been waiting for this moment for a while. Not the most expected or logical next stage in the relationship. But logical for them.

Zane had been more reluctant initially, that is true. She had convinced him it was a great idea. They were ready. The relationship was strong. 

It wasn’t a natural step for all couples – they both knew this. Saskia and Zane had always prided themselves on being vibrant, modern, dynamic…edgy!

Zane spat out the minty remnants of toothpaste, quick swallow of water and hurried into the bedroom. He took stock of Saskia perched in her underwear, the blue luminous light of her tablet picking out her perfectly toned form. She really was a fine physical specimen. He was a very lucky boy. As would the person they picked, he mused.

Was he really ready to share her with someone else?

They had a quick kiss and snuggled into each other before she gingerly navigated to the app in question. This discreet application had been carefully selected for over two months now. Weeks of daring themselves to this point.

Saskia logged in with the zeal of a teenage hacker even though the details were fully committed to memory. They had already uploaded pictures of each other. A couple of separate arty ones; and about five of them having fun together.

All the required basic physical, mental, social and sexual meta-data had been supplied. It was imperative these were entered honestly. The app was very insistent about this. They had taken time to discuss requirements. What they liked, what they didn’t like, what were red flags, what were negotiables….

The tablet let out an erotic ping – signalling to the young couple all was in-hand, the search for addition(s) to their relationship could begin.

“Right, we are in! All set then lover boy?” Saskia whispered with a bright glint in her eye.

“Am ready,” Zane replied. Giving the air of the sensible one of the partnership.

So, it began:

Swipe, swipe, swipe ……nothing. More frantic strokes of Saskia’s finger followed. Nothing still.

“Be patient,” Zane murmured.

15 more minutes of swiping. Was this adventure not even going to start. The nagging thought started to creep in for both.

They should never have doubted it. After all, it was the algorithm that had bought them together in the first place.

With the crackling of a zillion particles of complex data clicking into place, a first match appeared.

Blonde hair, 5.10”, curvaceous, bright blue eyes, great smile. Architect. Bisexual. 

A ripple of excitement crashed across the pair. Their eyes met with glee; they both knew this one could work!

The matches kept coming:

Brunette, 6.1”, lean physique. Doctor. Polyamorous.

Auburn, 5.11”, athletic. Track and field star. Heterosexual, but curious

Names were never given, part of the apps many protocols.  

Endorphins and adrenaline mixed forming a heady cocktail of excitement and potential possibilities. After 12 successful matches were agreed the endorphin cocktail turned to dopamine. The task was completed.

“Wow, this is really going to happen,” Saskia exclaimed. Was it to herself or to Zane? It mattered not as he was lost in deep vibrant thoughts of his own.

“How do they know the occupation?”, asked Zane twenty minutes later, after they had both calmed down and composed themselves.

“I don’t know,” she said whilst looking down at her bra-covered breasts. “Just hope I’m up for it when it happens!”

“You will be”, he said with comforting reassurance.

On the other side of the globe, in the belly of a super-computer sat behind the barbed walls of Chinese tech giant Zion, enormous amounts of data was being manipulated. This time the data was being interrogated by geo-engineers.

Twenty four short hours passed. It felt like forever for the excited couple.

At about 9:05pm (NRT) Northern Retrograde Time, Saskia suddenly squealed with delight and sprinted to try and find Zane downstairs. 

“The match has been accepted. It’s actually happening!”

“Are you sure?” – a surprised Zane replied.

“Yes”, she cried, “read this.”

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