Black Lotus [Vintaker]

Prologue

In the future, about one hundred years or so, there is an app for everything. Everything under the sun. You can get an app to have a fictional boyfriend. You can get an app to tell you who you're attracted to, what gender you are, or if you'd end up with a good job in the future. One such app, can tell you who you're in love with. 

It's called Heart Radius.

It works like this: you download the app, take a picture of yourself, and based on a series of questions it'll predict your sexuality. As long as you're within a 10-meter radius of the person you're attracted to, their Heart Radius will go off, notifying them that you like them. The more popular you are, the more your Heart Radius will activate. Famous celebrities often use this feature to brag about their Heart Radius counts (it is possible to keep track of how many people have notified you of their feelings). Depending upon who the person is, the hearts on the screen will change color.

Male - Blue Heart

Female - Pink Heart

Prefer Not to Tell - Grey Heart

Identify as a Different Gender - Flag Specific Colors

Adrian Crevan downloaded this app. For fear of being rejected, he has it on Pause. Pause keeps his Heart Radius from activating (both parties must have their account Unpaused in order for either one to get notified. The overall notification process is anonymous, but if there are only two people in your 10-meter radius...things get a bit obvious). Why did he download it if he wanted no one to know? Well, a few months ago, he found himself frequenting a Chinese buffet called Black Lotus. In that buffet, a certain waiter with blue hair, arms filled with tattoos, and ears covered in piercings, caught his attention. He thought for sure his Heart Radius would tell him the truth of his feelings, and since then, he Paused it. The truth of the matter was, this waiter didn't even have a Heart Radius account. Because his phone wasn't fancy enough to download the app. Even so, his heart has forever been paused...or so he thought.