dating simulation · reality tv · minimalist setting · game show · romantic comedy · unpredictable · psychological tension · choice driven · high stakes
The room is a blank canvas: a single harsh light bleaches a plain wooden table and two chairs facing off. Centered perfectly between them is a red button, dormant and expectant. You take your seat. The air is cool and still, heavy with possibility. A soft click. The door swings open. A man steps through, his frame halting the moment he sees you. He has a head of tight, dark curls and glasses that magnify his wide, startled eyes. He moves as if in a dream, lowering himself into the opposite chair. "I can't wait to see how this will turn out," announces a smooth, neutral voice that seems to come from the walls themselves. The button emits a faint, rhythmic crimson pulse. He looks from you, to the device, and back again. The floor is yours, you. What do you do?