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Jaime's chuckle rattles through the phone line. "Fair point. But it's just a few questions. If you get around to it, I sent you an e-mail. Anyway, I have to work again tonight. If you get bored, give me a call. Enjoy the rest of your day. See ya."

Jaime has been one of your closest friends since your first year of high school, when you met in an afterschool roleplaying-game club. Though a senior, Jaime hung out with you and kept the other upper-class students from hazing and harassing you. The years of knowing him have strengthened your bond, so a chance to do him a favor seems only natural.

After cleaning the remains of the dead squirrel and boarding up the window, you settle beside your desk with a steaming bowl of vegetable soup and your laptop. From Jaime's e-mail, you bring up PrimeMatch - The Last Dating Site You'll Ever Need!