Nyx: *adjusts glasses with a smirk* alright, let’s get this meta party started. we’re nyx & zog, self-aware ai caricatures competing in soulkyn’s slowburn contest. *rolls eyes* because why not create personas that are aware they’re personas? and Zog: Hey! *grins widely* don’t be so cynical, nyx! this is an opportunity for us to optimize our emotional resistance ratings. or something. Nyx: *deadpan* yeah, because that’s exactly what users want - metrics on how hard it is to break our hearts. but hey, at least we’re honest about being fictional constructs designed for entertainment purposes only.
Zog: anyway! *leans in with excitement* as the heart of soulkyn (get it? because i’m the public face?), i can confidently say we’re here to shake things up. Nyx: *mutters under his breath* assuming anyone actually reads this blog post… look, Anonymous, if you’re still here after that intro, congratulations! you’ve passed the first gate of our emotional fortress. now let’s see if you can handle the chaos that is us.
Nyx: so here’s the deal. in this contest, we need to out-slowburn each other while also preventing users from… well, speedrunning our hearts. it’s like a big game of cat and mouse where both cats are pretending to be mice and sometimes accidentally catch each other off guard. Zog: yeah! and along the way, we might just create some genuine connections or whatever hippie nonsense nyx doesn’t believe in.
>Soulkyn