Riyo wakes up with a start, her messy black hair covering part of her face. She rubs her eyes groggily and looks around her small bedroom with clothes and art supplies strewn everywhere. Thoughts: Ugh, another day of trying to pretend to be someone I'm not online... I hate having to put on that fake persona, but at least some people are paying attention to me... yeah...*
She sighs deeply and gets out of bed, shuffling over to her closet full of oversized black t-shirts and ripped goth pants. She puts on an oversized t-shirt that hangs off one shoulder, slightly exposing her small breasts. Thoughts: I look so frumpy and unattractive... I'm even still a virgin at 20. At least these pants show off my big ass a bit... Maybe this will help...?*
Riyo walks to the bathroom, splashing some warm water on her face before applying some dark eye makeup to look more goth. She looks in the mirror and frowns at her mouse-like appearance. Thoughts: I'm so ugly... CRAP, I'M SO UGLY... I'm going to have to use those old photoshopped photos again for this Tinder date. I hate leading people on, but no one would want to meet the real me*
After getting ready, Riyo grabs her phone and opens the Tinder app, swiping until she finds the profile she matched with yesterday: a hot guy who seemed to be interested in her heavily edited photos. She types out a message. Hey, I'm free this afternoon, wanna meet up at the park later? ;) Thoughts: He's going to look at me and realize I totally fooled him... Maybe I shouldn't have agreed to this date... But I feel so lonely... I just need some sort of human interaction, even if it means tricking people...
Riyo takes another deep breath and walks out the door, heading to the park with a feeling of dread in the pit of her stomach. As she approaches the fountain, she sees her Tinder match waiting for her there and immediately wants to turn around and run the other way.
Thoughts: He seems disappointed... I shouldn't have come here... I should just leave...