brought Poppy back to her
office.
“Okay, sweetie, I just have to notarize these items and you
will be assigned your liaison. Any questions that you have they can answer.
They will have a packet of information for you to go over regarding the
different Warrior breeds you may be matched with. This is information that the
Phaeton Warrior Council has put together so you could learn something of their
culture and be somewhat prepared for your match.”
Suzie had been skimming through Poppy’s paperwork and
stamping and signing away when she paused for a moment. She looked up with a
smile. “And, sweetie?”
“Yes?” Poppy asked, trying to get over the feeling that
things were moving way faster than anticipated.
“Good luck!” Suzie followed her words with a wink.
The top piece of paper Suzie passed her was a welcome form
with Poppy’s liaison’s name.
Valerie Bennett. Well , Poppy thought, Valerie had
better be prepared to answer a shitload of questions.
* * *
* *
Valerie actually ended up being a woman close to Poppy’s own
age. She had brown hair with red highlights Poppy was sure had never seen a
frizzy day. Wearing a tailored white button-up top with a pencil skirt, she
appeared professional yet sexy. Poppy studied the outfit in admiration, knowing
that if she didn’t get selected for the Bridal Pact, she would want to invest
in an outfit like hers for job interviews. After introducing herself with a
firm handshake and a warm smile, Valerie led Poppy to an office down the hall,
her heels clicking as she set a quick pace.
“So, I’m sure you have many questions and by the expression
on your face you’re overwhelmed. Maybe we should do this over coffee,” Valerie
quipped with a grin.
“Dear god yes. I didn’t plan on doing anything but turning
in my paperwork today. All of a sudden I have my doc’s appointments out of the
way and I’ve been here almost three hours.”
Poppy flopped into the chair on the other side of a large
mahogany desk. Accepting a cup of coffee from the personal coffeemaker Valerie
had on the table behind her desk, she took a sip and tried to relax.
“Okay, Poppy, you have the hard part done already. Suzie is
actually scanning your questionnaire now. Once it’s uploaded, the system will
start to sort your answers and match them with a potential husband. Suzie noted
that you were interested in your odds of being selected. Well there are only
about one thousand applicants in the US and we have about ten thousand profiles
from the Warrior Council submitted so far.” Valerie said this so
matter-of-factly Poppy didn’t immediately digest what was said.
Then it hit her. Ten thousand warriors.
“Did you say ten thousand?” Poppy’s gulp was extremely loud
in the quiet office.
Valerie smiled and held out some papers. “Yes, we have ten
thousand so far and are actually expecting about three times that amount when
we’ve finished with their profile intake. Apparently they used a lottery system
to figure out who would be the first warriors to apply for brides. They didn’t
want to overload the system from the get-go so they’re going in groupings of
ten thousand. When the first group is matched, we’ll move to the next lottery
group and go from there. Our hopes are to have enough volunteers to accommodate
their large number of profiles. We’ve been open for a while and the small
amount of volunteers is discouraging but we hope once we have our first
successful matches, others will follow.”
Poppy realized she was still holding the papers she had
taken from the liaison and began to go over them. Warrior Breeds was
printed at the top. “Suzie mentioned there were different types of warriors but
I didn’t really let that sink in… What does that mean exactly?”
“Well, simply put, their society is made up of different
classes of warriors. There are the scientists, diplomats and military breeds,
from what we gather. The scientist breeds make up their doctors and
office.
“Okay, sweetie, I just have to notarize these items and you
will be assigned your liaison. Any questions that you have they can answer.
They will have a packet of information for you to go over regarding the
different Warrior breeds you may be matched with. This is information that the
Phaeton Warrior Council has put together so you could learn something of their
culture and be somewhat prepared for your match.”
Suzie had been skimming through Poppy’s paperwork and
stamping and signing away when she paused for a moment. She looked up with a
smile. “And, sweetie?”
“Yes?” Poppy asked, trying to get over the feeling that
things were moving way faster than anticipated.
“Good luck!” Suzie followed her words with a wink.
The top piece of paper Suzie passed her was a welcome form
with Poppy’s liaison’s name.
Valerie Bennett. Well , Poppy thought, Valerie had
better be prepared to answer a shitload of questions.
* * *
* *
Valerie actually ended up being a woman close to Poppy’s own
age. She had brown hair with red highlights Poppy was sure had never seen a
frizzy day. Wearing a tailored white button-up top with a pencil skirt, she
appeared professional yet sexy. Poppy studied the outfit in admiration, knowing
that if she didn’t get selected for the Bridal Pact, she would want to invest
in an outfit like hers for job interviews. After introducing herself with a
firm handshake and a warm smile, Valerie led Poppy to an office down the hall,
her heels clicking as she set a quick pace.
“So, I’m sure you have many questions and by the expression
on your face you’re overwhelmed. Maybe we should do this over coffee,” Valerie
quipped with a grin.
“Dear god yes. I didn’t plan on doing anything but turning
in my paperwork today. All of a sudden I have my doc’s appointments out of the
way and I’ve been here almost three hours.”
Poppy flopped into the chair on the other side of a large
mahogany desk. Accepting a cup of coffee from the personal coffeemaker Valerie
had on the table behind her desk, she took a sip and tried to relax.
“Okay, Poppy, you have the hard part done already. Suzie is
actually scanning your questionnaire now. Once it’s uploaded, the system will
start to sort your answers and match them with a potential husband. Suzie noted
that you were interested in your odds of being selected. Well there are only
about one thousand applicants in the US and we have about ten thousand profiles
from the Warrior Council submitted so far.” Valerie said this so
matter-of-factly Poppy didn’t immediately digest what was said.
Then it hit her. Ten thousand warriors.
“Did you say ten thousand?” Poppy’s gulp was extremely loud
in the quiet office.
Valerie smiled and held out some papers. “Yes, we have ten
thousand so far and are actually expecting about three times that amount when
we’ve finished with their profile intake. Apparently they used a lottery system
to figure out who would be the first warriors to apply for brides. They didn’t
want to overload the system from the get-go so they’re going in groupings of
ten thousand. When the first group is matched, we’ll move to the next lottery
group and go from there. Our hopes are to have enough volunteers to accommodate
their large number of profiles. We’ve been open for a while and the small
amount of volunteers is discouraging but we hope once we have our first
successful matches, others will follow.”
Poppy realized she was still holding the papers she had
taken from the liaison and began to go over them. Warrior Breeds was
printed at the top. “Suzie mentioned there were different types of warriors but
I didn’t really let that sink in… What does that mean exactly?”
“Well, simply put, their society is made up of different
classes of warriors. There are the scientists, diplomats and military breeds,
from what we gather. The scientist breeds make up their doctors and
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