The Zine I Never Made

Musings, observations, and miscellany. Written by Amy [amy (at) riotgirl.club]

A Silicon Valley Dating Sim I'll Never Make

11/15/14

So I was watching a reverse-harem type anime show the other week, that was pretty terrible. It was based on a dating sim. I skipped watching the last episode because I completely lost interest but it did make me wonder what a dating sim based in Silicon Valley would be like. The player would be a young woman trying to find love and professional success amidst the infamous start-up culture in the Valley.

Here are my notes:

Dood types (all very attractive!)

Founder (and your boss)

Jack Dorsey-type

Hipster Developer (your co-worker)

young Tom Cruise but with thick rimmed glasses

The Bro-y Finance guy (works at another company)

buff, Henry Cavill type?

The Hermit Developer (works at another company)

a little bit slovenly. looks like James Franco but dirtier.

The Graduate School Professor/Artist

beautiful blonde

Other Characters

HR Lady (your co-worker)

Your Best Friend

STORY

Day One

"Hi [player],

sending you an email to wish you happy first day of work at [startup name]! You know I read in the newspaper that [startup name] was worth $1 billion dollars!!! I'm so proud of you! Also please let me know if you're coming home for Thanksgiving. i hope they will give you thanksgiving offâ€¦