Aurielle leaned in closer, lowering her voice as though revealing a juicy secret. "Well, there was a moment where I felt kinda bad for Ted."
"You know, with me, Lucy, and you all being in relationships now. The poor guy looked like the third wheel of the century. So I decided to help him out."
Linsley's curiosity piqued. "Help him out how?"
Aurielle straightened, flipping her golden hair over her shoulder. "By becoming the ultimate wingwoman, of course. I introduced him to a few beautiful gamer girls—real pros, too. Figured they'd be impressed by his skills and maybe, you know, hit it off."
"And how did that go?" Linsley asked, already sensing the answer would be anything but straightforward.
Aurielle's grin turned sheepish. "Uh… not exactly as planned. Ted saw it as some kind of challenge instead of, you know, an opportunity to mingle. He ended up challenging every single one of them to their specialty games."
Linsley's smirk deepened. "And?"
