Meanwhile Sally was checking off a few things on her "Future Ice Queen" to-do list.
Firstly, she was enjoying growing outwardly, expanding her global superstar status through her exceptional achievements, blessing the world with acts of kindness and her queenly glamour.
Secondly, she was also making inward discoveries, learning more about herself and her abilities such as ["All Nurturing Life"] - in large part thanks to her Undercover experiences as Allie.
Thirdly, she was looking for true love - if it even existed.
Being basically a Goddess of Life itself except also human, she knew that she didn't want to be a damsel in distress or a sleeping beauty who just spent her days lying on an admittedly comfortable bed twiddling her thumbs and waiting for some random guy to suddenly come 'rescue' her.
Hmm... Sally, with her exquisite mind, had actually considered the proposition. Not having to work or study... getting food brought to you whilst you could just read or play games in bed... come to think of it, that was actually kind of a cushy lifestyle!
It was just the getting rescued part that kind of irked.
The simple fact was that she didn't need rescuing. Instead, what she was looking for was true, genuine understanding and human connection. She wanted someone who understood and accepted and appreciated her... just for her.
The problem though was that because Sally was now a Global Icon that represented so many other things, it was very difficult, if not impossible, for people to love and appreciate her as just a person - invariably, the other factors, the wealth, the fame, the status, would all become inextricably entwined in the picture, making it hard to truly have a meaningful, authentic connection with another human being on a deeper level, beyond the superficial.
As Allie, she had been able to experience this true connection, but then the problem was reversed: would that true connection then be able to survive and handle her insane Anti-Rizz Index, if she revealed her Identity as Sally...?
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Meanwhile, Sally's slew of suitors were making their moves.
In a luxurious courtyard, the Crown Prince of the Pan-Tene Empire, Silkius Smoothius tossed and shook out his blonde hair which he shampooed several times a day in order to keep it at its soft and silky best. He had heard of Sally, and upon one look at her "Coldnhot" MV, had immediately become mesmerised and filled with your typical wanton urges that had sizzled and rizzled his tender loins in the lavas of lust, vaulting him headfirst - silky hair and all - into the void vortexes of villainy.
He wanted her… oh the things he would do… he shuddered and licked his lips. Yes!... Yes!!! He would take her out to dinner, and then, once she was tipsy, make her stroke his soft and silky hair...
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It was a sunny day, but Sally suddenly experienced a shiver down her spine, and shuddered involuntarily.
Despite her pleasant daydream about having a sleep-in and breakfast in bed, she was an extremely disciplined and pragmatic person, and thus knew that she needed to take matters into her own hands.
Accordingly, amidst her busy queenly schedule, she now allocated a few hours every week to sorting through profiles of various up-and-coming men, keeping an eye on promising candidates so that she could at least give some possibilities a chance to see if they might be a good match. In this way, she could selectively sidestep the swirling sh*tstorms of bums, whilst nevertheless still allowing opportunities for potential 'The Ones'...!
And then of course, there was... Bob.... "That guy."
(This was in fact the name that she had saved Bob's contact details under on her phone, alongside a few sparkly emojis).
He was... interesting, she had to admit. Not only had she experienced being 'rizzed' by him, but she had found out that he had won some awards for his Epigenetic research, and as such, she definitely considered that he was... kind of promising.
As of yet, he hadn't contacted her, which was understandable, she supposed, considering that he must be very busy with his research, and Allie was probably 'just another girl at uni' to him.
After the admittedly memorable encounter with 'That guy' [Bob], Sally had gone on several other lunch dates with other people at the University, but soon realised that she wasn't feeling much of... anything, definitely not like she had when she had been... held - and so briefly! - by Bob.
Sally had now fully embraced her alter-ego as Allie, living out a normal life that she hadn't had the opportunity to really experience prior, and which had proved extremely valuable for her personal and emotional development. For one thing, she now had her newfound girlfriends at the Queens Club! When she had told them the 'That guy' story and explained her disappointment with her other dates, they had all immediately been sympathetic, and also very excited.
"Oh yeah, like totally... Being rizzed doesn't happen often for real you know."
"Omg no way!! That sounds like a friggin fairytale!"
"If you're not interested, can you introduce me?! jk jk I'm kidding lol"
"Ikr I just had a coffee the other day with a guy who seemed like he might be a Chad, but he was just a Leroy in the end..."
"It's so hard to sift the studs from the duds fr..."
"You shouldn't let him get away!"
They had all offered various thoughts and suggestions, but in general, the feedback had been very positive, which kind of made Sally, for the first time, feel a weird sensation.
Fun.
That's right. It was... actually... fun being normal, and chatting with other girls, and dreaming and scheming about boys and doing various other normal girl things.
And so, Sally began to think of her time as Allie as a bit of a chance to experiment, unwind, and experience what it was like to live life as a normal girl.
It might be fun to get closer to this... 'Bob'... and just... see where it went. Besides this was also part of her mission that she had been entrusted with by Empress Bing Qi Ling...
Without thinking too much about it, she clicked on 'That guy', quickly typed a message, and hit 'Send'.
"Hi it's Allie... thanks for the other day... ✨"
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