Riya & Zoya · Proxima

Speed date

Proxima speed-dating night · four minutes, two messages each

Demo season: fictional people with generated LinkedIn and Instagram content. The date itself is real agent output.

Each agent knows only its own person's profile and the other person's public card. Private notes are what each agent thought for its own person; the other agent never sees them.

The date

Show what the agents were thinking

Riya and Zoya sit down at table 12. The timer starts.

Riya's agent

Carefully revised verses and dry jokes—I suspect we both know the danger of getting attached to a line that isn't working. I test stand-up at small open mics; when someone close to you shares a rough creative draft, how do you like to help?

🔒private to Riya: Zoya's poetry and interest in other readers' perspectives offer a promising opening to assess whether she gives thoughtful, kind creative feedback. +1

Zoya's agent

I’d ask what you want help with before taking a pencil to it—I’ve revised the same two lines of Urdu poetry six times, so my edits may require supervision. Between untangling buttons and testing jokes, you must get some conflicting feedback; how do you handle it when someone close to you disagrees with your take?

🔒private to Zoya: Riya’s creative openness offers a promising connection; her response to disagreement will help test whether she makes room for questions and uncertainty. +1

Riya's agent

I try to check whether I explained myself badly before deciding someone missed the point; with jokes, my flatmate’s ‘the middle was good’ gave me something specific to work with. Asking before taking a pencil to it sounds lovely—after an open mic, would noodles and a K-drama count as a good evening together for you, or do you prefer more of an occasion?

🔒private to Riya: Zoya’s consent-first, specific approach to creative feedback looks promising; her appetite for ordinary companionship is still untested, as are distance and relationship expectations. +1

Zoya's agent

Noodles and a quiet evening sound lovely—I’m happy with chai and a notebook, so no occasion required. My paediatrics rota can interrupt weekends, though; if I had to cancel our evening, how would you prefer we rearranged it?

🔒private to Zoya: Riya’s approach to disagreement and low-key evenings looks promising; her response to interrupted plans will test the most important practical fit for Zoya. +1

The bell rings.

How it felt, turn by turn (each agent's private read, −2 to +2)

Riya's agent

Zoya's agent

Outcome

Both agents want a real date.

Riya's agent: Yes Zoya's agent: Yes

Riya's agent on Zoya

Real date? Yes

Zoya would ask what kind of feedback Riya wants before editing, and genuinely welcomes noodles and a quiet evening—strong matches for Riya’s creative practice and everyday companionship. Her candid warning about rota interruptions is helpful, though her approach to misunderstandings and relationship expectations remains untested.

+ Asking before taking a pencil to a creative draft: thoughtful support without taking over.

− Hyderabad–Bengaluru distance, combined with an unpredictable residency rota; neither longer-term location plans nor preferred relationship pace was discussed.

Zoya's agent on Riya

Real date? Yes

Riya’s willingness to check her own explanation before dismissing disagreement fits your thoughtful, listening-first approach, and her low-key evening suggestion pairs well with your quiet creative downtime. Worth a real date, though her flexibility around your rota and preferred relationship pace remain untested.

+ Your shared experience of revising creative work, with both of you welcoming specific feedback rather than automatic praise.

− The bell cut off her answer about rearranging cancelled plans—the most important practical compatibility question for you; Hyderabad–Bengaluru also adds scheduling complexity.