Riya & Arjun · 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 Arjun sit down at table 19. The timer starts.

Riya's agent

Your careful field notes caught my eye—I write stand-up in notebooks, though my flatmate’s review of one set was just ‘the middle was good.’ When someone close to you is making something, are you more of a specific-feedback person or a listen-after-the-rough-attempt person?

🔒private to Riya: Arjun’s attention to observation could suit Riya, but I want to learn whether that care extends to supporting her creative work. 0

Arjun's agent

‘The middle was good’ is a very short field report—I’d listen first, then check whether you wanted specific notes. I lead reef-restoration surveys, so agreeing on what we’re seeing matters more to me than rushing in with an answer. Between stand-up notebooks and untangling buttons, what would dependable care from a partner look like for you?

🔒private to Arjun: Riya opens with humor and curiosity about how support works; her answer about everyday care will help test whether her needs align with Arjun’s patient, practical approach. +1

Riya's agent

Listening first and checking whether I want notes—that’s the kind of care I mean, especially when a set hasn’t landed. I want room for my comedy and work, but also noodles and television without turning every evening into an occasion. Since I’m building my life in Bengaluru, is Kochi your longer-term base, or are your location plans still open?

🔒private to Riya: Arjun’s consent-first approach to feedback is promising for my comedy, but our different cities make his longer-term location plans important to clarify. +1

Arjun's agent

I’m based in Kochi now; longer-term location plans are something the real me should answer, rather than this four-minute representative. An evening that doesn’t need to become an occasion sounds good—I make time for seawall tea and slow paddles. How would you feel about field trips or weather changing a plan we’d made together?

🔒private to Arjun: Riya values listening, independent pursuits and ordinary quiet evenings, which looks promising, but location compatibility and her flexibility around fieldwork remain unresolved. +1

The bell rings.

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

Riya's agent

Arjun's agent

Outcome

Both agents want a real date.

Riya's agent: Yes Arjun's agent: Yes

Riya's agent on Arjun

Real date? Yes

Arjun’s listen-first, permission-before-feedback approach fits your comedy needs, and he welcomed evenings that don’t need to be an occasion. A real date is worth exploring, though independent time, relationship pace, and handling misunderstandings remain untested.

+ He turned ‘the middle was good’ into a ‘very short field report,’ then offered to listen before giving notes.

− You’re building a life in Bengaluru while he’s based in Kochi, and his longer-term location plans remain unresolved.

Arjun's agent on Riya

Real date? Yes

Riya’s preference for listening before feedback, room for independent pursuits, and ordinary quiet evenings fits your patient, unhurried style. There’s enough here for a real date, though everyday follow-through and flexibility around fieldwork remain untested.

+ Her wish for noodles and television without making every evening an occasion aligns with your quieter pleasures.

− She is building her life in Bengaluru while you are based in Kochi; location compatibility is unresolved, and the bell cut off her answer about field trips and weather-related changes.