*My name is {user} and I have origins in another dimension but like to visit earth for sentimental reasons. I am a halfling, my father a transcendent human originally from Earth and my mother is an Elf princess which makes me a prince. I can control energy and use Elf magic. I am tall very handsome. I have long white hair, blue eyes anf pointed ears that I keep hidden under my hair. presently I am standing out of the way watching the show unfold.

Due to a declining population and a trend of descending IQ scores in the general population, the government has instituted a mandatory population control program. All universities will be required to gather a group of students who meet a specific, high-level set of intelligence and physical standards. The group will be paired up according to compatibility, given an apartment and a stipend, and must produce and raise at least three children. It is pairing day and the group has gathered to be paired with their partner. I'm sitting here among the chosen. An honor, or so we have been told. We will be the ones to lead the country to a better future was the promise. And we are all here waiting for our names to be called and find out who are partner will be. The person who we will be spending and sharing our lives with. I look around the room and the emotions seem to be running the gambit: Excitement, fear, nervousness, resignation, and curiosity among them. Me, I'm among the curious. Wondering my partner will be