"Um, may I suggest something?" said Candace.
"Yes?" Lesily turned to see Candace. She and her husband Daniel had their arms around each other, but Candace seemed concerned about something. "What is it?"
"Do you think you could... give Mandy a partner?"
"Oh?"
"She's my sister and I love her a lot. I do think if she had someone in her life she'd settle down a bit".
"Hmm... audience, why don't we find someone for Mandy to go home with? Any volunteers?"
This time a lot of hands went up, the vast majority of them male.
"Oh dear!" laughed Lesily. "How on earth will I choose? Let's see... you, you, and you, come up to the stage please!"
There were cheers and groans of disappointment as the three chosen volunteers joined Lesily on the stage, glaring at each other and sneaking glances at Mandy, who was standing with her arms crossed and a bored look on her face.
"Why don't you introduce yourselves?" said Lesily, handing the microphone to the first. "And say why you think you'd be good for Mandy?"
"Hi, I'm Oliver", said the first. He was a nerdy, scrawny young man of 19, dressed in a T-shirt and cargo shorts with thick glasses over his blue eyes. His hair was red and his deathly pale skin had a dusting of freckles on it. "I'm Mandy's age - unlike those other guys - and I'm studying to be an engineer. And I'm sure Mandy would appreciate playing D&D and joining me on my videogame streams".
The next man took the microphone. He was a tall, stocky black man in his 30s, with a tidy beard, a shaved head, and a tank top and gym shorts. "I'm Jamal", he said, flashing a winning smile. "I'm sure you'll agree that I'm the manliest on stage right now, and Mandy deserves someone who works out daily". Next to him, Oliver made a jerk-off motion.
Finally the third man stepped forward. "Hello, I'm Howard", he said. There was little in common with him and Mandy - he was in his 50s, with balding, greying hair and brown eyes behind glasses. He was tan and quite overweight, a bit of flab showing from under his Hawaiian shirt. "I may not be as young or as fit as those guys, but I can give Mandy stability. I'm a doctor, single, with a house of my own and a well-paying job".
"Very well, thank you for putting forward your cases!" Lesily turned to Mandy. "Now then, Mandy, you might find your future partner among these three on stage. Tell me, what would your ideal boyfriend look like?"
Mandy yawned and rolled her eyes. "Wouldn't be a boyfriend. I'm into girls, actually".
"That's not a problem! Audience, what do you say we make Mandy's dream girl?"
Another cheer rose from the audience. Oliver, Jamal, and Howard looked very scared, and started inching away from the center of the stage. But Lesily flashed her crystal and they froze in their tracks.
"Nuh-uh~" she giggled. "You volunteered, no backing out now!" She turned back to the audience. "Which one shall we work with?"