An introduction, start to finish

An invitation, then an introduction

First, the invitation that seated Gideon Park at the Tuesday Table, as he received it on 6 July 2026. Then the introduction Nadia is about to propose, between Gideon and Irene Takahashi-Cole. Both are live: press the buttons.

One · the handshake

Gideon’s invitation

Nadia met Gideon for coffee and asks whether he would like to join the Tuesday Table. This is the handshake §5.2: nobody is seated without saying yes §5.1.

From: Late Supper, on behalf of Nadia Farouk
To: gideon-park.notion.example
Sent: 6 July 2026
Lapses: 20 July 2026, after 14 days

Nadia Farouk would like to set a place for you at The Tuesday Table.

What it’s for: Adults in their forties and fifties in and around Port Ellery who want a partner and are done with apps. Nadia proposes introductions one at a time. Both people say yes, or nothing happens.
Who’s asking: Nadia FaroukSigned in with OAuth
How she knows you: You met over coffee. If you say yes, she vouches for you at this table and nowhere else.
Who can see it: Unlisted. It is in no directory and no registry. Nobody at the table sees a list of the others.
How it works: Only Nadia proposes introductions, one at a time. Both people say yes, or nothing happens.
Messages: Nobody can write to you until you have both said yes to an introduction.
Leaving: One button, any time. It takes effect within sixty seconds.
What it costs: Nothing. Nobody pays to join or to be introduced.

Waiting for your answer14 days left

A no is remembered, and Nadia can’t ask again unless you tell the table she may.

Behind the scenes

These buttons play the other side, and the clock. Nothing is sent anywhere.

The Pool sent a handshake request.

The log, and the exact JSON

2026-07-06T18:00:00Z

The Pool sent a handshake request.

{
  "schema_version": "0.1",
  "type": "handshake-request",
  "handshake_id": "hs-late-supper-tuesday-table-gideon-demo",
  "pool": {
    "url": "https://latesupper.example/pools/tuesday-table.json",
    "name": "The Tuesday Table",
    "charter": "Adults in their forties and fifties in and around Port Ellery who want a partner and are done with apps. Nadia proposes introductions one at a time. Both people say yes, or nothing happens.",
    "curator_identity": "nadia@mail.example",
    "curator_verification": "oauth",
    "intent_tags": [
      "dating"
    ],
    "visibility": "unlisted"
  },
  "profile_url": "https://gideon-park.notion.example",
  "sent_at": "2026-07-06T18:00:00Z",
  "expires_at": "2026-07-20T18:00:00Z",
  "accept_url": "https://latesupper.example/handshake/hs-late-supper-tuesday-table-gideon-demo/accept",
  "decline_url": "https://latesupper.example/handshake/hs-late-supper-tuesday-table-gideon-demo/decline"
}

Two · the proposal

Gideon and Irene

Nadia means to write to each of them on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. Each gets a short note about the other, and two buttons. Answer as either one, in any order. The candle is lit only when both have said yes.

The proposal assumes Gideon said yes to the table in July, as he did.

The table, as Nadia sees it

Gideon Park

Vouched for by the curator

Waiting

Irene Takahashi-Cole

Vouched for by the curator

Waiting

Waiting for both

What Gideon sees · from Nadia

Gideon, I would like to introduce you to Irene Takahashi-Cole. She is a harbor pilot: up before the gulls, long weekends off, and a dog named Buoy. She listens the way people wish others would. I think the two of you would enjoy a long supper and not notice the time. Say yes if you would like to meet her. If not, say no, thank you, and that is the end of it. She will not learn who said what. Nadia

Irene Takahashi-ColeVouched for by the curatorat the Tuesday Table

Nadia is waiting for your answer. There is no hurry.

What Irene sees · from Nadia

Irene, I would like to introduce you to Gideon Park. He directs a high school band and is on sabbatical this year. He plays piano at parties if he is asked twice; I would ask twice. I think the two of you would enjoy a long supper and not notice the time. Say yes if you would like to meet him. If not, say no, thank you, and that is the end of it. He will not learn who said what. Nadia

Gideon ParkVouched for by the curatorat the Tuesday Table

Nadia is waiting for your answer. There is no hurry.

Can Gideon write to Irene?

Checked with Irene’s own rules: accept_from: vouched and no_cold_messages: true §7.2.

Not yet. No first message until both of you have said you would like to hear from each other. (§7.2 no-cold-messages)

What goes out

So far, only Nadia’s two notes. The introduction goes only when both have said yes: one intro message to each of them, from Nadia, through the Tuesday Table, by email §6.1 §6.3.

The proposal’s messages, as JSON

Sample files, validated against the schema: proposal to Gideon, a yes, the introduction to Irene, and to Gideon.