Subtitle revised from inventory ("19 styles to choose from") to voice ("Choose what feels true. We'll draw you in it."). Instruction warmed from mechanical ("Pick at least 3, up to 5.") to attractive ("Pick 3 to 5 that pull at you."). All v8.7 mechanics preserved.
Picker state (per-user, persisted)
First-time submit: YES (will use slow pacing)
Cycle: 1 · Picks remaining in cycle: 10
Last shown: none yet
Next will show: (submit to see)
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What feels like you?
Choose what feels true. We'll draw you in it.
Pick 3 to 5 that pull at you.
0 chosen
Up to 5 styles
There you are.
v8.8 — copy revision (voice-forward):
Title unchanged: "What feels like you?" — recognition-of-self framing, opens the moment with warmth
Subtitle revised: Was "19 styles to choose from" (pure inventory). Now "Choose what feels true. We'll draw you in it." — answers the user's unspoken question (why am I doing this?), promises both purposes (portrait + identity), uses italic styling to read as voice rather than UI label
Instruction warmed: Was "Pick at least 3, up to 5." (form validation tone). Now "Pick 3 to 5 that pull at you." — uses "pull at you" because that's how aesthetic preference psychologically works (certain styles literally pull at you). Fewer words, more honest about the cognitive frame
Submit button text unchanged: Still "Pick 3 to continue" → "Pick X more" → "Find my people →" — operational layer is correct as-is, doesn't need warming. The CTA closes the matching loop after the user has engaged with the picker
Mechanics unchanged: All v8.7 hit zones, asymmetric pacing (3.5s first-time, 2.9s subsequent), 10-line copy rotation, telemetry hooks preserved