It's For Your Own Good

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Blind Date Meme



Let's face it, sometimes it's difficult finding someone to share your time, and your heart (or maybe just your body), with. Luckily for you, you have well meaning friends. Unfortunately for you, you have well meaning friends who didn't tell you this was coming. That's right. They have taken it upon themselves (and no doubt friends of friends or family members or someone else who clearly doesn't know you) to arrange a date. Without telling you.

That's right. The dreaded blind date. Which means now you've got to get through at least a reasonable amount of time with a total stranger (or maybe not a stranger if you're particularly, well, we can't say if it's lucky or not) before you can reasonably escape. Maybe it will go well. Maybe this will be the start of the rest of your lives. Maybe you'll get laid. Maybe you'll have a horror story for the ages.

No matter what plays out, though, you're here. Might as well see just how your luck is going to play out.

How to Play

1. Post your character and canon below along with any preferences. Then go back and edit your comment with the next number in order (i.e. first TL is 1, second is 2, etc)

2. Tag other TLs. If a character isn't in normal preferences, ask if they might want a date that goes poorly instead!

3. Optionally, get yourself a truly blind experience by going here and randomly generating a number. Then find the matching TL (numbered back in step one) and enjoy your blind date.

4. For more fun, use the list in the first comment for randomized date locations!

Comments

[disarming_prince]

A problem? Hardly. It's just not what was supposed to happen. It was his sister meddling in ways that she was prone to but which would cause its own problems.

"Ah, no, it is quite likely. Forgive my shock, it is merely that my sister did not advise me of this change of plans," he says, trying to be as gracious as he could. For now he circles the table and pulls a chair out for her. It is only appropriate.

[insistent]

"I'm sorry. I thought you knew. She said it would be fine." And there's a moment where she stands there, watching him move to pull her chair out.

...Thank you for being kind. I can leave if you'd rather dine alone though." Since she's not the type to force her presence on anyone.

...Well okay, in certain situations.

[disarming_prince]

No, he most definitely had not known. And Lunafreya absolutely would not have warned him. If she had, he would not have lingered here. Now he was stuck by rules of politeness of society.

"Please, it would please me if you were to join me for dinner," he said, because it was something he should do. Something he should say. If nothing else, he was hungry.

[insistent]

The problem is she knows it's not the truth, even if he phrases it prettily and she's still for a moment before she exhales a breath. "You don't have to entertain me if you don't want to. I get it and I'm not going to think less of you if you want to dip out." It wouldn't be the first or last timee, after all.

"No harm done."

[disarming_prince]

"Oh, please, do not worry," Ravus says with a soft smile. "I have a card that is in a shared account with my sister. I would be pleased if you joined me so that you might order the best things on the menu and we effectively have her pay for it."

Because it seems like the best repercussions to this.

"What is more, I am loathe to dine alone. I beg of you, stay."

[ask_whydunit]

What were you assigned? [ Kind of made no sense when people were assigned things that didn’t suit them. He saw it among mage families as well. Sometimes the heir had an affinity for something other than what they traditionally practiced, but were encouraged to continue along the same path as their predecessors. ] I’ve read a little about them, but not as much. I’m in spiritual evocation as my main class.

[ Humming though, another glance at the table where things seemed to be still going well. ]

You know… If this becomes ‘a thing,’ I could try to help with theory and giving you some ideas if you want. Melvin’s going to drag me around, anyway.

[work_wife]

Now that sounds like the exact kind of avoidance I can get behind.

[She smirks and flips the menu over in her hands.]

Oh I didn't think you were. Don't seem the type.

[bornofwords]

[ Sigma wouldn’t mind if there weren’t any, he could find a convenience store and grab a box of cookies later on if he wanted something. But he also wouldn’t say no to the company if Mark decided that he wanted to walk a bit after they ate. ]

So only once more than me, then. Sports bars are not your usual scene, or just not this one?

[ He observed the app and smiled a bit. ]

I’m sure they appreciate that. The bartender at the casino bar would have at least. I had to step in on a few occasions to help when people were getting a bit pushy and impatient.

[ Well… He didn’t have to. But he never did like standing by while an employee was dealing with a scene, both because he wanted to be useful and because it just seemed wrong to leave them to deal with it alone. At least people tended to more easily to ‘the manager.’ ]

[dead_tongue]

I have excellent plans.

[So modest, this one.]

You've already figured me out! That's either a sign that you're intelligent and sarcastic, or that I'm just terribly pedestrian.

You ever dated for real? Not this.

[atypical_echo]

[There was also a fro-yo place down the street. For later. Maybe. If things went well.]

I'm more of an arts than a sports sort of person. I can recognize the appeal, but I never got so involved in it that I wanted to go out of my way to watch them with strangers.

[Still, he smiles at Sigma's observation.]

That's super nice of you. Retail work can really blow, and it can be hard to just deal with people making scenes.

[insistent]

"If you really want to, I'm not going to turn down a meal." Not that she has to eat but it makes things a little simpler in regards to her other dietary needs. Caroline does finally take the offered seat.

"Thank you."

[disarming_prince]

Ravus scoots the chair in for her before circling around to his own seat. He does gesture to the server to ask him to refill his wine glass.

"You are quite welcome. Now please, tell me of yourself."

[insistent]

"That really depends on what you want to know. I mean, I'm from a small town in Vir...Well there's a country called America in my world, I live in a small town there when I'm home." Which obviously isn't here.

"I'm 23. I haven't done much traveling due to family concerns. I was a cheerleader in high school. I was in college for a while but I dropped out for personal reasons."

[work_wife]

Oh, why does it have to be 'or'? I believe in both. Both is so powerful at times.

[Dated for real? Oh no, that doesn't sound so. She shakes her head.]

Never even confessed.

[dead_tongue]

[He laughs again, loud but cut off quickly.] Ohhh, you bitch. You're alright.

You'll get there.

[seed_pilot]

Ifrit, since I'm more combat than magic. But fire magic and me don't get on. But there aren't a lot of starting GFs to use.

[And he was more of a balanced sort. Someone who needed extra speed to work with what he's already got.]

Wait, you'd be willing to do that? I mean, our stuff might not be alike at all. But you'd consider it?

[disarming_prince]

What by the names of the Astrals, was a 'cheerleader'? Ravus definitely looks a bit confused by that one.

"And what did you cheer for? I have no doubt that you were quite adept at it of course."

[insistent]

"Whatever sports were in season. Usually Football and basketball." Caroline pauses for a minute.

"You probably don't know what any of those things are, do you?"

[disarming_prince]

Ah yes, unified team sports. But Ravus was not as familiar with those. He raises his wine to sip at it.

"That is not in my realm of experience, no. I was given private tutors. It is not easy to educate one my station."

[insistent]

"Yeah, we just went to the local public school. I mean there were private schools in the larger cities, but my town was pretty small.

Cheerleading is kind of like a mix of dance and gymnastics with practiced cheers, but the complexity really depends on whether you're just there to cheer for the other teams or if your squad competes with ones from other schools in their own right."

[ghostlyflame]

Will it?

[ She smiled brightly. That was exciting! Something colourful would be rather beautiful combined with the setting, wouldn’t it? ]

I can’t wait to see, then. Not that I would mind if it was, um… less colourful, but it sounds really lovely.

[bornofwords]

[ Mark did strike him that way, but it was nice to learn it from him. ]

It seems a fairly popular past-time if the crowd is anything to go by, but I admit I haven’t seen the appeal either.

[ He smiled a little, a bit uncertain if he was actually nice or just practical… But it was nice to be complimented sometimes, and it felt like it was genuine from Mark. At least, he hoped it was. Sigma liked to think he could read people well enough by now, but pretty words and kindness had always been a good way to get him to let down his guard. ]

People can be difficult, especially if there’s something they want... But I did enjoy it, difficult patrons aside, it’s interesting to meet all kinds of people and to learn about them.

[ask_whydunit]

Working with your base element is easier than one that’s at odds with it, I tested as earth myself.

[ It was something he had a feeling that held true regardless of if it was his magic or another kind. Even if you could utilize the other elements, there was always a base that was easy to work with. Unless you were one of those lucky few who had an affinity for multiple, like his teacher. ]

Yeah, sure.

[ He is pointedly looking at his food, because it’s not a big deal! It’s not! Except it kind of is, he doesn’t generally get to work with someone on stuff. Most of his class liked to try to put the run to him after lectures ended. Camus was often occupied by Amleth even if she was a little nicer, and Melvin… Well, he was an agent of chaos and not a good study buddy. ]

Even if it’s not alike, I think it would still be interesting… And doable, based on some of my readings. I’ll just need to do a little more research before next time we get abducted.

[ He ended, grabbing his soda, smiling a little. Research, Waver’s favourite pastime. ]

[biactually]

Not entirely serious, but not against it, either, Nick shrugs a little and tells Billy, "Maybe."

Either way, Nick is sure having a good time was the point of a...whatever this was supposed to be, so if Billy enjoys driving fast, and Nick is having a bit of fun, what's the harm?

[biactually]

Nick, at least, thought it was date. Kate was high energy, but she was lovely, Nick thought, and a good friend of Darcy, Tara and Elle, so when he came out as bi and Kate wanted to set him up with one of her friends, he didn't see the harm in it.

He was not sure why a cat cafe, either, other than he liked animals, dog cafes didn't exist in the area, and it could give them something to talk about. If things didn't work out, at least he could pet something soft. Nick even researched the cafe before going to make sure they would have treats and toys on hand since he didn't have any for a cat to take with him. He was worried about the scent of Nellie on him, but hopefully the cats would be curious and not upset at smelling a dog.

What he wasn't sure about was what Teddy looked like. He asked for a description from Kate and got eye color and hair color, which helps, but the only other thing he got was "strong and soft" and "you'll know him when you see him."

Unsure what that even meant, Nick stands in the doorway and looks around, at first, until he sees a blond with an orange tabby and he smiles. That has to be Teddy.

"Made a friend already?" he asks as he approaches. He stops, puts out his hand, then realizes, "I really hope you're Teddy or this is already awkward."