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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!
Date/Time: 2023-09-18 22:03 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] biactually
biactually: (01)
Nick turns to Billy, lips in a big grin, tone amused as he points out, "I'm not really doing anything, though. You're the one driving."

Just, part of what makes Nick such a good rugby player is that desire for thrills, the willingness for a little dangerous adventure. He isn't going to be scared off by this.
Date/Time: 2023-09-18 22:05 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] silent_sacrifice
silent_sacrifice: Genesis Rhapsodos from Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core (Default)
Concerned about him being alone? An intriguing suggestion. And of course Genesis's first reaction to that was 'what was Lazard after'? But he supposed he could forgive it for tonight. Just tonight.

"Yes, one of," he says, his voice sounding slightly annoyed. Because he hated being 'one of' when he knew he was capable of being more. But he manages to calm himself.

"And it seems likely he chose you to try and keep me distracted."
Date/Time: 2023-09-19 02:58 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] artmoves
artmoves: (xav_017)
Who exactly is 'they'? Enid? Did she put you up to this?

[He shook his head.]

It's...fine. They didn't give me a name.
Date/Time: 2023-09-19 03:44 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] california_dreaming
california_dreaming: (Default)
His laughter continues as he whirls them around a corner. Not full speed, that would be too much, but he sure doesn't slow down to a degree many other people would.

"Most people get pissy over how I drive."
Date/Time: 2023-09-19 03:49 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] seed_pilot
seed_pilot: Harry Shum Jr as Mike Chang in Glee (Default)
I'm glad to have the help too. I just... Man, I expected all the trouble I know Selphie is going to get me in trouble for doing this tonight. But I didn't expect I was going to make a friend and have fun.

[Friend? He doesn't know if it's the right term. He knows that neither of them really MEANT this to be a date, so it's wrong to say anything else.]
Date/Time: 2023-09-19 03:53 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] disarming_prince
disarming_prince: Ravus from FFXV Episode Ignis (Default)
Ah, that makes sense.

"Here the royal lines still hold great power. I believe this is related to the fact that we truly care. The Lucis Caleums have been in in power as long as the Nox Fleurets, which is over a hundred generations."

Likely they survived at that because they bloodlines that knew their duties was the defense of the people first. Though there were of course those in the Caleum bloodlien who were conquerers, long ago.
Date/Time: 2023-09-19 04:04 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] work_wife
work_wife: maya hawke as robin buckley from stranger things (Default)
Well, how about we wait to see. It's about time to...

[She goes quiet as the lights fully dim. Time to watch. And Robin's very attentive to it, and happy to whisper answers to questions that Gray might offer. Mostly though she's watching as the play plays out. And when Intermission comes she leans back in her seat, sighing contentedly.]

Man, this is great so far.
Date/Time: 2023-09-19 04:49 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] legacy_blade
legacy_blade: (Default)
Yeah!

[Well, less up to this and more guided this.]

I'm Zack. Was... Did no one tell you about this?
Date/Time: 2023-09-19 05:09 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] atypical_echo
atypical_echo: Daniel Henney (Default)
[It was important to say. Important to hear. And it made Mark smile right back to see that soda get ordered. More than that, their snack was being delivered too. So, you know, multiple points of 'staying for a bit longer']

Yeah, I feel like I should have them more often. Though, I suppose if things go well, I could just dibs a second date. Might be too early to be hoping for that of course.
Date/Time: 2023-09-19 05:12 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] hybrid_prince
hybrid_prince: Theodore "Teddy" Altman from Young Avengers Volume II (Default)
"I'd make a choice but my phone is sorta in my pocket and..."

Well, he gestures at the cat again. Not getting to get it without upsetting the poor cat. And he's too gentle for that.
Date/Time: 2023-09-21 22:50 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] ask_whydunit
ask_whydunit: (Er... Well...)
[ If Nida wasn’t going to call it a date, Waver would be a bit too awkward himself to call it that. Even if he wasn’t terribly awkward about approaching the idea, the circumstances of their meeting indicated to him that Nida probably wasn’t looking for that himself. They’d just met through two chaotic friends who happened to be there on a date. So that would be how they’d both see it for now… Until someone hits Waver over the head with a really heavy book on this stuff.

But even being called a friend and told talking to him was fun gets a small flush and a grin, because his stupid face doesn’t let him hide his damn emotions.
]

Oh, um… Neither did I? But it was. Fun. Usually being dragged around by Melvin, ends in some kind of disaster.

[ It still could, to be fair, but so far, so good. ]

Date/Time: 2023-09-21 23:11 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] bornofwords
bornofwords: (3)
[ Sigma offered a small thank you when the soda and food arrives, before catching the smile from Mark. He couldn’t help but observe that it was a nice one, it felt genuine… So the comments a soft hum, and a small grin in return, as though considering it. ]

Hmm… True that it might be too early to tell, though the odds may be in your favour should you decide later.

[ He offered lightly, picking a potato skin from the basket. He was enjoying this, and he definitely wanted to see how the rest of the date went… But Sigma finds he doesn’t mind the idea of meeting Mark again already. ]
Date/Time: 2023-09-21 23:30 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] ghostlyflame
ghostlyflame: (33)
[ Gray falls silent when Robin does, eyes darting to the stage below as the curtains are drawn back and the play begins.

The girl was grateful that Robin was there to answer her quiet questions, offered with fleeting glances before returning to watch the stage with the awe of someone who’d never seen something quite like this before. It was new, and exciting, and wonderful. So much so that her glances at the seats below had ceased, and she forgot to watch for her mentor and signs of trouble, not that there was any for once.

The intermission had her turning slightly in her seat, the closest thing to a beaming smile on her face.
]

It’s wonderful, more beautiful that I imagined. It’s been an interesting story, too.

[ Tilting her head a little, she added. ]

And thank you for putting up with all my questions. You know a lot about this stuff. I don’t think it would have been as easy to follow without your answers.
Date/Time: 2023-09-22 21:19 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] work_wife
work_wife: maya hawke as robin buckley from stranger things (Default)
Hey, there's no reason I couldn't put up with the questions. They were interesting and I like talking about things I understand. And this? This was something I understood. I'd hope that if something came up that you understood and I didn't, you'd do the same for me.

[She does rise from her seat to stretch.]

So, we could go out and get some drinks and come back, or hit the bathroom, or we could stay here and talk, if you want.
Date/Time: 2023-09-22 21:42 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] atypical_echo
atypical_echo: Daniel Henney (Default)
[Okay, that soft smile has gotten absolutely soft and slightly excited because this was something he was really hoping for.]

I like things being in my favor, as rare as that is. Okay, so let's do more ice breakers? Is that okay? Like... what's your heart's desire right now.
Date/Time: 2023-09-22 22:42 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] seed_pilot
seed_pilot: Harry Shum Jr as Mike Chang in Glee (Well That Happened (Welp))
[Can it be a date when the guy didn't volunteer to deal do it? When the guy didn't want to be here for this before, other than in supporting his friend? Yeah, that would be rude to call it because Waver didn't ask for it. But under other circumstances...]

The night is still young, and we are SeeD cadets. So yeah, the potential is still there.
Date/Time: 2023-09-28 12:15 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] ask_whydunit
ask_whydunit: (Little observation)
Sounds inevitable then.

[ He doesn’t go looking for trouble… Yet. But it does tend to find him. ]

You mentioned her getting you in trouble for even coming out here. Aside from the diet thing, how strict are the rules for you guys?

[ Because it would probably be good to know if he should try to like… assist in avoiding that. ]
Date/Time: 2023-09-28 13:09 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] bornofwords
bornofwords: (12)
Sure, that sounds like a good idea.

[ To learn more about Mark would be nice, and these kinds of questions could be fun. The man does tilt his head slightly as Mark starts with a question; considering his answer briefly. It’s not a hard question to answer, really. ]

My heart’s desire, hm? Well… It probably sounds a bit mundane to most people, but a quiet place to call home.
Date/Time: 2023-09-28 13:12 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] ghostlyflame
ghostlyflame: (21)
[ It was true that she would have, if they happened to be doing something that Gray knew more about… But it still meant a lot to her to have had the chance to ask. ]

Hm… I wouldn’t mind a chance to get up and walk?

[ She could stand to stretch her legs a bit, she thinks. And it is so easy to go and come back, given they had the booth to themselves. ]
Date/Time: 2023-09-28 19:48 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] seed_pilot
seed_pilot: Harry Shum Jr as Mike Chang in Glee (Default)
Oh very inevitable. Selphie has so much potential for making trouble.

[Oh boy, rules.]

Garden can be strict in a lot of ways. For one thing, we're not allowed to fraternize with other cadets while we're cadets. Which of course a lot of people try to ignore. I think that's shy she's so happy to meet someone from outside of the school.
Date/Time: 2023-09-28 19:53 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] atypical_echo
atypical_echo: Daniel Henney (Default)
How quiet? I mean, quiet is nice, but I thrive in cities, so I guess truly quiet isn't my thing.

[But he loves people around him. He loves the buildings. The motion, the joy of it.]
Date/Time: 2023-09-28 20:04 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] work_wife
work_wife: maya hawke as robin buckley from stranger things (Default)
Alright then. Let's do that.

[Because Robin doesn't want to, you know, completely abandon her date right now.]

Shall we?
Date/Time: 2023-09-28 23:59 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] ask_whydunit
ask_whydunit: (Well...)
[ That made sense, he guessed. ]

Hm… I guess that would make sense if that’s the rules. [ And Melvin had been excited to meet someone as interesting as Selphie, so it seemed like it worked pretty well. ] We’re not discouraged, though at a certain point mages tend to go their own way unless relations are beneficial to one or both families of the mages in question.

[ Which was why arranged marriages were still a thing. Waver didn’t have to worry about that, at least. ]
Date/Time: 2023-09-29 00:14 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] bornofwords
bornofwords: (13)
[ Sigma hummed a little, it was a fair question. His definition of quiet was probably a little different from what Mark was thinking. ‘Quiet’ more or less meant no bombs going off or people using him and his home to further a plot and ‘silence’ the loose end that he was. He just wanted a home that couldn’t be taken from him, where no one could use him and then discard him… Quiet was just easier to say.

So he smiled a bit, shaking his head with a rustle of his earrings.
]

Quiet might not have been the most accurate way to put it, compared to the kind of noise I’m used to. Like I wouldn’t mind living in the city, I just wouldn’t want there to be a party invading my space every night and overly pushy neighbors insisting on one thing or another every time I turn around.
Date/Time: 2023-09-29 00:21 (UTC)Posted by: [personal profile] ghostlyflame
ghostlyflame: (2)
Yes, let’s!

[ Gray pushed herself to her feet from her chair and nodded with a little smile, more relaxed than she had been when they got here. ]

Will they do that thing with the lights again when we should get back to our seats?

[ she asked curiously, sticking close to Robin as she looked around as they left the booth behind again. ]