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

[raisedtohunt]

"It's a useful skill to have." He sets his drink down.

[insistent]

"That's probably true. The issues usually start when power goes to the head of the people who hold it and they put their own desires over what's best for the people at large. It's not limited to just royal lines though."

[quick_sass]

"I could teach you. How to stay on your toes," he says with a smile. Because of course he's smiling.

[work_wife]

Yeah, and the musicians will do the music thing again. But the warning period will maybe be shorter?

[She guides them out of the balcony.]

Do you need the bathroom?

[atypical_echo]

Yeah, that I can agree with too. House parties really just aren't my jam. Get togethers with my friends are welcome though.

[And he smiles at that. They could probably mesh like that too. And that was sort of hope inspiring for him.]

I like parties to be mostly people I know, and we all know there isn't going to be a massive mess from it.

[disarming_prince]

"Yes, there are places like that here," Ravus says with a sigh. Though he wasn't going to speak of the Empire right now. Not when he was trying to be in a good mood.

"What is it like where you are from?"

[seed_pilot]

Okay, that sounds shady as hell. That's like... marrying out of obligation. That's what you're saying, right?

[insistent]

It's a bit more complicated. We have the Federal government which is like a big conclaves of people from all the different states under it's umbrella and then each state has their own government for more internal issues. Like some things are left to the federal government but smaller matters fall to the state leadership and courts. Because there are fifty different states." Caroline explains.

"I lived in a state called Virginia."

[raisedtohunt]

"I'm kind of a master of that, if we're being honest." It's one of the reasons he's still alive, after all.

[ask_whydunit]

Yeah, basically. It’s pretty common in mage society for families to marry their kids off to other advantageous families for either their magecraft or political power in different factions.

[ Waver snagged another free to eat with an exaggerated shrug as he continued. ]

There’s like a bunch of antiquated bullshit traditions carried on from forever ago, like they’re all trapped in the past.

[ He eyed Melvin’s table thoughtfully for a moment. Technically, the other teen’s family was considered one of the most elite branch families of the Trambelios… Which meant he’d probably get caught up in that mess someday. Then again, with his health, there were murmurs that he might not be fit to be the heir. So who knew what would happen? ]

I don’t have to worry about any of that nonsense, though.

[bornofwords]

Yes, I think it would be nice if I knew the people who were going to be there… And to know they wouldn’t be the kind of people to make a mess and leave you with it. I’ve seen that a lot over the years. It’s always a pain to clean up.

[ He sounds relieved, honestly, that Mark seemed of a similar mind about what kind of get together was nice. Taking a sip of soda, he smiled a little. ]

What about you? What is your ‘heart’s desire’ now?

[quick_sass]

Oh? Was he?

"Not as much as I am I should think," he says with a smile right back. He will prove it.

[disarming_prince]

"That seems suitable for the governance of larger locales," he says thoughtfully. And more fair. Tenebrae was not the largest nation though. Not much larger than a city state if they were honest. Just the city and some small amount of territory around it.

[raisedtohunt]

"Depends on the situation, I'd think."

[seed_pilot]

[Yeah, Nida looks horrified at that. He looks so upset. Like, how could someone do that to their kid.]

Should I warn Selphie off then? Is your friend... Would he end up being engaged to someone soon? God, that'd be horrible.

[But he is worried. Super worried.]

[quick_sass]

"Well, we could start with some dancing."

After all, he is here to entertain the man.

[atypical_echo]

Other than these tasty potato skins?

[He enjoys a bite of said skins and thinks about it.]

A small gallery showing I think.

[blossomingginger]

"Correct." She smiles and looks like she's due his bow, but at least curtsies in return. He has manners. And he's easy on the eyes, at least.

"I've had my fair share of soirees," Cheryl assures him.

"I was wondering. Our parents likely have business with each other to lead to this blind match." A beat. "I'm not sure what it is, though. Do you?" Her curiosity is due to hoping it's nothing shady.

[blossomingginger]

"Of course." And Cheryl is particular about not outing anyone, especially after an ill-fated incident where she thought she didn't, but came close enough to upset someone she cared for. Robin's status is very safe with her.

Cheryl smiles.

"It's old school romance. I've never done it before, but I would like to. With you."

[biactually]

"No worry," Nick assures him as he pulls out his own phone and displays the menu. He lays it down on the table in front of Teddy.

"Does anything appeal?" A beat. "I'm going with matcha, myself."

[biactually]

Nick gives a light laugh.

"I think it's fun!" Of course, this is coming from someone who plays rugby. Nick might have a little thrill seeking urge in him.

"You ever play rugby?"

[california_dreaming]

"Nah," he says, getting them on a final stretch of road that is just long and lets him keep them going at speed.

"Wasn't really a thing where I went to school back home. And they don't have a team in Hawkins."

[silent_sacrifice]

"I do not involve myself in their machinations," Genesis admits with a grumble. He had reasons to have no respect for his parents. They had been making money off of his research since he was a child, and they had not truly been parents since then. That they would interfere even to this degree was frustrating.

"Given my own are involved in food products, I cannot fathom it would be hard to figure what their situation was with another."

[hybrid_prince]

Ah, there it is. He's happy to see it.

"That tea, the one called the 'chocolate rocket'? I want to try that one."

[work_wife]

"Yeah, it would be nice," she admits with a smile, and a bit of a blush. She's going to give herself away like this.