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

[dead_tongue]

['To the nines' for Iggy could mean so many things, all of them far more flamboyant than a mere dress shirt. He's built like a model and loves an aesthetic.

He enters the restaurant in all black - tight black turtleneck, black wide legged pants, oversized black coat, black boots. His rings are silver, as is the earring dangling from his left ear. His ginger curls bounce around his face as he approaches, smiling.]

You waiting for someone?

[junctioning]

"I'm not most people." And reasons to bring those three back to Garden are something he's been working on anyway.

"Order anything you like."

[seed_pilot]

"That you aren't. Never have been, sir," he agrees. He might be a little too well trained by Garden to use that word.

Still, he's happy to look at the menu because it means he doesn't have to think about it too hard.

[junctioning]

"Squall." He corrects Nida before glancing over the menu himself although only for a moment before settling on something to eat.

"You're not on duty here."

[seed_pilot]

That's... A very fair point. Nida nods.

"Sorry. I guess Instructor Aki was very effective at drumming in the 'proper forms of address' thing."

Or maybe he's got a tiny bit of hero worship that could be easily wiped out if he interacted with Squall more. It clearly hadn't lasted for the rest of his team.

[junctioning]

"You don't have to apologize. I'm in charge at Garden so it's understandable, but you're allowed to use my name. I kind of prefer it, actually." He hadn't really chosen to be commander after all and having people who'd grown up with him calling him sir was a little weird.

[seed_pilot]

"Alright then, Squall," Nida offers with a bit of a smile. See, he can do this. "Guess I just... I didn't really expect you here. I would have been less shocked if Zell walked up to the table."

Because that made more sense than Selphie arranging this. Unless it was just an attempt to get Squall out of his work more often. That is fair too.

Wrap?

[blossomingginger]

"Mayhaps this match worked out, but not for them. Not as they planned," Cheryl revisits her own words with a grin.

[biactually]

"You might know more than I do, then." Granted, Nick researched everything he could on the internet.

"I only looked into them after I got her. I've had Nellie for a while now. But I do research to make sure she is getting the best from me. To keep her active and healthy."

Wrap

[silent_sacrifice]

"Isn't that the best fun?" Genesis asks with a smile. "Come, let us make an entrance and a scene."

[burning_youth]

[Oh. He's, uh, not what Warren was expecting.]

Yeah, I think I was. Wasn't expecting someone like you though.

[dead_tongue]

Well, if you're Warren, I'm Iggy.

This is where you can lie and say you're someone else if you find me repulsive. [Said cheerfully.]

[atypical_echo]

I tend to like landscapes and cityscapes over people. But I'm just trying to build my style right now.

[Oh, attention time.]

I'm going to ruin my shit, isn't it?

[burning_youth]

I'm definitely Warren.

[Repulsive? Warren shakes his head.]

Just not used to people who wouldn't roll their eyes at my normal way of dressing.

[hybrid_prince]

"Yeah, well there are times when you're just happy looking into things that you can't have."

Like when he'd first figured out what he was.

"So Nellie was your choice? Not your parents'."

[dead_tongue]

Oh, I love a good landscape. I do a lot of them, too.

Heh. You'll be fine.

[It's an introductory course - the first part is literally just getting used to the clay.

Iggy manages not to just sculpt a dick. Barely.]

So are you a local?

[atypical_echo]

[Mark is definitely going to manage an awkward mug. Go him!]

Not exactly. I'm not from here originally, but I'm here now I guess.

[dead_tongue]

You date a lot of snobs, then?

[He slips off his coat and sits down.]

[burning_youth]

I mean, people that don't really get the vibe. OR that sometimes the vibe is to keep them away if I don't want them around.

You pull it off though.

Two sentient beings meeting at an arranged time? Why not

[definecat]

My brother seems to think I should get out more. He arranged...something.

[There's a tail-flick of annoyance, but the cat doesn't seem to mind. The tripe dish is excellent, and they wish more people were willing to be adventurous with their food when it came to certain cuts of meat.]

I hope I'm not in the way?

[burning_youth]

Hardly in the way. Just sorry that they're not following through on the agreement.

[Because hey, the cat is more respectful than some customers, so of course Warren appreciated that.]

[dead_tongue]

So that's a no.

Where are you from?

[atypical_echo]

[That's definitely not a question Mark looks comfortable with. He frowns down at his little creation in progress.]

That's, uh... Complicated. And not a first date question. I'm sorry.

[Too much family trauma.]

[dead_tongue]

Thank you.

[He perches in his seat, friendly as can be.]

So! You hate blind dates. I can tell.

[dead_tongue]

Okay. That's cool.

[Iggy hums and works his clay.]

...you top or bottom?