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

[fatedsacrifice]

The king was flustered, started laughing self consciously and shook his head, working on finding his voice. "You can do poetry next time, but you know how to make a guy blush for sure."

If he didn't screw this up. But it made him wonder if Genesis was just really into him. Not that Noct would mind that at all, especially by the sounds of things.

[heavenlyhonour]

"Pizza is good, but they have bacon double cheeseburgers. Is something like that okay?"

Filling was what Angeal was after. He had a pretty big appetite himself.

[forsanbreque]

Dion smiled. Ravus' words were heartening because it was the Emperor himself that was sure he'd gone off topic and that was bad.

"I will keep that in mind. I suppose getting off topic can be a rather pleasant way to encourage connection."

Hopefully this was going better than he thought.

[heartofalion]

[Leon set down his glass of water after taking a sip.]

Thanks. We're working on it and things like that just take time to repair.

[looking_sharp]

A lot of things take time. Sometimes more than we anticipate.

[Not that Rude's ever really built anything in his life.]

[wisecracking_shot]

Okay, that sounds amazing. Clint grins.

"Thank we can get it animal style? Do they have secret sauces? I would love secret sauces."

Filling was always a good thing in Clint's book.

[silent_sacrifice]

Does he? Genesis is very proud of this. He smiles to himself.

"Perhaps those men who are capable of so easily blushing are the ones most worth prompting it from. Truly it lights up your face in a delicious sort of style."

[disarming_prince]

"It is. It can allow us to find connections," Ravus notes. "So we should allow our words to meander in such manners by which we will come to know each other."

[seed_pilot]

Alright then. That sounds like a plan. Where should I meet you? And how can I contact you if things change.

[You never knew when a teacher was going to do an outdoor survival weekend, which was always frustrating. But they were good for getting through things so maybe he shouldn' be that upset.]

[atypical_echo]

[Hey, at least he didn't input it only as the greek letter. That would get lost in Mark's phone for days.]

Alright. Hold on...

[He takes his phoen back and sends off a quick text of 'this is the best froyo' to the new entry.]

I'll do the skip in the next tag!

[ask_whydunit]

How about outside the restaurant, it’s kind of a good half-way point between, right?

[ Seemed sensible enough, and it wouldn’t be weird for two teenagers to meet up at a place like that if today was anything to go by. The subject of how to get in touch gets a small pause, brow scrunching a bit. ]

I’ll give you the number for the dorm, and if I’m not in, someone can probably deliver the message.

[ Hopefully Melvin or Camus if he’s lucky. He’d like to say he trusts the other students, but he hasn’t got the best track record in dealing with them lately. This was the best he could do though, without a mystic code for communication or any private line of his own. ]

[bornofwords]

[ The phone buzzes for a moment to signify that the message had come in, and he quickly opens it to add the number to his contact list. A small smile crosses his face at the message, texting back a small silly ‘It is, I’m glad someone with good taste could show me it. :)’ before tucking his phone away. ]

Perfect, now we can stay in touch and maybe see how our schedules work out for the next little while.

[ And see what kind of places might make a nice second date… The unknown and getting to know someone the ‘old fashioned’ way was a little scary, but in an exciting way. ]

[forsanbreque]

He nodded. "I am afraid that I am somewhat rusty here on matters such as these, but you are indeed correct." It was an apology, as he hadn't meant to ever date again actually after what had transpired between himself and Terence.

[faithfulsupport]

Ignis smiled at Zack's enthusiasm. He wasn't about to keep tabs on the man's eating habits either, this was supposed to be casual. Smiling at what was said, he kept his thoughts to himself but did manage a small comment as he began plating his own food.

"There's plenty there, so do eat as much as you like."

[phoenixawakened]

Joshua nodded. "Then we'll start with the present mayhap. Looking over the menu I find that I'm unfamiliar with some of the dishes listed. What would you recommend to try?"

[heartofalion]

[Leon nodded.]

True. There's been a lot of unforeseen delays but that's what happens.

[heavenlyhonour]

He said what?

"Animal style? Should I ask what that is?"

This was definitely interesting.

[fatedsacrifice]

If he could just go hide in a hole or something whenever he got a compliment, he'd be good. "Thanks, it's just not a common thing where I'm from."

Noctis half squirmed nervously in his chair. "Glad to see you're so good at it though, the compliments."

He wished he could be that open.

[orangewayfinder]

[He smiled with a nod.]

I can definitely say that I enjoy chocolate. So I think I'll try it.

[orangewayfinder]

Oh Terra was definitely enjoying his burger. He'd even raided some of his fries and he could feel his belly being happy to at getting fed. Sure he'd had lunch and all of that, but Aqua had been stern that he shouldn't eat before meeting up with his date, saying it was rude and bad manners. So he went without eating although he had thought of grabbing a snack on the way. However, he hadn't followed through with it.


So he nodded politely and gratefully to the mage, because he'd been so hungry. There was a lesson to be learned here for certain and he was definitely learning that he shouldn't go so long without eating, considering that he had a rigorous workout before taking a shower and heading out the door.


Terra took in Waver's mood change and wondered at it. Had the mage been hungry too and this was helping him as well? It was a good question in his mind but he didn't want to ask that because he'd be rude. And that wasn't something that Terra was unless the situation called for it. This was a date, and was to be relaxed and all of that. Or so Aqua had said.


And speaking of. "You guys seem to be pretty exclusive right? I mean, you guys don't accept fellow mages or anything right? And your magic must be powerful enough to keep yourselves safe?"

[ask_whydunit]

The question gets a slight pause and a thoughtful hum. “Technically, anyone who meets the requirements is able to enroll at the Clock Tower.” He did, after all. In his rather foolish youth, he’d squeaked by with just enough potential and ability to count as a mage on paper. But barely. “And there are other ways to gain entry. I can sponsor students and write recommendations given my position. And any mage is allowed to bring in someone apprenticed to them, thus allowing them to gain entry regardless of their background. The apprentice in question may even be offered a full enrollment as well if they show promise.”

Picking up his sandwich again, there’s a frown creeping back onto his face. The honesty is slipping through now, and it’s an honesty that gets him in trouble sometimes. “That said, the Tower doesn’t make it easy to stay if you aren’t seen as someone who belongs there. Students that don’t fit the mould have to build up a thick skin and be dedicated to pushing forward in their studies despite the challenges.” Spoken as someone who did not come from the right family… His position and situation were really rather strange to anyone who knew. “You’d be surprised how many mages with potential have ended up out the door because the Tower is too damn stupid and narrowminded to see it.” He stops short of calling it a den of poisonous snakes, even if that’s what it was like sometimes.

But talk like this meant Waver was not popular among some of his colleagues. The students, though? They’d turn the Clock Tower on its head if he asked them to, even if he was a bit pathetic and lacking in magical abilities by comparison to them. He was a good teacher and a more… accepting one. Forward thinking and not hung up on traditions. “There have been students who only ended up in Modern Magecraft Theories because the other departments wouldn’t or couldn’t have them there.” Everyone else’s loss, really.

The other half of the question is one that gets a raised eyebrow. “The Clock Tower’s security itself. It is rather impressive, I admit, but off school grounds? While powerful mages are definitely capable of protecting themselves, if they don’t have an ounce of common sense or get careless, it’s not hard to take them down. So I would say that largely depends on the mage.” Most of the mages that targeted him had more power in one pinky finger than he did in total.

[seed_pilot]

I think I might be able to head out to get a phone.

[The Garden didn't have them abundant for the students. But Nida knew he could manage it.]

Is there anything in particular I can say, to make sure a message gets to you?

[He doesn't like that 'probably.']

[wisecracking_shot]

"It's a special sauce, and sometimes special toppings. You know, secret menus."

Surely that's something Angeal has head of, right?

[silent_sacrifice]

"Then it is quite likely that those people where you are from happen to be blind. Or at least too foolish to find their tongues to make proper use of them."

But he does enjoy the way the man continues to be so flustered by the compliments.

"Perhaps I should not lavish them so freely. I would not wish them to lose their power."

[looking_sharp]

Could you give me an example of one? That you're dealing with?

[Maybe Rude can quietly clear it up for him.]