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]

"Then perhaps we should find some bit of common ground to meander to."

At least Dion had some experience in relatively recent order. Ravus hadn't been involved in a romance since before his mother's... passing.

[envious_shadow]

Well then, perhaps you shall enjoy it. Please do order it. And what shall we drink?

[Jasper would probably pick a floral tea.]

[unbreakable_king]

"It depends on what you like in a meal. Light and simple? Heavy and hearty? Complex and adventurous?"

Because Rhy could go on at length about all such schoices.

[legacy_blade]

"Oh man, I really will then," he says with a grin. because he would be so happy to stuff his belly. "You sure it's okay?"

[atypical_echo]

I'm really looking forward to another meeting.

[Mostly, he's just smiling warmly.]

Tonight's been amazing.

[ask_whydunit]

Oh, uh… If Melvin or a girl named Camus aren’t the ones who pick up, say…

[ The problem is, Waver doesn’t have a lot of options for a variety of reasons. Melvin can see the wheels turning in his friend’s head with a glance over his shoulder and interjected. ]

Just say that you’re calling for me instead. They wouldn’t dare to mess up with delivering a message to me. Either Waver hears your name in the message and knows it’s you and that something has come up, or I tell him about you.

[ Waver had to admit, that would probably work better than trying to come up with anything they wouldn’t ignore or pretend to forget. ]

That’s… Actually a smart idea.

[ Beaming over his shoulder, Melvin shrugged. ]

Of course it is, I’m brilliant. Now! Sadly, we have arrived at our destination. As sorrowful as parting is, we have our plans in place to make this parting merely a temporary one.

[ Waver rolled his eyes, but yeah, he’s both disappointed that they were at goodbyes… And excited to get the next meeting figured out. So, with an awkward attempt at a goodbye after Melvin’s comment, they let the other two head back and get into their own dorms for the night…

Waver knows the big challenge is going to be getting Nida in, given he wasn’t a student. The bounded fields should be fine. He knows about magic, unlike most people, and it would be weird if the academy didn’t go through explaining them as a security measure lightly for the event that they were involved in a job with mages. The real trick would be to figure out how to get Nida in to the tower library like he belongs there… But Waver is smart, and doesn’t take long to think of a few loopholes to exploit. As long as they don’t run into the wrong people, it’ll be smooth sailing!

And when they manage to pick a weekend that both of them were free, Waver finds himself hurrying along back towards the restaurant around noon to meet. ]

[bornofwords]

[ And Sigma feels a little relieved to hear that, this whole… dating thing, blind or not, might not be as hard as he thought. The smile cast his way is nice, and he decides he likes Mark’s smile.

And he can’t help but smile back, less performative than it had been when the whole night started and more relaxed, sitting comfortably in the chair and enjoying both the yogurt and company. ]

I am too. I’ve liked getting to know you, Mark. I’m glad you ‘called dibs’ on the blind date.

[ He added with a soft laugh, finally finishing his yoghurt and setting the cup aside. ]

[seed_pilot]

[Well damn, that's smart. Nida smiles at Melvin, though he is definitely suspicious over the fact that these steps need taken.]

We're glad to have met you both.

[Nida smiles when Selphie takes the words out of his mouth. But he's excited and maybe putting up with the teasing Selphie gives him the whole way back to Garden. But until their next meeting he has plenty to do, including just continuing through his training. The meeting gets planned, though, and he's smiling to himself as he waits for Waver, nibbling on fries the whole time.]

[atypical_echo]

[Mark blushes a little at that.]

It was so childish. But clearly no one showed up to complain so it worked out for me. And I'm not going to regret it. Tonight's been wonderful.

[ask_whydunit]

[ It did kind of suck that they had to consider it, but it was what it was. It might have been fine, or it might not have… but they’ve been getting kind of pushy about his presence lately… But it’s just childish bullying, pure and simple. They want him out, and he’s stubbornly sticking around. He isn’t going to think about it, and he certainly isn’t going to let them win. ]

So are we. This has been fun!

[ Melvin responds with a bright grin, maybe not the way he thought it would be, but this was definitely interesting. And Waver seems… happy, a rare sight outside his studies.

Waver is on time, if only because they were meeting in the afternoon instead of morning. Having been awake long enough, he was brimming with a rare, eager energy over the whole plan. It wasn’t often he actually had someone around to talk to about this stuff to begin with, and it was exciting to have the chance to not only share an interest but to have a chance to help someone out rather than be dismissed for stupid reasons. ]

Hey, Nida. Were you waiting long?

[ He greeted, sliding into a seat across from the guy and letting him finish his fries. ]

[bornofwords]

[ And Sigma has to admit to himself, the blush is kind of cute on Mark. Not that he meant to make the guy feel childish or anything, he was genuinely glad they went through with the blind date despite their uncertainties on if they were meant to meet or if there had been a mixup.

Tilting his head with a little smile, he nodded. ]

I thought it was sweet, actually. And uh… Honestly, I’d be sad if you did regret it. This has been great. I really do look forward to getting to know you better, Mark.

[seed_pilot]

Not so long that I'm upset, promise. Just indulging in some really shitty calories.

[Not that he really need them. He just wants them.]

I miss indulgent food at times. I know I must have had it some before going to Garden, because I have nostalgia for certain flavors I guess.

[atypical_echo]

Yeah, me too.

[He's smiling now, so warm and fond. Like this is the best thing that could happen.]

I look forward to it. Meeting again. Connecting with you.

[heavenlyhonour]

Angeal looked his companion over and set his menu down.

"Secret menus it is."

[forsanbreque]

Dion smiled with a nod. "I would most certainly welcome a chance to find this common ground you speak of."

He still felt like he was faltering here, but he was going to see this through.

[ask_whydunit]

Oh, good. I mean, both not being upset and indulging. I had wanted to leave early, but I got a bit caught up in planning the route for today.

[ Waver is happy to let the guy finish eating the fries, anyway. After hurrying to get here, he could use a chance to sit for a moment. It also sounded like Nida could use the treat anyway, if the next comment is anything to go by… It gets a little thoughtful frown, though. ]

Nostalgia, huh… I can kind of get that, or is this one of those things you might have forgotten because of your GF?

[bornofwords]

[ Sigma had never found himself in a situation where he wasn’t ready to say goodbye, or even look forward to meeting someone again, much less connecting with them. But today? Today he was struck by that rather seriously. Pushing to his feet reluctantly and picking up his cup to throw out, he smiled with a little tilt of his head. ]

Then we’ll have to connect again soon. [ And with a nod to the phone and a hopeful, soft smile, he continued. ] And until then, I’ll text you.

[disarming_prince]

Well then, they should work on it.

"May I ask, then, what it is you do?"

[wisecracking_shot]

Oh man, that makes Clint grin. He was happy to do this.

"Do you know any of it here?"

[seed_pilot]

[Yeah, there's the awkward question. Nida sighs as he tries to think of the best way to explain it.]

Yeah, some of it might be that. We start GF work at about eleven, a year after we start weapon work. Not heavy work until we're older though. But the truth is I'm also sort of an orphan? And my parents, I lost them when I was about seven. I don't have much memory of life from back then.

[atypical_echo]

I'll really be looking forward to it.

[Mark smiles and finishes his own froyo.]

Guess this is goodbye for now?

[ask_whydunit]

Oh…

[Waver doesn’t often realize that a question was awkward or potentially best left unasked until after it’s left his mouth, and the answer… Yeah it does leave him feeling a bit apologetic. He still wants to try to work out the whole GF memory thing… To know what to expect on that front… But there is also something to be said for how memories work when you’ve been through something. ]

I guess it’s complicated, kind of… How we remember things from when we’re younger. Sorry, that you lost them… Mine are gone too, so I get if you don’t want to talk about it.

[bornofwords]

For now, I’m afraid.

[ He sounds like he really does wish he didn’t have to, though. Still, he isn’t sure how late Mark likes to be out… And he has his own complicated situation when it comes to the concept of ‘home.’ ]

I should be getting back before it gets too much later. I’m staying with some people right now while I try to find a place and I don’t want to uh… inconvenience them by getting in too late, you know?

[heavenlyhonour]

"Never been here before, but I'm sure we can ask what they are."

Angeal had no doubt that if they asked, they'd find out.

[fatedsacrifice]

The red head's reply got a laugh out of the king. Ignis would more than likely be furious and arguing that just for the sake of rebuttal. His advisor would be no doubt be spitting out his beloved Ebony in order to retort such a claim.

"I appreciate what you're saying. But it's up to you if you want to keep going with them." He couldn't figure out for the life of him how to say that he was totally fine with hearing them.