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

[bornofwords]

I’m glad you think so, but I am serious, though.

[ And with Mark it felt easy and genuine compared to his dealings with people in the past. ]

So I’ll see you in a couple days, and if you think of anything, let me know before I head there?

[atypical_echo]

Oh I've thought of something, but I'm keeping it to myself.

[Because the guy just made him feel so... good. So powerful. So loved.

[seed_pilot]

[It's pretty bright. Almost like Selphie when she's up to something. Nida's eyes narrow before he looks to Waver.]

Did you find the books you were looking for?

[ask_whydunit]

Uhhh…

[ He sighed a little, looking at the small collection in his arms that was only about half as big as it should be. ]

I got about half, did you uh.. find all yours?

[ oh, yeah, Melvin is definitely feeling proud of himself right now. ]

[bornofwords]

Oh? Keeping secrets, now you have me curious… I guess I’ll have to wait and find out what you meant when I get there.

[phoenixawakened]

"That they already have, many times over." Joshua answered with a smile.

It made him miss his brother, but wherever Clive was, Joshua was sure that he'd be fine.

[heavenlyhonour]

Angeal nodded.

"Being in the military tends to change a person."

Understatement, thy name is Angeal.

[wisecracking_shot]

It really does, doesn't it. Clint frowns.

"Sounds like some experience there, guy."

[unbreakable_king]

"That we are," Rhy suggests as an alternatively. Because Joshua is clearly meant to lead.

[seed_pilot]

Yeah. I found all of mine.

[Nida's smiling just a little bit. Don't mind him. He's pleased.]

I think you're going to have to let him go, Melvin, because he's got books left to find.

[atypical_echo]

I'm sure I will keep it to myself really well. Yep. Totally can do that.

[ask_whydunit]

Oh, that’s right, he mentioned something about having to find some…!

[ said innocently, as though it had somehow slipped his mind.

Ugh, if Waver didn’t already know he’d been messed with, he certainly would have now. ]

I better let you get back to it. Plenty of studying for me to do, anyway. See you later, friends!

[ Waver let out a long sigh, watching the quickly retreating head of platinum blond hair before his gaze slid back to Nida with an awkward hum. ]

Well, I guess that means we know who won the bet. Give me, uh… five minutes and I’ll have the rest of this stuff.

[bornofwords]

[ Normally secrets make him nervous, the risks of not routing them out or the consequences of finding them out with the special way he can... Not that the other knows that.

But regardless Mark has been nothing but genuine and nice to him, and it’s hard to be nervous about that. ]

Well, you only have to keep it for a couple days, and I suppose I can do my best to not try to deduce the answer before then.

[seed_pilot]

[Melvin, did you...? Nida can't help but smile at the guy. That definitely won the guy points with him.]

Later, Melvin!

[He waits until Melvin walks away to scoop the books from Waver's hands. He tucks them under his arm and smiles.]

I'll go back to the table and wait for you."

[atypical_echo]

Thanks for letting me have my little air of mystery.

[ask_whydunit]

[ He actually looked surprised for a moment when Nida took the books he’d already collected before nodding quickly with a clumsy expression and slight blush. ]

Oh, yeah! Thanks. I’ll um… See you there in a little bit.

[ came out in a rush before he hurried to the next set of bookshelves. ]

[bornofwords]

A little mystery keeps me wondering, after all.

[ He smiles a little, because he does wonder. ]

So I’ll look forward to seeing you in a couple of days.

[seed_pilot]

Damn. He looks good with a blush.

[He smiles and heads back to the table with the books, proud to have had that affect on someone.]

[atypical_echo]

Mystery is usually scary for me. But with you, it's pretty exciting.

[ask_whydunit]

[ Waver’s form visibly stumbles a bit before ducking behind a bookshelf. Yeah, he heard that. WHAT DOES HE DO WITH THAT?? Oh boy, the teen does not know.

Especially considering he’d uh… been well known for easily flustering.

He’s doomed with Nida, he thinks. Just ever so slightly…

True to his word, though, he returned to the table a short while later with the few remaining books on his list to add to the collection of references. ]

Sorry to keep you waiting, I swear Melvin is a menace when you have things to do. But uh- I think we should have everything we can go through.

[bornofwords]

[ For him too, huh…? That’s a point of interest, if only because he knows from experience that there is usually a good reason for it. ]

Oh? Well… Likewise, but you make it less so too.

[seed_pilot]

[Nida's definitely smiling when Waver returns. Even seems extra pleased over mentioning Melvin.]

Oh, I think he's a good friend, not a menace. I could do with more friends like that.

[atypical_echo]

I'm really glad. Feeling safe matters.

[phoenixawakened]

Joshua tilted his head at Rhy. "We?" He's a little confused and his mind had half wandered off as he'd thought of Clive.

[heavenlyhonour]

Angeal shrugged. "Wasn't too bad. Others had it worse than I did."

Being First Class did have its privileges after all.