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

[wisecracking_shot]

"That's never a good thing to hear," Clint sighs. "I'm sorry."

[unbreakable_king]

“Come now, I am not blind or thoughtless. Like can recognize like with enough hints,” Rhy pointed out with a smile.

[ask_whydunit]

[ Waver’s not exactly going to deny Melvin was a good friend… Or at least a friend. He’s not great at expressing those things, not really… ]

He can be, and is, both. If he finds the idea of something amusing, then he’ll invest his time, attention- and sometimes considerable wealth- into it.

[bornofwords]

It really does. I’m glad we both feel that way.

[ Because sometimes it didn’t work out that way, and it’s been a long time since he wasn’t worried about someone ready to plant a knife in his back. ]

[seed_pilot]

Considerable wealth? So what, I should be expecting him to surprise us with a candlelit dinner or something?

[atypical_echo]

If we didn't, I'd never have talked to you again, if I'm honest.

[ask_whydunit]

[ Waver’s eyes dart around the library, just to… make sure Melvin’s really gone. Because, yes, Nida. If Melvin thought it would be interesting, he bloody well would. ]

No one should underestimate Melvin, health aside.

[ That is to say that Waver would not doubt his friend would if he thought it would be amusing. ]

[bornofwords]

I would hope not. I’d hate to think you’d stick around with someone you didn’t feel safe with.

[ It’s too easy to make that mistake, it’s too easy to trust in the nice and ignore the bad feeling that some people give off. Of course, there are also people who hide it well… So sometimes it can’t be helped. ]

[heavenlyhonour]

Angeal shook his head. "Part and parcel of being in the military. People had to move up the food chain so they could have it a food chain so they could have it a little easier."

[phoenixawakened]

Joshua's face reddened. "Yes, quite."

He was supposed to be leading Rosaria, had events not transpired as they had back home. But even then, he would be sure to have his sworn shield by his side.

[seed_pilot]

I'm being trained as a mercenary. I am literally trained to not to underestimate anyone.

[Still he's smiling.]

If he did, would you stick around for it?

[atypical_echo]

I've learned better than to do that.

[unbreakable_king]

"Heavy is the head," Rhy mused. "But we can still take this time for ourselves."

[wisecracking_shot]

Yeah that makes sense to the point Clint grimaces.

"Makes things awkward I bet."

[ask_whydunit]

[ Waver finds the book in front of him very interesting, if only because he’s trying really hard to figure out how to answer that. He’d never been to a fancy dinner before, not really. A candle lit dinner on the level Melvin could probably put the money into would definitely be that… How awkward would that be when you were used to more… plain things, anyway? ]

Maybe… Would you?

[bornofwords]

Me too, [ he thinks, or hopes. ] though it’s kind of not a great lesson to learn.

[seed_pilot]

Absolutely.

[Nida has no real problem with being adamant about that statement, even if he's blushing.]

[atypical_echo]

Sounds about right.

Next Thursday maybe?

[ask_whydunit]

[ There is some comfort, and curiosity, at the fact that he’s not the only one blushing a little. He still thinks he’d rather they have some kind of say over a dinner, and maybe not one that’s too fancy… But it’s still interesting to know. ]

Then, yeah, I guess we’d go to dinner on Melvin’s dime if he ever got the idea to try something like that.

[bornofwords]

Yes, I’ll see you Thursday after work then!

[atypical_echo]

I'll look forward to it.

[seed_pilot]

[Well then, who knows what Melvin would do. But Nida thought that they'd definitely hit a marker there.]

Good to know. Now, research?

[heavenlyhonour]

He nodded.

"It is when you're at the bottom."

[phoenixawakened]

"Of course." Joshua said while slightly brightening. After all, this was a man who too held a title. And it was one of a king, a higher station than himself.

"And I'm honoured to be spending some of that time with you."

[unbreakable_king]

"And I with you," Rhy agrees with a smile. "Now, let us enjoy our meal, yes?"