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

[biactually]

[There are always rabbit or cat cafes, too. But I could see Nick at least agree to meet at a board game one, even if it's not his thing.]

[ghostlyflame]

That would be really awkward to move around with the seating down below. They are a bit close together.

[ She peered over the edge again, really this did seem like the best way to experience a play. Especially a first play! ]

It’s pretty too. I wonder what the stage will be like when the curtains open.

[hybrid_prince]

[wait there are rabbit cafes?]

[biactually]

[In my head there are. No reason they can't exist.]

[silent_sacrifice]

There is little nearly so irritating as having meddling parents, is there not? Here he is, successful, famous as an intellectual and a warrior, known the world over for his love and support of the arts, and yet all it takes is one fretting call from his mother (and then four days of haranguing from his best friend because why would he ever cave to his mother's desires) before he's caving in to deal with some foolish request from home.

At least, he had decided, he could knock two birds out with one stone. Dates are arranged, money sent to outfit a dress if the young woman doesn't have anything suitable for a high society charity function, and an invitation sent as well as to where and when to meet. Outside. Where Genesis was currently waiting in his three piece designer suit.

At least there was one advantage to his situation he supposed. WHoever the young woman was, she would serve as an excellent barrier against other female guests who might be eager to end up in his good graces. Maybe she would even be interesting conversation. Though that he of course doubted.

[bornofwords]

[ Mark had a nice smile, and Sigma finds he likes to see it… And was a little glad maybe he played a part in putting it there. Setting his own glass aside, he grinned lightly at the suggestion. ]

Potato skins sound good to me. [ Despite his flashy appearance, Sigma isn’t really fussy about food. He had things he liked, of course, but he didn’t need a fancy dinner to enjoy. Though desserts were a plus. ] And since I’ve never been here before, I’ll take your word for it.

[work_wife]

Yeah. It's hard to get past the seats of the other people.

[That Robin can speculate on, but only speculate. Each director brought their own vision.]

I promise it will be colorful.

[work_wife]

You can love George Michael and be straight.

[Probably. She bets there are guys like that. Like Steve. Okay, that might be a point not in Steve's favor.]

Don't be. His chest is so hairy. It's ick.

[Do her parents love her? That's a whole question. Robin sighs.]

Probably. I mean, they're former hippies. All about love there.

[disarming_prince]

He's a gentleman. This is important to note. A gentleman that rises to his feet and immediately takes the woman's hand to bow over it. Because there is no other appropriate way to greet a lady.

Which doesn't explain why she is here. Perhaps being shown to her own table and just wishing to meet him?

"Indeed I am, miss. It is a privilege to meet you."

[dead_tongue]

[He raises his eyebrows.] I guess.

Says you.

[He actually looks a little bit more sympathetic.]

That's a good sign! Uhm... maybe see how they felt about David Bowie?

[hybrid_prince]

It's a date. Maybe? It's hard to tell. Kate had said there was a guy he 'totally had to meet'. Something about being a nerd and an athlete like him. Anyway, she sent Teddy a message after the basketball game on Friday saying that she'd finally figured out a time for the two of them to meet. And Teddy, well, he'd learned a while ago not to argue with Kate. If she wanted to introduce him to one of the guys from her private school, he wasn't going to argue.

Why they were in a cat cafe, well, he couldn't even begin to guess. Safety in the form of felines maybe? Or maybe Kate hadn't researched the place before sending Teddy a date and time? Damn, he really didn't know.

What he did know was that while he waited an orange tabby had decided that his lap was the perfect place to lay down and purr, and there was no chance he was going to be able to move from this spot for a while.

[atypical_echo]

[Oh good. Mark was worried the guy would not really be into it. Though desserts weren't exactly likely here. They'd have to go elsewhere for that.]

Awesome. I've only been here once, with some old friends.

[He reaches into his pocket to pull out his phone and pulls up an app to punch in an order.]

Apparently they get so busy with serving the bar that it's just easier to order food via the app. I don't want to bother the bartender more than I have ot.

[thunderwarden]

[He scoffs, giving a slight shake of his head.]

Think this was a challenge, then? See how long we'll hold out before one of us caves and turns tail?

[thunderwarden]

I'm sure you are.

[Might as well get this show on the road, as it were.]

You know this game?

[insistent]

That is not something she's really experienced much of and while it might have seemed over the top if someone from her own world had done it, it hits different this time and Caroline clears her throat before finding her voice again.

"It's really nice to meet you too. Luna showed me a picture before she dropped me off here." And the picture had been more than enough to get her to agree.

[work_wife]

Oh no. Definitely not. See, he knows I'm super stubborn. Really hard to make that sort of bet against me.

[Which means she might have just thrown down a challenge to him. That could be amusing.]

[work_wife]

[Oh come on, no one wants someone with a hairy chest, right? That's not an actual thing?]

Now that's a hilarious tactic. Might have to think about that to test the waters. But that doesn't mean I'm necessarily comfortable with them knowing? Like, they could believe in something in theory and hate it in action. That happens, right?

[dead_tongue]

[Millions do! More importantly, Iggy does. ...okay he likes hairless too, but whatever.]

You're right - it absolutely happens.

My folks are... okay with it. Like I think my mom already knew when I was little. Maybe because I kept wearing her shoes. But even so... yeah. You just don't know.

Do they pay for your shit? Because that makes a difference, too. If you're independent you can be a little more free.

[disarming_prince]

Lunafreya did what?

Ravus stand there, his hand falling to his side briefly as he has to process those words. That is just a bit more than he had expected to hear.

"Forgive me, I fear that I cannot have heard you correctly. Lunafreya did what?"

[aquatic_sitar]

Oh, Catan? Totally. We have it at home but people are not the most excited to play it with me? Which is so frustrating because it's pretty cool!

[work_wife]

[Well that's a whole life choice there, and Robin supposes she can support it because what else is she supposed to to?]

Not really so much as you'd hope for. Ends meet, but not much past that? And if you say independent, do you mean latchkey kid? Because that sounds accurate.

[dead_tongue]

I mean are you going to live at home through college? Because you know, if you pay for your own place... you can make it a pussy pleasure palace.

[Yeah. He just said that.]

[work_wife]

Oh of course not. I'm going to Indianapolis probably. Or further. Further might not be bad. Purdue if I can get in.

ANd wow, please never say those words again. Like. Wow. Just don't. That sounds so bad.

[dead_tongue]

Well then! You can live how you want to live. And maybe then decide what to tell your folks, if anything.

[He laughs, sounding startled into it. He covers his mouth, but he's still smiling.]

I'm not sorry.

[insistent]

"She told me to join you for dinner because she had something come up?" Caroline offers after a second, hands back at her sides.

"Is that a problem?"