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It's For Your Own Good

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!

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Oh! Thank goodness, I wasn’t sure, and I didn’t want to get it wrong!

[ Gray was rather observant, and it was hard to not see the little blush on Robin’s face. She was really pretty, and she seemed so nice! Which... Admittedly made Gray a little more nervous, herself. She wasn’t particularly special, in her own opinion, not beautiful like Reines and Luvia, or smart like Flat and Svin. All four of them would know what to do in this situation compared to her. They would be way better at this whole blind date thing!

Oh, she was staring a little. Ducking her head, she shook it quickly at the apology. Now it was her turn to blush...! ]

It’s okay, please don’t worry! I don’t mind at all. Remembering names is hard, and we never met before.

[ She offered in return with an anxious little shake of her head and gesture with one hand. She is... pointedly ignoring a snickering coming from under her cloak. This is not funny, this is serious! She doesn’t know what to do!! ]

W-would you like to sit down?

[Huh, weird little sound. Probably coming from someone else around here and not from the young woman in front of her.]

Oh, have they opened the doors to seating yet? I'm sorry this is such an awkward place for this, but my friend Steve, he just had the spare tickets and wanted them to get some use. We could skip it if you want, not tell him we didn't go? Though the dinner reservation isn't until after...

[ Nope, definitely not coming from Gray. Definitely not a rude little magical AI that doesn’t know how to be quiet and finds this whole situation way too funny.]

Oh, um… I don’t know, I could check!

[ She offered, having forgotten that they did have to wait. This isn’t anything like she’s used to, after all. Gray had come from a very small, obscure village in Wales. They didn’t even have cell service or the internet out there, let alone fancy restaurants. It really added a whole layer to what was already a new experience. ]

It is a little different from the kinds of places I usually would go- but I’m sure it’s nice? I wouldn’t want your friend to be disappointed if we just left. And um… someone I know also had to be here today, too. I think they’d be nervous and get themselves in trouble if they thought they were here alone… So I really don’t mind staying for a bit, as long as you don’t?

[Oh, that is fair. She can understand having a friend to look after. She smiles.]

Oh, I'd be happy to stay and watch the play. Steve doesn't really care about this stuff. His parents bough the tickets after all. Not that I'm so in love with plays I can't leave. I just...

[oh man, she's flustered and when she's flustered she rambles.]

[ She just what…? Gray tilted her head slightly, trying to guess what the rest of that meant. The snickering is heard again at how dense the girl was with this stuff. It was clear Robin didn’t want to make Gray stay for a play if she thought it would be a boring date.

At least she could understand that Robin would be happy to stay and watch, and that worked out for both of them, didn’t it? Something for their date, and Gray could keep an eye on her mentor. If it seemed okay, and Robin decided she wanted to leave later, they could decide then. Admittedly, Gray was used to the people she was with taking the lead when it came to deciding what to do. ]

I would be happy to stay and watch the play too, then? Even if I didn’t have someone to watch for as well, I still think it might be fun? Because, well, I’ve never really been to a play before, or any kind of show, really. Sometimes Sir has a movie night with some of the other students and that’s nice, so I think a play must be fun too?

[ Now she’s rambling a bit, because she feels more than a little inexperienced about social interactions, let alone a blind date… And her confidence levels are on something of a downward spiral. ]

Okay then!

[Why would she need to watch someone else during the play? The person would be there and watching the play as well. Well, it didn't matter. They probably wouldn't have a seat that could see the mentor or whatever. It will be fine.]

A play is often really fun. Very different from a movie because it's all live and right there in front of you. Makes everything feel so much more immediate.

[ Nothing ever goes the way it’s supposed to, Robin. Last time she went on a girls’ shopping day with friends, they ended up trapped in the mall by way of an over-active magical security system. ]

I hadn’t thought of it that way, but it must! [ She smiled sweetly, turning the explanation over in her head carefully. She doesn’t always feel particularly clever compared to everyone else, but she thinks she knows what Robin means. ] It must be challenging for the actors, knowing there’s no doing a scene over compared to movies.

I think they practice a LOT more than actors in movies. Like, multiple times daily well before they're ready for people. It's pretty interesting actually, how it all gets put together.

[She's getting a bit more excited about this.]

I hope you like it. This theater is supposed to be really quality.

You seem to know a lot about them. Have you been to many plays before?

[ The excitement is admittedly infectious, and it helps Gray to focus a little less on her nerves and perceived shortcomings to see Robin getting into it! ]

It sounds like a lot of fun, and it’s exciting since I’ve never seen one before, so I really look forward to seeing it when they start!

I mean, my school does some? I almost tried out as one. But only almost.

[She had a panic attack and passed out. Not important.]

Alright then. We'll hope that it's good. It's one of the Comedies, so they're pretty entertianing.

Oh, really? That’s too bad that you didn’t get to.

[ Gray, sweet girl that she was, simply guessed Robin didn’t have time to go through with it rather than passing out. She was so pretty and had a nice voice, in the girl’s opinion. She would probably be good on stage, or so the teen thought to herself. Ah… she’s often awed by the people around her. ]

Right! I think it should be, oh- [ She tilted her head as people started to line up for the entrance. ] I think it might be starting soon?

[See, if Gray said that about the voice and pretty, Robin would be blushing rather hard there. For now, though, she's clueless and laughs.]

We're probably fine that I'm not doing it. I'm probably more suited to director than actress after all.

[Yeah, there's people moving, and Robin gestures for Gray to join her.]

I think we have box seats. Those are, like, more private and special. Great view too.

Really? I suppose that might be kind of fun too, to guide people and see everything all come together!

[ She wouldn’t mind helping one behind the scenes herself if she learned more about them. She hated being the center of attention, somewhat uncomfortable with being stared at. The gesture is met with a little bob of her head, the material of her hood swaying lightly as she hurried to follow Robin in. Yes, she looks a bit surprised to hear that they had box seats! ]

Oh! That sounds really nice. We’ll be able to see everything from up higher.

[ At least, she imagined so. She was pretty sure Sir had to sit down below in the regular seats, poor guy. ]

"Directors shape the way the show comes together. They work together to make the full vision. It sounds exciting.

[And it keeps Robin from the immediate lime light while she still gets to enjoy it.]

We really will. Come on. I...

[Robin offers her arm to Gray to guide her in.]

Oh…!

[ People did that on dates, right? She is pretty, at least, that it was normal. Like in some of the novels she’d read over the years. So, with a little blush on her cheeks, she took the offered arm and let Robin draw her along. ]

Thank you, I’ll let you lead the way.

[Don't worry, Robin's blushing too. They can be blushing roses together. She smiles, produces their tickets to figure out which box they need to go to, and leads Gray the best she can.]

I've never had such good seats before. This is going to be interesting.

[ They probably made a cute, pretty picture then. The girl helped look over the tickets and offered quiet thoughts as they searched for their seats to help if she thought she saw something that might lead in the right direction. But Robin gets them there just fine, and Gray is left to look around in a little bit of awe. ]

You can see so much from up here! [ she offered in a small, but excited tone. ] and it’s so much quieter than it was downstairs.

[ A plus, honestly. There was always something of an awkwardness to being crowded in at seats on all sides. ]

[The view really was great. Steve was really winning massive wingman points in this moment.]

Oh yeah, you really can. It's so nice. I'm actually looking even more forward to this. Should probably drag my friend to one of these showings some time, seeing as his parents don't ever use the tickets.

[ Still looking out over the balcony, she smiled to herself at the view. There were so many people too, and it was so much more relaxed than the situations she usually ended up in. Glancing over her shoulder curiously, she moved to take a seat. ]

That sounds like a good idea? He might have fun, and it seems like a shame to not use them if they have them. Especially with such good seats.

[Robin takes the other available seat, enjoying the view herself.]

You know, being up here I can pretend for a few minutes that I'm actually sort of rich. And that's nice for a change.

And Steve sorta prefers movies? But I guess it's a shame his parents don't use him so it becomes a shame he doesn't use them. Then there's us. Two cool girls reaping the benefits.

It does, kind of! Or at least how I would imagine it, I think.

[ Rich without the awkwardness of dealing with other rich people. Reines had invited her to a fancy party once, and it felt like she’d stuck her foot in her mouth a few times. Of course, then things spiralled after that, but the point stood. ]

I guess if you prefer movies, it might be different. [ She mused, people did have all kinds of interests she had been noticing since arriving in the city. Still, she was glad to have the chance to see a real play. O-oh two cool girls? Was she cool? Now she’s noticeably blushing, she’s never been called cool before! ] Y-yes! We can at least enjoy them if no one else will.

[Robin always stuck her foot in her mouth at those parties. Which, she suspected, was half of why Steve took her. The other half was fancy food. But scandalizing the riches by saying 'she's my capital p platonic lifemate' really threw wrenches in conversations he didn't want to have.]

And clearly no rich snobs are going to appreciate these seats like us. Because I've never had this chance before and I bet we can count the hairs on actors' wigs from here! Not that we should. Because that would be distracting.

[ That gets a little smile, because she expected that was at least a little true. People who could enjoy seats like this all the time probably got used to it, right? It wouldn’t be as interesting or special if it were an everyday thing. Reines and Luvia both probably thought this was just normal for a play, if they went to them. ]

That’s probably true with some of them, and it makes it more exciting since this is my first time seeing a play! [ She tilted her head at the stage below, and her eyes swept the crowd again out of habit. ] Right, but it still means we can enjoy all the fancy details from here without having to peek around someone’s head if someone tall were sitting in front of us.

[ She could imagine that happening, and it would be disappointing. ]

Exactly!

[Robin smiles and looks around, watching people fill out the seats below. They had of course gotten in a touch sooner because of how good their seats here.]

Plus we can exit earlier, or if we need the bathroom we can slip out without, like, bothering other people as much.

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.

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