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]

Hm… I suppose I am, but it's with the support of your artistic pursuits in mind.

[ He responded with a small, innocent grin. ]

Ah, they’re pretty good? A nice snack, though the salt is probably going to make me want something sweet later.

[ He ended with a little chuckle. ]

[atypical_echo]

There's a froyo places nearby.

[It's a soft, gentle offer. Hopeful too.]

[bornofwords]

[ The offer gets a curious tilt of his head. Ending the night at potato skins seemed like a shame. He was enjoying this… And of the options of finding something sweet with someone he wanted to get to know vs. looking for something to eat on his own? This was the better one. ]

Is there? Hm… that sounds like it would be the perfect follow up to potato skins. So I would be game to try, if you are?

[atypical_echo]

I would be really game to try it.

[In fact, he's smiling wider because the guy was willing to even consider it.]

I mean, I haven't been in there in a week or so, and they change the flavors daily, so I'm sort of lookint forward to it.

[bornofwords]

Great, then we’re both games.

[ He responded a genuine, pleased grin of his own. And for more than just the promise of frozen yoghurt, of course. ]

Do they? Then I guess we both try our luck on what flavours they have, huh?

[atypical_echo]

That sounds like a delight. We could probably, you know, pay the tab and do that now.

[bornofwords]

Yeah? Well, if you’re finished with the potato skins, then I think we definitely could. I’ll just be a moment while I pay for it, and we can go.

[ He offered his agreement with a smile, finishing his soda and getting his wallet. ]

[atypical_echo]

[Well that's a kind thing to offer. Mark smiles and finishes his last potato skin. This should be enough.]

I'm ready then.

[bornofwords]

[ While Mark does that, Sigma gets the bill settled and pockets his wallet again. ]

Great! I’ll let you lead the way, since you know where it is.

[ He added with a grin, getting the door and holding it open for Mark to pass through before him politely. ]

[atypical_echo]

Yeah, that's the reasonable choice there.

[He smiles and heads out, making his way after the guy until he heads through the door. Once outside he heads down the sidewalk.]

Alright then, let's get moving.

[bornofwords]

[ Sigma smiled lightly, taking a breath once outside and the noise from the bar was muted and slowly fades as they walked away from it. He never minds the noise and the bustle, but there is something nice about being outdoors under an evening sky that is nice in its own way. ]

Let’s, you have me curious about what the selection will be like. [ He added, catching up to fall into step next to Mark and watching which way he went. Eyes glancing skyward, he continued a moment later quietly. ] And lucky for us, it seems like a nice night for a walk.

[atypical_echo]

So they do the froyo in double batch makers. So one side might have pineapple coconut and the other could be mint chocolate and you can get them swirled together. It's super fun.

[It is a nice night for a walk. He smiles to himself because it's a better night than he could have expected actually. The guy was nice, he was polite, and he seemed to tolerate Mark. Those were all pluses.]

[bornofwords]

[ Sigma would be quick to correct Mark on the idea that he was merely tolerating him. The man had been around a lot of people who he’d admit to ‘tolerating’ out of necessity.

Mark didn’t count as one of them so far, he was enjoying his company just as much. It was… Nice getting to know someone new. Someone who didn’t know who he was, the things he could do, and the things he’d had to do. Someone who just wanted to spend time with him without expecting certain things out of him in return so they could be done with him. ]

Oh, that does actually sound like a fun way to try new things. Could get some interesting flavour combinations that way. [ Glancing sidelong at Mark with a little smile, he continued with a curious note. Yes, he still wanted to get to know the guy. Even in little ways like this. ] What kind of flavours do you like for these things, any go-to’s if they’re available?

[atypical_echo]

They have something that's just called 'tangy vanilla' and I think that's the best with anything chocolate or fruit based. If they don't have that, I just want fruity flavors, all the time. It's so suited to the way froyo works and tastes. Richer flavors like peanut butter? Only good with the right compliment.

[He has OPINIONS clearly.]

[bornofwords]

[ And Sigma is paying attention to these opinions! He hadn’t expected it, but it was actually delightful. The man has always liked learning about what people around him enjoy, the amount of things he’d become knowledgeable about because of this tended to vary… But this was a new one!

Smiling a little, the man tilted his head as they walked down the sidewalk. ]

That makes a lot of sense when you put it that way. Maybe I’ll have to get your recommendations when we get there, hm? What about toppings? Do you go for anything like that with it or do you just get the froyo mixed?

[atypical_echo]

I guess toppings can be nice. What I choose for it tends to depend on the flavors they have. With fruits I want a little bit of fruity stuff too. I don't tend to go with sprinkles though. I don't get it that at all.

[bornofwords]

That makes sense to me. You would want the flavours to go together well. [ He responded, tilting his head to Mark with a little smile. ] And while nice to look at, I suppose sprinkles don’t exactly have much… substance or add much flavour to something. I don’t think they’d be my go-to if I were to add anything, either.

[atypical_echo]

Exactly. Like, it's just more sugar. Who cares about more sugar?

[And the he's chuckling. Because the guy gets it.]

But nuts? Nuts are great.

[bornofwords]

Aside from a child with a sweet tooth, maybe? Not me, I think.

[ He responded with a soft smile, definitely getting it. Plus, he’s a little into this now. The talk of flavours and toppings has him a little excited for the destination drawing nearer. ]

Right, they add both texture and flavour. I’m rather fond of them in cookies, because they balance well with sweets.

[ Thank goodness whoever the hell created him hadn’t included a nut allergy. That would have been rather disappointing to him, considering his preferences and the options they were talking about for froyo. ]

[atypical_echo]

Cookies without nuts are just boring. Which is something people will judge me for I suppose.

[Oh, and they are here. And Mark smiles as he moves to hold the door open for them.]

Here we are.

[bornofwords]

Ah, maybe. [ There is a very specific detective he knows that seemed to be some kind of authority on sweets, so it’s possible. But he’s not here, and Sigma is. ] But I won’t. I think I have a similar preference. Cookies are more interesting with different things added to them, without nuts or fruits or chocolates and the like… they’re kind of just like a blank canvas, right?

[ At least Sigma thought of it that way, of the ones he’d tried over time. His favourites definitely weren’t the boring, plain kind. ]

Oh, thank you.

[ He offered quietly with a smile as he passed through the door ahead, one of his genuine ones and rather than the mask of charm. This night deserved that. It had been going better than expected. ]

Now, I guess we get to see what our options are and what we can devise, huh?

[atypical_echo]

We really do get to see it.

[He smiles and moves to the counter and then makes a happy noise.]

They have the tangy normal one. I'm really going to eat too much.

[bornofwords]

The tangy vanilla you mentioned? That is tempting, I think.

[ Sigma was a little caught up in looking at the flavour options once they were inside, but a grin crossed his face at the positive reaction he hears from Mark. ]

I think that’s the point of these things. It’s a treat, right?

[atypical_echo]

Yes, it is a treat, but man, self restraint is going to fail me.

[He smiles and heads to the counter.]

It looks like it's blended with the Chocolate Mint today, so I'm going to have to have them together. I'm excited.

[bornofwords]

We can fail at that together, then. It’s my treat, just so you know.

[ He responded with a small chuckle, following Mark towards the counter and eying the board. It had been his suggestion that they get dessert as things at the bar went well, and he liked the idea of treating here. ]

Chocolate mint? Hm… I actually think I wouldn’t mind trying that myself. Maybe with some of those oreo bits mixed in…

[ He mused, looking at the board and then at the options for what to put with it. ]