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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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[Noctis had made reservations at the best steak house. He wasn't sure which one of his guys had this madcap idea but they had all said that they were tired of seeing him just moping around. He wouldn't tell the guys that he was looking forward to this date either, so to them he put on a whole 'do I have to?' kind of thing. But when Noct finally managed to get the date's name, it didn't ring any bells but it was definitely a unique name. The two men going on the date hadn't spoken, and the king didn't ask about what the man looked like either, so he was going to be surprise.

The king found his nicest dress up suit and got out of the car as fast as possible. Watching Ignis drive away, Noctis turned his attention to the double doors of the restaurant and took a deep breath before heading inside.]

[Genesis was early. Of course he was early. It was prudent to be punctual for a date, especially when one is uncertain of who might make themselves present for it. Still, he had set himself up with an early glass of wine and his book, reading as he waits. Why not? It gives him some barrier, meager as it is, from being immediately recognized.

Which is a lie. It probably makes him more recognizable given he was in his red leather and his normal jewelry. At least he'd put on a nice white reinterpretation of a peasant blouse under it for some interesting change. And leather pants. Who could go wrong with leather pants?]

[The king checked his phone but there were no messages on it. It was almost a bummer. But he turned to one of the waitstaff and they directed him to the table he'd reserved. And there he saw an arresting head of red hair. Upon further visual inspection, he saw the red leather and smiled to himself when he saw the book.

For a brief moment, Noct faltered. But then he took another breath and moved to the other side of the table, standing there looking at the man sitting there.]

Are you Genesis?

No au-

[He's so used to having to turn people away due to his fame while at restaurants that he half forgets his purpose here. But when he looks up from the book he remembers, and cuts off. Smiles. Closes the book and sets it aside.]

Please tell me you are who I am expecting, for I would consider myself fortunte.

[The king read, just not half as voraciously as say Gladio or Iggy. But he was happy to see the book at any rate. However, he was a little puzzled when he heard 'no' but then the book snapped shut with a quickness and a pair of beautiful blue eyes looked up at him and he felt a little shy.]

I'm Noctis. I hope you were expecting me.

[He didnt miss the part where he was told the other would consider himself fortunate. Hopefully that still held true here.]

I most definitely hope I was. Which I do believe I have.

[He rises to his feet and moves to pull out a chair for Noctis.]

Please, would you join me?

[The king is impressed and there was something in that old time gesture of pulling out a chair for him that brought Ignis to mind. So this guy was a gentleman? Noct could definitely live with that. However, he did blush a little when the man spoke about hoping.]

Uh ya..thanks.

[Noctis sat up straight much like he had when he met up with Iris in Lestallum. Normally in front of the guys he slouched, but not today and he hadn't that day in Lestallum either.]

You weren't waiting long, right?

[Well, he was a gentleman when it suited him. Which it did not always. Just usually.]

Not so long that it was inconvenient. Only five minutes.

Five minutes isn't bad, but I'm still sorry to have kept you waiting.

[Because that wasn't gentlemanly or kingly. Not that this guy had to know any of that right now.]

Have you had a chance to get something to drink or anything?

I can see that the wait was more than worth it.

[As for if he tried anything yet, he gestures toward the glass of red wine.]

Yes. I have. I started with only a house red. Not as impressive as one might want, but it serves.

Noctis lowered his head as he smiled at the words he heard. But then he heard about the house wine. "Well, we'll see what else they've got."

He paused.

"Mind if I sit down?"

"Please do," he says with a warm, welcoming smile. "I would be honored for the company. And I can change to a white if you so desire."

The king slid into the chair and decided the man was handsome. But he couldn't reveal that yet or so he thought as he tried to recall every lesson on this sort of stuff that Iggy had tried to teach him. Unfortunately Noctis always just felt shy and shooed the lessons from his mind.

Idiot that he was back then, that sort of information would prove sorely useful right about now. And calling Ignis at any future point would prove he hadn't listened to those particular lessons, which he was so rightfully accused of.

Realizing that Genesis had spoken, Noct quickly shook his head. "No not at all. I'll join you in having a glass when they get around to us."

And to think, Genesis would quite appreciate the appreciation of his looks rather quickly. There was no need to be 'proper' about that. For now he sits there, appreciating the look of the other man.

"Red then. Well aged and all the more beautiful for it."

Just like Noctis of ocurse.

Noctis nodded with a smile. The only beautiful thing here was the man here with him but he would just go along with it. Causing awkwardness wasn't something that he enjoyed doing. And first dates, impeccable manners and mannerisms and good impressions were all lessons learned in rote from Ignis as he grew up.

"Glad to see you found something good to start off with."

"Oh, I think I have," he says with a smirk as he looks Noctis up and down. "And a tasty dessert might be on the menu as well. Time will tell how hungry we prove to be."

Noctis wasn't sure how he felt at that look he received from Genesis. It almost reminded him of high school and how people were sizing him up for a fight or how good of a future ruler he would be. But here it was definitely different altogether.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say. He wasn't a smooth operator like Ignis could be, which was why he deferred to him at times to do the talking for him. That wasn't going to be the case here tonight though. So the king tried something else with a smile.

"Dessert, that sounds pretty ambitious but I like it."

"I have always been known as an ambitious man," Genesis says with a chuckle. How could he be or do anything less than shoot for the best? He was a great warrior after all.

"Would it bother you, to be near someone so aspirational in their desires?"

"Oh really?" Noctis asked, intrigued. Ambitious men weren't bad as long as the ambition part wasn't tied to something negative. And the red head's chuckle was downright endearing.

Wow.

The question had him smile and he shook his head. "Not at all. Aspirations are great things, and so far all I know of your ambition is dessert, but I'm good with that for a start."

He knew getting to know people took time and he was in no hurry.

Whether his ambitions were negative or not were really dependent upon who was listing them. Those that hated him were not likely to talk to his contributions as a scholar, whether it be of materia, literature, or even agriculture. No, they would speak to his work as a soldier then.

"Oh no, desserts are treats. One must earn them by... behaving. So let us start this properly with a nice appetizer. What foods do you like and dislike, may I ask?"

Noctis wasn't sure that desserts were treats exactly, but it gave him food for thought as the other mentioned behaving and starting this properly.

Properly?

Looking at Genesis, he shook his head. "I'm not fussy, unless you're putting vegetables in front of me. Other than that, I love food. Fried cheese sticks would work or something along those lines, if that works for you. Or you can decide."

No vegetables? The soldier raises an eyebrow at that. How intriguing. The fried cheese sticks does make him frown.

"Have you tried spring rolls?"

Perhaps that they can agree on. Deep friend, but some vegetables.

Noct nodded. "Spring rolls are great." With the fried, he doesn't really try to notice the vegetables. They're coated and he would ignore the insides for the outsides.

"You like those too I take it?"

"I am quite fond of many forms of food," Genesis noted as he picked out another few small nibbles. The issue with a Soldier was always their increased appetites. He'd need more if he was going to be satisfied with a single entree.

"But in many ways it's the quality that matters over the specific items."

"True." Noctis replied with a nod. He knew all about appetizers and all of that while waiting on a main meal such as a steak or roast. And of course thinking about things like roasts got his mouth watering.

He loved food and was lucky enough to know someone who cooked.

"So beyond those, what else looks good?"

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