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

[dead_tongue]

Thank you!

I have, but it was years ago and I was not any good at it. I'm a 2D medium kind of guy.

[Iggy gives off the vibe of the eternally optimistic: of course this will be fun! Of course they'll make great art!]

So have you had many blind dates before? I hope I'm not like, supremely not your type.

[atypical_echo]

[Yeah, Mark was something of a 2D medium guy too. SO he gets it.]

No, I really haven't. Had any. This is sorta my friends telling me 'stop moping'. And yeah, 2D is my preference too.

[dead_tongue]

You mope? Bad breakup?

You're an artist?

[Pause.]

I'll pretend I didn't notice you evading the part about if I'm your type.

[atypical_echo]

Not exactly. I mean, yes, there was a bad breakup, but it was just part of everything being weird. Which is a lot for a first date.

[The other thing, well, Mark gets comfortable before he answers.]

I'm a photographer, so yes. And I don't have a type, so it's a hard question to answer.

[dead_tongue]

Alright. I can handle some weird, for the record.

A photographer! Amazing! Do you specialize in anything?

Ahh, I see.

[The instructor calls everyone to attention shortly after.]

[atypical_echo]

I tend to like landscapes and cityscapes over people. But I'm just trying to build my style right now.

[Oh, attention time.]

I'm going to ruin my shit, isn't it?

[dead_tongue]

Oh, I love a good landscape. I do a lot of them, too.

Heh. You'll be fine.

[It's an introductory course - the first part is literally just getting used to the clay.

Iggy manages not to just sculpt a dick. Barely.]

So are you a local?

[atypical_echo]

[Mark is definitely going to manage an awkward mug. Go him!]

Not exactly. I'm not from here originally, but I'm here now I guess.

[dead_tongue]

So that's a no.

Where are you from?

[atypical_echo]

[That's definitely not a question Mark looks comfortable with. He frowns down at his little creation in progress.]

That's, uh... Complicated. And not a first date question. I'm sorry.

[Too much family trauma.]

[dead_tongue]

Okay. That's cool.

[Iggy hums and works his clay.]

...you top or bottom?

[atypical_echo]

[That gets his attention. What?]

I think I need more words than that, man.

[dead_tongue]

Do you. Prefer to top? Or to bottom? When fucking.

Or is that also too personal?

[atypical_echo]

[Oh wow that's forward. Mark is blushing so hard now.]

I've, uh... I've dated guys but it's never gotten that far. So I don't know.

[dead_tongue]

[Both of Iggy's eyebrows go up.]

Oh. I mean, nothing wrong with that. Sorry if that was embarrassing.

[atypical_echo]

No, it's okay. I've thought of it. But I didn't really REALIZE I was that way until college, and my relationships weren't really long term then and I'm, well, I don't know what I'd call it. I like to have a connection before sex is what it is.

[dead_tongue]

Oh! Demisexual. That's awesome.

[Iggy smiles, reassuring. The instructor gets their attention once more to demonstrate how to use the pottery wheel if they would like to.

Iggy grins even more impishly after this announcement.]

Did you wanna try and recreate that scene from 'Ghost'?

[atypical_echo]

[Oh. Huh. Mark's heard the term before, knows what it means, but he's never applied it to himself? What? Okay, he'll unpack that later.

Especially as he brightens up in delight.]

Yes. Absolutely.

[dead_tongue]

You wanna be Patrick Swayze or Demi Moore?

[atypical_echo]

I don't know. I mean, you have more of her hair, but you also have arms that look nice and long to wrap around. You'd be perfect in either role.

[dead_tongue]

Thank you! You're so sweet. I'll be Demi.

[Just going to plop in front of the potter's wheel.]

[atypical_echo]

I'll take Moore of that.

[He chuckles to himself and moves to shift a sheet behind Iggy.]

You going to care that people are going to be watching us?

[dead_tongue]

[Iggy turns his head to look at him, genuinely puzzled.]

Why would I?

[atypical_echo]

I don't know.

[Mark's blushing in a way that says maybe he would be nervous about it.]

[dead_tongue]

[Iggy smiles brightly.]

Hey. Don't worry.

Now, c'mon! Let's get our clay on here. [Which he does before he starts the wheel going.]