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

[seed_pilot]

[Well damn, that's smart. Nida smiles at Melvin, though he is definitely suspicious over the fact that these steps need taken.]

We're glad to have met you both.

[Nida smiles when Selphie takes the words out of his mouth. But he's excited and maybe putting up with the teasing Selphie gives him the whole way back to Garden. But until their next meeting he has plenty to do, including just continuing through his training. The meeting gets planned, though, and he's smiling to himself as he waits for Waver, nibbling on fries the whole time.]

[ask_whydunit]

[ It did kind of suck that they had to consider it, but it was what it was. It might have been fine, or it might not have… but they’ve been getting kind of pushy about his presence lately… But it’s just childish bullying, pure and simple. They want him out, and he’s stubbornly sticking around. He isn’t going to think about it, and he certainly isn’t going to let them win. ]

So are we. This has been fun!

[ Melvin responds with a bright grin, maybe not the way he thought it would be, but this was definitely interesting. And Waver seems… happy, a rare sight outside his studies.

Waver is on time, if only because they were meeting in the afternoon instead of morning. Having been awake long enough, he was brimming with a rare, eager energy over the whole plan. It wasn’t often he actually had someone around to talk to about this stuff to begin with, and it was exciting to have the chance to not only share an interest but to have a chance to help someone out rather than be dismissed for stupid reasons. ]

Hey, Nida. Were you waiting long?

[ He greeted, sliding into a seat across from the guy and letting him finish his fries. ]

[seed_pilot]

Not so long that I'm upset, promise. Just indulging in some really shitty calories.

[Not that he really need them. He just wants them.]

I miss indulgent food at times. I know I must have had it some before going to Garden, because I have nostalgia for certain flavors I guess.

[ask_whydunit]

Oh, good. I mean, both not being upset and indulging. I had wanted to leave early, but I got a bit caught up in planning the route for today.

[ Waver is happy to let the guy finish eating the fries, anyway. After hurrying to get here, he could use a chance to sit for a moment. It also sounded like Nida could use the treat anyway, if the next comment is anything to go by… It gets a little thoughtful frown, though. ]

Nostalgia, huh… I can kind of get that, or is this one of those things you might have forgotten because of your GF?

[seed_pilot]

[Yeah, there's the awkward question. Nida sighs as he tries to think of the best way to explain it.]

Yeah, some of it might be that. We start GF work at about eleven, a year after we start weapon work. Not heavy work until we're older though. But the truth is I'm also sort of an orphan? And my parents, I lost them when I was about seven. I don't have much memory of life from back then.

[ask_whydunit]

Oh…

[Waver doesn’t often realize that a question was awkward or potentially best left unasked until after it’s left his mouth, and the answer… Yeah it does leave him feeling a bit apologetic. He still wants to try to work out the whole GF memory thing… To know what to expect on that front… But there is also something to be said for how memories work when you’ve been through something. ]

I guess it’s complicated, kind of… How we remember things from when we’re younger. Sorry, that you lost them… Mine are gone too, so I get if you don’t want to talk about it.

[seed_pilot]

Yeah, but there's a chance that it's better that I don't know. So I haven't really ever been that upset about it. I know people think I should, but I'm not sure I should.

[Because what's the point of missing pain he's clearly had a chance to move past?]

[ask_whydunit]

[ Waver can’t deny that. He’s glad he remembers his parents and grandmother… But there are definitely things from the end that he wishes he didn’t have to remember, so in some ways, maybe it was easier. Still kind of sad that Nida couldn’t remember the other parts of his life from before that might not have been all bad before he lost them.]

I guess that’s kind of true, never really thought about it that way before.

[ Glancing at the fries thoughtfully, he tried to at least be a little less awkward. ]

How are your classes at the academy going? I got a few ideas for where to look around the library since we last talked.

[seed_pilot]

Garden classes have been pretty intense, just like always. We're coming up on sparring tests. So, you know, a lot of time doing this. I'm just really sore.

[And he doesn't really have the energy to spend on cure magic to work the soreness out.]

But I got to spend almost an hour hidden away in the rafters recently, so that was peaceful.

[ask_whydunit]

That sounds rough. At least today I can promise we just get to wander a library a little, and the chairs are pretty comfortable.

[ Because it had to be exhausting, Waver thought. He’d seen the enhanced sparring done in the self-defense class when two students decide to get competitive, and it always leaves him wondering how no one ended up injured regularly. He can only imagine how intense it is at a school like Nida’s. The other comment gets a small tilt of his head. ]

The rafters? Like you had to climb up and stay in them?

[ He’s curious, but he guessed if it were a stealth class, then that made sense. And it could not be denied that it was probably a pretty quiet place to spend your time. ]

[seed_pilot]

[There was a chance that the self-defense class fights didn't get as intense as training sessions for cadets. They were more expected to use their bodies after all. To turn their bodies into instruments of war and conflict. So yeah, he was left sore on days like this.]

Oh yeah. I love climbing. If there is a high place to get, I'll get there. I'm pretty used to it. I'm trained specifically in free climbing actually.

[ask_whydunit]

I don’t think I’ve ever had to seriously climb something before; I mean, aside from the usual stuff to reach something.

[ The library has stepladders though, so he usually does okay. ]

That sounds like a really useful skill, though. Get to see more and it probably is pretty peaceful if no one else can get up to where you are.

[seed_pilot]

I don't think what I climb ever counts as 'usual stuff'. Though I'm fast up a ladder if it comes to it. But the peace is a wonder. I can't let it go.

[He smiles to be told it's a useful skill though.]

You wanna grab any food or treats, or should we get going soon?

[ask_whydunit]

I bet sometimes it’s nice to find a quiet place away from all the noise and people to just take a breath. Not always easy to find them, though.

[ So climbing definitely would be a good way to find one.

The question gets a small shake of his head. He has never had the best of appetites, but he wouldn’t stop someone else from eating.]

I’m okay, but you should finish your fries and get something to go if you want. We have the afternoon to get through the library once we get there.

[seed_pilot]

I think I'd rather swing by for more food later tonight. So, you know, let's walk and eat? I don't like the employees eyeing me like I'm doing something bad, you know?

[Plus, he likes moving around.]

[ask_whydunit]

[ What? They were eyeing him weird when he was just eating his fries? Rude! ]

People are so stupid sometimes… You’re literally just eating. But yeah, let’s walk and you can finish on the way. I can fill you in on the plan while we’re walking.

[ He gets up to head out, but the staff giving Nida looks is getting a pointed one from Waver in return as they leave. Because he hates that kinda shit. ]

[seed_pilot]

[Nida nods and starts to stroll with the guy. He happily munches on his fries as he goes, unbothered by the way people look at him. Getting noticed was always refreshing.]

So, plan?

[ask_whydunit]

[ Waver glances over at Nida as they walk, forgetting his prior annoyance and offering a pleased grin. ]

Oh, right! So you shouldn’t have trouble with entering the tower, especially with me, but technically only approved students and staff are allowed to explore certain areas without like… Written permission and recommendation from someone that works there. That said, there are certain loopholes that exist that we can exploit.

[ And Waver is not above exploiting loopholes, not now and not ever. Sometimes you have to work with what you’ve got! ]

Students are allowed to bring someone along as an ‘apprentice’ of sorts. Someone who isn’t necessarily a mage, but knows about magic and might have the capabilities. [ Students with way more potential than Waver, and with more influence… But that’s not important! ] Generally the thought behind it is that person is going to attend lectures and study with the intent of enrolling if the Tower approves, but not everyone does. So if anyone stops and asks, you tell them you’re here at my recommendation because you’re thinking of enrolling but haven’t decided yet.

As long as we don’t bump into my classmates or someone who actually knows me, it shouldn’t be questioned. The school is big enough that the chances are pretty slim, especially on the weekend, so we only really have to be sneaky if I see someone familiar nearby.

[seed_pilot]

Why should it matter whether they know you or not?

[Because that's a very strange thing to have come up. In fact, so is the point about others. Nida's starting to get suspicious.]

You're not treated well there, are you?

[ask_whydunit]

[ He was really hoping Nida wouldn’t bring that up. Shoving his hands into his jacket pocket, he shrugged. ]

It’s complicated, that’s all. As I mentioned before, mage society tends to put a higher value on people with the right backgrounds and lineages. My family only just got into magic when my grandmother learned from someone, so we’re like… Really new to it. So, if the current thoughts on it are to be believed, I’m not going to amount to much. I’m kind of a waste of space in my class according to some people.

[ Amleth and a few other students in particular liked to suggest he was wasting Kayneth’s time more often than not. It was just stupid teenage bullying, though, as far as Waver was concerned. ]

But it’s bullshit, and I’m working on proving that. [ Stubborn, very stubborn. ] Anyway, the point is… Anyone who knows me would heavily doubt I’d have someone to recommend that’s worth recommending, and they’d give us a hard time and probably tell someone like my professor. So we should just… avoid it.

[ And the petty, snooty teens who would probably make the experience frustratingly unpleasant. ]

[seed_pilot]

Oh boy.

[Nida wants to laugh at this, because it's so ridiculous.]

I want to watch any of them take on Selphie then. She's only been doing our form of magic for two years, clearly no one else was doing it before her in her family, and she could probably explode them without much effort. I've seen this one spell she does...

[He shudders to think of it.]

[ask_whydunit]

[ When it came to his classmates? Most of the ones who liked to pick fights with him were not talented in those ways. Waver expected Selphie or Nida would probably handle them easily. ]

That would probably break their minds to even think about, let alone figure out how to deal with. Their best attempts at intimidating me into leaving have been cornering me and shoving me into things while telling me what a waste of our professor’s time I am, like that’s going to scare me into leaving.

[ He rolled his eyes, effective they were not. ]

Would be kind of interesting to see how my professor figures out how to keep insisting the same shit about what makes a powerful mage, though.

[seed_pilot]

[Nida? Hardly. He's not that powerful of a mage himself, not with paramagic. Granted he had a skill for enchanting his weapons with magic, so maybe if that was allowed.]

Sounds like you need some self-defense lessons. Just to make sure they don't really do this to you anymore. Like, hurting you. That's not okay.

[Because trying to protect the other guy is... well, it feels important.]

[ask_whydunit]

[ Waver could definitely stand to learn some self-defence, not that he was particularly coordinated. He shrugged a little at the idea that they wouldn’t single him out anymore if he did learn. ]

I mean, maybe…? It’s not like they actually do any damage, though. And we’re not allowed to use magecraft to fight outside of a class. Damages to school property generally come out of the pockets of the one who did the damaging, so they won’t risk that much.

[ He wasn’t saying no to the idea, though. It might be nice to learn from someone who won’t focus on what he lacks for once. Supporting each other with their own strengths was a nice thought. ]

[seed_pilot]

Self defense techniques aren't magecraft.

[Because Nida's already thinking of options. Just basic stuff. The sorts of things to show people not to mess with him. Sure he might seem like a 'brute' for the whole use of physical force, but does it matter if they aren't hurting him?]

IF you ever want, I can show you.