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]

If it makes you feel better, I’ve known people less skilled in talking to people.

[ Mark just seems sweet and awkward, and it feels genuine instead of something fake meant to lower his guard. ]

[atypical_echo]

I'm actually not sure I feel better for myself so much as feeling bad for you.

[bornofwords]

While the latter feeling is appreciated, go with the first. That’s what I intended when I said it.

[atypical_echo]

Wonderful. Glad we cleared that up.

[bornofwords]

Clear as crystal, I promise.

[atypical_echo]

What kind of crystal? There are dark crystals.

[bornofwords]

You know, I hadn’t really thought about that.

[atypical_echo]

I know, right? Some sayings make no sense when you think more about it.

[bornofwords]

Kind of makes me wonder where it came from, now that I stop to think about it.

[atypical_echo]

It really does. Probably confusion. Or religion. A lot come from religion.

[bornofwords]

Hm… That’s a good point. I might have to look this up later.

[ Not that he needs to return to his late-night study sessions, but he was curious by nature, given his origins. ]

But I suppose for now I’ll rephrase my earlier statement to say that I understand what you meant, hm?

[atypical_echo]

Yeah, that sounds pretty fair. I understand that you understand what I mean. We're good.

[bornofwords]

We are, promise!

I suppose I should probably let you get back to your evening, and I can let you know once I have a schedule we can compare.

[atypical_echo]

That sounds like a plan. I'm excited to see you again.

[bornofwords]

Me too, to see you again, I mean. Take care until then, though, okay?

[ He really needs to get his life in order now, doesn’t here? Hm… It would be an interesting few days, to say the least. ]

[atypical_echo]

I will try. I'm not always the best at taking care of myself.

[bornofwords]

[ Ah… That’s a familiar confession, if only because he knows he’s guilty of it, too. ]

It’s not always easy to, but I hope that you will.
Maybe consider our next meeting a reason to, I won’t be happy if I find that you’ve neglected yourself.

[atypical_echo]

That is a great motivator actually.

[bornofwords]

I’m glad that you think so, and that maybe it will help till then.

[atypical_echo]

It really will. See you soon, I hope.

[bornofwords]

You will, I’ll do my best to make it sooner than later.

[atypical_echo]

If not, that's okay too. Just keep texting with me?

[bornofwords]

I’d like that? Boring as my texts might be!

[ He’s not entirely sure what to make of his new life here, or what to expect from it. But he hopes it wont bore Mark too much.

[atypical_echo]

They aren't boring because they have you on the other side of them.

[bornofwords]

[ That is very sweet of him to say… Sigma smiled a little at his phone. ]

That’s nice of you to say. I’ll try to remember that if I hesitate to share a boring update.

[ And he does provide small text updates over the next few days, perhaps a little awkwardly. It might seem like he’s holding back a little, but some of the specifics of getting his life… back on track… or in order to begin with…? Were a little awkward. Other texts also indicate his new job includes a lot of very quirky people that he’s clearly adjusting to being around.

But eventually the text about wanting to set up times for a meet up are sent. ]

Hey, it looks like I’ll have some time off next week. Are you still interested in getting together to introduce me to musicals?