2023-08-30 21:29
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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 Play1. 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!
(no subject)
Waver? Oh. Hey Melvin. You studying too today?
(no subject)
Melvin looks very pleased with himself, admittedly. His eyes lighting up at the sight of Nida and figuring his job here? It was done! Mission successful! ]
Ah, Nida, it’s good to see you, my friend! Waver had mentioned you were here today. I am, but I couldn’t help but stop and say hello.
[ And Waver… Waver knows that tone, it’s too exuberant. Too excited. ]
(no subject)
Did you find the books you were looking for?
(no subject)
[ He sighed a little, looking at the small collection in his arms that was only about half as big as it should be. ]
I got about half, did you uh.. find all yours?
[ oh, yeah, Melvin is definitely feeling proud of himself right now. ]
(no subject)
[Nida's smiling just a little bit. Don't mind him. He's pleased.]
I think you're going to have to let him go, Melvin, because he's got books left to find.
(no subject)
[ said innocently, as though it had somehow slipped his mind.
Ugh, if Waver didn’t already know he’d been messed with, he certainly would have now. ]
I better let you get back to it. Plenty of studying for me to do, anyway. See you later, friends!
[ Waver let out a long sigh, watching the quickly retreating head of platinum blond hair before his gaze slid back to Nida with an awkward hum. ]
Well, I guess that means we know who won the bet. Give me, uh… five minutes and I’ll have the rest of this stuff.
(no subject)
Later, Melvin!
[He waits until Melvin walks away to scoop the books from Waver's hands. He tucks them under his arm and smiles.]
I'll go back to the table and wait for you."
(no subject)
Oh, yeah! Thanks. I’ll um… See you there in a little bit.
[ came out in a rush before he hurried to the next set of bookshelves. ]
(no subject)
[He smiles and heads back to the table with the books, proud to have had that affect on someone.]
(no subject)
Especially considering he’d uh… been well known for easily flustering.
He’s doomed with Nida, he thinks. Just ever so slightly…
True to his word, though, he returned to the table a short while later with the few remaining books on his list to add to the collection of references. ]
Sorry to keep you waiting, I swear Melvin is a menace when you have things to do. But uh- I think we should have everything we can go through.
(no subject)
Oh, I think he's a good friend, not a menace. I could do with more friends like that.
(no subject)
He can be, and is, both. If he finds the idea of something amusing, then he’ll invest his time, attention- and sometimes considerable wealth- into it.
(no subject)
(no subject)
No one should underestimate Melvin, health aside.
[ That is to say that Waver would not doubt his friend would if he thought it would be amusing. ]
(no subject)
[Still he's smiling.]
If he did, would you stick around for it?
(no subject)
Maybe… Would you?
(no subject)
[Nida has no real problem with being adamant about that statement, even if he's blushing.]
(no subject)
Then, yeah, I guess we’d go to dinner on Melvin’s dime if he ever got the idea to try something like that.
(no subject)
Good to know. Now, research?