Speed Dating

[selfhelp]

Who: Anyone who wants/is forced to come
What: Speed Dating!
When: Saturday at a vaguely-afternoonish time period
Where: The Rec Center
Summary: Details here, Roster here!
Rating: PG/13/T/R/god I don't know there's too many people



[The rec center today is colourfully decorated, with posters and directing signs here and there to make this whole process easier. The main floor is peppered with a bunch of tables and chairs pilfered from various locations (primarily the school) with two chairs facing each other per table. There's a couple of bigger tables off to the side, one for food (carrying drinks and various snacks, including Teddy and Ororo's homemade rainbow cookies), and the other with a few chairs and piles of paper everywhere. And a checklist. The checklist is important.

The desk is Billy's, and he's handing sheets of paper out to anyone who comes in and was signed up for the speed dating. Give your name, get a sheet and a name tag, go to the first desk or mingle until it starts- that's what people will be told when they arrive. Teddy's not far from the desk or the door depending on where he's needed, directing people to follow the signs, get comfortable, try some snacks- whatever they want.

Finally a lounge area has been set up with cushy chairs, couches, and the rec center's supply of games and whatnot in the corner. There is a sign for the area that says, "If you find yourself on a turn without a date, come hang out!" It's also got a picture of a weird-looking potato man hanging out, but never mind that.

When everything is ready and people are good to go, Teddy steps up and calls for attention, with Billy sitting on top of the table behind him for moral support (and unhelpful interruptions).]

Hey, guys – Hey! Can everyone hear me? Everyone? [...] Great!

I'm sure everyone knows why they're here. Or, you know, not, since a few of these sign-ups look a little suspicious... [He raises an eyebrow at that, but his smile remains good-natured, and his brow smooths over soon enough.] On behalf of Alliance, welcome to Luceti's very first -

-We think.

- speed dating event! [Though Teddy glances at Billy for that interruption, he'd paused as if he expected it to come.] I'm Teddy, and this is Billy, and we're your hosts today. I'll try to be brief for those of you who just want to get this started already, but let's go over the rules and regulations first.

If you happened to get dragged into this without knowing what you're getting yourself into, it's basically exactly as it sounds. You might remember one of us handing you a list of numbers. Well, when Billy gives the signal, everyone will head to the table with the first number on their list, which will pair you off with someone in the room you just might not have met before! You'll have five minutes to talk to them and get to know them, just enough time for a good – or bad – first impression. After that, one of us will blow the whistle, and you'll go to the next numbered table. And on and on, until it's all over! By then, you might have found someone you're interested in, either as a friend, a potential love interest, or even just someone you really don't want to see again.

To keep track of it all, there's a space beside the number to write down the name of the person you're talking to and anything else you might have learned about them. And maybe by the end, you can write down a no, a yes, or an oh yes.

Try not to be too vague about it and we'll give you your matches at some point in the future.

[Teddy grins after that, a happy and excited one.] Remember, this is all about having fun and meeting new people! If you want to take a break, get bored, or don't have a partner, refreshments are on that side of the room [He gestures to the side, showing off the assorted foods and the cookies that he and Ororo spent a good part of the night baking.], or you can come up and talk to us! We're just the supervisors here, after all.

[He takes a step back after that, his attention going to Billy, his way of telling him to give the signal.] Billy?

[Billy gives a small wave, remaining on his table. Teddy did the hard part, after all.] There's a lounge, too, if we're not interesting enough. You might meet somebody there you're not paired with and find a new friend, so give it a shot.

That's pretty much it, so everyone can go on and head to your first table, and we'll blow the whistle in one minute. Thanks for coming, and try to have fun!


(( ooc: directions are as follows:

1) check your roster
2) make a top thread for your character with their name in the subject line
3) tag and be tagged
4) THERE IS NO QUESTION MARK ONLY PROFIT ))

Comments

[neverplaysfair]

If you think it's a lot, then you must not be from a city, hee hee.

[neverplaysfair]

Oh? Why ever not?

[ How can you resist this charming smile? ]

[neverplaysfair]

... Could be worse I suppose.

[ But compared to his own house that's still out of the way. ]

Who would these neighbors be?

[inventings]

{ One thing she appreciates about this is who this mystery person happens to be. Hello.

Staying where she is, she gives the new person at their table a jovial handwave to show there's at least a friendly face here. }

Hello! I'm Addie. It's a pleasure to meet you. { When she thinks Vegeta isn't looking, she mouths a quick 'sorry' to him. } I hope you've been enjoying the event so far but it seems my current partner has some pressing matters to talk to you about.

[faithfulflame]

Well, in my world, Ami-chan has blue hair. There, it's brown. It was the same for Usagi-chan. She's blonde in my world, but has black hair there.

And I've been told that my eyes are different colors too. [Brown, not purple. Sorry Joshua, that's all she can really say without revealing she's Sailor Mars.]

Minor, insignificant changes really.

[goldenglasses]

That was actually before my time. I haven't been here quite that long. Or at least, I hope I haven't really been here that long. [He smiles and laughs a little shyly.] Or else you might think I'm some kind of old geezer or something!

[musubi]

You're the one that came over here, man.

[systemshock]

Well, comics are usually about superheroes. But you could make one about something else.

[Except no, superheroes are way better.]

[systemshock]

I'll keep that mind.

[Feeling a bit confident now, Static moves on to his next date.]

[rashness]

Huh, Then I'l get some. [..A beat] After... this, anyway.

[lostinmyway]

[She's actually quiet for a moment, absorbing that. Then:]

That sounds very lonely.

[musubi]

[Isamu gives the other a little mock salute as he stands, smirking.]

Have fun with the next one, Romeo.

[de_bel_survivor]

[Give him a moment...] The gender thing? The first one's for your own, the second's for your match-ups. It's so the organisers can set people up properly.

[towered]

[ She laughs. ]

I suppose we are! Why, a few more with names like ours, and we could call ourselves a garden!

[inventings]

{ She files that information away later to see if she can make it connect with the notes she made so far about this place. So people have been here for more than three years? Interesting. }

You do not think that is long at all? Good sir, you've been here for three years! Surely you miss your home after being away from it for such a long time.

[goldenglasses]

Well, I guess it is a long time. [Then again, when you're over a hundred years old it's not so bad.] To tell you the truth I don't miss my home too much. I mean, I miss my friends and stuff, but my planet was a bit hard to live on sometimes.

[inventings]

Oh. I see now! What lovely wings you have too.

{ So she wasn't given those in her arrival to Luceti? That's a neat piece of information she reminds herself of. Perhaps humanoids with wings already arent't given an extra pair then. Shame. That would be an impressive appearance.

The mention of another fashionista has her smiling warmly, her heart going out to that fellow trendsetter. } Oh I would love to meet her! It's always nice to meet someone else who appreciates clothes and fine things.

Hmm. That is a good question. { Details. Okay keep it simple. No need to complicate it. } I've only been studying in Esmod for around two years after finishing college. It is a most prestigious of schools in France. I was so nervous when I learned I got in. I did not wish to let my family down.

[inventings]

I'm sorry to hear that, my dear. I suppose a place like this would be more preferable than one is from if it is difficult at times to be.

{ How to go about this tactfully? She's always wanted to hear more of the worlds beyond hers. } May I ask what it was like where you are from? I can tell you a bit where I am in return so it does not feel like I am constantly pestering you with questions.

[goldenglasses]

I'm not pestered at all! That's what this whole thing is about, isn't it? To meet and learn about each other! Unfortunately there's not much to say about my home. My planet is just one giant desert is all. When it's not hot, it's really hot. It's nice being in a place with more green then yellow!

[implanta]

--you were? Really? I'll just have to up it for next time. It won't be while you're working though, I promise! [kyaaaaa she's so proud of herself!]

[implanta]

[-- well, she certainly won't turn down a compliment!]

Oh, thank you! I'm glad I'm not doing anything wrong in this sort of situation.

Ah, I guess I should ask: how long have you been in Luceti now?

Truer words, my friend, have never been spoken.

[twinlionfists]

Hinata caught onto his meaning and part of her worried about the implications of what could happen to Ino, but another part of her—the part that had spent watching Naruto all those years doing things she wished she'd had the courage to do—was interested. "Did you have something specific in mind?" she asked with a tiny smile.

[implanta]

Have any cute girls caught your eye yet, Kouki? With so many people here, I'm sure there's been at least two or three.

[Why yes, she's fishing to see if it's anyone she might know or if she's seen them while working.]

[twinlionfists]

I cannot agree with that either, but I have not had that happen to me so I cannot safely say how I would react.

[She doesn't count Masaomi's flirting because she's aware that the older boy doesn't mean it at all.]

[ledbythewind]

In that case, I could always just leave...

[And he takes a step away, even though he knows that both of them know this isn't a real threat.]