lucetilogs | Speed Dating

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 ))

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[LADIES, PREPARE TO BE DAZZLED~ She'll also be sitting out in the lounge for a bit, scouting out the girls she spoke to and maybe making small talk with whoever is around.]

[Oh, hey. It's that one girl. Who is supposedly an actual magical girl like from those mangas she occasionally finds in the library. ...Magical girls use speed-dating? Then again, before last week, Fenimore hadn't heard of anyone using speed-dating, so maybe that was normal.

Anyway, she is going to attempt to gracefully slide into the seat opposite. This attempt is about 80% successful, by which it is meant that she didn't knock the chair over and the scraping noise was relatively quiet. She'll pretend it was successful.]

I guess it never occured to me that I'd be meeting people I'd already met here, but maybe that was silly of me.

[Well, it's not like she knows Hoshikyo particularly well, since they've only talked a couple of times, but since the intent behind speed dating is first impressions, she actually hadn't even considered that she'd know the people there. Of course, the people organizing this couldn't know that much.

She smiles.] Hi.

[Well hey, with her canon love-interest still back at home, a magical girl's gotta do what a magical girl's gotta do! And if that means speed dating, then so be it.]

Hi there, yourself. It's Fenimore, right? [In a village this size, it's kind of expected that they'd know at least some of the people they got paired with. But when it's a cute girl, Kari can't exactly complain.]

So, how've you been enjoying the evening so far?

[She nods.] Yes. And you're Hoshikyo, right?

[As for the other question, her expression turns slightly awkward as she doesn't meet Hoshikyo's gaze for a moment.] Ah, well, it's been...interesting. [But that seems rather unenthusiastic, so she returns to meeting her gaze and smiles.] I mean, I've been enjoying it, but...I guess I'm still getting used to how it works. I've never done anything like this before, so I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to go about it.

[Particularly the introductions. Oh, the introductions.]

That's right! [With an enthusiastic nod.]

Heh. I've never really done anything like this either, but going with the flow seems like the best option. I mean, it's a good opportunity to brush up on people-skills. [She grins, with a slight giggle.] And hey, what better way to spend an evening than talking to a bunch of pretty ladies, right?

[She grins in return -- in part because she understands the sentiment (though her own evening includes pretty gents as well) and in part because she likes being implied to be amongst the pretty ladies.]

There aren't too many better ways, I imagine. And if there's one thing that Luceti isn't short on, it's good-looking people. Although, I can't say that any of the other pretty girls I've met have quite the same...sparkle to them as you do.

[Punning and flirting are probably streams that shouldn't be crossed, but she couldn't resist.]

[Imagine Rei's surprise when she's paired up with Hoshikyo of all people. Not Kari, but Hoshikyo. Which she supposes makes sense, given that Kari's somewhat mousey and nearly as quiet as Rei herself. Still, could be fun.

Dressed in her usual miko robes, Rei swishes over and takes a seat with a chipper little smile.]

Hello Hoshikyo-san. I didn't think we'd be matched up, but I suppose we were.

[OH SNAP IT'S REI well. It's not like Kari has anything against talking to Rei, but there's always that dissonance when she talks to someone as Hoshikyo who she knows far better as herself. She's not entirely aware of the way her personality gets affected by her magic, but that doesn't mean she can't still feel some kind of difference.]

Well, I hope there's nothing wrong with that...

[The biggest difference being, of course, that "Hoshikyo" doesn't know Rei very well. Even if the possibility is slim, she doesn't want to do anything that could risk revealing her identity.]

After all, how often is it that a a sparklie girl like me gets to talk to a beautiful girl like you?

Absolutely not! I'm always happy to speak with a lovely girl like you, too.

[Rei waves off the idea of it bothering her in any way with a dismissive hand.]

And thank you. You're far too kind. But as they say, doesn't it take one to know one?

[ As Flora makes her way to the table, she gives a small half-wave before dropping her hand to her side. She hopes that it wasn't too casual a greeting, suddenly self-conscious. Man, she should have asked for some tips on this before coming, she's so out of her element here.

She gives a smile and smooths her skirt before sitting down, hoping she doesn't look as nervous as she feels. ]

Ah...hello. I believe you're my next match? [ She hopes so, anyway. It would be kind of awkward if she'd taken someone else's seat. ]

Speed Dating

Hoshikyo

Fenimore | Dazzle victim I mean romance

Fenimore | Totally a dazzle victim

The answer to "do I dazzle you?" is always yes.

Exactly!

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Rei, not quite so dazzled...but definitely razzled

RAZZLE DAZZLE~

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Flora is dazzle prepared