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

[winds_voice]

I do not mean that I am without my own desires. It was simply never in my design to go after such things. Since gaining emotions and coming here however, I have been exposed to many new things. I suppose that may have influenced me somewhat.

Besides, I meant more on a... romantic level. I thought perhaps you were disappointed with my being less than eager.

[He still wasn't actively pursuing his desires and he was sure he could live perfectly fine without doing so, but he was aware that they were there, quietly lingering in the back of his mind until opportunities arose for him to take them.]

welp, didn't take long for Isaac to make a move

[relictusdeus]

Who said I was not? [Slouching deeper into his seat, his smile opens to bare a hint of teeth in a look dripping with suggestion.]

...Were you willing, [a husky murmur rolls from deep within his throat.] I would introduce you to pleasures beyond all imagining. 'twould be such a shame were you to live your life knowing little of just how... wondrous it can be. How much richer you shall be for the experience.

[winds_voice]

[...Eley has no idea what he's getting at here because oblivious Spirit is oblivious but he has to admit he's a little curious now. Wary, but curious. No doubt his curiosity would get him in trouble one day.]

I have learned to gain pleasure from food and drink and from the simple things in life. What exactly would you have to offer that is different?

[relictusdeus]

[Ah, ignorance. Less endearing in men the more he sees it.]

Join me in bed... [He crosses the opposite leg, making a gracefully slow, sensual act of it.] ...and you shall learn.

[winds_voice]

... [Nope, Eley still isn't registering his seductive movements at all. And he still isn't quite understanding where this is going. Beds were for sleeping in right?]

I have no need of sleep and usually only find myself in bed when recovering from illness or injury. It is not especially pleasurable either... I am not sure how joining you would make it any different.

tw: smut talk

[relictusdeus]

[He is powerless to keep himself from rolling his eyes and heaving a soft, theatrical sigh of annoyance.]

God help you. [He mutters under his breath.] Does coitus a tergo mean anything to you? Being taken from behind? I suppose this I must ask first: know you your back from your front?

Re: tw: smut talk

[winds_voice]

[By this point Eleytheria knows he's missing something. And something he assumes is obvious to other people, judging by how annoyed Isaac seems about this. Apparently there were still things he really should learn to save himself further embarrassment.]

Of course I know front from back. But I have never heard of the other expression. At least... not in the way that I assume you mean it.

[Being 'taken' just conjured images of someone trying to restrain and kidnap another.]

tw: smut talk

[relictusdeus]

And how is it that you - - ugh. [Irritably he waves aside his own question, recognizing it as a waste of time in what overall strikes him as an especially great waste of his time.] Never mind. Well good, then, at least you know of something. Though clearly you have never lain with another man. Coupled, if you will, and known the keenest of fleshly pleasures.

[He'd have used the f-word to refer to the act for its raw ferocity and power, but it would only confuse the spirit further, he muses.]

'twould be a surprise to me have you lain with anything, really. I cannot blame others if you have driven them mad with the utter blankness of your expression.

tw: smut talk

[winds_voice]

[Couples? Fleshly pleasures? He knew men and women paired up into couples and naturally they came together to reproduce but... how exactly would that work with two men? Not that he knew much about the specifics of the act either...]

Well... no I have never been 'coupled' with anything. I have never attempted it either. My kind was not made to reproduce. Even so, men cannot reproduce with other men, can they? Or is this something exclusive to your own world?

[He supposes it could happen with how varied the denizens of Luceti and their respective worlds seemed to be.]

[relictusdeus]

[Sex for the sole purpose of reproduction? He throws his head back and laughs more than he has in quite some time. If nothing else, at least he comes out of this experience having been amused.]

Oh, you poor creature. [He manages breathlessly.]

[winds_voice]

[Well if Eley didn't feel embarrassed enough before, he certainly does now. In fact he might look a little annoyed at this point. What was so amusing all of a sudden?]

I do not understand what reason there is to laugh.

tw: language, propositioning, Isaac being Isaac

[relictusdeus]

[The reaction he's met has no amusement-dampening effect. On the contrary.]

That you think fucking to serve naught but a reproductive purpose is reason enough. 'tis far more than that.

[Such is the Cheshire smile of a man not only all too well-versed in the subject, but on the verge of boldly extending a proposition he is so certain shall not only be shot down but shall go down in glorious flames.]

Must I explain the mechanics to you, or did you prefer a more... thorough demonstration?

[winds_voice]

[Quite honestly, the Spirit would like to have responded with a definite 'no'. But... he is a little hesitant to dismiss this opportunity entirely. After all, if he never learned about this then this conversation would just repeat itself in future with someone else, right?

Still, he wasn't so desperate as to throw himself in at the deep end.]

An explanation would be sufficient. A brief one. I am not sure if we have much more time to speak of this.

TW: in which Isaac talks of mechanics of buttsex and so forth

[relictusdeus]

We have more than enough. [And more afterwards, should you wish it, that half-lidded gaze seems to suggest.] No, there is more than one way by which a man might enter another when he burns with lust. But I speak in particular of the matter in which one's cock penetrates the anus.

[When and where he's from, it's seen as utter blasphemy punishable by death, and he has come to expect some amount of brow-furrowing or uncomfortable squirming on the subject when it arises, at the very least. Perhaps, however, such reactions would partly owe themselves to the fact that it is him speaking bluntly of such matters and not someone with a friendlier face and demeanour.

Canting his head with a slow, expectant smile curving his mouth, he adds oh so matter-of-factly:]

...And why not? There are few parts of one's anatomy more sensitive and therefore the pleasure is keen, even beyond that which one may have ever felt. Of course... [A thoughtful pause.] ...should one be ill-prepared to receive it, then it shall be most painful.

[winds_voice]

[Unfortunately, Eley wasn't particularly well-versed in human anatomy right now either. At least not in the more intimate and internal parts of his body. He could survive without food or drink and could operate all day and night, such was his nature as a Spirit. Some things hadn't changed despite a change of body, at least not yet. He had little in the way of bodily desires.

Not to say that these things weren't there to be used of course, but he wouldn't know how to. And though the idea of doing such a thing with another man didn't bother him, the fact it could cause pain rather than pleasure does make him feel rather reluctant to want to try it.

If he did, he wasn't sure Isaac was the one to try it with either. Just the way he looked at him, the way he moved... his intuition told him to stay away rather than get closer. He couldn't say he wasn't entirely ungrateful for the lesson though, even if it was rather... crude and humiliating on his part.]

I am still not entirely sure if I understand but... I will remember your words. Though I must ask, why pursue something that could cause such pain?

[relictusdeus]

[It's a question he has asked himself in a different context, and that it comes now, emotionally raw as he is, gives him pause. The thinnest and wryest of smiles is offered eventually, a chuckle thick in his throat as he blinks his gaze back into focus.]

One’s hunger for fulfillment will often overcome one’s fear of pain. [He wets his lips.] ...And there are those who might wish it to hurt, just a little bit.

[winds_voice]

[The pause doesn't go unnoticed and it surprises Eley for a moment. He has to wonder what was running through Isaac's head just then. Sure enough though that smile returns and he continues as if nothing happened...

Never mind.]

It seems strange that anyone would wish pain on themselves. The pursuit of pleasure I can understand, but pain...

Then you are saying that all humans have this need for fulfillment? It is something... constant? Natural?

[relictusdeus]

[He has found few who understand the sense of liberation that can be found in pain. The thrill, the self-control reclaimed, the sense of life pumping through every fibre of his being. Pain can offer a man many things.]

Not only humans, my dear man.

[winds_voice]

...and ones such as yourself then. Or perhaps even more, if that is what you are implying. My kind do not appear to be included in this, though I have already developed emotions beyond what a Spirit should feel. Perhaps it is only a matter of time.

[He's not really sure if he considers that a good thing or not either...]

[relictusdeus]

[There's an amused noise in his throat.]

Perhaps.

[So comes his evenly voiced answer, smile sibylline and lingering, just before the peal of a bell carries through the room.

Eley will go uncorrected in his impression of Isaac, for the latter has not felt human in so very long. He has never had the luxury, he thinks, to know what happiness other humans enjoy and to have lived as so many lived, in a community offering physical and mental and spiritual support. He had renounced his humanity before devoting his life to one of servitude and has never made any great effort to regain it as a free man. As far as he is concerned, he's an incorrigible demon in a man's flesh and doubts most anyone familiar with his sins could ever believe otherwise.]

'twould seem our time is at an end~.