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William "Billy" Kaplan (Wiccan) ([personal profile] selfhelp) wrote in [community profile] lucetilogs2013-06-22 09:48 pm

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 ))

ribbonbon: (Thinking)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-07 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
You really think it's all that different?

[She leans forward a little, a curious look on her face. Their family situations certainly were different, but...]
rashness: (Three's Company)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-07 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, aside from your dad's job, you're also a foreigner, right? Or err-- not from Japan, anyway. So it's gotta be pretty different.
ribbonbon: (Ahahaa...)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-08 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Oh...Yeah, that's true...To be honest, I don't know much about other countries besides the US and France, so I'm not sure just how different it is.

B-But I'm sure we have some stuff in common, like...Oh! You said you like cooking, right?! That's like, one of my favorite things!
rashness: (I want you)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-08 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
You cook? ...Oh, and you know France, so you can do fancy French stuff?!
ribbonbon: (Ahahaa...)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-09 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
Y-Yeah, I cook! ...I can't really do anything fancy, though. S-Sorry. I mean, maybe if I had a recipe to follow...

[She hopes he's not disappointed.]

B-But I've been cooking most of my own meals for a while. What I really like is baking, though. Sweets are probably my absolute favorite!
rashness: (Mowed you lawn)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-09 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah? Cool - I only really learned all that much about baking here in Luceti. It's a lot more fun than I thought it'd be.
ribbonbon: (all the smiles)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-11 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
I know, right?! Making sure all the ingredients are just right, mixing everything together, waiting until it's all done baking and seeing how it turned out...! It's great! ...Uh...

[She grins a little sheepishly, realizing that she may have gotten a little too excited there.]

I've learned a little more about baking here, but...I got started with a friend's parents back home. They owned a café, so they were baking stuff all the time to test out new things.
rashness: (Party all the time)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-11 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh she's passionate! ...Not that he can blame her, at all. But still, he smiles more to see her get so into it, and when she finishes-] Was it a French café? Like, do you know any of those sort of special deserts they got over there? 'Cus if you do I'd love some pointers.
ribbonbon: (nyoro~)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-12 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
W-Well, no, it wasn't. It was a cafe-bakery kinda thing in the US. I guess they had some French stuff, but it's the kind of stuff you see in lots of places. Croissants and stuff like that.

I know some French desserts, but I haven't really tried to make a lot of them myself yet. Like...Like, Opera cake. Or Clafoutis. Tarte Tatin...

[It's been so long since she's had any of those things that she's starting to drift off a little bit. Hopefully, she won't start drooling...at least not to the point where it's noticeable.]
rashness: (Serenity Fires)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-12 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, that's too bad. I was sorta hopin' you could teach me. [Oh well...]
ribbonbon: (I need to think about this)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-13 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[She shakes herself from her pastry-fueled reverie.]

Oh? Oh, um...W-Well, even if I knew I'm not sure I'm like...teacher material, you know? I feel kind of bad. Like, since I was born in France I probably should know that stuff.

...I wonder if there would be any cookbooks in the library with that kind of stuff, though. If there are, maybe we could learn together or something!
rashness: (Bright Clouds)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-13 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
There are a lot of cookbooks here in Luceti! I'm sure we could find something, right?
ribbonbon: (all the smiles)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-14 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! I bet we could find lots of stuff! Cakes, tarts...maybe even macarons...!

[The very possibility is exciting to her.]

We could even taste test for eachother!
rashness: (Rin likes his DS)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-15 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's a great idea! I'd go for it if you would.
ribbonbon: (:D)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-16 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Pilouette grins.]

Maybe we can both write down recipes we want to try and then pick from there!
rashness: (It Melted)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-16 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure! But probably not now - we gotta be running out of time by now, right?
ribbonbon: (Ahahaa...)

[personal profile] ribbonbon 2013-07-18 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
O-Oh...That's right, we only get five minutes for this, huh? I got so excited I forgot! Well we can try to set something up...um...sometime!
rashness: (Dalaran)

[personal profile] rashness 2013-07-19 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Definitely. You can call me! Or... i'll call you, or whatever.