speed dating 2.0

[idolpro]

WHO: More idols looking to have a good time
WHERE: Game Tower
WHEN: Day 120, morning

[ Hello, Idols! Are you ready for a game?

Some of you may have played this before! The area is familiar for sure: today's playing field is an expansive balcony with several mini-tables paired with two patio chairs each, garden umbrellas planted to keep the heat away. You can see the rest of the city from up here, too - it turns out you're pretty high up as you can even see the start of the Rainbow Bridge from here, though the railings are high so there's not a high likelihood of accidentally falling down.

There are a few pink lemonade pitchers scattered around with paper cups if you're thirsty, and some bite-sized chocolates if you're hungry. Cute snack food!

The instructions look familiar, too: it's a light game, with no enforced truth-telling even. No status effects! Just dates!

There are cards on the table, too! ]

INSTRUCTIONS | SIGN-UPS | TURN-IN | OVERFLOW

Comments

[unbr8kable]

And how's that?

[worthathousand]

....How is it that I like them, or that I don’t understand why others don’t too?

I, ah, already spoke to the first a bit; with the latter... I l..ike Cardigan for their principles. Their conviction and strength of heart. I’ve met people here who will state the same values Cardigan has, but dismiss them in the next breath.

[criminaljustice]

[snerks]

Winning against Mars isn't that hard. He's easy to bully.

Re: shishishishishishishishishishishishi

[composeur]

-- ha? [ I Don't Know How Relationships And Conversations Are Supposed To Work Anymore And At This Point I'm Too Afraid To Ask ]

...... that's right. It's ridiculous to say something like that. It sounds like some cheap pretentious dialogue from a movie, or a heartbroken schoolgirl writing angrily in her diary. If you want you could just ignore anything I say, you know. I'm the kind of person who doesn't think before I speak, and hardly anything I say ever makes sense.

Re: shishishishishishishishishishishishi

[purrrnicious]

Except it sure sounded like you wanted to fight me because I said the dreaded 'f' word. But yeah, sure, I'll just ignore that.

[foolmetwice]

[WHOA]

[CLEVER]

[and more than enough to take him off guard, so. . . here is Mars, being buried underneath a toppling umbrella with a startled yelp. HOW GRACEFUL]

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Elbowing her in the ribs, but otherwise letting her headlock him. Still laughing. ]

And now you've even stooped to my level.

Re: shishishishishishishishishishishishi

[composeur]

-- Wahaha! Is that what you're worried about? It's fine, it's fine, I always sound like that~ ☆

[unbr8kable]

So they're hard-headed, and naive. That the type of person you like around, easy to control or whatever?

[worthathousand]

No, not at all, I—

[ a pause, suddenly comprehending ]

...You... don't like them. [ she sounds blindsided by the concept ]

[calmthefoxdown]

[ What is even happening. ]

It was just a joke.

[unbr8kable]

They don't like me.

[and her voice and expression go even tighter, quickly burying the genuine upset with more businesslike irritation]

...If you're just looking for somebody to take care of your kids or whatever, fine, just be honest about it with them. There's enough teams into bullshit soap opera drama around here; leave Avante out of it.

[worthathousand]

That is not at all what this is about.
[ she has dropped the soft thoughtfulness; now, the words are clipped ]

Is it so impossible for you to consider that a person might genuinely care for them—so instead I have to be the kind of cowardly person who would use them, and avante along with them?

[unbr8kable]

[keeps her gaze steady, unconsciously squaring her stance]

I dunno what you have to be. I know they like believing in people more than they deserve...most the time, anyways.

[dragonheartedgirl]

Yes, well, barring the average ten year old, one would have to stoop to get on your level!

[ you are 4 centimeters shorter than her King

grounding her fist into your hair!! FEEL THE DEVASTATING POWER OF HER NOOGIE!! ]

[420blazeit]

[ how dignified. ]

[ while he’s still potentially stunned she’s going to move atop and pin him beneath her, leaning over to grab for his wrists. ]

[ hey mars. hey. ]

[ here’s another bruising kiss. ]

[worthathousand]

[ still firm, carefully articulated, though without quite as much of that clipped-sounding irritation- ]

Then I will try my very hardest not to let them down.

[unbr8kable]

[Stares back for a long moment, as if examining her for something. Then, abruptly, she pushes to her feet, expression no softer]

...Lets hope that's hard enough.

[emptymind]

Mmmm...

[ thinking it over for a while ]

I... have seen Gold-senpai smile very sincerely.

Re: Sanguillotine

[emptymind]

You love this person very much.

Re: Sanguillotine

[motorcycle_noises]

....I do.

[ He can't help it, the way his gaze softens-- the way his voice drops quietly, the smile that plays on his lips. ]

Someone like him... How could I not?

[sunflowering]

Aww... that's a sweet thing to be proud of. And that's always encouraging, especially here.

[sunflowering]

Mm! I'll see you around. Have fun with the rest of the game.

[sunflowering]

Ehhh? Are you supposed to lead with that? Telling me you might lie to your date?

[sunflowering]

I... I'm not about to go asking people about their sex lives.