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

Tatsuya

[foolmetwice]

Hey. Is this seat taken? No? Great, thanks.

[DIDN'T EVEN WAIT FOR A RESPONSE, he's just. sitting down]

[and immediately resting his head on the table]

[yeah, okay]

Re: Tatsuya

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Tatsuya can't help it, he lets out a startled laugh. ]

Looks like it's taken now.

Re: Tatsuya

[foolmetwice]

[gives a thumbs up even though his head still rests on the table]

I've claimed it in the name of "I hate games that force me to be too social."

Re: Tatsuya

[motorcycle_noises]

It's gone to a good cause. Wanna just take a nap until it's time to move on?

[foolmetwice]

[lifts his head a bit, squinting at Tatsuya]

. . . if we call it a nap date, can it still count. . .

[motorcycle_noises]

I don't see why it couldn't.

[foolmetwice]

[SNORTS SOFTLY. . . and then lifts his head]

It's a nice thought, but I don't sleep well in large crowds.

[motorcycle_noises]

Yeah, neither do I.

[ He doesn't sleep well at all.... ever... and actively avoids sleeping until he passes out from exhaustion... but details! ]

[foolmetwice]

[idly reaches for a card, flipping it over and snorting at the question]

Theeeen in lieu of napping you can tell me what kind of food you'd like to smell like.

[motorcycle_noises]

....Onigiri.

[foolmetwice]

[pauses to consider that]

[then just nods, like yeah, that's legit]

. . . coffee for me, I guess.

[motorcycle_noises]

Coffee's a good smell. Comforting.

[foolmetwice]

[ah]

Y-- yeah.

[. . . suddenly shifting a bit awkwardly in his seat. . .]

[motorcycle_noises]

...Is something wrong?

[foolmetwice]

[starts a bit in his seat, before he shakes his head]

No. I'm fine.

I just-- don't remember a lot about coffee, that's all.

[motorcycle_noises]

Honestly, I'm only as fond of it as I am because it makes me think of Joker.

[foolmetwice]

[. . . . . .]

He does make a pretty good coffee, huh?

[motorcycle_noises]

Yeah, he does.

[ He falls quiet after that. ]

[foolmetwice]

[AWKWARD. . . SILENCE. . .]

[yeah this is going super well]

[motorcycle_noises]

[ AWKWARD SILENCE. After a moment: ]

Are... ...you okay?

[foolmetwice]

-- ah, yeah. I'm fine.

[ppppauses]

I don't know. I guess I wonder if I'll ever be as good as he is at making coffee. Or if I'm even supposed to be, you know?

["supposed to be"]

[motorcycle_noises]

"Supposed to be..." I think if you try to compare yourself to him, you're just going to hurt yourself. You're different people, even if you started out the same.

[foolmetwice]

[. . . folds his arms on the table and rests his chin against them again]

Yeah, yeah. . . I know.

[that's something he came to terms with a long time ago, but sometimes! sometimes, he still thinks about it]

[motorcycle_noises]

....You know. If you practice, maybe you'll get better than him. I don't believe in "supposed to be" or "fate."

[foolmetwice]

[snorts, mouth twitching]

Yeah? I don't, either.