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

[letgrow]

[Staring at the lemonade while she talks]

Um...my team....every "bad" game... Apparently we don't really have luck with those. S-something like that.

[gigadevilbreaker]

Oh.

[He's uh. Awkwardly quiet for a second.]

Well... maybe that unit protection plan's got something to it. There's people organizing so you won't always have the shit end of the stick.

[letgrow]

[Grabbing the cue cards, starting to build a little house of cards]

Mm, everyone is working very hard. Your team too, I'm sure.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Watches her]

Well, Cardigan wants to protect you guys, I think. That's why they gave us our marching orders for the game. They seem close with Amaranth?

[letgrow]

[Pushes some of the cue cards over to him]

Even if it doesn't work out, I'm glad I got to meet so many new people. Who else have you met from LiliS so far?

[gigadevilbreaker]

Just her. We had some beers the other day.

[Hmm. Well, he'll try making his own little card house - though his prosthetic hand isn't quite as good at such precise, delicate movements]

Who else's on your team?

[letgrow]

Let's see....there's Lavender, Lily, Gladiolus, Asphodel, Hellebore....and John!

[gigadevilbreaker]

Buncha flowers, and John. Why's he get to be special?

[--Aw, his cards fell over already.]

[letgrow]

Because he is special. He holds classes to help people learn how to treat their own wounds in case SensitIV isn't around. I think that's pretty amazing.

Ah, plus he is a transfer from another unit.

[gigadevilbreaker]

Huh. Unit transfers...

That's pretty decent of him. But I still think you should pick a flower nickname for him. Make him really feel like part of the team.

[letgrow]

Mm, I'll ask Lavender for help!

Ah....so which ones are your unit have you gotten along with? If I can ask?

[gigadevilbreaker]

Mike's a good dude, maybe even a little too positive energy for me. Cardigan's kinda serious most of the time, but when they get a few drinks in her, they're great. Gold's chill, and Shrike's quiet but mature. I don't know Nemesis that well, I guess she's fine? If kinda a downer sometimes.

[letgrow]

...........

I-I only have met one of them. I really need to work on meeting more people.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Oh no is she upset]

Hey, hey-hey-hey don't worry about it. I mean, we got all the time in the world, right?

[letgrow]

You're right. I'm just a little embarrassed. I feel like I should be making a better effort to meet everyone.

[gigadevilbreaker]

Well, don't beat yourself up over it. It's tough - everyone who's been here a long time's already made their connections - they've got their friends and family, all that shit.

We newbies gotta look out for each other, right?

[letgrow]

Mm, you're right. I'll...try not to worry about catching up.

[gigadevilbreaker]

That's the spirit.

[--bzzzt! And there's the buzzer]

I'll see you around, okay?

[letgrow]

Good luck with the rest of the game.