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! ]

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Comments

[foolmetwice]

[huffs a laugh]

Maybe one hot date

I feel like we don't go on enough of those.

[foolishjourney]

To be entirely fair, there aren't a whole lot of places to go that actually... have things to do.

We'll have to get creative.

[foolmetwice]

[and Mars answers immediately]

We can go camping in the park. Bring flashlights and marshmallows and tell spooky stories and everything.

[foolishjourney]

Ah, you've been thinking about this, I see.

Can we make s'mores?

[foolmetwice]

Yep. And chase them with chocolate-flavored coffee.

[. . .]

. . . even if I'm not much of a sweets kind of guy. . .

[foolishjourney]

I'm an "everything" kind of guy.

[foolmetwice]

Yeah. I've noticed.

[pulls back to wave a card at Lily]

So. Wanna play a stupid game?

[foolishjourney]

Always. Lay it on me.

[foolmetwice]

[flips the card over, and-- . . . pauses]

[uh]

. . . uh. . .

[foolishjourney]

Yes?

[foolmetwice]

[HESITATION. . .]

[. . .]

Hhhhow do you define love?

[he looks a little awkward while asking that question]

[foolishjourney]

...

[hm!]

I think it would be something like... looking at a person, and trusting them to accept you as you are, faults and all.

[foolmetwice]

[. . . ah. . .]

Yeah. . .? Something that simple?

[foolishjourney]

I think falling in love is easy, it's the world at large that makes maintaining it hard.

...Probably.

[foolmetwice]

[makes a thoughtful noise, because. . . he is actually interested in Lily's take on this. not because he's in love-- is he??-- but because he wouldn't even know how to tell if he was in the first place]

Really? Huh. . .

What makes you say that?

[foolishjourney]

Hmm. I don't know. Gut feeling, I guess?

There's always circumstances getting in the way of a relationship, things that put your love to the test. I think forged in stress and hardship, you'd be more likely to have a long lasting love, because you've seen each other at your worst and still found something worth loving. Something like that.

[foolmetwice]

[. . .]

It makes sense.

[muttered a bit quietly, half to himself half to Lily]

I've never really thought about it before.

[foolishjourney]

I haven't thought about it too much either, so you probably don't want to put too much stock in what I say.

[foolmetwice]

Are you kidding? You're way better at the feelings thing than I am.

[part of the reason Mars likes Lily so much, tbqh]

[foolishjourney]

It's all guesses and intuition, mostly.

[foolmetwice]

The only intuitions I have are well-honed battle intuitions and "being an asshole" intuitions.

[drapes across Lily's shoulders, though]

[foolishjourney]

I think you're not giving yourself enough credit.

[foolmetwice]

I think I'm giving myself just the right amount of credit.

[nuzzling into Lily's neck a bit, before he pauses]

. . . hey. . . I want to-- talk about something. Later.

[foolishjourney]

[that earns a little bit of a shiver. tickles!!]

Hm? Of course. Do you want to meet in the lobby once the game is over? We can go take a walk or something.

[foolmetwice]

[. . . cute. . .]

[wraps his arms around Lily from behind and just kind of FLOPS AGAINST HIM like a rag doll]

Yeah. . . I think that'd be great. We can go to the cafe or something.