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

[foolmetwice]

[HE WILL LEARN]

We're all victims, in some way.

What kind of mental effect?

[syncintohell]

Do not defend him to me. He chose to place the risk upon others rather than taking it on himself! So at the very least, he cannot expect to be pitied for it!

[foolmetwice]

I'm not defending him. I'm just pointing out he obvious. Hell sucks and makes victims out of us all. And I doubt Joker wants my pity, anyway.

[a small shrug]

How many times have you chosen to harm another unit to protect yours? Maybe not without understanding the gravity of your actions, but everyone reacts to being forced to kill or harm others differently. You find his reaction distasteful 'cause he hurt you personally, and that's fine. I'm not saying you're wrong and that he's right.

[he just. . . understands Joker's reaction. that's all]

[syncintohell]

[ Blunt: ]

I murdered my boyfriend with my own hands, while never once having the absolute gall to say he chose incorrectly to face me how he did. I find his reaction distasteful because it is. I do not care for his excuses.

[foolmetwice]

Have you tried fighting him? Might make you feel better.

[no that's you, Mars]

[syncintohell]

I am not a barbarian!

[foolmetwice]

Well, maybe you should try it sometime.

It's stress relieving.

[syncintohell]

Hmph. I should not expect decent advisement from the brother of a ridiculous person. I am against violence— conflicts are meant to be solved with words and ideals, not fists and force.

[foolmetwice]

We're not exactly brothers, actually. It's complicated.

[not that it matters, but]

And solving conflicts with words and ideals sounds boring as shit.

[syncintohell]

I would rather it, than yet more blood on my hands and bodies at my feet.

[ Standing again, now, just barely preempting the buzzer. ]

Our time here is through.

[foolmetwice]

[. . .]

[a little distant]

In hell, those very same bodies will just stand up to fight you all over again.

[and then he waves Shu off with a two-fingered salute]

Later, though.