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

[liftoft]

[ laughs! ]

Definitely not. Maybe one on one sometimes, but that'd be way too much for most of us.

[puzzlekeeper]

Aha. That makes sense. I guess most of you aren't really the touchy-feely type.

[liftoft]

We're plenty touchy! More like... Mm...

[ thinky... Thinky... And then sighs, giving King a look that's somehow both sheepish and expectant--like he's waiting for King to have Something to Say about it: ]

Bein' asleep is the only time you don't gotta worry about what other people see when they look at you. If other people are there, then...

[puzzlekeeper]

[ ??????

In fact: ]

Why would you be worried about that?

[liftoft]

Why wouldn't we be? Listen... People talk to me 'cause I'm the hero, or cause I'm Alcheme, or cause I'm me... And all of those things have a specific image. When you're alseep you don't have control over stuff like that.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ X

You

Are the dumbest person he's ever met. ]

The "you" that exists when you've let your guard down, the "you" that's just you... would it really be the end of the world for your loved ones to see that?

[liftoft]

They're depending on me to be somebody specific. I can't let them down.

And it's not just me. Everybody has their own reasons, their own faces they wanna show.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ fucking yikes™ ]

You must be a very lonely person, X.

1/

[liftoft]

[................... That's so rude of you
]

[liftoft]

My turn?

[ picks up a card and does not even look at it.]

Why's that your problem? Or anybody's?

[puzzlekeeper]

If I answer honestly, you won't like it.

[liftoft]

Then I guess you gotta decide how important it is to you that I like everything you say!

[puzzlekeeper]

Fair enough.

Then the answer is: concern.

[liftoft]

Why would you worry about whether or not I'm lonely?

[puzzlekeeper]

Why wouldn't I?

Loneliness can be a terrible thing to endure.

[liftoft]

[ siii~~iii~~~iiiigh~ ]

Aa. Well, I'm happy you care about me. I'm never gonna complain about that!

[puzzlekeeper]

I should hope not.

[liftoft]

boop