VALENTINE'S DAY EVENT - BLIND DATING [OPEN]

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WHO: Anyone and everyone! Even those who didn't sign up for the event!
WHERE: Anywhere in Recolle
WHEN: Valentine’s Day - Feb 14
WHAT: The log for the blind dates event! Awkward dates and disasters within.
WARNINGS: None!

It’s finally the fated day: Valentine’s.

Some of Recolle’s citizens might be going out, spending the day with their loved ones, while others might be sitting in bars, crying into their drinks. For a number of “lucky” ones, they might have gotten dragged into a blind date!

The Narukami twins have done their jobs. All the matches have been released. Partners have been assigned. Messages have been sent out. Now all that needs to happen are the actual dates. So, run free, everyone. The entire city is there to be their playground. They can go on their own respective dates, join up with other couples, spy on others, sabotage some, anything is fair game. After all, it’s not really fun if someone’s not crashing on another person’s party, right?

( ooc: As promised in the OOC sign-up post, here is the IC post for all the blind dates and related events to occur. This is an open mingle post, so multiple threads can happen anywhere and everywhere. Indicate if the thread is closed if you’d like to keep it private, however! Feel free to use the post as a general mingle as well. Anything is free game here! For any questions, please direct them over here and we’ll try to get back to you ASAP. Have fun! )

Comments

[notyourutopian]

Hmmm. [Whether Eleanor believed him or not, she still made the most skeptical noise at his explanation.]

Uh huh. So I don't have to worry about some angry ex stalking us down and throwing a plate at me during dinner, then?

[digthefuzz]

Totally not! Ehehe... [He shrugs.] And... even if that were the case, I think my plate-catching skills have been getting pretty dope!

[notyourutopian]

I'll take your word for it. [Eleanor grinned, feeling more relaxed now that they were joking like normal. Okay. This was fine, right? It was just a date between friends. Nothing to feel awkward about.]

So seriously.

[Perhaps because she was feeling better, and it WAS a date, she unhooked her hands from behind her self and slid one arm through his.]

You signed yourself up for this, right? So what were you expecting to get?

[digthefuzz]

[The gesture did take him by surprise, but he still complied with it and smiled as he stepped onwards. Now he looks ahead bashfully.]

I did sign myself up! But oh... I don't know what I expected! Some sort of a mysterious stranger? ...N-not that this isn't totally cool you know

[notyourutopian]

[Okay yeah, the conversation was definitely helping her relax some. Actually, so was holding his arm. He hadn't yanked away or anything, after all.]

A mysterious stranger? A dark haired beauty in a long red dress, or something? Out of a hard boiled private detective movie?

[digthefuzz]

[He certainly doesn't mind his arm being held. And he snorts at her description.]

Well... Is it bad that I wouldn't say no to that? ...As long as she's not too much of a femme fatale!

[notyourutopian]

[Eleanor made a 'hmm' sound as she thought it over.]

Thinking about it, I'm not sure I would say no to that.

[A little snicker.]

And if she's not a femme fatale, what's the point?

[digthefuzz]

Ha! We'd have to make it a triple date. [He says sagely.]

You're right... I guess it wouldn't be the same otherwise, backstabbing and all.

[notyourutopian]

I'm fairly sure my father wouldn't have let me out of the house for that.

[Mostly a joke. Probably.]

I should hope so. You wouldn't want the date to be boring would you? I mean, I have at least one double-cross planned for our meal tonight.

[digthefuzz]

You're right... A little danger never hurt anyone! Well, except when it has. [He mildly shrugs his shoulders. But he raises an eyebrow in response to the double-cross.] Are you supposed to be upfront about this kinda thing?

[notyourutopian]

Well. [She gave the most innocent shrug.]

I figure anticipation is half the fun, right? I mean, if you know there might be a double cross coming, you'll be trying to look for it. Which is...exciting?

[She trails off, then snickers.]

Okay yes I haven't any idea I'm going with this.

[digthefuzz]

You tried! [He says with a laugh.]

But your sinister plot was no match for... Detective Kurt? The Cool Cop!

[notyourutopian]

Maybe I'm still trying and this is all to lull you into a false sense of security.

[It really wasn't.]

If you have to call yourself cool, you're not cool. It's like when my dad says he's a 'Cool Dad.' He's really not.

[digthefuzz]

Oh man, that would totally be nefarious!

[Then he gets defensive.]

Hey, that's no fair! If someone's cool, what else are we supposed to call ourselves? We're just telling it like it is!

[notyourutopian]

I am the most nefarious, so that makes sense.

[So nefarious.]

People should just know how cool you are. If you need to tell them, well...

[She trailed off as if it were a great tragedy. And then pointed with the arm not hooked through his.]

That the restaurant you're talking about?

[digthefuzz]

[He makes an exaggerated slump of defeat as she trails off - but then he perks up as he looks towards the restaurant.]

Dude, that totally is! We made it! [He picks up his pace as they move towards the door.]

[notyourutopian]

Perfect. I didn't realize how hungry I was till I spotted it.

[Saved by the meal, it seemed. She released his arm as they reached the restaurant, following him inside. Eleanor wasn't typically the type to defer to others, but she'd let him do the talking since this place was his idea, just looking over the menu on display.]

[digthefuzz]

And you won't realize how full you are until you're done!

[He says with a wink - that's the closest thing to something witty he can think of at the moment. But as they enter, he soon approaches the clerk.]

Wagner - table of two!

[And so a waiter soon appears to lead them to a table in a fancy corner of the restaurant. He smiles at Eleanor and gestures for her to come along.]

Man, this place is boss!

[notyourutopian]

It's fancier than I realized. [She agreed as she followed him through the restaurant to the table.] I should tell my parents to come here, they love eating out.

[Eleanor did too, but typically the places she chose were a bit less...upscale. When they reached the table, she sank down onto whatever chair was closer to the wall.]

I actually can't remember the last time I was in a place like this.

[digthefuzz]

Heh, well I definitely recommend it! These guys have swag up the wazoo!

[Kurt smiles as he takes his seat across from her and starts paging through the menu.]

Well there's a... next time for everything!

[notyourutopian]

I guess so. [Eleanor chuckled softly as she opened her menu, scanning it for a minute before peering over at him over the top.]

You alright?

[digthefuzz]

Yeah! [He nods.] Well, aside from being starved. But we'll deal with that soon enough! But the hardest part is narrowing down what to get...

[notyourutopian]

Can't go wrong with fettichini alfredo.

[Eleanor was so helpful in choosing the unhealthiest thing on the menu. Not everyone had her metabolism, after all. She was, in fact, ordering that, and after a couple seconds she closed her menu.]

We probably can't get away with ordering wine, huh?

[digthefuzz]

[He laughs nervously.]

I don't think that even I could get away with that...

[But he does seem receptive to her choice.]

But fettichini alfredo? Now that's a lot easier to get. I'll roll with that too!

[notyourutopian]

Probably not. [Eleanor leaned back a bit.] I don't even really like wine. It just would've been amusing to try, I think.

[A grin.]

It's delicious, but don't blame me if you get fat.