VALENTINE'S DAY EVENT - BLIND DATING [OPEN]

[tarotcards]

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

[youraffection]

[ Who is a worse liar here, Yosuke or Karkat? ]

Uh-huh.

[ He's got a sinking suspicion that's total bullshit. But, you know, like what you like and all that. Ice cream is hardly the worst vice he's heard of. ]

I'm all for a good deal...and, hey, I think that's it up ahead, right?

[alienates]

[ tbh they are both terrible. ]

Yeah, that's it-- oh goddammit.

[ there is a bit of a line. not long enough for it to be a horrible wait, but still a decent size that means other people had the same idea. ]

If they run out of the mint I am rioting...

[youraffection]

[ Yosuke raises his brows--he honestly wasn't sure what he expected in regards to popularity, but the line honestly doesn't look that bad. ]

I wouldn't worry about it. [ He says as if he's some sort of ice cream expert, which he isn't. ] Mint isn't really a romantic-y flavor.

[alienates]

[ the last comment earns a raised eyebrow from karkat. ]

What do you consider a romantic flavor then?

[youraffection]

Uhh...

[ Actually, what would be romantic? He thinks for a second. ]

Chocolate is supposed to be an aphrodisiac or something, right? So chocolate. Or cherry. Chocolate cherry?

[alienates]

[ that actually makes karkat pause and he has to just... give yosuke a Look. ]

You could have worded that way differently, dude.

[youraffection]

What?

[ Don't look at him like that. ]

Don't look at me like that!

[ It makes him feel like he said something stupid. ]

It's not like I'm sharing it with you or anything!

[alienates]

I'm just saying that it makes it sounds like your intentions are bad! Like you're just some horny teenager, and--

Hm. Actually that's probably accurate.

[ since, you know. teens. ]

[youraffection]

Wh--hey!

[ ...Look, just because Karkat is correct doesn't mean Yosuke can't be properly offended by it. ]

Ugh, whatever! Just pick out your ice cream!

[ Which means they'll actually have to wait through this line, but still. It sounded appropriately dramatic. ]

[alienates]

[ his lip twitches, like he almost wants to smile but that goes against his aesthetic so it does not happen. ]

You didn't deny it. [ he then immediately moves on ] They have this birthday cake flavor that's good.

[youraffection]

[ Karkat is 2edgy for this. ]

That's--!

[ Let it go, Yosuke. Like Elsa, you should let it go... ]

Birthday cake? [ Wait a second. ] Isn't birthday cake whatever flavor of cake you want it to be?

[alienates]

[ karkat is fake edgy and one day someone will call him out on this. ]

I. Guess? Look it's just called birthday cake, and it... tastes like it? I think it has cake batter or something in it.

[ he actually has no idea and didn't think about it that way until yosuke just brought it up. hm. ]

[youraffection]

[ That sounds like witchcraft, but he's not an expert on ice cream or magic. ]

So that's your idea of a romantic flavor? Birthday cake. For a second I thought I was the guy who was off mark.

[alienates]

It's something new and exciting, which would feel like an adventure, right? Your date might appreciate doing something out of the norm and it'll make the date more memorable.

[ he's talking out of his ass here. ]

[youraffection]

I'm not sure if I'd call trying different ice cream flavors "new and exciting"...

[ A beat. ]

What kind of dates have you been on?

[ That sure is sass from the guy who's never been on a single one. ]

[alienates]

[ he has been on ice cream dates. this ice cream date. this is his only date, and it's technically not even a real date, but karkat refuses to let yosuke know this because that would be losing whatever competition they started with this entire conversation. ]

Extremely romantic ones where I wooed them. Fuck you.

[ believable. ]

[youraffection]

[ If Yosuke knew...yes. Yes, he would likely never let Karkat live it down.

Which would also mean this would be Yosuke's first date too. Which is something he refuses to think about.

Seriously, bro. ]

Right...

[ He's suspicious. ]

Does this mean you're paying?

[alienates]

Please explain to me the leap of logic you just took there that lead to me paying for this?

[ he just gives yosuke a Look. ]

Is this a date or not?

[youraffection]

Wh--no!

[ WHY WOULD IT BE A DATE other than the implications Yosuke just accidentally made. ]

It was just your idea to do this!

[alienates]

You just implied it was a date!

[ he does not hesitate to call yosuke out on this YOU DUG THIS HOLE, YOU CLIMB OUT YOURSELF ]

[youraffection]

That's not what I meant!

[ Don't make this weird!!! Regardless of whose fault this is!! ]

I just wanna know if you're buying or not!

[alienates]

Oh my fucking god! Fine! I'll pay for you!

[ EVEN THOUGH YOSUKE IS THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO ACTUALLY SIGNED UP FOR THIS DATE. ]

[youraffection]

Okay!

[ Was that so hard, Karkat??? They can be bros. Bros buy!! ]

Thank you! [ The most frustrated thank you possible. ]

[alienates]

[ that was like pulling teeth. karkat just rolls his eyes (DRAMATICALLY!!!!) ]

You're paying next time, dude.

[youraffection]

What'd you mean, next time!?

[ They can't adult. ]