Trash Squad Day 1 - SPEED DATING

[chinhotta]

Alright, kiddos!! Gather up in the cafeteria for your first event!

[ The cafeteria tables are arranged differently now, long tables pushed to the edges of the room and filled with finger foods and drinks, and the center of the room open except for a bunch of tall, small round tables which are empty except for a stack of cards, but about the right size and height for two people to put drinks on as they stand around.

Vanilla is also standing on one of the tables with a bullhorn. ]

We're starting with a classic! Speed dating! You'll have five minutes each round! When the horn goes off, that's your cue to switch it up and talk to someone else! If you need some conversation starters, try one of the questions on those cards!

...Or don't! You can do whatever you want, I'm not your mom. I'm going with 'uncle' for now!

( The structure here is pretty casual:
- Make a top level
- Tag some people! Optionally, start off with a question from the deck of suggestions!
- Thread! You can ask more questions if you want.
- Try to keep threads around 10 comments from you maximum. This isn’t a hard limit, but assume a bullhorn goes off around there to signal a switch.
- Pace yourself, kids, this runs until Thursday. )

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Comments

[lacrimose]

No, like--

[Actually, never mind. He picks another card, raises an eyebrow at it, then reads it aloud.]

"If you were to advertise yourself on a billboard, what would your slogan be?"

[artisticliberty]

Endeavor to rescue them, of course. We can move on.

[artisticliberty]

Kitagawa Yusuke. So you are the other Akira.

[artisticliberty]

The borders of time and space may deter us, but they cannot separate us forever. I for one would not allow such a thing to keep me from someone I truly loved.

[assent]

[ What a strange mix of questions. She sighs and turns over the next card. ]

I am afraid this may be worse.

[ She puts it down on the table: "What is your favorite place to be touched?" Then turns another: "Bubble bath or long shower?" ]

I wonder what type of person wrote these questions...

[artisticliberty]

Hmmm...

[he considers both questions carefully]

I'm not touched often enough to have a favorite place. And I have never had a bubble bath, though I enjoy taking long baths when I can.

[sunbottles]

[Shhhh, she wants to say nice things to EVERYONE.]

Y-yeah! Right! I'd rather they'd ask me to join first, but... [Nothing she can do about it now.] ...I-I don't know a lot about dating, really, but if it's just getting to know people and making friends, then that's pretty fun!

[sunbottles]

[L o r d.]

Ehehe... I guess I'm just lucky I've never had to tie some meanie up! I'm sure I'm too clumsy to tie any good knots, too...

So I guess you've, um... [ . . . ] ... tied a lot of knots?

[sunbottles]

Right! Just because it's called a dating game doesn't mean you have to, like... kiss or do... [...] ...anything else. Ehehe... it can just be a fun outing between friends, I think.

Or like this! It's called Speed Dating, but I've just been getting to know a lot of people really fast. Even if there are some, um... weird questions, too.

[sunbottles]

Uuuu, I can sleep anywhere if I'm tired enough! But beds are made for sleeping, so maybe there? Kind of boring... ehehe. [Thinks hard for a more interesting answer]

Sometimes I like to make secret blanket forts too! It makes napping there like a special club activity!

[sunbottles]

[Sayori sympathizes, the world is hard when you are Always Hungry]

Have you eaten at a lot of different places? That's so cool! I haven't gotten to travel much, but it'd be a lot of fun to leave my hometown one day and try snacks from around the world!

[sunbottles]

[Sayori likes loud and quiet people equally, but Sara's exuberance is fun. She nods along to her words, giggling a little.]

Right! If you have even one good friend, then I think that's super lucky! And I have at least four!

[... She hopes, at least. Sayori loves them a lot and tries to make her own company worth their while, but who knows, really.] And speed dating is a lot more fun if I think of it as making friends, ehehe.

[sunbottles]

Well, that was just because you cared, right? [She doesn't know what he's talking about exactly, but hey.]

Ehehe, well... maybe that I need to wake up earlier? [Compliments didn't feel right to her (she didn't agree with them) and going too much into what she thought her friends secretly viewed her as was... Dangerous.]

[sunbottles]

Ehehe... there are some fun ones to answer in there, but lots of weird ones, too.

[sunbottles]

Monika! [Another Literature Club member! She's always excited to see them. And now Sayori gets to Gush™.]

Like... perfect! [How else can you describe Monika except "perfect", really.] Smart and fun and super nice!

[Why is anyone even trying with Monika in the game, really. Who wouldn't want to date Monika?]

[sunbottles]

Ehehe... I guess you're right. But she works hard at everything she does, so I bet she could be great at everything... [It was a bit intimidating, honestly. But anyway, a kindred spirit.]

They are, aren't they! I really do try to get up earlier, but then my alarm goes off and I just can't! And then I have to rush to get ready and make breakfast...

[Terrible.]

[assent]

[ Her head tilts. ]

Have you ever had a massage? [ It explains why it'd be hard to answer though. ] And bubble baths are very pleasant to relax in. The scents from the bubbles, especially if they are lavender based, are very soothing.

[artisticliberty]

[he shakes his head]

I have not. It sounds pleasant...

[dismemberthename]

No problem, no problem.

[takes another card]

"What are you most proud about?"

[assent]

Back home I would sometimes receive them from servants after a long day or when I was stressed. If it would not be too bold, I would not mind showing you if you would like? It is very good for soothing tension.

[ It isn't something she'd normally offer to just anyone, but for people who she considers a friend it's fine. She would do it for Hinata and some of the others at home if they needed it even if there would probably be reprecussions if people at home knew about it. Why does her country have so many weird rules. ]

[slice_of_life]

...Really?

[assent]

[ She looks thoughtful. ]

I believe I have had this card before, so I will repeat my answer from then as well. While it would be more appropriate for me to say my country or my people... I would have to say my friends. We were working together to complete tasks which is something I have never been able to experience before.

[dismemberthename]

[considers this....]

My hometown. Just... just to see how things have changed.

[artisticliberty]

Really? I do not wish to impose upon you such a thing...

[but he looks pretty interested]

[dismemberthename]

Oh, you're part of a literature club? That's pretty cool.