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

[counterfaith]

[ gives him a look ]

. . . You're aware of that answer. Yes.

"If you could travel back through time, what single mistake would you correct?"

[tocatchafallingapple]

It's a funny question, but not exactly appropriate.

[appleofhiseye]

[Although she looks highly unsure of the premise, conversation starters aren't the end of the world. Curiosity gets the better of her and she draws a card.]

Ah, this isn't so bad. "What is your favorite thing to learn about in your free time?"

[loveisanopenseal]

I have not thought of myself as a specific time within the context of the rotation of the earth. How would one decide upon such a thing?

[helptilistop]

Well, I mean, how do I choose? There's the time I made a witch mad and got turned into a tree, or the time I chased some harpies through the gates of Hell, or that time I raided the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, or...

[ He's not kidding when he says this answer could be a while, you should probably stop him. ]

[redcarnation]

[ Isuke blinks. ]

You're supposed to answer, not make me guess.

[ Because that's what this means, right?? 'Judge me' as in 'evaluate me'?? ]

[assent]

[ It sure is a thing. Rather than wandering around when she feels nervous and is trying to hide it, she takes the first person who is free at the moment. ]

Sour plums. I truly cannot understand why anyone would like them at all.

What is your favorite animal?

[tocatchafallingapple]

Ah, so you're a twin!

Are you the older one?

[cluelesscavewoman]

I am a strike-forcer. I fight with a spear and sword. I mainly train with Tonbonkiri at the moment.

[truthstranger]

U-Um...

...We did... some things.

[flamingprick]

Yeah, that's alright by me.

[He reaches out and grabs another card: 'If you could travel back through time, what single mistake would you correct?'

He promptly crumbles up that card and throws it across the fucking room.]

[tocatchafallingapple]

[ lets out the same laugh ]

Same here!

[bestmothercat]

....

[Looks kinda worried. Wow. Poor guy. And slightly fears Futayo. Just slightly. ]

A-Any reason why he wouldn't cooperate with you? I'm sure no one would do that without reason.

[flamingprick]

[WELP]

I guess? But having to choose which part to lose, that's creepy!

[appleofhiseye]

Hmm. I like both, but I prefer the morning since I get up early for work. What about you?

[justpure]

He takes a moment to think.

If I could change one thing... I think I would like my sister to be happy.

[cluelesscavewoman]

[Head tilts.]

I did answer.

[purrtagonist]

[while chewing on a stick of pocky, flipping a card back and forth between his thumb and forefinger, trying not to look too put off about being here against his will--]

"What's your favorite blood type."

[. . .]

Hm.

[HM]

[redcarnation]

Oh, didn't you hear? Apparently the chinchillas are spiritual successors to a couple of raccoons who made people kill each other.

It sounds stupid said out loud, but a bunch of the people here were reeeaally serious about it.

[lacrimose]

[Standing hunched at one of the tables with a drink, scowling at anyone and anything that gets too close. Someone's not feeling this whole dating thing.

...Actually, he's just always like this, although it probably doesn't make it any less offputting.]

[counterfaith]

. . . Do you prefer to sleep early and wake up early, or do you prefer to stay up all night? What is more comfortable to you? Do you find one time of day to be more yielding to productivity than another?

[dismemberthename]

Oh, wow. I've really gotta think about that one...



Actually I'm pretty sure I don't have a way to answer that without giving more context than we have time for. Maybe later?

[purrtagonist]

[blandly]

Night person. The sunlight tends to burn.

[assent]

Ah? Is that so, then please allow me to apologise. [ It's only intrusive if you sleep naked???? ]

Though I suppose there is a tradition for child to be recognised as an adult. For this, one must consume a Skong. However... it is not a ritual that I condone. It is simply too cruel, do you not think so?

[pecker]

That's pretty weird too... but I guess legs? It's true for most animals, anyway.