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

[artisticliberty]

Ah, I neglected to introduce myself. My name is Kitagawa Yusuke; it is a pleasure to meet you.

[plsbully]

Sometimes that won't suffice, will it?

[starinhereye]

That was a non-answer. You ask a hard question, I ask a hard question.

[fightingoverdose]

...Like a real lion or like Tweety Bird over there?

[thumbs towards some direction reyson could potentially be]

And you can't just say a cut of meat, how do you like it, what's the dish? Broiled or grilled? Sauce or dry rub? Butter or A1?

[artisticliberty]

Oh. Perhaps I have been misinterpreting it, then.

[slice_of_life]

...I'd have to say, night person.

[misterwormtail]

Yeah, I'd be up for that -

[Aaand there goes the horn to switch, the sheer surprise of which makes Peter wince a bit.] - aw shit. Anyway yeah, look me up later? I'm Peter.

[aria_ardeinae]

I'm not a scholar, how does your neck work?

...I can tell you that tucking it back in is better for balance in flight, but I've never thought much about why that is.

[dismemberthename]

Uh... something with a modern fantasy sort of setting, maybe?

[aria_ardeinae]

You may relieve yourself on tacky art on my account if you wish, but I did my own punching.

[ That sigh is the sigh of a man reliving the fond memory of crunching another man's nose cartilage with great vigor. ]

There was a raid on the manor. With the guards occupied or dead, I was able to escape from the window.

[plsbully]

[ he laughs ]

That's fair enough.

What are you most passionate about?

[truthstranger]

...Whatever affects me the least, I guess, depending on how "body part" is defined.

[loveisanopenseal]

To determine a best friend, I would have to become friends with others first so I can determine a proper ranking order.

I suppose there is one person that I could think of that could count as a "friend" thus making him a best friend by default . . . there are many fond memories. Perhaps just exploring the outside world with him was something very unforgettable.

[slice_of_life]

Hm, modern fantasy...

[she thinks it over]

Are you looking more for a story where the modern world is similar to what we know, but there's a universal fantastic element to it? Or are you looking more for something that's set in the real world, but there's one fantasy element that the protagonist has to deal with? Or maybe the prospect that the protagonist 'discovers' a fantasy world that was carefully hidden from most people in a sort of masquerade?

[In contrast to her stuttering all over the place from their talk earlier, she's rather calm now.]

[hopegloats]

Is that so? That's the first I've heard that here. It's fortunate for you that you're open, or this situation would be pretty awkward.

[dismemberthename]

[that's pretty interesting. he's definitely taking note.]

Hm... The first two sound pretty good.

[thickandchunky]

...He's a laguz like Reyson.

Hn... I like spicy food. The hotter the better. So any kind of spicy flavoring on it is nice. I usually just char it over a campfire when I'm traveling, but it's nice eating something more home-cooked when possible.

[...Reaches for something to nibble on from the snack trays. This conversation is making him hungrier.]

So what do you like to eat?

[loveisanopenseal]

I believe it is my turn to ask a question.

[the card is:]

"If you had to lose a body part, what would it be?"

[truthstranger]

Ah, no... I just jumped to that interpretation. Other kinds of fantasies could be good for getting to know someone too.

[fightingoverdose]

[huffs out a startled little breath, the faintest flush going over her cheeks before her expression shifts back to a smile]

Ah... Okay. Didn't know there was gonna be homework. Any suggestions on just what you'd, uh, like to be shown?

[loveisanopenseal]

A very succinct answer, one in which I can agree upon. Some would like to believe it is simply love while others portray the potential horror that it could become. A fascinating topic.

[misterwormtail]

Yeah, that's fair.

Honestly I'm not sure what's going on with these cards.

[loveisanopenseal]

A broad, but also interesting answer. Do you care to further explain?

[misterwormtail]

I think I'm going to have to go with back rub, too. Seems less invasive, somehow.

[dismemberthename]

My feet are ticklish, so taking invasiveness into account didn't even occur to me.