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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[slice_of_life]

A-Are you accusing me of kidnapping someone?!

[hopegloats]

Hmmmmmm.

[ smiling before plucking another question card ]

"How important is sexual compatibility to you?"

[helptilistop]

...Well, this got unexpectedly intense in a real hurry. I was thinking more along the lines of, like, what part of the relationship is most important. Or something like that, I guess?

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Why won't you let HIM LIVE?  ]

I... It's not unimportant, but I think personality is worth more.

[hopegloats]

[ Komaeda looks pleased with that ]

A good answer, I definitely agree.

[helptilistop]

I like it! Best answer I've heard so far!

[helptilistop]

Psh! What kind of knight would I be if I wasn't the one doing the heroing?

[truthstranger]

...No, that's wrong. No one should just look for anyone who'll have them. And even the rest of it... when it comes to a romantic partner, you should be thinking of yourself and them, not the rest of the world.

[He says this with confidence underlaid with a tiny bit of both nervousness and resignation. There's basically no way saying this is going to work, and maybe it will go PARTICULARLY badly, but he's not just going to let it go, either]

[truthstranger]

Thank you, although I don't think it's all that unique. Ah, let's see...

[ he draws a card of his own ]

"Why would I be interested in you?" Mm, that's a bit confrontational.

[helptilistop]

Hmmm... Not wrong, but not very specific, either. Like, when you're figuring out whether you're compatible or not, what's an important factor in deciding that?

[helptilistop]

Huh. Not that I'm complaining, but I'm surprised how wholesome everyone's answers are for this. No one's even mentioned sex yet.

[ astolfo pls ]

[helptilistop]

Well, when you're a knight in service of the king, things just sort of happen, don't they?

[slice_of_life]

Ah... hello.

I-If... if you don't mind, we could chat... for a while.

[motorcycle_noises]

The rest can be figured out along the way.

[ Tatsuya flips a card over— "What's your favourite thing to do in bed?" He rapidly flips over another one. ]

"Do you prefer a night out or night in?"

[helptilistop]

Hey, how many people can even say that much? I sure can't, and trust me, I've been on plenty of adventures before.

[dismemberthename]

Yeah? What sorts of adventures?

[helptilistop]

[ Welp, someone is visibly uncomfortable with how comfortable you are, so he's just gonna pull a card up.

"What's your favorite thing to do in bed?"]

Well that's definitely not a first date question. [ He tosses it, and moves onto the next card, but... ] ...Eh? [ /toss ] What the... [ /toss ] ...Are these all the same card?!

[helptilistop]

Well, as one of the Twelve Paladins of the Great King Charlemagne, there was always something to do! There was the time I captured a giant, the time I bested a thief who couldn't be killed, the time I flew to the moon... Oh! Plus, I was a servant in the Great Holy Grail War, which was a heck of a story on its own!

[helptilistop]

Starting with softballs, huh? Nope! Not a one thing!

[ draws a card! ]

So! What are you looking for in a relationship?

[truthstranger]

[ He tries to smile reassuringly. ]

Sure. Should we try a card?

[ draws ]

Um... What's your favorite guilty pleasure?

[helptilistop]

[ Aw. He wanted to take a crack at that first one, but okay.

He points over to Shirou in the distance. ] Him, probably.

I mean, we're pretty much square now, but I guess if I have to pick someone, y'know?

[slice_of_life]

I... um...

[She shrinks away, holding her hands behind her back.]

I don't really have one... I guess? Maybe... maybe you could count when I indulge too much in my hobbies...?

[truthstranger]

[It seems like that's a bad subject...]

Ah, you don't have to go into that if you don't want to. How about...

[He draws more cards, which are "What's your worst habit?" followed by "Which body part seems tastiest?", which he discards to the side.]

...Um, what's your favorite part of your hobbies?

[counterfaith]

Is it so fascinating to you? It is repulsive, to myself.

[counterfaith]

[ with :) a :) smile :) ]

There's no other word for it than frustrating.