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]

Well, it's just a guess.

[counterfaith]

No, though I don't live in a place where such luxuries are afforded, in any case.

[plsbully]

A single finger wouldn't be so crippling, would it?

[counterfaith]

Yes, that's right. I am a priest.

[counterfaith]

For myself, I attend early bird sermon, so I am partial to the mornings myself. Do you have a difficult time in the mornings?

[slice_of_life]

Just... getting lost in them, for a while? I m-mean... what I like to do most is read...

I-I've been told I can space out easily...

[motorcycle_noises]

A priest?

[ Tatsuya gives him a wide-eyes onceover. ]

Aren't you younger than I am?

[truthstranger]

That's an obvious choice, but I wouldn't pick a finger if they'd accept something like hair or fingernails. Those are also technically a part of my body...

[counterfaith]

How old might you be?

[truthstranger]

Oh? I like reading novels myself. What sort of things do you usually read?

[plsbully]

[ hmm ]

I wonder if that would count. If you get a haircut you wouldn't exactly say you've lost part of your body, no?

[motorcycle_noises]

Eighteen years old.

[truthstranger]

Not generally, but if I had longer hair and cut it very short, or if I shaved my head or something, it's possible I could say that. That can certainly change someone's perception of themselves.

1/2

[slice_of_life]

Really?

[That gets a little glance from her.]

[slice_of_life]

[Then back to blushing]

Ahaha... sorry. I'm... sort of an introvert. I'm not u-used to... being around so many people. And... talking about myself.

[she takes a deep breath.]

My favorite types of novels are ones that devote real thought into the world-building aspect of fiction writing... telling a story in a world that seems foreign to our own, that plays by its own rules, and has its own uniqueness to it... doing all that while also weaving together a good story and creating intriguing characters is something I can really appreciate.

For example... suppose you created a setting where it's the same world we have now, except magic exists and everyone can use it. Well, there's no way the world would be the same, would it? People wouldn't need machines to travel... they wouldn't need to domesticate animals for labor and food... it's possible everyone would speak a universal language because boundaries between cultures wouldn't exist anymore...

If the story can reflect that the author put real effort into thinking about the 'how' and 'why' of those implications then you know it's something worth reading.

[fightingoverdose]

[nods]

Well, workin' hard's the only way to get confidence, after all! 'Course, if you know anyone you think he'll get along with, you can always try to set 'em up, right? Then you both win!

[slice_of_life]

'Sermon'... are you particularly religious?

W-Well, it's not so much a 'difficult' time as it is... finding a good 'break' between night and day? I don't know if that makes sense...

[fightingoverdose]

Next time dusting's one of your chores, though, you've got that handled!

[plsbully]

Ah, that's true enough. They weren't terribly specific with the minimum "body" part necessary.

[fightingoverdose]

Don't look at me, I go to school on a private island. Dance parties ain't really on the activities' list. Is that the kinda thing you'd wanna be doin' even if you could, though?

[truthstranger]

World-building, huh...?

[something crosses his face for a brief moment as well, but then he smiles again]

Ah, I agree, I think. It's really interesting to think about those sorts of things. Even if it's not a fantasy setting... reading a story where the choices the author makes all have consequences in the story, and it ties together in a believable narrative that doesn't rely on what the reader is expecting... that's always the most interesting, I think.

[artisticliberty]

[narrows his eyes and points a finger at him]

We will speak later. My name is Kitagawa Yusuke--do not forget it.

[fightingoverdose]

You're into the deep stuff, huh. Probably not givin' up on a challenge. If I'm in a contest with someone, I'm not gonna back down 'til it's settled for sure.

[artisticliberty]

... very well. I will seek you out at another time.

[counterfaith]

Yes, I am Christian.

[ with a nod ]

Ah, I'm afraid I don't quite understand. . .