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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[assent]

I have not experienced insomnia to know, but from what I have read it is awful to experience. The latter... yes, it is where your tissue turns to bone instead when it is healing. Therefore you end up paralysed quite early on.

[slice_of_life]

Frightful... in that case, I wouldn't need much inspiration to write a novel... my condition and its effects would possibly be enough by itself to spawn ideas from the experience.

[...]

Uuuum... I wonder...

[assent]

I suppose there is the option of speech to text if it were to come to that?

[ Only the beep sounds right after, and Sonia looks like she forgot she was part of a speed dating event to begin with. ]

It is finished already?!

[slice_of_life]

Or one of those gadgets where you can use your eye-movements to translate to speech...

... [Oh, a sad look at hearing the beep.]

Already? We were having such a good time...

[assent]

[ She looks just as disappointed, which is why Sonia leans forward to smile at Yuri in a way that is hopefully encouraging and... will hopefully agree to her proposition. ]

When this event has finished, may I come and find you to finish our discussion? That way we can appease our captors, but also be able to talk more, yes?

[slice_of_life]

Yes! I'd like that very much... maybe we can even go to the library and find something to discuss? I-If you like...

[A blush, then she adds.]

Oh, look for my friends, all right? They'll be wearing a uniform like mine and we're all in the same Literature Club.

[assent]

I would love to! [ Is this what having friends with similar interests to you is like... (friends that aren't Gundam Tanaka anyway) ]

And I shall do that! If they are your friends, I would be glad to get to know them, also.

[slice_of_life]

You're too nice, Sonia.

[She was happy to make a friend too.]

Good luck with the rest of the... 'dates'.

[assent]

I could say the same of you. [ She actually laughs softly this time. ] And good luck to you, also. I shall see you later.