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

[purrtagonist]

Why is it like that? Is it because of the insurgents you mentioned before?

[danger danger]

[assent]

That and Coup d'etats... terrorism... [ She looks sheepish. ] It has been like this for centuries.

[ high voltage ]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . it sounds like her country is pretty unstable. no wonder she spoke of kidnappings]

There has to be a way to ease tensions somehow.

[assent]

[ That's one way of putting it. ]

I am afraid both my parents are rather "stacked in their ways", as they say, so it will most likely not be until I become queen that will happen.

[ Stuck in their ways. ]

[purrtagonist]

[MMMMMMM]

[. . .]

[his gaze narrows slightly, expression darkening. but he doesn't allow it to linger for long]

. . . it sounds like you'll have a lot of work ahead of you, if achieving peace will be your goal.

[BAD ADULTS LEAVING MESSES FOR THEIR KIDS TO CLEAN UP, GEE THIS SURE ISN'T A THEME OF HIS CANON OR ANYTHING]

[assent]

That may be the case, however... [ She shifts, her hand reaching to grip her bicep and she looks READY TO ROLL tbh. ] ...I am confident I will be able to make a difference!

[ Yeah............. I mean it isn't always what happens in DR lbr... but her case it sounds like it. It's fine, they're prob dead now. c8;; ]

[purrtagonist]

[them being dead doesn't make it better!!]

[but that earns an earnest smile from Akira, who is about to say something when the horn finally goes off. TIME'S UP]

Five minutes goes by way too fast when you're talking about politics.

[assent]

[ eh!!! ]

[ Ah, everytime it happens she gets surprised, almost like she's made herself forget this is actually a speed dating event (clearly things are Going Well) ]

So it would seem. Thank you for your time, Akira. I shall see you later.

[ I mean they're in here for a while, it's bound to happen. ]