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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[fightingoverdose]

[eyebrows raised, impressed]

Hah, sounds like you've got interest to spare! Never seen you so worked up before, Yuri. Makes me feel like I need to step up and find some good reads, too! You think there's anything worth checkin' out in the library here?

[slice_of_life]

Huhu... I'm rather passionate about literature... S-So I can't help but... get a little worked up.

[slice_of_life]

Ah, I mean...

[And, another blush.]

Y-Yes! If you'd like, I think we could... m-maybe we could even read together...? And discuss it... later... if you like...

[fightingoverdose]

Sure, let's give it a shot. I do better with a study buddy anyway. Havin' that kind of passion at my side sounds perfect for stayin' focused.

[slice_of_life]

[She blushes again.] I'll look forward to it... Sara.

A-And if you um... want to show me anything, I'll try to be passionate... 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?

[slice_of_life]

...Oh, uum... um... Sorry.

I just thought... it'd be more fair if it was... a two-sided th-thing? If I tried something I usually wouldn't try, too...

N-No pressure to come up with anything...

[fightingoverdose]

Ah-- No, no need to apologize, I'm just messing with you. It ain't a problem to come up with somethin' to present. If you want, anyway.

[slice_of_life]

[nods] Though, i-it doesn't have to be too formal...

[fightingoverdose]

Works out--I've never been that good at formal.

--Uh, just to check. For this 'presentation,' you mean somethin' written...right?

[slice_of_life]

[blinks]

O-Oh, are we not... talking about the same thing...?

[fightingoverdose]

Just makin' sure that we were is all. Don't wanna end up with egg on my face later.

[slice_of_life]

My idea was... I'd show you something literature related and you would show me something.. not... literature related. That way it would be... something new for both of us.

[pause]

A-Although, if you want to try something like write poems and then share them... we could do that.

B-But it's rather personal to show a person something you've written, so I'll understand if you'd rather not.

[fightingoverdose]

Ohh. Well...

[she stretches the word out, considering this, before squaring her shoulders, decided]

Why not both? I ain't afraid to show stuff to you, whether it's mine or not.

[slice_of_life]

A-All right... there's no reason not to, is there...? It... could be fun.

[Shyly blushes too.]

I'll... show you my confidence... with the pen.

[fightingoverdose]

Lookin’ forward to it.

[and she smiles, genuine...and the bullhorn starts to blare]

...Ah, and looks like that’s time. Guess I’ll be seein’ you soon.