estoria | [open] he ate my heart

Who: Leia & anyone, especially anyone bitten by the love bug (or even if they haven't been--)
When: 02/03 - 02/14 (Valentines' Day!) IC.
Where: Over the network/in front of the Game Center
What: Heart candies for everyone -- aka an IC hearts meme, modified from here! Come get 'em and give them out to anyone and everyone to tell them how you feel!
Rating/Warning: none

a.) actual tv star (video)

Hey, everyone! Wow, I'm really recording, huh...?

[Leia's face appears on the camera. She might look a little bit nervous, because wow--you can't take back something you say live on video as easily as you can on paper, but don't be fooled. She's determined, and since signing up for a blinde date, she's far more into this Valentine's thing than she ever expected.]

So I know there's a lot going on right now, with everyone recovering and exchanging information. The last thing I want to do is interrupt all that, but it's a new month, and I think Mabel's got the right idea. We need cheer in our lives again, and we need a little romance!

I'm going to be helping her out by selling these adorable heart candies I found. [She holds up one between her fingers before the camera pans to show a small bowl of various colors.] They're color-coded with meanings, so you can tell your friends and loved ones exactly how you feel--and you can even make up your own meanings if you want to.

I'll have them available starting today all the way up until the big day, so be sure to stop by the Game Center and see me! The name's Leia.

Thanks for listening!

[WIPES SWEAT drinks juice really fast. That was a lot of talking she just did. Hopefully she made sense.]

b.) but what if you're color-blind (action)

[Later on, just like she said, Leia can be found behind a booth near the gaming center. She's set up with little jars of the aforementioned heart candies, as well as small fancy-looking pouch bags coming in white, pink, and red. There are also two neat piles of tags with string attached so they can be tied to the pouches: with one side having the standard To: and From: labels, and the other containing a legend of various colors corresponding to the hearts.

In one pile, the meanings are spelled out; and on the other, they're blank, in case anyone wants to write their own, as she promised.

At the end of the table also, there's a copy of the latest issue of the Cerealia Times for anyone to pick up and read, as well as fliers for Mabel's blind dates. She hopes you've signed up! She isn't shy about inviting people over, either, so if you're passing by, even without having seen her video, you might hear her calling out to you.]

Hi! Need some special candies for your special someone? Maybe a friend?

[She'll give the explanation as many times as she needs to, and talk about all of the different meanings if that's what your character wants! Anyone is welcome to try a couple pieces from the free sample bowl as well, to see how they taste (spoilers: sweet as hell).]

(( ooc: Interact with Leia or amongst yourselves (top levels are welcome)! This mingle log is dated all the way up til Valentines' Day ICly. You can expect the booth to be set up for at least a couple hours almost every day, likely after her work shift (so if you want cat costume shenanigans, just say the word).

Backtagging and forward dating (with discretion) is encouraged! ))

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[Han looks over the candy. Getting a second chance at Valentine's day would be a lot more exciting with his Leia around. But some of these are a little less romantic.]

I should get a few for my boy and his friend.

[Because he has certain blue feelings for both.]

[Ah--she remembers him! She remembers, and by now, she knows about her name twin being gone. He almost looks different without her.]

Mr. Solo! You're definitely welcome to.

[She gestures to the candies.]

...How have you been?

It's been a strange month.

[He probably does look different. He misses her.]

Anakin suddenly being a teenager was a big change.

[When is it not strange, she thinks; but sadly, she doesn't recognize the mentioned name. She does vaguely remember that he and his wife had been famous, but... what for, again?

Also, does he mean that "Anakin" grew up way too fast, or suddenly became a lot younger?

...Rather than try to guess--well, she just doesn't.]

Oh! I don't think I've met him yet.

[The aforementioned boy? His friend?]

So he's around my age now?

He hasn't been here very long, I'm not sure how much socializing he's really had a chance to do.

[Anakin's always been a quiet one]

Your age... a lot of kids that age here. This place would be a bit much for a three year old, so if he has to be here...

[She hadn't really noticed, but now that he mentions it, CERES really is mostly relying on a bunch of teenagers, with notable exceptions. It's amusing to think about, and her expression reflects this, though her response is innocuous.]

Well, who is he?

He's my youngest.

[He pulls out his Cerevice to show an image of a dark haired teenager with a blonde girl of a similar age.]

[She leans over the table a bit so she can see, and she grins.]

Ohhh! I even have one that's specifically for family.

[...There are a couple shades of pink that are a bit difficult to tell apart, but eventually, she picks the correct one and holds it out in her palm in offering.

"I love you like family."]

Oh, that's perfect.

[He takes the candy gladly.]

I should get one for his friend too. Don't want her feeling like she's all alone here.

[She offers him two white pouches, since those seem to be the most neutral color least likely to offend him. Not that she'd mind swapping for the pink or the red, if that's what he wanted.]

Take some more. And maybe some others, too--make sure you've got enough for everyone.

[Smiling sweetly, she motions to the large jars with candy in them, and she'll open the pink candies first..]

[open] he ate my heart

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