[open] he ate my heart

[journaler]

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! ))

Comments

b; 2/3

[rebelia]

[IV is heading in for a typical round of ViViD at the Game Center when he hears Leia's energetic voice. He glances at the nearby booth, where he sees her talking to somebody else, loud and clear enough for him to overhear. The day is still young and he's early; considering both of these facts, he approaches out of mild curiosity to survey the table.]

Candies, Leia? Are they for Valentine's?

a (video)

[floralprophecy]

Those candies are adorable! How do you know which colours represent which meanings though? Do they come with a chart of some sort?

b/mingle: (2/3)

[patroller]

[ Jaco didn't know nothin' about human romance, but he was acquainted with a few folks he felt were cool enough to get some human candy for. The pint sized patroller stood by the table with an awkwardly stiff posture.

He gave a quiet nod to Leia before surveying the assorted colors. ]

Which color would "I would fight bad guys with you" ... be?

[ Did he have many friends here, come to think of it? Jaco'd been so caught up with posing on rooftops and intimidating petty thugs that he didn't really socialize a massive amount. ]

[ OTA ]

[ The more he thought about it, the more he realized that social networking was crucial to gathering information. But how? It was a challenge that the alien never really gave much thought to, but now that he did it seemed to bother him immensely. For anyone else who'd like to come and say hello, Jaco was standing off to the side of the table reading one of the candy color legends. ]

Do people like these? Is this customary?

[ He kept looking from the legend to the assortment of jars on the table and huffing loudly. Someone was starting to get frustrated with having to be thoughtful. How about giving the small menace a hand? ]

b (2/5)

[particularity]

Hey, Leia.

[Hinata isn't too big of a frequenter of the game center... and when she first made her little video announcement Things were happening, but now he's come to check out what she's selling because it sounds cute.

Besides, it couldn't hurt his head to get it into a better place... SO HERE HE IS, NOT BEING A STRANGER.]

So these're the candies you're selling, huh... [CUTE. He crouches to get a better look into the jars.]

b; 2/6

[spyrites]

[Busy as always, Jude just happened to be wandering by when he notices Leia's booth of candy. He pauses curiously, watching her interact with a few people first before he finally approaches it.]

Hey, Leia. [He examines the display of candies.] What're all these for?

b 2/3

[failures]

[It seems like Larry keeps running into the right people at the right time lately! He's been scouring the marketplace and game corner for potential gifts for his date in the coming days...and a bag of candy hearts sounds like a good gift to him! Or at least, an additional gift to go alongside a bigger gift.

He comes to a halt beside Leia's table and offers her a wave.]

Hey! Y'know, I've actually got a date coming up...d'you think she'd be into these?

[Truthfully, he tends to go for chocolates.]

a; video

[unathletic]

[ Guess who's just.. staring, really...

Maybe he should have expected this from that way too cheerful girl, but it's still just.. Valentine's Day?? He wasn't even thinking about any of that, honestly. It already wasn't a concern of his back home, let alone here where he's got bigger things to worry about.

So of course he has to grim yogurt party pooper up the situation. ]

Do you really think that's a good idea?

B 2/6

[notsosolo]

[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.]

b; 2/10

[darkduelist]

_{[Yuto happens to be passing by when he hears Leia's voice. He's never seen her post, so he approaches out of curiosity. The moment he actually sees the heart-shaped candy, he almost takes as step back.]}

...Candy hearts?

_{[Please, forgive him the lack of enthusiasm.]}