[closed-ish] Signs of love overshadowed by dreams

[pseudonyms]

Who: Everyone who signed up for speed-dating/speed-friending! (and maybe some people who just wander in?)
When: IC Date: 6/9
Where: A large booth at the CERES Academy cultural festival
What: Rise's holding a special event to help bring people together at the cultural festival! This may be chaotic
Rating/Warning: N/A thus far! Rise with a megaphone might be a warning though...


[The cultural festival at the school has been in full-on planning mode for a few weeks. Rise is no exception to the planning and included in the flyers that have gone up is a notice printed on bright pink paper and bold lettering for a very special event.

The booth itself has been set up with a small cluster of tables to accommodate for the amount of people who have been signed up and even for a few last-minute sign-ups. The tables themselves have been decorated with special candles and a tray containing two bowls, two spoons, and a a tray with all the ingredients needed for an ice cream sundae.

At the front of the booth is a collection of heart-shaped name tags with all of the names of each individual whose signed up, along with a number attached. Rise will smile at each person, handing both the name tag and a small envelope to them with instructions not to open it until she says so.

It’s only when everyone has arrived and is crowded inside the booth that she pulls out a megaphone (and really, who gave her that?) and she turns it on.]

Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Cerealia School Speed-Matching event! Meeting people can be really hard here, but don’t worry, we’re making it easy! You’ll see that the tables all have numbers assigned to them. On my count, open your envelopes and see who you’re starting with. When the bell rings, switch partners! Seems pretty simple, huh?

[Nobody gets to get a say in this apparently, but they may see one Yu Narukami who’s sitting on the table behind Rise just watching everyone casual as can be. Why is he wearing glasses? Who knows.]

Okie dokie! Let’s get this show on the road! On your mark…get set…open!

[Hope you’re ready, colonists. Inside each envelope is a starter number for the first match, and also a list of starter questions for asking people about themselves. Some people have lists corresponding with the speed dating route, while others are for the “friends only” route. But wait…what’s that? Some of those lists are crosswired? Your character would try to mingle with everybody and flirt anyway? Well hey. At least people will be talking and mingling.

Oh, and don’t mind the people who may wander in and out of the event. Rise will try to moderator the event to her best ability but hey, she’s pretty social herself. Some people are bound to slip in and out under her watch. Have fun! And remember, beware of the bell! (Or Rise announcing "SWITCH" in a loud voice via megaphone, same thing.)]

[ooc: Hello everyone, welcome to the speed-friending/dating event! Thank you to everyone who signed up; above you’ll see a list of people and numbers for you to pick from! Pick your number and your friend/date by visiting the number generator to randomly pick a number to match your character with! Feel free to post top-levels inviting others to just tag in or tag around, too, without using the RNG. Any questions, please hit me via PM or on plurk at alternatively]

Comments

i literally didn't get notifs for anything on this post, I'M SO SORRY... WTF DW

[jinko]

A...ha, right! Sorry, let's just... put that one away?!

[ Hastily shoving his cards off to the side now, ask away, Levisan... ]

F, feel free to ask me anything!

can you believe i never got a notif, I'M SO SORRY... FEEL FREE TO IGNORE IF THIS IS TOO LATE

[jinko]

[ He doesn't miss the moment of nothing that flashes across her expression, and he braces himself in his chair to answer something potentially serious or heavy...

...but she recovers, and he has to wonder if she held back for his sake, or her own.

Either way, he feels somewhat badly about it, and he clears his throat. ]

Oh, uh— well, there's a really nice garden near the Residential District! As for pets, there's a lot of CyBuddy shops in the Shopping District. I can definitely help you look for one if you want. They have some pretty crazy things, actually...!

[good_ideas]

[For his troubles, he gets an incredibly angry Shiho who had twisted to follow as he moved, too paranoid to allow someone she didn't trust behind her. When he tries to pick her up, he gets the cold muzzle of her Tim and Bullet Special gun shoved against the soft underside of his throat.]

Or how about you put me down gently, get back into your seat and stop picking up girls without their consent?

[notsolomon]

[He's keeping it simple with ice cream, chocolate and nuts right now.]

...so you are a demon then? Or something similar to that at least?

[Not that he's judging though, since he's used to members of the more long lived set.]

But I can relate. It was the 1890's when I left home. I barely understood what the powerpoint even was when it happened.

[playboyknight]

[He only laughs at her and only shakes his head.]

Oh you like playing rough huh? I can do that too since you insist on not playing nicely. [He drops her back down onto the chair with his expression rather dark with an almost sinister grin.] You're also really amusing, I'll give you that. Your mindset however, is more than ridiculous. It's about time you learn not everyone plays by your rules or where you come from, madame.

how could you, gmail!!

[good_ideas]

[She's quiet for a moment in order to read his reply, her arms tightening around her as if that could somehow make her any more harmless-looking.]

Whether I knew or not, I still did it. Not knowing doesn't mean I don't still have to take responsibility for what I did by apologizing and by making sure that I never do it again.

....It's...well...it's not a good feeling, right? When someone's afraid of you.

[Shiho doesn't sound comfortable as she says this, hoping that he'll think it's just sympathy and not the empathy of a five year-old girl that had been subjected to those same feelings.]

[good_ideas]

Careful about that. Some people might take it as an invitation to show you their favourite shows or something, you know?

[She's pretty sure that Tim, Patty and Bullet would very happily show her and not only because they'd empathize with what had happened to her in the past.]

[adornmental]

Nah, I'm a tsukumogami. We're object spirits!

[NO DEMONS HERE just good old-fashioned sword boys...

But he'll nod in response, since he was pretty much the same when he went to the modern Tokyo for the first time.]

It's a lot to take in, right? Those lights kinda hurt at first, too. That's one thing I miss... Back when people just used lanterns on the streets and stuff.

[good_ideas]

True. Can't say no to a free sundae, right?

[With that said, she starts scooping ice cream into her bowl. Now time to add chocolate. All the chocolate.]

[good_ideas]

Are you naturally this delusional or are you just a bad listener?

[If he thought the grin would intimidate her, he has another thing coming as she gets off her chair slowly once he sets her down, obviously not intending to stay any longer and glaring up at him without a trace of fear.]

If you don't get it, let me tell you in little words so you can understand: Don't touch me ever again. Don't talk to me like my opinions don't matter, like I'm not capable of thinking for myself. I'm a girl, not a moron. Just because people like self-important predators where you come from, doesn't mean I have to.

Don't put me on the same low level as someone like you, you disgusting pervert.

[freeinghorror]

You could ask around. I know that pawn shops use to be a thing, but unsure if they have them here.

[He never felt the need to check. After all, it wasn't like he was actively seeking out Gates these days. He'll leave that in the hands of people like Ryuuga.]

[saudadist]

I'd decline, then.

[ Because being social? Ahahaha, ohhhh, not fun. Not from her experience, anyway. ]

oh naw, it's fine!

[saudadist]

[ A garden, and plenty of pet shops to go looking for an animal. Things are already looking up! Any dog or bird won't be the same as Wanta or Piyopiyo, but she's certain she'd love them anyway. And the companionship is nice to have. ]

"Crazy things?" Like bears?

rl and notif fail happens.

[tiarae]

Right! Exactly! Free food is the best food!

[Because most of the time, food near or at it's date is usually still okay that same day so unless it's really obviously off and mouldy or something. Of course Usagi is making the most of it!

She grins, thanking him for the extra chocolate chips.]

Hm. I did. I figured it'd be fun and a good way to make more friends!

[theshiningone]

Weeeeeell....

[Hiro pauses as he wonders where to start with this... Back in the day, it would've been easier to just say he's a normal student. However, given past events in his world... He technically wasn't a student anymore. In fact, he's graduated from school and humanity in general.]

Do you believe in gods? Y'know... The higher powers-that-be in the sky?

[theshiningone]

How can your world not have football? There had to have been some sports out there!

[Okay, well... Hiro hums to himself as he thinks about how to explain this.]

Basically, it's a nut shaped ball that guys kick around into goals. It's a fun game that gets you pumped!

[playboyknight]

I have been known to be a bad listener. Oh no, whatever will I do?

[He's teasing her at this point and his expression remains the same as he starts laughing his head off. Only for it to become very serious in another moment as he sits back down at his chair.]

I'll tell you something right here and now, I honestly don't care what you say. Sling your silly little insults at me and I'll shrug it off with a laugh. Your weapon doesn't frighten me nor do you. And because I'm enjoying myself, I'll tell you more. I understand fully what you've been saying this entire time and all the other times you've talked to me, but really? I could care less. I do and act the way I do because I enjoy seeing how people react to my behavior, it's how I amuse myself in this place. So go ahead and act all high and mighty for now. The truth and reality will more than likely hit you when you least expect it. Only then will you finally grasp that someone like you will never be higher than someone like me in any way possible.

[notsolomon]

A tsukumogami...

[Well that is a bit different and yet another thing that Mathers had never covered when teaching him. But well, it's not important in this world.]>

Ah we had gas lights back home. Those were far more pleasant, though it's nice to not worry about fumes. But I think most of it is easy enough to adapt to once you find your bearings.

[adornmental]

Mmhm! The tsukumogami of this sword. [He gestures down at his hip, where the hilt of his blade is sticking out over the table. Yeah, he brought it to the carnival...]

And yeah, totally. It's just the whole finding your bearings part that trips people up at first, but it's not impossible to work around, at least. Things are easy to adapt to here, too.

[Pretty much anything comes with an instruction manual! Mostly...!]

[feminine_carnivore]

[ It's a date!! A date with someone she never met before. Even if it's ostensibly for making friends, it's an awkward thing, and Chie's just an awkward person when it comes to stuff like this. But she's getting better the longer she's with him. ]

Thanks.. I hope I see her soon too. We've never been away from each other for that long, I'm sure wherever she is she misses me too.

[ She hopes that's true anyway. ]

So um.. what do you do here, Arisato-san?

I JUST realized they are from the same series kinda

[feminine_carnivore]

[ She narrows her eyes at the boy, as if judging his every move. Ready to retaliate should he try anything suspicious. Or just says something dumb, and then she will need to kick him again. But instead comes a question of little stupidity at all, which makes her freeze up for a moment.

Chie nods her slowly, once and then twice. Taking a deep breath, she takes the second to figure out what to say. ]

Yeah. Definitely. I believe they exist, gods for lighting, the sun, fog, and everything else. [ Show knows, because she's seen them. ] ...Why?

[adornmental]

Pawn shops? I've never heard of those before, but I'll check it out to see what I can find. I mean, for a kinda smallish city, this place has a lot of stuff.

[That's part of the reason he likes it when it's not being insane! It's always new.]

no worries!

[dirtdevil]

[ he briefly scans the list of dumb questions, looking for something that is perhaps a little less dumb than the rest. after a moment, he settles on one and glances back up at Atsushi. ]

If you had five days to live, what would you do?

[ not exactly the cheeriest of questions, but he's not a cheery person. sorry, bro. ]

[notsolomon]

Oh? So are you something that possessed it or something that grew with in it?

[It's hard not to be curious. He'd only just in the last half year back home gone from the denying the supernatural to becoming curious about it. So all knowledge was useful.]

Most of it is. When they are good about accessibility anyways. It feels like the less CERES has to do with it, the more useful it is.

[Now if only the instruction manuals were easier to read. It was no problem for a genius like William, but poor Kevin. The blender incident still haunted him.]

Go go canon multiverse

[theshiningone]

[Judging from that reaction, Hiro takes note that she's encountered them. Though despite that, he's looking completely easygoing and composed. He's had experiences with various gods on his end of the fence too.]

Would you believe that I'm one of those? I'm known as the "Human Administrator" in my neck of the woods. I used to be a human, but ah... I became this after a lot of stuff.

[Though he'd have to add something important...] Don't worry, though. I'm on the side of humans. I just want to make sure that everyone's living peacefully and they reach their full potential.

[The potential reaching part was the difficult bit. How far Hiro would go to make sure that it happens has yet to be seen...]