[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

[good_ideas]

Done with what? Making fun of you? Doing this speed-friending thing?

[playboyknight]

You're playing dumb on purpose and you know it.

[good_ideas]

Pretty sure it wouldn't be called "playing dumb" if I didn't know it.

[playboyknight]

[He decides enough is enough and gets up from his seat to get behind her then picks her up into his arms.]

How about instead of bickering, we settle this with trying to be nice to each other?

[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?

[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.

[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.

[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.

[good_ideas]

[Shiho hasn't been this angry in a while. But then again, most of the people she meets here fall under the well-meaning but silly category and despite how venomous her words can be, she's usually more amused than anything.

But her eyes narrow coldly as he talks, taking in the laughter and then the sudden seriousness again. Mood-swings, huh. Possible sign of a psychopath? She wonders if she even wants to touch him to see.]

You're probably right. [Her tone is mild even as she keeps one hand on her purse.]

Someone who is so delusional they think that they're actually right.

Someone who can't even care about other people and about what they want because all he cares about is himself and how he can find "amusement" in the form of going after girls against their wishes like a sexual predator. Someone who is deliberately acting like a creep because he thinks it's funny to make people uncomfortable. If that's your definition of "high" then I'm probably never going to reach that level.

Thank goodness for that. When you eventually end up on some kind of list and they make you wear an ankle bracelet so they can track your every movement, remember to let me know so I can say I told you so and send the police a huge fruit basket for their efforts in making the world a safer place.

[With that, she turns to go.]