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[closed-ish] Signs of love overshadowed by dreams

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

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[Got a question/comment/problem/concern? Or do you just want to speak to Rise and Yu? Come bother them at the moderator table! They're both chatting quietly and watching everyone in the room but they're open to speaking with others.

ooc: please specify if you'd like to speak to Rise or Yu separately, otherwise you will get both!]

[This is Weiss. Monster hunter in training and heiress to one of the richest companies in her world. She's a concert pianist and singer, has practiced ballet, figure skating, and fencing, all while maintaining one of the highest grade point averages in her class. She's a genius, an athlete, and a fashionista.

And she very much does not want to be here.

This is what happens when your friends sign you up for Speed Dating behind your back. She's not sure why she even agreed to come. So she'll sit at her table with her arms crossed and not even pretend she's interested in you.

Enjoy.]

[despite the fact that this activity is very strange to her, it's a bit exciting as well. she's only signed up for the version designed to make friends, of course, but she still looks forward to speaking with people she hasn't had the opportunity to meet. the list of questions especially takes her interest; she likes to meet new people, of course, and learning more about them is one of the best parts.

that's why she's raising a hand in greeting to whoever ends up on the other side of the table. they get a bright smile.]

Hello! How are you?

[Well, Rei and Minako are currently both pretty busy with their whole fortune telling thing. And while Usagi is here to try help them out, it's inevitable at some point that they shoo her off to enjoy herself as well while she is here at the festival.

So she does. Initially enamored with the crowds and wondering what was going on, seeing the candles, the tables and....is that ice cream?! Of course she is probably just attempting to get in on this for the food and to potentially make friends. But that doesn't mean she can't enjoy this and have fun anyway. Can still appreciate everyone's presence even if Mamoru isn't here with her. In any case, she does seem to be enjoying herself.....er, the ice cream, anyway, as she does happily chat with whoever might end up joining her at this particular table.]

[Rock Lee is in attendance, ready to take on the challenge of the speed dates. For some reason, he is still dressed in a sumo outfit, and rather than sitting he seems to be trying to do some stretches by his table, as he awaits his first partner.

His eyes sharply glance up at whoever approaches.]

Ah... Hello there!

Edited 2016-03-20 12:06 (UTC)

[ adrien's entirely hyped for this of course since. speed friending, trying out absolutely everything, and sure he's a little bit shy about meeting new people in a rush he's... also gotten better at this since finally being able to get out of his Basically House Arrest situation.

again. this means he has to try everything and try to meet as many people as he can. since people here are almost always amazing.

so! hello, speed friending partner, meet the thousand-watt smile. ]

Hey. Nice to meet you!

[ or alternatively, when the envelope opening happens and adrien sees that the questions on this are less friend-y and more date-y than he was expecting (he is a taken not taken boy, thank you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯), he's offering his Hopefully Speed Friending and No Speed Dating Partner the following — ]

Er, okay... I might have to go through this blind. This is a friend thing, righ?

[ okay, who signed him up for this? someone's gonna get a stern talking-to when this is all over. he's not exactly looking like the friendliest guy (because he's not), arms crossed over his chest and a scowl on his face—it might take a brave (or especially outgoing) person to approach this grumpy little man.

so, what'll it be? are you a bad enough dude to attempt to befriend this bright ray of sunshine? ]

[ it's true he wants to meet more people, so he's going to try his best at this! he's a pretty awkward person anyway. although looking at these questions... hmm... no, he can't imagining himself asking these.

oh no. what did he get himself into...

maybe he'll just ignore these questions and try to get through this himself. it'll be fine! he just wants to meet people - it's not like he's even good at the whole dating thing (the first time he was asked out was sort of a train wreck anyway), which is why he signed up for the speed-friending instead.

well, it's time for the painfully awkward greeting - ]

Hello... It's nice to meet you. I'm Shion.

[ yes... good enough? ]

[ While some might have gone the more natural way of learning about the place via their own personal snooping, Giorno decided to take an "easy" way out and signed up for this—speed-friending-dating. He isn't sure how it exactly works (though the questions do help&mdash) but it was a good way to canvas a bunch of people quickly.

Or at least meet a bunch of faces and get to know a lot of people if nothing else. He'll greet his "friend dates" with a slight hint of a smile, a slight bow, and help them into their seat if they haven't sat down yet. First impressions are key, after all. ]

I'm Giorno Giovanna, it's my pleasure to meet you. Have you gotten a chance to explore some of the festival yet?

[How did William get signed up for this? He doesn't know and he would have refused to go, period, not caring if that skewed their numbers. The very suggestion implicit in signing him up for such a thing is utterly insulting. He doesn't need friends! He already has plenty! And could easily get more if he so choose.

But well, he was slightly curious at the same time and is now staying because of the possibility of ice cream. So he's going to try and tolerate this with an open mind. As much as is possible for him.]

So we just introduce ourselves, correct? I am William Twining. It's a pleasure.

[At least he is able to not sound too awkward. Normally he's pretty good when it comes to such pithy socializing, like most men of his class. But, the strange etiquette is throwing him a bit.]

[For Angelo, this was a piece of cake. He's mingled many a time with people for either public or private sermons among other reasons. He even admired the atmosphere, though he could go for something a bit enticing but he'll deal. Whoever approaches his booth will see him dressed very nicely while sitting there with his legs crossed quite properly. He's turning up his charisma for this too.]

Hello there, the name's Angelo. I'd say you're quite lucky to be meeting me as I am one of the most attractive men here. Nevertheless, are you enjoying yourself at the festival? I do believe it's quite enjoyable myself and the food is amazing.

[Freddie feels a bit ridiculous for signing up for this, but he did want to meet more people around here, even if just as friends. Not that a girlfriend wouldn't be nice, there's just... a lot of guys here. Sheesh. Oh well.

This was better than any idea CERES had for dating, at least. He probably wasn't going to die here, so that was nice. Not that he knew what speed dating was until he got in here.

Always the outgoing optimistic nerd instead of the shy backwards kind, Freddie has no problem approaching anyone, girls his age especially. Anyone person's table he stops at will get a cheerful smile in greeting.]

Hey there. This is pretty interesting, huh? Had you ever heard of this speed dating thing before?

[[OOC - I'm on hiatus/slowatus for the next 2 weeks so please bare with my speed!]]

Edited 2016-03-20 16:50 (UTC)

[Mingling and befriending people was as easy as breathing for Hiro. There was no complaints on flirting on his end either. He's not sure how he got signed up for this, but whatever. He'd hunt down the perp behind this later on. With a rather confident and charismatic smile on his face, he greets the newcomer. If it's a cute girl, then extra bonus points.

And besides making a new friend... He could also get ice cream. So that was icing the awesome cake for him.]

Didn't you know? When our befriending speed hits 88 miles per hour... We're gonna see some serious shit.

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[It probably would come as a shock to anyone that really knew him, but Jinga decided to dress a little normally for this occasion, which meant that the usual all black clothing with the weird corset was exchanged for a much more modern suit ~~just ignore the golden knight idiot he's leaning against~~. He also had a glowy blue butterfly that was following him around, perching on his head or making chiming noises while trying to land on the flowers or hovering over the sweets. Jinga himself seems to be in a humorous mood, chuckling to himself or making slightly odd comments. He also seems to be watching a certain someone, but that might be just a trick of the light or something.

He lounges in his chair, long legs crossed and long fingers idly stroking the glass of tea he poured himself. If a man takes a seat across from him, he holds his hand out for a shake but if a woman takes a seat, he stands up and bows.]

So, what shall we talk about?

[Archer is rude and definitely trying to scare people from coming his way. Mostly by taking the posture of resting his feet on the table itself.

Truly a magnificent way to seem open, friendly, and happy.]

...let's just try to get this over with.

[In Ryuuga's case, he considered this an opportunity to get to know more people outside his element. Plus he enjoys being around people for the most part, so this was definitely a very welcome change of pace.

He also enjoys free food.

There's no way this can't end horribly.

He's dressed in civvies for once, and he at least looks attentive to whoever's paired with him, though there's moments when it looks like he's keeping an eye on someone else for a split second before he's immediately back to form.]

How're you holding up?

[Unless he's paired with that certain someone, then his good mood has immediately dropped, and he looks incredibly annoyed.]

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[ Nyuu ]

[ Meeting new people is always a good thing, Nyuu firmly believes that, but when they call it "dating," she can't help being a bit more nervous than when she thought it was just having a friendly sit-down with people. But! She won't be deterred, and when someone does come to sit down, she's cheerily smiling at them. ]

Ah, h-hi! I'm Nyuu. [ Questions, questions, who even goes first? ] Um...do you have any pets?

[ Lucy ]

[ You'd think that, by now, she'd be used to waking up in strange places. It's something both she and Nyuu tend to do, much to the other's absolute befuddled wondering when the moment occurs. This time, however, someone's sitting across from her, and if that's not a good way to get answers, she doesn't know what is.

Or that's the thought until she notices they're staring at her horns. She can't even say she's surprised. They tend to be what others zoom in on first, but despite being used to it, it continues to ruffle her feathers. ]

...what, do you think they're disgusting? [ Asked with the flattest of stares. ]

_{[ Like always, Katsura isn't taking anything lightly. He's dressed to impress and hoping to bag some old hag tonight like he always claims. His assistant, Elizabeth, seems to be missing from the picture, which was odd in and of itself.

As soon as your character sits down, a piece of paper will be presented to them. Yeah, he's breaking the rules here: ]}

Greetings. I'm Katsura.
We can make this more simple by two rounds. The first round is the sheet. By reading this sheet I have presented to you, it is the more logical way for us to communicate and skip the questions so another person may find themselves worthy of romantic and friendship inclination towards me. If you do not meet three of the criteria, you are eliminated. Please move along.

However, if you do meet the criteria, you pass the first round and will be rewarded round two with me after this social event. Round two is.. a secret!
If you think you are ready, you may go ahead and read the sheet.

ROMANTIC QUESTIONNAIRE FORM
1. Are you female and over the age of 40? Yes or No.
2. Do you know how to cook soba? Yes or no.
3. K*rk or P*card?
4. Was Titantic a good movie? Yes or no.
5. Two trains leave stations 456 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 105 miles per hour while the other travels at 85 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to meet?

FRIENDSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE FORM
1. Do you know how to use a katana? Yes or no.
2. How good are you at UNO? Not very good, average, above average.
3. Do you enjoy the game of LIFE? Yes or no.
4. How many noses does J*ckie Ch*n have? 1, 4, 0.
5. A 2009 Toyota Corolla is traveling at 60 mph and is tailgating a 2005 Hyundai Sonata at distance of only 30 ft. If the reaction time of the tailgater is 0.5 seconds (time between seeing the brake lights of the car ahead flash and hitting the brake), how far will his car travel during his reaction time?

_{[ alright, but it might be easier to just ask questions no matter what he says.. ]}

[For once, Suzuha had decided to dress neatly rather than in her standard tracksuit. Her hair is tied up behind her head and she's dressed almost like a magical girl. She is looking nervously around her as she sits at the table with the list of questions, she could feel herself glance over them just to make sure she could think of the answers before looking back up in case someone came over.

This was just to make friends, right? She just had to remember that. Though... what if someone wanted to date her? She could feel her face flush pink at the thought.]

I-it'll be okay.

[ How did she end up here?! Seriously, the tag team of Yu and Rise is impossible to say no too. Hell, she's even in a cute dress, something more feminine than her usual get-up (but thankfully less embarrassing than the prince outfit she had on in ViViD when she arrived) sitting awkwardly at a table with her hands clasped together under the table.

With a little barrette in her short hair, she feels like she's out of place... almost desperately wishing someone to save her from this embarrassment.

At the first appearance of a partner she sits up a little straight, putting on an awkward smile. ]

A-ah, hey, I guess you're here for this too, huh?

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[ Now Shigeru isn't really one to do these things buuut someone signed him up apparently?! Either way this might be a good way to make more acquaintances and friends so he's not too perturbed by this.

The questions on the other hand are pretty interesting. He's never had time for "dating" or anything like that. So have a mute, somewhat shy, older man as your partner first. He's much too old for most here so maybe friends only route is the only option for most. ]

[Sans isn't here of his own volition, but because his brother, bless his soul, decided it'd be a great way for Sans to make friends. And go on dates.]

[Even though Sans really didn't want the help.]

[But what's done is done and he's not about to get on Papyrus' case for doing what he felt was right. He's going to chill out at his table poking at the dishes and sampling some of the ice cream, even between dates.]

[When you get up to him, one of these things will happen. Go ahead and pick!]

[A He'll be napping at the table, but covering his face with giant googly eyes.]

[B He'll be wearing something completely silly up to and including: a party hat complete with party blower, a clown nose, a pair of Groucho glasses, or a feather boa with a pair of glitzy sunglasses. Feel free to choose whichever silly costume you want!]

[C The moment you sit on your chair, you'll be greeted with a giant fart sound. Upon further inspection, you'll find a high quality whoopee cushion under your butt.]

[ You better believe Papyrus is all over this, like white on bones. He even wore his special date outfit. Who knows who he might meet here! He wants to be prepared and put his best self forward. Which is what he does all the time, but especially when meeting potential friends and dates.

And so, his would-be matches need only step and sidelong glance in his direction (and sometimes not even that much) for him to engage them enthusiastically. ]

Greetings!! I have been awaiting your arrival most eagerly! Are you ready to start our date?

[ BECAUSE READY OR NOT, HERE HE COMES. ]

A
[Shiho hadn't signed up for this herself, so of course, she has her arms crossed and a sugary smile on her face, already on the defensive. It's a pity since she really did put a lot of thought into her outfit (but she does that every day).]

So. How much do you make again?

[Starter questions be damned.]

B
[Thank goodness she actually does like ice cream. She gives the sundae another dollop of chocolate fudge, sprinkling it with candied walnuts and cherries.

It sure does look yummy.

...Wait...why does she have your spoon as well as hers...? Does this mean she's not going to share?]

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