Speed Dating: not for the faint of heart

[luckynumberthree]

Who: Class 1-2 (Charlie Kelmeckis, Clint Barton, Crowley, Hannibal Lecter, Kevin Tran, Kili, Luke Smith, Percy Jackson, Quinn Fabray, Ruby, Sam Yao, Santana Lopez, Seta Souji, Simon Lauchlan, Steve Rogers, Tinker Bell) & EVERYONE
Where: Class 1-2's awesome Speed Dating Cafe
When: Saturday 7/12 - Wednesday 7/16. Saturday - Monday are preparation days, and then they're open for business Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rating: PG, maybe PG-13?
Summary: Class 1-2 is playing matchmaker! Sort of. Actually they're just leaving it up to luck and your charming personality. Wait, you don't have one of those? Well, at least this will be blessedly short...
The Story:



Class 1-2's classroom has been transformed for the cultural festival, all the desks rearranged until pairs of two are pushed together and face each other, creating an intimate setting that's separated by dividers they've borrowed from elsewhere in the school.

Red and pink paper hearts dangle from the ceiling and the shades are drawn, leaving the light cast from the lanterns hung overhead and the tiny lights strung up around the edges of the room to set the mood. Music plays quietly in the background, just enough to help muffle the individual conversations and give a bit more hint of privacy and all students that wander in for one of the speed sessions are informed they have the length of one song to chat up their partner before switching. Students are welcome to switch up as many times as they like in search of that special someone.

Unfortunately, Class 1-2 can not guarantee you finding your true love. Please don't hold it against them if you don't.

[[OOC Note: How this works: 1) Drop your character in a top thread or hit up one or more of the others already waiting. 2) You have the span of approximately 7-10 comments (handy AC number there) to get your flirt on and make an impression before the song ends and you switch partners. Since this is meant to be a short and quick encounter, try not to drag out the interaction too long, because they would be interrupted at the end of the allotted time.]]

Comments

Johnny Blake

[johnnyblake]

[ Far be it for Johnny to pass on speed dating. He's not nearly as interested in getting to know people (he already spends too much time with classmates) as he is in picking out who might actually be talked into hanging out for more than just homework and structured entertainment.

Of course, he's always willing to be talked into a little mischief in his own right — he doesn't expect everyone to be boring — but for the time being, he'll be providing most of his own entertainment with a list of questions that are certain to stump those popping by for a quick date. He'll be dressed in something a little nicer than usual. ]

[widows_kiss]

Nice sweater.

[ Natasha greets him with a sly grin curving its way across her lips as she props her chin in her palm and eyes him. ]

Fancy running into you here.

[voiceinthedark]

[It's like the worst game of musical chairs ever. And there are way more guys than girls coming in too which totally sucks.

Absolutely sucks. Yup.

He slides into the seat once the music stops, and of course it's someone from the year above, like things aren't awkward enough.]

So uh... hi?

Phil LaFresque [CLOSED]

[insecticider]

--What?! No. No! No, I-- c'mon!

[ Glaring at the hands that dragged him here Phil slumps into his seat as small as scrawny teens can go, and crosses his arms in front of his chest. School uniform rumpled and reeking of smoke he glances up and about looking for true lo-- the exit. The nearest exit. Jesus bloody Christ. ]

Ugh.


[[OOC: For the sake of managing my inbox this thread is closed to OOC plotters, but please do hit me up via PM to radiopalkiller or on plurk @ pimpfox if you want to speed date that little brat.]]

[nascensibility]

[Evelyn was conned into Class 1-2's culture festival project by a friend who said it would be fun, just give it a go, you never know what might happen! Predisposed to being wary of Yasagami's surly-looking male community - for no other reason than the fact that many of them look as though they'd rather be strung up by their toes from the flagpole outside than in class - she sits down across from the first 'date' and laces her fingers in her lap.

He looks familiar. Science class?]

...hallo. Erm, I'm Evie. We have Chemistry together, don't we?

[A beat. She flushes.]

I-I mean, the subject, not- not the euphemism for- ah...well, you know.

Crowley | Open

[goesdown]

Crowley practically slides into the chair across from his next partner, charm turned all the way up as he slouches back in his chair. Maybe he thinks he's smoother than he is, but it's not as if he does't impress plenty of people. He knows he's attractive and it's all about using that to his advantage. If he's already checking them out, it's only to see if they're as attractive as he is.

He leans forward on the desk, smell of cigarettes and nice leather wafting gently around him.

"So tell me about yourself."

[luckynumberthree]

"Weeell, I like long walks on the beach, a challenging match of Smash Brothers, and someone willing to give me a foot massage after a long day of harrowing classes," Simon drawled out as he sank down into the chair across from Crowley with a cheeky grin, promptly propping his elbows on the desk as he made himself comfy.

This Speed Dating thing was starting to feel a little bit like roulette, what with the scramble for a new seat between songs, which was how he'd ended up accidentally landing in front of Crowley instead of at the table with the brunette from Class 2 like he'd originally intended. not that he minded all that much. Simon was an equal-opportunity flirt.

"That's not a problem for you, is it?" he teased, blue eyes lit with a hint of mischief. "What about you?"

[vates]

Kevin's not the most outgoing guy in the world, but he isn't timid, either; he's got his eye on a few people, and he's been hoping that someone might land at his desk and something good might come out of this other than headaches and lots of jokes that he's pretty sick of hearing by now. Casual flirting with people he isn't interested in isn't really his idea of a good time, so he can't help but feel a little disappointed every time someone he's not into sits down across from him.

And then Crowley sits in front of him, and Kevin makes a face. This is more than just a girl he isn't attracted to. This is Crowley, and they've never quite managed to get along well, not all the time.

"Well, I don't smoke and I don't like smug jerks." He puts on a smile. "What about you?"

Re: Crowley | Open

[voiceinthedark]

"Well, I like video games and the radio and... you know all this already Crowley," Sam says, giving his classmate a wry look.

It's a bit of a quiet period now, like maybe everyone has more sense and has gone to get food. He supposes there could be worse people to pretend-flirt with at least. Crowley's sort of fun, even if Sam knows the guy drives his brother a bit nuts, and not in the fun way. Probably.

Lucifer / Open

[dissemble]

Shall we make the best of this?

[Lucifer is smiling and pleasant, as though he is genuinely pleased to be speaking with you, despite this silly event.]

Let's pretend I have even-younger!John icons so this is less creepy, deal? Deal.

[quis_ut_deus]

[The seat across from him is occupied fairly quickly by a taller boy wearing a far less pleased expression. He gives the decor a look, clearly finding it lacking, and if the paper hearts and low light hadn't struck one as tacky before they would now.

No one can ruin an atmosphere like Michael - even the shorter, wingless, not-remotely-divine version of himself.]

Speed dating, Lucifer? Really?

[If there's a good reason for his brother to be going along with this, he's not seeing it. He can only assume the other boy is in the mood to have his ego stroked.]

Simon Lauchlan | OPEN

[luckynumberthree]

Simon's thrilled with the idea his class comes up with for the cultural festival (which he may have had a hand in suggesting) and he throws himself into the prep and set-up for Speed Dating with his typical enthusiasm, willing to help out wherever necessary.

During the cultural festival itself, he makes sure to take time to explore around, but he also volunteers his fair share of time in their classroom, taking his turn at the tables to chat and flirt with other students who show up for speed dating. If he's not exactly convinced he'll find his one true love, he still doesn't see the harm in having a little fun and flirting around a bit with whoever ends up across from him.

[[OOC: Open post for both the setup stage and the actual festival event for Simon. Feel free to hit him up for either part! Prose or Action spam is fine, I will reply accordingly.]]

[eatsyourscience]

Souji isn't normally the pessimistic type, but unlike Simon, he has no illusions that this event is going to be anything but a disaster. The question is just how much of a disaster. If no one shows up and that's the end of it, he'll consider it a success. At least they didn't decide on a rest area. He supposes he has Simon to thank for that.

Despite his opinion of the event, he still dutifully helps out with the setup. They'll need as much help as they can get, right? With that thought in mind, he climbs up onto a desk near the wall to hang some decorations over the windows. His height earned him this particular job.

[boyhood]

Why are there not enough girls to match us all up boy-girl?

<sub>[Peter is bitching at the nearest person in charge of Class 1-2 before he ever takes a seat, because 1) he'd come here out of curiosity to see what kind of girls would be here, and 2) he doesn't care to give Rumplestiltskin any ammo against him, like catching him willingly speed dating with other guys in school.

Has he made a mistake coming here? It's possible. It's definitely possible. But when he's directed to an open seat, he doesn't quite run away. He's dealing with a first year, how would he explain hightailing it?

And how bad could this be?

Then a new song starts, giving Peter some serious doubts. He cranks an eyebrow into his hairline. If nothing else, he's great at communicating through eyebrow gestures.]</sub>

The music selection could use some work, just so you know. _{[He settles into the chair like a person about to attempt bull riding for the first time.]} Well, let's start! You have a few minutes to impress a complete stranger. Can you do it?

[preferthebow]

Just like Simon, Kili was pretty enthusiastic about their class project. Though he was hardly the smartest tool in the shed, he sure had a bunch of inventive ideas for a speed dating cafe, even if some were a bit too grand (or too ridiculous) and ended up getting scraped.

So with the whole thing set up, he has some fun hopping from table to table, greeting everyone - especially all the pretty redheaded girls -, but at some point he takes advantage of one of the switches to slide onto the seat right in front of Simon, big cheeky grin on his face. "Guess what."

Kate Bishop | OPEN

[tryit]

Even if, personally, Kate's of the opinion that speed dating's a load of crap, it doesn't stop her from showing up to the event anyway. Who knows? It could be fun. Though she doubts she'll meet her special someone, there's nothing wrong with at least getting some new friends out of this.

So she sits at her table, a smile on her face as she greets her latest date. "Hi, I'm Kate Bishop. And you are?"

[luckynumberthree]

"Dazzled," Simon sighs happily as he sinks into the chair across from her, playing up the lovestruck idiot to the tee for a moment before straightening up and grinning again. "Hello, Kate Bishop. Fancy running into you here."

Katniss Everdeen | OPEN

[stillplaying]

It's probably obvious to anyone who walks by her desk that Katniss is not here of her own free will. She sits there with a scowl on her face, slumping in the chair with arms crossed over her chest. This is stupid. A clear waste of her time. But then again, that tends to be her opinion with all school sponsored events.

Is it time to go home now?

[avoirfaim]

The only reason Hannibal has, for the moment, joined the fray is for acting practice. That and, it's much easier to assess people first-hand rather than second hand.

He smiles at Katniss, though it doesn't reach his eyes.

"I'm sorry that you're so unhappy to be here."

Kili » OTA!

[preferthebow]

[ So Kili's sweet on that girl from 3-3, that doesn't mean he can't have some harmless fun and meet new people in the process, right? This is all in innocent good spirit anyway, and just because he's doing what was the assignment given to his class, he'll sure as hell will try to make the best of it.

So he's sitting all proper on his table here, not overdressed but wearing a plain black shirt and a nice leather jacket over it just to give him that extra badass look. It looks almost unfitting with that bright and cheerful smile on his face, but somehow he still pulls it off. ]

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji looks a bit apologetic as he slides into the seat across from Kili. Rubbing the back of his neck, he slouches a bit (that's more his normal posture than embarrassment, though; Souji doesn't embarrass easy).]

We ran out of girls. [He shrugs. He's cool with it, but not all guys are.]

Sam Yao | Open

[voiceinthedark]

[Sam is only there because he has to be. And because the prep time has meant a few more days free of homework. It's not that he's failing, he's just not succeeding as well as he should be. Yeah, that's it.

Just... why did it have to be speed dating?

He sneaks out to wander the other classrooms as much as he can, but he's willing enough to stick around and take his turn, even if he hasn't put as much effort into it as some people, with his jeans and t-shirt and slightly scuffed trainers.]

[OOC: Open to both set-up and speed dating!]

[luckynumberthree]

Well don't you look just tickled pink to be here?

[ Simon slides into the seat across from Sam without warning and slashes him an amused grin that shows he's probably enjoying himself here a hell of a lot more than Sam is. Then again, it's speed dating, Sam really shouldn't be surprised by this. ]

Loki (PossiblyMad) | Class 3-2 | OTA

[mischiefandlies]

[Loki really has no intention of finding his 'true love' nor does he believe in such things. But this was a fun way to pass the time, and he really didn't see the harm.

He smiles pleasantly as his new 'partner' sits across from him, the timer starts with the music and he folds his hands together in front of him looking far too confident in himself. He's a charmer, this one. Try not to fall for it...]

[johnnyblake]

[ Charmer meet would-be charmer. Blake's only 16, but as far as he's concerned, he's street-wise and dangerous, and that's all people want, right? Does he have what it takes to meet with an upperclassman, though? Suppose it's time to find out.

Dressed a little better than casual he leans forward from the opposite side of the table, offering out his hand. He knows Loki and he's seen him around, so that gives him some added confidence. ]

How's it goin'? Welcome to the pony show. You like questions, right?

[ Out comes some now-battered notecards, which he waves in the air before settling again. ]

Darcy Lewis | Open

[incomingsass]

[Darcy's bored and checking out speed dating because it was better than staring at the wall avoiding doing anything actually productive. It's her last year and she's definitely ready to move on to bigger and better things.

She shows up in her t-shirt and jeans instead of going back to her room to change into something a little more formal because this is definitely for her own entertainment - a break from the rest area.

She picks a seat, paying more attention to checking out the decorations rather than the people around her toying with a strand of hair while fighting a yawn.]

sorrynotsorry

[flytheflag]

[Honestly, he'd just poked his head in to see what was going on. He had absolutely no intention of getting involved in what was sure to be a clusterfuck of epic proportions, especially given half the student body. Curiosity. That's it.

And sure enough, as he'd poked his head in the door, he'd found himself grabbed and shoved into a seat before he could even figure out what was going on, much less take a swing at the perpetrator (or get a good look at them for later retribution, for that matter).

And for a moment he just huffs, straightening his jacket and all of its chains and pins, reaching up to fluff at his shock of messy red hair, before bothering to glance up, realizing he is not, in fact, alone at the table.

Oh. Great.]

For the record, love. [He holds up a finger.] I only poked me head in for a looksee.

[The implication, of course, being that he doesn't need any help in this area, thank you.]

Hannibal Lecter

[avoirfaim]

[ Speed dating had been his classes idea, not his, but Hannibal would make the best of it. He opted to be, during his shift, the one keeping time. He sits by the music and makes sure that, when each song is over, everybody knows and moves on. Instead of reading a book, which he considered, he watches. He watches everyone.

It's a social experiment, why not make the best of it. ]

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji's been filling in one on the "girls'" side of the circle, because they were short a few. Lots of people at their school don't really care about that, so he went along with it, asking cliche questions like "what's your type?" Now that a new batch of people has come in, more evenly distributed, he finds his way over to where Hannibal is manning the music.]

Want me to take over for awhile?

George Lass

[akapeanut]

[It's sort of amusing. That's why she's here, of course. To watch people being awkward with each other. She isn't here to participate. She hardly participates in life, let alone some silly dating game.

But of course, she gets swept up, somehow, and suddenly she's sitting with everyone else. Which is considerably less amusing.]

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji's been filling in whenever they're short on one side or the other. For once, he's on the "male" side of the circle--not that it really seems to bother anyone when he was on the "female" side. They are a remarkably accepting school, apparently.

He slides into the seat across from George and gives her a small smile.]

Hey, senpai.