fandomtownies | Three Minute Dates - Caritas

A sign was posted at the front door:
G.O.B. Bluth Presents:
The Tenth Anniversary Edition of
Three Minute Dates at Caritas
hosted by A Matchmaker Named G.O.B.

Just before 6:00, the lights went dark and a sole zombie walked out onto the stage and sat down at a piano. The zombie then started playing The Final Countdown, followed by the other zombies, all with violins to join in. And then GOB walked out onto the stage, holding and petting a lovebird. He then released the bird, which flew up toward the ceiling before somehow getting stuck in an air duct.

As GOB went into his spiel about how 3MD was a Fandom institution that he started and how he had brought so much love to Fandom with it and that the tenth annual (he still hadn't figured that part out) edition demanded the respect that a piano and not doing magic ("Unless any of the legal ladies out there want to see me make another lovebird appear," and yes, he was talking about his penis).

Meanwhile, the lovebird was still stuck in the air duct. As air rushed past the bird and into the lounge, some strange pheromones released by the bird were thrown back at the stage, where it reacted with the already strange combination of zombie smell and cologne used to hide the zombie smell on such a classy occasion, somehow generating a powerful love potion that would be making its way into the lounge, affecting people at random for three minutes at a time. Bizarrely, that was exactly how long each of the dates tonight would be.

Sometimes Fandom worked in mysterious ways. Mysteriously sexy ways.

"I call your names, you meet up with each other, talk for three minutes, and then you'll hear the sound of a zombie smashing his hands against a bunch of piano keys. Go ahead and do it," GOB said. The zombie started smashing the keys randomly. One of the other zombies joined in because a band was all about teamwork. "And that's how we start!"

[The Bar Before the Dates | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | OOC]
[Regular post-dates Caritas post]

[OOC: Lots of OCD ~~coming~~ IS UP. RANDOMLY ASSIGNED LOVE POTION IS MARKED IN THREAD TITLES WITH ONE OF THESE "*" AFTER THE AFFECTED PERSON'S NAME! For example: "Nick* / 3MD Participants" means that I will spend the next three minutes loving everyone who signed up. But not in a dirty way because that would be exhausting and I have a sister among the participants and eww.

Remember that you can also choose to be affected by love potion in any round(s) at your discretion. Also, the love potion can only affect people in the lounge during the dates. People at the bar and on the stage will not be affected. People who are affected will just be incredibly drawn to their date, flirt harder, maybe go for some physical contact more quickly, but they shouldn't necessarily go straight for making out. Unless you choose to have them go for it. The upper limit is player's choice.

As I'm going along, if I made an obvious mistake, like skipping a character completely for a round or posting a pairing twice, feel free to grab me on AIM or in the OOC thread and I'll make a quick fix. And remember, attacks on your dates will get you teleported elsewhere on the island.

Also remember that most playing should happen on Saturday, but if you need to finish a thread or two on Sunday, that's fine.

GO FORTH AND PLAY!]

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Lucas was realizing he was lucky. If he had this many good looking teachers when he was in school, he might have paid more attention in class and not become a famous Hollywood action movie star. And then he wouldn't be here, on dates with this many good looking teachers.

The universe provided, strangely. Anyway, Lucas sat down and waited for GHanima.

"I take it you're my third date then," Ghanima said, taking a seat next to him. "Ghanima Atreides, I teach one of the combat classes up at the school."

"Lucas Lee. I teach acting. But I've lived through some combat," Lucas said.

He also died through some other combat. Don't brag, Lucas. "It comes with the territory, being a big shot actor."

"Oh, an actor? Stage or screen?" she asked curiously. "I know there's a local theater, which distracts many of my students from their studies."

"Screen. I wouldn't be caught dead on a stage. I'm way too famous for that," Lucas laughed. He paused a moment, then added, "In my world. What do you do when you're not teaching?"

Ghanima quirked an eyebrow. "Rule the Known Universe," she deadpanned. "I find teenagers are less tedious than diplomats."

"Fine, if you don't want to tell me, you don't have to make something up," Lucas said.

That job didn't even sound real. Come on.

"You expect me to believe you're a movie actor with no previous introduction, but it's not possible that I'm royalty?" Ghanima asked, bemused. "You must not get many second dates, Mr. Lee."

Lucas pulled out his phone. "I can load up my IMDb page if you want. But how can you prove that you rule the universe when I never voted for you?"

"Who said I ruled a democracy, let alone this world's universe?" she replied. "I am the Princess Royal of House Atreides. I did not put my name on some ballot."

Leto and Ghanima held the Lion Throne through might and divine right, or as close to it as possible. Votes? No one ever voted for a God Emperor, but they had one anyway.

"Believe me or not, as you wish. But if you wish to satisfy your curiosity, you may ask the other teachers or check my employment file. I do not care either way."

"I'm not that curious," Lucas said as the zombies started smashing the piano keys. "Well, not a love connection, but if you ever want a good time without having to talk to each other, I'd be up for it."

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