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Three Minute Dates - Caritas - Saturday night

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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To be honest, though, Jane's eyes didn't exactly make it up so high as his smile.

"Oh," she said, because far be it from her to be one to not admire the intricate musculature of homo sapien as much as she did other primates. "Oh, my, yes, hello!" She gave her head a firm shake to remember her manners and her proper place and returned the smile with a little curtsy. "I'm Jane Porter, it is a pleasure to meet you, Max! Please, do tell me about yourself; we've only got three minutes of time and that seems like an awfully short stretch to try to get to know a person, wouldn't you say?"

"True," Max agreed, stepping over to pull her chair back. "And I certainly want to get to know you." He settled himself into the chair across from her, a bit awkward considering his size, and grinned.

"I teach here at the school. My background is military, so I tend to teach combat-oriented subjects." He paused, considering what else he should add. Oh!

"I also do some private tutoring in self-defense." Maybe Jane would be interested in that! After all, he wouldn't mind spending a bit more time with a woman who knew how to admire a man.

"Anyway, enough about me. Tell me about yourself."

Well, a military background certainly explained the build of this gentleman! Jane had taken her seat with a brief thank you before settling in, remembering to be a lady with her hands in her lap and her attention on the gentleman across from her. The mention of self-defense did naturally catch her attention after the encounter a few days ago, but she did so dislike needless violence...

"Oh," Jane waved a hand modestly, "there isn't too much to tell. I am a teacher up at the school myself; my field is primatology, the study of apes and monkeys and their behaviours! It's been a passion of mine for the longest time, and I've even traveled into the darkest jungles of Africa to study primates. Oh, they're the most magnificent creatures, and so fascinating! Naturally, I've been incredibly intrigued with the wildlife on this island in the meantime. I mean, they're not exactly baboons or gorillas, but I've become quite fond of the teal deer. They must be in a flush year in their population; I swear I see one almost every time I venture out on a walk...."

Fancy that.

Max leaned back and listened. He didn't even look bored. That... probably had less to do with his interest in primatology, which was basically non-existent, and more to do with the fact that he was studying Jane herself with more than a little interest. Young, idealistic, clearly a lady of some breeding. He'd suspect sheltered, except she'd traveled to Africa.

He kept an eye on the time, but figured he could let her keep going. After all, Jane exuded the kind of enthusiasm that really lit up her face. It wasn't that Max didn't appreciate her form or obvious fitness, even if that dress was a bit demure for his tastes, but the sort of energy that Jane was exhibiting was a lot less common than a nice figure.

So: leaning comfortably back in his chair with an attentive little smile, appreciating the view, seemed like a pleasant way to spend a little chunk of this date.

Besides, he was curious to see if she'd run down herself, or just keep going.

And it was really quite impressive how much she could manage to fit into a minute, words wise, as well. But Jane did know, of course, that a conversation should never be one sided and that it was actually best if the man was was the one holding the conversation, which she was never very good at doing, so she made sure to remember to ask questions to seem interested in him. Which, of course, she was, so it wasn't very difficult at all.

"Are you much of a fan of the outdoors, Mr. Max?" she asked. "I mean, one could suppose you were, being a military man, and, call it a hunch, but you don't seem the type to be quite as satisfied with a military position that leaves you stuck behind a desk."

"Quite perceptive of you," Max laughed, aiming an approving grin at Jane. "I'm not really the administrative sort. I like to be out where things are happening, if you know what I mean." Given her own Africa journeys, he suspected she did.

"I rather enjoy long walks along the beach, as well." That wasn't a line. Okay, it was a line, but it also happened to be true!

"As a Scientist," Jane said with a little laugh, "I do pride myself in being quite observant, and I couldn't agree with you more, although I admit, sometimes it can be quite exciting to delve into some heavy research on, say, a rainy afternoon or something of the like. I'm with you in that a walk on the beach would be a bit more preferable, especially here, where the beaches are so lovely!"

Max nodded thoughtfully. "I have to admit that I've been known to spend a rainy afternoon indoors myself." Yeah. Because someone, somewhere has got to have used the term 'research' as a euphemism for the sorts of things Max stayed in on rainy days for.

He sighed as he realized time was almost up. "The best part of these little events is that I get the chance to meet intriguing young ladies such as yourself." Like Max was more than a couple of years older than Jane... "But there's never enough time..." He offered her his most charming smile. "Perhaps you'd be interested in sharing a walk along the beach some afternoon?"

No, no, no, Jane, it was quite improper to be thinking of Mr. Maximus walking on the beach in the rain in a very drenched white shirt, and--

Cheeks flaring red, Jane went into gushing to distract her. "Oh, no, never quite enough time! I can barely believe that's been three minutes already! My, that was fast, but you know what they say, time flies when you're having fun. I suppose we must be off to the next one now, but, as a matter of fact, I would be honoured to engage in a little stroll with you should the weather perk up a bit and make such a thing a fitting way to pass the time."

"Shall I call on you once the weather turns, then?" Max asked, standing up and offering Jane his hand to assist her in standing herself. Not that she needed the help, obviously, but as long as he was being proper and chivalrous...

Oh, no, Jane was quite pleased for the help, and such chivalry, of course, caused a little leap in her chest as she allowed him to assist her.

"Oh, that sounds wonderful!" she said. "I shall certainly be looking forward to that first warm ray of sunshine."

"As will I," Max assured her warmly. He lifted her hand to his lips and pressed a soft kiss to her knuckles.

"Until then, Miss Porter."

"Oh, yes," said Jane, trying not to explode from sheer excitement. "Until then!"

She bit her lip against the rising squee inside of her as she turned, thinking that if this was anything like what the rest of these dates would be like, then she was going to have a very exciting night, indeed!

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