http://craftyladyparts.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] craftyladyparts.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2016-09-24 01:32 am

3 Minute Dates 21 - Caritas - Saturday night

A sign was posted at the front door:

Caritas Presents:
3 MINUTE DATES


Unlike most 3MDs, there didn't seem to be a host. The zombies were just set up, all quiet, when the lights went out.

After a few moments, music started to play. A man's voice started to sing "Ooooooooh" while backing vocals repeated "come on."

The first chorus played before a voice that might have been familiar to longtime residents came up and completely failed to introduce himself. "Welcome to Three Minute Dates. I gave this CD to Tino years ago, just in case this thing I started turned a sexy, legal to drink in the rest of the country 21. In honor of that, have an open bar, courtesy of me, to make sure my name is never forgotten. When somebody reads your names or whatever happens, pair up, get drunk, and let those beer goggles take over for three minutes until this sound plays."

The song cued back up, singing, "You're hopelessly HOPELEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!" It was, perhaps, a mixed message.

"Have fun. And try not to bang too many people at once, like I'm definitely doing right now."

Finally the lights came back on. Jessica turned to Tino at the bar, taking a free drink, and asked, "Who was that?" Tino just shrugged. He clearly knew, but he was admitting to nothing.

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

[OOC: Three minutes = ten comments total, five per person. You don't need to do your threads chronologically, but try not to Joss yourself.

OCD starts now. If I fall asleep before it's done, don't mind me. I'll finish up when I wake up. ETA: That's happening. Final 2 rounds posted when I wake up. Feel free to start on the first 3 rounds now. FINALLY DONE!

If I made a blatant 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. 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 things up on Sunday, that's fine.

A regular post-dates Caritas post will go up Saturday afternoon sometime.]
myownface: (O Rly?)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] myownface 2016-09-24 11:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, Sparkle had absolutely no complaints about this pairing whatsoever. Hell, he was grinning as he took his seat.

"Hey there, handsome. Come here often?"

Of course he didn't. Why would he? He owned his own damn bar. But it was a good opening line, dammit. Sparkle would maintain that to his dying day.
texted3times: (i smile)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] texted3times 2016-09-24 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Only when they throw this party," Eric said with a laugh. "You?"
myownface: (SmugFace)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] myownface 2016-09-24 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"About as often," Sparkle admitted, smirking. "But then, I need to get out more in general. Any suggestions for that?"

Sparkle was totally game for going back to the Devil's Nest now and again, for example. He couldn't complain about the company there was to keep there.
texted3times: (i smile)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] texted3times 2016-09-24 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, a few," Eric said, smirking back. "But some of them might shock the poor innocents around us."
myownface: (O Rly?)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] myownface 2016-09-24 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, then clearly the thing to do is to meet up again sometime," Sparkle decided, his eyes all wide and full of false innocence. "So that we can discuss those suggestions without scandalizing the room at large."

... There probably weren't many people in this room who were so easily scandalized, granted.
texted3times: (i laugh at you)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] texted3times 2016-09-24 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Steve would be scandalized enough for everyone.

"Stop by the bar this week," Eric said, winking.
myownface: (Intense)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] myownface 2016-09-24 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, somebody had to help average the room of otherwise shameless people out, right?

Poor Steve.

"Oh, I am so there," Sparkle replied, chewing on his lip appreciatively for a second, there. "I want to hear all about these suggestions of yours."

Not that he couldn't come up with one or two ideas all on his own.
texted3times: (i have good hair!)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] texted3times 2016-09-24 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"I promise that the people there are completely unshockable," Eric said.
myownface: (O Rly?)

Re: Round 1: Eric Northman / Sparkle

[personal profile] myownface 2016-09-24 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"That," Sparkle mused as the timer sounded, "sounds like a challenge, to me."