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.]

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[identity profile] halfaclink.livejournal.com 2016-09-24 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good evening to you two," Frank said, to the two drinks he brought with him. Wordplay! "And also to you, I suppose," he said to Lucille. "Are you here for the drinks or the camaraderie?" That was also to Lucille, since one of the drinks couldn't answer on account of Frank drinking it now.
crimson_sister: (Default)

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[personal profile] crimson_sister 2016-09-24 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Neither. I just happened to be here."

That wasn't true, but that was what Lucille would insist. She pointedly ignored the drink, as doing anything else would be hypocritical.

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[identity profile] halfaclink.livejournal.com 2016-09-24 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"You just happened to be at a bar during their speed dating night with no interest in either the drinks or the dating," Frank said. "I'm not going to suggest that's unlikely, but the fact that you're at this table with a drink is noteworthy."
crimson_sister: (displeased)

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[personal profile] crimson_sister 2016-09-24 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"That is your drink," Lucille pointed out. "You have two drinks."

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[identity profile] halfaclink.livejournal.com 2016-09-24 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"You got me a drink? That was nice of you. I knew you'd get the hang of this dating thing," Frank said, letting his lack of attention for other people and occasional short term memory problems cover for his writer misreading narrative while he took a drink.
crimson_sister: (Default)

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[personal profile] crimson_sister 2016-09-24 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"You are welcome." His lack of attention didn't affect her opinion of him in either direction.

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[identity profile] halfaclink.livejournal.com 2016-09-24 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"But is there anything I can get for you? I don't know if you've heard, but there is an open bar here tonight," Frank pointed out.
crimson_sister: (displeased)

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[personal profile] crimson_sister 2016-09-24 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"I had a glass of wine with my previous date," Lucille said, looking at the clock.

Re: Round 2: Frank Doyle / Lucille Sharpe

[identity profile] halfaclink.livejournal.com 2016-09-24 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wine? That's a waste of a glass," Frank said. "If you're a wine drinker, then I think I understand some things better."

And then the sound went off, not a moment too soon, probably.