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.]
talentforlying: (smug bloody bastard)

Re: Round 4: John Constantine / Sparkle

[personal profile] talentforlying 2016-09-24 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Those are the best weeks," John sighed. "And maybe this year we won't get TMI about the kids at the school, what with the squirrels off on vacation."

"But this is definitely not night-life. One, there's zombies. Two, we can hear each other, and three, we're actually carrying on a conversation instead of just going straight to the non-verbal." John, no, you'd been his teacher for christssake.
myownface: (O Rly?)

Re: Round 4: John Constantine / Sparkle

[personal profile] myownface 2016-09-24 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
... In fairness, that wasn't a dealbreaker for Sparkle.

Sigh, Sparkle.

"Have you got any interest in going for the non-verbal?"

He said, right as the timer sound went off.
talentforlying: (say a little prayer for me)

Re: Round 4: John Constantine / Sparkle

[personal profile] talentforlying 2016-09-24 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
John squinted at him again. "How old are you?" he checked, because, well, he might be low on anything resembling morals most days, but wasn't an utter cradle-robber. Usually.
myownface: (Intense)

Re: Round 4: John Constantine / Sparkle

[personal profile] myownface 2016-09-24 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Twenty," Sparkle replied, reaching for his drink and shrugging. Because he could dawdle for another few seconds to find out of 'just escaped his teenage years' was too young or not, sure. "Is twenty good?"

Said in the sort of casual tone that suggested that he was pretty cool with rejection, too, considering a guy who was significantly older than John here had invited him over to the Devil's Nest sometime soon.

Sparkle and life choices, go.
Edited 2016-09-24 20:14 (UTC)
talentforlying: (magnificent bastard)

Re: Round 4: John Constantine / Sparkle

[personal profile] talentforlying 2016-09-24 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
John relaxed. "Fuck, twenty's fine in every civilized country," he laughed. "It's the fucking Americans and their twenty-one laws that are a pain in the arse. But some other time, then?"
myownface: (Throwin' Crap.)

Re: Round 4: John Constantine / Sparkle

[personal profile] myownface 2016-09-24 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Sparkle laughed and gave John a grin at that.

"Some other time," he agreed. "Maybe we can hit up somewhere with a real nightlife while we're at it. This island is too fucking quiet, anyway."

The quiet kind of freaked him out, these days.