Three Minute Dates- Caritas- Saturday until 8:15 pm

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Caritas was decked out tonight for tonight's event with balloons and a giant glittery sign over the stage.

WELCOME TO
THREE MINUTE DATES!!

And a few minutes before 8:00, Kitty took the stage with the zombie band playing her on. As the music stopped, she began, "Welcome, everyone, to our semi-annual Three Minute Dates! If you're new to this, you've added your names to the list and when your name is called, you'll meet your first date and have three minutes to get to know them. Then when the buzzer sounds, it'll be on to your next date. Easy peasy! We've done things a little differently tonight, and gone through the painstaking process of picking some great matches for you all-"

It was then that Tino took it upon himself to come by to show off something like a miniature version of SNL's upcoming hosts board, with everyone's names attached in pairs. It was really a work of art.

And then he slipped on a patch of glitter and the names went flying everywhere.

One of the zombies played a sad "wah wah" sound.

For a moment Kitty just stared in horror, and then said, "Give us two minutes," and dashed off the stage.

Off to a great start!


[Hold up for all the OCD! Go forth and date! A regular post will go up on Saturday for after the dates is up!
The Bar | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Round Four | Round Five | OOC | Caritas after the dates]

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The Bar- Before the dates

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Tino's available to give you some liquid courage, or just to sign you up without your knowledge.

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[sword_chocobro]

Don't ever let anyone tell you that Gladiolus Amicitia was not a good friend, because there he was at the bar, making sure that Ignis got good and signed up and wasn't going to just escape and was going to get himself out there and hopefully meet some new people or make some deeper connections with people he already knew, despite the fact that he had to leave a date already in progress to do so.

And his plan was to just sit back, grab a beer, and watch from the sidelines, maybe offering encouraging words and helpful guidance between tables between rounds, maybe facilitate a little grease to the wheels if any of those dates of Iggy's looked like they'd gone well, and then head back to Nell's.

Little did he know that Tino had very different plans for him that evening.

And that was why Tino didn't even get a spot on Gladio's favorite bartender ranking.

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[craftyladyparts]

While she was in town anyway, Jessica figured she would stop by Caritas to get a drink. And she did so early enough that she wasn't clued into what was about to happen.

"Hey, Tino! Didn't really expect you'd still be here for some reason. Can I get a bottle of something that's trendy on Earth and only a little terrible?"

Well, what could be trendier than getting signed up for Three Minute Dates? He handed her beer over and pointed out that she was on the sign up sheet.

"That's extremely rude," Jessica said with a sigh. "And this beer is more than a little terrible. You owe me an actual good drink before the dates start."

She pulled out her phone to send a couple texts.

Happens every time. I visit this town and end up signed up for speed dating. I'll let you know how many Jedi and Spider-People I get this time.

Love you.

She took another sip of her trendy but terrible beer and took a look around to see if she spotted anyone she might still recognize.

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[hashtag_chocobro]

And of course, what was better than having one friend to needle you into socializing more by not letting you escape being signed up for speed dating?

Two friends to needle you into socializing more by not letting you escape being signed up for speed dating!

Plus, it seemed like forever since they'd all gone out together, and even though Gladio was planning on bouncing back to Nell's once this was over, at least they'd have a good fifteen, twenty minutes to just chill and share a beer and provide support from the sidelines.

Or so he thought. Looks like the cheerleading section was going to be a chocobro of one tonight.

(Though after Gladio's name had been unexpectedly called? Prompto was definitely sweating a little, but at least if he did get suckered into it, he felt 'because Tino!' was a decent enough excuse!).

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[solo_sword]

Jaina had apparently picked the wrong day to come visit.

Which was why she was now eyeing Tino as he- while making full eye contact- write something down on a list.

"You know I hate you," she told him, just in case he didn't know.

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[but_mostly_america]

How had Sam wandered into the bar? How had Sam gotten signed up for this?

Sam was a Muppet and it was funny. That was how.

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[beautiful_boc]

Boc had finally managed to work up the coin and the courage to maybe venture out for a little treat in a drink at the pub (imagine! Him! In a pub! Having a drink!), only to find himself pausing at the door with a sense of doubt, because he had not expected so many people to be present inside.

He slunk along the wall and climbed onto a stool and just sort of looked around wide-eyed and wondering if maybe some sort of event was going on? Was he impeding on something important?

Maybe no one would notice him? He'd only wanted a drink!

He supposed that was what he got for frivolous indulgences!

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[deathsmajesty]

Her mansion lacking in both food and beverages, Liliana had come into town to acquire some. Only to discover that this tavern was having some kind of...fast meet and greet session? Considering that back home only had her Steward and her cat for company, Lili immediately decided that this was a droll little venture and, as soon as the barkeep explained how this all worked, had him sign her up for it at once.

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Ah! All right! Okay, okay!" Arden hissed, waving an annoyed arm at the pair of birds that had basically herded her into the bar. Luckily for her, they hadn't followed her once she'd stepped inside, but they did take up roost on the rooftop across the way, watching her with a glare that promised they'd come right back over if they caught her coming out.

Which, okay great. She was just gonna get...bullied by birds now or whatever. That sounded fun. With an exasperated sigh, she turned around and found herself...

...face to face with a ton of strangers in a much smaller area than the picnic had been. Ooookaaaay.

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[died8yearsago]

Oh, no, Rosa wasn't here to participate. Sure, she would, if it came to that, because that was a good time, too. But she was definitely just here for the free entertainment.

Even if she found herself weirdly drawn to that redhead that she didn't recognize in particular, for some reason.

Re: The Bar- Before the dates

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Belle had, in fact, signed herself up when saw this event was happening again. She needed an excuse to socialize, didn't she?

Round One

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Round One- Amaya Blackstone / Stark

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Round One- Arden Finch / Charlie Gale

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Round One- Arthur Lester / Rey Skywalker

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Round One- Beaker / Jaina Solo

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Round One- Belle / Gonzo the Great

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Round One- Boc / Jonathan Sims

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Round One- Cade / Eleanor Zarrin

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Round One- Eric Northman / Sam Eagle

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Round Two

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Round Two- Amaya Blackstone / Jaina Solo

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Round Three

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Round Three- Amaya Blackstone / Jessica Drew

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Round Four

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Round Four- Amaya Blackstone / Luke Skywalker

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Round Five

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Round Five- Amaya Blackstone / Hannibal Lecter

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OOC

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You know how I said I'd try to group people by age but it depended on the signups? Well, signups didn't enable to me to do that so some of y'all have some weird matches!

It'll be fine.

If I made any mistakes, missed anybody, or you need anything/to wtf at me at all, ping me here!

Re: OOC

[hashtag_chocobro]

Looks like you've got two Grays and no Graham for round four (based on other rounds, though, I'm assuming it's supposed to be Graham and Guillermo and just way too many G-names)