[WORLD ONE] SPEED DATING EXTRAVAGANZA

[spellbindmods]

Who: Participating coven members
Where: The Palai marketplace
When: Day 49
Open/Closed: OTA

[ Any and all who are in the marketplace will find that there is suddenly a mysterious barrier around the marketplace (that may be eerily familiar to some) -- specifically one large portion of the marketplace with a large number of tables and chairs, perhaps purposefully set out for nefarious reasons.

A few Palai are ushering coven members to chairs, and everything seems about normal. As normal as the Palai can be when they're putting on a show anyway. It's not until a sizable portion of the coven members are seated (and also supplied with breadsticks and small shrimp), that things get a bit more bizarre.

Thanks to the power of the Eltos, a small band of energy keeps coven members stuck to the chair (magic can interfere, of course), but that's not the end of it. On each table, next to those delicious smelling breadsticks and shrimp, is a bowl of scraps of papers. Every five minutes, a strip of paper will pop out from the bowl.

If you ask the Palai, they'll be inclined to explain speed dating to you. Asking questions, getting to know a person, then being shimmied off to the next potential mate -- this is made possible by Elto magic yet again, through flying chairs that transport their holder to a new table at standard intervals.

The Palai are extremely invested in this exercise? Will you let them down? ]

[ OOC: In the spirit of speed dating, each character will have a top level. All who want to respond to this top level can with questions from this post, but the threads have to end at 10 comments from each character. After this last tag, the characters can be assumed to have been whisked to a different potential match. You're free to have characters make up their own questions, interact with Palai serving food, etc. ]

Comments

[secrowtary]

[ After meeting lots of new people and listening to some (sometimes weird) questions, Hibiki can't help feeling relieved when he spots Jumin. ]

No. If I were, I wouldn't want a life like that.

[ That's pretty extreme?? But it's the truth. ]

Does that mean that you own a cat?

[ Braces self for a tl;dr about Elizabeth 3rd ]

[yancat]

[Same here, friend. You are his people. Why can't Zen understand he had the most tragic of afflictions?

Jumin's smile is warm and surprisingly affectionate.]

Yes, I do. Elizabeth 3rd — she is my companion in life. With her eyes as blue as sapphires and fur as white as snow, her mere visage takes all my troubles away. I've never seen a creature with such elegance and grace. I miss her dearly.

[secrowtary]

[ He can sense the affection in Jumin's smile, and, of course, in his words. Elizabeth 3rd must truly be special to him. ]

I wish I could see her, Elizabeth 3rd-san must be gorgeous. [ Did he really add a suffix to her name. ] One day you will reunite, I'm sure of it.

[yancat]

[Elizabeth 3rd-san... He'll. He'll let this slide.]

Thank you. I hope so, too. But you're in luck, Hibiki. I happen to have pictures of her right now.

Behold.

[He shows his phone, which has a picture of... a white blob?]

[secrowtary]

[ Did he commit a faux pas...should it have been "-sama"...how dare you, Hibiki, show some respect. ]

That's her? [ Beautiful...white blob, indeed. Squinting, he's looking for the sapphire blue eyes. ] She's truly one of a kind.

[ Is this even a cat, he can't see at all?! ]

[yancat]

[No, her name is just Elizabeth III, no more, no less. But Elizabeth III-sama is also acceptable.]

Yes. I'm afraid my camerawork doesn't capture her beauty, but we'll have to make do.

Is there anything you're hopelessly terrible at?

[secrowtary]

Maybe you should use your time here to work on that.

[ If Jumin didn't tell him that the blob is supposed to be a cat... ]

My superior once told me that I have, as he put it, no chill. Does that count?

[yancat]

[Wow, did he just??

Wow. He'll ignore that. V's supposed to have a better eye and hand for these things, anyway. Well... less of an eye, these days. ]

I don't think that's necessarily bad. You seem to have your emotions under control. You might even be the... "chillest".

[secrowtary]

[ He did, yes. ]

I never considered it to be a flaw, to be quite honest. But most of my coworkers do, apparently.

[ Bunch of slackers. ]

What about you, though?

[yancat]

I have no flaws.

Except for my driving skills.

[Beat.]

Do you know how to drive, Hibiki?

[secrowtary]

I should've known. [ He really should!! ] I don't believe they're that...well. Bad.

[ Low-key signing himself up for a ride (which is going to his last one, too). ]

Unfortunately, no. I wish I knew, though.

[yancat]

I see. I was hoping you would teach me as well but... Well, I suppose you can't have it all.

[anyway he's run out of topics]

Do you have a girlfriend?

[secrowtary]

Perhaps there's someone else who can. [ A beat. He's trying to count how many adults are around here and... ] Or maybe not.

What is your favorite meal—ah.

[ Too slow, Hibiki. Jumin was faster this time. ]

No. I don't think I have what it takes to be a good potential ma—partner. But...do you?

[yancat]

[He is probably the only damn near-functioning adult in this entire game.]

No. [He sighs, suddenly looking tired.] My father... would like me to find one, of course, but...

[Jumin dismisses the topic with the wave of his hand.]

Anyway, I don't have one — a favorite meal or a girlfriend.

[secrowtary]

[ He would never dare to be too presumptuous and pry about the deal with Jumin's father and the girlfriend, but.

Having no favorite meal is another thing. This is the real tragedy. ]

It can only mean that you haven't met the right person yet. [ A beat. ] The right cook, I mean.

[ Of course. ]

[yancat]

[What's with that slip-up... Oh well. Jumin doesn't mind too much.]

No, no. My chef is one of the best in Korea. Anyway, I don't eat for the taste. Food is only eaten for sustenance. My health is of utmost importance.

[secrowtary]

Is that so?

[ Hibiki narrows his eyes, clearly considering something. ]

I assume that it would be difficult to change your mind?

[ It's been a while since they've met, so...it's a legitimate concern. ]

[yancat]

[go away you're not his mom]

I assume you're asking for a challenge? I wouldn't do that, Hibiki. I wouldn't be where I am if it was that easy. My nutritionist isn't here, but I'm committed to my routine.

[secrowtary]

[ Rude. But actually, he has to go soon, so. ]

Oh, my intention isn't to interrupt your routine, I'd just like to see if I stand a chance against one of the best chefs in Korea.

[ Too bad that he's not going to hear the answer as his chair decides it's high time to move on... ]

[yancat]

Hah. Ambitious, aren't we?

[Jumin can help but smirk. He'd like to see you try, Hibiki!!]