Speed Dating 101

[selfhelp]

Hey there everybody! Remember when Billy posted about the LGBT Club in April? Well, we’ve got two things that need addressing in regards to that:

1) When should the club meet? So far the best idea day-wise is during weekends, but time-wise and how often it happens is sort of in the wind. Suggestions would be great!

2) Speed Dating!? Thanks to that post, he also struck up a proposal while talking to Korra (here) to run a speed dating event. This will not be limited to people in the LGBT spectrum! Basically the club is sometimes an LGBTQA now to include allies, whee? And to kick things off, he wants everyone to have some fun and get to know one another. So here’s the idea:

• As mentioned above, there’s no limitation of who’s involved. Characters don't even have to join the club, they just need to be cool with the concept. (We still have a Hulk.)
  
• Everyone will be encouraged to give it a try and talk to as many people as possible c:
  
• Billy will ask everyone to fill out a survey (in the textbox below) to categorize them according to preference, gender, age, etc. as well as what they’re looking for.
  
• They'll get partnered up with one person for the duration of the "date"; sample questions can be provided for the quiet types. A signal will be given and they'll move on to the next person until it's over.
  
• After the speed-date characters can rate their partner (whether or not they'd like to date/talk to them again), their partner will do the same, and Billy will tell people who their matches were afterwards.

In addition to the textarea stuff, we’d also like to know when a good date for doing this is. It’d only be for a couple of hours, probably on a Saturday or Sunday, since that’s when the club itself will probably run. Next week? The week after? When are people interested? Let me know, and there’ll be a log for it. /o/

If you'd like to participate, please fill this in:

<b>Name:</b> Duh. <b>Age:</b> Duh. <b>Age Range:</b> Basically what age your potential partners ought to be. Try not to be a creeper. <b>Gender:</b> Whatever you feel comfortable stating here. <b>Gender Preference:</b> Male, Female, Trans-OK, fill-in-the-blank. <b>What are you looking for?</b> Romantic, friendly, sexual- what are you here for? ???

Basically the idea is that once we have everyone signed up with little textbox survey filled out, we’ll organize the results and list who will be paired up with whom for the speed dating in another post before the log goes up. Characters should end up with multiple partners, and whoever tags the log first should be tagged by whoever got their name. If only some or none of your partners are on the log feel free to make your own thread. There will be instructed to have a 10 minute conversation with the person and try to learn as much as they can about one another until the whistle is blown and they move on to the next person. Players can decide ICly or OOCly how much they can get done in those ten minutes (eg. how long the chat lasts), then they get to rate their partner and decide if they’re interested in seeing that person again. So as an example:

Person A is female, bi, looking for friendship and romance.
Person B is male, heterosexual, looking for romance.
Person C is female, homosexual, looking for friendship.
Person D is male, heterosexual, looking for sexual.

Person A would be paired with B and C, Person B would be paired only with A, and Person C would be paired only with A. Person D is paired with no one because they need to shift their goddamn expectations. |D Billy will encourage everyone to at least sign up for romance, though, since that’s kind of the point of speed dating. And friendship as well, just to keep people moving around and talking, and not standing by waiting for the next round.

If anyone ends up with no partners for any round, though, they will be invited to hang with Billy and Teddy at the host table and gossip about the others. There will be fabulous cookies. (Guess what Teddy you’re baking!) After the speed dating is done there should be a follow-up OOC post about ratings so we can organize who did well together. And let some long-term CR build from there! :D

Feedback and questions would be awesome, make it so :B

EDIT: Characters can sign up other people if they want, but they need to be responsible for convincing them to actually participate. Billy can't force anyone to be a part of it. So try to keep that in mind when you're signing people up! (Also, if a character is signed up by anyone other than themselves, please make a note of it in your comment!

Comments

SIGN-UP

[selfhelp]

[precipitous]

Name: Korra!
Age: 17 sir.
Age Range: 16-20ish?
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male
What are you looking for? Romantic, but she's cool with just meeting friends, too.

[elevatoravatar]

Name: Elizabeth
Age: Time does not exist in the Velvet Room, but I have left the room roughly two of what humans call years ago.
Age Range: My previous guests were what they call SECOND YEAR students in High School... I believe that makes them 17 years old? I have the most experience near that age.
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: I prefer that those who I speak to have a gender as those without can be hard to understand.
What are you looking for? I am looking to make social links.

[generalflirt]

Name: Masaomi Kida
Age: 19 (on the 19th, anyway) or 18 - depending on the date he'd put one or the other
Age Range: He wouldn't write one (unsure) Though factually it's probably like 15ish - 25ish
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Ladies would be what he'd actually write
What are you looking for? Romance

[systemshock]

Name: Static (yes, he still is keeping the superhero name!)
Age: 16
Age Range: 15-18
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Nothing serious, just casual and fun.

[originaljackass]

Name: Jack Horner
Age: Immortal - physically in his 30s
Age Range: 21 - 40-ish (as long as they're hotties still)
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Sex, something without any strings attached. Just passionate love making.

Done under the idea Teddy asked and Xavin has a hard time saying no to Teddy

[skrullbucks]

Name: Prince Xavin
Age: 17 in Earth counting
Age Range: It doesn't matter.
Gender: Both. Which ever is more preferable.
Gender Preference: Any is fine
What are you looking for? Friendship. I do not need any romantic entanglements, I have Karolina.

[selfnamed]

Name: Nathan Drake
Age: 33
Age Range: 20s - 40s
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Casual and fun, nothing too serious or committed.

Done with the idea that Billy wouldn't stop blabbing about it till people signed up

[pinocchia]

Name: Laura Kinney
Age: 18
Age Range: I don't care.
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: I don't care.
What are you looking for? I am only here to make Billy Kaplan stop talking.

[snikting]

Name: Wolve Logan
Age: Dunno
Age Range: I ain't gonna date no kids
Gender: M
Gender Preference: Women I guess
What are you looking for? Nuthin'. Ya happy now, kid?

[fourthgenerationprincess]

Name: Twilight Sparkle
Age: Young adult!
Age range: I'd love to meet anyone!
Gender: Female
Gender preference: None! I mean, either. Although if somepony doesn't have a gender that's fine too.
What are you looking for: Meeting new friends! I wouldn't say no to romance, either, but statistically speaking most ponies don't find true love on the first date.

[niceguypose]

Name: Rock Lee
Age: 18
Age Range: Approximately 16-29
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? A challenge!

[wildbluevagner]

Name: Kurt Wagner
Age: 18 I think?
Age Range: 16-20ish
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? A hesitant "friendly"

[originaljackass]

Name: Asch
Age: The dude's older than 21 at least.
Age Range: 18+
Gender: He's a dude (really)
Gender Preference: Chicks only please
What are you looking for? Sex. Experienced women preferable. Is in sore need of experiencing the more thrilling parts of life. A little romance and love would be good too, but only if it seems realistic.

Gai has no clue what "speed dating" is and is entirely convinced it's some sort of one-on-one race.

[maito]

Name: Maito Gai
Age: 30
Age Range: 18 or over. Otherwise I would have an unfair advantage.
Gender: Male.
Gender Preference: It does not matter!
What are you looking for? A very fast person.

[savedtheworld]

Name: Aang.
Age: 15
Age Range: "I'll talk to anyone!"
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: "I've only liked a girl before. But if there's any guys who don't have friends to talk to, I'll talk to them, too!"
What are you looking for? "Friendship! I think."

[inventings]

Name: Adalinda.
Age: Twenty-six.
Age Range: Twenty and above.
Gender: Female.
Gender Preference: Both.
What are you looking for? Casual. Be it sex or friendship.

[calmbeforethe]

Name: Ororo Munroe
Age: 30!
Age Range: >25
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Any! Storm is less concerned about gender than she is about what sort of personality someone has and stuff.
What are you looking for? Meeting new people and making new friends mostly! Potential dates are okay too, just not her primary priority or anything.

Re: SIGN-UP

[faithfulflame]

Name: Rei Hino
Age: 17 (Though presently and for the next 2 weeks, 35 thanks to a kidnapping)
Age Range: 16-20ish for anything romantic(or 25+ if it happens in the next 2 weeks). Friends can be any age.
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Female preference for anything romantic. Friends can be anything.
What are you looking for? Friends, but not opposed to romance.

[floralogy]

Name: Kindest guy you'll ever meet Akimichi Chouji
Age: 17
Age Range: Around the same age? So, probably 16-18. I don't know if Chouji likes older women, but if they're gorgeous and can whip him to shape, then she's good!
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female, please! I can only imagine him with Shikamaru if we go with otherwise.
What are you looking for? ROMANCE, sexual, friendship, SOMEONE THAT CAN COOK HIM FOOD or if she can out-cook him, much better. Must be willing to spend days in the kitchen. Must get along with his teammates. Must be sexy, witty, charming, FASHIONABLE, and amazing. Oh, and she must be willing to shop with me on occasion a kind-hearted individual. ♥

because she can't just sign up one person..........

[floralogy]

Name: Uzumaki Hyuuga Hinata
Age: 16
Age Range: I really can't see Hinata dating someone too old, so preferably 16-17. I'd give leeway for 18 but the guy must be super gorgeous okay
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male!!
What are you looking for? UZUMAKI NARUTO, THE FOREVER NAIVE IDIOT A guy who's outgoing and cares for her a lot! (Okay, did I just list Kiba?) Someone who can bring her out of her shell. Preferably romance and possibly sexual for her. I don't know, sometimes I think the girl needs to experience some serious loving! Like seriously. Also, this guy must be willing to deal with one stuck-up cousin. Just saying.

[fashionably_strong]

Name: Bulla Brief
Age: 15, turning 16 in a month and a half
Age Range: 15-19 for romance, any age for friendship
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male for romance, open to friendship with everyone
What are you looking for? Romance and friendship. Friends interested in fashion are especially welcome ♥

[tearmeanewone]

Name: Elizabeth
Age: 20
Age Range: 18-25ish?
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male
What are you looking for? Friendly... and romantic SOCURIOUSWHATISTHISLIKE

Re: SIGN-UP

[thisismylife]

Name: Artemis
Age: Almost 16 (that's an important distinction right now okay)
Age Range: 15-18
Gender: female
Gender Preference: Romantically? Male. Otherwise, any
What are you looking for? Not really looking for romance because that's... complicated. Mostly just on the lookout for casual and fun right now.

[250mhzwabl]

Name: Jack Holden
Age: 24
Age Range: no limits
Gender: male
Gender Preference: for the purposes of this event? anyone is fine, honestly.
What are you looking for? friendship