Speed Dating 202

[selfhelp]

Heyyyy friends, who's ready for the 2nd annual Luceti Speed Dating?

Speed Dating, what!? Yes! Last year, Billy and Teddy hosted a Speed Dating day in honour of the creation of the LGBT club- planned here, actual event here! Apparently some folks met and married thanks to it, aww yeah :B Let's make some more success stories!

Like last year, this will not be limited to people in the LGBT spectrum! It won't be that much different from last year, actually, aside from some perks here and there to make it a little more interesting, but here's the basic gist, more or less the same:

• As mentioned above, there’s no limitation of who’s involved. Characters don't have to join or be in the club, they just need to be cool with the concept.
  
• Everyone will be encouraged to give it a try and talk to as many people as possible!
  
• Billy will ask everyone to fill out a form (in the textbox below) to categorize them according to preference, gender, 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.

The plan is to run it this coming Saturday, August 2nd.

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

<b>Name:</b> Duh. <b>Gender:</b> Whatever you feel comfortable stating here. <b>Gender Preference:</b> Male, Female, Trans-OK, fill-in-the-blank. Alternatively, "No preference" is acceptable and encouraged! <b>What are you looking for?</b> Romance, friendship- what are you here for? <b>Anything else?</b> Whatever might be important goes here.

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. They should 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 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. 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 out at the host table and gossip about the others |D there will also, like last year, be a mingling area where people who have nothing to do can just bum around. After the speed dating is done there should be a follow-up OOC post about ratings so we can organize who did well together. I think I kind of failed at this one, so if it doesn't happen this year, someone please poke me >_>;

Feedback and questions can go below, and if you can think of any way to improve this or make it better than last year, ideas are welcome!

Additionally: Like last year, 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

Feedback/Questions

[selfhelp]

[clumsyduck]

Is it possible to have been signed up by someone else and then Duck finding out later on when she was there for lulzy awkwardness?

[selfhelp]

If you can think of a way to get her there and participating one way or another, it really doesn't matter how she got signed up :|b

[clumsyduck]

I'd have to ask the person i have in mind if it would be okay, but I have a feeling Minako would sign her up xD

Sign-Ups

[selfhelp]

Please use the form above, yo!

[niceguypose]

Name: Rock Lee!
Gender: Male!
Gender Preference: Female!
What are you looking for? Romance, friendship, rivalry!
Anything else? I would like to suggest that some of the tables be replaced with sparring rings!

Name: Kurt Wagner
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Romance
Anything else? There weren't enough nachos last year.

[strikeoflightning]

Name: Lightning Farron
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No pref!
What are you looking for? Friendship, but romance isn't completely impossible. She's just not experienced. At all.
Anything else? Keep the arrogant heroes far, far away.

[disastergirl]

Name: Jane Maxwell
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? She'll be putting down something really vague like "meeting new people" because she's too shy to admit that she wants to make more friends. Feel free to interpret that any way you like for IC purposes though.
Anything else? Nah.

[clumsyduck]

Name: Duck
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male
What are you looking for? Romance friendship because Minako somehow convinced her to go with her.
Anything else? N/A

[amberguardian]

Name: Rikku
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male.
What are you looking for? Friendship mostly, and romance. (For boredom's sake)
Anything else? Nope!

[rewritefate]

Name: Fakir
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Friendship. only really just doing this because someone has to look over Duck
Anything else? Nope.

[codenamexv]

Name: Minako Aino
Gender: Female!
Gender Preference: Men. There might be a scribble of 'No Preference'
What are you looking for? Romance top priority! She can swing having friendship.
Anything else? Today's forecast consists of clouds moving in and wind coming up to 30mph. Folks, I've been informed the 'Love Hurricane' is here!

Name: #17
Gender: Male.
Gender Preference: Female he suppose.
What are you looking for? Romance. Friendship.
Anything else? Rikku signed him up for this. Expect edits later.

[winds_voice]

Name: Eleytheria
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference.
What are you looking for? Friendship, someone to show him what this 'romance' stuff is all about.
Anything else? Nope!

[tsundroid]

Name: Eighteen
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male
What are you looking for? ... Friendship she guesses. It's more a way to kill boredom frankly. Romance might be written in here very small.
Anything else? 17 is her brother so please not him, unless you want her glaring.

[innerdragon]

Name: Lance
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Friendship and possible romance.
Anything else? Nope.

Name: B'Elanna Torres
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male
What are you looking for? Friendship and maybe romance. Maybe.
Anything else? Nope.

Name: Zuko
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Romance and friendship.
Anything else? Someone else signed him up for this. Probably his uncle Iroh.

At Shira's request ;)

[complicatedliar]

Name: Katara
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference, bi-curious
What are you looking for? Romance
Anything else? I like walks in the moonlight and slushies. And also people with hair. No one from my house, please. I know all of them way too well.

And at Plum's request :)

[complicatedliar]

Name: Sabriel
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Romance
Anything else? I really just need someone to ring my bell.

[justdid]

Name: Wan
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? friendship and a ~forever girl~
Anything else? Maybe Aang will sign him up so he has less time to set things on fire, maybe Zuko will sign him up so he's not the only one dragged to this event, maybe Sokka will sign him up because he is going to sign up all of his friends for speed dating. The point is SOMEONE is going to sign him up and it may be several people at once.

[generalflirt]

Name: Masaomi Kida
Gender: Man
Gender Preference: Female!!
What are you looking for? ROMANCE
Anything else? Probably no one younger than 16 that'd be weird. But thank you ♥

Name: Rin Okumura
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: None? It's fine
What are you looking for? Coworkers! [ maybe friendship or Romance it depends on how he's convinced I'll edit this ]
Anything else? For Seventh Heaven that is

at mun's request

[ahappylie]

Name: Hijikata Toshizou
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference.
What are you looking for? Romance and friendship (if they can put up with the grumpy).
Anything else? Must be a good conversationalist because Hijikata is not. And be willing and able to tease grumpy people because he is one, even if he's a good person underneath.

Also, he loves poetry. Everyone should ask him about it and ask for a reading.

with peace's permission!

[capturespecialist]

Name: Hilda
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference!
What are you looking for? Friendship and romance, definitely.
Anything else? Very cute, very princess-y! Could use a few more friends though. Loves meeting new people.

[chainred]

Name: Morgiana
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: She's just here to race... '-' (no preference)
What are you looking for? \('-')/
Anything else? She is pretty clueless when it comes to dating so have fun :D????

[notyourutopian]

Name: Eleanor Lamb
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Boys? [This is scribbled out and replaced with 'male'.]
What are you looking for? I guess...both? Girls are fine for friends.
Anything else? This is Wanda's fault.

by mun request

[ahappylie]

Name: Ginia Solana
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Friendship, romance (30+), sparring partners, people who can teach her to laugh and live life in the present, not the past
Anything else? Someone who is a good conversationalist and patient is appreciated~

by mun request

[ahappylie]

Name: Fayt Leingod
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference for friendship, female for romance
What are you looking for? Romance, friendship, science friends!
Anything else? He has a good sense of humor and he's smart~ Ladies love a smart boy, yes?

ic trolling

[ahappylie]

Name: Cliff Fittir
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference, must be okay with tall aliens
What are you looking for? Everything~
Anything else? Tease him about pigs, he loves it. Also, don't let him cook for you.

[risingwinds]

Name: Ventus
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female, 'cause this is for dates, right? But if it's just for friends and stuff, no preference!
What are you looking for? Can I say both? I always like making new friends, but I wouldn't mind something more...
Anything else? Not that I can think of!

Name: Riku
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No real preference
What are you looking for? Mostly friendship, but who knows how things will turn out?
Anything else? I'm still dealing with Ino's disappearance, so go easy on me, all right?

[tea_lover64]

Name: Iroh
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Friendship especially new people to play Pai Sho and other such games with, though who knows when love might call?
Anything else? Meeting with new people is one of life's true joys.

Name: Deadpool
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Some romance, and or sparring partners, also if you can cook that would be pretty neat. Also if you somehow have Golden Girls on DVD, and or people to play video games with.
Anything else? My anaconda don't want none if you don't got buns, hun.

Re: Sign-Ups

[theideaguy]

Name: Sokka
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Friendship Romance Friendship Romance Both????
Anything else? Please don't pair me with my sister today. Less snowballs to the face will make all the other ones go better.

This is what happens when your kid is an asshole

[complicatedliar]

Name: Frigga
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male for romance, no preference for friendship
What are you looking for? Both romance and friendship
Anything else? I'm rather enamored of beards

[complicatedliar]

Name: Loki
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Not fussed
What are you looking for? I do enjoy meeting interesting people.
Anything else?

Hello, terrible handwriting!

[maximoff_girl]

Name: Wanda Maximoff
Gender: Girl
Gender Preference: Guys
What are you looking for? anyone is ok for friends But guys for anything else please
Anything else? [There is a mark here like she started to write something then changed her mind.]

Re: Sign-Ups

[shades_of_jean]

Name: Jean Grey
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: Male
What are you looking for? Friendship, non-serious romance
Anything else? Just looking for some fun flirting, some new friends. That sort of thing.

[neversurrender]

Name: Steve Rogers
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female
What are you looking for? Friendship
Anything else? N/A

[neverplaysfair]

Name: Joshua
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Both romance and friendship
Anything else? The rainbow cookies were delightful and should make a reappearance.

And another one wants him to sign her up XD

[complicatedliar]

Name: Rogue
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Friendship
Anything else?

I made a terrible mistake because W H O O P S agreed to have Gold sign up the entire house...

[mischiefbreeder]

Name: Gold
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Female for romance only, okay? If it's friendship, eh, I'm not picky.
What are you looking for? Romance, friendship
Anything else? Nah.

Name: Silver
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Fe...male? Male? Just not sure with you, Silver...
What are you looking for? This guy needs friends and romance, stat.
Anything else? Nope

Name: Crystal
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: I'm pretty sure she likes guys?
What are you looking for? She needs it all.
Anything else? Seriously there's nothing.

Name: Cilan
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: I think he might be into guys, honestly. It's just that feeling I get from him...
What are you looking for? All of the above.
Anything else? Good luck.

Name: Ash Ketchum
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference.
What are you looking for? I'm thinking we should keep him away from the romance. I think he thinks it's food. So friendship first and only!
Anything else? Please teach him what romance is.

[padawansnips]

Name: Ahsoka Tano
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Friendship mostly but open to romance
Anything else? Nope

[voidseeing]

Name: Emil Castagnier
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Friendship is nice, but I guess a date wouldn't be so bad either...
Anything else? I'm still not really sure how all of this works.

Name: Richard
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: None for this particular matter.
What are you looking for? Coworkers for Seventh Heaven.
Anything else? I totally did not suggest that all of the Seventh Heaven workers should come dressed up like host club hosts, nope

[dickmoves]

Name: Tommy Shepherd
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Whatever's fine
What are you looking for? Friendship, I guess?
Anything else? Why are you even making me write this down? You're reading this as I write it.

This counts as that favor.

[ribbonbon]

Name: Pilouette Bonheur
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Friendship
Anything else? Nothing

[fashionably_strong]

Name: Bulla Brief
Gender: Female
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Friendship
Anything else? Will give fashion advice to anyone who wants to make a good impression at the speed dating event. The cookies were awesome. Please bring them back.



(ooc: and now in the right place...)

[folklorist]

Name: Helios Sprensonne
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Friendship
Anything else? N/A

In the right place this time, rofl.

[endgames]

Name: Nara Shikamaru
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: Less difficult women is a plus No preference.
What are you looking for? Co-workers for the convenience store, so someone able-bodied enough to work. [--and fine, he feels like a shit for using this to get someone to work in his store.] Friends are kosher.
Anything else? Masaomi and Erica already work with me, so don't bother with them.

[ofwesternwinds]

Name: Rudy Roughnight
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference...? He likes just about anyone, if we're talking friendship. (He's also perpetually oblivious.)
What are you looking for? ICly he'd be all for friendship, but since someone else is signing him up for the whole thing, a crash course in dating and all that romance stuff seems to be arranged too.
Anything else? ICly (and with mun permission), Eley signed him up for both events. That's going to be fun. And by "fun", I mean hilariously awkward.

With Mun Permission!

[niceguypose]

Name: Little Mac
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference!
What are you looking for? Romance, friendship, rivalry, absolutely everything!
Anything else? (Lee signed up Little Mac! And thinks he'd be cool with either gender)

[250mhzwabl]

Name: Jack Holden
Gender: Male
Gender Preference: No preference
What are you looking for? Friendship!
Anything else? Unable to hear at the moment. Written messages appreciated. Or morse! Not that most people know morse but you never know/