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maskormenacelogs2016-04-22 11:45 pm
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Entry tags:
- marceline abadeer | the vampire queen,
- † aerith gainsborough | the ancient,
- † barnaby brooks jr. | n/a,
- † betty ross | n/a,
- † bruce banner | hulk,
- † carl grimes | n/a,
- † dick grayson | nightwing,
- † duv galeni | n/a,
- † felix dawkins | n/a,
- † flynn scifo | n/a,
- † ivan vorpatril | innocent bystander,
- † jesse pinkman | diesel,
- † joaquin mondragon | n/a,
- † junpei iori | jun★p,
- † kanaya maryam-lalonde | psychopomp,
- † karen starr | power girl,
- † kasumi goto | n/a,
- † keith goodman | sky high,
- † keladry of mindelan | lady knight,
- † ken kaneki | one eyed king,
- † khada jhin | n/a,
- † komasan | the youkai king,
- † l'arachel | n/a,
- † leon camillia | n/a,
- † lexa | n/a,
- † marian hawke | andraste's mabari,
- † matthew lynch | n/a,
- † mina | n/a,
- † norman | n/a,
- † qubit | n/a,
- † rikki barnes | nomad,
- † riku | darkeater,
- † rincewind | n/a,
- † santo vaccarro | rockslide,
- † tetsuo shima | n/a,
- † yuri petrov | lunatic
I made you a match!
WHO: The lucky souls signed up for the matchmaking event
WHERE: Various locations in various cities!
WHEN: The 22nd-24th
WHAT: Romance
WARNINGS: N/A for now! If hanky panky or violence happens I'll edit this
[Today's the day! Mabel, after days of matching, unmatching, and then re-matching, has finally wrestled the final dating forms away from the pigs assisting her and decided to make magic happen. Everyone will have found a message or two in their communicator's inbox on the 22nd from Mabel herself:
Gooood morning! Mabel here, with good news for you-- your match has been MADE! Your all-expenses paid date is just waiting for you to find true love. Enjoy the company and the free gift included, and thanks for participating!
Included in the message is the exact location and time of the date(s) in question. Transportation is provided, so no worries there, and the gift bags are... okay? Enjoy all the free candy, glitter, and lip smackers in various flavors. For all the smooching they're gonna do, get it?]
[1. Crusty Weirdoughs in De Chima is a cute retro throwback to those arcades of old— which is to say it’s crawling with punk kids and has a charming level of grime. At least there’s a snack bar! Which lets all the lucky couples order whatever they want on the house. The menu covers anything and everything a gamer could need: pizza slices, onion rings, fries, and every flavor of DESERT THIRST!!, the popular energy drink/soda, a person could ask for (today’s special is a lovely red color).
Meanwhile there’s a wide variety of games and Mabel has provided everyone with enough tokens to try most of them. Get to know your special someone with a match on the Alley Puncher machine! Participate in the DDR contest, if you think you can take those mean looking twelve year olds in a fight on their own turf! Check out the claw machine and try to beat the long, long odds and win yourself a stuff animal that could be any number of species. Racing games, fighting games, something called Co-Op Tetris Invaders Part V. It’s all here. And there’s always a Pac-Man ripoff for anyone who needs to work their way up to the more modern games.
2. Popular (but not too popular) Nonah pizza joint Slice to Be Here is hopping, but Mabel’s made sure to reserve the best tables in the house for the matchmaking participants. What makes them the best tables? Why, they’re right up next to the stage— the stage where the animatronic band of singing animals performs every hour! The band has seen better days. Their movements are jerky, the fur is worn off enough that their scary Terminator skeletons are showing in places, plus the song they’re singing is just slightly familiar and just as creepy. And is that mouse staring at you?
The other patrons don’t seem to notice. They’re too busy ironically appreciating this reminder of their childhood nostalgia! And the waitstaff just doesn’t care anymore— unless you try to fight or otherwise poke around their technical abominations, in which case they’ll sigh at you until they give up and move along. At least the food is good! The pizza comes in many varieties, from basic pepperoni to more gourmet options like raspberries and marscapone. There’s salads and other non-pizza foods you can request from your aloof hipster waiter (flannel is apparently part of the uniform) but why would you? Be adventurous, order a pizza with quinoa and kale.
3. The Epicurious George Memorial Food Festival is a small but lively event going on outside of Heropa. Restaurants from all over the eastern seaboard are represented here and free samples abound! It’s possible to stuff yourself silly on all kinds of things, from gourmet candy to literally anything ever sold on a food truck. Mabel’s provided coupons to the couples for a few free meals and a candy bar or two, but they may not even be necessary considering all the stuff just sitting around, waiting for people to eat them or shove them in a purse.
There’s plenty to see besides the food, of course. Celebrity chef Guff Doldman from hit reality baking show Gluten for Punishment! is doing a demo where he builds a cake portrait of a lucky member of the audience (which somehow always ends up being an import—Mabel may have bribed a few people). There’s kale smoothie chugging contests and a gourmet hot dog eating contest. Couples are welcome to watch or participate,using the patented tag-team system to drink the most foul vegetable juice or eat the most phallic food for a fantastic prize: gift certificate to the restaurant of your choice and the coveted Golden Antacid bottle (real antacids not included).
4. Kit-Tea Cat Cafe is a small cat cafe just starting out in Nonah, but you wouldn’t know it from the interior. It’s cozy and cute, with small tables perfect for conversation and approximately a hundred different versions of the classic cat motivational poster hung on the walls. Mabel’s made sure that each couple gets vouchers for several free drinks and has a nice table reserved just for them. The menu’s extensive— the food stuff is mostly small sandwiches and pastries, but the drinks range from coffee of all kinds to milkshakes to fancy sodas and teas. Enjoy the quality drinks and appreciate the latte art— it’s a cute kitty face in every cup!
The place where the newness starts to show is in the cat wrangling skills of its employees. They’re not great at keeping the cats in the play area, which is mostly alright— the majority of the cats are sweethearts eager for attention and petting. But some are complete hellions that have mastered the art of attacking even the most aware imPort from behind, above, or below. There’s even one cat that takes particular joy in hopping up on tables and trying to knock cups and glasses off of tables while staring patrons right in the eyes. Adorable.
5. Cee-Me Rollin’! is a safe haven in Maurtia Falls for those who want to get away from hover technology and go back to the days when skates with wheels were king. The inside of the building is dominated by a giant roller rink, complete with a truly epic number of disco balls constantly spinning above the skaters. Mabel has done everyone a solid by paying off the DJ to play only the finest in pop music while people skate around and around in circles. Enjoy those earworms and 80s throwbacks!
Skates are rented out for free, and Mabel has made sure that participants can grab whatever they need from the snackbar to fuel their skate-tastic dates. Overall the place seems like it’s all about the pretty chill atmosphere... if you can avoid getting run over by the roller derby team that’s taking this opportunity to practice their moves. The Maurtia Falls Pterrordactyls are very sweet ladies as long as you avoid getting elbowed in the face. Team captain Miss Demeaner might even try to persuade couples to join up for the day and learn the fine art of kicking butt on roller-skates.
6. Quiet coffee joint Espresso Yourself in De Chima is almost impossible to find unless you already know where it is. They don’t believe in signs, or advertising, or putting themselves on search engine map functions. Luckily Mabel has provided a map as well as provided coupons for free drinks and pastries. Once people manage to get inside (talk to the man in front of the green door in the alleyway off of Beatonna Street, and tell him Mabel sent you!) they’re greeted by welcoming snaps from all kinds of black-clad poets and beatniks. There are more berets and sunglasses in here than should be legally allowed.
But the chairs are comfortable, the coffee is good, and it seems like a nice place to have a conversation! ...if you don’t mind talking around the poetry that’s happening. It’s open mike night and do these people have feelings and words to share. Some of it’s good, a lot of it is questionable, and that guy in the corner definitely just tried to rhyme “door hinge” with “orange” in his free verse poem about the existential angst he’s faced with. Make fun, talk around it, or even hop on stage and impress your date with your wordplay.]
WHERE: Various locations in various cities!
WHEN: The 22nd-24th
WHAT: Romance
WARNINGS: N/A for now! If hanky panky or violence happens I'll edit this
[Today's the day! Mabel, after days of matching, unmatching, and then re-matching, has finally wrestled the final dating forms away from the pigs assisting her and decided to make magic happen. Everyone will have found a message or two in their communicator's inbox on the 22nd from Mabel herself:
Included in the message is the exact location and time of the date(s) in question. Transportation is provided, so no worries there, and the gift bags are... okay? Enjoy all the free candy, glitter, and lip smackers in various flavors. For all the smooching they're gonna do, get it?]
[1. Crusty Weirdoughs in De Chima is a cute retro throwback to those arcades of old— which is to say it’s crawling with punk kids and has a charming level of grime. At least there’s a snack bar! Which lets all the lucky couples order whatever they want on the house. The menu covers anything and everything a gamer could need: pizza slices, onion rings, fries, and every flavor of DESERT THIRST!!, the popular energy drink/soda, a person could ask for (today’s special is a lovely red color).
Meanwhile there’s a wide variety of games and Mabel has provided everyone with enough tokens to try most of them. Get to know your special someone with a match on the Alley Puncher machine! Participate in the DDR contest, if you think you can take those mean looking twelve year olds in a fight on their own turf! Check out the claw machine and try to beat the long, long odds and win yourself a stuff animal that could be any number of species. Racing games, fighting games, something called Co-Op Tetris Invaders Part V. It’s all here. And there’s always a Pac-Man ripoff for anyone who needs to work their way up to the more modern games.
2. Popular (but not too popular) Nonah pizza joint Slice to Be Here is hopping, but Mabel’s made sure to reserve the best tables in the house for the matchmaking participants. What makes them the best tables? Why, they’re right up next to the stage— the stage where the animatronic band of singing animals performs every hour! The band has seen better days. Their movements are jerky, the fur is worn off enough that their scary Terminator skeletons are showing in places, plus the song they’re singing is just slightly familiar and just as creepy. And is that mouse staring at you?
The other patrons don’t seem to notice. They’re too busy ironically appreciating this reminder of their childhood nostalgia! And the waitstaff just doesn’t care anymore— unless you try to fight or otherwise poke around their technical abominations, in which case they’ll sigh at you until they give up and move along. At least the food is good! The pizza comes in many varieties, from basic pepperoni to more gourmet options like raspberries and marscapone. There’s salads and other non-pizza foods you can request from your aloof hipster waiter (flannel is apparently part of the uniform) but why would you? Be adventurous, order a pizza with quinoa and kale.
3. The Epicurious George Memorial Food Festival is a small but lively event going on outside of Heropa. Restaurants from all over the eastern seaboard are represented here and free samples abound! It’s possible to stuff yourself silly on all kinds of things, from gourmet candy to literally anything ever sold on a food truck. Mabel’s provided coupons to the couples for a few free meals and a candy bar or two, but they may not even be necessary considering all the stuff just sitting around, waiting for people to eat them or shove them in a purse.
There’s plenty to see besides the food, of course. Celebrity chef Guff Doldman from hit reality baking show Gluten for Punishment! is doing a demo where he builds a cake portrait of a lucky member of the audience (which somehow always ends up being an import—Mabel may have bribed a few people). There’s kale smoothie chugging contests and a gourmet hot dog eating contest. Couples are welcome to watch or participate,using the patented tag-team system to drink the most foul vegetable juice or eat the most phallic food for a fantastic prize: gift certificate to the restaurant of your choice and the coveted Golden Antacid bottle (real antacids not included).
4. Kit-Tea Cat Cafe is a small cat cafe just starting out in Nonah, but you wouldn’t know it from the interior. It’s cozy and cute, with small tables perfect for conversation and approximately a hundred different versions of the classic cat motivational poster hung on the walls. Mabel’s made sure that each couple gets vouchers for several free drinks and has a nice table reserved just for them. The menu’s extensive— the food stuff is mostly small sandwiches and pastries, but the drinks range from coffee of all kinds to milkshakes to fancy sodas and teas. Enjoy the quality drinks and appreciate the latte art— it’s a cute kitty face in every cup!
The place where the newness starts to show is in the cat wrangling skills of its employees. They’re not great at keeping the cats in the play area, which is mostly alright— the majority of the cats are sweethearts eager for attention and petting. But some are complete hellions that have mastered the art of attacking even the most aware imPort from behind, above, or below. There’s even one cat that takes particular joy in hopping up on tables and trying to knock cups and glasses off of tables while staring patrons right in the eyes. Adorable.
5. Cee-Me Rollin’! is a safe haven in Maurtia Falls for those who want to get away from hover technology and go back to the days when skates with wheels were king. The inside of the building is dominated by a giant roller rink, complete with a truly epic number of disco balls constantly spinning above the skaters. Mabel has done everyone a solid by paying off the DJ to play only the finest in pop music while people skate around and around in circles. Enjoy those earworms and 80s throwbacks!
Skates are rented out for free, and Mabel has made sure that participants can grab whatever they need from the snackbar to fuel their skate-tastic dates. Overall the place seems like it’s all about the pretty chill atmosphere... if you can avoid getting run over by the roller derby team that’s taking this opportunity to practice their moves. The Maurtia Falls Pterrordactyls are very sweet ladies as long as you avoid getting elbowed in the face. Team captain Miss Demeaner might even try to persuade couples to join up for the day and learn the fine art of kicking butt on roller-skates.
6. Quiet coffee joint Espresso Yourself in De Chima is almost impossible to find unless you already know where it is. They don’t believe in signs, or advertising, or putting themselves on search engine map functions. Luckily Mabel has provided a map as well as provided coupons for free drinks and pastries. Once people manage to get inside (talk to the man in front of the green door in the alleyway off of Beatonna Street, and tell him Mabel sent you!) they’re greeted by welcoming snaps from all kinds of black-clad poets and beatniks. There are more berets and sunglasses in here than should be legally allowed.
But the chairs are comfortable, the coffee is good, and it seems like a nice place to have a conversation! ...if you don’t mind talking around the poetry that’s happening. It’s open mike night and do these people have feelings and words to share. Some of it’s good, a lot of it is questionable, and that guy in the corner definitely just tried to rhyme “door hinge” with “orange” in his free verse poem about the existential angst he’s faced with. Make fun, talk around it, or even hop on stage and impress your date with your wordplay.]
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So he does show up, and he even looks pretty nice, wearing a white button-down shirt and a loose black tie, with a black jacket on top.
And he's all set to start by asking if this "Six" person was actually here for a date or not, because they can both just leave and spare themselves the weirdness if not when he uh....actually catches sight of the guy.
God, he misses those first days of denial where he could dismiss this as holo-cosplay and not as an actual godforsaken catboy.
Excuse Kogami as he just...lights up a cigarette like an asshole instead of introducing himself, he needs a minute here.]
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Oh.
His date is here.
At least, that's what Six thinks. The man - blast it, a man, but he can work with that - looks...out of place.
Also: ] I think they'll be displeased if you smoke in here.
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If they tell me to put it out, I will.
[He's in a different country in a different universe after three years of relative social isolation, ok, he's not exactly the prince of tact these days.]
So, are you "Six"?
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I am. And you're Kogami.
[ He leaves enough for his drinks, and a tip, and turns one last, baleful eye on the stage. ]
And if you're not against it, I found a better place on the way here.
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I don't mind ditching this place, but you should know, I didn't sign myself up for this whole matchmaking deal. Pretty sure my colleague did it to mess with me.
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[ He's right in the middle of shoving his
walletmoney purse back into his pocket when Kogami gets a befuddled stare. ]Your colleague signed you up for this?
[ And by "this" Six means casual sex. ]
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[Shrug. Kogami ain't even mad tho. Sure, he intends to get his prank-ly revenge but it doesn't actually bother him.]]
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Well. Piss it, then. Disappointment quickly turns to a scowl. ]
I'm not laughing.
I sat through a half hour of mechanical mouse yodeling for nothing?
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No one asked you to come early.
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My review is that it's acceptable, but nothing to revel in. The dough seemed poorly mixed and all the server could expound upon was how it was "totally not processed."
[ Bitch bitch bitch bitch-- ]
So to make up for it, I am going to go elsewhere, and I am going to drink excessively.
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Alright then.
[Unfazed by this bitching tbh. And he's making no move to get up and leave himself yet, since hey, he can still get free food out of this, which is pretty Important when you don't know how to cook for yourself l o l.]