EVENT: SWIPER, NO SWIPING!

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EVENT: SWIPER, NO SWIPING!

As the blustery winds and steady snows of January give way to the cool breezes of February, the city begins to notice strange trends amongst its volunteer citizenry: an uptick of online searches for things like flower shops and cheap romantic meals, a surprising increase in chocolate purchases (though, perhaps more surprising, no increases in consumption), and a report from the local pharmacies regarding a sudden shortage in contraceptives, of all things! Consider the administration officially flummoxed — that is, until the city's favorite and only volunteer coordinators begin to investigate further. You see, Valentine's Day isn't quite the thing in Cadelle. Here, St Valentine never led couples in matrimony under Roman rule, and so, no time-honored capitalist dream could be established. However, the date of February the 14th is still a special one in the city — it's the day that many honor as St Trifon's Day, or "Winemaker's Day". It's a day of celebrating the first pour of the prior year's winemaking, with the first bottle of each vintage reserved for drinking with one's special someone... preferably privately, where post-drink merriment may commence uninterrupted. (Scandalous.) Not wanting to leave out any of their volunteers from the city's special day, the volunteer coordinators have arranged a collection of meeting locations, each perfect for getting to know a potential special somebody in advance of the big day. To help people get acquainted, they've partnered with that reclusive (and anonymous) mogul behind okCuddle to add a limited time special feature for the season — that's right, a matchmaker! Simply press the bright red button on your app's home screen to be enrolled in a Match Meeting. There are five unique locations, each offering a different experience to appeal to those who might find true love or common ground in its midst, and each location will host a different couple each day to ensure everyone has an opportunity to meet their one-and-only... or maybe just their one-night-only. (We won't judge.) ▸ Any opportunity to incite a little romantic feeling would be remiss if it didn't include the time-honored date experience: a candlelit steakhouse dinner at the city's best dining experience, DeWolfe's. Whether you're hungering for a porterhouse medium rare or a more demure airline chicken breast, the wait staff here will be more than happy to attend to any needs you may have, and delighted to disappear shortly after, providing plenty of privacy for quiet conversation and those ever-important lingering glances. Feel free to extend your night with a walk through DeWolfe's famed gardens out back, or perhaps a nightcap... the only question left, then, is their place or yours? ▸ Let The Good Times Roll offers those who enjoy athleticism and coordination an evening of nostalgic fun under twinkling lights — courtesy, of course, of the disco ball hung prominently in the center of the risk, a perfect match for the classic jams that are piped out from the speakers on each wall. Strap on a pair of rental skates, and when the lights get low, be sure to hold your honey's hand tight for that all-important couple's skate. When you're done zooming around the linoleum, be sure to try a bite of the rink's famous pizza and popsicles meal, the perfect treat for summer campers and kids at heart alike! Groovy! ▸ The Vinery, while not necessarily a classic first-date location, offers a bit of non-traditional romance with its gorgeous hill country views and a seemingly endless assortment of local blends to sample. Visitors paired up for a Match Meeting here will have the opportunity to enjoy a rarely experienced grape-stomping session, during which they'll become bonafide vinters (winemakers, for the uninitiated) and the proud recipients of a complimentary bottle of the Vinery's own St Trifon's Day special blend — the perfect reason to ask for a second date, no? (And if you don't want to wait, there's always the cover of a gazebo or the fields nearby...) ▸ Animal aficionados, fear not: the expansive nature reserve at Nahtazu offers an opportunity to get up-close and personal with your favorite wild beasts — no, not the ones in your pants — and one of the reserve's most knowledgeable guides to show you the way. Of course, since it's an hour away aboard the local trains, the city has arranged a private compartment for two, where Match Meeting attendees will enjoy a catered lunch, the perfect way to fuel for a long day of hiking, climbing, and maybe even a few jungle swings. On the way back, feel free to enjoy the plush seats for a little post-adventure cuddling... or more, we won't tell! ▸ At The Worm Hole, nerds and geeks and casual gamers alike will find plenty to shoot and score on over pints of everything from sweet ciders to dark ales. There's no shortage of games here, so if your idea of a great night out involves beating your date at Super Smush Brothers — and no, that's not a typo — you'll definitely enjoy your time here. To help set the mood, a special booth has been set aside for Match Meetings in the far corner of the room: get cozy, play some Pong, and maybe make things interesting. Strip Marco Kart, anyone? Of course, those that opted not to sign up for the city's version of eHarmony won't be left out of all the fun! In preparation for the big day, Flora and Cornelius have put together what they're affectionally calling the single mingle: a weeklong invitation to enjoy the best in everything but romantic films and features at the local theatre. Feel free to come alone or bring a pal or two, and enjoy complimentary admission and select snacks each night — just don't let them catch you getting frisky! That's what the drive in is for! Surprise! It's a Valentine's event that's almost not about Valentine's Day! For those of you that participated in our survey, you should have received a private message from our moderator journal with information regarding your character's match assignment by now. If you did not receive one, please let us know! Because this event runs a little differently than many of our other events, we've opted to tweak our process a little as well. For your character's date, please locate your appropriate date and location in our BLIND DATE THREAD HERE. If it's still empty, your character has beaten their date to the punch (and maybe the free food, too). If there's already a reply, greet your date! (Pretty simple, right?) For all other threads, including pre/post date experiences, feel free to post traditional open top levels as usual! For example: Flora may have a blind date with Cornelius on Monday at DeWolfe's, so she'll comment to the Monday thread's DeWolfe comment with her starter. This will make it easy for Cornelius to find her thread and reply. However, Flora may also be lingering outside beforehand looking nervous, or shopping in the mall the day before and looking for help in finding an outfit — these prompts can be posted as traditional open top-levels! If you have any further questions specific to this event, we encourage you to ask away on our QUESTIONS COMMENT here in this post. If you have general questions, or prefer a more private venue, our GENERAL INBOX (and SCREENED INBOX) is always available for you. In addition, if you've got an idea for a future event, feel free to drop us a line at our EVENTS SUGGESTION POST. Peace out, cuddle scouts!

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▸ BLIND DATES.

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Signed up for a Match Meeting? Come find your match here!

▸ MONDAY BLIND DATES.

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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL.

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sansa stark

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( Sansa has no idea how to rollerskate. There is no such thing in Westeros, honestly, and while she has skated on ice before it seems very different to skate on wheels. She doesn't know who her date is aside from a name and while she'd dressed in a shorter dress than usual for this date owing to the fact that she'd be doing something athletic, she's not sure if she made the right choice. She has learned how to stand up on the skates, more or less, but stopping is something of an issue. She careens out of control when someone cuts in front of her and winds up in a heap on the floor, legs askew. )

Oh, seven hells! If I could learn how to stop I wouldn't be doing so terribly at this.

NAHTAZU.

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jo schumacher

[righthandgirl]

Admittedly, Jo can't help wondering who she'll have been matched to. So far, she feels like she's been kind of striking out on her attempts at the ladies here, so she's assuming that most of the women here are heterosexual and while that kind of sucks, at least the men are still pretty. It'd be nice though, she thinks as she arrives at Nahtazu.

She's into animals, she supposes — she loves Otis, for example, but she's good without having a pet of her own — but she's not really sure this is somewhere she would've chosen on her own. It sounds like it's sort of a zoo or something which...all right, has the potential to be interesting, but all the same.

Since she's not totally sure what all this matchup is going to entail, Jo decides that jeans and a cute top with a pair of boots that have a little wedge of a heel to boost her an inch or so up from being five foot two is the way to go. If it isn't, oops, her bad and she'll have to pay for that decision later, but it just didn't feel like a skirt kind of date.

Jo gets to the train station and figures she maybe ought to wait to meet her match before boarding. The last thing she wants is to get on the damn train only to end up having to go to this place all by herself if her match gets cold feet or is running too late to catch the train.

▸ TUESDAY BLIND DATES.

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DEWOLFE'S.

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[doctoral]

Reid is absolutely, without a doubt, nervous about this entire set up.

He's still not really sure what possessed him to sign up. What had compelled him to make what was bound to be a futile attempt at meeting a special someone? This isn't like him at all. He's never sought out romance or dating in any capacity; the few times it's happened, he's been veritably whacked over the head with it. Yet he can't deny, either, that being in Cadelle has had a subtle peer pressure effect if nothing else. It's shifted his thinking just a little, just marginally, because everyone is here ostensibly for the same purpose, knows what they're getting into, and has been pre-screened to be at least tolerable human beings who don't murder, kidnap, or assault other human beings.

Sad how tilted his standards have become. But in this environment, maybe he can just-- try. Try once, at least. If it goes horribly, he doesn't have to bring it up again. Or he could leave. Well. Best see who it is first before his brain goes straight down the dire straits pathways.

Reid's ordinary attire is fairly formal, given his job and desperate attempts to make himself seem the age he actually is, so going one step up for an actual date at a reasonably nice restaurant puts him straight into definitely put thought into this territory. He's ditched the more typical cardigans and has on a slightly dowdy suit jacket with his courderoys, a 1970s-esque too-skinny tie on top of it. No one at work ever pegs him as an FBI agent. He'd even left his gun at home, which really says something about him relaxing in Cadelle.

He's also quite early, by a good thirty minutes or so, and is spending his time waiting at the table reading a book at what is something near lightning speed. One finger tracks down the lines as he reads, the other hand holding the book itself upright. He props it against the edge of the table rather than laying it flat, because the pages turn every few seconds; he's active in reading, not passive.

That said, he'll look up quickly and shut the book when he notices someone coming, and stand to greet her. He's a little old-fashioned that way.


[ ooc: feel free to switch to brackets if you prefer, and sorry for the novel :) ]

THE WORM HOLE.

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lydia martin

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Lydia wonders to herself why the place sounds familiar, but as soon as she walks into The Worm Hole on Tuesday, she knows why. This is the place Stiles said he's working in, now, and of course it is, she thinks with an endeared smile. This place is perfect for him. It isn't necessarily her cup of tea, but maybe after a couple of drinks, she'll change her mind.

It isn't lost on her that it's more than a little awkward being assigned to a blind date to happen in her ex-boyfriend's place of employment, but Lydia will just...keep that to herself. As long as she doesn't see him here while she's on said blind date, she'll feel better about it. They may have ended amicably for her and might not have even ventured into dating for him, but it still feels a little disrespectful to see someone else on Stiles's turf.

As much as she's been preferential to skinny jeans as of late, this is a special occasion. Lydia admittedly feels a little out of place in a gamer's bar wearing a short, black floral skirt and a black cami under a bright, solid cardigan. She feels over dressed, but on the other hand...maybe it won't be so bad to stand out. If her date comes, she can wow him. If he doesn't, she can wow someone else. That feels like a win-win situation.

So, Lydia tosses her long red hair done in soft curls over her shoulder and lifts her chin, heading further inside to look around for the Match Meetings booth. She likes to think she's hard to miss anyway, but she'll be especially so if she's settled in there to wait.

▸ WEDNESDAY BLIND DATES.

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LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL.

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THE VINERY.

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[made_of_stars]

Well.

What better way to meet people than being randomly matched together - and, okay, this might turn out to be a total disaster, but Jyn was serious when she promised herself that she'd make an effort to put herself out there, both literally and figuratively speaking.

So.

Here she was, smoothing down what she thought was her best dress, waiting for her match to arrive. This shouldn't feel so nerve-wracking, right? Ah, well. She was here now, and she wasn't about to back away from a challenge.

▸ THURSDAY BLIND DATES.

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DEWOLFE'S.

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For Wanda~

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It had been a whim, in the end, when Isabelle pushed the big red button and let the app find her a date. There wasn't really any reason for it other than it sounded fun, and she'd never been on a blind date before. She was definitely excited to find out they were to meet at an upscale restaurant. It all felt romantic and perfectly cliché, and those were things she hadn't had time for, lately.

The Shadowhunter arrives dressed for the occasion, her runes on display as always, she has no reason to hide them here. While the dress is nearly demure for her, she feels like a princess all the same, and really, that's what matters. Besides, dress for the season you wish it was, and all.

She arrives first, not intentionally, but her excitement had definitely gotten the better of her, and as she's led to a private table, everything candles and roses and delicious scents on the air, she can't help but believe it'll be a good night, however it turns out. She turns down ordering anything, for the sake of waiting for her date, whoever they may be. She actually hopes they're someone she hasn't met yet.

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL.

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▸ FRIDAY BLIND DATES.

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THE VINERY.

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THE WORM HOLE.

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▸ SATURDAY BLIND DATES.

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DEWOLFE'S.

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NAHTAZU.

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