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.
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[ Bit of a holdover from J's code, that bit, but a butler (butless? female valet?) Assistant needs a little bit of distance and formality. Not much, but a little. Tony shrugs, thumb running up and down the edge of the phone where Friday lives for the moment. ]
Right, so- she's in a small box instead of on the phone with a small box, calling from a mansion. No connection to the mansion so she's all cramped in the small box. [ Is that straightforward enough? Is he not thrown enough by the green skin thing? Should he be? He shrugs it off, favoring another slow sip of his coffee. ] And I do appreciate the appeal to my vanity. Ten points for you, Elphaba.
And- Probably? It'll take awhile to get the armor up and running and revised to be more of an emergency evacuation, medivac, non combat model but that's what I always hoped to be doing with it in the magical universe where there is no war or greater threat to the planet.
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But she pushed down any arguments because they would be futile and just shrugged it off. ]
It's fine, I understand protocol.
[ And she did follow it on other planets. It was nearly always her deferring to them though, and not Gamora being the one addressed formally. ]
That I understood. Rocket is the one good at machinery. Not me. [ And then her lips twitched and she pushed out a breath. ] That was a nickname, wasn't it? And you're welcome, Stark.
[ He did know her name. The reference sailed over her head, but she assumed there was a reason for it. And she preferred a nickname to any formal address.
She gave into a smile before taking a sip of her drink. ]
I never thought I'd know what to do in a universe without war, and yet there is no large conflicts in this place. I miss battle, but I'm not sure I miss the destruction to planets and people. Would you ever do it without the armour?
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[ Most things. All things? Working for peace isn't as easy or straightforward as it really seems like it could be. Don't kill each other, don't fight over boarders and resources. ]
The heroing gig? Can and have. Most of what I do is develop tech that's affordable to implement for other people to set up similar systems in their cities or countries.
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[ Or that her reputation is known here. She might be the 'green one', but at least she's not just Thanos' daughter, or a killer here. ]
That's... actually quite altruistic of you. I wouldn't have thought there was much money in it for you to be a billionaire. [ She blinked, her brain already answering her own almost-question. ] You started doing it after you made money.
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[ And smelly, after awhile. ]
Well technically I came from money and kept making it for...awhile before I changed things around in the company. Building a better future with a superhero to provide good PR? Helps keep the stockholders happy.
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[ She frowned at the mention of Chitauri, thoughts automatically going to Thanos but it was still an association she played close to her chest. ] This ship is mechnical. Not at all organic like the Chitauri. The Milano was smaller, lighter. Also mechanical.
[ She tried not to smile or look amused but it was hard to hide for once. ] I can't even imagine heroism being so profitable. We get paid, but it's hardly enough to do anything entirely altruistically. Unless the galaxy really does need saving. Which we've done. Twice.
[ The rest of the time they really did follow Peter's lead with 'something bad, something good or something inbetween'. It didn't help their reputation all the time. ]
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[ Well he can't say much about saving a planet when someone's saved the galaxy now, can he? That's- pretty damn impressive. ]
Doing it twice just means you can charge more. All you need is the right marketing department.
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[ He could have kept talking about saving a planet. Gamora wasn't going to turn it into a competition. For once. ]
That's exactly what Rocket said. And we do not have any kind of marketing department. Or any departments. We're a small group.
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Peter would be far too generous with the telling of tales. I don't deny he's gotten us a few jobs with his... mouth, but I don't think he should be left to his own devices in that sense. But I'll be sure to mention it when I return.
[ And then she tilted her head. ] Do you have a jingle?
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[ He closes up the phone Friday's currently living in, the whole of his attention on Gamora.
Well he should come up with some new nicknames, shouldn't he? Lean and Green, Elphaba and the like just don't quite capture her all that well. ] Me? Iron Man kind of predates the armor and the hero but I know the band doesn't mind me using it. Personally I'm a fan of 'shoot to thrill.'
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[ Gamora relaxed slightly as the phone was closed, although she was still waiting to hear 'Miss Gamora' again.
She frowned as she considered whether or not she'd heard that song before. Finally she gave a shake of her head. ] I don't think I've heard that one yet. What's it like? You know bands?
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[ He grins and shrugs, helpless against his own poor choices made in the past. He can't undo them, wishes or no. ]
We're just like everyone else, but more stylish especially in our taste in music. It's- depends on what bands you know? Rock, AC/DC? Guns'n'Roses, Metallica, Iron Maiden, that sort.
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[ Because if she was supposed to be taking lessons from him, then she should know now. But she wasn't sure she would have trusted someone with an education in selling something either. ]
Right now I guess I'm more into David Bowie, Queen, Fleetwood Mac... I'm getting better at knowing more bands. It helps working at B-Sides. I will have to find the bands you like. If it's rock then I will like it.
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[ Which did and didn't help at the end of the day. ]
Now that's a good place to start. Queen especially, Bowie's classic for a reason. Have you heard 'Under Pressure' yet? It's got Bowie and Freddie Mercury both.
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[ She ducked her head to hide a grin at the mention of the song 'Under Pressure'. ]
Oh yes, I know it. Magnus chose it for me when I was competing in the poor Olympics.
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[ He shifts to sit forward, elbows on the table, arms crossed on top, the whole of his focus on her. ]
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It didn't help that she tended to get a little... passionate while watching about the contenders and their poor form. ]
My friend, Magnus, he had to explain the Olympics to me and that it normally involved a lot of atheletes at their peak. Apparently it is not the case in this city when they have their winter games. He talked me into competing in the ski ballet.