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 Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 5:33 am
Jian hadn't really given Kasie much thought until then, partially because he was distracted but mostly because he was a terrible person who never paid much attention to other people! He probably couldn't even recognize his classmates outside of school. He probably wouldn't have even given Kasie a second glance if she hadn't said his name. It was like a switch, forcing him to change gears. He looked up at Kasie again, this time really looked. She wasn't bad looking, for a white girl probably, and she was kind of tall. Taller than any female in his family, at least. "Yeah, I'm Jian," he said rather curtly. He had completely forgotten about the date thing, and had ignored everything Kasie had said before he was mentioned, so he hadn't put two-and-two together. Instead, he was just confused as to why this girl knew his name and what she wanted. But it didn't matter, because she moved out of the way! Jian went to rush past... and then discovered that his sister had disappeared! So had the tall jerk who was harassing her. Jian stayed where he stood, and glanced around him and Kasie. He had good Fei-dar, but she was nowhere to be seen. "Did you see where they went?" he asked Kasie hurriedly. This could be bad, what if his sister was kidnapped or something?
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Twenty-four years, and Peter had developed the patience of a saint when it came to Wilhelm. Not many people could handle the yelling, the irrationality, the panic, the almost abusive displays of affection, the impulsive helicopter appearances... well, the list could go on, not that Peter had ever compiled a list, because he loved Wilhelm, and you could get away with a lot of stuff when Peter loved you. "I'm fine, I'm really okay," he reassured his friend as well as he could, considering his lungs were sort of getting crushed. Of course, he returned the embrace because come on, this was Wilhelm, and even though Peter was responsible enough to be worried about Alec, his best friend was back in town and he was happy.
But even Peter wasn't totally unflappable. When Wilhelm leaped to the conclusion that he had killed Alec, the blonde's mouth fell open as he struggled to correct his best friend. "No, Will, no--" he tried to assert himself, but Wilhelm was moving much too quickly and too grandly for Peter to make much of a dent in his friend's bubble of panic. But like most times, Wilhelm circled back around to calm, and all was well again. "Ah, he's up," Peter remarked blandly as he noticed Alec again. The young man was mumbling something that Peter couldn't hear, but he was still worried. "Are you okay? Did you hit your head? Should you go to the clinic?" These probably weren't very helpful questions in the case that something was wrong, but Peter was a teacher now, and teachers had responsibilities. What those responsibilities had to do with this particular situation, he wasn't quite sure, but he had them!
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...Well. This was unexpected. A lot about this day was unexpected, to be perfectly honest, but the surprises just kept coming! One moment Yuri was getting attacked by some strange teenager, the next she was trying to distance herself (of course, without actually leaving the bench), and the next... some guy had appeared out of nowhere and placed himself in the middle of them. It almost... seemed like he was... defending her? Well, this was certainly new. Yuri wasn't sure she had ever been defended like this before, and it was flattering, and she would be lying if she claimed she hadn't taken a moment to pause her confusion to glance over her new protector. She couldn't see his face, but he was certainly tall enough.
"Oh, um... uh," Yuri could only manage to get out a few dumb syllables as she adjusted from the shock of the last moment or two. The teenager's reaction had been surprisingly normal, not necessarily logical (dumpsters?), but at least not as crazed as her initial encounter had been. Yuri was puzzled by all this, and she leaned to the side to look at Izzy around Sethrian. She had not been expecting to see that expression on the girl's face! She felt a brief moment of tenderness, looking at how pitiful this girl was in her trash dress and rejection, but it was short-lived because trash dress. "Are... are you crying?" she asked in mild disbelief. This day was definitely not going how she had imagined it!
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:30 pm
"What are we going to carry them in?" Angela asked, watching Alfred with amusement. "I haven't got any pockets, you know. I didn't even bring a hand bag. Though, I suppose we can just carry them..." (She had money tucked down the top of her dress because, well, it wasn't like there was much else to fill it up. Though, to be fair, it actually was wedged in there pretty tightly...) She picked up one of the smaller cakes, thinking that she really wouldn't be able to hold more than two. And she was going to get whipped cream on her hands but...eh. Whatever. It wasn't like that was a bad thing. Actually...Alfred was getting enough for the two of them and things seemed to be rapidly going down hill in the rest of the garden. There were helicopters, collapsing people everywhere and some kid sexually harassing people (honestly--he reminded her weirdly of this irritating guy she went to high school with) Using one hand to keep her skirt from flying up over her head and giving Alfred an unsolicited view of her knickers (bloody helicopter), Angela did the one thing that she could do in this situation. She grabbed Alfred by the arm and abducted him. "I think we should leave quickly though, or we'll miss the sunset!" She told him with a grin as she started to pull him away from the cake cart. [exit? ] -- Tshila grinned. Okay, he wasn't a muscley surfer guy but she definitely liked him. "It's totally a deal!" she told him. "I've never been to the inn before. Is it good? I hope it is! I mean, you know for the experience and all because would you believe this is totally my first date since I got here?" "Because, you know, it's just practice, practice, practice and when I'm not practicing for work, I'm usually totally exhausted so I haven't had much chance to get out and meet people, which is kind of lonely, know what I mean? Oh! By the way, I work at the circus, what about you? I mean, I know you don't work at the circus since if you did, we'd already know each other but what kind of work do you do?" As she chattered on in her usual incessant manner, she had already looped her arm through Morgan's and was leading them toward the entrance of the garden. Wow! He was like, really tall. Really, really tall. But that was totally fine. Tall guys were awesome so she didn't mind it at all. But she did kind of wonder if he ever hit his head on doors or something. That would be a major bummer. [exit?] __ "You expected your date to be impressed by clothes you pulled out a of a dumpster?" Sethrian asked, raising an eyebrow. Wait. She was here for a date!? Dressed like that?? So she wasn't a hobo? Or..well, she was finding clothes in a dumpster so maybe she was kind of like Nirvani's equivalent of a bag lady. Eurgh. "Don't you have actual clothes to wear? The sort that didn't come out of a trash can?" Maybe he should at least buy her something that wasn't likely diseased or something. At least she wouldn't scare people, then. Probably. He glanced at the other woman, giving her a quick appraisal. She seemed more or less okay--just a little perturbed by the hobo in front of them. Not that he blamed her. Still. "Are you sure you're alright?" he asked her quietly, giving Izzy another sidelong look. "If you're here with someone else, I can take care of this...person--help her find her date, or buy her food...or clothes...or something." If she was a bag lady, she probably hadn't eaten in a long time. Ugh! Why was he even offering to help this person? He wanted to go home and mope, not spend the evening entertaining some hobo.
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:31 pm
"You know, mister. Its not very nice of you to scare my friend like that! What if you were dead, eh? What then?! How would you have been able to live with yourself knowing that my best friend had been sent to jail because of your death?" Obviously, Wilhelm was failing to see that lack of logic in his argument, but since when had things like that stopped him from saying stuff outloud? Afterall, he was only protecting the honour of his best friend. "I demand that you apologize right now", he glared at Alec, letting him know that he was serious. And if the look was not a good giveraway for that, the armed SWAT team members still surounding them would. Oh, hi SWAT team member. Wilhelm had totally forgotten about you. He flashed a smile at a cute one before returning his attention back on the two non-npc of the group. "Do not worry, Petey. The bad man will say he is sorry."
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:46 pm
She looked up, hoping to find the boy's parents nearby, "Where's your mommy and daddy?" she asked him. People really needed to keep better track of their children. Seriously, what kind of parents just let their toddlers wonder all around town. They could be kidnapped, attacked by a wild animal, or ruin someones date! Oh yeah, her date. Mitsukai turned her head to look back up at Kenneth, "Um, sorry about that," she apologized. He hadn't seen her underwear had he? That'd be embarrassing. Underwear was not something to be seen on the first date, and Mitsukai wasn't even sure if she liked this guy! She gave a quick glance back to the toddler, glaring.
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:07 pm
 Tate & Brody O'Ballivan ♞ & ⚓
With :: EXIT Thinking :: Weirdest afternoon ever. I need a freaking beer.
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 9:53 am
What a long day this was turning out to be! Zhi had been tapping her foot impatiently against the ground, thrumming fingers over the table top as she watched the crowd continue to just chatter and be their usual insane selves. It was fine and dandy, after all, that her event was going pretty smoothly, some minor issues aside, such as a fistfight, random helicopter, crying girls, abandoned dates, panic attacks in the corner, unconscious teenagers, and she thought she saw what could have been a potential kidnapping, but that may have been her imagination. ...Okay, yeah, this event was a bomb, but at least there hadn't been a murder or something. In Nirvani, she counted a lack of death and permanent emotional scarring at any public gathering a major success. But, that wasn't the point! Zhi had a date to get to her with her beloved wife! So, with another glance at her watch, she decided it was time to end this. She grabbed the megaphone from the table and went to stand on top of it, waving one arm to try to get everyone's attention. If that didn't work, then certainly the loud, bold boom of the megaphone would get some notice.
"Attention! Valentine's Day is officially CLOSED, so please carry on with your dates elsewhere or go home. Have a nice day and I hope you enjoyed this year's Valentine's Day!" Right, the message was out. She hopped down from the table and proceeded home so she could get her super romantic love-love night with her perfect River started~
Meanwhile, the majority of the festival-attendees had started to disperse. Conor could only head home and mourn his ruined man-date with Tate. John had left with Lyra and her date to the Bar. Junior quickly apologized to Sage before leaving home to wait anxiously by the phone for an update from Yuri. Brian had moved on with Ezekiel and maybe Asa, if the guy decided to join, to the movies, where they would watch some stupid film, enjoy themselves, and head back home. Sani had only giggled at Mitsukai's chiding before dashing back off to find his Da again, because like heck he would stay alone for too long when there were horrible scary men and flying plants seeking his face.
{ The festival will remain unlocked for the rest of the day to allow others to post quick summaries if they want. =3 Other than that, the festival is officially closed! Hope you enjoyed it! }
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:54 am
Jian decided that Kasie would be no help at all at recovering his kidnapped sister, so after staring at her for a bit, gave up and just went home to read a book. Peter, despite being worried for Alec's health and wellbeing, was so distracted by Wilhelm's attention that the two went off to do something best friends-y and completely forgetting that Alec had technically been Peter's date. Garland was so horrified at the prospect of being a *****, he freaked out without Brooke even saying a word, and ran home to reevaluate his life choices.
[ooc: Continue Izzy/Sethrian/Yuri in the garden? ='D]
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Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:12 am
{ Valentine's Day [Year 26] Open! }
( Posting is now open. )
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:35 pm
Gray arrived to the festival holding his propellor hat in his hand because, well, there was no way in hell he was wearing it. He was kind of worried, having gotten the note about having to wear some weird hat, about what his partner was going to be like. He had to find someone wearing...cat ears. Why would anyone be wearing cat ears? Why would anyone tell someone to wear cat ears? This Valentine's thing was sounding a bit strange...and, possibly, kinky. He had to admit that he was sort of worried. When he arrived, there was no one there yet so he retreated to the side, twirling his weird little hat between his hands. *** Angela had actually considered wearing the pirate hat (and possibly dressing as one for laughs). But the hat was a little...large. With big, boofy feathers. And the sanity quickly returned so she just carried it with her as she arrived for the festival. She'd actually bothered to wear a dress and girly things and all that. She wasn't sure what kind of date she'd get this time, but last time hadn't turned out too badly. Alfred was a sweet guy and she enjoyed, at the very least, their weird little friendship. So she might luck out this time too. Maybe. So, keeping an eye out for a chap in a beret, she found a place to sit so she'd hopefully see him when he showed up. *** Umi had almost not even signed up for this considering how the last year had gone. But she sort of jumped in at the last minute and had received the note about wearing a hat. Now, she had to wear a weird hat--and look for someone also wearing a weird hat. But since it was kind of a funky hat, she decided to just go with it, so she arrived to the festival with the tam o' shanter tilted jauntily on her head, looking for someone wearing a hockey helmet. Which was a little weird, really. But when she saw several other people just holding onto their hats, she just sort of decided to keep an eye out in case her date wasn't wearing the hat properly. *** Sethrian knew that some kind of strange madness had overtaken him when he actually signed up for the Valentine's event despite the disaster of last year. But here he was again...actually wearing his hat because despite that he was looking for someone in a Fez, his hat was actually normal enough it could be incorporated into an outfit without him looking ridiculous. So he arrived to the park wearing a beanie and with his hands shoved in his pockets. He actually just loitered near the entrance because if the lady with the Fez looked like she was under sixteen he was just leaving immediately. He would just go to the bar, get drunk and hope to get lucky with some random stranger.... *** Mike was a bit torn on whether or not to wear his hat to his date or not but aviator hats were pretty funny so he plopped it on his head, grabbed his pilot's jacket and went like that. He left most of his leather at home just in case he got a shy girl (because shy girls were scared of spiked collars...possibly). But he kind of hoped that hot girl from the pumpkin festival showed up. He hadn't worked up the courage to visit her at the bakery yet since her behemoth of a father would be there. So he was kind of hoping he'd see her and be able to...somehow...sneak away with her or something. Or hey, maybe she was his date. Though, seeing her in a toupee would be awkward. But hey. Could work out. *** Murren was definitely wearing her newspaper hat. Because, well, the letter said she had to and she was afraid her date wouldn't find her if she didn't and that would just be sad. And, well, she made a really fancy one so it wasn't too bad--a bit silly, but when she got there, there were lots of other silly ones too so she didn't feel too bad. She took a seat on a bench and stretched her legs out, keeping an eye out for someone in a straw hat. She didn't see anyone yet but since everyone looked funny, she didn't mind waiting. And she didn't even bring an alcohol to help pass the time. She wanted to have fun and be sober this time because romance was worth it! She just hoped she didn't get stuck with a weirdo. But she brought mace just to be on the safe side. *** Eva showed up in his top hat and dressed up from his usual sloppy jeans and house shoes. It wasn't that he was really hoping to find true love or fodder for a one night stand but, you know, companionship would be nice. Human companionship. Companionship that wouldn't serve sardines on toast or tea with whole lemons... or tie him to a bed. Like his stupid robots. Well, they weren't stupid, really. Their AI was just a little glitchy--which was his fault but he couldn't quite work out the bugs and at least Humans weren't quite that crazy. Usually. But anyway, he was here and there was a date somewhere, waiting for him. He just had to find her. *** Trev had a hairnet. In his pocket. But he wasn't wearing it. He wasn't going to wear it. He was a vet, not a freaking lunch lady. He had no idea if his date would actually be wearing their hat or just carrying it around (based on other people carrying their hats) but he figured it would be pretty visible regardless. Anyway, whatever. He was there. He was dressed to the nines and looking his best. Now he just had to find his very, very lucky date...and find out how lucky he was, in return. Hopefully it would be some gorgeous babe. Or at least reasonably attractive--maybe just cute? He wasn't picky, really...
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 12:42 am
Valentine's Day wasn't really something that Yue had ever really shown much interest in, mainly because she thought that blind dates were sort of pathetic and after dating Mimi briefly she had made a vow not to go fishing in the Nirvani pond... Though after a year at university, making some friends back home didn't seem that bad. Still, what a stupid holiday. And what was with her luck? When she had watched her mother leave for Valentine's Day, she had always been holding a bouquet of flowers... Why was this year's theme hats? Yue stood off by herself, arms firmly crossed in front of her chest, her expression as solemn as ever. Although she was dressed as professionally as she usually was, she wore a cowboy hat on her head. Really, of all hats, she had to get this one? ...She did look pretty good in it though, she had to admit.
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Elliot was another unusual face at Valentine's Day. Not that she avoided it necessarily, she just sort of wandered in the opposite direction most of the time. But here she was. Ready for her date. Wearing a pork pie hat. A date. What did you do on dates? Last time Elliot had been on a date, River had recommended that she go on a picnic... in the dead of winter. That obviously had not ended particularly well, so now she was at a loss. Well, hopefully, she'd find her partner -- who was supposed to be wearing a torque? What a weird name for a hat -- and they could think of something.
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Last year had been a real s**t fest, and even the beginning of this one had seen some things. But Yuri wasn't going to let year 26 follow the same pattern. She was makin' some changes! New outlook! New optimism! New hair! New... hockey helmet? How did she get a hockey helmet in such short notice? It was a secret. A mom secret. Regardless, there was no way she was going to wear that thing, so she simply held it under her arm. It was sort of a pain to carry, but maybe her date would have a better use for it. Patting down her bangs as she entered the garden, she avoided making eye contact with Sethrian and scanned the festival grounds for someone wearing a tam o' shanter hat. With all of the strange looking headwear already around, it wasn't hard to pick out, and Yuri spotted it soon enough -- as well as the blue hair that it was sitting on. For a brief moment, it felt as if the hard pavement under her feet had turned to jelly, as she recognized the blue-haired girl as June's date from last year. You don't just forget panic attack triggers, they stick with you! But no. No! This was a new year, a new Yuri. She wasn't going to let silly things like ex-husbands shake her up, she had bangs now dammit.
Taking a deep breath (or four), Yuri strolled over to Umi with small smile. "Hi," she greeted her, trying very hard not to sound queasy (Bangs! Bangs!). "Tam o' shanter, right?" she held up the hockey helmet for Umi to see. "I'm Yuri, nice to meet you." Maybe she should have put the helmet on afterall, it would have been a nice little container to semi-hyperventilate into.
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Aaaand of course, it wouldn't be Valentine's Day if Garland hadn't been there! After his brain had completely and utterly betrayed him at White Day, he had taken a bit of a break from the festivals... but he was back, and ready for round two! A goofy grin plastered on his generally goofy face, he strolled into the garden with what he probably thought was a swagger, a bicycle helmet shoved on top of his curls. He didn't even care that he looked like an idiot, a bicycle helmet with no bicycle, he was just so excited to meet some hot babes. ...preferably hot babes who weren't minors. He had had some bad luck in the whole age department the last year.
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 6:42 pm
      - Julian Fate, Miah Bernadetto, & Stella Hammett- There was a time when Valentine's Day was one of stereotypical love and actually... stereotypical results. It was a disaster, and this year was possibly no exception. Yet here was Julian, once more a victim of this day though he should say he actually joined it willingly. But... hats? And why did he have to wear a marching band hat? Wasn't there something better? He looked around the hats around for now, which many people were smart enough to carry the darn things but... that wasn't in the spirit of it. No, he was a bit optimistic about this, so he was wearing the hat. Probably for the time being, he would toss it around in fifteen minutes or so as he'd scan around for the hat assigned to him, a hennin hat. It was out of time, and well yeah he'd probably figure which it was when he saw it. This probably didn't match. Miah continued to adjust some strands of hair as she got to the garden. Maybe it did match, in a bizarre way... Why was she even wearing it? Well it did look nice, maybe it wasn't the combination she wanted, but it would do. She continued to venture a bit into the garden, her attention directed at her fingernails for a moment before actually taking notice of the other hats. There could definitely have been worse options for her than this chullo hat. Who knows? Maybe this V-Day wouldn't be bad, last year was actually kinda fun. Yet she wouldn't have any expectations, that only made things worse for when they actually appeared. Then again... she was expecting a tiara. Out of all of them, Stella was probably the only one excited to wear her hat. It was a fedora hat for Goddess' sake! The woman grinned slightly as she fooled around with her walk. The hat was cool, she knew it, and she was working it. Or probably not, but it was fun. Stella laughed slightly at her enthusiasm over the hat and glanced at the people already here. It was so amusing and lovely and charming and calming. Except the newspaper hat, that was just a sloppily made hat. Oh well, she wondered what kind of hat her date would wear? Well sure it was a wimple hat. But what kind of wimple hat? That's the question to ponder.
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Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 2:08 am
Keegan was holding a bonnet in his hand. Like hell was he going to put this thing on his head and walk around like he was some sort of baby or something. That would just be the dumbest thing ever. How was he even supposed to go on a decent date if he showed up dressed looking like a big weirdo. He sighed for about the thousandth time as he walked through the area, scanning the few people that were already there. Unfortunately, he hadn't been entirely sure what a capuchon was. With the power of the internet, he was able to find out what it was and couldn't spot one yet. He decided that his best bet would be to make his way to the closest bench and sit to watch the different entrances. Surely his date wouldn't skip out on him. He couldn't even remember why he had decided to do this stupid thing anyway. All he knew was that he was pretty glad that he had plopped Sani into daycare for the day. That meant that he had some slice of freedom and was going to have a fun time. On his stupid date. He sat down and placed his bonnet on his lap, hoping that his date would spot it if he didn't spot them first.
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Beatrice had always been uncomfortable with the idea of being forced into a date with some stranger. That's why she usually tried to stay away from V-Day, but this year was a little different. This year, Xeiro had practically begged her to come with him. All she could hope for was that this date wouldn't go too poorly. She had a fez placed on her head and had fussed with it the whole way there. This wasn't exactly something that she wore all the time. She was usually more inclined to wear something classy like a sun hat, so this was a much different experience for her. She felt a little nervous. She was barely into her 30s, she didn't really need to worry about finding that perfect someone just yet. This was more just to be a support system for her brother and maybe make a friend with whoever happened to be wearing a beanie today. A beanie. That was just one of the silliest things. Why would someone even want to wear a hat like that in public?
She smiled over to Xeiro and patted his back gently. "Don't worry. I won't be far if you need me." She held back her laughter as many years of practice with children had taught her. She had kind of hoped that she wouldn't even have to go on a date at all and could end up sitting around and watching from afar. Though that wasn't the case. Near the entrance, in fact, she could see a man wearing a beanie. "Oh, there's my date now. Really, if you need me." She rubbed his arm before walking over to the beanie man. Oh! What a pleasant surprise it was Sethrian! "Sethrian." She said aloud as she approached him. "I'm actually pretty relieved to see that it's you. These things always make me so nervous. I wouldn't want to be paired up in some uncomfortable situation." She smiled and pulled her hat off of her head and brushed her hair as neatly as possible, very glad that she could take that goddessawful thing off now.
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Xeiro honestly had no idea how he had wound up in this situation. He was absolutely certain that he had never signed up to be a part of this festival this year. Not that he didn't appreciate the services that this type of festival provided, but he just really didn't plan on going. He wouldn't turn down meeting a lovely lady and having a nice time, but he had sort of planned on visiting someone in particular for the day of love. However, luck would not let him be and he was now wearing a beret as he entered the area with his sister close by. He was very glad that she had agreed to come with him to help keep him in check. It was just weird to think that someone had signed him up or maybe he had drunk signed up. That was probably possible. He nodded as Beatrice made her leave from him and watched as she walked up to Seth. Well, at least he knew that she would be in good hands. Now he just had to find someone wearing a pirate hat and get through the day.
He placed his hands in his pockets and began walking around in search of said hat. Once he spotted it ahead, he was happy. Angela was a pretty girl and she didn't appear to be too young. Overall, it seemed like this could be a pleasant day. He approached her and smiled. "Hello wearer of the pirate hat. I believe I am the beret man you are looking for."
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A few steps behind...
Lyra was wearing a tight black suit to use to blend into the nigh--- ******** it was still daylight. Okay, so whenever the sun decided to set, she would be properly dressed to sneak around. She had followed her father and aunt from a close distance and had carefully slipped into a bush upon her arrival to the area. Her devious plan was all falling into place. She had signed up her father for a date and she had called up one of his friends (or whatever that really creepy guy that was good at stalking was) and was now watching and waiting. She was not okay with the little floozy that he had been hanging around with lately. That poor girl looked like they were the same age, and Lyra was just not okay with that. She was determined to do whatever it took to be sure that her dad would go on a date with a different girl and hopefully never turn back. Now, all she could do was hope that this one was more age appropriate. When she saw the girl he walked up to, she punched the ground. How was it even possible that he was getting all of these young girls? She would just have to do something to break this up too. Where in the world was that creepy guy? Maybe he'd know what to do.
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Lunesca had decided that going on another date was a good idea since she had had so much fun last time. Though, she wasn't particularly fond of the toque she had to wear. It was such a weird hat and she knew it was ruining her hair. So, she was determined that she needed to rush in and find her date and get this awful thing taken off. She looked around the area and tried to find someone in a pork pie hat. It didn't take long for her to spot Elliot up ahead and walked over. "Hi, Elliot. I guess we're paired up for today." She smiled and pulled her hat off of her head now that she no longer needed it. This didn't look like it was going to be too bad of a date. She already knew this girl some from work, and it was always good to get to know co-workers better. Hopefully, they could think of something fun to do. Maybe Elliot could teach her how to tame animals. They could run through the forest and tame animals along the way. That could be so much fun! Then, maybe Luna could teach Elliot how to throw knives by using the tame animals as targets. Yes, this could work.
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Ezekiel had attempted to keep up with his sister, but she had ran out of the house earlier than him. He was making sure that he knew what a ushanka was before he was comfortable with leaving. Now, he had donned on his own bandana and was walking around to try to find his date. He had even bought a new handkerchief that he was going to use for a marvelous magic trick if the opportunity were to present itself. After making a full circle, he was sure that his date wasn't there yet. Though, that didn't bother him much. It gave him plenty of time to sit back and practice some newer coin tricks that he wasn't exactly confident with. He picked an empty seat and sat to watch for his date.
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Tatyana had, reluctantly, decided that Valentine's Day was a festival that she should probably attend. She wasn't getting much younger and she wasn't very close to finding anyone. Arranged dates seemed like the only real way that she was ever going to get anywhere. Unfortunately, her shadow of a brother had followed close behind. Though, he was on his own date and didn't see like he would be that much of a problem. "Good luck." She smiled and waved at him, taking one more chance to laugh at his awful hat before she walked off to try and find her own date. She was wearing a boater hat and was trying to find a sun hat. She wasn't entirely certain that a very manly man could pull off a sun hat, but anything could be possible. She didn't see a sun hat anywhere, so she decided to sit and wait.
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Riley could really care less what Tatyana had to say about his hat. These cat ears were pretty bitching. He straightened them as he walked behind her and just rolled his eyes when she left with a final laugh. He was sure that his date was going to love it and if they didn't, they weren't worth his time anyway. He began his walk around the area as he looked for a propeller hat. Nearby, he spotted a man holding a hat that fit that description and walked over to him. He wasn't so bad looking. They almost looked alike, even. That meant Gray had to be sexy. They both had long hair and eye patches. ******** sexy as all get out. "Hey man, nice to meet ya. I'm Riley." He finished with a smile. Ah, yeah. This was looking like it was gonna be a pretty nice day.
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:43 pm
….A turban. Well, thankfully, Ed knew how to wrap a turban just fine, so he didn't have a problem with donning the hat, but.. It still felt a little strange to be wearing such an odd hat when he was to meet his date. But, he supposed coming in something 'silly' was just what the date needed to encourage them to 'loosen up', as his internet guide to dating informed him was necessary for a proper date to 'hit off'. He didn't really enjoy some of the advice he found on going on a date, but he supposed he would have to trust some of the people online knew what they were talking about. After all, Ed had tried several resources and each followed essentially the same lines of advice for this scenario. So, he had written down a step by step process of how this date would be carried out on a small notebook, which he scanned over as he waited beside a lamppost for someone to come wearing an Umbrella Hat so he could 'sweep them off their feet'.
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She didn't care what the stupid note said, Lilia Sonata was not going to wear some dreadful toupee. The girl hadn't even bothered to bring one! Instead, she had ordered a hundred of them and demanded the servants roast hotdogs over a toupee bonfire in the servant's quarters just to further demonstrate how appalled she was that anyone would try to get her to wear some cheap hair piece. She turned her nose up in the carriage she rode to the garden, arms crossed under her ample bosom (which was completely real and she would kill anyone who believed otherwise). She did her usual routine of waiting for the carriage driver to help her out, ordering the carriage driver to locate the man with the aviator hat, whatever that was supposed to be. It took a few moments before the servant had returned, directing her off to where some.. Oh, no. This was even worse than the grimy peasant who tried to drown her or that haughty girl from last year who tried to steal her dreadful fiance away from her – this man was.. apart of a gang. Or a drug dealer, she didn't know what would be worse.
She crinkled her nose as she approached the lowly ruffian (Michael), smoothing her cupcake skirt before opening conversation with a charming, “My bodyguard is always nearby, so it would be very stupid of you to try to rob me.” She frowned as she looked up to his hat, “That looks ridiculous. You will take it off before we start our date.” The jacket could stay, she supposed. It was probably better than whatever he had on under it. She pictures skulls and thorny roses or whatever the 'bad boys' tried to wear.
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After running into a certain patient a season or so ago, Mao had been thoroughly convinced that he wasn't too old to break into the dating scene. In fact, he was attractive enough where girls as young as his daughter thought he was still attractive, which certainly meant that he could find someone a little closer to his age that found him suitable! The only matter was whether or not he found them up to par. But, his own niece was running this event, so he was sure she would pair him with someone that was at least a little respectable. If not, then he guess he could always use someone to practice one of his more recent experiments on. He stood within the garden, arms crossed and wearing a baseball cap that Zhi had picked out for him. He supposed it was intended to be a joke, but he thought the acronym S. O. B. suited him quite nicely. He was a Sexy Old Buzzard, after all. Now, to wait for whoever would come wearing a gasmask.
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Ah, the festival of love! Finnian had unfortunately missed out on the festival last year due to some superheroic duties that he couldn't put off, but this year was different! This year, Finnian had super-heroic duties that couldn't be put off and just happened to involve the use of a partner! So, he had come in his usual everyday-businessman business suit in a bright red sun hat so his partner for the day could locate him! Elliot – rather, Tigress had been busy that day with a date of her own, so she could locate a suitable husband or wife for her alter ego, Elliot Park, everyday normal lady, to further authenticate her status as a completely normal woman. As such, he needed to find a replacement for days when Tigress could not complete her usual duty and, so, he was here to do just that! He had an elastic, stretchy costume that would fit any regular woman around his age and a plastic snake inside a picnic basket he was carrying so he could perform the regular routine of initiating a fellow superhero into his ranks. He just needed to locate the wearer of a boater hat so he could get started!
It was a little difficult with all the people already gathered in their respective hats, though most of them had chosen to go the lazy, boring route of simply carrying their headgear – fools! He would have given them all a passionate speech about following directions if he had come as Super Kuiper, but he would have to hold his tongue for now and look for his special lady. A special lady who was sitting right over there and oh, no--! “YOU! How could you--?!” He stopped as he found Tatyana van Kwil, covering his mouth with one hand because she didn't know who he was right then. That person in the woods was someone that would never show his face in public again! Today, he was Finnian Buckley, regular, everyday businessman in glasses and a sunhat. He adjusted said glasses and cleared his throat loudly, “Sorry, I had a normal case of the exceedingly common cold. Are you looking for a date in a sun hat?”
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After the horrible date from last year, John had decided it would be better to actually.. participate with the event and maybe make it up some to the lady running the event. After all, he was sure it was difficult to run an event this big and he had just made it so much more difficult for Mrs. Park by ruining Lyra's date last year – participating and making this the best date ever was the least he could do! So, he had come in the straw hat he was supposed to wear, one hand with a large bouquet of sunflowers and the other with a box of chocolates to surprise his date with! He even wore a nice button up shirt and slacks, even though he really would have preferred to dress as his hero, John Wayne, instead. But, his brief searches online had told him that this was a better outfit choice to go on a date with, so he had to trust the nice people online! He looked around for the newspaper hat he was supposed to find and saw none other than his boss sporting a nicely made one!
He walked over to Murren in surprise, feeling just a hint more nervous now that he knew he was going to be taking his employer out for a date. ...He really hoped he didn't mess up and get fired over this. “Uh.. Murren?” He greeted, knowing full well that using any other more formal form of address would earn him a slap. “I'm sorry, but I think I'm your date?” Or.. maybe his boss just wanted to wear a newspaper hat to the garden that day and it was actually someone else!
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Xochiquetzal wasn't entirely sure how she had managed to get into this event, but she supposed it had something to do with her aunt – her hated aunt – or.. cousin.. aunt or cousin, what was Zhi again? Xochiquetzal paused to ponder just that, fiddling with the silver tiara atop her head that she just happened to have around the house, thankfully. She wasn't sure where it had come from either, but that went for most of what was around the mansion her mother owned in the woods. In any case, she was there to search for one with a chullo hat, which.. she wasn't sure what it looked like, but she was pretty sure that something would guide her to her date so she could get started on..
Oh. Miah. Didn't she go to school with her? She knew her name, so, certainly, she must be someone she had known previous to this day. She hummed curiously as she strolled over to the girl, stopping in front of her to look her up and down in continued wonderment. “Good day... Are you.. in search of a tiara? Or.. perhaps that is a.. chullo atop your head..?” She asked as she reached up to tug at one of the strings attached to Miah's hat.
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Well, Kade had to say that he looked absolutely wonderful in his new fluffy ushanka! If only it wasn't in the middle of summer when he had to wear it because, though he knew that everyone else was like carrying their ridiculous hats with them instead of wearing them and he could totally get away with doing that too, he couldn't take it off without risking super static-y and sweaty hair. What would that say about Kade's business if he walked around with some atrocity atop his head?! So, he forced himself through the hot day with a stupid wooly, but really cute, ushanka. Maybe if he found his date, he could force them to someplace with a restroom so he can fix his hair in privacy without getting found out? Yes! So, off to find the bandana wearer! He scanned the crowd of silly hats, wandering through them until he came across none other than his target date. The hairdresser took a moment to look over the guy appreciatively – tall, unique hair color, and he looked pretty attractive from behind – if Kade could say so himself! Actually, this looked like a good chance to find someone nice to date and the man had gotten pretty excited until he walked around and realized that he was way too young for him.
Wow, he looked, like, younger than his own son! Kade stopped himself from making a face, choosing to force up as much peppy energy as he could before marching over to the man (Ezekiel) and waving up at him. “Hi! I'm guessing you don't usually wear a bandana and you're my date, right? Because this would be so awkward if that's just, like, part of your 'signature style' or something.” He paused a beat to allow the other a chance to respond before extending a hand, “I'm Kade Waldroup and I own the local salon! It's great to meet you!”
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 11:48 am
There weren't really words to describe how surprised Umi was when she actually recognized her date from somewhere other than work. In fact, it was the ex-wife of her date last year. (She was a little puzzled as to why her date was female but assumed there had been a mix up somewhere.) Mind clicking away furiously, Umi realized that if this woman was here, it meant that June (that idiot) still hadn't found a way to make up with her. Geez. Men were so useless! When the woman introduced herself Umi immediately stuck out her hand. "I am Umi Farouk," she said. "It is a pleasure to meet you Yuri." Her hand went to her hat uncertainly and she smiled. "I think...I liked the flowers from last year better than the hats but...it is a good conversation starter, no?"** Sethrian was both relieved and horrified when Beatrice approached him and introduced himself as his date. Relieved because she was both attractive and, from what he knew of her, intelligent and polite. Horrified because, well, why was there some horrible force trying to shove him into awkward situations with females related to his boss? It wasn't that he had a problem with Lyra or Beatrice personally. He just had a problem with Xeiro and his...hugeness. Not that Seth didn't work out his fair share too, but Xeiro towered over him and Sethrian wasn't sure who would come out on top of a fight between them--unless he fought dirty. Ugh. Why was he even thinking about this? He reached up and pulled the beanie off his head, running a hand through his unruly hair before smiling slightly (only slightly) at Beatrice. In the end, this was a huge step up from last year, so that was at least something. "I agree. My date last year was...unpleasant. I'm glad to already be doing significantly better this year. I wasn't expecting to be paired with you but it's not an unpleasant surprise." He paused and looked around a little nervously. "Is...Xeiro here?"** Angela was standing idly, waiting for the beret guy to show up, when suddenly a shadow passed over her. She glanced up, thinking a cloud was passing over the sun but no...it was just that a mountain wearing a beret had shown up and introduced himself. Bloody hell this guy was huge. What the hell did they feed people on this island to make them so damned tall? On top of that...he was kind of old. At least her father's age. Not that he was bad looking but based on his appearance, he could probably be one of her father's drinking buddies or something. That was kind of awkward. Not that she minded older men but he was a little...too old. She'd been hoping for better, really. But she supposed since they were both here, she might as well be nice. Angela laughed slightly and glanced down at her feet. "Well, I can see I should have gone with taller heels," she joked. She placed the pirate hat on her head and looked up at him from under the brim. "Nice hat," she said, smiling. "So...beret man. Got a name?"
** "That is not good for your hand," Javor said, his face suddenly appearing right next to Lyra's as he leaned over her and looked out at Javor and Angela. "Oh. It is the white haired midget. I remember her. I stepped on her once."He watched as Xeiro and Angela spoke to each other (presumably introducing themselves). Xeiro was quite a lot bigger than Angela--not just in height, but the man's arms were probably as big around as her head. He could probably snap her in half and floss with her spine. Though Javor didn't really suspect a spine would make a very good flossing instrument--it wouldn't really fit through the teeth properly and honestly it would just damage the enamel. Oh right! He was probably supposed to be doing something else. "What...are we doing, Triste?" he asked Lyra, because he really couldn't remember if there was more to it than just watching Xeiro hit on the midget. ** His date was a man?? His date was a man!? Why was his date a man? Gray nearly panicked when the wearer of cat ears turned out to be a man in an eye patch (why did he also have an eye patch--that was weird). "Ah...I" He took a step back instinctively, just in case the man lunged at him or something. "I.." Well then. That was articulate. Right. Gray took a breath and cleared his throat. Must present a facade of confidence. Then he'd just wait until Mr. Eye patch was distracted and he would run for his life. "I am Peregrine Elliott Gray Wellington IV," he said cordially, bowing slightly. "It's a great pleasure to meet you, Riley. Those are...lovely cat ears. They bring out the color of your eye most becomingly."** Mike had to admit he hadn't not expected to be set up with the mayor of Nirvani. It was kind of awkward for the first few seconds--until she told him not to rob her, whereupon he burst out laughing. And he'd even made sure to dress a little more respectably just for the date. "No worries, ma'am," he assured her, holding up his hands in mock surrender. "I always save illicit activities for night time and dark alleys." He paused a beat. "Uh...just kidding. I've never robbed anyone in my life. Scout's honor." With a grin, he reached up to pull off his hat. "Hey, don't blame me. I was just following the directions in the letter, you know." He glanced down at the aviator hat. "I didn't think it was that bad, though.""Oh, right. I'm Mike Pearson. And I'm a teacher at the school so I promise you, you're going to be completely safe with me--bodyguard or not. It's nice to meet you...?" He trailed off, hoping she'd give her name because he couldn't, for the life of him, remember if he'd ever heard anyone mention it. ** Murren was basically, sitting and twiddling her fingers when her giant showed right up and introduced himself as her date. And since he was in a straw hat, she assumed he was right! She stood up and removed her own hat (because, well, it was a bit silly--even for her), and gave her curls a little fluff to get rid of any residual hat hair. Smoothing her skirt, she smiled up at John because she wasn't at all sorry he was her date. He was good looking and nice and it was better than, well, that creepy guy over there. Or that one...or that other one over there. Or that weirdo lurking the bushes. "Et's nothin' ter apologize fer, John," she told him. "Ah'm glad yer mah date. Et could o' been a lot worse, if'n yer follow me. B'sides, Ah like yer, yer know? Et's better ter go out wit' someone ah like instead o' some stranger, Ah thin'. An' Ah'm glad ter see yer outside o' work fer a change. Ah woz worried Ah'd end up wit' some crazy bloke, yer know?"Aw, look. He brought flowers and things. That was just so sweet.
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 8:05 am
 Today, Alette was once again making her way into the adult world, joining a festival she really only knew was about being matched with some, usually strange, adult and being taken around. Normally it would be something a young miss would worry about, but when you tagged the word 'festival' to an event, it really riled up the teen. Especially when they called for something odd like finding and wearing a wimple hat. Oh boy did Alette take the time looking up what one even was and then preparing it for today. She was only really able to find an adult size, medieval type one that flopped over who whole body making it look like she was wearing a red robe or cloak rather than a headdress. This made it rather hard for her to see the hat she was looking for, seeing how she was already dealing with a height disadvantage. So she bumped and jumped and scurried all along the area until a brimmed hat caught her eye on top of a blue head of hair. Alette walked up to the figure that she deduced was and older woman and tugged at her clothes. "Excuse me," She called blowing the loose parts of the wimple from her eyes to get a better view.
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