EVENT - VALENTINE'S DAY

[thalassino]

◣ VALENTINE'S PARTY ◢

✗ The host club's doors are closed for most of the morning, locals scurrying in and out with an odd flair to help set up for the big event. That sure is a lot of pink and red being carted inside. They must be going all out for this Zelos fellow. Who knows why.

Residents that wander around the plaza for any reason will find a local approaching them, hyping up some aspect of the party that might appeal to them. The lights, the music, the dancing! The chance for gossip! Here, if your date goes poorly, we'll treat you to a drink. If your date goes well, we'll treat you to a drink. If you just want a drink for the sake of it... hey, you get the picture! It's something for both the single and taken alike, and the people of the city seem to be more than happy reminding you of this fact whenever they can.

✗ When it hits noon, all characters who have signed up for blind dates will receive an anonymous text. They will be wished a Happy Valentine's Day, congratulated on their upcoming date, and be asked to arrive at the host club between 5:30 and 6:00 pm. They will be given more instructions upon their arrival. And wear something flattering~! <3

✗ On their arrival to the club, blind date participants will be given a mask to wear. Once they put it on (and ONLY when they put it on), they will be given a number and escorted inside. The tables are covered in tableclothes of varying shades of white, red, and pink, elaborate flower arrangements in the center. While you are waiting for your date, feel free to enjoy the berries and chocolates set at each table, all appropriately cut into hearts and fish.

The meal itself will be three courses - an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert. The menus offered will be quite broad, noting quite well for allergies. Everything just seems to be very... pink. Even well-cooked meat and dark chocolate delicacies has been given a splash of decorative color in favor of the holiday. Is that candy on the top? Oh well. It doesn't look like a "CALL ME XOXO" heart will really kill you.

Masks will be difficult to take off until at least one course of food has been consumed. It seems like someone wants you to enjoy the spirit of your "blind date"!

A NOTE: The masks will block both identity AND, in some cases, a person's gender, until they are removed. Gender identification will be up to the players!

✗ At 6:30, the club is opened for everyone else. Feel free to adventure up to the bar or glance around at the couples. They might be a little unrecognizable, what, with those strange masks on. They look so familiar, but you just can't place who is who. Oh well. Mingle a bit and solve the mystery with those around you! Have a drink. Talk about your love life or lack thereof. A bartender is always there to lend you an ear.

✗ At 7:00, the tables are cleared, the lighting is dimmed down, music is turned up, and the center of the club becomes a dance floor! Plush red couches line the edges for those that have had a rough night, and small tables of chocolates, sweets, heart-shaped h'orderves and various colors of roses dot the area. Locals are working alongside the host club and maid cafe to make sure things are kept in stock. No getting close to the bar if you're under-aged or we may just have to end your evening right here and now!

Comments

[antabaka]

[He seriously just made that offer, didn't he? For all Asuka may have precociously wanted that kind of thing from Kaji, this guy is definitely not anything like him, and Kaji wisely rebuffed her anyway. Angelo is a creature all his own, shameless as can be, and to him she can only offer a look of shock and horror.]

You what?

[Okay, and a kick aimed at his shin.]

Never in a MILLION YEARS, you perverted freak!

[beauchevalier]

[He sees her aiming to kick him in the shin, thus he attempts to lightly trip her so he can catch her in his arms.]

Now now, no need for name calling. I'm more of a lover instead of a fighter when it comes to women, but I won't back down from a challenge.

[antabaka]

[Bad news for Angelo: even if Asuka's method of fighting back home is indirect, it's still something that takes good reflexes and quick thinking. In other words, though she wobbles, she manages to catch herself instead of tumbling into his arms. Of course this does nothing to help her scowl.]

Are you even listening to me?! I'm not a challenge! None of this is! I'm telling you no, never, I'm not interested, and you have zero chance of changing that even the slightest bit. God, you're horrible. Here I thought the stooges back home were bad, but you're the worst I've ever met!

[beauchevalier]

[He only rolls his eyes now and sits back down, because man this girl was boring him now and sounding like the stuck up women he's met back home.]

Is screeching or shouting all you know how to use that mouth of yours for? By the Goddess, you act more like an old maid than a young lady. You call me horrible, yet from what I can you couldn't get a man interested in you even if you did try. It's quite a shame really, such a cute young lady and she acts like a grouchy screeching old maid.

[antabaka]

[He just doesn't stop, does he? Asuka makes a sound almost like growling under her breath. Trying to slap or kick him didn't work... so instead, she snatches up some of the chocolates provided on the table, and ever-so-maturely throws them at him.]

Don't you call me an old maid, you sick, twisted jerk! I'd say I can't believe how awful you are, but you keep showing it more and more like you're running some kind of exhibition on what a terrible person you are. Good news: it worked! If I'm screeching and shouting, it's because you earned it!

[beauchevalier]

[Yeah, he's had enough of this and lowers his eyes while sounding quite serious in tone.]

I do believe I'm done here. I attempted an apology before, but you wouldn't accept. So why should I treat you kindly? You've earned no right for me to treat you nicely after throwing a temper tantrum like a child. I'm treating you how I feel you should be treated. Learn to grow up, girl. Not everyone is going to treat you kindly, that's a fact of life. There are worse people out in the world than me.

sorry for how long this took!

[antabaka]

[What--did he just--did he really--]

[Asuka stares, eyes wide and mouth hung ajar. First he called her an old maid, now a child who needs to grow up? And he called her rude? So okay, she wasn't on best behavior, but he has no right to act like he's the one in the right here. Her arms lower slowly back to her sides, but it's with curled fists and a tremble that rises all the way to her shoulders. Her eyes narrow back into a glare.]

You know what? Fine. I've had enough of this already. You have no idea how to treat anyone, but obviously trying to convince you of that hasn't gotten me anywhere. Not like it's going to at this rate either.

[Hard as it was not to tack on any blunter insults, she turns away with a toss of her head.]

Now if you'll excuse me - and I'm going even if you don't - I've got a manager to complain to.

[And if he'll let her walk off, that's exactly what she's going to do. At length. At high volume. Worst Valentine's Day ever.]

it's okay!

[beauchevalier]

[He's used to the blunt comments and insults from women who don't seem to think he's in the right. He tried being nice, but her thick head just refused even when he apologized. So whatever, the girl needed to learn to control her temper and he wasn't about to put up with it. But it's rather amusing to watch her walk off.]

What a child and she called me rude? She's even wasting her time complaining, it won't go anywhere. Ah well, no use crying over it.

[And after she's walked off, he heads to the bar for the rest of the evening.]