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

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

I'm sure there are plenty of things to talk about.

[Just right now, nothing comes to mind.]

[martelapproves]

L-Like what? We covered everything! Why would I want to just sit here and keep talking?

[ ... isn't that kind of what you're doing, Mithos? ]

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Oh! I know. How long have you been here for?

[it's somEthing.]

[martelapproves]

More than half a year, now.

[ Mumble, grumble. ]

How about you?

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Just over a month I believe. Not very long either way.

[Yeeep, hasn't been here long.]

[martelapproves]

... and you've never heard the name 'Mithos' before?

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Nope. Never heard of it before today.

[martelapproves]

Oh.

[ He's not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. ]

Well... I don't think I've met you before today, either.

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

You might not know me now, but you will. You can bet on that.

[If only you could notice the wink behind the mask. She's confident that she can become a star here.]

[martelapproves]

Wh-what's that supposed to mean!?

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Well we'll get to know each other while we're both here of course.

[martelapproves]

I guess that's true...

[ Another bite of his food. He's slowed down quite a bit from the frantic, almost forced way he was eating before, now that they're actually talking again. ]

Are you, umm... enjoying this?

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Enjoying what? being here or being at this dinner?

[She takes a bite.] I'm enjoying being on this blind date. Not so much enjoying being away from friends.

[martelapproves]

[ He didn't want to clarify, but thankfully, she answered anyway. ]

Who are your friends?

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

They are the best friends a girl wculd have. [They are also the other people who know of her secret, like she knows of theirs because it's one and the same.]

I'm not sure if they've ever been here, but the names are Usagi, Ami, Rei and Makoto.

[martelapproves]

I can't say I know for sure... sorry.

[ Was that... an earnest apology from Mithos? Someone might be making progress, here. ]

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Oh well. I'm sure they are having a blast back home.

[She thinks it might be better home for once.]

[martelapproves]

My sister was the only real friend I've ever had. Everyone else, except maybe Kratos, betrayed me.

[ Of course, Kratos did too, but at his canon point... he doesn't know that. ]

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Well they must not have been very good friends.

[martelapproves]

They... they weren't.

[ Is she.. agreeing with him? She might just be the first person so far who ever did. ]

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Friends shouldn't betray people. [She knows that form sure at least.]

[martelapproves]

Well... they did. And I'd have killed Yuan if I didn't know my sister would never forgive me if I did.

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Death... That is a little bit of an extreme.

[martelapproves]

That's how my world works.

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Your world is most strange, I must admit.

[And she's finished. Bring on the last course because it's desert and dessert is awesome.]