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[ On the morning of the 13th, one day before Valentine's Day, a sudden text message appears from a Souji Seta. Perhaps you've talked to him before. Perhaps you haven't. Perhaps you're wondering why the hell you are receiving a text at six in the morning but look, let's not sweat the small details. Pay attention to the larger ones, like the contents of this very important message: ]
Hello.
Through the tides of fate, you have been chosen to participate in this year's Valentine's Day event: Blind Dating. It is believed that no one should be alone for such an important day and as such, you have been paired up with another lonely soul.
Your match is with Keigo Higashino. Please contact them to plan out your date for tomorrow.
However, if you and your partner do not know what to do, there will be a booth in Recollé Square for the sole purpose of assisting unsure or confused participants of the event. There will be date suggestions, booklets of pick-up lines, and refreshments.
Happy Valentine's Day.
- Cupid
Hello.
Through the tides of fate, you have been chosen to participate in this year's Valentine's Day event: Blind Dating. It is believed that no one should be alone for such an important day and as such, you have been paired up with another lonely soul.
Your match is with Keigo Higashino. Please contact them to plan out your date for tomorrow.
However, if you and your partner do not know what to do, there will be a booth in Recollé Square for the sole purpose of assisting unsure or confused participants of the event. There will be date suggestions, booklets of pick-up lines, and refreshments.
Happy Valentine's Day.
- Cupid
lmao what
my sister put you up to this didnt she
[ that's Yin's first assumptionignoring the fact that said sister does not have access to the Retrospec app, and probably wouldn't give out Yin's cell phone number ... which is a matter for another day ]
my sister put you up to this didnt she
[ that's Yin's first assumption
I cannot say. These lips are sealed.
[ They're actually not. Yin can get him to talk if she really wanted to find out. ]
[ They're actually not. Yin can get him to talk if she really wanted to find out. ]
uh huh
oh well I probably need to get back at her for something anyway
so this is just one more on the pile
your serious about this tho
no prank?
oh well I probably need to get back at her for something anyway
so this is just one more on the pile
your serious about this tho
no prank?
Of course not. Who would play such a cruel prank like this?
dude there are entire youtube channels dedicated to pranks on this level
But do I truly seem like someone wicked enough to pull a prank such as this? On Valentine's Day?
Do you truly expect this from a fellow cat food connoisseur?
Do you truly expect this from a fellow cat food connoisseur?
nah
and if you did
pretty sure i could find you easier than sam pepper
and if you did
pretty sure i could find you easier than sam pepper
I'm not sure if I should be relieved that you believe me or slightly nervous about being found.
Then both it is.
May you enjoy your date for tomorrow. Let me know if you require anything from me as this is, in fact, very real and not a prank.
May you enjoy your date for tomorrow. Let me know if you require anything from me as this is, in fact, very real and not a prank.
(ooc: from here!)
[ Yin snorted at the slip. she's good at rolling with it when it's because someone else was put off balance by her. it only induces rage in her when someone's being a jerk. (even if she deserves it). ]
Good. Between the both of us we should be outta here in no time. [ she scoffs, looking down while sawing at some threads of her own starting at her belt and moving upward. ] Some Founder's Day celebration this turned out to be, huh. Bet you didn't wake up today with dreams of getting tied up with another girl.
[ Yin paused, glancing up at Victoria's face briefly with a smirk on her lips. ] Or, hey, maybe you did. I won't judge.
[ Yin snorted at the slip. she's good at rolling with it when it's because someone else was put off balance by her. it only induces rage in her when someone's being a jerk. (even if she deserves it). ]
Good. Between the both of us we should be outta here in no time. [ she scoffs, looking down while sawing at some threads of her own starting at her belt and moving upward. ] Some Founder's Day celebration this turned out to be, huh. Bet you didn't wake up today with dreams of getting tied up with another girl.
[ Yin paused, glancing up at Victoria's face briefly with a smirk on her lips. ] Or, hey, maybe you did. I won't judge.
(ooc: from here!)
Come on, come on! One! Two! Hold on!
[ the latter is the only warning he'll get that Yin is angling herself forward to carry them down to hit the ground just inside the bus stop. she reaches across her body to grab hold of his shirt and tug him in close as she pivots. it's not the softest landing, but she knows a few things about taking falls like this thanks to all the time she's spent grappling with people. there's just usually a training mat involved...
at least Yin can break his fall. just in time, too, with the ball barreling on down right past the curb and missing the pair of them by only a couple of seconds. while the panic and urgency subsides she lays there and works hard at catching her breath. ]
Whew! Not how I wanted to spend today, that's for damn sure. [ she raised her head and looked downward. ] You okay?
Come on, come on! One! Two! Hold on!
[ the latter is the only warning he'll get that Yin is angling herself forward to carry them down to hit the ground just inside the bus stop. she reaches across her body to grab hold of his shirt and tug him in close as she pivots. it's not the softest landing, but she knows a few things about taking falls like this thanks to all the time she's spent grappling with people. there's just usually a training mat involved...
at least Yin can break his fall. just in time, too, with the ball barreling on down right past the curb and missing the pair of them by only a couple of seconds. while the panic and urgency subsides she lays there and works hard at catching her breath. ]
Whew! Not how I wanted to spend today, that's for damn sure. [ she raised her head and looked downward. ] You okay?
[One of them is clearly the stronger one here, and Sato has absolutely no objection to the fact that it isn't him if it means that he's going to survive this.]
One! Two, One-
[It's definitely not a soft landing, and Sato has the breath knocked out of him when she all but throws them to safety. He'll be grateful as soon as he's caught his breath again which takes a full few seconds before he looks up at her.]
Y-Yeah. A-Are you okay?
One! Two, One-
[It's definitely not a soft landing, and Sato has the breath knocked out of him when she all but throws them to safety. He'll be grateful as soon as he's caught his breath again which takes a full few seconds before he looks up at her.]
Y-Yeah. A-Are you okay?
[ Yin grinned wide. ] I've had worse spills. Trust me. [ she reached up to pull her hair out from behind her back and then started to push herself into an upright position. ]
I gotta wonder if that damn ball is ever gonna stop, if it can go around the block like that...
I gotta wonder if that damn ball is ever gonna stop, if it can go around the block like that...
[A ball of string that just never stops and literally becomes a running fixture in the city...what a terrifying thought.
As she sits up, Sato does, as well. He makes sure, though, to watch carefully in case she winced or otherwise showed some indication of being injured.]
It has to at some point, right? There's got to be a limit to the amount of string it contains.
As she sits up, Sato does, as well. He makes sure, though, to watch carefully in case she winced or otherwise showed some indication of being injured.]
It has to at some point, right? There's got to be a limit to the amount of string it contains.
Edited 2017-03-05 15:32 (UTC)
[It's about 11pm when a text is sent to Yin's phone containing nothing but a private YouTube video titled "EN03022017 Dream Song". The tune is played on a piano with no editing or post-production. Sometimes there are pauses or jumps, with the artist sometimes returning to replay different sections of the song. It's clear that whoever is playing this is doing so by memory. Or trying, at least, eventually cutting the recording with a frustrated sigh.]
According to the record, that's still a lot of string. [ Yin grumbles about it, more irritated at that than pained, but there's signs of some scrapes and spots where she'll be nursing bruises over the days to come. ]
I hope they burn the damn thing for this. Or stitch it into a million Christmas stockings. Ow.
I hope they burn the damn thing for this. Or stitch it into a million Christmas stockings. Ow.
[ and not too long later comes the reply text from that unfamiliar number. long enough to have listened to the song at least twice. ]
new phone who dis
[ yeah because she would have yelled at whoever it was for waking her up at this hour with something like this but it was... pretty soothing. until the pianist gave up. ]
new phone who dis
[ yeah because she would have yelled at whoever it was for waking her up at this hour with something like this but it was... pretty soothing. until the pianist gave up. ]
[What the hell? Who's number is this? And why are they asking who she is?]
Uh? You first.
Uh? You first.
no see
you texted me in the middle of the night
i get to ask the questions
you texted me in the middle of the night
i get to ask the questions
Who even thought that making such a big ball of string was a good idea? [They should have done something else. Pretty much anything else.]
And with the way it's tangled around everything right now, neither of those even sound like good ideas.
...You okay? Can you stand? Let me see if I can get the rest of this string off. [He doesn't even have a band-aid, but he does have a handkerchief?? He just has to untie the two of them first but thankfully the strings are snapping fairly easily.]
And with the way it's tangled around everything right now, neither of those even sound like good ideas.
...You okay? Can you stand? Let me see if I can get the rest of this string off. [He doesn't even have a band-aid, but he does have a handkerchief?? He just has to untie the two of them first but thankfully the strings are snapping fairly easily.]
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