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Steven Universe ([personal profile] starseedling) wrote in [community profile] aefenglom2019-07-23 04:22 pm

★VIDEO - WITCH & MONSTER SPEED DATING

Name: Steven Universe
Date: Juril 23th
Format: VIDEO

[Steven starts the video with the composure of someone who has been practicing what he's going to say. It's not stiff or awkward, but it is definitely a pitch.

His pocket watch is settled in front of him, showing most of his upper body. He's in a house somewhere, and clearly a fae. He's got pink antennae and a set of insect wings that are partially spread out behind him. There are little glimmering stars just floating in the air around him, which are illusions, for anyone with the sense for that.]


He-llooo Aefenglom! Or at least the mirror people part of it!

So, I've been thinking! There's a lot of us out there that haven't made Bonds yet. I know it can be hard, meeting new people! But I have an idea that might help you out.

I'm going to be organizing a Witch & Monster Speed Dating Event for the start of next month! If you don't know what that is, it's when a bunch of people get together and take turns breaking the ice with each other. You get to chat for three minutes, and then you move on!

[The little glamour stars you can see turn into soft pink hearts and bubbles now.]

If you like them, you mark it down, and if you're a match, you'll get an invitation to hang out together after the event! I thought I could set it up so there is one set monsters and one set of witches, so that you can try to find someone to form a safe Bond with if you haven't already!

I'm going to start off by trying to organize something big enough for 10 monsters and 10 witches for the first event, and if it goes well, we can totally do it again in the future. I won't be participating, but I'll be the to organize, provide music, and... well, if anyone out there is willing to help me catering then that would be amazing! I... don't have a lot of cash, right now.

Attendance is totally free but if you want to bring something along to share it would be super appreciated! Let me know if you want to come and I'll book you a slot.

Oh, um... I know I said this is speed dating, but it doesn't have to be romantic! You can also just be friends if you like that better. 'Speed Dating' is just kind of a thing back on my homeworld. The Bond potential is what's important!

[OOC: There is going to be an OOC organizational component to this as opposed to it just being a free for all - everyone will be OOCly assigned a few people to tag for rapid fire threads with possibly strangers. It's mostly going to be randomized pairings for your character to get out there and meet, but you can also just tag into whoever you want beyond the ones you're assigned.

Provided there is enough interest to run this event, I'll be doing an OOC post to explain the specifics more completely and get concrete sign ups. There are limited slots, so be sure to let me know if your want your character there! I'll hold a spot for any characters that commit to the event in this post.]
tinyfood: (yt ys syo so easy)

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[personal profile] tinyfood 2019-07-23 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh! I've been wanting to do more research into Bonds... I'll sign up, but... what do you say to hooking me up with the other participants' contact info so I can track their progress...?
tinyfood: ys that the world wyde web. and the computer, ys the same thyng (one of the thyngs you realyze)

[personal profile] tinyfood 2019-07-23 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! Yes! That's a much better idea! People get so much less mad about this kind of thing if they know about it ahead of time.
tinyfood: (yt ys wyth a heavy heart)

[personal profile] tinyfood 2019-07-23 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep! My main area of expertise is, ah, magitech and robotics, but I'm trying to gain a deeper understanding how magic in this world works, and that extends to Bonds! Of course, social interaction is a rewarding field of study on its own but the magical aspects of this particular dynamic make it especially interesting!
tinyfood: (y thynk that yf mensa)

[personal profile] tinyfood 2019-07-23 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, now it is, I guess! Back home the magic I worked with was different, so I'm pretty much starting from a blank slate... but that just makes it more exciting.
Edited 2019-07-23 23:11 (UTC)
fifty: (pic#10599683)

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[personal profile] fifty 2019-07-24 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'll help with food! [America is great at eating! But also, he has job right now.] You want catering, we can totally go out and sample some places!

...We should probably stay out of the aristocratic areas, though, unless some other people want to chip in, too. [He hasn't been working long enough to swing something like that.] But super fancy food makes things too stuffy anyway.
fiddlestick: (elliot200)

Video;

[personal profile] fiddlestick 2019-07-24 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
I hadn't heard of speed dating before, but that sounds like a really good idea!

Do you need any help with the music?
spaghettimonster: (OH-HO!)

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[personal profile] spaghettimonster 2019-07-24 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, this is a great idea! Maybe it's not Coven-vetted emergency bonds... But it sounds like a lot more fun. Food, music, high speed friendship... Sign me up!

After all, if we, uh, need bonds...

[Papyrus glances away, his voice going tense and unhappy for a second - because boy, has he discovered that he does - before he forces a smile again.]

Th-then, other mirrorbound are the best idea! We all already have something in common.
tinyfood: (vyneger contayns so much energy..)

[personal profile] tinyfood 2019-07-24 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, wow, you felt physically unwell?? Did that have anything to do with losing an ability, or...?
fiddlestick: (what shampoo does he use)

[personal profile] fiddlestick 2019-07-24 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha, that's okay. I already have a bond. And something tells me I'm about to have more pretty soon...

So, I should be more than free to play with you.
fiddlestick: (elliot220)

[personal profile] fiddlestick 2019-07-24 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ .... 💧 ]

Eren Jaeger?
tinyfood: and sayyng "Oh thats good" (ymagynyng a judge)

[personal profile] tinyfood 2019-07-24 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Fascinating! You said a gem? Is that the same as, ah, Peridot? The green one?
tinyfood: (ym here at the lybrary)

[personal profile] tinyfood 2019-07-24 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know! I like her though. I would never have guessed her species would be biologically compatible with humans, she said they were completely inorganic!
fiddlestick: (elliot116)

[personal profile] fiddlestick 2019-07-24 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he's not very social- but he's a nice guy! And that was a wise choice, Steven. That's pretty much why I got a Bond too, better safe than sorry.

[Because exploding would suck!!!]

No, I don't I have. What're they like?

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