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Hey out there, Luceti. Are we all more or less ourselves again? Pretty sure we are, uh... here's hoping.

Considering how crazy things have been lately, Teddy and I were talking, and we think it'd be a good time to run this. We all need a break. So courtesy of the LGBTQQA Club - um, I'm tentatively calling it "Alliance", for the sake of minimizing all the abbreviations, better name possibly pending - I'm happy to introduce: Luceti's first-ever (I think) Speed Dating.

If you don't know what speed dating is, it's pretty much exactly how it sounds. The idea is we'd all get together, pair up, you'd talk to someone you might not have talked to before for about ten minutes, and then afterwards decide how you liked it and if you want to see them again. First impressions count for a lot, and sometimes that's all it takes to find your true love or your new best friend.

We're going to run it next weekend - Saturday afternoon, we figure is a good time - and sign-ups are starting now so we'll have time to pair everyone up. Anyone can participate, not just club members or people in the LGBT spectrum, and you're not obligated to do anything if you don't like it. So why not give it a shot? ...And we'll have cookies. Teddy's making them and the recipe looks amazing. Anyone else want to bring some food and stuff? We can have a table for contributions...

Um, anyway. I'll be over by the plaza today, and on the journal network, too, if you've got any questions or if you want to sign up.

[The above message is also written out (albeit less informally). And there's a table with posters and some forms in the plaza, near the school, all day. Billy's just hanging out and drawing the passerbys while he waits, if anyone wants to chat him up about it in person.]

((ooc sign-ups here!))

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Eight million? In one town?

[Her mind sounds entirely blown.]

[Bulla takes the offered sheet and begins to fill it out.]

Perfect. I can either give makeovers if I'm given some notice, or general fashion advice. I'm not available tomorrow since it's Father's Day and I'm pretty sure I'm going to be dead exhausted on Monday, but otherwise my schedule is free.

[Rogue's eyes widened and she tried to cut him off--]

Don't you dare! [But it was too late.] Aw, hell. Why would you do a thing like that?

When you put it that way, it's kind of depressing.

[Even if it is kind of a filler thing.]

[...Ugh, Father's Day... he'd totally forgotten. he'll have to send mental well-wishes or something.]

It's not for another week at least, so there's time.

[...Oh god, Robin. That gets Billy grinning.]

Well, hey, if you need any help with it, I might be willing to make an exception to that particular rule.

[Extremely weird, but Luceti's made him learn to take it in stride. ...Well, relatively speaking. There's still a fair bit of flailing that goes on behind closed doors (or with Teddy).]

Um- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and- well the last could be Asexual or Allies, technically...

...oh god, do I have to add another letter?

Yeah. Granted, it's a big town, and it has a lot of different territories and subdivisions that have their own names, but- yeah.

[So dramatic, Korra.]

You may as well submit to your fate. As far as they go, it's not a bad fate.

You totally do! The mental image that comes to mind is kind of terrifying.

Sure will! I'll be here most of the day.

I'm not sure if that's supposed to be reassuring or not...

[He can't decide which it is, either.]

Should've guessed that. You probably mean, like- long-distance travel, right? Because we've got spaceships now, but they usually don't go too far.

[Unless aliens are involved. That happens sometimes. ...A lot.]

[Billy purses his lips, lifting a brow, and gestures towards the extra seat at the table. He's offering...?]

That's the idea. And there's a lot of people so far, so they probably feel about the same way about it.

[That's some response to his ~~fabulous~~ impromptu musical show.]

Do you have a phobia of musicals or something? Or did you just not want it stuck in your head?

[Because that happens to him a lot. With pointedly less protesting.]

The number doesn't really matter. You get partnered with whoever meets the criteria on the sign-up. Age, gender, preference, stuff like that. You meet your matches and when you're done, you're done.

[Loki... the DJ... guy sure does love parties. But more importantly-]

If people show up drunk to the speed dating, they're totally your responsibility.

The roster's looking pretty good, so you should come and sign up.

I'm not actually the MC, though, not that it matters. My boyfriend'll handle that part.

Ah, does it? What I meant was that it can be difficult without a friend, here in Luceti. It will be good to meet new people, make new friends.

I-I- I DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT AT ALL!

People can drop by my mom's salon, or if they need help picking out something to wear, I can meet them somewhere. Either or. It would be a shame to have someone show up looking for romance wearing some ratty old sweatpants.

Oh, you are such a dear~

[And it's on this merry, humorous note that he thinks to leave the conversation hanging, offering Billy a pretty little smile before softly flipping the cover of his journal shut.]

Oh, so that's how it works! That sounds easier.

Uhm... What am I supposed to do if I really don't get along with someone?

[Oh he's going to. Actually he'll be out later today but-- boyfriend. HE expected that]

Yeah? Good voice on that fellow, personable? I just assumed because of how poetic you were here.

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