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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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[A kind of "duh" gesture.]

How do I tell him that?

Well generally you don't tell the person about it. You get a support group together somewhere, bring him there, and other people can help you guys talk it out. If it's getting so bad that you're looking for alternatives, he needs to hear what kind of damage he's causing to your relationship.

Are you volunteering?

I don't know if I could be counted as part of a support group for someone I've never met, but if you need somebody to help with the whole process, I'll do what I can.

[Don gestures for another piece of paper.]

I'm going to sign him up for this. He deserves it.

[Well that's an abrupt derail. Evasion much?]

He deserves it for excessive drinking and quasi-drug abuse? Is this supposed to be a punishment, or do you just have unusual ideas about good behaviour?

[All the time. He's so good at it, most people don't even notice.]

He hates social activity, but he really needs more friends.

[...right...]

You can sign him up if you want, but, uh. We can't force him to go, for one- that's on you. And do you think he'll show up, like, sober and not... high or whatever? There's gonna be kids at this thing.

[Don glares at the form, with its confusing set of questions.]

I assure you, he will be very, very sober.

[Well. He doesn't know the guy, he can't really make a good argument about it. Still, it's... disconcerting.]

Okay. But at least think about what I said before. You shouldn't be dealing with this kind of thing alone.

[But insular codependent relationship style???]

I'll... take care of it.

[No that is dumb stop it

But that's probably the best he can expect right now, so.]

Do whatever you have to do.

I'll see you soon.

[He tosses the form into the bin, and takes his leave.]

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