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Kitty Pryde-Barton ([personal profile] throughaphase) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2024-09-06 09:30 pm

Three Minute Dates- Caritas- Saturday until 8:15 pm

Caritas sort of looked like a Party City threw up, because Tino had offered to do the decorating. Of course there were balloons, streamers, glitter though it was hard to tell where it was supposed to have come from, confetti on the tables, and a butcher block banner up over the stage with "THREE MINUTE DATES" written in what was maybe paint? It sort of looked like puff paint but that had to be way too much work, right? Right?

A couple minutes before 8:00, Kitty took the stage with the zombies playing her on, and she shushed them to stop. "Hello and welcome to another Three Minute Dates!" she greeted them. "You know how this goes, unless you don't. Your names will be called into pairings every three minutes. You get together, you talk, the buzzer sounds, you go to your next table. If three minutes isn't enough time, maybe hang around a little, scope them out at the bar. And if you hate it, you just have to last five sets of three minutes, I believe in you."

She wasn't sorry if Tino signed any of you up. She was sorry for the letter banner he'd strung up over the bar reading "Have Good Banging," which was terrible English and odds were excellent that it did not stay up all night.


[OCD coming! is up, AHEM
Before the dates | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Round Four | Round Five | OOC
After the dates bar
ifwebeworthy: (Don oh wow)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] ifwebeworthy 2024-09-07 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Early in the evening, Don was at the bar, muttering to himself over his beer: "It'll be fun."

It sounds tedious.

"You need to get out more, this is a good chance."

Shortly before eight o'clock he would be excusing himself to the men's room and then once he was sure he was alone in there the men's room would randomly get hit by lightning, so weird, so random, but for now? He was here!
the_best_sister: (Smile)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] the_best_sister 2024-09-07 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
“Well, look who’s here,” Yelena said smiling at Don. “Don’t tell me you were roped into this too?”
ifwebeworthy: (Don oh wow)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] ifwebeworthy 2024-09-07 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Yelena, hi!" Don said. "No, I'm afraid I'll have to duck out before the, uh, festivities. I have...something else I have to do. But this is always a busy night, so I thought it would be good to swing by for a little while, y'know?"
the_best_sister: (Laugh)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] the_best_sister 2024-09-07 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
“Sure, that way you leave before all the embarrassing meet ups occur,” Yelena replied. “Totally understandable. If I wasn’t in it I’d be sticking around for the entertainment so clearly you’re a better person than me.”
ifwebeworthy: (Don fond look)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] ifwebeworthy 2024-09-07 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"If I could, I would, but..." Don trailed off and shrugged. "Not really an option, I'm afraid. You'll have to fill me in later."
the_best_sister: (Smirk - Uniform)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] the_best_sister 2024-09-07 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
“Sure I will tell you all my dating adventures,” Yelena said with an amused eyeroll. “I’m sure you will find them very exciting.”

Well, he’d know about at least one of them…
ifwebeworthy: (Don fond look)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] ifwebeworthy 2024-09-07 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll look forward to it," Don promised her. "This is a great idea for a new person. You'll get to meet a bunch of new people really quickly." Well, a few new people at least.
the_best_sister: (Hmph)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] the_best_sister 2024-09-07 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
“I wish I could say I planned this,” Yelena admitted. “However my…”

Hmm. How to explain Milena?

“Adopted mother arranged it for me. Apparently she thinks I’d avoid all social contact.”

She wasn’t wrong.
ifwebeworthy: (Don huh)

Re: The bar- Up until 8:00 pm

[personal profile] ifwebeworthy 2024-09-07 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Her adopted mother, huh? And Natasha was kind of her sister. Don had some questions about this family tree that he wasn't sure he was supposed to know enough to start asking. Or if he was risking getting Widow stung by asking.

Instead, he went with, "Shows what she knows. You threw a whole party just last night." For free labor, but still.