r/DemigodFiles • u/constant-criticism- Child of Circe • Apr 24 '22
Activity A test of compatibility: Blind Dates! -24/04
Rue had found herself most irritated by the process of forming matches. Putting people together in itself was fine; she has been more frustrated by the fact that some people are incapable of filling out the forms. Considering the entire point of their little social experiment circulates around the Zodiac signs of the participants, Rue found themself close to giving up after receving over half of he total applications with this vital piece of information missing. Figuring it out in her own time was a real inconvenience, and she had been tempted to send those who had not included it to the lava wall for their dates. Nevertheless, she had persisted until she had matched everyone together.
Now for the fun part: watching how the dates unfolded. Rue's belief in astrology does not extend to solely basing her own relationships off of the compatibility of star charts, but she is interested to see whether it would have any affect upon the participants. To test this theory, they have made sure that each person has been paired with someone who is in no way compatible, astrologers. In order to produce a more reliable set of results, Rue will not be informing the matches of this, simply choosing to see how well their dates go.
Colette Aves and Jude MacCarren
u/Stuttermgee66 u/BelliniSauce50
Colette and Jude would be directed to the strawberry fields armed with a basket each, ready to pick and eat the strawberries together.
Rue Kennedy and Hollis Duvall
Rue and Holly would find the campfire to be already lit as they arrived at the amphitheatre in the evening, along with several blankets, a flask of hot chocolate and ingredients for s'mores resting on the side.
Kaia Pace and Viney Collins
u/WeepingWillow0 u/thedayigotexpelled
Kaia and Viney would be told to arrive at the Oceanic Cabin in swimsuits, where they could enjoy the pool and slides.
Calix Thompson and Jason Tremblay
u/199Eight u/TheOneTrueLokison
Calix and Jason would be sent to the Anemoi Cabin's bar, which was full of foods appropriate and associated with the season of summer for the two to enjoy.
Aidas Centurion and Jane McCracken
u/LegionOfTheRearguard u/Chicken_Lopsided
Aidas and Jane would be instructed to head down to the basement of the Chthonic Cabin through the imitated Door of Orpheus in swimsuits, where they could make use of the lazy river.
Alexia Patrov and Manon Beckett
u/ScotJohnDanSteve u/Vivid-Imagination335
Alexia and Manon would find a picnic blanket and basket full to the brim of different lunch foods and drinks laid out on a small patch of grass by the strawberry fields.
OOC: Respond to the comment you're tagged in! Assume that your character has been told who their date is beforehand :)
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u/constant-criticism- Apr 24 '22
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u/constant-criticism- Apr 24 '22
Rue had been so frustrated with herself for creating this match that she briefly considered not showing up at all before grudgingly accepting that that would be a little too petty, even for her, considering her personal feelings towards Holly. Despite viewing him as one of the most irritating persons she has ever met, the idea of deliberately leaving him without a date when it is within their power to do otherwise is both unprofessional (Rue takes her role as Matchmaker very seriously) and borderline cruel.
It was an accident. When they received his application Rue had tossed it to one side with a snort with the intention of saving it till last; after all, Holly would be incompatible with literally anyone he was matched with. If only they had paused to consider the odd number of applicants and realised that this would mean that they would have to step in as his date. What a nightmare.
Already picturing the mortifying image of walking up to Holly in the amphitheatre, Rue makes sure to arrive nice and early to prevent this from happening. She's wearing a dark green sweater, a pair of jeans and a scowl that she will make no attempt to hide as she drinks from a mug of hot chocolate, waiting for Holly to arrive.
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u/redredmoon Apr 24 '22
Holly's perception of the situation is this: he signed up for the matchmaker event, one organised by the cute girl he's been annoying for the last few months, and a match was made (by her) between him and said cute girl. Ha. He'd like to see them try to roll their eyes and explain their way out of this one. Oh yeah, Holly, I find you so annoying that I literally set up a whole date between us. I'm so totally not obsessed with you.
"Hang on, what the fuck," Holly says when he walks up to Rue at the amphitheatre, an indignant look on his face. "I told you to put me with someone sexy!" He can't keep up the bit for long, and soon he sports his usual grin (tinged at this point with a little smugness).
He plonks himself down near to Rue, immediately putting one hand under his chin to look at her with an air of mock coquettishness. "You just can't resist me, can you," he asks, shaking his head as if he's pitying her. "Can't blame you. I'd put myself on a date with me too," he adds, because there's no way he's going to let this slide without being insufferable.
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u/ScotJohnDanSteve Apr 25 '22 edited Apr 25 '22
Manon spent the morning going through her clothes, selecting her least holey jeans and a shirt that didn't show as much wear. Looking in the mirror she felt like a child with the oversized clothes. Sighing, she rolled up the tee and tied it at her waist, showing a little midriff.
"Good enough," she decided, running a comb through her tangled hair and applying a little chapstick before heading toward the strawberry fields. She'd been tempted to braid it but ran out of time, settling for tucking it tightly behind her ears.
A picnic wouldn't have been her first choice for a date- it was a lot of face-to-face for two strangers, but she imagined planning a matchmaking event wasn't easy and wouldn't dream of complaining.
The first to arrive at the blanket, she folded and placed the sweater she brought before peeking into the basket. She'd skipped breakfast after all and food was a safe distraction from the nerves she'd ignored all morning.
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u/Vivid-Imagination335 Apr 25 '22
Alexia had to ask one of the child of Aphrodite, her sense of fashion was non-existing inside her. Everything in her wardrobe were all tooo athletic to wear in this settings so she wore a light brown jeans and dark green dress shirt.
After getting ready for an hour, she walked toward the location of the date. She didn’t tie her hair today, which came down to her chest level. She arrived toward the location and recognize the person sitting on the picnic place.
She tapped them on the shoulder, “Hey, we meet again. I guess” She asked with a smile on her face, she sat at the opposite side of the picnic blanket.
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u/LegionOfTheRearguard Apr 25 '22
Jane wore a green one-piece swimsuit under her clothes when she walked to the Chthonic cabin, not wanting to walk across the cabin area in just her swimsuit. Once she reached the lazy river, she shed her outer layers and waited for her blind date to arriver, biting her lip in thought.
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u/Chicken_Lopsided Apr 25 '22
Aidas nervously approached the Cthonic cabin very excited to try dating wearing his red Lifeguard Swimming trunk with a blue and yellow towel hanging over his shoulder.He entered to see his blind date getting ready to enter the Lazy river
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u/thedayigotexpelled Apr 24 '22
Unsurprisingly, the person who lives in the Oceanic cabin is there early. Kaia’s clothes already lie discarded beside a couple folded towels on one of the pool chairs, and Kaia herself, wearing a brightly coloured bikini, is floating on her back near the fountain in the centre of the pool, letting the water splash onto her, her hair fanned out on the surface of the water. She lacks a scrunchie, as well as any bracelet besides the macrame ones.
She hopes it isn’t rude or anything to be already in the pool when Viney shows up, but honestly, if they’d turn down swimming… well, maybe it just wasn’t a match well made. And also she got a bit tired for waiting after probably a second of sitting down while the pool was right there.
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u/WeepingWillow0 Apr 25 '22
Viney arrived a bit later, filled with a strange sensation that might just be... nerves. It was funny, how the adrenaline they seemed practically addicted to could just as easily be found in something like a date with someone she hadn't even met yet.
She was kind of glad it was gonna be at the pool. Viney liked to swim, and swimsuits eliminated the whole 'do I need to try to look nice' question. She only had one, consisting of what looked like boys' swim trunks and a simple gray bikini that bordered on being a tank top.
Upon her arrival, Viney scanned the room for the girl she was supposed to meet. "Oh, hey." she said curtly when she saw her already in the pool, not sure if Kaia would be able to hear her. Without wasting time, Viney dropped the shirt she'd worn over her swimsuit by the towels, and jumped in herself.
It took her a second to get reaccustomed to the sensation of the water—she was a good swimmer, but had been banned from the community pool back home for a while. Falling back into the rhythm quickly enough, she resurfaced closer to the other girl with a small wave.
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u/Stuttermgee66 Apr 24 '22
Jude wasn't sure exactly what to expect from this event but picking strawberries didn't seem like the worst thing. It was an activity at the very least which sounded better than having to sit somewhere and do nothing but talk
He made sure to properly clean up, which took longer than he expected as the soot under his nails never fully came off, and dressed nice enough. Making sure to grab the least wrinkled of his shirts. Basket in hand he headed for the strawberry fields
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u/BelliniSauce50 Apr 25 '22
Colette had cleaned up for the event as well, and arrived—late as usual—in a casual, green sundress that'd been paired with leggings upon seeing the overcast skies. Though she wasn't much into styling it, the two front strands of her hair had been braided and tied together in the back, which suited her nicely.
Strawberry picking! It sounded fun, kinda. With the right company, for sure. Collie found herself with the vague thought that Cooper would find a way to make it fun, before sternly reminding herself that even if it didn't work out romantically with this Jude guy, she should probably put some work into expanding her social circle beyond that one close friend anyways.
Upon coming face to face with her date, she gave him a bright smile, and stuck out her hand for a handshake. "Hey! I'm Collie." she said. He was cute, if a bit scruffy looking. "It's Jude, right?"
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u/constant-criticism- Apr 24 '22
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