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Blind Date Meme

~~I feel vaguely bad posting this since we've had a few other memes over the last few days but. I wanna spam the hell out of everyone. .___.~~

In honour of the fact that it's Valentine's tomorrow in my corner of the world, I bring you the Blind Date Meme!

Somehow, someway, your character has agreed to a blind date (or several). Maybe they were coerced into it, maybe they don't actually mind the idea, maybe it's just Stacy messing with everyone's heads again, but they're here now. And at the very least, it shouldn't be boring for them.

♥ Make a comment for your character, you can outline a mini-setting if you want. (Think along the lines of the 'Waking up in bed' meme we had a little while back.)

♥ Other characters comment to that as the other half of the blind date!

♥ SPAM HAPPENS.

♥ ~~My inbox dies horribly~~ PROFIT!*

* 'PROFIT' may not apply if participants' idea of profit is anything other than large amounts of spam. Offer void outside the internets.

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Certainly hope so.

[ It's good to see him smile. Kaylee nods, and starts walking down the trail. ]

Weren't waitin' for anyone in-particular, then?

Well, that's the entire premise of a blind date. You're not supposed to know in advance who you're waiting for.

[Oh, crud. He didn't pick the wrong date, did he? Cue nervous look.]

...You were looking for an arranged meeting, right?

[ A very long, dramatic pause. And the she grins. ]

Well, I was told I might find a nice walkin' partner down this way if I showed up at a certain time. S'pose the word "date" might'a been used in there someplace.

[Totally fidgeting during the pause. Then, he laughs in relief]

Then we're both where we belong.

[He continues walking with her, then bends and scoops up a conch shell, holding it out to her]

I've found that the climate isn't conducive to floral gifts.

[ Really, she does it just to watch him fidget. Helps loosen the tension after. ]

Sounds like it.

[ She accepts the shell with a very pleased smile. ]

This is nicer than any flowers, surer than anythin'. It'll last a lot longer, too.

[That gets her a wide smile.]

So, do you come to shorelines often?

[ The smile makes her happier than the shell ever could have. ]

Not really. Only thing I ever seen of oceans has been on Central planets, and not nearly as much of that as I'd like. Most've the inhabitable parts of Border planets are all desert or snow.

[He nods, listening intently.] Then we have plenty of ground to cover today.

We can also cover some ocean if you're interested. [Yes, that's a coy smile.]

Sounds like a plan. Take it you know your way around it pretty well, then?

[ She likes that look as much as she likes the idea. ] I'd like that a lot~

Not this particular beach, but I've lived near one for most of my life. I used to have pages of tidal charts.

[He scoops up some sand and runs it through his fingers as he walks, humming with contentment]

My waverunner's waiting at the dock, just past the beachgrass. Come on!

[He picks up the pace a little, grinning wickedly. Any more excitement, and he'd be grabbing her hand and running along.]

Must be nice, havin' a place like this to go whenever.

[ She's not sure she knows what a waverunner is, but his excitement is contagious. Her own pace picks up. ]

That like a boat, then?

It was. We used to relax in places like these on the normal weekends, but now we're all in the same boat---if you'll pardon the unfortunate pun.

[Yay, they're getting there! She can see it now as they approach the dock.]

They both enable transport over water, but they're more similar to motorcycles operating on water if you know what those are. With their engines running, they move faster than boats.

Naw, it's good. Guess I'm fortunate enough to have Serenity on board with us. I ever need to relax, my hammock in the engine room's right there.

[ And that. Looks like a whole lot of fun. ]

Like an ATV, then, for the water? She looks like quite the little ride.

Installing hammocks near the laboratories might be a good idea, actually. I'll talk to the others when we get back---better that they get some sleep while waiting for their projects to finish setting.

[He picks up a flotation vest and tosses her one, smiling widely.]

Exactly! But you won't see these views from an ATV. I customized this one.

[Of course, the mechanic has to get his hands all over everything. He runs a hand over his ride.]

Might not be a bad idea at all. Think it'd be appreciated, given how easy it is to lose track of time on Stacy...

[ She has a little trouble figuring out the straps on the vest--it's definitely not a spacesuit--but part of that might be the fact that she's far more concentrated on the waverunner in front of them. ]

Customized it how? Don't fly, does it?

No---the only flying vehicle I own is a car. I only added small performance-enhancing tweaks: streamlining the systems, increasing power efficiency, and things of that nature.

[Yes, he's completely serious. He leans over to fix one of her vest straps.]

There! [Grinning, he mounts the vehicle and offers an arm to help her across.] Are you all right?

[ Impressed Kaylee is impressed. ] You got a car to fly?

[ She gives him a thank you for fixing the strap, and takes the offered arm to climb aboard. A happier looking mechanic there never was. ]

'M shiny~

Yup! It was my RADBUG. I had the ability to teleport anywhere in the world at any time, but I still wanted to build a flying car. It was a childhood dream---and it was useful several times.

[He grins and checks over the systems, preparing for start up when he suddenly coughs with embarrassment upon realizing something.]

Uh...I'm sorry, but I haven't had the opportunity to install rear handlebars yet.

Sounds like you must've done a pretty nice job with her. [ Teleporting even? That'll be something to come up in later conversation. ]

Handlebars? [ What would she need handlebars fo--oh. Right. ] You coulda just passed it off as a smooth move, y'know. [ She giggles, and wraps her arms around his waist. Not bad at all. ]

[It's better that she's behind him, because his cheeks are reddening.]

Hang on, and let me know if you want to change speed!

[With a well-placed kick, he disengages from the dock, then revs up and takes off. They're along the shoreline at first, at a cruising pace.]

So what do you think of the view?

[ She has that effect on people.

Kaylee holds on tight, and at first is only watching the machine, how it works, how he controls it, but soon enough she's looking back along the beach itself, or at the waves further out. When she answers him, she speaks a bit breathlessly. ]

Don't think I've ever seen anythin' prettier!

I agree!

[His answer is just as breathless. He swerves a bit to the left, rounding around a corner of the island as the beautiful waves pass by. The only other cliché this ride needed were a few dolphins---

---and just as he thought it, there they inexplicably were, arcing gracefully a few yards away.]

Whoa---look on the left, did you see them?

[ Dolphins--there's something she's only seen in the History Books. She gives an excited shout as she spots them, and fights the urge to jump in her seat. ]

Oh, lookit 'em!! They all look like this, then? Back on Earth, too?

[Oh, he's just as excited. Luckily he's an experienced driver in conditions of excitement or surprise.]

Generally, yes. We have a variety of species, but the dolphins' shape and appearance are consistent.

[Three seem to do a series of synchronized flips, and he cheers loudly like a kid at a sporting event.] I don't believe it.

[ A couple of kids on a waverunner, that's what we've got here. Kaylee herself is completely in awe. ]

They're almost majestic...

[ And at the flips? Kaylee all but falls off the waverunner, she's so focused on them. She rights herself with a laugh. ]

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