OPEN - Feb/Mar Catch-All

[tempredmental]

Who: Keith - OPEN
What: Top Levels! February things, leading into March
When: All through March and February, backtag friendly!
Where: Noted in Top Levels

Content Warnings: Noted as they come up, but definitely at least minor injuries because there will be a bad luck prompt.

• Bad Luck Blues
• Barrel o' Squids
• Speed Dating
• Have Mercy
• Waiting Forever
• Possession Obsession

Comments

[tempredmental]

Well, I didn't write my apparent profile, either, so there.

[Fair was fair, Lance. Though he did flip through the pics for a second.]

Why does the idea of discovering the mysteries of your black hole seem like a bad idea?

[azurestar]

[Lance had just paused to take a swig of his drink he's been trying to pace himself on. And of course, that black hole comment from Keith has him choking on his and barely managing to not spit it out all over the place. He has to take a couple minutes to cough and pound at his chest, though.]

Wh-what?? [cough, hack.] Why- why is that your big take-away?!

[tempredmental]

'Cuz it's the last thing I read?

[Duh? It was how the profile ended, after all.]

I mean, honestly? It does kinda sound like something you'd write...

[Okay, Keith was going to have fun with this.]

[azurestar]

No it doesn't! I wouldn't write any of that! I've hated this stupid dating profile since I first saw it years ago. And I thought we were all finally free of it, but noooooo!

[He's turning a little red and his hands are clenched on his thighs.]

[tempredmental]

[And that just made Keith laugh.]

Sorry, man. It's just... it's frickin' funny.

[He flipped to a particular picture.]

I mean... [He turned the omni so Lance could see which one.] How did they even get some of these pics? Do you normally run around not wearing shirts under your jacket?

[azurestar]

[Keith just gets a pouty glower for calling it funny as Lance then leans back and crosses his arms over his chest. Then his cheeks dust a little with pink when Keith shows him the picture he's talking about.]

Uh, no… that was probably taken at a party. Happened my third month in Deerington. [He can tell by the lack of scars. His only wound at that time was around his collar bone and the jacket is mostly hiding it, but if Keith were to look close, he'd see the sliver of it by the jacket.] Losing my shirt was one of the tamer things that happened there. Dunno how the picture happened, but I was plastered.

[tempredmental]

Right.

[Keith made a face.]

Sounds like a real moment to be proud of.

[So, he'd just finally flip over to look at his own to see what stupid embarrassing thing was written about him. Oh geeze...]

Who even writes these?

[azurestar]

[Lance squints at him for that face and the words that follow.]

For your information, you were at that party too and- [He cuts off. That was where their first kiss happened /cough. Then he shakes his head and redirects.] And don't even get me started on when you went swimming in an ice bucket at Chloe's birthday and declared yourself king of the bottles. Or something… Chloe told me about it later.

[He heaves a huff of a breath and shrugs, looking agitated.]

Hell if I know who writes them.

[tempredmental]

Does it count if I don't remember it? [Keith huffed in frustration at more things that happened in the nightmare that he had no clue about. That was a sore nerve. He curled his lip in mild disgust and dropped the Omni on the table.]

So what is this [He waved his hand around at their current surroundings, meaning the whole speed dating set up.] all about, then?

[azurestar]

In this case? Yes. [He says stubbornly with his arms still crossed.

Then he drops it because he can tell that it's hitting a nerve with the help of his empathy. And as fun as it can be to poke at Keith, he doesn't really want to get into a big fight or anything. Even if it would be easier than the discomfort of this whole… situation. He heaves a breath.]

It's a… speed dating thing. [He glances to the side, shifting uncomfortably.] You sit for a few minutes with a new person each time and talk and stuff. Only with this hell version you get shocked if you lie.

[He is trying very hard to ignore and skirt around the fact that this technically means they are on a date.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith narrowed his eyes, leaning back in his chair to mirror Lance's position as he crossed his own arms. Very. Sore. Nerve.

He took a deep breath, trying to keep himself calm. At least he'd gotten better at that over the years...]

Forced truth during speed dating. Sounds fun. [But not.] Do we have to participate or can we just wait it out? [Like, was there a time limit in this version? Or was there a minimum number of questions before they got to go home?

Not that it wasn't tempting to through a few questions at Lance while they were being forced to be truthful. He shifted uncomfortably in his chair, tightening the grip on his arms for a moment, trying to push that thought away.]

[azurestar]

Pretty sure not participating for too long gets a shock too.

[Lance heaves a breath and shrugs one shoulder. Normally, electric shocks don't bother him much, his powers allowing him to absorb it rather well. But in this case, he's not so sure what will happen as it's all magic and shit. But he's also used to pain, so…]

We could wait around and find out.

[tempredmental]

[Keith was learning that he had an odd resistance to electricity, too, and he wasn't sure why. He assumed it had to do with his powers, but how fire and ice related to electricity were beyond him. So, after a moment of consideration, he shrugged.]

Alright. I'm down if you are.

[Yeah... just... totally ignore the situation altogether. That would work, right?

Except it made his stomach hurt, and he squirmed in his chair. Why did that hurt?]