it's not unusual to have fun with anyone

[innocentloveholic]

[ The ballroom's a little swanky for a simple get-together like this, but...

Well, actually, judging by what you see when you come in at the appointed time (or even before that, but Aligula'll be huffy if you do!?), what was advertised is not exactly what's going on. Continuing her war on paper, Aligula's put up origami hearts (or her attempts at them; she got better as she figured out what she was doing, but they're not the best) pretty much everywhere. There's also sheets taped to every wall with encouraging things in her curly-cute script like GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER! and FIND A PARTNER! and WELCOME TO SPEED-DATING!

...Yeah, welcome to speed-dating.

There's a lot of chairs paired together, presumably for the whole "partnering up" thing, and everyone anywhere near the ballroom will be getting a sheet of questions titled SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS. There at least seems to be food like she promised? At least... there's signs pointing to the dining room across the wall to suggest it, and entering the dining room gets you hot chocolate (and water, if you're boring, as well treating you to the sight of a parfait bar, with various cups and glasses to stand in for actual parfait glasses. There's also things for making sandwiches—she pretty much grabbed whatever she could think of from the fridge and such—and of course, plates and utensils and etc.

And if none of that's appetizing then, like, kitchen's not that far, go make something yourself. She put a lot of work into this whole thing but especially the parfait bar because she loves parfait and everyone can have fun making those.

If you don't think your character would've come without a little help, don't worry; even if Aligula can't bodily drag everyone, she sure can bother them aggressively until they come just to get her to leave them alone. All in all, don't sweat the small stuff and have a good time getting to know each other! Or go sulk and play the piano, whatever. ]

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[heritrix]

[She doesn't choke on her parfait per se, but her mouth works like she forgot the spoon was in it and tried to say something mid-bite, that's not elegant at all. Er... She finishes her mouthful, then takes the spoon out to respond.]

Hey, shouldn't that topic be off limits? That's like me asking what your favorite snack flavor is.

[matchbreaker]

Oh, they put that on on my profile, embarrassingly enough!

[ Beside the point. ]

[heritrix]

[...WELL, she'll just file that away for later.]

How... thorough of them...

[matchbreaker]

But fine, fine, if you insist... What about the people you are serious about? Got any springtime romances to mention?

[heritrix]

I've gone on a few dates, but none have held my interest. It's for the best anyways; I'd have to dump them the moment things got serious.

[matchbreaker]

[ She blinks but then... you know, nods. That's fair, if her secret's anything like Karin's then... ]

That's probably the way to do it.

[heritrix]

Looping back to a previous subject, how has your diet been going? [Just keeping it casual with these normal sounding words.] You don't look sick or anything.

[This is the roundabout way of asking if she's starving. There's no way a Dead Apostle would last this long.]

[matchbreaker]

[ Mmm ] I had a big meal before I showed up here. I've been feeling jittery, but the fact is that if I needed to, I could go another three weeks without needing another one, I'd think.

[ That said, she isn't feeling as good as she should, given what she ate... maybe she was out a little longer than she thought? ]

[heritrix]

[It's really creepy to be talking about people like this, and it's clear from the look on Rin's face, the subtle way her gaze shifts to her parfait glass, that she's uncomfortable thinking about it. Still, she asked for a reason.]

Have you spoken with the Coordinator about it, to determine if anything can be done?

[matchbreaker]

I did, but I'm not sure that she'll come through for me. I think I bugged her the other day and she said her and that Jericho guy might not see eye to eye on it in the first place.

[ She answers this easily, and... hums. ]

[heritrix]

Really? [Rin's attention perks back up, looking across at Elda once again. Or her forehead.] That's interesting, actually.

[There's faint surprise here, like there's something she finds odd about that.]

[matchbreaker]

What's so interesting about it? Do you know how hard it is to hit a vein with her?

[ a beat. ]

... In terms of conversation, of course.

[heritrix]

[Rin waves a hand.]

I've never tried, but I don't have to in order to understand you clearly. She has that type of personality. [Anyways:] The implication that they wouldn't agree on the matter is what stands out to me. My request didn't get that response.

[matchbreaker]

[ . . . Huh ]

Is it? I mean, they're different people and at least one of the rules says they both need to agree. Seems to me, that's a failsafe if one of them goes rogue there.

[heritrix]

[But if they disagree, the reasonings for why could provide some interesting insight into their captors. Rin will have to look into this.]

I'd almost definitely agree. [But she waves a hand.] Sorry, that got off topic; I just wanted to be sure you weren't starving. It's your turn, I think?

[matchbreaker]

... Oh, yeah, I suppose so.

[ Mmm. Well, she can't ask anything she really wants to, so how about: ]

This one, the seasons. Favorite Season?

[heritrix]

[The first idea that comes to mind is Winter. The Holy Grail War has historically always taken place in the months of January or February, and it was an event she anticipated for ten long years. She always made it a point to visit her parents those months too, on her birthday, and the anniversaries of their deaths.

Somewhat sensing that that's a morbid answer that would reveal too much of her character, Rin instead chooses her second favorite season.]

Summer is an easy choice. It's warm, and there's all manner of exciting things to do.

[matchbreaker]

Oh summers are such a mixed bag. The air's nice and the moon's bright and all, but the nights are so short.

[ Siiiigh ]

[heritrix]

[Yeah, a vampire would certainly have more to complain about.]

Spring and autumn have to be your favorites then. Which one do you like more between them? Your personality seems autumny to me, but Spring has that freshness.

[matchbreaker]

Mmm, I think it's autumn. Sometimes I think winter for the day length... but no, it's colder and a bit more unpleasant. Plus people aren't out as late.

[ So... hunting's a little worse. ]

[heritrix]

[Because that isn't concerning. She still looks vaguely uncomfortable about that whole subject, which is probably why she changes it, tapping the suggested questions list.]

How about this one. Have you ever had a nickname?

[matchbreaker]

[ a nick name... hmm... ]

I don't... think so? I mean, there's not much you can do with "Elda."

[ Did any of Jame's nothings count...? Nah, none of them were consistent. ]

Or "Rin" for that matter.

[heritrix]

Mm, and my family wasn't the type for them, either, but some families do cutesy things. Since you're apparently a grandmother, I wondered if your grandchildren had any amusing names for you.

[matchbreaker]

Oh, no, no, just the usual! You got your "Grandma" or the like. Ren's at a rebellious sort of age so he might throw out some insults. But nothing too unique or cute. Honestly, I think they've gotten a bit too used to having lived in Japan their whole lives.

[heritrix]

So you're originally from another country?