22 ☼ VOICE

[sweetvalleygirl]

Charlie, I'm striking out on finding you a new boyfriend. It's not because I'm not trying, or because the boys around here are ugly or anything. It's just that there are so many potential matches, I can't decide who would be the perfect match for you!

So I consulted Nepeta, and we came up with a terrific idea! Speed dating! It's all the fun of a regular date in a tenth of the time, plus you get to date a ton of different people and nobody bats an eye or talks bad about you for it! It's a win-win!

[She sounds way too excited for this.]

Now, Charlie, Nepeta and I arranged this whole thing for you, so of course you'll be attending. Now all we need are a few more willing participants ready to meet the love of their lives!

We've got space rented out at [insert some location here!] and you'll be dining on delicious Italian food, courtesy of my kitchen. I'm a good cook, you can totally ask anyone. And best of all, there's no fee, because Nepeta and I are doing this out of the goodness of our hearts! We just want everybody to be happy!

(( ooc: This is in relation to the speed dating love plot! Feel free to sign up there! ))

Comments

[benevolent]

They weren't exaggerating.

[sweetvalleygirl]

Hahaha, yeah! Oh! I'm Jessica!

[benevolent]

I am Shahrazad Al-Rahman. It's nice to speak with you, Jessica!

[sweetvalleygirl]

Ooh! What a pretty name!

[benevolent]

Thank you! I like Jessica too.

[sweetvalleygirl]

Oh thanks! Shakespeare made it up, you know.

[benevolent]

I didn't! [A beat.] ... Who is that?

[sweetvalleygirl]

Oh. He's pretty much like the most famous writer there is.

[benevolent]

I'll have to look him up then! Do you have any recommendations on where to start?

[sweetvalleygirl]

I like Macbeth. My boyfriend gave me a copy for Christmas.

[benevolent]

How thoughtful of him.

[sweetvalleygirl]

I think he was trying to be clever and tease me, but the joke's on him because I liked it a lot!

[benevolent]

That's a strange way to tease someone.