Megathread - Terrasphere Speed Dating | Page 5

Madison Freebird · May 5, 2018

And just like that, @Sean Poteitoku, shouter of spell names and sub-par damsel in distress, was out like a light. Cheap vodka continued to ebb out of the glass bottle off to the side. The stink of the dead dragon was beginning to stick to Madison's polished suit of armor.

When the hell is the next round of this stupid speed dating thing?

Madison picked up her sword and let it rest across her shoulders. In a moment of pity, she decided that the redhead needed to be cut a bit of slack. And so, she got to work.

Stepping over to the dragon, the warrioress readied her weapon. She gauged where she'd need to make the cuts, and how deep they could go before she'd just make a bigger mess of things. With four swings of the giant blade, she freed a square section of the dragon's tender underbelly. From there, it was just a matter of peeling it away from the rest of its carcass.

Satisfied with her work, Madison placed the ovesized square of flesh over the sleeping boy, pressing down on the curves where his body was sprawled underneath, tucking him in. There was still one piece missing, however.

With another couple quick cuts, Madison took an armful of the dragon's guts and wrapped it in some fatty tissue, fashioning a crude but comfortable (presumably, she hoped) pillow. Gently lifting Sean's head off the hard ground, she slid the bloody thing underneath him and softly set him back down, turning him to make sure he wouldn't suffocate.

Madison gave the boy a quick once-over to make sure he'd be able to sleep off the effects of the alcohol, turned away from him, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to meditate until the time would come for her next date.

Hanno Futaba · May 5, 2018

Hanno looked at the girl after gulping down some alcohol, giving a huge and terrific internal frown. 'Did I just get rejected?! BEFORE EVEN ASKING OR WANTING IT?!' He looked away rubbing his temple for a second, Speed Dating wasn't his thing for SURE. But... The girl said a few things he agreed.

Looking back again to Seigi, he gave a chill smile while nodding. "Yeah! True love does exist! ... I kind of came for the booze and for friendship though." Hanno grinned. "I believe Love isn't something that can be decided in a fast meeting! But, I think I made a possibly great friend right now!" ... He thought for a few seconds, reminding of everyone he had met... Until he thought on certain people, making Hanno blush a bit. 'Wait, what? ... Damn this alcohol...'

The Faerin shook his head and coughed. "B-But yeah. My princess is on another castle... Hopefully I will find out who they are someday." He looked at the girl. "And you should find your prince too! If you didn't already find one, right?" Hanno chuckled in a playful tone.

@Seigi

Seigi · May 5, 2018

"Yes! Great Friends! It's rare to find a just, bright, soul like yours!" Seigi friend zoned Hanno? Though when he mentioned 'Seigi's Prince' the first thing coming to her mind was THAT GUY... or girl?

"M-My prince!?" She stammered before drinking the entire glass empty faster than it could refill(?)! "I... I don't know... Maybe... but... I mean..." They had a first kiss before even knowing their actual names! They met in real-life without being aware of it in-game! They kinda promised to go on a second-date.

Seigi was red like a tomato as small puffs of smoke came from her head. "IT'S CONFUSING I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW!" She yelled, more to herself than to Hanno. Apparently, Seigi's 'love life' wasn't as simple.

@Hanno Futaba

Comet · May 5, 2018

A disturbing feeling washed over Comet as she pondered over where she just came from, and what she was covered in. The pampered princess began to shiver. Kaede's cloth helped her fight this grotesque sensation a bit, but not much. Still with gratitude her pinks turned pink in reaction towards the intimate gesture. "You're kind," she nodded towards the raven-haired woman. "and I'm sure you would look fine even with less cloth to cover you up." Comet winked playfully yet had the greedy intention of stealing more to clean up. Violent coughing fits interrupted their little game. She hunched over with a loud groan emitting from dry, cracked lips once flushed with a bright pink. Clearly the situation hardly favored the Archer who envied Kaede all at once after facing what kick-started her naturally trembling limbs.

"You're powerful." a question and a statement and perhaps even a compliment to distract from her pitiful state of being filled the air. Emerald eyes full of fascination inspected the gored dragon before the two. "I wish we could get some sort for dealing with the stupid thing." Comet moved to kick the beast's head in annoyance. "Or maybe you were my gift, Kaede?"

@Kaede Hoshi

Alphabet Chocolate · May 5, 2018

Alpha was conflicted between two opposing feelings: one of which being relieved that her son didn't seem inclined to engage in more scandalous behaviors and the other of which being her son's brand new rebellious temper that seemed to highlight this unplanned intervention. Maybe later she'd have the opportunity to worry on the future she had imagined (she wanted at least thirty grandkids, damn it!) but, as of now, there were more pressing issues to attend to.

"This is just a phase, Ivy!" Alpha's voice rose and she found herself back on her own two feet, craning her neck to look straight at Ivan's eyes. "Mama's not gonna be here for you for the rest of your life! One day, maybe a Doctor Holmes will kidnap me into a different dimension like what Molly and Entei did to Ash's mom in one of the original Pokemon movies! And, when that day comes, Mama's not gonna have some deadbeat kid holding parties with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny!"

Her rant, however, showed a shift in tone as her eyes glowered red at Ivan's hateful declarations. "Ooooh, I've given my entire life to raising you! And this is what I get?!"

Slowly, but surely, Alpha reached down to her feet and pulled a bunny slipper off of her right foot. Her knuckles were white and she clenched the slipper threateningly, a menacing squeak piercing the air. Despite the bloodshed around them, the bunny slipper was unnaturally clean.

"I think it's been too long of a time since you've seen La Chancla," Alpha barked, raising the slipper over her head as she made sluggish, deliberate steps over to Ivan's direction.
@Iván Carl

Hanno Futaba · May 5, 2018

The Faerin looked at the girl's reaction, that was so abrupt that it made his eyes widen. But a very smug grin covered his mouth. 'Heh... She totally is in love with someone.' That made him smile while staring at her.

"So look what we have here, a girl in love." He said, letting out a chuckle. "You probably really like this person." Hanno nodded, looking at the girl's red face. 'It look like she isn't honest to herself though? Maybe I can encourage her.' He thought. "Whoever this person is, they sure are lucky to have someone that is so cute, heroic and have so much GUTS AND EFFORT!" He yelled the last part needlessly.

"This said... You don't seem to have confessed yet. And seeing you have so much GUTS AND EFFORT, I'm pretty sure the reason you didn't isn't because you are insecure... So what's wrong?" The Faerin asked with a calm tone.

@Seigi

Seigi · May 5, 2018

"Me? In love? CUTE? BUT..." But... was he right? No! Or? Urgh. "I really don't know! Our first, urm, meeting? Ended in a k-k-k-kiss! INGAME! OF COURSE! I mean...!" Was Seigi able to become even redder? Yes. Gosh, just that memory. "So I met someone, HIM, in the game and then I met HER in the real world and like two months later I get told that SHE was HIM and now I'm..." Seigi took a few good breaths of air for a second as she calmed down.

No. Really. Was she in love? Did she feel something? "I'm just, honestly, confused! N-Not to mention, I am actually already engaged... because my father wants to... As much Guts and Efforts as I have, it isn't THAT easy." With a weak smile, the heroine looked into the illusionary sky. "But what does it matter? Since I'm trapped so long already..."

@Hanno Futaba

Hanno Futaba · May 5, 2018

That story sounded interesting and extremely messy, but Hanno still heard it intently. Smiling at the obviously in love girl. But then everything sounded a bit gloomy, apparently it was the typical situation of the parents choosing what their children must be with, which normally brought huge family conflicts. He sighed, and though the last phrase of the girl called his attention, he decided to give her his opnion first.

"Seigi!" The Faerin pointed at her. "I know it's hard, specially being your father, but you can't let someone choose who you will be engaged with, this is your choice. After all, you believe True Love exist, right?" He nodded. "You may be confused, yes you may be. But you need to get your emotions together... You need to fight for your feelings! Be a HERO for YOURSELF!" 'You should listen to yourself, Brian.'

"It doesn't matter if it isn't easy, because it isn't supposed to be easy. Love is hard, painful and very dangerous, pretty much like an adventure... But that's exactly why Love is so wonderful, because even though it have so many drawbacks and challenges on it... It is still worth! So FIGHT for it!" Hanno grinned. 'What I am even talking about anymore?' He frowned internally again, apparently that alcohol really made him get attatched to this topic.

@Seigi

Aristides · May 5, 2018

"That's a noble cause. In any other game I might say it was ridiculous..."

Aristides looked down, his hand raising to rest on his chest, pressed against where he'd been impaled during the battle with Titanius. Death had been so real, so painful, and coming back from it hadn't been without its consequences. If somebody was really trying their best to help others avoid those fates, then they should be applauded for their effort. It reminded him a bit of Futaba--always throwing himself in front of the fight to protect his friends. The thought made him smile slightly.

"...well, I can't say it about this one. What do you do aside from helping others? I've been helping to restore Asotrea's churches and other buildings that were destroyed."

@Brant Dugal

Seigi · May 5, 2018

Fight for it? But...? Was she really? If that was the case then... maybe. She should.... Yes, they had a second date, sort of. But doki-doki at first sight!? But she never forgot that kiss. ... Urgh.

"I... I SHOULD JUST DO IT, YES! GUTS AND EFFORT ALL THE WAY. THANKS, HANNO!" Seigi gave his naked back a pat. "I'M TOTALLY GONNA DO IT... next time we meet... maybe."

The girl quickly added, however. "We should meet again!"

@Hanno Futaba

Hanno Futaba · May 5, 2018

"THAT'S THE SPIRIT!" Hanno grinned and raised a thumb up at Seigi... Before realizing that the girl hand felt like it touched his skin. "We will sure meet again!" He affimed, slowly reaching his hand on his back, touching a bit of his skin. "Just tell when and where you want to meet- Uh, wait..."

He frowned in confusion, touching and patting his... Naked butt? A sweat drop appeared on his forehead"W-Wait. WAIT WAIT!" The Faerin looked behind as much as he could, being able to see partially the back of his body, seeing it was completely naked with the only thing blocking the vision being a mysterious convenient light. "UWAAAAAAAAAAH?!" Hanno's face became completely red, he was half naked in front of a girl all this time?! Hopelessly he faced Seigi, hiding all his back while covering his butt with his hands. "S-SORRY! I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT THIS! HOLY-"

The Faerin ran to hide somewhere, with shame covering his heart. 'WHY?!'

@Seigi

Brant Dugal · May 5, 2018

Brant's eyes widened for a bit at Aristides's claim. "A noble cause, eh?" He smiled bitterly, knowing that his reason for helping others wasn't as pure as how he made it sound. Still it was nice all the same.

"I don't do anything as spectacular as you really. I do odd jobs. Clearing out monsters, helping repair stuff, finding people, basic stuff really."

He got up from his seat and looked up towards the sky as he held out his hand. When another wine glass appeared he gulped it straight down.

"I must say it was great talking with you, Aris. We should do this again sometime. Without the whole "Dates and Dragons" thing. "

He looked at his hand in confusion.

"Huh, usually they have debuffs when it comes to alcoh- Oh wait there it is." He fell over on the spot.

'Tch. You lightweight...', his mind added before Brant went into a slumber.

@Aristides

Yukisa · May 6, 2018

Though the failure of the so-called hero could have been exploited as daring social commentary on the patriarchal structure of medieval society and used to empower women throughout the globe by turning the norm on its head and having the damsel-in-distress be revealed as the true protagonist, the narrators seemed to have something far cheesier in mind.

An attempt at a cliche romance fantasy scene was made, however, that ended in failure. A male buried under the weight of plate armor and a woman slathered in draconic digestive juices wasn’t quite as romantic as the dungeon master had thought, and alongside their miserable attempts at assisting one another, it was clear this “speed date” was swiftly veering in the direction of comedic relief.

But what was more of a relief than that was the confirmation that the girl was alright. “Ah, I’m relieved,” he told her with a gentle smile that contradicted his current pathetic state. If he could manage to get up, it seemed he wasn’t going to bother.

Fortunately, he wasn’t on the ground for long, as soon he had been lifted against his princess, armor clunking. It wasn’t clear what was more shocking: the fact the thin woman managed to pull him up with ease, or his lack of embarrassment from the sudden closeness. He simply laid in her grasp like a limp knight figurine.

Yukisa glanced up at her when he heard her heart pounding, his face a perfect reflection of the surprise and perhaps confusion that might be engulfing her. “Uh... I guess so,” he muttered, clearly unsure about whether it was his doing or not. “But... how did you get into its stomach?” he couldn’t help but wonder.

@Destiny Divebird

Destiny Divebird · May 6, 2018

Well he sure didn’t seem too sure of himself. How long had she been floating inside that thing’s stomach like an egg in the womb? It’d only felt like a few seconds, but she mighta been out comatose for longer than that for all she knew. As for how… “Aw hell, don’t ask me!”

Destiny realized a moment later that the question was on par with asking if he’d killed the dragon himself. Give her a break, she wasn’t thinkin’ straight with half her clothes melted off and an oversized reptile bleeding out six feet away. “That’s one ugly lizard,” she commented instead, arranging a bedraggled strand of hair back on top of her head. “Hell, please don’t tell me those’re actually real.” That was the last face she needed to have sneaking up on her at the campfire while she was trying to heat up leftovers.

She was leaning in a little bit over her clumsy knight’s shoulder, squinting to get a better look, when the ponytailed host suddenly appeared and took up her entire field of vision. “Agh!” Des yanked an apparently very pliant Yukisa away (only a couple inches, but she tried) and swore. Apparently Yasha had a lot of stops to make, though, because no sooner had he appeared then he teleported back out again, leaving a cocktail behind.

Sadly, the cocktail was at standing-height and Destiny was currently sitting on the ground. She made a grab for it and accidentally slapped it out of the air like someone intercepting a paper ball being thrown across the room. It shattered right in front of her, splattering cheap, fruity alcohol all over the both of them. It was probably an improvement to the digestive juices.

Why the hell did I think “fantasy” speed dating was gonna be normal?

@Yukisa

The Troupe · May 6, 2018

Welcome to the Lonely Hearts Inn

Was it mid speech? Was their partner still staring at them with vacant eyes? Were they just about to form a life-binding relationship? Were they at the cusp of a hasty kiss? Were they just a moment away from realizing that they were soulmates, reunited in this lonely inn after destiny thrust them apart?

Perhaps they were.

But speed dating was not a kind mistress, and before anything conclusive could be had, the scenery fell apart, all 27 individuals finding themselves naked and glowing within the vast void of imaginary space. Before them, their ever-charming host, Yasha, applauded them in the impossible emptiness.

My my, I certainly didn't think things would kick off so explosively! Though there were a few disappointing individuals that turned into total dead fishes, I definitely admire the gusto in which the rest of you applied when it came to saying 'hi'! Don't get too cocky though! Round One was just an icebreaker compared to the heartpounding fun of Round Two. Now, everybody...clap your hands!

Coinciding with the thunderous claps of 28 different loners, a flash of white spread through the room, the oriental host's smile the last thing they could see before they all found themselves falling, falling, falling into the blankness of the void. Was it an eternity? Or a blink of an eye? It was neither.

The light faded away, replaced by storms, shadows, and a particularly odd scenario.

Lightning flashed, casting dark shadows over the well adorned bedroom of Player B. They were alone in the mansion tonight, parents off out of town for business, and the storm that rolled in was frightening indeed. Wind lashed at the side of the building, while the floorboards creaked ominously. It was a frightful ambience for a lonely Player B, but they woul-

The window cracked open. The lightning illuminated a dark silhouette upon the windowsill. An intruder? No, not just any intruder. Those fangs. Those red eyes. That seductively confident grin, and that perfectly sculpted body, which immaculately accentuated the pale, lovely face of the beautiful stranger.

This was Player A, the vampire, coming to suck the blood of Player B, and perhaps...just perhaps...something more.

Will Player A get what they want? Will Player B get what they want? Will this become a horror movie, or a better love story than Twilight? Find out next, on TSD!

Yasha Assist
During this Round, whenever necessary, Yasha, the sexy, ponytailed host, can teleport from the shadows, depositing a 1L flagon of cheap beer in Player A's hand before disappearing. Feel free to chug this drink in order to steel your criminal nerves and assert alcoholic dominance.

During this Round, in case Player A gets a little too into their home intruder act, Yasha, the sexy, ponytailed MALE host, will leap out from nowhere and deliver a flying kick upon Player A's head, at Player B's bequest. This can be used multiple times, but only if there is just cause and can only do emotional damage.

House Rules
During this Round, Player A's masteries are set as Illustrious Home Invasion, Beginner Seduction, and Adept Conventional Vampiric Weaknesses. Player B's masteries are set as Divine Mary Sue, Illustrious Light Sleeper, and Illustrious Blood Appeal. Optionally, Player B can also take Adept Garlic Breath.

This Round ends on May 9th.

Ex. A x B

@Yukisa x @Kaede Hoshi

@Iván Carl x @Brant Dugal

@Ueno Mizuki x @Das Ein Magia

@Aristides x @Rook the Quick

@Seigi x @Velka

@Haru x @Madison Freebird

@Noah Krane x @Doru

@Alphabet Chocolate x @Lady N

@Corvella x @Sean Poteitoku

@Portia Ahrens x @Hanno Futaba

@Comet x Enea (@Pandora )

@Destiny Divebird x @Ash Vargold

@Autumn x @Magdalyn

@Mahiru Wind x @Bradwynne
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