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[sailor_v]

It's getting to be that time of year where people start making big plans for the holidays! Christmas, you know, is considered a very romantic holiday, and the perfect chance to confess your love to someone you care about.

So let's talk business!

[Because of course Minako is going to seize this opportunity, why wouldn't she? She cheerfully claps her palms together and beams.]

I know there are lots of single people here, because I got loads of applications for my matchmaking services.

[That's a lie, she only got one.]

And since the date auction we had a little while back was such a huge and popular success, I decided it's a great time to to roll one out on a grand scale. Mark your calendars: the Heart-Bursting Date Auction of Feverish Love will be held December 15th! That's a Friday night, so make sure you can get the night off if you work during that time. We'll be doing things a little differently, but it'll still be for charity, with money going to the local elementary schools. What I need from you guys is to sign up so people have dates to bid on!

[Minako whips out a little sample bid card and holds it in front of the screen, then pulls it back to point to the lines.]

I just need your name, age, whether you like boys or girls, and a little paragraph about yourself that catches the interest of potential bidders. You can leave it blank if you want me to write it for you, but it helps if you give me some ideas about what you like, what kind of hobbies you enjoy, stuff like that!

[She puts the card down.]

So is anyone planning a special holiday party? I'll happily volunteer to help out. And if not, then just leave the whole thing to me. I just need to find a space big enough for lots of people to come and dance, mingle, eat, and play some games.

[Winking, she wags a finger.]

This one might be a little more casual. I want everyone to feel comfortable and have a great time! I'm confident I can get a holiday date for everyone that wants one, so sign up right now! Peace!

[She kisses her fingertips and holds up a 'V' sign, the little flirt. At least she means well. ...Mostly.]

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[OOC: Like she asked, you can sign up your characters for the date auction, or with another player's permission, sign up SOMEONE ELSE for the auction. The actual sign-up will be posted after December's Butterfly event to make sure we get as many current characters as possible, but now your character can start plotting ICly if they like and sending in their submissions prior to the party/auction. You can also sign up for her matchmaking services right here if you want her to officially and legally get your character a date, or take dating lessons, or anything else romance-related.]

Comments

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[savage_nymphxii]

Why would anyone willingly sign up? I mean, who ACTUALLY finds legitimate relationships from stupid things like this?

[Don't mind her, she's actually tempted to sign up herself, but doesn't want to seem desperate.]

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[sailor_v]

LOTS of people. Way too many to list! I'd give you names and testimonials, but the only ones I know of personally were from my world. That's why I'm bringing the same miracle of love to this one.

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[sailor_v]

SO DON'T CALL IT STUPID UNTIL YOU'VE HAD THE GUTS TO TRY IT YOURSELF!

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[fatednottobetamed]

My, aren't you an enterprising young lady. I don't exactly feel the need to sign up, but your enthusiasm is pretty infectious.

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[sailor_v]

Thanks! Even if you don't want to be one of the date options, you should still check it out. It'll be a lot of fun!

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[grizzly_teatime]

After... last time I don't think I should be a auctioned off. However, I suppose I could attend to bid on a bachelor if you wish. I am relatively well off, so perhaps this would be a better way for me to support the community.

[And certainly a less mortifying one.]

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[sailor_v]

Last time worked out great, look how much money you raised for charity! Did you guys have a good time on your date? How did it go? What did you do?

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[mira_strauss]

While normally I'd be happy to participate in a date auction, and let myself be auctioned off for charity, I already bid on someone in your last auction, and it'd simply be rude of me to run off into another auction on them.

[Even if said person doesn't realize she might have feelings for them.]

What I do have to talk to you about is fairly important though, and that's the date you've chosen. You've chosen the evening of the 15th of December correct? That is also the day I was planning to hold my bath house party for Fairy Tail, and anyone other lady who wants to join. While I don't mind you choosing the same day, you might not be able to get as large an audience if you do so. I have at least nine different ladies who want to attend, many of which could be potential members of your auction.

[Like Arelen up there.]

My question to you is this, do you want to change the day? Or do you wish to hold the event at Fairy Tail? We have a stage, and I'd be able to sell alcohol to people attending the auction. THe bath party can occur before hand, that way our ladies can also look their best before the auction. So what do you think? Hmm... I wonder though, are you yourself going to enter the auction? Or do you already have a mister or miss right?

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[sailor_v]

Hmmmm...Fayren is that fairy tale place, right? I bet it looks incredibly romantic in the winter with snow and torches.

[She sighs happily, resting her chin in her hands.]

Let me think it over. I love the setting, but it's not great on electricity, so I'd have to make sure I could arrange details like music and a place to keep the food cold, things like that. But the time can definitely take place later at night.

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[orlokbutterfly]

Seriously? We're doin' two of these in a year now?

[He's kind of having some feelings of "Not this shit again" don't mind him.]

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[sailor_v]

What are you talking about? *I* wasn't here for any other auctions, except the one I did as a trial basis earlier in the month, and people jumped all over it. Clearly there's a demand!

[She folds her arms. What's this guy's problem, why is he so bitter? Did no one bid on him or something?]

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[innocent_royal]

[The face that shows up on a screen is a young one. Long, blonde hair and bright, blue eyes. Barely a teenager, but she looks like she has a wise head on her shoulders. One can still dream though.]

It must be nice... To have someone to share your life with.

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[sailor_v]

[Minako nods vigorously; she's just as big a sap about this sort of thing, if not bigger.]

Being in love makes you feel complete. There's nothing in the world that compares to that feeling!

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[wonderland_vogue]

[Hopefully she doesn't mind just a few minute long video of Lydia just staring at the camera for a moment while she reads it over a second time before busting out laughing. Oops. So much for keeping the peace here.]

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[sailor_v]

[RUDE. She's not even going to answer you!]

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[ivegotadream]

Are date auctions a good thing or something?

[Rapunzel lived in a tower, these kind of things are a few thing for her.]

Like do they make people happy?

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[sailor_v]

I've never been to a real one before, but from what I've seen on TV, they look like they're lots of fun.

[And she looks so happy about it, just look at that beaming face.]

It's a good chance for people to get to know each other. I don't expect instant romance, but if there's a chance at least one pairing will become a couple, then my work is done!

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[truesmiles]

I am sure at this point, these things have become a yearly thing.

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[sailor_v]

That's terrible!

[She presses her hands to her face.]

They should happen at least twice a year.

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[xlvii]

Romantic? Really?

Where I'm from, Christmas is a holiday for family, friends, and children.

[Not that he's ever celebrated it anywhere but Sicily. Still, he's fairly sure the romantic part is only a Japanese thing, other than the occasional marriage proposal around that time.]

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[sailor_v]

Yup, one of the most romantic, actually! You're supposed to eat a cake together.

[Minako sighs, happily and tragically at the same time. She wants to eat cake with someone, dangit.]

Where are you from? What kind of traditions do you have?

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[myfayevalentine]

*Faye side eyes the crap out of this post. Then she takes a long, slow drag of her cigarette*

My name is Faye. I want a man. No boys. And no one needs to know anything about me. I have breasts. That's enough.

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[sailor_v]

What the... I'm not reading that for a bid introduction! Can't you come up with something better?

[Otherwise she'll just have to start taking some liberties, like she did with Prompto.]

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[guitar_hero]

Wow this is a bad highschool dramady waiting to happen. [he's all for it] But why limit yourself to boys or girls? There are an entire spectrum of genders, you know, some you probably haven't heard of. And what if a robot wants to date? Are you going to ask it if it's a boy robot or a girl robot? Because, let me tell you, that question gets awkward after a while.

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[sailor_v]

[But Tumblr hasn't been invented yet! But Minako is pre-Stars canon!]

Huh?! Well...I guess they can scratch it out and write down whatever they need to, I guess? ...Do robots like to date?

[It's the first she's ever heard of it, but a robot in love does sound pretty cute.]

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[cursed_analysis]

How many people have signed up for the auction thus far? If its not many, I may sign up; it would be a change of pace from being a bidder.

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[sailor_v]

Not too many just yet! I'll probably get more as we get closer to the day of the event. But I'd be more than happy to sign up a handsome fellow like you!

[He's probably too old for her, but she can appreciate his looks just the same. Someone like that is bound to be popular at the auction!]

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[swordprincess]

Hmm...perhaps I should sign up.

[The last time turned out to be a dud.]

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[sailor_v]

Do it boldly!

[She grins with confidence, flashing her trademark v-sign with her fingers.]

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[desirers]

I don't get it.

Why don't you people just have sex if you want it that badly?

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[sailor_v]

[Minako stares flatly at the screen. Gross.]

...You know I'm only fifteen, right?