Singles Night @ Bright Sky Diner

[sonicosuper]

It had started as a joke, but gradually more people were showing interest in the idea, and so Singles Night became a thing. It would be fun, the managers said, and it would hopefully gain some revenue. The event would have been advertised around the city, so when the night came, the staff there were waiting for a good turn out. They'd certainly gone to some effort.

 

MAIN AREA

The main part of the diner had been changed into an area made of larger tables to encourage mingling. Here there were buffet tables set up, and the lighting was warm and friendly. Light jazz music played very softly in the background to keep the atmosphere buzzing and happy. Maybe people would meet the love of their life here, or maybe they'd just meet a new friend.

BOOTHS

The booth along the walls of the restaurant remained as they were, but the lighting above the tables was muted for a more intimate feel. These areas of the restaurant would be quieter and there was no need for anyone to be nearby unless they were seeking a little more peace. These tables are ideal for people who have found someone they'd like to get to know a little better. It's relaxed, but pretty romantic, with candles on the tables too. These booths include table service, with quiet but friendly wait staff.

OUTSIDE AREA

Now this is the special place to be. The outside area of the diner has been transformed into a romantic and cosy place. Fairy lights decorate the fencing, and there are warm blankets on the benches too. This is a perfect place for those who want to cuddle up. After all, what better way to warm up than to sit side by side and admire the stars with the charming stranger you've just met?

[This is a mingle post! Feel free to add your characters anywhere you wish. Good luck on finding the one, making new friends, or trolling the singles. Have fun!~]
 

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[sonicosuper]

Sonico had lifted her face up towards the sky, and seemed happy enough just to keep enjoying the night. Then she noticed him looking at her, so she tilted her head towards him, "I didn't mean to interrupt but - The event is a little bit of a lost cause to me too."

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Oh? How so?" Koumyou went back to his usual squinty expressions. "You don't look like you dressed for a lost cause, if you don't mind me saying so. That is, you're not in a work uniform...?"

[sonicosuper]

"No, I suppose I'm not." Sonico glanced down at her outfit and shook her head. "But I only dressed this way because I feel like a lost cause." She looked around at the outside area, at the various couples and friends here and there. "Anyway, never mind. I have met some nice people here tonight, so that's a good thing."

[its_dad_sanzo]

"A lost cause? How's that?"

The stranger was young, and friendly, and very polite! Surely whatever she was after, she could find at some point.

"Oh! Meeting nice people is good," and strange, for the reclusive priest, but hey. He knew he was a weirdo.

[sonicosuper]

"I suppose because...maybe I did come here with a tiny bit of hope that something would come from it, that I would meet someone who was romantically interested in me." Sonico just slowly shook her head, indicating that this certainly wasn't the case. "But I have been trying to make friends and yes, that is good. My friends back home would be so proud of me for trying."

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Aw, that's a shame, I'm no help there. I'm not even a good match-maker!"

What'd he know about any of that, anymore? "I couldn't even try to set you up with my son. He's taken!"

[sonicosuper]

"Ah - don't worry!" Sonico held up her hands, almost defensively, blushing and shaking her head furiously, "Oh no! That's okay anyway. Thank you..."

from Sanzo's player: "Sanzo dies a little inside every time this happens" rofl

[its_dad_sanzo]

"It's a real shame, because he's just the cutest, too."

Koumyou sighed. It wasn't like he had any problem with Sanzo's relationship, of course. Amberdrake was a gods-damned delight and probably the best thing to ever happen to the bitchy younger priest since Koumyou himself had pulled him out of the river.

But it would have been fun to be around when setting him up with random people was still an option!

"Do you want to see him anyway?" Koumyou juggled things a bit until his pipe was in the same hand as his cup of apple cider, haphazardly, and he could dig around in his sleeve for his phone.

Tee hee! D'aww - too adorable!~

[sonicosuper]

"Oh, I'm sure he is." Sonico smiled politely, amused by the way this man talked about his son, so happy and so proud. She finally settled down on the bench as he started looking for his phone, happy to indulge him, "Of course."

There he go...

[its_dad_sanzo]

Koumyou sat down too, as an afterthought, and set his cider down next to his foot. That was a little less juggling, at least! Once he found his phone, he of course had to scroll around in his gallery for a moment.

"Let's see, this is a good one! I had to get him very drunk to get this picture taken." Koumyou held out his phone to show off a picture of him and his son together! "Look how tall he is! When I last saw him before coming to this world, he was only thirteen and so tiny. And I got these from his... uh, roommate."

Koumyou scrolled through three more pictures for his semi-captive audience.

"Isn't he the cutest? As grumpy as the day is long, though." And prone to wearing the same uniform as his father, of course, as they were both Sanzo priests. Complete with chakra, because not everyone was a loser like Ukoku.

^^ Such a proud daddy!

[sonicosuper]

Sonico leaned closer so that she could take a look af the pictures on his phone. She smiled when he showed that first picture, glancing up at his face and back again at the photo, "You both look so much like father and son."

Then she looked at the other pictures, and in reply to his question, all Sonico could do was nod - his son certainly is handsome! "Mhm. He is very cute." No wonder he's taken.

ヽ( ´ ∇ ｀ )ノ Big proud papa!

[its_dad_sanzo]

"He's grown up so much since I died," Koumyou sighed, looking at the photos himself now. He was regretful that he hadn't been there, yes, but also proud that his son had made it so far anyway.

[sonicosuper]

Wait - what?! Did he just say what she thinks he did? Sonico looks away from the phone to stare at him for a moment instead. Her voice drops to a suitably confused and awed whisper, "You're dead...?"

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Well, I... died, before I came here? I thought that was common-place," until tonight, nearly everyone he'd ever mentioned it to had seemed to have experience in that happening to some of the people who were here. "I'm alive now! I think. I mean, I woke up without any injuries, though I'm pretty sure if I went back to my world I'd be dead again. But here, I seem alive and well enough. And my son's here! So I don't mind at all."

[sonicosuper]

"Hmm. Not quite commonplace - at least, I don't think so. But I have met another person who was dead before he came here. I think he still thought he was dead." Sonico bowed her head, looking a little embarrassed now about having been so surprised by his comment - that was probably very rude of her. "How lovely! For you to have more time with your family! What a blessing! Your son must be pleased too!"

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Well, I'm pretty sure I got torn into little pieces," Koumyou chuckled, "though I honestly didn't feel much. Shock to the nerves, and all that, and then it was... over. So," he patted himself down; two hands, two arms, two legs, head still attached. Yup, alive! "I have a pulse and everything, so I'd say whatever force brought me here must have reassembled me. And my robes!"

He was, after all, still wearing traditional 'Sanzo' garb. And his sutra, of course.

"Oh, he is, I'm very glad for the extra time with him. We were parted far too early."

[sonicosuper]

Sonico gasped when he explained what had happened to him, and she listened with sympathy. Still, he seemed pleased now at least to be back, and she smiled as she glanced him over, definitely intact. "That's so wonderful. I'm just so glad that you can have some family time again. This place isn't as bad as some make it out to be."