What is Love? [Valentine's Date Event]

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It's shaping up to be another average day on the Transmigration 9. Crew members are going about their business as usual and all is (to most appearances, at least) about as "well" as things ever are on the ship.

Some crew members are going to be stopped out of the blue by impact with a force field.

"Attention Crewmen: You have been chosen to participate in an experiment!" GLaDOS's voice informs. They're not alone, someone else that was nearby is also caught within the same narrow radius. "Participation is mandatory. Please try to relax and enjoy the experience, as this will improve the quality of the test results."

Clearly this is going to be a wonderful day for science.

"You and your new scientific partner are now on a date," GLaDOS goes on. "As it would be detrimental to our study of the date experience if you were to be separated, you must remain close to your partner for the duration of the experiment. This will be enforced with the Transmigration 9 Crewman Containment Field. Prolonged exposure to the Transmigration 9 Crewman Containment Field may have unexpected side-effects. While any side-effects encountered will be documented and your desire to offer yourself to science is commendable, it is not a necessary part of this experiment."

"You will be informed when the test has been completed. We would like to thank you in advance for your full cooperation in the experiment and failure to attempt to foil it in any way."

"The experiment has begun, so you may begin dating."

[OOC: The exact details of your characters' confinement are up to players' discretion. Being trapped in a sensorium or other stationary place is a possibility, as is being stuck in a sort of roving invisible force field hamster ball that only affects the two of you. How far partners can move apart is probably subject to whatever's fun but they ideally shouldn't be able to sit on opposite sides of a room ignoring one another the whole time.

ICly the "test" lasts for a few hours and you are free to godmode GLaDOS telling them the experiment is finished.

If you would like a few tags from GLaDOS herself in your thread, ping me on this account or plurk or AIM or whatever is most convenient for you. :)]

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[iselldrugstothecommunity]

"I'm not saying it's a good thing. I'm just saying it's no one's business but Orc's and mine, and that's that."

With the mood of the evening definitely deflated, Howard shrugs. "We could go hang out in Hydroponics."

[kaya_waterwave]

And for his sake, she seriously hoped it stayed that way. But it was one thing to have something on the FAYZ be accepted, and another for it to be the same on Stacy. After all, people had a tendency to complain about things way before they tried to understand it.

"That's a good idea!" She said, maintaining a smile. She hadn't exactly gone there since the robot attack because...well, it brought back some prety bad memories.

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

"We could race again, if you want." He shrugs. It's something that requires minimal talking and he's feeling awkward again.

[kaya_waterwave]

Kaya thought a moment. They were on a date, and at this point it sort of needed saving, thanks to topics that were better left not discussed. That, and at this point they needed to get their aggression out.

"Better idea," she said, giving him a wink. "Why don't we race around in THOSE?"

Obviously she was referring to the bumper cars, what else?

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

A wicked grin sneaks over Howard's face. "Sounds like a deal."

[kaya_waterwave]

Now that was more like it. They had argued (which was their way, apparently) when they were supposed to be having fun. Kaya instantly flipped herself into the car, ready to attack!

Only...

"Um, how do I do this?"

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

Howard's over by the console outside the ring, breaking it open. "I have to turn it on first! Usually there's someone turning on and off the power..."

The cars budge and jerk. "There we go!" He hops in.

[kaya_waterwave]

"Oh good!" Kaya said, glad to be saved. She was immediately turning the wheel...which in turn sort of moved her in a slow moving circle, especially when she was't really keeping her foot pressed down.

"This could be a problem."

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

Howard doesn't bother to explain to her how to operate the car, instead just ramming hers with his a few times and then driving around in a circle. "Having fun yet?"

[kaya_waterwave]

Kaya grimaced. She shoud have remembered this part about Howard: just because she was nice enough to not shove her abilities in his face did not mean he wouldn't take full advantage of that. This was the same thing he did in the race.

So she took a look at the controls, then put her foot on the pedal to start. That got her moving. Good start. Now she started to use the steering wheel and found it was actually not as hard to move about as she thought.

Payback time.