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The (Forced) Speed Dating Meme

Maybe You Want to Be Here, Maybe You Don't
But You're Here!

It's as the tagline says. Maybe you want to be here - have a few laughs, get to know some new people, make new friends, maybe take someone home - or, maybe you don't. Either way, you're here, complete with a name tag, a list of preferences, and a mysterious magical force that's keeping you from leaving. Whether compelled to sit at your table and wait for your next match, or to visit tables yourself, it's time to partake in a thrilling game of speed dating. And no, you don't have a choice, so you might as well make the most of it.

How to Play:
- Make a top level with your character name and canon in the subject line. Include in your top level what's written on your character's tag. You may use this format if you wish:

Feel free to assume that your character filled it out themselves, or that it was magically filled out for them when they arrived and they aren't able to remove it. Whatever suits your character best!

- Assume your character is either seated at a table awaiting matches, freely exploring the room, or being propelled by some otherworldly force to mingle. That is to say, tag around to other top levels and speed date away!

- It may be a good idea to put in your top-level some preferences for whether you are looking for shippy threads, friendship threads, funny threads, etc.. whatever you'd like!

- Tag around, have fun, be respectful, follow basic dwrp rules, etc.!

Anyone and everyone is welcome, including fandom characters, fandom OCs, canon OCs, AUs, CRAUs, etc.! Feel free to spread the word and thanks for playing!

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Uh-huh, uh-huuh. [ Ryuji nods. now it just feels like he's conducting some sort of interview, not that he minds. ]

Having some extra muscle on the team's never a bad thing in my opinion, but if you've already got some kickass special powers that'd be way better!

[ after all, raw strength will only get him so far in the Metaverse; but if being a jujutsu sorcerer worked anything like the power of Persona, then Yuji's already at a significant advantage. Ryuji could always just ask him point blank if he's a fellow persona user, but even he has a limit on how much he's willing to reveal about his friends. ]

You some kinda magic user, my dude?

A magic user? [ Yuji repeats while looking like he's thinking very hard about how to answer that question. Hmm. Should he explain what a jujutsu sorcerer is? He's not even the best person to explain what jujutsu sorcerers are in the first place.

Ryuji seems like a trustworthy person though. He's part of a group that fights to help people. Someone like that is automatically cool in Yuji's book. ]

Well. I wouldn't call it magic but I can control my own cursed energy and use it to fight others, but mainly cursed spirits. That's what's being a jujutsu sorcerer is all about! Have you heard of us?

Jujutsu...sorcerer? [ Ryuji scratches his head.

Yuji says he's not a magic user, but when Ryuji hear's the word "sorcerer" he still can't help but imagine that this guy's some type of magician. maybe a wizard? or he supposes if Yuji uses cursed energy, as he calls it, then perhaps he's some kind of witch? or a psychic? ]

Sorry, doesn't ring any bells. [ but they fight against cursed spirits? that at least sounds somewhat familiar to him, though Ryuji wouldn't exactly say the shadows he fights are curses per se. ] Whaddya mean by "cursed"? Ain't that usually a bad thing?

[ Yuji gives a nod cause yeah, "cursed" does usually mean bad things! ] I’m not great at explaining this but cursed energy is basically from our negative emotions. Like when you feel anguish or grief?

So years back, some people learned how to manifest that "bad" energy and used it to exorcise cursed spirits hanging around our world.

Some of these cursed spirits can be crazy strong though! It can take a lot of power to exorcise really strong and bad spirits.

Negative emotions, huh? [ as vague an explanation as that may be, it still piques Ryuji's curiosity a bit. he chuckles. ] Well, not to brag or anything, but I've got plenty of those.

[ anger, mostly. ]

Can anyone be one of these sorcerer thingies? [ though, a sorcerer and a Persona user? even if he can't be one, it's still a pretty neat concept to him. maybe they could even work together. ] How strong are these spirits? What's the craziest one you've ever fought? You gotta give me all the details, man!

[ well someone's excited. ]

[ Man, Yuji's not sure if he should go into too much detail with someone who's unfamiliar with this kind of world. It doesn't seem like Ryuji scares easy, but stuff like this could leave a person feeling paranoid.

But maybe it would be weirder for him not to explain further since he already started. ]

I think, technically, anyone can become a jujutsu sorcerer. But the special thing about being one naturally is having the ability to see cursed spirits without any help.

I know a person who's crazy strong at being a jujutsu sorcerer, but she has to wear these special glasses to be able to see cursed spirits.

[ The craziest spirit he's ever fought?? ... The one living inside of him, for sure. ] There are levels to them. The strong ones are really fucking strong. Like they could really kill you. [ Speaking from personal experience. ]

Wait for real? It's somethin' you can be born with? [ jealous! ] That sounds kinda badass!

[ though he figures not being born with it means no cool powers, right? figures. guess he would settle for some glasses too if he had the opportunity. would Yuji know where he can get a pair? ]

I bet glasses girl gives everyone a run for their money though, bein' crazy strong and just needin' to wear some glasses.[ he's even more curious now.

[ had he been the same person he was a year ago, the possibility of death constantly looming over him would have probably deterred him. too bad Ryuji's not the same person he was a year ago. having brushed up against death one too many times made his resolve that much stronger. Ryuji grins. ]

I'm sure I could take 'em down if I had that kinda power. [ weird flex, but okay. ] Wonder if I could even use my Persona t-

Er—! Forget I said anything!

[ nice going, Ryuji... ]

[ !!! What was that, Ryuji? Come on, man. Don't be shy to share with Yuji! ]

Huh, what were you saying??

[ It sounds like he was about to mention something cool. ]

[ oh, it definitely is cool, but it's also technically supposed to be a secret...just like everything else he's mentioned that's also technically supposed to be a secret.

much like Yuji, he's also not the best at explaining this whole business about what kind of powers he has. either way, he can feel himself breaking out in a cold sweat—his friends are so gonna roast him later. ]

Gah—! Well I guess there's no point in hidin' it now. I use this thing called a Persona whenever I'm fightin'. [ and his is super cool! ]

It's uhm, kinda like this cursed energy stuff I guess, 'cept I'm manifestin' my "rebellious will" to fight these monsters called shadows. Some of 'em can be crazy strong too, but the Phantom Thieves always come out on top! [ okay, now he's just bragging. ]

So, you got any cool powers, my dude?

[ show him yours and he'll show you his. ]

Persona? Rebellious will? Shadows?!

[ This is a lot of new information but Yuji's doing his best to take it all in. Feels like a whole different world has just been opened up before his eyes! ]

Whoa, okay that sounds really awesome, dude. I wanna see how you bring out your Persona!!!

[ But first, by his tablemate's request, Yuji's gonna demonstrate how manifesting his cursed energy works.

Getting up from his seat, Yuji takes a couple of steps away from Ryuji - for safety reasons, of course! Once he's far enough, he balls his hand into a fist, and takes a deep breath. About a second or two later, his fist is suddenly engulfed in a ball of black and blue flames.

Yuji grins over at Ryuji as if to say, Heh, check this out! before giving a punch to the air. A huge gust of wind surges through the direction he had punched, not enough to create damage but enough to look impressive.

Satisfied with his little demonstration, Yuji then trots back to the table. ] Alright, your turn!

[ don't worry, dude. it really is a lot of information to take in. he hasn't even started explaining the good stuff—like about how they steal hearts and all that, or how there's another world that exists under Shibuya's subways. ]

Oh, er, well. About that...

[ before Ryuji can finish his explanation, Yuji's already out of his seat, presumably preparing to do something very cool. the way the other boy stands reminds Ryuji of an anime he once saw, though hopefully it'll take Yuji significantly less time to show off his powers.

[ and thankfully it doesn't. Ryuji's eyes light up when Yuji's fist is suddenly covered that black and blue flame. ]

Whooooaaaaaa—! [ he's so entranced by the flames, wondering what exactly he's about to do with it. Ryuji follows Yuji's fist, watching him punch the air with just enough force for the gust to still swoosh past Ryuji's face. his school blazer fluttering in the wind. Ryuji jumps out of his seat. ]

Duuuude!! That was so. freakin'. badass!!

[ but now it's his turn? the blond smiles sheepishly. ]

Er, weelll. Eheh. About that...[ he doesn't want to disappoint his friend but... ]

I don't think I can summon out in the open like this. [ nor is it probably safe to just take him straight to Mementos from here. even Ryuji understands that's probably very dangerous, even if Yuji has powers of his own. ]

But no worries, I think I can still walk ya through it, no problemo. [ still, he gets up from his seat. ]

So I gotta wear this special mask, and when I rip it off [ Ryuji puts his hand over his face, and then quickly yanks it away. ] I shout somethin' like "PEEERRRSONAAA" and then my persona comes out all like KURPOUUUSHHH and FFFSSHHOOO!!

[ he's incredibly animated while he explains all this, mimicking every explosion, every motion he goes through to give Yuji a good idea of what it's like. ]

He's a big 'ol pirate skeleton guy named Captain Kidd that can fire lightning and shit at shadows. I just give him the word and he blasts 'em away!

[ the more he explains it, the more it sounds like he's just making things up. Ryuji returns back to his seat, satisfied with his explanation. ]

So? That's sounds pretty cool, right?

Edited 2021-04-20 02:16 (UTC)

[ good thing yuji has a great sense of imagination! so as he listens to ryuji explain his powers, yuji manages to picture everything in his head. a special mask? a pirate skeleton captain that can fire lightning?!?! ]

Dude... That sounds...

[ some extra space for dramatization ]

Totally awesome!!!

What the hell, you get to summon a pirate?! Just like that? Man, that's kinda like my friend, Fushiguro, he can summon special beings, too! But I guess a persona is something different, huh? Wow. Man, that's so cool.

Hey. One day, if you find yourself in trouble, or vice versa, we should team up!

[ Ryuji laughs, amused by how much the other boy enjoyed his very detailed and accurate description. he nods. ]

Yup! Just like that! Some people can even summon a buncha different ones too. My best friend, Ren's, got a shitton of different ones he can use! [ he grins. he'll spare Yuji the details for now, but any opportunity to brag about his friend is a good one. he is a bit curious about what other kinds of powers these guys have though. ]

I'm sure there's other ways to summon 'em, but I dunno what they are. What kinda "special beings" can this Fushiguro guy summon?

[ regardless, any type of power would probably be a great asset to have in battle. Ryuji reaches out to Yuji. let's shake on it. ]

Hell yeah, man! We can always use a little extra firepower! Maybe some day I'll introduce ya to the rest of the team.

Oh yeah?? Your best friend must be hella powerful. [ nods sagely, out of respect. ]

Yeah, I'm still learning so I'm sure there are a ton of techniques I don't know about. It's exciting though, huh?

Fushiguro only has limited summons and they're all animals! Like divine dogs, rabbits, a huge elephant! They're not like normal animals, though, they've got their own special abilities too. It's pretty neat—and some of the animals are real cute.

[ grinning widely, yuji takes the hand and shakes it firmly! ]

Awesome. I'll do the same for you too! My friends aren't exactly a friendly bunch but they're good people. I'm sure you'll get along with them just fine!

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