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riverviewlogs2017-11-16 12:52 pm
ohhmrburnsides) wrote in riverviewlogs2017-11-16 12:52 pm
[open] the dating game!
who: magnus burnsides, cisco ramon and you!
what: some blind dates!
when: throughout november
where: throughout riverview
warnings: will update as needed!
[ Since his friend with benefits went and got himself a For-Real Boyfriend, Magnus has been just a little bit lonely. It’s really not a big deal; it wasn’t anything serious. However, one of his friends is taking it upon himself to remedy Magnus’s loneliness.
That friend is Cisco.
He’s making it his responsibility to make Magnus’s life a little happier… by playing matchmaker. You might get a call or a text from Cisco asking if you’re up for a blind date. He might not even tell you it’s supposed to be a date. However he convinces you to get out of the house, you’re going to find a (possibly confused) Magnus Burnsides when you arrive. Maybe you’ll have a good time. Maybe you won’t. ]
( If this is something that interests you—for good times or bad—feel free to contact Magnus mun at![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
aldigrocery or Cisco mun at platoapproved! We’ll be happy to set up a scenario. )
what: some blind dates!
when: throughout november
where: throughout riverview
warnings: will update as needed!
[ Since his friend with benefits went and got himself a For-Real Boyfriend, Magnus has been just a little bit lonely. It’s really not a big deal; it wasn’t anything serious. However, one of his friends is taking it upon himself to remedy Magnus’s loneliness.
That friend is Cisco.
He’s making it his responsibility to make Magnus’s life a little happier… by playing matchmaker. You might get a call or a text from Cisco asking if you’re up for a blind date. He might not even tell you it’s supposed to be a date. However he convinces you to get out of the house, you’re going to find a (possibly confused) Magnus Burnsides when you arrive. Maybe you’ll have a good time. Maybe you won’t. ]
( If this is something that interests you—for good times or bad—feel free to contact Magnus mun at
for Ed
So he can't help thinking that, well, maybe it would be nice if Magnus started putting himself out there. Meeting new people. Finding somebody to have fun with, who can make him smile. Doesn't have to be the romance of the century or anything - just someone to pull him out of his loneliness.
And sure enough, Cisco knows a few people. Some people who have lives almost as complicated as Magnus's, who (might?) be single. The only trouble is, he's almost positive that if he just suggested Magnus ask one of them out and get to know them better, Magnus would deny being lonely in the first place.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. ]
Heeyyy, Magnus, what up?
[ Cisco strolls into his favorite bakery and coffeeshop to find that Magnus has already found a little table for two by the window. Perfect. Cisco gives him a one-armed hug before dropping down into the seat opposite of him. He pulls out his phone, checks the time. Ed is supposed to show up in around five minutes - Cisco had meant to leave more of a buffer between the times but he had taken longer than he expected to walk here.
There's just a hint of nervousness in his smile as he tucks his hair behind his ears and asks: ]
You tried those cinnamon roll lattes they do here? They're to fucking die for, bro.
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[Cisco sure seems chipper today. It's a little odd, but it's certainly not a bad thing. Maybe Cisco's just excited about something and Magnus is about to hear all about it.
When he hears about the lattes, his eyes widen.]
Aw, man, they have cinnamon roll flavor? I didn't even notice! I just went for the usual. [He holds up his mug—pumpkin spice. Reminds him of his childhood.] Oh, well. Next time.
[He takes a sip from the mug and sets it back down.] Soooo, what's on your mind, my guy?
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You know, it's same old same old, pretty much. Been working on a sensor that'll help me determine what different universes everyone is from based on the frequency that they vibrate at on a molecular level. It's going pretty well, I mainly just have to tweak the software to make sure it's sensitive enough to pick up -
[ Thank god, he spots a familiar flash of blond hair by the door. Cisco feels a rush of relief, grinning as he twists in his chair, saying, in an unconvincing performance of surprise. ]
Oh, look, Ed's here. Hey, have you met Ed before? I'm gonna- yeah- Hey, Ed, over here!
[ He calls it loudly across the café, waving an arm at Ed to indicate he should come over. This is it. Showtime. ]
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He wasn't expecting Magnus, who he hadn't seen since moving out of Floor Six, but Magnus was a pretty chill dude so Ed didn't think much of it when Cisco called him over to a table already occupied by the two of them. In fact, now that he thought about it, neither of them had seen him since that canister update - but he figured the changes were probably minor enough to go unnoticed if he didn't bring it up, anyway.
Ed flashes a quick grin with a wave in greeting as he makes his way across the cafe to where they're seated. Golden eyes glancing from Cisco to Magnus curiously while maintaining an almost cautious - but still pleasant - smile, wondering if he should grab a third chair.]
Hey... I didn't know you guys knew each other.
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Yo, Ed! Haven't seen you in a minute!
[He sees Ed struggling to decide whether or not to sit, so he reaches to an adjacent table—without leaving his seat—and grabs another chair to pull around so that Ed can join them.]
I didn't know you guys knew each other. Small town, huh? [He turns to Cisco.] We were roommates for a minute, back when I lived in communal housing. Floor Six.
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And I had no clue you guys had met either!
[ But that's good, right? It's better that they aren't complete strangers! All he has to do now is find an excuse to make his retreat, as non-awkwardly as he possibly can. Once he makes it obvious, of course, that this is all a setup and supposed to be a date. Cisco doesn't want this to slip into a mere Floor Six reunion. ]
This place is hella cute, right? I keep meaning to bring Eddie here on a date one of these days.
[ Real subtle there, Cisco. He looks around, grinning at both of them, as if he can force them to see the romantic potential in it through sheer force of will. He is even less subtle when he pulls out his phone, which is silent and obviously not lit up until he hits the button and pretends to be surprised: ]
Oh, damn, I- just got a text from Rey and there's a problem at the workshop, I guess I gotta run. That's- that sucks real bad. But you guys can keep each other company, right? Great. Guess I'll see you two later, sometime, byyyyeee!
[ And Cisco is bolting out the door before either of them can question his absolutely atrocious acting or his very peculiar behavior. ]
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[Yeah, invited or not, debating whether to grab a seat was a bit awkward, but this was all an interesting coincidence as far as Ed's concerned. He'll just drop right down in that chair, ready to make conversation. The Quarantine sure could be a pretty small town.]
How's the new place?
[Of course it's the name that catches Ed's attention more than anything. Sure, he'd talked to Cisco during that whole Soul Mates thing about someone, but a name had never come up and if anything the casual slip of 'Eddie' just then only served to distract him from the purpose of whatever was actually supposed to be going on here. Which, he thought was a lunch to catch up. Nevermind the fact that Ed didn't have a romantic bone in his body, and Cisco's sudden peculiar behavior wasn't going to help set the mood even if he did.]
That was weird.
[Ed glances back at Magnus after watching Cisco flee the scene, quirking a brow. He doesn't really know Cisco well, so as far as he knows that sort of behavior is perfectly normal for him. Especially considering how animated he was the first time they met, but still. Maybe the other had a little more insight on it.]
Is he... Normally like that?
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Uh... No. That was not normal.
[He spends another moment pondering. He's at least put it together that Cisco's exit was intentional, but it he can't figure out a motive. Cisco's not the type to ditch.]
Did I say something offensive...?
[But then, something clicks.] Wait—Ed, did Cisco ask you to come here?
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[Ed's not the most oblivious guy on the moon, but he's not exactly tech savvy so he basically took the explanation at face value. Cisco was pretty into his work, as far as he could tell, if something was up it only made sense for him to rush off and investigate the situation. Nothing seemed even remotely amiss to him until Magnus began to question it.]
Yeah, he said he wanted to grab lunch. Catch up, I guess.
[Or, so he thought. It had been a few months since they last talked. He hadn't mentioned Magnus though, Ed kind of figured the two had bumped into each other when they got here. Judging by the question, that didn't exactly add up.]
Let me guess, you think this was some sort of set up?
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Yeah, it sure is. Cisco thinks I'm lonely.
[That's a good enough explanation, right? He doesn't need to go into detail. Either way, he's not gonna keep moping about it. He lightens up and opts to make a joke out of the situation instead.]
I hate to break it to you, my dude, but I think we're on a date.
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Date.
[Yeah, he's just going to repeat that numbly like he doesn't get it, because there's no way Cisco really thinks that either one of them are the other's type. Right? ... Right? By the mercy of some higher power he's actually not blushing over this notion. Remarkable.]
Well, that probably makes two of us. Considering the last time Cisco and I talked ... Well, he could have the same impression from me. Which is why this would make sense. I guess.
[At least, make sense to Cisco. Where it wouldn't otherwise, by all logical standards.]
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[Seems like they're on the same page, in that Ed's not too excited by the notion of a date, either. That's good.
He doesn't really think before asking,]
Why would he get that impression?
[Magnus certainly hadn't gotten that impression from Ed.]
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Ah... A couple months ago, that soul mate- romantic holiday, thing...
[Okay, well. Now he's blushing. He didn't really want to give out Cisco's personal information, the guy seemed pretty down, stressing about what to do but-]
We started talking. I kind of ... told him about a girl I knew before coming here. It was stupid.
[Telling Cisco, that is. It wasn't really something he talked about much at all, to anyone.]
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[Magnus grins at Ed's blush, teasing just a little. But his next question is more genuine.]
Did you get one of those red string things like I got?
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It wasn't like that. I was somewhere else before I came here. That wasn't the only place I've been, either. She needed me, and I-
[How was it that it didn't get easier to explain this wasn't his first rodeo?]
People started disappearing in May... next thing I knew I wound up here and it was June.
[The red string question makes him pause, trying to work out what Magnus is asking before he remembers mentioning the September holiday.]
No, I didn't... Bother with those potions. Cisco had one, he seemed pretty undecided about taking it, so we started talking, that's all.
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Another weird universe-jump kind of thing, huh? Boy, am I used to that.
[He doesn’t bother pressing about the girl in question, because it seems like Ed doesn’t want to talk about it. He kind of jumps around that issue.]
But I guess that does explain why Cisco went and made an assumption. I took one of those potions and—well, it basically told me I’m not gonna find my soulmate or whatever in Riverview. Sooo…. [He punctuates this with a shrug.]
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You too? I get a lot of reactions, but that's usually not one of them.
[A beat, Ed seems to consider that before speaking again.]
I guess if he knows we've both been around and neither one of us has someone here- I can see the logic. At least we'd have something in common to talk about.
[The longer this conversation goes on the more he's starting to wonder about Cisco, though.]
From what I gathered he wasn't too sure he believed in all that soulmate stuff, anyway.