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Post by Yugi on Dec 19, 2011 18:54:07 GMT -5
The last thing you were expecting was parallel lines of trumpeters. As you watch as a little Peophin walks between the musicians, you also ponder on how they all fit into your bedroom. The little Peophin approaches you with a smile across his little white muzzle, brown eyes shining with the joy of his delivery. He hands you a scroll without a word. He somehow signals to the fanfare to exit the room, and he follows soon after. After you are finished staring at the closed door, you turn your attention back to the scroll. The scroll is sealed with wax, imprinted with an unfamiliar coat of arms. Curious, you break the seal and unroll the parchment and reveal a strange letter:
To the Lucky Lover Who Has Received this Letter, Many congratulations, as you have been successfully paired with a wondrous partner for a stupendous holiday treat. Before you even think of tossing this scroll into your trash receptacle, please take note that this date is sponsored by the Kingdom of Aquari and is free of charge on behalf of the Make-Me-a-Match Foundation. If you enjoy the result of all of their hard work, they except donations in the form of neopoints, doubloons, and free advertising. The date set out for you is tailored to your interests, and your partner chosen by your answers to our wonderful online questionnaire. If you have any complaints, you should revisit your answers and check your honesty before consulting with the MMAMF personnel.
You skim over the rest of this section, as you notice it removes any form of liability on the kingdom and the foundation. After your quick skim, you reach the last paragraph of the letter with all of the information you need:
Lilly, on behalf of Ren and Doma I have organized quite the special date for you! Attached to the bottom of this scroll is a credit card totaling 100,000 neopoints. We apologize for not making it 150,000, but you know…budget cuts. We ask that you buy the necessary decorations for a Holiday Extravaganza that will be hosted in the palace’s grand ballroom later this evening. Any extra cash is yours to spend as you wish (don’t forget to buy that special dress and those matching heels!), as well as anything that can be spared for your date. Your date will be meeting you outside of the shopping district in Neopia Central at 9:00 this morning! Hope you won’t be late!~
Happy Holidays dear, Queen Arynaiyae Royale of Aquari [/i][/right] Kel, Go to Neopia Central at 9:00am today or your mother is going to have your hide. Your date knows what to do. Your mother would like to remind you that if you give the young lady any sass you will not be getting that new blender you asked for this holiday. I personally think she won’t have any trouble with that attitude of yours at all. Grin and bear it, Queen Arynaiyae Royale of your home, So don’t push it [/i][/right]
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Mini
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Post by Mini on Dec 21, 2011 14:34:58 GMT -5
Lilly's eyes lit up as she picked up the credit card with a $100k limit. She was much more frugal than her Aunt Eva, but really...what girl WOULDN'T love a shopping spree? Especially after the year she'd had, she needed to spoil herself. She read the list again, mentally checking off the things she needed to get for decorations - lights, obviously, wreaths, holly, mistletoe, a Christmas tree, ornaments, tinsel, garland, and a giant life-sized Santa mannequin complete with elves and sleigh. She smirked. She doubted Aryn realized how much she loved decorating, especially for Christmas, her favorite holiday. The 150,000np limit would have been better to cover her costs, but it added a little challenge to her day - bargain shopping!
She nearly missed the part about her date, and glanced at the letter once more to realize she was nearly late! She quickly pulled on her fluffy winter jacket (all synthetic, of course), dropped the credit card into the Coach handbag Aunt Eva had bought her for her birthday (Lilly had been impressed since Eva had taken into consideration Lilly's lifestyle and made sure it involved no animal parts or testing), and hurried out the door. She hoped Ance wouldn't mind she hadn't left a note, figuring Ance would probably be able to find her if she really wanted or needed to.
Lilly half power-walked, half-jogged to the corner she was supposed to meet her date. Christmas music blared in the square, and Lilly found herself absentmindedly singing along to The Christmas Song waiting for her date to show up.
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Post by Yugi on Dec 22, 2011 12:15:18 GMT -5
Kel had to reread the letter twice.
After Alex had left the room, Kel couldn't really go and demand he take it back, that he had the wrong guy. But he knew that wouldn't really get him anywhere. Another date, another lost hope in his mind.
He shrugged his shoulders and climbed out of bed. As he dressed, he wondered at who they paired him up with this time. Would it be like the girl who wanted to drink her problems away, or the one who wanted to seduce his cape off? He shivered, suddenly very uncomfortable. He added a scarf to his wardrobe for extra measure just to have additional clothing.
He glanced at the clock and saw that he needed to skedaddle out of the castle soon. He stuck the scroll in his pocket and headed out the door, hoping to make it there before the girl did so he could put on his brave dating face.
He arrived a few minutes after the time, and paled as he approached the meeting place. Oh, how mad Ren would be if he messed this up.
"Hey...Lilly?"
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Post by Mini on Dec 23, 2011 14:42:05 GMT -5
Lilly turned her head at the sound of her name. She saw a young stallion about her age walking towards her. He looked vaguely familiar, though Lilly couldn't remember his name, but she was sure she'd spoken to him at least once before. Ah, that was right. She had been too distracted by her ever-adoring one-man Fan Club, Adan. She shuddered at the thought of him. If they ran into him today, she wasn't sure if she could resist kicking his sorry 12-year-old butt (though for some reason he kept claiming he was 14). That wouldn't go well in front of her date, she was sure.
"Hello," Lilly replied, leaning leisurely up against the light pole she'd been waiting by. "I think we've met before, but I can't seem to remember your name. Sorry."
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Post by Yugi on Dec 23, 2011 22:48:21 GMT -5
Well, he could count 'memorable' off the list of things he was today.
Lilly's blunt statement caught him off-guard. She wasn't even going to try the guessing game? He sighed, figuring it was to save her the trouble of encountering an awkward moment later on.
"It's fine," He adjusted his scarf so it was less in the way of his face, "We've only met once or twice. I'm Kelright, an old friend of Ren's."
Deciding that wasn't enough of an introduction, he continued, "You can call me Kel if you want. Everyone else does anyway."
Not one for the cold or awkward meetings, Kel shifted in his spot. He figured the least he could do was ask if she really was his date for the day. He fingered the scroll in his pocket for a second before removing it.
"You didn't get one of these things by chance, did you?" He didn't know if he was praying that she did or didn't. Upside, he would know his date. Downside, he'd be in a world of hurt if he screwed this up.
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Mini
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Post by Mini on Dec 24, 2011 1:31:29 GMT -5
Lilly held up her invitation. "Yep, I'm the one you're looking for. I've got a loaded credit card and we've got lots of shopping to do today...oh don't worry, I'll try to make it as painless as possible," she tacked on at the end, remembering any shopping trip with her father usually ended up with her hauling his drunk ass home.
"We're shopping for decorations for the Holiday Extravaganza at the palace, and then I -," she stopped, took a scrutinizing look at him, and changed what she was saying. "WE, need to get some clothes for the event." Aunt Eva would have her hide if she showed up with a guy dressed in that (though, if the guy wasn't in an Armani suit, Eva wouldn't look twice at them).
"Anything we need to get before we start? Coffee? Tylenol? A lobotomy?" she giggled softly to herself.
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