[VIDEO] Owner of a Lonely Heart?

[songbird_slayer]

[This stage is familiar, but the decor is the beginning of a passionate spring, roses of red and white gabbled with bits of pink tucked in here and there. The statues are dressed in crowns of bright flowers, and the little cherubs are extra polished today to really stand out.

The music is, in short, appropriate thanks to the in-house band. Orchestral sweeps are joined by the petite horned woman twirling into the frame wrapped in a vintage white dress decorated in hearts. She then stood at attention, clicking her t-strap heels. She wore a pair of tiny white wings on her back, and gave a prop heart-topped scepter that looked better-suited in the hands of a magical girl a twirl.]

Good evening, citizens and otherworlders of Vaikuntha! Now, I know a certain thorn in our side is coming around the corner, but in this- the month of Love and Adoration- one mustn't forget their very hearts!

Why, these poor little things beat in our chests every day and many go completely neglected. Or worse: They yearn for another, but just don't know how to open up, or even how to begin searching.

Well, today is your day to change all of that! Welcome to the Love 101 Q&A, your place to get those questions answered! I'll be your co-host and female perspective should you need it, but... hmmm. Looks like I need a master of chemistry. Who better than a scientist?

[Suddenly, there's a distant VRRRRROM sound as Papyrus, clad in a stylish black suit with a fire-patterned collar as well as one of the many hats Kanji provided him, zooms in, does a little flip, and lands right beside Madhuri. Oh, and that certainly is an arm draping over her shoulder while he adjusts a pair of heart-shaped shades.]

FEAR NOT, CITIZENS!!! I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, HAVE A PHD IN ALL THINGS CHEMISTRY! AS WELL AS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE WILD AND ALLEGEDLY DAUNTING WORLD OF ROMANCE!

[Which may surprise people! Not everyone knows of his love life, but he doesn't want to boast too much. Nyeh heh... hopefully he's at least doing okay so far!

But it seems so considering Madhuri, caught by surprise by the display, has to put both hands over her face to mask the giggling. How was she to know skeletons could get so smooth?]

Well, there you have it! We're live for the next couple of hours, folks! Let the questions rain down like Cupid's arrows, so that we may fire them back and strike true! Make up a name for yourself if you must, and your answer will be aired for all to see while keeping your privacy intact!

YES!!!! HOLD NOTHING BACK! I, LOVE DOCTOR PAPYRUS, BELIEVE IN YOU!



[ooc: It's simple: Comments are private to Madhuri and Papyrus and you can directly address one or both of them. Their responses, however, are an open broadcast over the network in the name of helping everyone. Take notes!]

Comments

[provenworth]

[Elena is legitimately at a loss for words. At the dramatics. At the flair. At the skeleton with clearly a personality for days. And...were they some sort of couple? How did that even work? You know what, her mind was awfully creative and she didn't want to open that can of worms. Although, she did have some innocent questions she was going to send in via text because why not?]

Curious minds want to know, how did you two meet? And how did you know you were romantically interested in one another?

[songbird_slayer]

A curious mind asks how we met! Oho.

[She swept the scepter in an arc.]

Picture this: I'm running as fast as my legs can carry me, my arms full of a box of important documents that would bring the cult's darkness into the public light. Agents are closing in, hooded robes causing them to appear as spectres, evil shadows reaching to claim my very soul. The rain is coming down like sheets, painting the world in a dismal gray, the pounding of shoes and heels against the pavement scattering water and grime.

Just when I feel my heart give, my breath tear from my lungs, my body screaming for rest when I need each ounce of frantic energy the most... a strong arm from my left pulls me in from a nearby alleyway. Close by is his hover board, alive and humming with alien energy. I climb on, and those arms surround me, hold me tight.

FEAR NOT, says my presently faceless savior. FOR THE WORLD SHALL SOON SEE THE FOLLY OF THESE FANATICAL FOES!

Then, doing a sick flip, we escape to deliver the blackmail. We escape to a tropical island, and we canoodle until the end of days as the cult falls.

[She paused.]

Anyway! We met on missions, I flirted, we agreed to a date which turned into another date. I realized over time that not only did I not want to stop doing it, but I'd grown rather fond of him. Turns out he felt the same, confessed over the holidays, and we've been at it ever since.

[einspine]

CANOODLING ON A TROPICAL ISLAND...

[Oh. That sounds... Nyeheheheh. Give him a moment while he envisions this with the doofiest grin imaginable.

...Right. They're live.

AHEM!]

ANYWAY! WHAT MADDIE SAID IS VERY MUCH TRUE!!! IT VERY MUCH STARTED WITH THE FLIRTING. ACTUAL, GENUINE FLIRTING! AND THEN A VERY LOVELY DATE. A FANTASTIC OPERA! COOKING SIDE BY SIDE. SPENDING THE EVENING TOGETHER...

AND MANY FANTASTIC STORIES SHARED, OF COURSE! I STILL ENVY THE MANY WORLDS YOU'VE SEEN, MADDIE!

[Ah, here comes a wistful sigh. One day he'll get to see more worlds!]

BUT THEN I GUESS I HAD A CRUSH FOR A WHILE AFTER THAT? DEFINITELY A FEW MONTHS BEFORE WE GOT TOGETHER FOR REAL!!! AND I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE FUSSED OVER EVERY LITTLE DETAIL FOR THE TIME WHEN I WOULD REVEAL MY ULTIMATE FEELINGS FOR HER!!!!

THERE WAS A HOVERBOARD AND AN ACCORDION INVOLVED, BUT EITHER WAY, I'M VERY LUCKY!!! MADDIE IS A WONDERFUL WOMAN. ALL THE X'S AND O'S FOR HER!

[In fact, here's a lil' nuzzle. You get the Pap, you get the sap.]

[provenworth]

[Its a good thing Elena is doing this behind the security of texting, because gosh this is a bit on the cute side and she has to maintain her Serious Business(TM) face. But, behind the security of the screen, she's smiling.]

That's a wonderful story. It's nice to see that people are able to find comfort in one another.

And whose drink do I have to pour to get a peek at this hoverboard?

[songbird_slayer]

That'd be this guy right here! [She reached up and gave Papyrus' chin a scratch.]

The builder, the brains behind the jet-propelled outfit! Go on, geek out about your ride.

[provenworth]

Well, consider me interested!

[Because Elena does love things that go fast and zoom, and the idea of a hoverboard sounded quite epic.]

Mr. Papyrus, I'd like to borrow some of your time to see your overboard and see if its something that could be replicated here.