TGIF

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Friday Night Excursions Meme

It’s Friday night, and you don’t have plans. Or maybe you have some really excellent plans involving your couch and your laptop, but your characters are in dire need of a social life. Grab your friends or text that cutie you swiped right on, you’re going OUT.


Scenarios:
1. Blind Date - You swiped right. Or, maybe this is an old-fashioned blind date, where your friends set you up. All you have is a time, date, place, and a name. Better hope they’re a good conversationalist, or you’ll be climbing out the bathroom window.
2. Game Center - Who’s ready for some SKEE-BALL? Mini-golf, anyone? Grab a friend or a date and school them in a game of laser-tag. Drunken laser tag? That’s what Friday nights were made for.
3. House Party - Sure, you were invited. Your friend’s cousin’s ex-roommate lives here. And you know… that guy. Fred? Fred. Okay, so maybe you’re crashing the party, and it is a rager. Get ready to get blackout drunk and jump off the roof, because it is Friday night and we are here to PAR-TAY.
4. Bar/Club Scene - Well, it’s better than drinking alone. Maybe you came with friends, maybe you’re just desperate to forget your loneliness, maybe you just honestly like sitting alone at the bar with a book. But hey, maybe you’ll meet someone cute, or maybe some jerk will try to slip something in your drink and you’ll end up best friends with the bartender who gets him arrested. Maybe you’ll try out a hip new club and get your grind on.
4a. ALT Bar/Club Scene - When I say BD you say SM. Or, maybe your alt club experience this evening is going to be one of those new hipster speakeasies. Maybe a swingers club? Whatever it is, you’re going to be walking a little bit off the beaten path tonight. Grab your tiger-print thong and curl your mustache, you’ve got an invite somewhere exclusive.
5. Meetup - You don’t need no dang romance (or maybe you do). You’re going to be spending the evening with your new crochet group. Craft beer enthusiasts. Improv acting troupe. Parcheesi players. Only, whoops, turns out everyone canceled except the two of you.
6. Great Outdoors - You know what weekends are for? CAMPING. Pile into the camper or heft your camping backpack, the world outside awaits. And if the wild world outside is a bit intimidating, there are always more suburban outdoor activities, like streaking through a moonlit park or starting a dumpster fire. Probably better to stick with camping. Camping builds character.
7. Great Indoors - The whole reason that humanity invented houses is because indoors is just plain better. You’ve got your couch, your pet, your laptop, some tea and a good book. And maybe a good friend or significant other to stay in and cuddle with you? Go on, invite someone over. You can make dinner, or order pizza, or just skip dinner and get straight to "dessert". There’s no work tomorrow, let’s stay up all night on a Sex and the City marathon.
8. Wreaking Havoc - Ordinary Friday night plans are for losers! Let’s put on our Halloween costumes and go TP a house. Let’s start a riot and party like it’s 1999. Go wild and crazy, paint outside the lines. It’s Friday!

Comments

Derek Lockwood | Original | OTA

[doctricis]

4.

[andgracetoo]

Another Friday night, another shift at the local bar. It wasn't much, but it had a relaxed atmosphere most of the time. Weekends got a little more rowdy, but Sam found she didn't mind. Especially since that usually meant more tips.

And so Sam was in pretty good spirits tonight, making her way down the bar to where a new customer sat. "Hey," she greeted, offering a wide smile. "What can I get'cha?"

[doctricis]

Derek wanted to try out a different bar than his usual bunch and fortunately enough, he actually got off his shift at a decent enough time to enjoy his Friday evening. He didn't think much of the bar itself but the atmosphere was pleasant compared to his loud usuals. He'd be lying if the blonde behind the counter didn't interest him as well, taking an empty stool up front.

"White Russian, please." Derek said with a smile in return as he lightly tapped the bar with his fingertips. His mother always made it a point to be polite and to leave tips where he could.

[andgracetoo]

Cute and polite. It was her lucky night. She kept her smile on and started reaching for bottles. His order wasn't one she got too often, and she actually liked when people ordered different things like that.

"You got it." There was a bit of a flourish as she poured, eyeballing the measurements. Bartending was just one more opportunity for her to show off, which she took advantage of for more tips.

"Did you need the food menu? The kitchen's still open for another hour or so."