Who: Dag and Tibby
What: Breakfast

Dag saw the girl sitting at a table eating breakfast and immediately recognized her as Lena's friend. He grabbed a muffin and took a seat across from her.
He wanted to sound cool so he tried to remember how the kids talk. "Hey," he said, "What's up?"

Who: Dag and Lena
What: A walk
Warning: Be wary of possible exy-say ituations-say

As they walked away from Dag's hotel room, he nervously laced his fingers through hers.
"So, uh," he said, "Andy's really cool. I bet you'd like him a lot."

Who: Dag and Lena
What: Painting

Dag had talked to Yente about what to do about his Lena situation. So, here he was by the lake where they'd had their first date, which also happened to be one of the most beautiful parts of the hotel's property. There were two painting easels set up facing the lake. Dag knew that the matchmaker was going to tell Lena to come out to this spot to paint and he hoped that she would.

Dag had always known he would eventually be abducted. He'd been mentally preparing himself for this day for a long time. The good news was, there wasn't an anal probe in site. But, on second thought, that was sort of a disappointment. The anal probe was so classic, so romantic in its humble little way. But c'est la vie.

Dag noticed a desk with a woman behind it and approached her. "Greetings, my new alien master," he said. Then he added, to be more accurate, "Mistress."

Yente looked up at him. She was about to correct him and say that she wasn't exactly an alien mistress, when she realized that it wasn't too far off. So she simply said, "Welcome to The Match Hotel, where if we don't find you a catch, you won't be released."

Dag grinned widely. "What a delightful motto, your supremeness."

Yente smiled back. "Why, thank you," she said. Most people were so busy being distressed they didn't even appreciate her way with words. "Basically, how this works is, you'll be living in this hotel and going on dates with various people until you find the love of your life."

Dag nodded. "Sounds like a reasonable arrangement. Can I have my room key?"

Yente happily handed him his room key.

"Now," Dag said, pocketing the key, "Where can I find the anal probes?"

( All These Things That I've Done )

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( First Kiss )

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