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Sam had actually considered the speed dating thing, for all of about thirty seconds before he decided that he just didn't care enough to put forth the effort it would almost certainly require. Yes, it would have been nice to meet some attractive girls, but he had plenty of friends fitting the same criteria, and anyway, dating had never much been his thing. The few times he'd tried, it hadn't gone well at all; it was much simpler just to stay on his own or go the friends with benefits route. There were no real expectations that way, ones which he historically fell short on, too much of a perpetual bachelor and with no real incentive to change his ways. Now was no exception, and while maybe five minutes with a few girls was no commitment, it just also seemed pointless.
So he hadn't signed up - had, in fact, completely forgot about the event until he'd gone to the Hub to get a drink and found it instead full of various couples, with some chick blowing a whistle and the men all scattering like it was a game of musical chairs. If nothing else, it confirmed that he'd definitely made the right decision in passing it up. Still, he stood for a couple minutes, hoping it would let up so he could go to the bar without walking through the middle of chaos, turning only when he noticed someone else approaching. Seeing Erica there was a surprise, but not an unwelcome one; he grinned at the sight of her, wry and already a little teasing. "God, look at all this," he said, almost laughing. "You didn't sign up for this, did you?"
So he hadn't signed up - had, in fact, completely forgot about the event until he'd gone to the Hub to get a drink and found it instead full of various couples, with some chick blowing a whistle and the men all scattering like it was a game of musical chairs. If nothing else, it confirmed that he'd definitely made the right decision in passing it up. Still, he stood for a couple minutes, hoping it would let up so he could go to the bar without walking through the middle of chaos, turning only when he noticed someone else approaching. Seeing Erica there was a surprise, but not an unwelcome one; he grinned at the sight of her, wry and already a little teasing. "God, look at all this," he said, almost laughing. "You didn't sign up for this, did you?"