Blind Date
A social ritual where two blindfolded strangers hope for a spark without seeing each other's faces or resumes. The tension and anticipation become a banquet of chaos with every expectation-calibrating function turned off. Although their true looks remain literally in the dark, the void in their conversation is illuminated brighter than any spotlight. A first meeting devoid of all evaluation criteria serves as a mirror highlighting the chasm between fantasy and reality. In the end, participants walk away with friendship, romance, or at least a story—most often the latter, chronicled as an anecdote.