Johnny Grout, Third year Bio-Chemistry student from Vanbrugh
Rachel Seymour, Second year History of Art student from Vanbrugh
Hopes and fears before the blind date?
JG: Didn’t really have any, nothing to lose, hoped it wouldn’t be awkward.
RS: Hoped there wouldn’t be any awkward silences; feared they would be someone I hated.
What did you chat about?
JG: All sorts, mainly about each other.
RS: Strange experiences we’d had, mice, jobs.
If they were a Pokemon character who would they be and why??
JG: Eevee, definitely.
RS: Psyduck – there was more than a passing similarity between them.
Tell us something interesting that you found out about your blind date?
JG: Her parents own forty sheep and she once worked in B&Q.
RS: He once killed a mouse with his bare hands.
How would you describe them in three words?
JG: Interesting, slightly shy.
RS: Friendly, likeable, short.
On a scale of one to scrummy, how scrummy was the food?
JG: No complaints, nice chips.
RS: Delicious, I ate everything!
Do you think they wear dirty underwear or go commando if they run out of clean ones?
JG: Commando.
RS: Almost certainly dirty.
Blind Date is kindly sponsored by The Rose & Crown Pub and Restaurant on Lawrence Street.