If a man were asking this, I’d say to check the site’s rules and determine whether it violates them before answering. But in this case, the question is from a woman.
You’re actually receiving offers in this format, which means the staff member who facilitated them has judged it to be acceptable.
While I was writing this, Maezawa-san posted an answer. That cleared up my own doubts as well.
In the end, the fact that you’re concerned here about whether this violates the rules probably means you’d prefer to start with a normal dinner date, and that the idea of getting into a car right away makes you feel uneasy or uncomfortable.
Why not simply tell the man that and say you’d be happy to accept if it’s a normal date? That way, it won’t count as you turning down the offer, and it should work out fine.
The quickest thing to do is ask the staff member on LINE as soon as you receive an offer.
Marika
Maezawa from the President’s Office will answer this as well.
> Is it against the rules to talk things over in the car and, if the terms work out, go straight to a hotel?
Yes, it is against the rules.
An escort date is different from a regular date, so the club should have explained that it was an escort date.
Since there was no such explanation this time, I assume it was meant to be a regular date.
If it’s a regular date, going straight to a hotel is against the rules. Saying that you’ll discuss the terms while driving might make it seem like it isn’t completely sudden, but the rule is based on whether you stop for a meal or tea. Simply having tea or eating a rice ball in the car does not satisfy that requirement.
Even if it’s a hassle, please go into a restaurant first. That way, it won’t violate the rules.
> Would it be okay if we stopped for tea or food at a drive-through?
No, a drive-through isn’t sufficient.
(However, it seems drive-through stops are allowed for escort dates.)
Please get out of the car and go inside the restaurant.
> It seems the man wants to talk things over during the drive and consider a hotel if the terms work out.
This is the biggest mystery.
Since you can’t speak with the man directly, I assume you’re asking him through the staff. But I don’t understand why the club staff aren’t saying anything.
Normally, I think the staff should warn the male member.
Are you perhaps pretending to be a woman when asking this question?
If you really are a woman and received that answer through the staff, I have to wonder what the staff are doing.
Or did the original post say it was an escort date, and you simply left that part out of your question here?
Or is this some kind of trap?
Like a police officer hiding beyond a stop sign, waiting to catch cars that fail to stop.
They could tell you to stop in advance, but instead they deliberately wait for you to break the rule and then punish you.
Maybe they already know what’s going on, but can’t take action until you actually do it, so they wait even when someone appears likely to violate the rules—and then lower their rating or force them to leave the club.
Well, if the staff want you to be forced out, perhaps such a trap is possible.
But I still think it would be kinder to warn you beforehand.
By the way, under Escort Date Plan 2, “Driving Date,” it also says:
① Pick-up
② Drive
③ Tea or meal break
④ Drop-off
Drive her to a location convenient for her and end the date.
Your time together ends here for today.
A plan lasting approximately two hours in total, from pick-up to drop-off.
So it seems that after the drive, you’re supposed to return to the meeting location. Once you return, the Universe Setting Date ends, and you give the woman ¥5,000–¥10,000.
After that, private dating begins. Therefore, if you chose an escort date just to use a drive-through, it seems you would first need to return to the meeting location and then decide whether to pursue an adult relationship (intimate).
It’s a little complicated, but as long as driving dates are permitted, this arrangement is probably intended to prevent a situation where the man drives straight to a love hotel and the woman ends up in a semi-coerced adult relationship because she feels she has no choice but to go along with it.
I’m Kazu, a male member.
https://universe-club.jp/event/55749/
Since something called an escort date exists, I don’t think this would be against the rules. Talking in a car could also be considered a date.
Unless it leads to trouble or a complaint, I don’t think it would be treated as a rule violation.
I’m a male member, and my username is Paper Airplane.
I’ve met women through arrangements several times when we had less than an hour available.
In one case, I only had a short break between commitments, and in another, the woman could only spare about 40 minutes.
Naturally, there wasn’t time for a meal or to go to a hotel. Isn’t it enough to meet, talk in the car, and see whether we click?
Also, if you’re in a car, you can quickly pull up at places like Starbucks, a sweets shop, or a boutique for a light snack, dessert, or a little shopping.
