❄ I just wanna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe ... [sisi voice] A Jingle Mingle

[alittlefuninstead]

Wherever you are, whoever you are, you'll likely find yourself blinking one moment and teleporting in a flurry of snowflakes the next. Luckily for you, there's no murder this time! (Probably.)

Rather, you'll hear Christmas carols aplenty as you approach a winter castle, snow lightly falling and various paths leading to gardens filled with still-blooming flowers (how.) and lit topiary displays.

Upon entering the castle, you'll find it's brightly lit and decorated...welcome to the party! Frost lightly dusts the walls and some nearby surfaces and guests will find there are halls and floors aplenty to explore. There are rooms filled with plush chairs and fireplaces for those looking for something cozier, rooms filled with all kinds of games and toys, and naturally there's a large ballroom prime for dancing. Spread through you'll find tables of snacks, full-course meals, drinks, desserts, and even champagne towers. Are you looking for something specific? Simply ask a member of the staff. Watch your step though! Their assistants really are doing their best to help, and the jingling bell may be too faint to hear if you aren't paying attention.

It seems as though you've all been invited to a wonderful holiday party for no reason at all...but there is one thing amiss...or, should I say...amistletoe?

Pinned up on every doorway is a sprig of fresh mistletoe, decorated with bright red bows and dustings of frost. And sure, perhaps it's easy just to avoid the doorways if you want to be a spoilsport. But should you avoid it for too long, it will seem as though the mistletoe is following you, almost as if some asshole is hiding out and purposefully trailing behind to keep it dangling over your head.

Oh. And did I mention you can't leave the castle grounds until you play along? Pucker up.

[ooc: this can be any past murdergame characters y'all, go nuts.

for clarity sake, this includes characters from: reapsody, grimmoired, plasmatio, subdivided, thotordie, bluesclues, tropicalgetaway, notagain, and redactable!

edit: and by popular demand any of you from the above games can also bring your yuggoths and your tikirobos. The Robowests were in CRAU and therefore don't count goodbye.]

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[hegemonstrous]

[I told you, in the back of her dress! Don't worry about it.

But yeah, it absolutely doesn't work. You just have a tiny lady in a ballgown trying to hit the ceiling with an axe for no reason.]

How nefarious. It means to trap us.

[fishingforcompliments]

[Flayn thinks about the numerous books on flower language that she read during CRAU.



Yeah no she's not opening up this can of worms with Edelgard.]

Perhaps we are going about this the wrong way. The more attention we pay it, the more aggravated we will be. Perhaps we can simply pretend it is not there?

[hegemonstrous]

Do you actually think that will work?

[She somehow doubts that. But she does sort of understand the concept here, too, or otherwise these threads would be impossible.]

[fishingforcompliments]

Well, I do not know that it will actually make it go away, but perhaps if we pay it no mind it will get bored?

[Or, like, whoever's responsible for it will get bored!]

[hegemonstrous]

All right. Let's pay it no mind.

[Standing. Sipping her champagne. Side eyeing this stupid plant.]

[fishingforcompliments]

[Standing. Scouring the tables of food for some tasty holiday fish. Spotting some and heading over--

Haha nope this is the "deal with it or go nowhere" variety of mistletoe.]

Oh, curses.

[hegemonstrous]

Hmph. So much for that plan.

[What else do you have, Flayn??? Why is this Flayn's responsibility.]

We will simply have to break the curse.

[fishingforcompliments]

[She's not the one who put the mistletoe everywhere!! Edelgard!!

Anyway Flayn is checking the immediate area to make sure no one is watching.]

Are you aware of how to break it, Edelgard?

[hegemonstrous]

I. . . have my suspicions.

[Hmm.]

[fishingforcompliments]

[Edelgard are you really going to make her say it!!]

I do as well, based on the traditions of some of the worlds outside of Fódlan that involve that plant... [Mmm.] The thing is, the first method that comes to mind is a bit of a problem.

It is nothing against you, of course, I simply have someone that I would rather not allow to see me kiss someone else...

[The problem is she's het.]

[hegemonstrous]

[Really, Flayn? She's. . . offended.]

It isn't as though I would want to kiss you!

[fishingforcompliments]

I am quite aware that you would not.

[The whole (redacted for the canonblind) made that abundantly clear, thanks!]

[hegemonstrous]

It would only be to remove this curse. We mustn't let emotions prevent us from pursuing the most effective course of action.

[fishingforcompliments]

[One last sweep to make sure Yin Yu is not right there watching - ]

Very well, let us get this over with, then.

[hegemonstrous]

Yes. There's no reason to make a fuss about something so simple.

[But she's turning just a little red. And hesitating.

. . . Fine. Leaning in to peck her!]

[fishingforcompliments]

[Flayn's a little shorter than her (I checked the profiles to make sure!!) so she tilts her head up to make it a little easier, and very, very carefully, returns the peck, just in case the mistletoe has some caveat like both of them have to be active participants in the kiss.

And then she tries to step away to go fetch that fish...

Aha! She can actually do it! Curse broken, maybe.]

Well, that seems to have done the trick.

[hegemonstrous]

[What a sad kiss. But Edelgard is just pretending not to be flustered by it.]

What a relief. Finally, we can put this nonsense behind us.

[fishingforcompliments]

Yes, we can.

[I'm almost tempted to have another sprig of mistletoe pop up until they have a kiss that isn't quite so sad. Just to spite them for thinking they could get out of it so easily.

Unfortunately, speaking of getting out of it: ]

If you will excuse me, I think I would like to try some of that...

[She gestures toward where the fish is and scampers off.]