❄ 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.]

Comments

[chanteuser]

If you look at it on paper, it kind of is.

[ it is essentially breaking and entering. ]

... Still. All this isn't so bad. Without the whole threat of someone dying hanging over our heads. [ it's a little like the ball, in the castle a few weeks ago even if it's not quite as fancy. ]

[robopriest]

Its true. Its weird, huh? Having a moment where we don't have to worry about the worst to come. We can just...relax.

[He stares at Alex for a long moment, his smile soft.]

Hey. Look up.

[Mistletoe is above them. Its been above them the whole time.

[chanteuser]

I know it'll stop eventually, but it still feels like we're all going to wake up with everything back to how it was, sometimes.

[ she blinks at him, and looks up as requested.


...

ah. ]

... Sneaky of you.

[robopriest]

Hey, lets not think like that.

[His eye glimmers with a sort of mischievousness.]

Not sneaky. Just good placement, I think. Besides...you don't sound upset.

[chanteuser]

You don't need to stand under plants to get a kiss from me. You know that.

[ still. it's a cute idea, this mistletoe tradition. ]

[robopriest]

Oh, I know. But I like the element of surprise.

[chanteuser]

[ element of surprise, hm? ]

In everything you do, huh?

[ well. she doesn't really give him a chance to answer -- her hands cup the sides of his head, finger tugging lightly on his hair and she pulls him down into a kiss.

breaking tradition would be terrible either way, no? ]

[robopriest]

It makes things exciting, doesn't it?

[Like getting kissed under the mistletoe - he leans in with a smile, kissing her back sweetly as one of his hands trails up her back to keep her close.]

[Sometimes, surprises can be very, very good, indeed.]

[chanteuser]

[ she pulls back just enough to ask -- ]

What happens when you've had so many surprises it becomes mundane?

[ he's not really getting a chance to respond though, as she just kisses him again, her hands stroking through his hair almost absently as she does. ]

[robopriest]

That's practically impo-

[Oh, and another kiss. His cheeks are a bit warm as she goes for another one, his grip tightening on her slightly as his hand moves to the base of her neck. She...really is a gift.]

[chanteuser]

[ she wins.

I mean neither of them are exactly complaining about this, but. She wins. She gives him one last, little kiss before pulling back properly, hand still smoothing through his hair. ]

There.

[ no one can accuse them of being party poopers now. ]

I didn't ask before, but have you just been standing here the whole time? Have you looked at the food yet?

[robopriest]

[He laughs, lightly, his hand moving through her hair to stroke a thumb over her ear.]

Well, I just wandered over here, but...do you want to check it out?

[chanteuser]

You wandered directly until a sprig of mistletoe, hm?

[ convenient, mister. she looks entertained enough though, and leans into the brush of his thumb. ]

Even if this is a nicer kidnapping than the previous kind, we might as well take advantage of the free things they've set up? [ she looks up a little at the mistletoe. ] Instead of picking and choosing what we take advantage of.