❄ 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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[soulus]

[Somewhere in the castle, Rufus turns around when he comes face to face with someone. Whoever it is, he looks past.]

. . . Excuse me.

[He is leaving.]

[bisouled]

Oh, h-- [ there he goes. ] ... I don't even get a hello?

[ why are you like this. she's not stopping him from trying to leave, because she knows he's not going to be able to... good luck, jerkwad. ]

[soulus]

[Well, it's Fiora, so he stops.]

Nice to see you again.

I'm afraid I'm in the middle of business.

[bisouled]

[ damn, foiled again. he goes ahead and greets her properly, so she won't stay mad - though she does tilt her head. ]

Aren't you always? [ she has to. regardless: ] Like what? Maybe I can help!

[soulus]

That information is confidential. Furthermore, only the dead are allowed to enter the Underworld.

[bisouled]

Oh, you meant back home.

[ she folds her arms. ]

Guess I can't help with that... You can't go home, though. There's some kind of force that won't let us leave.

[soulus]

I've heard the a kiss may be the key.

[bisouled]

[ chokes ]

A what?! Excuse me?

[ RUFUS WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT... there's no jesus on bionis, only alvis, she knows nothing of christmas. ]

[soulus]

Haven't you seen the sprigs by the doors?

[Mortals have bizarre traditions.]

[bisouled]

Well - sure, but what's that got to do with kissing?

[soulus]

Those who stand under it at the same time must kiss.

[bisouled]

[ if this were literally any other man, she would accuse him of making things up to try and put the moves on innocent maidens such as herself... but it's Rufus, so that's definitely not what's happening. He's serious. Fiora blinks, a bit dismayed. ]

And... you think that doing that will let us out? This sounds like a prank.

[soulus]

It's tradition in certain parts of the worlds.

[He does not comment on the question, because he is also aware that a kiss may or may not do the trick. He doesn't, however, appear dismayed as he discusses this.]

[misstrust]

... You're excused?

[ She tilts her head. ]

[soulus]

[He stops for Dorothy as well.]

How long are we expected to play along?

[misstrust]

I couldn't say. Until we've completed their more obvious requirements, perhaps?

[soulus]

Are you talking about the mistletoes?

[misstrust]

You've seen it, haven't you? The way it seems to keep appearing?

[soulus]

There's a sprig for every door.

[misstrust]

I've heard people talking about it apparently following them, as well.

[ Though people could be paranoid, it's happened. ]

[soulus]

For what purpose?

[misstrust]

To make them kiss, I'd imagine? Someone may just be into that.

[ She's met people with weirder fetishes. ]

[soulus]

What a ridiculous requirement.

[misstrust]

Now, now.

[ I mean. Valid.

She offers up a sympathetic smile. ]

My best recommendation is to find someone you tolerate and kiss them before it gets too demanding.

[soulus]

Have you kissed anyone yet?