❄ 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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[fishingforcompliments]

Mm, well... I would not want it to be too much.

[a pause, and she squeezes his hand - ]

I am patient enough to wait until we are alone for the rest.

[shixiong]

[ ahh... that makes his heart skip a beat. flayn's always so kind - it's one of yin yu's very favorite things about her. he smiles down at her a little, gratefully, and then straightens again, turning his head.

...there's a door to the outside over there.... it's like, all the way across the foyer of this castle, but...

he gives her hand a tug. ] Come, let's walk this way. [ walking with a purpose? hm ]

[fishingforcompliments]

[flayn looks briefly surprised when yin yu tugs on her hand, because usually it's her dragging him along to places...]

All right.

[...but, she'll gladly follow wherever he leads, so off they go together! he certainly seems to have a destination in mind, and frankly, she's interested to see where he wants to go.

onward!]

[shixiong]

[ onwards! through the party itself, carefully dodging people (something they both now must have much practice at, considering), yin yu keeps walking until he rounds the corner to one of the doors to the outside. there are much fewer people, here - in fact, it seems to be pretty secluded. pc spot

over their heads does, in fact, hang a sprig of mistletoe.

he glances up at it, and then down at flayn.

....and, predictably, his face starts to turn very red, but he will very bravely stick with this. please save him from his own embarrassment but also. ]

[fishingforcompliments]

[flayn follows him without a single worry. man, if he was going to kick off this gathering into a murdergame, she would be such an easy target right now.

but yin yu, apparently, would much rather kiss her than kill her. she follows his gaze up to the sprig of mistletoe above their heads, then watches as his face turns red. the sight of it bring a flush to her cheeks, and she reaches up with her free hand to cup his cheek.]

This does appear to be a rather secluded spot.

[should she just go for it?

she tiptoes up to kiss him. she's just going for it.]

[shixiong]

[ and then he murdered flayn

not.

yin yu would absolutely much rather kiss flayn than kill her!! she might be killing him if she watches him get embarrassed for too long, even if she pinkens too, and yin yu shifts a little where he's standing, suddenly feeling very silly. he's going to respond (something along the lines of "sorry", and... well, he didn't think beyond that) but luckily, flayn silences him and his anxious thoughts with a gentle, sweet kiss.

he deflates, a little, and cups her cheeks to gently return the kiss. away from the others, he's a less hesitant, and now years of affection between them have eased the way even further.

...ok maybe this mistletoe thing isn't so bad. ]

[fishingforcompliments]

[this mistletoe thing is quite nice, actually!

it's not that they really need an excuse to be close to each other (because they really, truly don't), but flayn certainly won't pass the opportunity up when it's presented to her.

there's still the possibility that this whole gathering might be the herald of another murdergame, but it's easy to forget about that here, with yin yu's lips on hers. really, so far, everything has been quite benign. maybe the fates decided that there were plenty of couples out there that needed a little nudge.

this particular couple is perhaps not one of them, though, because flayn is not drawing back from the kiss. she's quite happy to keep doing this, actually. r.i.p. to anyone who happens to wander this way because she's not stopping.]

[shixiong]

[ alright well yin yu is a little less gun-shy about showing affection in the time that has passed between camp and this little party, but... not that much. he's still a nerd, so, while he does linger on the kiss a little longer than before, his embarrassment gets to him, and eventually yin yu straightens up properly and clears his throat, his cheeks still red.

...he's still smiling though. what a nerd. ]

This is certainly a strange tradition.

[ but. it's not bad. ]

[fishingforcompliments]

A little... but I like it.

[it's cute! also, it give her an excuse to kiss yin yu, and it gives him an excuse to loosen up a little! surely no one can fault him for the pda if it's just in keeping with the season's traditions. (although the ghosts might have a little too much fun with the teasing, regardless.)

after a moment, she looks thoughtful.]

Hua Cheng seemed rather interested in the plants, before. Do you think he might end up bringing the tradition back to Ghost City?