❄ 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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[infreefall]

[ ochako is just casually floating up to the doorway to remove the mistletoe before dropping back to the ground. it's a cute idea, but she doesn't think most poeple will appreciate it? now she's just got to find the trash. ]

There.

[ cheater. ]

[supremity]

Should I ask.

[ Surprise, a Hua Cheng, arms crossed as he watches her. ]

[infreefall]

It's another kissing thing. You're supposed to kiss whoever you get stuck under the mistletoe with.

[ ...she holds this sprig out for hua cheng. ]

Did you want it for Xie Lian?

[supremity]

...

[ He immediately accepts the sprig and calmly slips it into the inner breast of his red robes. ]

[infreefall]

[ nods. she thought so. ]

Just make sure you explain it to him first, okay?

[supremity]

Oh, of course.

[ Very diligently answers this like a good boy instead of the stinky kiss fiend he's become. Xie Lian made this monster. ]

Is there a particular reason why this is a thing? Tradition? Another story like Sleeping Beauty?

[infreefall]

Just some old tradition, I think. I don't really know how it started, but it's supposed to be romantic or something.

[ and maybe it is

if it's with someone you actually want to smooch ]

There shouldn't be any curses involved, but who knows with this place?

[foxweddings]

Come now, child. Where's the fun in that?

[It's not even that Tamamo disagrees, but she still sends a smirk Ochako's way from where she's standing, tails twitching behind her]

Besides, the mistletoe continue to spawn despite your heroic efforts.

[infreefall]

Maybe some of us aren't interested in kissing whoever's around!

[ who wants to give their first kiss to some rando under the mistletoe! ]

Then I'll just have to keep taking it down.

[foxweddings]

Well, I will give you points for tenacity.

[With a cluck of her tongue]

How far does your power expand? Perhaps you can simply take down all the mistletoe in the castle, if you are able to locate them.

[infreefall]

I can only make something float if I can touch it... so I don't think that would work.

[foxweddings]

Pity. Your power is quite impressive, especially for one so young. Though you smell completely human to me...

[infreefall]

Thanks...? I am human, though. It's just my quirk.

[bowfaire]

(No, don't take it to the trash. Anyway, just going to call out to her,)

It would be a shame to let all of that go to waste.

(Hi.)

[infreefall]

[ she'd have to find the trash first! ]

I just don't think anyone should feel pressured by it. There were a lot of people who didn't like the kissing curses in the Realm, you know?

[bowfaire]

I agree. (Truly! But look... let him see some of that mistletoe? He's lending a helping hand!) But I can't do anything with curses. I'm not much of a mage or anything like that.

(He has many talents but magic is not one of them. He has to work real hard just to summon a gust of wind! And even then, he doesn't like how vulnerable he feels when he's fussing over a spell or tripping over an incantation. He'd rather just shoot.)

But these could be useful. (What does he even mean.) You see, while I'm not familiar with the tradition, I think I recognize the plant. It's sometimes used in certain traditional medicines.

(And poisons? Usually poisons tbh. )

[infreefall]

I've never heard of that.

[ ochako doesn't look convinced, but she offers him the mistletoe anyway. maybe the ye olde knows better about that stuff, who knows. ]

Archer-san would probably know for sure.

[bowfaire]

Well... he'd probably know better than me!

(HA HA HA... But he'll take as much as she's giving him. Going to count them off in his head and figure out how to maybe make his poison now hmm. But he won't think about it too hard because right now, things are good! So he'll enjoy the moment, )

It's good to see you again.

[infreefall]

[ why are you like this. ochako is either trying not to think about it or too used to murder now!!! god!! because she just smiles at him. ]

You, too. It's a nice party if you ignore all the mistletoe, isn't it?

[heartablaze]

[Oh! Hey, someone she knows!

Hikaru's just trotting over as Ochako hangs out near the ceiling. Ignore that she's been On Read for a while, this seems to be fine.]

Do you not like mistletoe, Ochako-chan?

[infreefall]

[ oh!! she looks very excited to see hikaru, and immediately releases her quirk to land on the floor near her. ]

I don't mind it - I just think it should be saved for the people who really want it, you know? There was enough forcing people to kiss in the Realm.

...It's good to see you again, Hikaru-san.

[heartablaze]

Mmn, yeah, if it were cursed then that would be real mean... but people can just walk past this stuff if they wanna, right? I don't think it's all that bad! It's really pretty, too!

[fuck embarrassing traditional obligations, be oblivious - shidou hikaru]

It's good to see you too, Ochako-chan! Um, you didn't try to go visit my PHS or anything, did you? I didn't have any of my things when I went back, so...

[infreefall]

[ she makes a face. ]

Maybe if it were that easy, but apparently it's following people around?

Not yet. I've been sending messages, but I didn't try to visit. I've been waiting for everyone to tell me it's okay first.

...Did you figure everything out with Cefiro?

[heartablaze]

Oh. That's annoying. Maybe if you ignore it it'll get bored and go away?

[a+ problem solver

She has to think about that question for a minute, though, before shaking her head.]

Not everything. There's a lot that's gotta be done, and not just for Cefiro, and it's gonna take a really long time. Time works different, too, so I wanted to make sure I could help as much as possible before I went home.

I guess the Realm sent my stuff somewhere it knew it would be safe? I never saw it when I first went back... so I'll have hope it's still in Japan.

[infreefall]

Hm... maybe. I guess we'll have to test it.

[ which they will because she is not smooching hikaru? wow. ]

If your stuff wasn't with you, the only options are in Japan or the Realm, right?

...Even if it'll take time, I know you'll figure it out. And you know, if you need any help, I'd be glad to lend a hand. I'm still studying to be a hero, but I could make time.