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Jack Frost ([personal profile] alittlefuninstead) wrote in [community profile] glocksuke2021-12-11 12:11 pm

Jingle Mingle...2



Some of you may be used to this by now. For some of you, this may be your very first time being swept away in a flurry of snowflakes. (Though some of you may have been particularly naughty and were shoved into a burlap sack before disappearing into the storm.) As usual, it seems as though the time for bloodshed has passed and when you open your eyes you're greeted with...

...a ski lodge.

Worry not! This isn't the lodge Krampus had taken residence in but it's a rather large and cozy getaway. You may even find that your clothes have changed into something holiday-appropriate for the occasion. It seems as though someone has gone around decking the halls with boughs of holly, lights strewn along the walls, Christmas trees in large corners, and plenty of food and drink to go around. (Yes, this includes alcohol. Please do try to be responsible though, hm?)

Similarly, some of you may recognize the frosty patterns that lightly dust the walls and surfaces and the usual staff and their assistants are back in action. Should you require anything, you may ask one of them and they'll be at your service!

The lodge has plenty of rooms filled with furniture, fireplaces, games and more. And for those of you feeling a little more adventurous, you may venture outdoors. To the left there's a sprawling garden with gazebos, firepits, flowers and lit topiary displays. To the right, you may follow the path down to a hot spring. And straight ahead? There's the path leading you right to a rental shack holding skis, snowboards and snow mobiles.

This almost seems...quaint, doesn't it? And perhaps it's a little too easy, but you should know by now everything comes with a price.

Sprigs of mistletoe are pinned up in every doorway once again, bright red bows and dustings of frost lingering around them. Don't try to escape to the outdoors to avoid it! Ice sculptures appear in every direction each decorated with the mystical plant. You could try to avoid it, really, but avoiding it too long will earn a chilly breath of air directly in your ear as you're pushed straight into the nearest person. Wouldn't you rather choose on your own?

Well! The choice is yours, and you might want to make it fast. There's no way out without paying the kiss tax, after all.

[ooc: it's mgcu time! this mingle is open to characters from the following: [community profile] reapsody, [community profile] grimmoired, [community profile] plasmatio, [community profile] subdivided, [community profile] thotordie, [community profile] bluesclues, [community profile] tropicalgetaway, [community profile] notagain, [community profile] redactable, [community profile] snowend, [community profile] 7rings, [community profile] seasonality, and [community profile] chasma!
battling: ([C] Just as You Asked For)

[personal profile] battling 2021-12-11 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a wizard.

[don't be rude.]
robopriest: (dorset naga)

[personal profile] robopriest 2021-12-11 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Raising an eyebrow.]

There's a difference?
battling: ([G] Smile 20)

[personal profile] battling 2021-12-11 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I dunno shit about mages.

[He's stealing another snack from a penguin.]
robopriest: (Default)

[personal profile] robopriest 2021-12-11 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. Well, that's good. I've never had the best opinion of mages, myself. What makes a wizard a wizard?
battling: ([G] Smile 3)

[personal profile] battling 2021-12-11 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
We can use magic, live until somebody kills us and turn into stones when we die.

[There's a few other things, but that's probably the big stuff.]

What's up with mages?
robopriest: (datil)

[personal profile] robopriest 2021-12-11 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That's....wild.

[Wow. Stones.]

Mages as a society are rather rotten to their core. Experimenting on children, engaging in fights among themselves for power...a select few aren't too bad, but some of them are simply horrifying as people.
battling: ([G] Annoyed 4)

[personal profile] battling 2021-12-11 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Eat a stone, gain some power.]

The fights ain't that surprisin'. People with power like showin' it off.

What the hell are they doin' with kids?
robopriest: (peter)

[personal profile] robopriest 2021-12-11 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[A huff, and another sip of his drink.]

Trying to make them into the perfect conduits and descendants to carry their power and bloodlines, mostly.
battling: ([G] Concern 7)

[personal profile] battling 2021-12-11 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
By what? Screwin' until they made the perfect kid?

[Blunt.]
robopriest: (guajillo)

[personal profile] robopriest 2021-12-11 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[He snorts.]

Oh, you wish it was that. [And his expression grows serious.] No, I'm talking about actual experimentation. Like forcing the kids into doing magic at an early age against their will, forcing magical circuits into their body, that sort of thing.
battling: ([G] Concern 8)

[personal profile] battling 2021-12-11 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Magical... circuits? Are ya sayin' magic ain't a natural thing for mages?
robopriest: (cayenne)

[personal profile] robopriest 2021-12-13 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yes and no. Magecraft can be passed down through bloodlines, but some mage families have it stronger than the rest. So for the weak ones to make up for it, they have to resort to desperate measures, whether its to educate their children from a young age, or artificially give them more power.
battling: (Annoyed 9)

[personal profile] battling 2021-12-13 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. Fucked up shit. 'n I thought North wizards got shitty.
robopriest: (dorset naga)

[personal profile] robopriest 2021-12-13 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, there you have it.

[A shrug.]

And now you know why I'm not so fond of them.
battling: (Annoyed 11)

[personal profile] battling 2021-12-13 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Can't blame ya for that.