Jingle Mingle...2

[alittlefuninstead]

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: reapsody, grimmoired, plasmatio, subdivided, thotordie, bluesclues, tropicalgetaway, notagain, redactable, snowend, 7rings, seasonality, and chasma!

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[escardos]

Eeh? A Christmas party? But I didn’t buy anyone gifts!

[ oh well! flat can be found looking at the food and drinks. if anyone, whether he knows them or not, is glancing his way he’ll wave cheerfully, and the crow on his shoulder will caw as well. ]

Hey, there!

[ alternatively, the crow may try to take some food directly from your plate. just because. ]

[duranduel]

H-hey...

[He's....looking mournfully at the crow eating his appetizers. Crow, why.]

Is this...yours?

[escardos]

They are! Their name is Jack.

[ they’re still pecking at mandi’s appetizers? flat isn’t even bothering to shoo them away. ]

I’ve never seen you, though! Do you live here?

[duranduel]

Jack, can you...stop eating my stuff...

[He already feels very foolish talking to a crow. CRINGE.]

Um. No. I don't. I was brought here like everyone else.

[escardos]

[ well considering how the crow looks up to stare at mandi… maybe he shouldn’t feel so foolish.

caught, it flaps its wings and flies back to perch on flat’s shoulder ]

Wait, so… were you in another one of these games of Mafia?

[quiz]

[ She allows the bird to take food from her cause it's Flat... but only this once. ]

Are you starving this poor thing?

[escardos]

[ as soon as it realizes it’s reze that they’re stealing from, jack will finish leave it half eaten…

and fly to flat’s plate to steal something from him and give it to reze. ]

H-hey, Jack! [ oh, but reze— ] Ah, no, I’m not! I think they’re just happy to see everyone?

[quiz]

Oh.

[ Cute. She holds her plate out and accepts the food Jack brings her! She’ll feed it to Grigory. ]

Where have you been, anyway?

[escardos]

Around!

[ he grins. ]

How about you, Reze? Tell me what you’ve been up to!

[perceivedrevalry]

[Oh, it's Flat]

I would ask how you can keep the irritating cheerfulness even though you got kidnapped again into some nonsense, but I know already what sort of person you are.

[escardos]

It’s important to stay positive, Master R. In fact, you could say that I’m doing a necessary service to the world.

[ something like being optimistic so others don’t have to? ]

Do you guys have Christmas in your world?

[perceivedrevalry]

Christmas...certainly not. I don't have the slightest idea about any sort of celebration that involves penguins or red hats.

[Hmmmm...]

The alcoholic beverages present around here probably are the only familiar element I see.

[And that's only because they're alcoholic, really]

[escardos]

I don’t think Christmas involves penguins, actually…usually it’s reindeer?

[ he taps his chin, a bit confused at the penguin decoration, too. ]

Oh, do you guys celebrate with alcohol, too?

[bloodyromance]

[The bird steals a churro off his plate while he's not looking.]

Oi! [He follows the bird with the intention of killing it before his own Daemon paws at his leg and he looks and finds the owner.] Oh, hey, kid.

[escardos]

Spike!

[ jack is… hilariously unafraid of spike, but they’ll return half of the churro they stole. ]

Merry Christmas!

[bloodyromance]

I'd give you a present but I was just sort of stuffed in a sack and dragged off here.

[He takes the churro, taking it as a peace offering. Okay, Jack, you get to survive for now.]

Didn't think we'd be back so soon, I have to say.

[escardos]

Well, I guess Krampus probably thinks you’re bad enough for that. But don’t worry, I didn’t get you anything either!

[ he looks happy enough to just be talking to his friends again! ]

Well, as long as we don’t start having to kill each other again, I’ll be fine!

[skypsalms]

I didn't manage to get gifts for anyone either but it's not always about gifts right?

[ hello flat. hello jack. saspi will make sure that jack doesn't take anything off of kururu's plate...but will also caw friendly at him. ]

[escardos]

That’s true! I might just visit after this? We might still have some time.

[ well, jack will stop trying as soon as saspi makes themselves known, but will stay nearby ]

How have you been Kururin?

[skypsalms]

If you want to stop by then you're more than welcomed to.

[ crow verses magpie stand off. but friendly. ]

I've been fine. Things were crazy back home but they've all settled now. It's kind of strange, actually. How have you been, Flat?

Traveling?

[escardos]

Maybe I will! As long as Yukio doesn’t mind, I’d love to stay a couple days?

[ because he assumes the two of them are together? ]

Yep! Traveling around the different worlds. It’s like taking tourism to a whole new level!

[trickedges]

Oh, is that what the occasion is?

[ what the hell is a christmas. hello jack, he's just going to lift up his plate b bit for easier access if it's trying to steal something, while the gyr on some perch in the rafters swoops down to

land on flat's shoulder. ]

[escardos]

Oh—

[ flat turns at the sudden weight on his shoulder, but smiles as he gives a tentative scritch under her beak. ]

That’s right, you don’t know what Christmas is… it’s like a holiday where you give presents. It’s usually around winter? We don’t really celebrate it in the Clock Tower, but I’ve seen a lot about it! People drink alcohol, exchange gifts, wear ugly holiday sweaters, and kiss under the mistletoe!

[ what a great explanation of christmas (no)

jack will take a piece, but only put it on flat’s plate before to roxis’ shoulder where it coos a greeting. ]

And I think we do that because a baby was born today, but you would have to ask Mister Hansa about that. He’s a guy with an eyepatch, and he’s from the Church.

[trickedges]

[ just. blinks, and lowers the plate. on flat's shoulder, vosgetel just lets out a pleased, low chup as she leans into the scritching. ]

Well, that's a lot of seemingly unrelated traditions. All this because someone was born today?

[ how important do you have to be for a holiday like this, damn. more importantly what kind of person do you have to be to for these kinds of traditions to crop up?? in??? your honor??? (is that even what's going on here?) ]

—Wait, is mistletoe the name of the plant that I've been seeing in all the doorways, then?

[escardos]

[ okay vosgetel, she can get a few more scritches before he pulls away.

flat nods! ]

Yes! They say that if two people are under it, they have to kiss. The mistletoe here seems enchanted, too, though I’m not sure how.