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!

Comments

[supremity]

[ "snow which version of hua cheng is this?"

that's for you to decide.

tanhua is not immediately visible, and both hua chengs came from about the same time period (with some shenanigans between), so it's not as if it's easy to visually distinguish one from the other. is this a watcher, or another participant? pick one. he's about to be in three games come next summer so i already know what i'm about, and that's a lot of fafa.

regardless, here he is. being a showoff. he's sculpting some snow and ice sculptures that are, frankly, insane and realistic. if you ask nicely, maybe he'll do one for you? so long as you don't touch the one that looks like xie lian at his most resplendent, because otherwise he might kill you off schedule. ]

[infreefall]

[ ok but can we put a little wreath of flowers on dianxia or nah ]

[supremity]

[


permissible. go forth and give him the crown he deserves. ]

[infreefall]

[ nice!! a white flower crown for the flower-crowned prince!! ]

He looks great, Hua Cheng! You're really a great artist, you know?

[aono]

[You know what? Give me Redacted Hua Cheng for hilarity. Rin is going to assume it's the Hua Cheng he knows though.

He's appreciating the snow art (snart?) and he won't touch because he's not rude.]

Man, you can work with just about anything, can't you?

[It's praise, really. And then he points at whatever sculpture Hua Cheng is working on now.]

What's that one gonna be?

[supremity]

[ considering this is not his first mingly, hua cheng does not seem surprised by being approached by a rando. he does have a moment of "how do you know me" but moves on with life immediately afterwards.

he puffs some powdery snow off of what he's carving. ]

I can, yes. [ factual ] This one might be a swan once I'm done with it. It'll be more delicate work, given the neck and the weight the wings will have.

[aono]

[Rin doesn't seem too put off by it, because he figures it's just Hua Cheng being focused on his work. He's very serious about his art, after all.]

A swan would be cool. I think we had one of those at that one place, the ice hotel? Or was that one of the ones I melted...

[He doesn't remember whoops.]

Oh, but you could use water to make the neck stronger, yeah?

[taptap]

[ yea same, a qing has a string of garland to add. a splash of flower for the flower holding god!! ]

[supremity]

[ hua cheng will allow these teenage girls to adorn dianxia with flowers, tbh, they've never done anything wrong in their lives. ]

[horologia]

[ honestly yeah can we put flowers on dianxia ]

[supremity]

[ it's what he deserves as offerings ]

[horologia]

[ flowers for the martial god, bouquets and garlands and crowns.

and a single white bloom, covered in dewdrops as if plucked out of a certain memory, placed in one hand.

where did they come from? shh don't worry about it. maybe that witchy little haze that still clings to her might be the culprit. ]

[yueshen]

[ disgusting that we tagged each other at the same time

so now you get baby xie lian instead! he also looks very happy to see hua cheng - dealers choice on which version - and ruoye the ferret chitters excitedly and hops down from xie lian's shoulders, immediately scurrying over to greet him!

his highness meanwhile looks up at the statue that is absolutely of himself. ]

...Did you make this...?

[supremity]

[ disgusting we're not even in the same state right now

you can have tanhua. he comes around from the other side of the statue that hua cheng is currently carving, all of his tails wiggling as he greets ruoye - a lick to the head, nuzzling his long noodle body - before going to bound up to xie lian. his person glances up, knelt down to work on the base of his current statue.

the likeness between xie lian and his statue is uncanny. ]

En, I did.

[shiftingwinds]

[i flipped a coin and got chasma hua cheng, which is funny.

anyway! shi qingxuan is just ambling by and sipping at some alcoholic drink or another, but she pauses to admire the sculptures.]

You really do have an eye for that sort of thing!

[


the joke was entirely unintentional on her part. and on mine, actually. i didn't realize until i started to write this meta text.]

[supremity]

[ at least, if anyone is going to understand AUs and alternate timelines, it's chasma hua cheng. very funny.

tanhua appears, briefly, from behind the sculpture that this hua cheng is working on for a moment. the wolf-sized fox stares at her with his right eye closed, the other dark and twinkling - and then he shifts back around so that he can go back to digging up more snow.

his person glances up at shi qingxuan, and then is back to work, himself. ]

And often only one. [ dryly, but not without some humor ]

[heartablaze]

Hua-chaaan~!

[She is all smiles as she darts through the snow towards where he's working, her eyes bright. She still remembers his paintings from the realm very well, but sculptures???]

Aaa, look, look at all of this... [Her eyes are wide, her breath ghosting up in a fog as she takes a long moment to circle them and glance over the details.] Did you do all of this by yourself?

[supremity]

[ visibly perking, hua cheng turns from where he's slowly carving out the packed snow, gaze dropping down to the appropriate height as hikaru comes bounding along. ]

Meimei. Hello there. [ he dusts his hands off, reaching to tweak a free piece of her hair. his touch is already cold as a ghost, he's not going to subject her to frigid fingies right now out here in the chill of the snow. ] I did, yes. Some were already standing, but the newer ones are my creations.

[robopriest]

[He...claps!]

You really need to make an art gallery or something. Your talent is phenomenal.

[supremity]

[ a slight flourish, with his tools. ]

My art decorates Ghost City at large, especially considering I helped to build many of the structures there. But perhaps the next time we find ourselves in one of these gatherings I'll do a gallery.

[toyska]

[hey]

[souheki]

[just kidding

Have an awkward son instead. He's settled under a tree away from others, and he's paused in his meditation to watch because he can appreciate fine craftsmanship! (Can he sense Hua Cheng's demonic energy or is it concealed?? Maybe that's another reason he's staring,

But he doesn't say anything, just watches quietly.]

[supremity]

[ hua cheng has never gone a day in these minglies suppressing the resentful energy that rolls off of him so here we are. awkward son gets the heebie jeebie vibes right now. goth dad is getting the vibes of someone staring at him, which he's come to be used to after all these fiascos.

he does glance up, just to locate where the source is this time. not too surprising to see a cultivator hanging out, actually. but he does cock an eyebrow.

better than stabbing childe in the face on principle. ]

[givethemhell]

[can u believe u have played hc twice and ive wholeass missed him both times help

BUT THAT'S FINE because Wei Wuxian is here anyway to be a curse, just generally speaking. He's not doing anything particularly cursed right now, having been drawn over by the familiar rancidity of some dank resentful vibes and taking some time to enjoy these MASTERFUL SCULPTURES. His hands are set on his hips and he's leaning back to look up and up at them!!]

What works of art—! Wonderful! You know, we didn't get much of this - of the snow and the ice and all that, before. [Either in his various homes and also in one of his two stints in Murder Hell.] It's almost enough to make a person forget about how miserable the cold is!

[supremity]

[ it's because i keep fucking playing him in fall like a creature of habit and you keep being CONSUMED BY THINGS every fall

anyways, things are suddenly very dank over here? hua cheng glances up when he gets the Vibe, sort of assessing how much he should care about it and if he needs to strike qi rong down yet again. when he sees it's just a different twink, he resumes his work, allowing him to admire it in peace. especially since he turns around and praises it. ]

I've long since lost my sense for the cold, so it makes for a decent medium to work with when there's enough, since I don't notice it much. But not a sight you've seen much, yourself?