glocksuke | 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:

reapsody,

grimmoired,

plasmatio,

subdivided,

thotordie,

bluesclues,

tropicalgetaway,

notagain,

redactable,

snowend,

7rings,

seasonality, and

chasma!

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...I'll probably be cold later, but I looked inside and there's fireplaces, so it'll be fine!

[she's still giggling, and she brushes her hands off on her clothes. farewell, bits of snow.]

It's really good to see you again, Reze!

[ Reze is just going to pull her gloves off her hands. ]

Still, if you're going to be throwing snow around you need to protect your hands! [ She takes Sheba's hands and promptly puts the gloves on. ] And of course it's good to see you, too, Sheba, I'm hoping you've been doing fine?

...wait! Aren't your hands going to get cold now?

[rEZE]

I've been doing great, though. What have you been up to?

I'm used to it.

[ HM! ]

Well, Yoo Joonghyuk and Kim Dokja's world has been a whirlwind. But I recently got to se Kazuki, so that's a plus!

[

she tugs the gloves off and tries to put them back onto reze's hands]

Oh, good! Did you two go on a date?

[ putting them right back on Sheba ]

Have you visited Susato and Rocha?

[putting them right back on reze]

Yes! They were doing well when I left. Ooh, I wonder if they'll be here, too...

[ She puts them back on Sheba. ]

I’ll tie your hands together, little Sheba.

I grew up in a very cold place, so it doesn’t bother me any.

I'm not that little.

[she pouts

and puts them back on reze.]

...it doesn't bother me either! And you were wearing them to start with, so you should get to keep wearing them!

It’s a gift.

[ She places them back in Sheba’s hands. ]

Please accept it.

...

[she's still pouting a little, but doesn't try to put the gloves back on reze this time]

How am I supposed to argue when you say it like that...

You’re not supposed to!

...well, fine, but that just means when I find a present for you, you have to accept it too!

Of course!

I would never reject a present from you. There are a few people here where I would, though.

Edited 2021-12-13 01:40 (UTC)

[...so blunt! this is one of the reasons why sheba loves reze.]

Hee hee, really? Who are the unlucky people?

Hmmmmm...

[ Like she has to put any thought into it -- ]

Spike! For one... And then Sholmes. [ Monika. She won't say that. ] That dude that ate that other guy. You know.

Oh, that makes sense.

...I think you probably only have to worry about one of those people trying to give gifts, anyway!

[she can kind of picture sholmes giving people presents. she really can't picture spike and qi rong doing that...]

Maybe, but who knows?

Then again... I should give a gift to Sholmes. That man loves jumping to conclusions, so I should get him a trampoline!

[ :) ]

I don't actually know what a trampoline is, but I'm sure what you just said would be really funny if I did.

[the delivery of that line definitely sounded like it was meant to be a joke.]

What's something in your world that you can jump on and go really high in the air?

[(me, sitting here trying to figure out if they even have anything like that in her canon)]

...nothing that would work without some kind of Psynergy powering it, but I get what you mean by "trampoline" now.