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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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[ This man is outside packing a snowball outside as he wanders around with a tiger by his side. Does he plan to use the snowball? Maybe. Maybe not. He hasn't decided yet.

The tiger seems to be watching people carefully, tail flicking behind her as she walks along. Don't mind her.

He, himself, is wearing a large sweater, a Santa hat, some gloves and a pair of boots. Maybe not the warmest for the outdoors, but he'll head inside soon enough. ]

At least they didn't put us in those nun outfits in this weather.

[ Sure. That's something to say. ]

... The what, exactly?

[ is getting themed costumes for every week actually a trend. ]

When we arrived at our first location there were some... uh. Nun outfits that weren't what a nun would actually wear. A little too revealing.

[ Apparently he doesn't want to say "sexy nun." But Finley is peering at her silently, assessing her. ]

What sort of location did you manage to end up in that would result in a dress code of nun costumes, of all things...? The pirate and American Wild West ones at least made a little bit of sense, and the rest weren't that difficult to figure out either, but...

[ she has no fear whatsoever of the tiger, but depending, Finley might or might not get some sort of weirdly off feeling from her, like there's just something not quite right about her. a careful observer may notice minute details every now and then that don't quite match right, the light playing off her hair being just a little off, the scent of spider lilies being apparent for a single moment with no flowers in sight, a shadow flickering for a fraction of a second when it shouldn't?

it's fine, shh, just a dream, there's nothing to question about this. ]

It wasn't really a dress code for the place. One of our Watchers decided it'd be funny to start us all out in those clothes, since they didn't have our things.

[ there's a wryness in his voice.

but finley notices these things as he watches closely. she doesn't make a comment on it, despite the fact that she can. as long as homura doesn't do anything that's going to disturb the peace, she won't both confronting her on that. ]

You had some kind of dress code where you were at?

Not quite as such, but... we arrived with one outfit of our own, the one we were wearing. But we also had a spare that would change per week, based on the place we arrived at. It was animal pajamas one week, fantasy themed another, the American Wild West I mentioned earlier... that sort of thing.

[ don't mind it. sometimes her shadow looks more like the reflection in the glass here, but it's fine, probably. all in all the vibe is just slightly surreal and mismatched, like a slightly too-vivid dream. ]

[ that catches his attention out of the corner of his eye, but he files it away instead of noting it out loud. at least not yet. ]

Huh. We got two sets of clothes and had to find them at various locations. Each week we ended up a different place and could get clothes from whatever location we were at, but nothing extra was provided to us like that. Or really themed beyond what we could find where we were at.

We could too, but I believe many of us ended up stealing more weapons and other utilities than we did clothing. The week there was a store with guns available, for example, I stopped by to pick a few things up and found it to be nearly completely cleared out.

...Yeah, I can't say there wasn't a lot of theft for a lot of other items, too.

Our group mainly focused on knives.

[ SO MANY KITCHEN KNIVES. ]

I imagine some of ours did too. Though regardless, some of our deaths still were... quite varied.

[ roller coaster murder. ]

I assume you had a similar experience, at least.

[ you know, one where people were dying every week for no good reason. ]

Unfortunately, yeah... And we never knew how many would show up missing every Friday.

[ it sure sucked! and he hates that there are other people that experienced this kind of thing. different iterations. ]

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You cannot be serious. Would you say this is any better than those outfits?

[Judging from Revali's face and tone, he doesn't think so, spreading his wings as if it's not plainly obvious what he means. This sure is a festive ugly sweather and little round bells and green and red all over him. Very festive!

He hates it all]

Aww, not a fan of the ugly sweater? It's at least a lot more warm than the alternative.

[ Though, that might not be a concern for Revali. ]

I'm sure if you asked one of the staff, they'd be happy to provide a change.

I don't trust them not to provide something worse than this. As much as I loathe to say it, I will have to endure this...unnecessary hardship.

[Part of him wonders if Rameel or whatever his real name is -- never liked the guy enough to learn a thing about him -- is responsible for this all]

Is it really that terrible that it's a hardship?

[ Sorry, he's laughing a little bit. This almost sounds like this is some massive trauma for Revali, which is kind of ... funny. ]

That would be... cold.

[ bertolt, for his credit, looks pretty nicely bundled up! he's got on a black jacket and a knitted cap on, with a pair of fingerless gloves on his hands, along with jeans and boots. he doesn't seem too concerned with being cold.

the giraffe looks even more out of place at his side ]

Extremely. So, I'm glad that our former Watcher friend isn't in charge of the clothing choice this time around.

[ it's nice being bundled up like this!

finley walks a little closer toward idi, but not aggressive at all and not too close. just an acknowledgement without speaking. ]

Same here. It would be a struggle to find enough warm clothes I think.

[ it really is!!

idi glances warily down at finley, huffs a breath but nods at her ]

Probably. At least we don't have to worry about that.

[ there are other things to worry about instead.

finley seats herself, speaking to idi. ]

Don't worry, I have no reason to do anything like before. I had important things to protect, so I'm sure you understand.

Yeah, we can just enjoy ourselves.

[ there really are, especially when idi speaks to finley ]

Oh, I do. I would have certainly done the same had I expected it. But you can't blame me for still feeling the way I do.

[ bertolt sighs ]

Idi... it's fine...

Are you apprehensive or angry?

[ this is actually an important question and kotetsu doesn't say anything as he looks between them. ]

Don't you bloody jinx it. It's not too late for them to change their mind.

... You have a point there. And given some of the humor that these people seem to have, well. I'll make sure not to say something like that again.

[He chuckles.]

I think you can just say Rameel. Or whatever his name wound up being.

True, it was mainly him that did that sort of thing. Never a dull moment, though.

[ For better or worse. ]

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