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

[azuta]

[iris will take every mistletoe she crosses paths with, pluck it neatly from its perch, and then crush it with her bare hand

if you catch her eye while she desecrates these perfectly fine decorations, she'll glance in your direction and smile brilliantly as though she wasn't caught in the middle of a CRIME]

Hot cocoa? Or shall we stop by the fire first? I have a few bits of trash I would like to throw away...

[you're her companion now, aren't you lucky

i wrote this prompt and then i was like how the fuck am i gonna get her to kiss stay tuned i guess]

[toyska]

[Imagine if Childe actually was enough of a horny fuckboy to kiss a stranger

Fortunately he is not. Is summer mingle canon, have they met already, either way he will smile at her because he supports vandalism]

We could take the long way and do both?

[And she could collect more mistletoe to burn on the way]

[azuta]

[sure the summer mingle is canon i don't remember much from it and am too lazy to check but i figure iris' greeting would still go something like this - ]

I suppose I should expect a thief to never limit himself to one option.

[but she doesn't sound like she minds! she curtsies briefly in greeting again before already beginning to walk]

Luckily I'm a bit greedy too. Shall we?

[toyska]

[I'm pretty sure Childe destroyed a display and stole her some stuffed animals so you are correct! And he grins about it]

Ahaha, well, it's true that I've never been one for limits.

[And off they go! He'll wander along with her, hands in his pockets.]

Are you planning to collect all of those?

[azuta]

[given that she will literally reach over to pluck more mistletoe as they walk along - ]

Well... I suppose someone may try to stop me...

[iris, silently: they will not succeed]

[perceivedrevalry]

Does this trash involve the remains of the plant decorations you have destroyed?

['Plant decorations', he says. It seems Revali isn't aware of the purpose of the mistletoe]

[azuta]

Perhaps? I'm just cleaning up the place a little...

[please be more ashamed]

Less work for the staff to do later, and all. I don't even know how they hung all of these themselves.

[with their... flippers]

[perceivedrevalry]

Hmph, they probably didn't. I know very well these creatures are not the most coordinated living beings out there.

[As soon as he says that the pheasant perched on top of Revali's bow pecks him on the head, very clearly not having liked what she heard. This daemon was a penguin so many times and Revali doesn't have any fond thoughts about that particular form]

[azuta]

[this is so funny - she's laughing a bit]

Oh no, seems like you uttered a bit of an unpopular opinion there, sir.

[disreguarded]

[ok, listen, she watches iris delicately pluck the mistletoe and then crush it.

from behind the boozy hot chocolate that she's drinking, she says, mildly:]

That's hot.

[azuta]

[sweet beau

that makes iris laugh, unashamed and amused]

Your drink? [she knows it's not, but she'll give beau the out if she wants it] Do I get to have some?

[disreguarded]

[no this is CONFIDENT beau, with two whole girlfriends, she stands by it]

Uh, yeah, you can have some, but if I have to princess carry you out of here it's gonna be real fucking embarrassing. [she says, amused. she hands her cup to iris! it's like, 75% booze.]

It's been a while, huh.

[1/2]

[azuta]

[we LOVE confident beau. iris will take the cup and smile back easily]

It has - but I'm always happy to see you. Though I can't imagine why I'd need to be carried...

[she takes a sip]

[azuta]

[she barely keeps from coughing holy shit that's a DRIZZY cup

weakly:] ... not the faintest clue.

[IRIS]

[heartlands]

[he thinks about saying something as she does that, but after a few moments decides he probably should not.]

Hot cocoa sounds great!

[azuta]

[rupert has such a healthy sense of self-preservation]

Do you think there's enough ingredients at the station that they'll let me make my own concoction?

[but she'll go to take his arm!!! she loves rupert. they're walking together now]

[heartlands]

[he gives her a smile as they link arms, tilting his head.]

Probably! What were you thinking of?

[azuta]

Hm... I was toying around with hot chocolate bombs before...

Or Beau seemed to have something alcoholic - I wonder if I could add a splash of something to warm us up further?

[last time they drank together was so fucking stupid]

[silentscout]

[Lalli sees this and gives a thumbs-up. Slay, queen.]

Fire first. But hot cocoa is good too.

[azuta]

Fire would be delightful.

[she has so many remains of mistletoe]

Shall we go? Unless Kon intends on stealing you from me for a bit...

[just bc she hates mistletoe doesn't mean she's against some baby teasing]

[silentscout]

He's not going to steal me, I am too fast and can't be caught.

[He sounds so sure of himself there. But he'll help carry offending mistletoe plants to the fire at least.]

[modissty]

[Sweet Iris, so full of violence...]

Surely one of the rubbish bins would work just as well. [DON'T JUST BURN THE DECORATIONS DOWN, IRIS!! That said, despite the mild note of exasperation in his tone, he isn't actually going to dissuade her?! No one here will call her out for her crimes, they're all criminals and outlaws. The only cop here is Yams and he's a useless bear.]

I would like to go visit one of the fires, though - I was heading that way myself, actually.

[azuta]

[that makes her laugh]

To the fires it is - let's go. [she won't say out loud that she'd get more satisfaction from watching these damned things burn. she has to at least be sane-passing for strangers]

Are you enjoying yourself thus far, Sakyou?

[iris this isn't even your party stop playing hostess]

[modissty]

[Iris pretending to be sane-passing in a party full of people who are all varying degrees of Not Okay is so funny...

That said, there's that little glimmer of amusement in his eyes as she puts on her hostess hat... He'll turn to make his way to the nearest fire pit while talking.]

It isn't the least pleasant thing I've experienced in recent memory, at the very least. [THAT SAYS NOTHING AT ALL.] Though I must say, the ease at which some of the people here seem to adapt is something to envy...

[He says that, and yet, it sounds like an insult somehow???]

--And you? Grievances with the decor aside.

[perfectdistance]

Should wash yer hands first. Pretty sure that stuff's poisonous.