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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[supremity]

[ that warm burst is still there, and tanhua rubs his head up into xie lian's hand, yipping and whining softly. the daemon follows along at his hip, after that, sticky. ]

Very few things. I believe Dianxia knows the worst offender, now. [ hua cheng muses wryly, reaching down to offer ruoye his hand so that the ferret doesn't have to keep climbing the entire length of his body. there's a lot of boy to climb. ]

I think many of the works I've done could rival what was in the capital. But I took inspiration from Xian Le in what I did, and continue to do.

[yueshen]

[ tanhua gets special attention, then, and he scritches the top of his head even as he sticks to his hip, looking up at that carving for a little longer.

ruoye takes the hand, gladly, licking at hua cheng's fingertips, happy, and then starts wriggling, trying to get up to his face for greeting. yes!! hello!! this distraction is making xie lian feel terribly warm in a way he hasn't really felt since leaving the land of prosperity, though, part of it may just come from the feeling of belief and the simple warmth of being revered once more. ]

... I like it, what you've done. [ his voice is quiet. ] Though... I always have.

[ even the tacky one from the original shrine all those years ago ]

[supremity]

[ always have causes a different burst of warmth, and then - the slow dawning confusion, as hua cheng turns that over. tanhua peers up at xie lian with both eyes as they both try to remember. then, the huli jing's often unused voice, low, rough, but lighter than his person's: ] ... the one, before.

Ah. [ he... brings ruoye up to press his cheek to his white body, while tanhua hides his face in xie lian's hip. ] I regret telling you this, Dianxia, but that first statue was only one that I had tried to brighten up - my carving was atrocious at that age, so the carving work was unfortunately better than I'd have been able to do, then.

[yueshen]

[ oh! it's always so nice to hear tanhua talk - xie lian smiles down at him, and strokes his hand over the top of his head like he's praising him for it.

and then - well, he laughs, a little. ] I remember. The face itself, it was charming. [ it was weird looking ] So, you did a wonderful job brightening it, indeed, and - the touch you brought then is one I still hold very dear.

[ after all, xie lian had told hua cheng that, years and years ago. thank you for the flower! it's beautiful! i like it very much. ]