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glocksuke2021-12-11 12:11 pm
alittlefuninstead) wrote in glocksuke2021-12-11 12:11 pm
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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no this is the redacted grandpa version, so. he seems a little surprised that someone would come over to help - especially someone dressed like a cultivator! but offers this stranger a grateful smile. ]
Ah... It wouldn't be the first time. [ concerning ] It's just a bit of snow - but, thank you, young man, I appreciate it! Ah, you ought to be careful too, though, you know...? Your drink!
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The young whippersnappers out here gotta look after their grandpas, though, and that's exactly what he's doing!!]
Oh, dear. You shouldn't make a habit of being planted beneath the snow, you know! That's not good for anything but radishes and corpses. [HAHA... He will pat Xie Lian's shoulder before pulling his hand back, but only so he can wave it dismissively.]
Don't worry, I've spilled much worse tonight! [Why.] Fortunately, it seems like they're just as generous with their food and drink as they are with their invitations.
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[ that pause was concerning
anyway. he laughs a little at this man's antics, raising a sleeve near his own mouth to daintily cover it. ] It appears you are right, at any case. The only thing many of us have in common seems to be that we were all in these odd situations of life and death.
Ah, but! You and I must have something in common, yes? [ brighter!!!! ] Based on your clothing, are you perhaps a young cultivator?
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Well, well? [WELL, WELL.] You don't seem like either a radish or a corpse to me, at least, so! Let's hope you stay above-ground from here on out.
[He's just thinking Xie Lian's had a wild experience in whatever hellhole of a murdergame bubble he presumably came from... Little does he know that's just Xie Lian's life. ANYWAY with a little spark of a mischievous look in his gremlinass eyes, he keeps an entirely straight face and answers with:]
The youngest of any cultivator you'll ever meet! [Xianxian is 3...] How odd that these places seem to have such a penchant for collecting us.
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[ sort of. speaking of abnormalities, its probably relevant to wei wuxian especially that there's a lot of weirdly resentful energy coming off of xie lian, though it's mostly just around his wrist. it's fine, probably
he sure doesn't seem bothered by it - in fact, he just smiles at this gremlin little face wei wuxian makes, allowing for the fact that this is clearly a grownass man. ] I'm not sure how good of a judge I am of the age of others, but, to be young and talented is certainly a blessing! How lucky.
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Instead, he just immediately mentally puts Xie Lian at the top of his new favs list for the sheer fact that he's playing along. 10/10, perfect, absolutely the best, right up there with Tsurumaru.]
Haha, well, I can't argue at all with that! Though some more than others seem to have a strong tendency to go stumbling into the most bizarre situations possible. [GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER YALL.] —True enough, though, you could say I've been quite blessed indeed! Being so young has endless benefits, you know.
[Like this dumb asshole wasn't just complaining about being ancient to Lan Wangji.]
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this guy's energy feels very familiar. maybe it's just the cheekiness with which he's talking, or maybe it's the choice of red and black clothing... either way, he's also quickly climbing to the top of his own new favorite list. ]
Ahah... maybe so. [ xie lian knows nothing about stumbling into bizarre situations and his little sheepish smile definitely says that, also! ] At least these situations do seem to be rather involuntary - and this one, if it is anything like last time, ought to be harmless. And full of quite good food, too!
- Oh, though. [ upon realization of being youthful and young and wild and free... ] Does that mean that you're attempting to cultivate to immortality, young master? Such dedication to a practice.
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He can also smell a fellow lad who gets into weird shit constantly from a mile away, so he just meets that sheepish smile with a wide and toothy one of his own, the punk.]
So I've been told! A good thing, that, considering the last time I stumbled my way into a collection of groups from other pocket dimensions - well! Things went very poorly, haha.
[HAHA....... He's also immediately waving a hand at the assumption. Hah! Imagine cultivating to immortality! Wild.]
No, no, not at all! Really, I think it's fine enough just to see where life leads without the guarantee of it going on and on for eternity, don't you?
[He may have found a better life in his Wild Wacky Second Chance here, but it doesn't erase him being a tired old once-dead man at heart. He's completely at peace with mortality.]
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Haha... I think things going poorly may be something we have in common.
[ xie lian does not specify "we" as everyone in this lodge or just himself and wei wuxian. it's kind of both? it's mostly himself. xie lian's luck, as usual, is horrific, and he is not sure whether to laugh or cry, as usual. ] But, I've still got all of my memories, I think? So, it's already off to a better start.
[ terrible!
and then alas, they're talking about cultivation which is infinitely more interesting so... the mood doesn't quite change, but he nods. ] Certainly so. [ eight hundred year old xie lian said, like a liar,
though, it's not like he doesn't believe it. xie lian loves that attitude. he loves that about humanity, after all. after a bit, he clasps his hands together. ] Then, I do hope that your life leads you to the most interesting places, my young cultivator! A blessing for the new year, perhaps.