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

[teenrebellion]

[ shakes his head... no thank you. some of us aren't drunks. ]

Uh... Just a few weeks, I guess. But if there's still something that can drag us out to a place like this against our will, I wouldn't hold my breath for ours to be last time it happens.

[shiftingwinds]

[eh, more for her.

she takes a long sip and tops herself up before putting the bottle back down.]

Hmm, I thought so. I recognized a some of the faces here that I hadn't seen with my group from a festival we all appeared at a few months ago, but you're entirely new, so I figured your group must be the most recent.

[...]

So... yes, it's possible we may still get dragged to places like this, but it's also possible that yours is the last group that will have to face murder.

[something about typing this is extra funny to me since i swerved to her brother for truck stop murder.]

[teenrebellion]

[ better sqx's brother than ichika if you ask kazuki but throws him and his opinions out ]

...I guess I just don't want get my hopes up if it's already happened this much. It's better to be realistic about it.

[shiftingwinds]

[honestly, he's right, tho. her brother is a dick.]

...well, you do have a point there, I suppose...

[siiips at her wine]

And if you expect it to happen but then it doesn't, that's even better.

[teenrebellion]

Exactly. It shouldn't stop us from doing what we want to do while we still can, either way.

[ like drinking wine? he takes another sip. ]

...Don't tell Mineo-san or Sasazuka that I'm drinking this, though.

[shiftingwinds]

[she doesn't ask who "mineo-san" or "sasazuka" are. instead, she looks between kazuki and the wine.]

Are... you not supposed to drink alcohol?

[oops.]

[teenrebellion]

I'm underage, so it's technically illegal. But it's not like they can arrest me here.

[shiftingwinds]

[urk]

...uhhh, don't tell them I gave it to you! It can be our secret!

[teenrebellion]

...I'm pretty sure they can't arrest you, either.

[shiftingwinds]

...

Oh, right.

[teenrebellion]

[ ma'am? ]

You're not drunk already, are you? [ ... ] How much have you had to drink? Maybe you should take a break.

[shiftingwinds]

[she's not drunk, she's just stupid]

Oh, that's nothing to be concerned about. My tolerance for alcohol is second to none.

[teenrebellion]

Isn't it usually the people who say things like that who have the weakest tolerance?

[shiftingwinds]

Hmm, maybe. But not in my case! I can even prove it, if you'd like.

[teenrebellion]

Huh? How are you going to do that?

[ this is a horrible idea but he is, unfortunately, curious. ]

[shiftingwinds]

[she gestures at all the alcohol]

Take your pick of anything here! I'll drink the entire thing, and you won't notice a difference in how I act before or after!

[teenrebellion]

What? No way. That's how people die from alcohol poisoning.

[shiftingwinds]

I can assure you that won't happen here!

[teenrebellion]

So, what, does that make you one of those types that just comes back to life, or whatever?

[ he's never going to get used to this stuff ]

[shiftingwinds]

Oh, no, if you kill me, I'll stay dead. [...] I just mean I won't die of alcohol poisoning in the first place.

[teenrebellion]

What about that is supposed to make sense?

[shiftingwinds]

Well, none of it, right? That's why I'm going to prove it.

[


she'll just down the rest of her glass of wine and also the rest of the bottle she was refilling her glass with earlier, to demonstrate.]

[teenrebellion]

H-Hey!

[ well




too late to stop her now. so he just? watches? and wonders if there's a doctor around?

you good, sqx? ]

[shiftingwinds]

[she is, in fact, good!

she sets the bottle down and smiles.]

See? Nothing to it.

[teenrebellion]

Ooooookay. Is it some kind of special power, then?

[ it's always magic with you people!! ]