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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[shixiong]

[ yin yu, on the contrary, is completely aware of the lady windmaster. he has watched her walk around like four or five times, observant, and has absolutely seen her squinting at him. there's a long pause, where he is deciding on what to do with this strange, strange situation.

(not the not being recognized part. that part's normal.)

...

with a sigh to himself, he shifts where he's standing, having adjusted the mask to the side of his face to sip from a drink earlier with flayn, and then straightens a bit and does his yin yu thing, basically disappearing into the crowd.

...only to reappear in front of her a safe distance away a few moments later, where he straightens, puts his fist to his palm, and bows. ] Lady Windmaster.

[shiftingwinds]

[huh.

shi qingxuan blinks, and suddenly the man she's staring at is gone. was she just seeing things? maybe she's half-expecting to run into he xuan; he'd had the shovel with him on the station, after all, but that certainly wasn't his face...



and then yin yu is just appearing out of the ether and speaking. she gives a muffled shriek, then smooths her robes down and tries to pretend like she wasn't startled.]

Ah! Hello there. [a beat.] ...hello.

[shixiong]

[ the mask stays on, which means if yin yu does react to her shrieking, it does not show! he does not, actually, because he really is just blatantly used to this with people from the heavens. let alone lady windmaster. ]

...Is there something you needed?

[ since she was staring...... ]

[shiftingwinds]

[hm.

seen up close, that mask really does look familiar. now, why can't she place where she knows it - and this man - from? ...she'd never struggled with this before, even up in the heavens! at the banquets, she could name every person and have something nice to say to each one of them!

it's a little frustrating...]

Forgive me... we've met before, haven't we? I swear your name is right on the tip of my tongue...

[shixiong]

[ yin yu, internally, flashes back to an overly excited, rambunctious young man at the celebration of his ascension, who fiercely congratulated him on his new position, and gave him a bottle of wine - and how much that had meant to him at the time.

...

he doesn't react, though - just bows again, this time with his hand to his heart. ]

I am the Xianxianyue Officer of Ghost City, Lady Windmaster. There's nothing to ask for forgiveness for, as it is the duty of this servant to stay out of the way.

[shiftingwinds]

Xia— oh!

[shi qingxuan's eyes widen, and she taps her palm with her fan. it's a little aha moment, and she leans forward, getting a better look at his mask.]

Ahahaha, that's right, you were there when... [...] Well, I know there's no way you'd be here to collect on a debt from His Highness, but I suppose I do owe you all a bit for the part I played in that fire, don't I?

[part of her wants to say, send the bill to the palace of the watermaster, because she wouldn't have been there to cause that fire in the first place if her brother hadn't-- but no, she won't do that.]

...wait, but if you're here, then that means you've also been through... ah...