Jingle Mingle...3!

[alittlefuninstead]

Ah, yes. Third verse, same as the first! For some of you, the sudden onslaught of crystalized, chilly snowflakes may come as a surprise as you’re swept up in an icy sort of cyclone. Some of you may have already been bracing yourselves as the storm set upon you. But regardless of whatever group you’re in, you’ll soon find yourself being lifted off of your feet and tipping forward, free-falling through a whimsical, colorful interdimensional space. A door opens before you, and soon you tumble out of…a tree?

Yes. That’s right. You find yourself falling out of the trunk of a tree at the top of a snowy hill, looking down at a small village adorned with twinkling lights and the sound of music in the air. Too bad you can’t turn back now. The door has swung closed and all you are faced with is a painting of a Christmas tree.

Right then. Best to explore! There are plenty of places you can go and things to do while you’re here, but the proprietor of this village kindly asks that you do not resort to murder. For real. This is a place for winter fun and not bloodshed, and should anyone resort to violence they will find a large pile of snow falling straight on their head to cool off. There’s a little something for everyone, and all it takes is a little bit of adventure to find your holiday magic.

❄️Skiing, snowboarding, and toboggans, oh my
Even before you make your way down the hill and toward the village, you’ll find a building nestled among some trees holding all sorts of winter items including skis, snowboards, snow mobiles, toboggans, and sleds. The snow is fresh and the hills are alive with the sound of laughter. Challenge your friends to a race or two, or just take a test run down one of the many slopes scattered around.

❄️Sleigh Rides
For those of you who don’t want to walk down to the village, the sound of jingle bells will soon reach your ears as a horse-drawn carriage arrives. Climb aboard and settle in for a cozy ride over the river and through the woods. The horses are friendly, and while seating might be a little cramped it’s a good excuse to snuggle up to someone, don’t you think?

❄️ Christmas Market
Upon reaching the village, you’ll find that several of the buildings are lit up and decorated with holiday decor galore. There are kiosks serving all kinds of winter treats and drinks (both non-alcoholic and alcoholic in variety), and the best part is they’re free! The doors to the shops are open for all, inviting you in to browse the holiday wares available. You can find just about anything here for that perfect Christmas gift. There’s no limit to what magic can do, even for the casual window shopper. But if you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for…?

❄️ Santa’s Workshop
Ho ho ho? Oh ho! On the outskirts of the village sits a large, multistory building. Should you be brave enough to wander inside, you’ll find all sorts of rooms for arts and crafts to build your own gifts. There’s art studios, pottery wheels, power tools, fabrics, sewing machines, instruments and more. Scratch that creative itch and let your imagination run wild!

❄️ Ice skating
In the center of the village is a large ice rink with a beautifully decorated Christmas tree in the middle. Skates of all sizes are available for anyone to borrow and the ice is always clean and smooth no matter what time of day you come by. Show off some fancy footwork…or just laugh at the poor, unfortunate souls who can’t quite stand still.

❄️The Party
Or maybe you’re only interested in catching up with people you know? As is tradition, there’s always a party for the social type. Hosted at the largest house in the village, there are rooms with fireplaces, games, food and more. There’s an indoor pool in one room with a water slide for those of you feeling a little more daring, and in another room there’s a large projection screen playing countless holiday classics. The music is just as loud here, and just like last time should you require anything special the staff and their assistants will answer every beck and call. Icicles cling to the outside of the house in beautiful patterns, frost drawn across the windows spreading messages of holiday cheer and the occasional game of tic tac toe. The garden out back appears to be more of a Christmas tree farm, boxes of ornaments set in accessible locations for those who wish to do a little bit of decorating.

But it wouldn’t be a holiday party without the time-honored tradition of mistletoe, now would it? Despite having more space than ever, the longer you’re around the less likely you are to escape unscathed. The tricky little plant can appear at random in places you might not expect, and often times it will show up at inconvenient moments. That’s a little troublesome, but worry not! You’ll probably come up with some way to avoid it if you really want to, right?

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin. Embrace this moment and make some new memories.

[ooc: it's once again mgcu mingle time, but there's a twist! this mingle is open to characters from the following: reapsody, grimmoired, plasmatio, subdivided, thotordie, bluesclues, tropicalgetaway, notagain, redactable, snowend, 7rings, seasonality, chasma uturns, chroma, courtrooms, and suitedreams!

however. you may also bring special guests in the form of characters you considered playing in previous games or characters you are anticipating playing in the future. this also includes any characters you may have brought to past endgame mingles for extra shenanigans. have fun mingling with strangers!]

Comments

[disreguarded]

Cheers. [and she clinks her glass against his bottle before downing the rest of her glass.]

Free drinks, old friends, and embarrassing stories. Man, that sounds like the Nein in a nutshell. [a beat.] How about no more of these fucking games, either, you wanna drink to that? Because I'm all in.

[liuli]

Absolutely. Be careful with that crow mouth, or you'll be the one stuck behind a mask, next.

[ lol

anyway he just takes off another bottle of (spins wheel) jameson i guess and clinks it to beau's glass to toss it back like a shot. ] To no more strange occurrences beyond the ones we already create.

[disreguarded]

Man, fuck you, don't curse me with that. I've already been a hostage enough, I don't want to complete the fuckin' bingo list.

[she needs more booze herugh] Oh, hey, when are you gonna come see the house? Me n' Yasha got a new place.

[liuli]

[ gu yun slides the sweater full of mini alcohol bottles across the table and waggles his eyebrows? help yourself to your finders fee there are still like five on there.

but, ah!!! the house!! much less shitty, his expression warms into a smile. ]

Did you, now? Congratulations to the happy couple. [ he raises his little bottle and goes to screw off the top. ] I'll try and make it back, soon, with a housewarming gift in tow. I could go for the way Yasha cracks your back when she gives you a hug.

How is she? It has been too long.

[disreguarded]

[... she'll take one of those, actually, unscrewing it without much effort.]

Thanks. [she gives him a little grin - this is much less of a shiteating grin, she's so grossly in love.] She misses you. Said uh, you listen to her talk about her gardening more than anybody she knows, which is fuckin' rude, considering that I dutifully listen to her talk about her ivy like, all the time.

[she says this so fondly.] We're good, though, work is... boring. Paperwork, man.

[liuli]

Well. Flowers understand flowers. On that, you couldn't hope to compare.

[ he manages to say this both primly and also affectionately insult beau at the same time, but the batted eyelashes that follow it are obviously comically overexaggerated. ]

In all seriousness, I hope you'll pass on the message that I'm looking forward to seeing her again sometime soon. [ and the paperwork bit gets him to laugh, a little fond huff of his own. ] What lives to live, that we can complain about boring work and talk about gardening and building a home. Isn't it just wild?

[ compared to just nonstop chaos and murder and warfare and strange versions of your friends with 54384986 eyes and a god complex ]

[disreguarded]

[she makes a face at him with the first bit, grabbing the closest thing she can find (like, an ornament or something) to throw at him across the table.

but the second part, she rests her chin in her hand, looking a bit thoughtful.]

... Yeah. [she says, finally.] I never thought I was going to have this, you know? Ask me two years ago where I thought I'd be right now and I'd say like. Dead, or something. Not sitting in some weird multiverse bullshit drinking rum and whiskey with my previously dead frenemy's boyfriend.

[she glances at him, and then takes a drink. she has an inkling it might be a little the same for him, in a sense.]

[liuli]

[ gu yun's mouth quirks at the corner as beau talks - he barely even bothered to dodge the ornament, just snickering as he brought his hand up to keep it from hitting his very nice face - and... yeah. that's a familiar feeling, isn't it? his eyes soften a little, the mischief from before melting down to the light of a candle. ]

That makes two of us, death and all. [ and a little more wryly: ] And if you'd told me your previously dead frenemy who would soon become my significant other was purple, I would've laughed in your face.

[ he lifts his drink up and wriggles it between his fingers. ] The world has such a strange way of doing things you don't expect, doesn't it? The minute you think you've got it down, it comes at you with a suckerpunch.

[disreguarded]

[she lifts her own drink in response, grinning a bit.]

Suckerpunch is the right phrase. Half the fucking time I look up and see Yasha cooking us dinner and go how the fuck did I get here, who did I bribe. But it's real. That's... something to be proud of.

[she takes a drink.]

Thanks for being around for him. The two of you are good for each other, for better and for worse.

[liuli]

[ no stop don't talk about real feelings that's embarrassing!!!!!!!!! his soft squishy insides!!!!!! gu yun doesn't quite look flustered, but he looks down at his drink, reflective for a moment with it and making a quiet noise of agreement. it is something to be proud of.

and at the second bit, he snorts. ]

Mostly for worse, depending on who you ask. [ dry joking aside though, he gives a little nod in reception, a nonverbal your welcome, and downs the rest of his drink.

and then immediately afterwards because that's enough of that lets embarrass mollymauk instead: ]

Did he tell you he nearly had to get married in the hotel?