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glocksuke2022-12-10 10:24 am
alittlefuninstead) wrote in glocksuke2022-12-10 10:24 am
Jingle Mingle...3!
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
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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!]
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Did... they make it through? I mean, everybody is safe now, obviously, or you wouldn't be here talking to me. You'd be off heroing about.
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Well...everybody came back at the end. The dead found a way back to make sure they were in the lobby by the time check-out happened. [but he also figures he has to be honest, and...it's kind of an important story.]
You remember how in the Realm people would be splintering and we would have to kill them to stop it? It was different at the hotel. Part of the contract included a clause that they were consenting to allow themselves to be possessed by shadows if the Nightman thought it would be entertaining. Clementine was the second person to be approached by shadows. Her hostage was AJ, and you know her. She'll do anything for that kid. So she killed Cloud.
[but...]
...the other you had an important job. Like Xie Lian's. I don't know if you knew that. She could pick two names to protect from death, and two names to protect from execution. She'd never know which name would go into effect each time until it happened. But she happened to pick Cloud that week. He woke up in the middle of his own murder trial and scared the heck out of everybody.
They found Clementine. Voted her out. And then to make it even more "entertaining", the hotel chose Cloud to execute her. Beheaded her, even. But they're cool with each other, everything's fine now.
[he just had to sit there and watch all of this and not do anything about it.]
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she looks like she's going to protest several times throughout this story - clementine killed cloud, the other her saved cloud, the other her had a role! cloud had to execute clementine! what!!!
a long. long pause. and then she starts petting his hand with her thumb.]
Wow. I can only imagine how much that fucked the other me up. [she says, idly, and then she shifts, hugging him with her free arm.]
... And you. Like, butts to the other me, you had to watch all of this. That's - not okay, you know that's not okay, that doesn't have to be fine! [augh.] Ah, sweetheart.
[she sounds sad!! her son!!]
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It did. Mess the other you up. But she...you...whoever. Saved three people. It was a hard job and the odds were usually against her, but she did it.
[it was butts for everybody, frankly.]
It was pretty bad for everybody. [...] Because we had staged a coup and whatever, the Nightman couldn't know we were there and that we had replaced the whole staff. We had to pretend to be those other guys so he wouldn't notice and make things worse for everybody. Nobody knew about us until a couple of weeks in, and by then she was gone. The other you kept Cloud safe though. And another guy named Jason.
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... Well. [runs away from talking about boys she does not see it] Hm.
[a pause. and then she lets go of him to slide off his shoulders and just grabs his hand again, marching off? come along.]
Come with me.
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Okay. Where are we going?
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[and she drags him off to that big, big house - the one with the party. it's warmer in here, which is nice. she winds through the house until she finds them the drink table, and then lets go of sora's hand to make him just stand still for a second.]
Don't move.
[and she bustles around the table for a moment before coming back with two very large hot chocolates, with marshmallows and everything. she waves a hand over one of them, and there's a little bit of sparking red magic that curls into it, before she hands him that one, ear flicking again.]
I know how you are. [she tells him.] I wasn't there, obviously, but uh - I know that you did everything you could to save people, and that you never take a second for yourself, so. What we're going to do is we're going to have a mini vacation where you're selfish for like, one gosh-dang second. Capiche?
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he opens his mouth to protest, but he lets it close after a moment before he watches lup go with a curious little expression. his eyes light up immediately when she returns with their hot chocolates, widening a little at the obvious show of magic and he has a million questions but...ah.
the mom speech.
he takes the cup, letting it warm his hands as he bows his head just slightly and listens.]
...capiche, yeah. [it's the tiniest bit reluctant because he's taking his job as santa's helper seriously, but in this case (and most cases, really), lup wins. don't mind him fishing a marshmallow out with his tongue and chewing on it pensively.] And the mini vacation includes unlimited hot chocolate?
[this is about all he can say because he can't discredit the rest of it. he knows himself and he knows lup knows how he is.]