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

[feminitis]

(redacted) voice: noooo fighting!

[sei tumbles out of a tree and immediately wonders if this is revenge for shoving lila into one at the hotel.

she also immediately assumes that this is probably Yet Another Murdergame, and the second she hears even the slightest sound, she whirls to face whatever has made it, drawing her sword on... some unsuspecting woodland creature! the little thing gives her a disgruntled look and then probably laughs its furry little ass off as a pile of snow gets dumped directly on her head for jumping straight to drawing swords.

a few moments later, her head pokes out of the pile of snow.]

What the heck!

[hi. the rest of her is still stuck in there.]

brrrrr

[sei can later be found inside the largest house in the village, seated in front of a fireplace and wrapped in a blanket. her outer robes are spread out on the ground in front of her so she can dry off.

when someone else approaches - ]

Did the snow get you, too?

wildcard

[if neither of the above options works for you, hit me with literally anything else and i'll roll with it!]

[liuli]

[ jingly mingly season... no problem ]

ice skating rink

[ there is a very prettily dressed man with a monocle perched on his nose leaning on the fence around the ice skating rink. despite the frosty cold snow and the way that it's made the tip of his nose red, gu yun seems to be perfectly content in his thin silks and lack of coat, as he watches the skaters go around and around, and around...

and when someone wipes out right in front of him, he hums; ] Six out of ten.

[ stop. ]

holiday shops

[ or, at some point, you can find gu yun looking in the window of one of the shops, up close to the glass, and looking like he's... really, really focusing on whatever's inside. his expression is thoughtful, brows deeply furrowed, almost a little bit troubled...? and coming closer, you might hear him mutter to himself. something about teenager and what am I supposed to...

he's already got a couple of colorful bags looped over one arm, like he's been doing quite a bit of shopping, but maybe someone's a little hard to shop for? he's so completely distracted by whatever he's trying to figure out at this moment that gu yun could even perhaps be snuck up on.

this dumbass is still not wearing a coat. ]

the lush option

[ having finally relocated inside, gu yun seems to be in his natural habitat. that is to say, he's lounging like a king in a big fluffy armchair near a fireplace, holding a frankly alarmingly large glass full of wine, while two little elf staff members are rubbing his shoulders.

as he's sipping from the glass, one of those troublesome little mistletoe plants pops up, and he snatches it out of midair just as it tries to hover over the hard working elf for mischief, bringing it down. ] No interference with staff. No one ever seems to follow that rule, do they?

[ gu yun gives it a little wriggle, depending on who's nearby at the time. :3? ]

wildcard

[ now accepting applications for cute winter snuggle threads >:( ]

[daggering]

[ are you having a nice time outside, hanging out, enjoying the cold?

enjoy getting thwacked with a snowball from absolutely out of nowhere





that's it that's the entire prompt ]

[countermeasures]

bits and bites

[i constantly cry about how pretty this canon's art is anyway, jiuqing is all snug and warm as she wanders the christmas market. is she buying presents for people? no... she's sampling all of the food. how else is she supposed to know which ones will make the best gifts? (that's her excuse, anyway.)

she is now contemplating a cute snowman cupcake.]

It's almost a shame to eat them, don't you think?

["almost," though. she takes a bite a moment later.]

Mmm. Delicious, though!

cozy......

[jiuqing is... still at the christmas market! having finished chowing down, she is now perusing the stalls for actual gifts. there is a stall full of ugly christmas sweaters.

she holds one up and studies it for a moment or two, looking amused.]

What do you think?

wildcard

[if neither of the above options works for you, hit me with literally anything else and i'll roll with it!]

[disreguarded]

I. EXTRA 1D6 OF SNEAK ATTACK DAMAGE

[are you minding your own business in the market? probably! are you also getting a snowball directly to the back of your head? sure are!

it's not hard to see who is throwing some bullshit at you. she's a little older than the last time anybody saw her... wow... there aren't rocks in the snowball because she's grown as a person, sort of. maybe. in any case, she grins, and settles into a patient defense stance, two finger come here wiggle included.]

II. WIDOGAST'S WEB OF CHRISTMAS DELIGHTS

[otherwise, you can find her at the party! she's staring warily up at the ceiling.]

Don't. I'll climb up to the fucking ceiling and beat whatever pixie-ass demons that are doing the kiss plant, don't do it.

[alternatively, she is downing drink after drink and also, handing you this sweater.]

Congratulations. [she says with the most gravity any person has ever had.] This is yours now.

[resumed]

arrival and sleigh rides

[winter isn’t bad. winter’s great, actually. it’s not too hot, the sun isn’t threatening to murder anyone, and yet…dropping facefirst into a pile of snow was not on nico’s to do list today?

forgoing the sleigh rides, one can find a young teenage boy dressed in a sweater and black jeans trudging down the hill to the village. maybe you’re passing by on a sleigh ride, or maybe you’re following him. either way, he’ll settle for a short squint in your direction.]

Was this really necessary?

[WHY.]

market

[later, you can find nico wandering around through the shops of the christmas market, examining the wares intensely. every now and then, he’ll pick up something like an ornament, a snowglobe, or something shiny. he doesn’t seem entirely satisfied before he frowns.]

Are they all supposed to be kind of tacky…? [no, you’re just picky in this very instance, nico.]

wildcard

[listen i could write prompts for everything but for everyone’s sake, just pretend you could run into nico:

-sitting at the skating rink watching people skate and eyeing them dubiously
-avoiding santa’s workshop
-hanging around the party picking up different treats and trying them
-just wandering around dodging mistletoe

you can also just hit me and say you're running into him in one of these places and i'll write customized starters!]

[uncoincidental]

the snowball war is imminent

[this would not be the first jingle mingle that sheba has been a gremlin and thrown snowballs at people at. why mess with tradition?

which is to say, sheba is... up in a tree. up in a tree with a whole pile of pre-rolled snowballs settled in the crook of some of the branches, so she can simply yeet them at unsuspecting passers-by from the high ground.

thwap goes a snowball - either into someone's back or shoulder, or perhaps it goes sailing over their head? perhaps it was just a warning shot.

either way, they'll hear a giggle from somewhere up above them, but if they look up ... huh. no one seems to be there? people with invisibility powers are cheaters. they will, however, see a snowball appear to levitate in the air before it gets thrown at their chest this time.]

this is the snowmen prompt i don't have a clever title

[alternatively, later on you might catch her making snowmen! they are dressed up to look suspiciously like her cr from past games. do you recognize yourself in there? or maybe one of the snowmen looks like someone you know from your world that you didn't realize was in a murdergame? oops.

either way, if she catches you looking - ]

Hee hee. Do you want to make some, too? There's plenty of snow!

wildcard

[you know the drill, hit me with anything else!]

i!

[fishingforcompliments]

Eep!

[sneak attack... successful! flayn turns around to see where the snowball came from, and laughs with delight when she sees beau beckoning her.]

Oh, is that how it is? Your challenge has been accepted!

[she yeets herself at beau!



to try to tackle her into the snow for a hug. wow hopefully this isn't some other beau, that would be awkward.]

arrival!

[stunwhistle]

[meanwhile, this guy's wearing a sweater as well. he seems amused by it. or maybe he's amused by nico being grumpy?

either way, he chuckles.]

Something something mandatory winter break?

lush option, of course

[shiftingwinds]

No, they really don't!

[shi qingxuan does not have such a large glass of wine, but she's eyeing gu yun's with interest. she even makes grabby hands at it.]

Gu-xiong, you'll share that with me, right?

[ 🥺 ]

nods

[liuli]

[ he looks at shi qingxuan

he looks at the glass ]

Now, meimei. I've been instructed that I'm only supposed to have one glass all night long. Something about being better about my health - this is very precious liquid, you know!

[ there is at least an entire bottle if not two in that thing ]

[shiftingwinds]

hit the slopes

[it is a nice winter day, and shi qingxuan, in female form, can be found on the slopes! she is drinking from a small jug of rice wine that she has apparently pulled out of her sleeve and examining a pair of sleds with interest.]

Say, why don't we race to the bottom? Loser mixes the winner drinks! ...or lets the winner dress them up in some of the clothes they're selling down there, if drinking's not your thing.

'tis the season to get drunk

[if you didn't think this was going to happen, i don't know what to tell you. shi qingxuan can be found at the party later on. apparently she went shopping earlier, because various shopping bags tucked to one side, and there is an impressive array of alcoholic beverages on the table she's seated at. it is, in fact, every single holiday drink that can be found on this jingle mingle.

she waves over whoever she happens to catch looking at her.]

Who knew there were so many different seasonal drinks? I simply must try them all! Come on, join me, help me sort out which are the best.

[ :3 ]

wildcard

[hit me with anything else you'd like!!]

[reconnective]

[i'm ignoring all of my prompts because sisi predicted my plan anyway so!!

in the middle of christmas town the christmas village, there's a boy. there's a boy dressed in a santa outfit with a rotund companion, large burlap sack at his feet and hands on his hips.]

Merry Christmas! [does he know you? who the fuck knows! but he seems incredibly excited as he jabs his thumb straight into his own chest to gesture to himself.] Santa's really busy preparing for Christmas Eve, but I'm helping out today! Are you looking for a gift for yourself, or for somebody else?

[i.e. free presents! you can also just treat this as a wildcard, i don't care.]

[shiftingwinds]

Gu-xiong, look at it this way. Whatever I drink from that is something you're not drinking, which means you can drink the equivalent amount of something else so you're not stuck to the same drink all night.

[she flashes him a smile]

It's a foolproof plan!

[commandertoolbelt]

[ nico will just hear the sound of a camera shutter but it's just this asshole with a phone and a shit-eating grin. gotta preserve the crimmas look for the rest of camp, you know. they're gonna eat this up! ]

Absolutely necessary. Where's the fun if you don't dress the part?

[resumed]

[will your sweater...but he rolls his eyes and kicks a little snow aside.]

Like we've ever had time for mandatory breaks. [but he's like an iota less pissy because it's will.]

[stunwhistle]

We've earned a break.

[ :) ]

C'mon, help me build a snowman of your boss from your summer job so I can beat it up.

[liuli]

[ ....

he gives the glass a very thoughtful look. ]

Hmmm. Do you think that would work...?

[ he's already breaking the rules by drinking out of this gigantic cup........ ]

arrival

[evocationary]

[i'm so sorry buddy but she comes up behind him and shoves snow down the back of his shirt

that's it that's the tag i only play trolls ig]

[resumed]

[NO!!!!

the urge...to punch again....rising...he's busy making a face, but he must be in a fairly decent mood because he's not immediately lunging for the camera.]

Valdez. [the PHOTO.] Even if that's true, photographic evidence isn't a part of that.

[he's also taking a moment to try and sift through his memories and remember which of these hellish games leo was a part of.]

[resumed]

[terrible. horrible. but he does tilt his head a little at that.]

Kind of difficult when we never actually met him in person, but we can try. [hm. did he ever tell will that? good question!]

[shiftingwinds]

If you're worried about it, I could simply finish the glass in its entirety and we could fill it up with something else. Then if anyone asked, you could honestly say it's not a new glass. It's the same glass as before, after all! And you could honestly say you haven't finished a glass either!

[she will finish all the drinks for him.]

[stunwhistle]

We'll give him a nametag so everyone knows who it's supposed to be.

[honestly will will take that, from the sound of things it's better that nico never came face-to-face with the bastard.]

Bet I can make it melt.

[resumed]

[SCREAMS. there's snow down his shirt and he's not having it, a startled yell as he immediately whirls around and throws out a hand.

several skeleton hands shoot out from the ground, each gathering a clump of snow to form into a ball to begin throwing in lup's direction.

sorry about his defense mechanism.]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ good because the camera is getting safely tucked away in his tool belt hehe ]

Maybe not, but it's a side of you we never see! RA-RA and the others will be so sad they've missed it!