jingles your mingles in year six

[alittlefuninstead]

Happy holidays guys and gals! It seems this year’s holiday party is a little… more lowkey. After the stint at that weirdo airport, you all probably just want the time to eat, drink and be merry, right? Have at it! The mansion you find yourself in has its halls decked and holly in boughs sprucing up every corner, and you can find just about anything behind any of the doors. Looking for a hot tub to warm up? There’s at least four. How about a bounce house to burn off your extra energy? This one’s shaped like a castle! You can even find ballrooms, game rooms, shooting ranges, ice skating rinks and more, whatever your heart may desire. Everywhere you look there’s plenty of food, drink and entertainment to be had, so come and jingle while you mingle!

But you didn’t think it’d be that easy, did you? You know what time it is… as per usual, it’s mistletoe season! It seems like this year’s upped the ante and the demand for kisses is higher. If you’re not careful, here’s some things you might run into:

❄️ Mistletoe can, and will, appear at random in places you might not expect, and often times it will show up at inconvenient moments.

❄️ Unfortunately, it's not just the mistletoe conspiring against you. The garland hanging in the halls will slither down on occasion to tie you to another person, ushering you both under a sprig of mistletoe and binding you until you comply.

❄️ Every now and then, a patch of ice will appear underfoot, sending you careening into another person or two with the hopes your lips will collide.

❄️ A variety of cakes, candies, cookies and cocoa appear to be special, filling you with a burst of affection you just have to get out.

❄️ Mistletoe will stick to a random part of your body, and the only way to remove it is to pucker up! The longer you resist, the more you’ll wanna kiss.

Or maybe you've had the great fortune to avoid all of these pitfalls to enjoy the party! You're free to mingle and jingle. Eat, drink, and be merry and bright...but do keep in mind that if two people are together and avoid the mistletoe for too long, you will find yourselves trapped in a gingerbread shack for one hour or until a kiss is shared. Dealer's choice.

Happy holidays!

[ooc: it's once again mgcu mingle time! this mingle is open to characters from any of our past murdergames, i am not listing them there's too many.

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, sort of like a TDM for potential options! this also includes any characters you may have brought to past endgame mingles for extra shenanigans because honestly, we've all had the itch of "OH X WOULD BE SO FUN OFF OF Y" and our castmate missed connections.

also we have a magical airport now, so perhaps just some rando happens to be passing through? wild! have fun mingling with strangers!]

Comments

jiaoqiu ★ honkai star rail

[fried]

I.
[ watch as this stupid pink fox walks down the hallway fastly but in a totally chill and cool and calm collected way

he is slowly being followed by garland that's like, wriggling across the ceiling with mistletoe. it is gaining on him. his ears are pressed back and he looks like he's considering jumping out a window. you can practically hear the jaws theme playing. what will you do... ]

II.
[ or! find jiaoqiu standing at the refreshments area, sniffing the drink in his hand and then looking disappointed. man. why's it gotta be cocoa... he can't drink this... ]

i.

[foreverphantom]

[ zaps the garland with a fingergun ectoblast. it is reduced to ash and vapors now. you're welcome!

if jiaoqiu looks to see who his savior is, it's a familiar face! except with longer hair, earrings, and a huge 2000s hot topic vibe ]

[fried]

[ oh, sup dude. jiaoqiu does in fact startle when the garland gets reduced to ash, ears standing straight up as he tries to figure out where the blast came from... and when he sees his savior, his expression gets a little warmer. ]

Ah. Thank you. [ a beat. ] Your hair has grown.

[foreverphantom]

[ he startles a bit himself from the warm look and raises an eyebrow ]

Have we met?

ii

[sarkazm]

Here.

[wiš'adel plucks the cocoa mug from his hand and replaces it with a different one, something that smells warm and spiced and alcoholic. judging from the sound of clattering dishware, she's tossed the offending mug into one of those little catering tubs of dirty dishes--

was that a crack? oh, who CARES. not her.]

Seriously, who handed you that? Don't they have eyes?

[fried]

[ a huff of a laugh, as she hands him a replacement. yeesh, he can smell the alcohol. but hey, it's the holidays. why not, right? in a show of affection, his tail bats at her as she settles next to him. ]

Well, I wouldn't count on most knowing that I'm unable to ingest chocolate in any form. I wouldn't want to be impolite.

[ ok liar ]

Thank you, my friend. It's good to see you.