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MISTLEGLOW: a kissing meme

Some residents may remember that back in September, a love-drunk and confusion-spell-addled newlywed mage from Gramarye Magic Research let loose some pretty little fairy lights that trapped people in the city in little invisible bubbles until they kissed (and any kind of kiss would do). Well, the same slightly-less-newlywed but no less romantically-inclined mage happens to really, really enjoy the winter season, and thinks it's totally romantic. That particular sentiment is pretty common in the Quarantine - while Hygge is the celebration of familial love, the residents of the Quarantine all agree that that family often includes partners and lovers. Besides that, the folklore of mistletoe as being representative of love and friendship is something that the Quarantine has in common with the universes many residents inhabit.
So, as the last week and a half of December rolls around, residents around the Quarantine will see the result of the resident romantic trying to share a bit of Hygge love - small, glowing sprigs of mistletoe will be floating around the Quarantine, ready to trap people up and make them share a bit of affection.
how it works
● Two or more characters walking under one of these glowing, floating sprigs will get stuck for one hour, trapped inside an invisible enclosure with an approximate three foot radius. The only options are to either wait out the hour, or to kiss! Characters will know they're meant to kiss, because part of the magic spell is the sudden and intense knowledge that they should kiss in order to break free. There is no compulsion to kiss, just the knowledge that that's how to get free. This time, instead of any kind of kiss working, there will be different types of kisses that will work to release the trapped residents depending on the color of mistleglow:
GREEN: FOREHEAD ● BLUE: HAND ● VIOLET: BUTTERFLY
Trapped residents will not know what kind of kiss will work for each color and may have to experiment before finding the right one.
● Post up a top-level for your character with the types of kisses you're interested in threading out, and then go forth and have your character kiss (or refuse to kiss) others!
● This meme is for characters already accepted into the game to play with the mistleglow prompt from this month's test drive meme. If your character is not yet accepted into the game, please use the TDM post!
● This meme is GAME CANON, so any threads played out in this meme can be carried through into the actual canon of the game.
● Much like the TDM, threads on this meme can count for Activity Points, but not the monthly Activity Check.
finn | ota
this is.... the worst. ]
U CHOOSE
He was trying to escape someone who was trying really really hard to get him under another sprig.
And now he is capable of knocking on the air around them and there's a very annoyed looking man being forced to go about his business. ]
Uh.
[ Kriff. ]
It goes away after an hour.
[ He's had to kiss a lot of people today, Finn. ]
rng said yellow and my ass agreed
But boy, he doesn't like this setup. He doesn't like that there are only two options and they seem stacked to encourage one in particular: it gets his hackles up. It's not fair. So the first thing he can think to say, perhaps about as determinedly as humanly possible, is: ]
We don't have to do anything.
[ This is not so much directly to Poe as it is for himself. But he figures if Poe needs to hear it confirmed out loud as much as he kind of does, at least it'll be out there.
Finn glances up at the plant-based sower of discord like he's considering the merit of throwing his shoulder into the invisible wall out of spite. I say "like". He is legitimately considering it. Not for the first or last time since he got here, he wishes there was a person to directly punch in the face or something to shoot to fix this city-wide crisis. Then, almost as an afterthought-- ]
I told you the next holiday wouldn't be as good.
oh no it's gon be cute
Of all the encounters he's had today, this is the one, the one where he doesn't even entertain the idea of being trapped or afraid. If he's with Finn, one way or the other he'll be fine. ]
Means the next one has to be better though.
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HE WOULD STILL THROW HIS HANDS INTO THE AIR IF IT WOULDN'T PROBABLY SMACK POE IN THE FACE IN THE PROCESS. But now for different reasons. Finn finds his way around these limitations, with much exasperation. He doesn't skip a beat: ]
No optimism or enjoying yourself in my half of the invisible magic trap.
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I told you to practice. Did I not tell you to practice?
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You told me I could pick one thing to practice on. This is definitely not worth practicing on.
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[ He leans back against the barrier, arm still over Finn's shoulders. ] Besides, this is great for me. I could've been stuck with that other guy.
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forehead
Much.]
This is just how I wanted to see you again.
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Today he's mostly vexed about how this keeps happening. On the other hand, it's a good internalized vexation that hasn't yet led to yelling or hitting people with plates. Also, he forgot how massive this man is. How is this humanly possible.
Equally deadpan: ]
That's because I'm charming. [ Poe said he was one time, it counts. ] You have an hour to kill or am I keeping you from something?
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That is true. [Thor agrees, easily.]
You're keeping me from giving you a smooch, obviously. [Thor folds his arms over his chest, as if he's sincerely bothered.]
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Actually, he feels like he missed several important steps in the process that led him here. It doesn't get him up in arms as much as it leaves him vaguely mystified. ]
First time I've heard anyone call it a smooch. [ He also folds his arms. When in doubt, subconsciously mirror. ] I'd say it doesn't sound dignified, but we're standing in an invisible box. A lot of things went out the window.
Butterfly
I suppose this could be worse.
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What Finn's learning today is that it's a good thing he likes to have a memory for names, because there have been a good few second meetings taking place in a cramped invisible prison. ]
I was thinking the same thing. More or less. Got a busy schedule today?
[ He personally prefers to cut down on his enclosure time, but he'd probably rather die than push someone on these issues, so he's learning to make peace. ]
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Fortunately, I have the time if you want to just stay here for an hour.
[He'll leave this up to Finn as to whether or not he wants to try kissing his way out of this.]
Besides, I have one or two things that need to be talked about.
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The followup takes Finn a little by surprise. He doesn't... think he's done anything especially offensive to this guy. But his natural assumption is usually to think he's in trouble for some reason. Which is weird to think, because he's pretty sure he's older than Ivar. ]
-- what are those one or two things?
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Rey. What is your relationship to her? And what are your intentions towards her?
[Don't mind the fact he's just pulled out a grinding stone and taken the axe off his back to sharpen it with. It means nothing. Really.
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What? [ ????? All he can really come up with in the moment is: ] Should I be asking you that question, too?
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[He points the axe at Finn in a manner that says he'll use it if he smells anything like bullshit.]
Now, start talking.
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Looking at the being who's caught with him, Alec thinks he looks vaguely familiar. Maybe he's seen while he's been training with the other Guards or he was friends with one of them?
Scowling at the mistletoe, he lets out a sigh.]
Do you know if platonic kisses work?
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That's moderately better than getting stuck with a complete stranger, if only barely. Finn still can't say he's a fan of this enterprise. He can say, however, that that's a fair thing to want to know. ]
If they don't, I've got a few people to talk to when I get back out of here.
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[Magnus would understand if a non-platonic kiss was needed, but he wouldn't be happy about it. Neither would Alec, but he can't turn people into small, furry animals when he's annoyed.]
Have you been caught by this stuff before?
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Sometimes Finn is just kind of glad magic doesn't really happen in his corner of the galaxy. He's pretty sure things in his life could have gone a lot more wrong with that many more ways to go wrong. ]
A couple of times. The colors are supposed to be specific, but I don't know what all of them mean.
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(ooc: the random number generator gave me orange. I decided to go with it since it will make Alec grumpy.)
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[ He tries to place that one. Sort of grimaces. ]
I mean, it's not mouth.
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