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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:

RED: MOUTH ● ORANGE: NECK ● YELLOW: CHEEK
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.

header image is from santa's factory by Clement Danveau

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[He was around for the first time this happened, but honestly, that kind of got lost in the blur of being a new arrival and all of that. So he's not really thinking about it when he sees Rey in the street and jogs over to her.]

Hey, Rey!

[And then bam, he suddenly can't get away from her...it's only then that he looks up and notes the glowing plant above them, and groans deeply.]

Geeze not this again.

[Rey was doing a mental check list of what she needed to buy for food for herself, Finn, and for Poe. She wanted to make sure to grab a variety of things for them to eat-and some things that could withstand longer. Considering it's winter, she wanted to be prepared.

A voice catches her attention and it's Marco!]

Hey!

[Pardon her tired appearance, she just needs sleep. And..and now they're stuck together.]

....my thoughts exactly. We can't.. [She tests it out, trying to move away from him and nope. Barrier. Stupid, stupid barrier.]

Do you think this works the same way it did last time?

Edited 2017-12-20 02:44 (UTC)

[Rey looks tired, there's no denying it. She's still pretty, nothing's gonna change that, but there's definitely a sort of worn-out paleness about her that has him a little worried.

Before he has a chance to ask if she's okay, though, she's asking about whether this might be like last time. Shaking his head, he sighs a bit.]

Um, yeah, probably. I mean, they weren't all these rainbow colours last time, were they?

[Licking his lips nervously, he raises his brows.]

I mean we could try locking lips and see what happens...

I don’t think they were. I only saw some colors last time.

[ Which meant they were probably stuck here for an hour unless they...kissed. Marco was nice and all, but she didn’t think he’d want to kiss her. Nor did the thought of kissing him crossed her mind...until he said something. ]

You’d actually want to try kissing? [ She said slowly, making sure she understood him.

It shouldn’t be a big deal. A first kiss or anything like that shouldn’t be a big deal, and yet Rey was starting to find herself feeling a bit flustered at the thought of kissing Marco. ]

Yeah same.

[A pause, and he licks his lips. He's not exactly nervous but Rey is a really, really pretty girl and this is a kind of weird situation. Stuffing his hands in his back pockets, he tilts his head and looks at her, curious as she asks if he'd actually want to try kissing.

Mostly, he's curious about whether she's asking because she hoped he would, or she's surprised he would dare ask.]

I mean yeah, if you do.

[Was she nervous about doing this? Yes. Not because of feelings or anything--okay maybe a little? who knows. Rather, it was awkward to be kissing a friend. She doesn't realize Marco is nervous too. He seems cool and collected about the entire thing so...

If he was okay with it, then it should be fine.]

I would be fine with it.

[Because, they need to get out of this predicament...and better than spending an hour together. She briefly looks down, feeling a bit stupid as she has to ask:]

Should I go first or...you?

MISTLEGLOW: a kissing meme

I will leave the colour up to you~

WHY?! URGH! YELLOW IT IS!

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