MISTLEGLOW: a kissing meme

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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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[volitaunt]

[ It's a good thing Poe literally can't flirt unless it's with an engine. That's half a joke and half the fact that I suspect he literally sweet-talks his X-wing while working on it but y'know.

Taako is winding him up.

Poe realizes this somewhere between the words leave and you.

He might be a terrible flirt, but if there is one thing Poe Dameron will rise to at any point it's a challenge. Taako has thrown down the gauntlet. Let it be known that what happens next is his own doing.

Poe takes his eyes off the mistletoe, looks Taako dead in the eyes, and takes the elf's face between his hands very, very gently.

Yeah, he's a terrible flirt.

But Poe is an incidentally handsome dork with a heart of gold, and that woos a lot of people.

Which means, flirtation or no flirtation, he's a damn good kisser. ]

Maybe you should.

[ That's... not actually him intentionally flirting, for the record. It's Poe speak for CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. ]

[spellslots]

[Well.

There's a tiniest twitch in his ears when Poe takes his face in his hands, betraying the fact he's surprised how quickly this got turned around on him.

But there's no discomfort in it, and after a second he leans in for a quick, light kiss, a lot more chaste than his flirting would suggest.]

I gotta admit, it's a tempting offer, but cha boy's a taken elf.

[volitaunt]

[ POE IS DISAPPOINT. Not entirely surprised, he does remember Taako mentioning a boyfriend, but STILL. ]

That's not fair!

[ Yeah he's still got Taako's face in his hands because HE WAS SO READY, DUDE. ]

[spellslots]

You wanna text my boyfriend to ask permission to make out with me?

[If he's bothered by Poe still being very much in his personal space, he's not showing it.]

[volitaunt]

No, I--

[ Let go of his face Poe.

Okay there he let go of Taako's face.

AND NOW HE'S AWKWARD AND GLAD HE DOESN'T BLUSH EASILY BECAUSE WHOLE THING IS WEIRD.

It is weird right. ] Did I make this weird? Is it going to be weird now?

[spellslots]

[Taako lightly reaches up to tuck a single finger under Poe's chin, to keep him in place while he plants a kiss on Poe's cheek.]

You didn't make it weird, bubbale, it's pretty normal to wanna take all this - [said with a little shoulder shimmy] - for a spin.

[Making it about his ego is a way to handle anything.]

[volitaunt]

[ Askjdsfd Taako that's rude. ]

See, I don't do that. People say I flirt but I don't do what you're doing. [ It's all very accusatory, in that kind of 'my brain is half-way to somewhere inappropriate and I don't know how to stop it' way. ]

[spellslots]

And what am I doing?

[Which is to say, he knows exactly what he's doing, but he's curious to see how Poe is going to word it.]

[volitaunt]

[ It takes him a second to find something that seems to fit the bill. ]

Making me jealous of your boyfriend.

[spellslots]

[Oh, that's delightful. Taako bites his lip as he grins.]

I didn't even know you were into dudes.

[He's a bad person.]

[volitaunt]

Don't really have a preference. [ He shrugs, considering it. ] I like people who make me laugh.

[spellslots]

Is that what I'm doing?

[Leave Poe alone 2k17]

[volitaunt]

[ ffffffff TAAKO.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO HIM. ]

No, it-- [ IT'S GONNA BE WEIRD AGAIN BRO. ] That's what makes you attractive.

[ Under his breath: ] Can an X-wing land on me right now, please, just. Right now would be great.

[spellslots]

[It's not weird, it's a delight to Taako's ego.]

Is it that terrible to admit you're into me?

[volitaunt]

[ Looking skyward: ] Any time now.

[ TO THE CHAIN OF FRIENDSHIP HE HAS FORGED: ] I haven't done this in a while. Not that we're doing--not that this is something to be done.

[spellslots]

Maybe in another lifetime.

[It's said with a wink, but teasing aside, Taako is genuine in his feelings for Rin.]

And don't worry, I promise not to wear anything too skimpy when we're hanging out.

[volitaunt]

[ And Poe wouldn't for a second come on to someone who is so clearly taken.

WHICH IS WHAT HE'S TRYING TO NOT ACCIDENTALLY DO RIGHT NOW. ]

Please at least bring a thong so I can strangle myself with it.

[ Wait-- ] That wasn't--I wasn't--that's not a kink thing, I was saying--

[ STOP. STOP. ABORT. JUST. FUCKING RUN AWAY. ]

[spellslots]

[Gods okay, he can't not laugh at that, covering his mouth with his hand to try to stifle it.]

I dunno whether I should focus on your asphyxiation kink or the fact I said skimpy and your mind immediately went to a thong.

[volitaunt]

[ He closes his eyes and massages his forehead with the fingertips of both hands. ]

Kill me.

[spellslots]

That's a little too kinky, even for me.

[If only he could turn himself into a bird, Poe could be free.]

[volitaunt]

[ FRICK. ]

There's no good way for me to try and save this conversation is there.

[spellslots]

Maybe with like, any other person but me you might've had a chance.

[But this just makes Taako more powerful. He can't be stopped.]