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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[spellslots]

[Weird, but he rolls with it, his tone mild.]

If there's gotta be tongue we're both gonna get in trouble.

[dothelokimotion]

Not if we're careful with our tongues.

[spellslots]

[He points an accusing finger at Loki, trying not to smile.]

Don't start that.

[dothelokimotion]

[ He blinks innocently. ]

Start what?

[spellslots]

You know exactly what.

[Don't play dumb with him!!]

[dothelokimotion]

[ He lays a hand on his chest. ]

I think I'm offended. I think my tongue is mortally insulted, no less. You realize my tongue is so deft, it is called Silvertongue across the Realms?

[spellslots]

And that, my dude, is exactly why it's gonna get us both in trouble.

[Now he's thinking about it! Thanks!]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki laughs, soft and silvery. ]

Ah, but we both enjoy trouble.

[spellslots]

[He's maybe a little pink, but he's doing his best to push through.]

I also enjoy not upsetting my boyfriend, and I'm pretty sure you do too.

[dothelokimotion]

I do.

[ Loki relaxes, leaning back in his chair. ]

I was only teasing. Which you know already.

[spellslots]

Just cause I know doesn't mean it isn't horribly cruel.

[He's being dramatic.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki raises an eyebrow. ]

"Horribly cruel"?

[spellslots]

You're making me think about your tongue, ergo, cruel.

[He manages to say that without getting flustered; he's becoming immune.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ He acts mock-insulted. ]

I'll have you know my tongue won awards.

[spellslots]

[Okay, he has to rise to that bait.]

In what kinda competition?

[dothelokimotion]

For a while, Thor and myself were stranded on a planet called Sakaar. Thor worked his usual brutish tactics and I worked on the leader.

My way worked better.

[spellslots]

[Taako opens his mouth, closes it.]

I was gonna say I'm surprised, but like, somehow you fucking your way to the top just makes sense, you know?

[dothelokimotion]

I'll take that as a compliment.

[ His fingers idly tap on the table. ]

He was billions of years old. One of the first creatures to emerge from the universe. He had hideous taste though.

[spellslots]

It's probably what I'd do.

[If he was alone, trapped, it makes sense to find some kind of stability that way.]

After a billion years I bet he just wanted to shake things up.

[dothelokimotion]

He certainly seemed in the need of entertainment. Of course, it was still in poor taste.

[spellslots]

So you didn't have fun?

[Maybe he's a little skeptical.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ He shrugs. ]

Well. Perhaps a little.

[spellslots]

Called it.

[He knows Loki well enough by now.]

Must've impressed Thor, I'm sure.

[dothelokimotion]

I don't think he quite knew what was going on.

[spellslots]

You are his little brother.

[Maybe he didn't want to consider Loki in any kind of compromising situations.]