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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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Yeah, I guess.

[He wasn't into plays. That meant being on a stage in front of people, and that definitely was not Keith's thing.]

Last time?

[He shook his head.]

I mean, I know we probably have to kiss, at least, right? Since that's a mistletoe thing.

Though, I did notice that we had to like... do different kinds of kissing? Is that what you mean by pickier?

Back in September? When floating lights put people in kiss bubbles before?

*This isn't even a knew terrible inconvenience. At least then it was warmer out.*

Yeah, back then it was just... any sort of kiss. Now it kinda cares how you do it. I guess we'll have to try a few options?

*Not the worst thing in the world.*

Oooh... those thing. I thought you meant another mistletoe thing specifically.

[He nodded.]

Yeah, it wasn't really bad that time.

[Keith smiled a little, though, at Lola's suggestion.]

Yeah... I guess we do. [He quirked an eyebrow at her.] You up for it?

*Lola, to that question, smirks. Because, you know, Lola's amorous and playful as a given. So instead of saying anything she'll just pop forward, stand on her toes for a little extra height, and press her lips into his. Because Lola's super shy and retiring in public you know. Wait, no, the other thing.*

[Keith was okay with that. He leaned down to meet her halfway, easily kissing her back. But this mistletoe was picky, and they hadn't done it right. So, when they finished, they were still stuck.

Keith was confused, though he definitely knew it could be worse than being stuck with Lola. She was a good person to get stuck with.]

What's going on?

Well, you're kinda cold.

*Winter is not meant for this nonsense! Winter is meant for being inside and doing the exact same activity, but not outside.*

So... what kiss do we try next?

[Keith looked even more confused. Cold... because it was winter? or cold... he wasn't kissing her passionately enough?]

Huh?

[He shrugged.]

I don't know... are there different kinds? I just figured this was mistletoe and that would be the end of it, yeah?

[Well, not necessarily the end of it... but the end of being trapped for now. They could still kiss.]

Next time let's do this, like, not in the snow, outside, where it's really cold?

*Lola sighed. Spaceboys, what do they teach you in space if it's not that yes there are different kinds of kisses.*

The different lights mean different kisses. Just- no idea what it wants.

*Lola considers for a moment, and decides that it's better to just try something than stand there and be cold. So don't mind Lola as she just goes for kissing Keith's neck. It's easy to reach and feels like a good step in teaching Keith how this whole making out thing can go.*

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.

[Desert boy wasn't a fan of long periods of forced outside activity when it was cold like this.]

I'm guessing that means you haven't gotten this color be-...

[Well, okay. Consider him fully distracted from talking this through now. That was really nice... and had a way of sort of warming him up, honestly. He leaned his head a bit, and then lowered it so he could kiss her back... behind her ear, along her pulse point, along her hair line...

Her hair smelled good...]

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