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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[relieable]

Too bad. I would've let her kill me if she was hot. [you're trash, Osomatsu. anyway. back to what they were doing]

1.2

[naturallywavy]

I can't tell what you're more desperate for— sex or death.
_{[ yes.. back to what they were doing. ]}

2.2

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ Anyway, there's gotta be a quip thrown in there somewhere before any of this gets anymore serious. Honestly. Gintoki hates it when stuff like this starts getting serious. He shouldn't think about it too much but it's really hard not to when Osomatsu has made it painfully obvious that he admires him in some weird heroic way and that has struck a chord with Gintoki. Gintoki never understood that about himself. There isn't much about him to admire after all he's done, but people only see the heroic side of him and don't bother learning about the rest.

It isn't like he'd open up about the rest either.

He does just that, though. He tries not to think about it or make it weird in anyway. Instead, he just grabs Osomatsu by both of the shoulders and leans down to kiss him, it's a pretty forced kiss because he wants to make sure it counts, but nothing about it feels fond. ]</sub>

[relieable]

[that's fine. you gotta do what you gotta do, right? being forced into a kiss isn't sweet, or romantic. it's a pain in the ass. and as horny and skeezy as he is, he wants a kiss to mean something. especially his first kiss. this was not his first kiss. it's his second. and it feels just as unnatural and awkward as the first. it's also with a guy who Osomatsu considers a pal. this has happened twice! but it's still kind of a big deal to him. thankfully, he's not going to make it weird. he may have been confused about his sexuality as of late, but there's no reason to bring Gintoki into that. they're probably never going to discuss this again. on the outside, Osomatsu looks a bit flustered, but that's it. when they pull away, the light blinks off and the invisible box around them disappears. they did it! they completed the puzzle! he should try to think of something funny to say...] Good work, team.

[naturallywavy]

_{[ So far, Gintoki hasn't looked at Osomatsu once their kiss has been broken, so he just kind of looks off in the distance, one hand reaching behind his head to rub his neck. Eugh, embarrassing. How do you just walk away from something like this? ]}

S-so..
_{[ yeaaaah.. ]}

Guess that's all we gotta.. do.

[relieable]

[he's not really looking at Gintoki either. how weird. but, then, it's like Osomatsu said before. he's just a gag character. so this kind of stuff... doesn't matter. he'll just joke about it later. haha, isn't this funny?!

he takes a giant step away, linking his hands behind his head]

Yep, all we gotta do. We're free now. [the one thing Osomatsu is worried about is losing Gintoki as a friend. he's worried that the other will think less of him now, even though theis wasn't his fault, or his intention! but Osomatsu can't help but feel that way]

[naturallywavy]

Free to walk away from each other and, y'anno, not talk about this ever again.
_{[ picking his nose... viciously.... rapidly..... until it starts bleeding.. ]}

If anyone asks, we just bumped into each other, yeah!? O.K?!

[relieable]

[whoa there buddy. you okay?? that looks like it hurts]

Uh, yeah, sure!

[naturallywavy]

_{[ ALSO TAKES A BIG STEP BACK. ]}

Our lips didn't go anywhere near each other! Just say no if somebody asks!
_{[ Why is he the one so jumpy about this? ]}

[relieable]

I got it, I got it! [he huffs, feeling insulted again.

he quickly spins around, marching away with his hands in his pockets, grumbling to himself] Stupid fucking mistletoe...