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quaranmeme2017-12-18 09:33 pm
MISTLEGLOW: a kissing meme
mistleglow: a kissing memeSome 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:
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.
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[ He's being Super Convincing. Poe shakes it off, or shakes it off as much as he can when his brain is still on the feel of Karen's tongue in his mouth. ]
Just kind of-- there's. [ COUGH. ] We're good.
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He's also perceptive enough that his mind provides the words that Poe doesn't actually say. And his smile grows a little wider. ]
There's someone. [ Not someone else, of course, because the two of them are just friends, evidently. ] Was that why you were looking so pleased with yourself? Strutting around all chipper.
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Look—regardless of what you have waiting for you back home, this place... it can be a once in a lifetime opportunity, when it comes to a lot of things. So, piece of advice, take it or leave it: don't let that opportunity go to waste, just because you don't know what to do about it, or you're not sure how long you'll be here. What you can have here is no less special just because you'll go back home one day.
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I can't... The minute I have a chance, I'm gone. I'm not going to leave someone that way.
[ He clears his throat. ] Not that there is someone.
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[ He lifts his eyebrows, crossing his arms. ] Well, hypothetical person. Anyway, like I told you: take it or leave it. Not like I have a lot of experience when it comes to actual relationships, anyway.
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He can't risk not wanting to leave her. ]
No? I thought you and Bones....
[ When in doubt, change the subject. ]
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Oh, yeah, we're dating. We've been together for eight months now. But... that's not just the longest relationship I've been in, it's also the only one.
[ Sex is easy. He's done plenty of that. Dating, however, that's a whole other thing entirely. He doesn't think he's ever trusted anyone enough to be that close to them— but he has always trusted Bones. With his very soul. ]
It's different, for him. He's dated people. Women, mostly. He was even married, once.
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(No he doesn't.) ]
Oh. [ Poe scratches the back of his neck. ] Yeah, I haven't dated in... Years, really. Fooled around some with friends, but we always understood each other, if you know what I mean. You're good though, the two of you?
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Mm, I do know what you mean. [ There's a smirk and a glint in his eye that should let Poe know just how intimately familiar he is with that concept. ] We are. We're great, even. I love him very much, and he loves me. We're happy together. That's all I could ask for.
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[ Poe likes people being happy together. He stretches, good mood unbroken. ] Go drag him under some mistletoe.
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