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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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What were you and Jason getting up to when you got sick?

*Lola, Lola don't suggest that. Lola please.*

Um... you'll need to be a bit shorter. Wait, why am I kissing your forehead?

*Lola is perfect forehead height for like the entire city that isn't six feet tall!*

Hooking up?

[ that's probably said far too casually, but she suspects Jason would have answered in a similar fashion, so. Hana shrugs, though, and to the second question answers: ]

I dunno, maybe you didn't want my germs on you or something?

[ Is that how that works? Honestly, this kind of confusion about what can and can't get someone sick is how Hana caught Jason's flu in the first place? ]

Huh, I didn't actually think that'd be what was going on. You seem way too... good, for him.

*She loves Jason but his taste in hobbies is trash. His taste in bars is trash. His bike is pretty cool though.*

I'll be fine, I think. I've got something to wipe off my forehead and I promise to wash my face at my next earliest convenience. Plus you kissing me on the forehead is a lot cuter than the other way around, unless you have a chair handy.

*Priorities.*

[ Hana actually looks thoughtful about that comment because, like, let's be real, they all know that Jason is just trash. But somehow he's made his way into all their hearts in his weird, crass, trashy way. Go figure.

Hana would also argue that despite how he seems to be a mess who doesn't have his shit together about most things, that there is one thing he excels at but she's not going to just like. Say that out loud.

Anyway.

The taller girl does laugh and relent, waving her hand dismissively. ]

Alright, alright. But if you get sick too, it's totally Jason's fault, so bill all your cough drops and soup and whatever to his account.

[ Annnd she's just going to go ahead and, carefully brushing Lola's bangs away from her face, she leans over to kiss Lola's forehead. ]

*Jason has labeled Lola too young so it's best not to tell her what she's missing. Plus she's interested in someone else. And Jason is right, he's way too old for her.*

Oh, blaming him is easy enough. But I think I'll be fine if you don't make out with me or anything weird.

*On the plus side, that kiss did it and the barrier's gone. Lola uses the opportunity to put a bit of space between them in case it decides to like... reboot or something. Then she'll use a glove to wipe off her forehead, slip the glove in her pocket and leave it be until she's home.*

Well... that went better than most of these.

[ Yeah she's just going to wave her hand dismissively again. ]

Nope, not planning on doing any of that even if I got stuck here.

[ Especially since she's not a hundred percent over this flu, she thinks. She's relieved when the barrier disappears and the mistletoe above them doesn't force them to do anything more than the kiss on the forehead. ]

Anyway, who are you interested in? Anyone I know?

[ She's curious, mostly because it seems like a lot of people she knows are pairing up lately - or have already been paired up for some time. ]

Good. Not- not that you're not cute, just I don't see you that way. You know?

*Smooth, Lo, smooth. For Lola, admitting a relationship is relatively new for her. Her last like out in the open relationship was with Tiny. And that was a year ago. Miles was a clandestine secret, and Yuffie... was very complicated. And weird.*

Oh, um, Keith. We kinda hooked up after his birthday party. After you and everyone else left?

[ Hana seems relatively unfazed by what Lola says - Hana knows she's cute, of course, but she hadn't seen Lola in that way either, so really there's no harm, no foul. In fact, she gives a shrug for it.

What Lola says next, though, earns a different reaction entirely as Hana's brows go up and she gives a few slow blinks in surprise. ]

Keith?

Like, longish black hair, angry cat Keith? That same Keith?

[ This doesn't compute. ]

*Lola isn't sure if that's a commentary on Keith or a commentary on Lola that Hana seems to completely not believe that this happened. Lola's going to tread with caution till she gets more information before she feels insulted or not.*

Has a pet robot lion, makes that face when you crush him at video games?

Yeah, that Keith. Why?

*Just because he is an awkward angry kitty doesn't mean he can't like people.*

[ It honestly may be a little bit of both.

Hana just tilts her head, squinting. ]

Huh. I didn't think he was, um. [ Into girls? ] He didn't seem like the hook-up kind of guy? He's so awkward.

Well, yeah, but he's still a guy into girls.

*Lola's not sure if he's bi or straight, but gay definitely isn't it. He's awkward, but she'd have figured out pretty quickly if she was missing all the marks there.*

We're trying to make a go of it, I'm not really a one night stand sort of girl.

[ Hana, who had a one night stand with Jason: ]

Huh.

[ She hums thoughtfully again, crossing her arms. ]

Guess I had him figured for one of those 'lone wolf' types, you know? But I guess you cracked his cold exterior or whatever. Good for you!

Do you just describe everyone with animals?

*First he was a cat, now he's a wolf, pick one.*

Anyway, if I just waited for him to make a move I'd still be waiting. It's easier to just go for what I want now. After everything.

MISTLEGLOW: a kissing meme

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