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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[brotrips]

(This is going swimmingly. Noctis' natural reaction to annoyance is mutual annoyance, but he just allows a slightly sharper tone to his voice.)

So what if I am? If there's another way to move, I'll take it.

(Gin is saved by Noctis' assumption that he's not new.)

[naturallywavy]

You'll take it? Oi, I'll take it first! Look, I've already been through all of this, and you're alright, but I really can't stand around banter about this. It's been a day, my blood sugar is low, one of my favorite TV shows is on right now.

Can't we just get it over? Hey, like gettin' a filling at the dentist. The quicker the better, right?

[brotrips]

(It's incredibly flattering to be compared to a cavity filling. Noctis has to force himself not to swoon on the spot.)

Tch.

(A small, immature part of him wants to argue with him for the sake of arguing, but what does he have to gain by waiting? A kiss was a kiss, right? He wasn't a girl he was going to be shy about it.

Except for the fact he was shy about it.

The agitation is highlighted by the way he shifts and looks away before scracthing at the hair on the back of his head.)

We'll just do it then.

[naturallywavy]

_{[ That's okay, a small part of Gintoki always wants to argue. About everything. All the time. You're good.
Just like that, this stranger gives in, but Gintoki can read him pretty well by the way he looks away from him. Oh, he's embarrassed about this already? ]}

Yeah, problem is there's a certain place you gotta kiss. I haven't figured out what the trick is to that. Any suggestions where you wanna start?
_{[ 'let's make it quick' Gintoki said as he is stalling right now. Oops. ]}