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Gooseberry Mods (goosemods) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2016-12-12 08:06:00

Entry tags:

! ic/ooc, gabriela flores, isaiah covington, regan hobbs, saira raza

MISTLETOE: DAY 1

It's chaos at Gooseberry Alternative High School. Again.

Marilyn Fairchild and Penelope Vargas are collaborating on making a cheeky magically altered version of mistletoe, which is in the Charms classroom for safe keeping. The intent is for use in party games, but the current version is way too enthusiastic. All’s going well until a white crow flies in through an open window. Before Marilyn or Penelope can do anything about it, the beautiful bird has snatched their specimen in its beak and is flying back out the window. That’s weeks of work!!!

By the end of the day, mistletoe has sprouted all over the Lodge. Anyone who is unlucky enough to walk underneath a sprig of it is trapped in place with their feet rooted to the ground. This is inconvenient enough, but the only way to free a trapped student is with a kiss.

HOW THIS WORKS

Mistletoe is growing like vines throughout the lodge, hanging from the ceiling, apparently attempting to position itself to "trap" students.

By noon, it's widespread enough that it's become a serious inconvenience. Classes are not cancelled, but under the circumstances, students are forgiven for tardiness.

If your character walks under a sprig of mistletoe, their feet are rooted to the spot.

The only thing that will free them is a kiss. Cheek kisses or a kiss to the back of the hand are sufficient. So is a kiss on the lips, but chances are, most people will opt for something more chaste.

Mr. Hightower is busy all day, and cancels Herbology until he can get a handle on this. The mistletoe is proving to be highly resistant to being cut, hexed, set on fire, or exposed to magical weed killer. (Also, please don't set things on fire in the lodge???)

The lodge is not as large as Hogwarts castle, but it's still spacious with plenty of corridors to get lost in if you want to get your character stranded.

Post your character to a location below if they got stuck. If you're waiting for someone in particular, indicate who's going to free your character in the subject line. Otherwise, comments are considered open for a random rescuer.

» Atrium: The busy sitting area of the Lodge. There's lots of mistletoe, but just as many people to save you.

» Cafeteria: Bustling at mealtimes, quiet for the rest of the day.

» First Floor Halls & Balconies: Winding corridors with windows that look out into the woods.

» Second Floor Halls & Balconies: Long hallways, some of which overlook the atrium and the students below.

» Third Floor Halls & Balconies: These balconies have a stunning view of the lake and surrounding forests. They are also the least populated.

» Classrooms: Some are in use, some are empty.

» Library: Is nowhere sacred?! Ms. Petrichor is incensed at the mistletoe in her library. Every time she finds a new sprig, she marks the floor with an angry X.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

Special shout-out to Josie for giving us the idea for the mistletoe epidemic. ♥

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	Bianca Dubois. doobwaa 2016-12-12 11:14 am UTC (link)
	Bianca had already been stuck once. Why not a second time? She had been hoping to avoid, but no such luck. Headed for food, she got stuck again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bianca & Casey sunsoutgunsout 2016-12-12 12:23 pm UTC (link)
	Casey takes his time finding Bianca but does eventually swing by the cafeteria to, as she put it, 'help a girl out.' His grin is smug and his eyebrow raise comically suggestive. "Still lookin' for help, Doobie?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bianca & Casey doobwaa 2016-12-12 12:33 pm UTC (link)
	Bianca was finding the novelty of being stuck was wearing off quickly. When Casey showed up she saw his smug grin. "It appears so. Don't have plans to just hang in this one spot." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bianca & Casey sunsoutgunsout 2016-12-12 01:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, but you've got choices. Hand, cheek, or the real deal?" He's obviously been doing a lot of this today. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bianca & Casey doobwaa 2016-12-12 01:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Choices, you are giving me options?" Bianca raised her eyebrow. "I don't mind whatever strikes your fancy and gets me moving again." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bianca & Casey sunsoutgunsout 2016-12-12 01:45 pm UTC (link)
	Casey looks very worried for a hot second. 'Whatever'?? He can almost feel Cricket glaring over his shoulder. As soon as he recovers he kisses Bianca on the hand (it's only half-gentlemanly) and gives her a wink, sliding away in some bullshit dance move I'm too lazy to look up the name for. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Bianca & Casey doobwaa 2016-12-12 01:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you for Casey." She said with an amused look and tone mainly do his dance move. "Smooth, but thanks for coming when I called." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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