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Tweak says, "Kill wealthy dowager..."

Gooseberry Mods (goosemods) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2016-12-13 08:01:00

Entry tags:

! ic/ooc, irene lovelace, isaiah covington, philippa nightingale

MISTLETOE: DAY 2

Gooseberry's not free of this ridiculous kissing ~~game~~ plague yet.

Starting Tuesday morning, the mistletoe has largely been scared out of the lodge by Mr. Hightower, and has moved outside. Students wake up, only to find their way to breakfast and class blocked by yet more of the winding plant.

Just like yesterday, 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 campus, hanging from branches and lamp posts, apparently attempting to position itself to "trap" students.

It has not moved inside cabins, but may be located on their exterior.

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 just in general???)

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.

» Trails: The mistletoe makes use of lamp posts and overhanging branches.

» Gardens: A veritable warzone of kissing plants.

» North: Azurcest: Enough trees to be dangerous, especially on the approach.

» East: Ribbonfin: Is nowhere safe???

» South: Ebonhide: Of all the houses, heavily wooded Ebonhide is hit the worst.

» West: Coppertale: The safest campground. Just avoid the lamp posts and be careful of awnings.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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

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Avery Davenport

extra_sweet
2016-12-13 12:29 pm UTC (link)

Who doesn't like the gardens? Sometimes, Avery walked through the even when they were kind of out of her way to wherever she was going because she liked them so much. It was calm and peaceful, and dang it was 5 in the morning it was completely empty.

And then she spotted it, just half a second too late. Oh no, no no. This is awful. Avery grabs her wand, performing a quick warming charm before repeatedly half-yelling "Help. Help. Help."

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	Avery + Zeke bornofwinterair 2016-12-13 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	Who came to the gardens at 5am? No one, but given Zeke's open schedule in the morning. He had helped tend to the horses and was heading back to sleep when he heard Avery calling out. "Hello? Where are you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Avery + Zeke extra_sweet 2016-12-13 02:42 pm UTC (link)
	When she heard a voice calling out, Avery squeaked with joy. She had almost given up hope. "Koi pond!" She yelled back. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Avery + Zeke bornofwinterair 2016-12-13 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	Poking his head around the corner, Zeke's trademark dimpled smile spread across his lips when he saw Avery. "Oh hi." He looked at her confused for a moment. "When did this stuff spread out here? This campus is screwed," he laughed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Avery + Zeke extra_sweet 2016-12-13 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	"I have no idea. I thought they would have gotten rid of it by now, I wasn't even looking out for it!" She said, frowning. Fortunately she was not all that cold yet, what with the warming charm and Zeke's sooner-than-anticipated (Thank Goodness!) arrival to rescue her from her current situation. "Free me please?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Avery + Zeke

bornofwinterair
2016-12-16 10:39 am UTC (link)

Zeke grinned, dimples dappling his cheeks. "Of course!" He approached Avery, mischief in his eyes as he wrapped his arms around her. "Just in case you're cold. Though now I realize you are quite good at that warming charm. Maybe I'll just stay here." Zeke chuckled before he leant down and kissed her on the cheek. He would have kissed her on the lips, but that was more of a Grotto party thing than a forced kiss to help people escape.

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