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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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Ennis & Open (Morning - near Bear trail & the Secret trail)

sheepishly
2016-12-14 12:59 am UTC (link)

Ennis was on his way to commune with the forest. Or... whatever it is he does in the Grotto for those three hours between breakfast and lunch on Tuesdays. Today, he's brought a Charms textbook with him to study before class.

He's turning off the Bear Trail and onto the ~Secret Trail~ to the Grotto when he's stopped in his tracks. "Oh!" He looks up. Mistletoe. "Oh, okay." He doesn't seem too displeased. His eyes scan over the trees in the forest. "Would you like me to stay here?" A pause. There's no response. Because there's nobody there. He's alone. But Ennis takes it as a sign. He sits where he's planted and pulls out his textbook with a soft laugh. "Okay, I'll stay here then."

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	Ennis you're too fucking precious doyouevenlift 2016-12-14 01:54 am UTC (link)
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	Ennis Harper: frets over nothing, chill over being stuck alone in the woods idfk 2016-12-14 01:56 am UTC (link)
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Ennis & Riley

rageahol
2016-12-14 11:25 am UTC (link)

So, Riley made a discovery. Riley made an awesome discovery, and that discovery was that only her feet got stuck under the mistletoe. So, when in doubt, SOMERSAULT IT OUT! Not too terribly concerned with the state of her clothes today (ALL IN THE NAME OF KISSING), Riley is basically just rolling down the Bear Trail like a boulder in a booby trap, skipping class left and right.

She pretty much rolls herself right into Ennis, and she pushes away from him so she's at least sitting upright like a human adult when she looks up to see who it is. "En!!" she yells, and pops up onto her knees. "YOU'RE STUCK!" And yet she seems happy about it. Like she's in the middle of a contest or something.

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	BONUS: Riley's primary mode of movement today rosmarinus 2016-12-14 12:24 pm UTC (link)
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	fdgjhdfgh i stumbled upon this and wasn't prepared for it. cmdrchloe 2016-12-14 10:19 pm UTC (link)
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