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Tweak says, "Pantaloons!"

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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bornofwinterair
2016-12-13 10:19 pm UTC (link)

That optimism was why Zeke had a bit of a crush on Katya, that and the accent. Gotta love accents. Zeke laughed and rubbed his warm hands over her shoulders to try and warm her up first. "I wouldn't want you to die of a lack of kisses. That sounds horrible!"

With a quick smirk, he leans in and kisses her light on the lips. I mean, he had to make sure the kiss would work, right?

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catseyenebula
2016-12-14 02:56 am UTC (link)

"How would I explain that to my mother? Mother, sadly, I know I'm a ghost but stick with me. I died because no one would kiss me out of a plant that went a bit crazy. Except in Russian." Katya still wasn't the greatest user of English but her mother was a thousand times worse. Sarcasm didn't translate very well and things would be very confusing. She might have had a little blush at the kiss, might, but Katya would have never admitted it to herself.

The silly plant unwrapping around her leg, Katya cheered for a moment. "My feet can move again! You are the best rescue I've gotten so far."

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	bornofwinterair 2016-12-16 10:47 am UTC (link)
	Zeke grinned wider. "Can you repeat that in Russian for me? You know how I love the way you move your mouth." He could not help it, it was actually a very big crush that revolved on his enjoyment of hearing her speak and the cultural differences. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	catseyenebula 2016-12-17 05:10 am UTC (link)
	Katya of course repeated everything she had just said in very quick Russian while smiling. She had some idea that people wanted to hear her speak it and well, Russian could be a bit hot if she did it right. "I could give some lessons on the Russian language or you could just listen to me talk." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornofwinterair 2016-12-17 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	"After the holidays, I'll b at your beck and call for Russian lessons. That way I get to hear you speak and learn something new." Zeke kissed her on the cheek and winked at her. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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