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[Cliff froze, green eyes wide and staring at the man. The moment he could move he shoved Jade off, needlessly quick with his movements and backed away.]
[The type of thing is supposed to be something intimate. But Jade could only see it as something akin to a handshake - so he had went through with it just as casually.]
My, with how obsessed their culture seems to be with such things, it doesn't strike me as being extraordinarily strange. It certainly is troublesome, at least.
Right now it is. At least the mistletoe is normally reserved for parties or private establishments back home, not like this.
[Headscratch.]
...Anyway. Given some other Earthling traditions, we should probly think ourselves lucky that it was just mistletoe. I don't even wanna imagine what else they could have pulled off this time.
[Perona's still expecting something to happen - maybe a delayed reaction or something, but is pleasantly surprised to find that she is safe from having her emotional state altered like it was the prior times she'd been trapped. It was a nice change to things definitely. Kissing people was annoying, but she could accept it after a bit of complaining and whining. Being forced to kiss a complete stranger when she wasn't in control of herself was inexcusable and unforgivable.
screwing up her face at the remark, Perona turns her scoff into an airy laugh. Quick and a little harsh. Is he joking?]
Stunned, more like. [The hand gripping her own is not turned down, and she allows the motion. In all honesty, it's refreshing having someone with a grain of class and wit in his head gracing her with a kiss than a toothless swine. Eugh...] Oi, oi, chivalry still exists...another thing to be stunned about.
[Making an attempt to step out of the mistletoe a moment after the kiss is placed to the back of her hand, the young woman even gives her gent's hand a tug as well, so he doesn't get stuck under there in her place or something.]
[He gives an amused grin at her reaction, spreading his arms in a shrug.]
Chivalry, you say? And here I thought that I was only taking the more hygienic route. [He says with a smirk.] Now, let's see if it was successful.
[His boots were made for walking, and that's just what he'll do, as he moves following Perona's touch. ...If the mistletoe is truly satiated, that is.]
[December 26 - January 1st: Mistletoe Event] - RNG SAID NO.
[Unfortunately, while Perona also gives him another yank, Jade's boots aren't going to be walking anywhere. The mistletoe above him does not seem appeased by the pitiful offering it was given and, feeling cheated, it's going to lock him in place. Not only that, but Perona's not going anywhere either, which was her intent the moment she saw her daring gent was stuck where she once was. Their locked hands bond them together.]
What the--oi! [Hi, she's going to shake, squirm, and pull on that hand of yours, Mr. Curtiss.] What the hell is this?! Why am I stuck again, I paid the price for freedom!
[December 26 - January 1st: Mistletoe Event] - RNG has spoken
[And so they are halted. Jade frowns as he glances around. The mistletoe is still in effect; his experiment has provided negative effects.
He lets out a soft sigh as she tugs on his hand. He's used to such treatment from Anise. So once he has a chance to speak, he goes on with a teasing smirk.]
Oh? If I recall correctly, I'm the only one who provided something. Regardless, this proves that this mistletoe has no particular tolerance for chastity. I suppose that we now have only one choice.
[December 26 - January 1st: Mistletoe Event] - RNG wants to see sum akshun
[Perona bites back the response of "remove your arm?", by puffing up her cheeks in a beautifully childish display of sour grapes. This is insanity...she thought she was getting off easy this time, but looks like she'll have to smack lips yet again. At least she's a (grudgingly) willing participant this time around. And this guy isn't like some of the others she happened to kiss, either. He's kind of annoying, but at least he's handsome...]
Don't sound so excited about it. [Gross.] You're just as stuck as I am now, and you did me a favor earlier...so this is my repaying that favor.
[And then some, if you ask her. Perona still looks a little unhappy, but at least she can agree to do this when she knows there isn't another option that doesn't involve dismemberment. Sighing, she closes the distance, gives him a quick, judging look up and down, then presses her lips against this old guy's lips for a brief two seconds. If that doesn't satisfy the stupid plant, she'll blow it to pieces, points be damned.]
[Well, that's certainly not at all what Ion was expecting. And right away, he starts flailing a little and laughing. Normally he might find this a little undignified, but right now all he can do is laugh.]
Don't worry, fon master. It will all be over soon.
[He keeps it up for a few moments more.]
Peta peta peta peta peta peta...
[He lets it die down, and then? As fastly as he can manage, he lowers his face and presses his lips against Ion's for a moment. Then he pulls away swiftly.]
[Okay. Okay. Ion is just going to take a very nice and sizable step back and away from Jade now. Because hey, they're able to move now. They've got that going for them at least.]
...perhaps it would be for the best if we were to part ways here for the time being.
[That's all he has to say about that situation, yep.]
That may be a wise decision. Do be careful with your step! I'm sure that unlike myself, the mouths of many of the enclosure's inhabitants could be host to any number of contagions. And we just can't have you sick again.
[He glances back at the mistletoe. He's already sure that it altered his brain chemistry somehow. And that's the one thing that truly bothers himself about this situation: the control that the plant had wrested from him.
Bearing a cheery smile, he whipped his spear out from his arm and thrust upward, skewering the mistletoe.]
[Somehow that smile of his is far more frightening than any show of anger would have been.]
...I see. I'll keep that in mind.
[And so, with a weak nod, he's just gonna turn and head off down the nearest path towards the village -- taking the longer route while keeping his eyes vigilant towards the sky lest he wind up trapped under a mistletoe with anyone else.]
[He probably won't be able to look Jade in the eyes for a few days.]
My, yes. [He gives a helpless shrug.] I happen to be absolutely dreadful to my opponents. I don't mind employing my fonic arts in a relatively harmless capacity, as well.
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[Cliff froze, green eyes wide and staring at the man. The moment he could move he shoved Jade off, needlessly quick with his movements and backed away.]
Yanno-- you didn't need to do that!
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Oh? I thought that was exactly what I needed to do in that situation. You're welcome, by the way. [He says in a simple, amused voice.]
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Yeah, yeah. Sheesh...what a strange Earthling tradition...
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My, with how obsessed their culture seems to be with such things, it doesn't strike me as being extraordinarily strange. It certainly is troublesome, at least.
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Right now it is. At least the mistletoe is normally reserved for parties or private establishments back home, not like this.
[Headscratch.]
...Anyway. Given some other Earthling traditions, we should probly think ourselves lucky that it was just mistletoe. I don't even wanna imagine what else they could have pulled off this time.
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[Perona's still expecting something to happen - maybe a delayed reaction or something, but is pleasantly surprised to find that she is safe from having her emotional state altered like it was the prior times she'd been trapped. It was a nice change to things definitely. Kissing people was annoying, but she could accept it after a bit of complaining and whining. Being forced to kiss a complete stranger when she wasn't in control of herself was inexcusable and unforgivable.
screwing up her face at the remark, Perona turns her scoff into an airy laugh. Quick and a little harsh. Is he joking?]
Stunned, more like. [The hand gripping her own is not turned down, and she allows the motion. In all honesty, it's refreshing having someone with a grain of class and wit in his head gracing her with a kiss than a toothless swine. Eugh...] Oi, oi, chivalry still exists...another thing to be stunned about.
[Making an attempt to step out of the mistletoe a moment after the kiss is placed to the back of her hand, the young woman even gives her gent's hand a tug as well, so he doesn't get stuck under there in her place or something.]
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Chivalry, you say? And here I thought that I was only taking the more hygienic route. [He says with a smirk.] Now, let's see if it was successful.
[His boots were made for walking, and that's just what he'll do, as he moves following Perona's touch. ...If the mistletoe is truly satiated, that is.]
[December 26 - January 1st: Mistletoe Event] - RNG SAID NO.
What the--oi! [Hi, she's going to shake, squirm, and pull on that hand of yours, Mr. Curtiss.] What the hell is this?! Why am I stuck again, I paid the price for freedom!
[December 26 - January 1st: Mistletoe Event] - RNG has spoken
He lets out a soft sigh as she tugs on his hand. He's used to such treatment from Anise. So once he has a chance to speak, he goes on with a teasing smirk.]
Oh? If I recall correctly, I'm the only one who provided something. Regardless, this proves that this mistletoe has no particular tolerance for chastity. I suppose that we now have only one choice.
[December 26 - January 1st: Mistletoe Event] - RNG wants to see sum akshun
Don't sound so excited about it. [Gross.] You're just as stuck as I am now, and you did me a favor earlier...so this is my repaying that favor.
[And then some, if you ask her. Perona still looks a little unhappy, but at least she can agree to do this when she knows there isn't another option that doesn't involve dismemberment. Sighing, she closes the distance, gives him a quick, judging look up and down, then presses her lips against this old guy's lips for a brief two seconds. If that doesn't satisfy the stupid plant, she'll blow it to pieces, points be damned.]
[December 26 - January 1st: Mistletoe Event] - plays funky porn music for RNG
26th - THOUGHT THAT WAS A GAG TAG AT FIRST
[Well, that's certainly not at all what Ion was expecting. And right away, he starts flailing a little and laughing. Normally he might find this a little undignified, but right now all he can do is laugh.]
A-Ahahah, Jade, w-what are you... hah, s-stop!
26th - THE ME EFFECT
[He keeps it up for a few moments more.]
Peta peta peta peta peta peta...
[He lets it die down, and then? As fastly as he can manage, he lowers his face and presses his lips against Ion's for a moment. Then he pulls away swiftly.]
26th - 1/idk
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[He did.]
/DONE
...perhaps it would be for the best if we were to part ways here for the time being.
[That's all he has to say about that situation, yep.]
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And you know what?
He doesn't even have any fucks to give.
He saunters out from under the mistletoe.]
That may be a wise decision. Do be careful with your step! I'm sure that unlike myself, the mouths of many of the enclosure's inhabitants could be host to any number of contagions. And we just can't have you sick again.
[He glances back at the mistletoe. He's already sure that it altered his brain chemistry somehow. And that's the one thing that truly bothers himself about this situation: the control that the plant had wrested from him.
Bearing a cheery smile, he whipped his spear out from his arm and thrust upward, skewering the mistletoe.]
We can feel free to use this route again.
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...I see. I'll keep that in mind.
[And so, with a weak nod, he's just gonna turn and head off down the nearest path towards the village -- taking the longer route while keeping his eyes vigilant towards the sky lest he wind up trapped under a mistletoe with anyone else.]
[He probably won't be able to look Jade in the eyes for a few days.]
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[Her expression lights up.]
Oh, yes, snowball fights are so much fun! Especially if you have lots of friends playing with you.
Maybe we should have one a little later.[OOC: Continued from here!
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But I should warn you in advance that I happen to be a notorious cheater.
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My, are you?
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[She sounds completely surprised. She can barely imagine that such a thing would be possible for such a nice young man.]
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