a mistletoe (destruction) meme

[lyingheart]

The Mistletoe Meme

It was a quiet moment in Heropa, FL, when the next devious plot of an unknown organization was realized. With the holiday season upon all the town, bundles of mistletoe with interference technology hidden in the festive bows and pins holding them together was distributed throughout the town and into all the residences of the imPorts.

The interference technology creates a stasis field keeping imPorts trapped underneath it, protecting the mistletoe itself with a small barrier. However, it only seems able to hold two people at a time, and and the reaction of the nanites to sudden changes in chemistry brought on by embracing or kissing brings the stasis field crashing down, leaving the mistletoe vulnerable to destruction at that time.

It's up to you, imPorts, to break free of these mistletoe traps and destroy all the mistletoe in Heropa!

• Comment to the meme with your character(s). Specify if your character is open to kisses, hugs, or both!
  
• Comment around to other characters, getting trapped in the mistletoe's radius! Or hunting the mistletoe down. Either way, bring on the hugs and/or kisses!
  
• Have some light, silly, holiday fun!

Comments

oh kind benefactor how can i ever repay you...

[iwatobi]

[Haru looks up. And sees-]

A plant?

[Then he looks back at Rin. That...didn't clear things up at all.]

Are you allergic?

you'll find a way

[sharkweak]

Someone messed with them. You won't be able to leave until you... you know, what you do under mistletoe.

[Come on, Haru. Rin doesn't want to have to spell it out, here. He's certainly not going to do anything like that with you. Ever. No way.]

[iwatobi]

[Just. This face.]

Don't be stupid.

[He continues forward-- but finds that he can't, now. Blinks.]

...Oh.

[sharkweak]

Did you think I'd make something that dumb up?

[Yeah, bitchtits. You walk into that invisible wall and tell him how ridiculous he's being.]

[iwatobi]

[Haru reaches out and presses against the wall.]

I guess not.

[That's more Nagisa's thing, making ridiculous stories like that up.]

I have to kiss someone to leave? There's no other way?

[sharkweak]

[Sharkboy mumbles something under his breath.]

[iwatobi]

[STARES.]

Rin?

[sharkweak]

It's not just anyone, Haru. We're stuck in here.

[Together. Under mistletoe. Figure it out!]

[iwatobi]

[Haru is figuring it out!]

Okay.

[Gives Rin an even stare.]

So do it. Kiss me.

[Not Kisumi.]

[sharkweak]

[This icon is his exact expression. Add in some side-stepping to put a little more distance between them, and the visualization for the moment is complete.]

Eh? No way.

[iwatobi]

I don't want to stay standing here.

[He has things to do?? Like swimming??? He takes a step closer with each step Rin takes away.]

[sharkweak]

What do you think you're doing? We'll just have to be patient and wait for someone to come by. Ki-- doing that can't be the only way to fix it.

[There aren't any corners to their cage, it's more of a dome. So he isn't cornered so much as very easily curved. Shoulders smacking into the wall that isn't a wall after a handful of steps.]

[iwatobi]

I'm trying to get us out of here.

[Except SOMEONE WON'T COOPERATE. Tries to reach for Rin's arm because this is stupid.]

[sharkweak]

[Flinch! What's with that grip on his arm and his pulse speeding up? Why does Haru have this constant effect on him? There can't be a just God if Rin can be feeling some tense moment while this dork's being pragmatic.

He's going to try and shake the hand off!]

Do you always kiss people this easy!

[iwatobi]

[Oh my GOD, Rin!!! They are both strong people, so this ends up being a bit of a struggle.

This is so annoying.]

No, but I don't want to stay here. Rin-

[sharkweak]

Not all of us are that experienced with this! Sorry if I don't know how to kiss you!

[Rin? Defensive and overemotional? Aggressive and difficult? Never. Wherever did anyone get that idea? He shoves even as Haru pushes forward, gaze darting around to anywhere that distinctly isn't his rival's face.]

[iwatobi]

You're being ridiculous!

[Time to be the one doing the walling this time- he plants his hands on either side of Rin, braced against the invisible barrier.

It isn't that Haru has experience or knows how to kiss. He just doesn't care.]

Don't you want to leave?

[sharkweak]

I'm not being ridiculous! You shouldn't kiss someone unless it's precious!

[Romantic. Swimming. Maniac.

Grabbing onto the front of Haru's shirt was instinct, not a logical method of keeping more space between them.]

[iwatobi]

[Haru cannot even with you, Rin.]

You watch too much T.V....

[Sighs.]

We're friends, aren't we, Rin?

[sharkweak]

Ah.

[Way to defuse a cherry bomb (get it), Haru. That line suckerpunches the high energy right out of him.]

Yeah. Why?

[iwatobi]

Then, as friends, isn't it okay?

[He doesn't smile, but his gaze softens.]

[sharkweak]

Kissing as friends?

[He has heard that Americans like to do that kind of thing, but he hasn't seen much of it since being 'Ported over here.]

[iwatobi]

Mm. [His hands fall to Rin's shoulders, and he tests his limits by stepping closer.] It can be precious this way, too.

[sharkweak]

[Frowns.

Frown deepens.

But then his eyes squint and there's gathering wetness there. Rin is touched, deeply. From one emotional reaction to the next. He'll let Haru slip in closer, feeling oddly fragile right now, even though he's taller, muscular (for a speedy swimmer).]

[iwatobi]

[He'll take that as a yes.

He can't help but smile a one-pixel smile- Rin will always be Rin, some things definitely never change.

Rin is taller but not by much, so Haru doesn't have to get on his toes and he doesn't have to tug Rin down to his height. He just moves in, going by what he's seen in movies because he's definitely never done this before, head angled for a kiss.]