i can't believe we've gotten this far into december without this

[fistofthejoestar]

THE MISTLETOE MEME

It was a quiet moment in the imPort cities, 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 the cities!

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!

meme text lovingly stolen from lyingheart

Comments

[whathawksdo]

Not that I'm an expert on draconian expressions, but you don't look very happy to see that.

[governorkang]

You don't know about the tradition involving mistletoe on this world, do you?

[whathawksdo]

I know it's poisonous, so we shouldn't eat it. Am I close?

[governorkang]

[He sighs.]

The tradition is that if two people are caught underneath the mistletoe, they are supposed to kiss.

[whathawksdo]

[ What. ]

A plant wants me to kiss a dragon.

[ Draconian. Draco. Whatever. ]

[governorkang]

I could be wrong about what is causing this.

I hope I am.

[whathawksdo]

But we won't know until we try. You're lucky I actually like dragons.

[ When they aren't trying to kill her, anyway. ]

It doesn't have to be on the lips, does it? Do you even have those?

[governorkang]

Draconian.

[Whoa, hold on, what?]

Wait, you don't want to try anything else first?

[whathawksdo]

Fine, fine, draconian.

[ Kang, you look like a dragon. Dragon! ]

Do you have any other ideas? I could try fire, but I get the feeling that could backfire. You know. Literally. Because it would be fire.

[governorkang]

[He frowns and reaches up to try and crush the mistletoe, but there's a barrier around the plant that stops his hand. Then, he speaks a few words in a spidery language, making everything magical in the area glow.

The mistletoe is not one of them.]

Well, it isn't magical.

[whathawksdo]

[ Hawke tilts her head, listening curiously to the strange language, then looking around at the glow that follows. His final statement, though, gets a snort of laughter. ]

I could have told you that.

[governorkang]

[Okay, time to test the barrier. He feels around to see how big it is, and if there are any obvious weaknesses. Finding none, he curses in a mix of Nerakese and Dwarven.]

Do you have any other ideas?

[whathawksdo]

Hmm. I could try hitting it a lot, but the backlash might fry us.

[governorkang]

I'd rather not chance dying, especially with someone I don't particularly want dead in range.

[Sighing, he looks up at the mistletoe.]

I... I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try.

[whathawksdo]

You know, I'm pretty sure you won't melt from it, if that's what you're worried about.

[governorkang]

I know. I - we - aren't as... comfortable with such things as humans.

[whathawksdo]

It'll only be one on your scaly little cheek, honest. Not bad at all, right?

[governorkang]

[He snorts, and leans down so that she can reach. She's tall, but he's still taller at seven feet.]

Alright, let's see if this works.

[whathawksdo]

[ If it helps, she'll stand up on her tip-toes to reach all the easier. Scaly cheek in range, she'll just give him a light peck on it. ]

[governorkang]

[As she does so, the barrier around the mistletoe makes a sound much like static electricity discharging, deactivated. Kang is quick to set the plant on fire with a spell and step out from the doorway.]

Well, now that that is over, we should properly introduce ourselves. My name is Kang.

[whathawksdo]

[ Huh. He beat her to the plant roast, but that's fine. Likewise, she'll step out from under where the mistletoe had been. Just in case. ]

Hawke. Not exactly the best way to meet, Kang, but at least it'll be a memorable one.

[governorkang]

That it will. Well met, Miss Hawke.