Mistletoe Mingle!

[passingthrough]

Who: Those who are about to be kissed! OTA
Broadcast: Not likely
Action: On any ship in the fleet including the Iskaulit
When: Now until December 26

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight.
Lead me out on the moonlit floor.

(Adventures in Mistletoe info post. Remember to mark your top levels with any boundaries you want to set! Enjoy!)

Comments

B. I mean why not meet like this.

[the_tailor]

[Lance is meandering aboard the Iskaulit, not quite going anywhere in particular but more so trying to stretch his legs. He loves the Huntress, but after the Castle of Lions, he prefers more space to roam.

He's aware of the mistletoe funtime going around, and isn't surprised when he sees a guy looking unamused in a doorway.]

You too, huh?

why not indeed!!!

[abracafcku]

[Taako turns as he finishes another swipe at the mistletoe with his umbrella, the frustration evident on his face.]

No, I just love standing in one place when I got other shit to do taking potshots at a plant.

[And you know what? He turns back and points his umbrella at it, launching a fireball out of its tip aimed at the little green mocking piece of shit on the ceiling. The spell dissipates as soon as it gets near the thing though and Taako groans.]

Fuck you, too, Pan!

[the_tailor]

[Okay. Sorry, dude, but Lance can't help but be amused at that.]

What do you have against cookware?

[abracafcku]

Not frying pans, the god, Pan.

[He looks over at the guy watching him and his annoyance diminishes as he realizes it's a human. Not all humans are up on the Pan stuff.

He gestures up at the sprig of mistletoe above him.]

God of nature. And being a prick, apparently.

[the_tailor]

Oh. Never heard of that god, sorry.

[He'd be more apologetic about making light of one of a person's gods if it weren't for the fact that apparently this guy obviously isn't offended in the least.]

I don't think it's a god at work here. Just the Atroma being pain in the butts again.

[abracafcku]

[Definitely not offended. Taako shrugs it off and takes another swipe at the sprig of leaves above him to no avail.]

Whoever it is, I'm going to Scorching Ray their balls off. I got shit to do today that doesn't involve being frozen in one spot for an hour.

[And, as if to demonstrate, Taako points his umbrella at the plant and a ball of fire erupts from the tip. Lance can probably feel the searing heat on his skin as it launches up and smashes into the mistletoe - only for it to dissipate harmlessly into nothing.]

Fuuuuck!!!!

[the_tailor]

If it was that easy, their balls would be specs of charcoal right now.

[He just...blinks.]

Dude, that is one awesome umbrella. But, uh, you're not gonna get anywhere like that.

[abracafcku]

More like I'm awesome and the Umbra Staff just helps.

[Credit where credit is due.]

And I'm pretty much getting that by now. So? If I can't blast my way out and I can't move anywhere, what'm I supposed to do? Die? No thanks.

[the_tailor]

The Atroma may end up sending us to planets with killer heavily armed cannibals sometimes, but they wouldn't be so cruel as to have us die under mistletoe. Now that's just messed up.

[He's got the right mindset about this all.]

All you have to do to get out under it is just to kiss someone else under it.

[abracafcku]

Ugh, I heard about those cannibals. So far I've just had a trash planet and now this.

[Which is mild, honestly, but the way Taako says it, it's the worst thing in the world because he had to experience it.]

And great - kissing. Just what I want to do - snog some stranger.

[the_tailor]

If you're lucky, we won't get a cannibal repeat, but god only knows what we end up coming across anyway.

[Shrug.]

Yeeeeah, it's...not totally ideal, but it could be a lot worse? Any kiss works, at least.

[abracafcku]

Yeah, fingers crossed on that one, but if not? I'll just set them on fire. Or banish them to a different plane.

[Taako shrugs because being a wizard is awesome and he wants to keep pretending like he'd be fine with fighting a bunch of crazed cannibals without a fighter there to protect his weak ass.]

But if any kiss works, you think you can get me out of here by just blowing one at me? Because, no offense, but you're like what... 12? 30? I have no idea about human ages.

[the_tailor]

[Man. Lance wishes sometimes that he had magic. Wishes a lot, really, but the only way he can get that here is to get augments. And that...is something he's really unsure about.

Anyway.]

Gotta be a physical kiss, sorry. I can kiss your cheek? And I'm 19! An adult!

[abracafcku]

[Having magic is pretty boss, Lance. But Taako wouldn't augment himself just to get it.

He snorts at the assertion that 19 is adulthood, but knows that humans have different conceptions of it.]

19 is basically a baby to an elf, you realize that, right?

[But it's kinda cute and kid-like that he suggested a kiss on the cheek.]

We don't reach adulthood until we're 100.

[the_tailor]

Oh! Uh, sorry, it gets confusing with all of these different races, lifespans and stuff. But for humans, we're generally considered adults at this age.

[Man. He'd ask how old the other is, but that seems rude.]

[abracafcku]

[Taako never really bothers to learn about human ages. Until recently, he's never needed to care about it - people came in and out of his life in a fleeting manner. Humans disappeared faster than most.]

Nah, I know, I'm just teasin' ya, my dude. Still, you're kinda on the young side to be hittin' on cha'boy Taako, but I gotta hand it to you - you got some balls just offerin' up a kiss like that. Points to you for that.

[the_tailor]

I'm not--

[His cheeks redden.]

I'm not hitting on you! I have a boyfriend that I am very happy with, thank you very much! I'm just offering to help you get out of being stuck there!

[abracafcku]

[Aw isn't that cute? Taako smirks at the redness of his cheeks and the adamant rebuttal of his intentions. He holds up his hands, relinquishing that line of teasing.]

Hey, don't let me come between two lovebirds. I'll take the offer though, if you wanna be all chaste about it. Congratulations on your happy love life.