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

[the_tailor]

Hypothetically? So...you didn't?

[Please say you didn't. It's bad enough that mistletoe is parasitic, Lance doesn't want to think of it killing people!]

[dothelokimotion]

Baldur doesn't exist. I made him up to the mortals long ago.

[ he could exist because who knows how many estranged children dad adopted, but loki's not going there. ]

[the_tailor]

I think that name sounds...vaguely familiar... Uh, sorry, I don't remember too much about Norse mythology other than you and Thor.

[One day he's so gonna ask about the horse thing. Well. Maybe. Kind of. Okay, maybe not. Loki's already nearly killed him once or twice.]

I'm going to assume you're saying that you didn't.

[And that's when something catches the corner of his eye. Lance glances up, and spots the mistletoe hanging above Loki.]

Soooo, I'm about to tell you something you probably won't like.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki waves a flippant hand. ]

I certainly did not kill off any hypothetical men. At least not lately.

[ but he follows lance's look. ]

Ah. I suppose it was bound to happen.

[the_tailor]

Not lately. Okay. Well, I'm just going to hope for everyone's sake that lately stays, er, lately.

[Please no killing aboard the fleet.]

First time getting stuck?

[dothelokimotion]

Apparently, though I've heard the rumours.

[ loki flicks some magic at it, but it doesn't budge. ]

Something with kissing and . . . Christmas?

[the_tailor]

Right. So, back on Earth, there's a tradition when it comes to mistletoe. If you and another person end up under it together, you have to kiss. And I guess the Atroma thought it'd be great for ratings to do that, except magical mistletoe, so people have no choice.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki blinks. ]

Why kissing? What sort of festival mood is that meant to provide? What if you were with a family member?

[the_tailor]

It throws romance into the mix, too. But you can still do it with family members and friends! It doesn't have to be a kiss on the lips, it could be one on the cheek or on the forehead or whatever.

[dothelokimotion]

I see.

[ and he supposes that, per Atroma rules, they can't escape its pull unless they comply. ]

Aren't you too young for that though?

[the_tailor]

[Of course not. It's the Atroma, after all.]

Too young for what exactly?

[dothelokimotion]

Kissing?

[ what are teen ages anyway. ]

[the_tailor]

What...? No! What the heck, I'm 19, more than that even but time's all wibbly wobbly, that is definitely not too young to kiss. I have a boyfriend of over a year now and we have totally definitely kissed!

[And more, but that's not something to be discussed in public.]

[dothelokimotion]

Ah. I can never tell with younger humans.

[ and they're weird about things like drinking age and so forth. ]

[the_tailor]

You could have boyfriends and girlfriends and kiss when you're like 15 or something. I mean, there's no hard coded age, but I think that's about the average youngest age or something.

[Listen to Lance the teacher!]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki nods. such knowledge! ]

It is hard to tell your ages at first glance.

[the_tailor]

[A prime source of knowledge and wisdom, this one.]

Well, if it means anything, it would've been impossible for me to tell yours. I would've guessed late twenties, maybe thirty, before I knew who you were.

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki nods. ]

We do not age much further once we hit a century. The process slows down completely.

[the_tailor]

That'll do it, then. I guess. I can't say I really know a lot about gods.

[He shrugs, then glances up at the mistletoe again.]

Er... As a friendly neighborhood paladin, I feel like I should ask, do you need help with that?

[dothelokimotion]

It seems we both do, to leave.

[ but . . . he appreciates that it was phrased in a way that deigns to help loki. most people wouldn't bother. ]

[the_tailor]

Right. So. Uh. ...Cheek kiss?

[God, this is so weird.]

[dothelokimotion]

[ loki looks vaguely bemused. ]

Or we'll keep it simple.

[ he bends slightly to kiss lance's forehead, brushing some of his hair back. ]

There.

[the_tailor]

Okay. Yeah. That works.

[He waves his hand out to the side, not feeling the barrier.]

Woohoo, victory!

[dothelokimotion]

That was rather easy.

[ he wonders if the fleet is having a harder time with it or not. ]

[the_tailor]

Yeah, it was. I mean, I guess the not-easy part comes if you end up stuck under these with someone you hate.

[Like...ew, being under one of these with Lotor, or even worse, Haggar.]