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

[candothat]

Ah, so this is the first time that the mistletoe has caught you. [He nods solemnly.] Are you at all familiar with customs involving mistletoe plants?

[goldenglasses]

Ah, no. You don't have to... remove a toe or something like that do you!? [It is called mis - le - toe after all.]

[candothat]

[That suggestion sure does surprise him. Good job, Vash.] No! No, this is generally far less gruesome. [There are probably exceptions.] The plant above the door is called mistletoe. According to the ancient Earth tradition, any two people who are underneath the mistletoe need to kiss.

1/2

[goldenglasses]

Oh. Well, kissing doesn't sound so bad compared to--

2/2

[goldenglasses]

KISSING!? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO KISS TO GET OUT OF HERE!? [By his reaction you would almost think kissing is just as bad as losing a toe.]

[candothat]

[It's very hard for Pavel not to take Vash's loud incredulity a little personally. Really? Kissing him is that awful?]

Someone is going to need to kiss us. I have my communicator if you would like to call in another person to free you. [He means Kitty, he just doesn't want to suggest Kitty outright since it would lead to a decidedly uncomfortable situation.]

[goldenglasses]

No-no-no-no-no-no! [He really didn't want anyone especially Kitty to add to the awkwardness of this situation.] I mean, it's just between friends, right?

[candothat]

Yes, just a kiss between friends that has been forced by the Atroma. Nothing very unusual or strange.

[Is he helping? He's probably not helping.]

In the other prisons I have been in, this happened all the time. It isn't so bad.

[goldenglasses]

Really? I guess I should just be happy this isn't the norm for this place.

[...] Do you think it needs to be on the lips? [Seeing as Pavel has more experience with this sort of thing.]

[candothat]

It isn't even annual. How fortunate we are here.

[He frowns thoughtfully.] In other places, that was mandatory, generally, unless one person was significantly younger than the other.

...This may not work, but I'm going to kiss your cheek, okay?

[Pavel isn't a child, but the age gap is significant so it's worth a try!

Vash, you will probably need to stoop a bit to make your cheek accessible to the five-foot-seven Russian.]

[goldenglasses]

Ugh, I've never known it to be annual at least. It's the first time I've come across it. [And he's been here from the start.

With a slight sigh over the situation they found them in he dips his head. Trying to at least make it a little easier for Pavel to reach.]

[candothat]

See? Fortunate.

[Well, here goes. Without further fanfare, Pavel kisses Vash's cheek.]

[goldenglasses]

[After the kiss Vash takes a step away and is happy to see that they seem to be free.] Never thought I'd learn to dislike a plant before.

[candothat]

It could be worse. We could have needed to remove toes.

[goldenglasses]

Hahaha, yeah I'll keep that in mind. Well! I hate to kiss and run, but I better head off to work now. You going to be alright?

[candothat]

I suspect that I'll live, thank you.

[He is not-so-subtly backing away even as he talks. Just, you know, minimizing the risk of another mistletoe attack.]

[goldenglasses]

Good. Then I'll see you around. And I might try walking around with a blow torch.