asgardmeridiem | EVENT MINGLE: AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

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EVENT MINGLE: AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Who: Everyone!
What: The event mingle for the And A Happy New Year event.
When: Days 555-557
Where: Anywhere in town!
Rating: PG-13 tops! If it gets worse, move to a private log please.

DAY 555 (Dec 14-15)

As the last of the black ice is cleared from the city - and the last of its natives wake from their gray slumber - a cautious winter celebration begins. The city itself opens its doors wide to the allied forces still camped outside it and the natives invite the Travelers to observe the beginning of Winter and the approach of the end of the Asgardian year with them.

The day begins with what seems like a typical party in the streets. There is food, music, and an attitude of general warmth and hope from the Natives that hasn't been quite so present in a long time. It will be interrupted in the early afternoon by a snowball fight that starts in one sector of the city and quickly snowballs out of control. For a few hours, the city itself will become a veritable warzone, with most of the city's native children and adults alike getting in on the fight! Watch your back and take no prisoners. (NOTE: Please check THIS LINK for player plot information about the snowball fight!)

DAY 556 (Dec 16-17)

Day 556 sees a brief return to old - and maybe familiar - tricks. The festivities continue on outside, but some Travelers throughout the course of the day may find themselves influenced by magical impulse… all in the name of good holiday fun, of course.

The effects of these miniature curses will last anywhere between ten minutes and an hour and happen spontaneously, and most of them are echoes of similar curses that have been laid upon the city before. Travelers may find themselves:

Unable to lie or actively compelled to blurt truths, consequences be damned
Only able to communicate in poetry or song
Given a nagging urge to (sincerely!) compliment anyone they come across
Compelled to just hold hands with whoever they're near
Caught under sprigs of magic mistletoe that seem to appear at arbitrary times at equally arbitrary places (though they can either be kissed or just wait a few minutes for it to disappear again)

Your character can be affected by as many and as often as you'd like, but none of them are mandatory. To reward the Travelers for putting up with that silliness one final time, they will find in their rooms that night a basket of chocolate, a horrendously ugly Christmas sweater, and one item from home. The item can be anything that fits within the game's technological and magical rules! If you'd like your character to receive something, please just drop a comment HERE to get it approved.

DAY 557 (Dec 18-19)

Day 557 marks the final day of celebration. That evening, twinkling, magical fairy lights will cover the edges of buildings and the branches of trees all over the city. There are light displays of amazing proportion all over the city, and the Welcome Halls are done up in entirely their signature color. the Travelers will be invited into the castle again for a ball much like the one last year. Thor will announce the end of curfew and tell everyone to party hard, because the hunt for both Surt and a way to heal the World Tree will begin after this.

The party will last until midnight, when everyone will be shuffled out into the courtyard for a brilliant fireworks display. It represents both the victory over Thiazi and the hope that the celebration of this coming new year will not be the last.

[ This is the mingle log for the And A Happy New Year event. Please include your location and the IC day in your top-level comment or your subject line when starting a thread! ]

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[555]

[For this day, Hizumi can be found participating in the giant snowball fight just about anywhere in the city. He is also more than happy to drag others into it with a few well-aimed snowballs at the unsuspecting.]

[556]

[This day finds him all around town enjoying the festivities. He'll be hit by just about any curse along the way; feel free to indicate one if you have any preferences. But otherwise...

Have a chipper kid greeting you randomly in the streets.]

Yo! Havin' fun yet?

[557]

[For the first part of the ball, he'll stick to eating, though he watches the dancers intently. Specifically, their feet. He's mentally counting the steps as they go, but he'll just as easily turn his attention to anyone else who happens by.

For the second half, he'll be wandering around offering to dance with any lady who looks like they'd be up for it - regardless of age, even. It's all just for fun, so why not?

He even bows with a flourish, which is slightly more impressive given his current formal attire. He somehow pulls off the look, green hair and all.]

May I have this dance, miss?

[Ayumu is nibbling on some sort of strange fruit kabob he'd picked up at one of the many food stalls set up about the city when he finally finds Hizumi. There really was such a huge assortment of goods to be found in Asgard-- he didn't even recognize some of the fruits they'd been selling and he'd been tempted to try, so he'd grabbed the kabob as a simple snack on his way.

He was kind of tempted to check back later and pick up a few to see what he could make with them.]

Hey. Sorry I'm late, I was browsing a little.

[Whoa, mystery food.]

Where'd you get that? It looks good.

[He also, without even seeming to notice, reaches out and grabs Ayumu's free hand.]

This? A little booth a few minutes' walk b--

[Ayumu, on the other hand, does notice, especially since he'd taken his gloves off at the booth.]

....Hizumi?

[what are you doing.]

[...Hhhhhuh. That's odd. Did someone just use body control on him?

With more of a mild interest than any actual embarrassment, he tries to pull his hand back but-- nope, his fingers may well be frozen the way they are. Interesting.]

...Would you believe me if I said it's not me doin' this?

[Because even though he isn't particularly bothered by it, he really isn't.]

[Ayumu, just a bit flustered, tries to pull his hand away, mildly disturbed when his fingers don't seem to want to let go either, even after he tugs a few times for good measure.]

I'd believe you, because my hand isn't moving either.

[This is.... creepy. If it isn't Hizumi using body control, then.....]

What is this?

Someone else usin' body control? I don't see any of the Hel regulars around, but not all of 'em live in the Hall, either.

[Hmm...]

Well... chances are, it'll go away sooner or later. I mean, it'd make things real complicated if it didn't...

[He's mostly joking. Mostly.]

Maybe, but why would anyone want to?

[Unless it was just a prank on some strangers. Ayumu certainly hadn't annoyed anyone in Hel, he didn't think.]

It better go away, I'll need both hands eventually.

[At least he didn't need both to eat his fruit kabob.]

On the bright side, it'd be real awkward if you got stuck to someone you didn't know at all, right?

[Optimism! He even swings his arm a little, clearly more amused than anything else. There are worse fates in life than getting stuck holding hands with your best friend.]

I guess you're right there. [At the same time, it's more awkward in some ways to be stuck to a friend than a stranger, at least for Ayumu. He still seems a bit annoyed as he tries to flex his fingers and fails, deciding to turn his focus to the fruit kabob in his other hand with a chomp.

Huh. Melon?]

I think I'd rather not be stuck to anyone at all though.

[Squinting...]

Hidin' behind food again... Don't tell me you're embarrassed.

[Hizumi not everyone is as shameless as you.]

Hizumi Mizushiro | Various places | Wide open!

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