asgardmeridiem | 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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Wah-!

[...Oh, hey, her hand is free now! Yaaay.]

It's just... you spoke a little odd. [Surely he must have noticed too...?]

Edited 2014-12-17 20:07 (UTC)

Yeah, I know it was weird and I'm trying to move on and pretend it didn't happen so stop talking about it -

[What the hell. He covers his mouth with both hands.]

U-um...

[What... is going on here...]

Sh-should we talk about something else, then...? [COMPROMISE MAYBE......? She's sort of grasping at straws here, given she can't even figure out what the heck.]

[Hamel would also like to know what's going on, thank you very much. He removes his hands from his mouth carefully, almost comically.]

Y-yeah. Good idea. I think my brain to mouth filter is broken.

[Exhibit A.]

Brain to mouth filter?

[That's. A way of putting it. Oh--]

So you just say the first thing that comes to mind?

Something like that. Like I have to explain why I say stuff or act the way I do.

I... see?

[That's weird... it's almost like a curse.

Wait, more importantly!!]

Then... You didn't really mind holding hands?

Of course I caaarrnnnot really. I mean, it's dumb and annoying, but it's not like it was some stranger. You're a good kid and a friend so it's fine -

[Oh my God it's like an avalanche, he can't stop the word vomit once he opens his mouth. He covers his mouth again and this time the hands won't come off this easily.]

[It's a little confusing, the way his words conflict with each other so much, but she's starting to get the idea...]

Umm... Then, do you mind if I hold your hand again?

[Despite seeing the way he's got that hand clamped over his mouth, she almost sounds hopeful. Holding hands with people is nice, so maybe...!]

'O-hmm-mm.

["Not really" is what he actually says, but his hands are still pressed against his mouth, muffling the words. Good, dodges that bullet, time to leave before he keeps blurting out more embarrassing things -

- except that instead of walking away, he holds out one hand.

If he can't say it with words, Asgard will force him to say it with actions.]

[And she looks only too delighted to reach out and hold on-- though lightly enough that he can easily take his hand away again if he really wants to.]

Eheheh... I'm glad I know now! I wasn't ever sure if you'd mind...

[Hamel starts down the street toward another area of the festival, tugging her along. It's true that he doesn't really mind, but it's less embarrassing if you're walking.]

I'd rather people think I do.

[And she follows, not looking all that bothered by this arrangement.]

Huh? How come?

[What's wrong with holding hands...?]

[He shrugs, eyes on the street ahead.]

Because I don't want people to know I like them holy shit are you fucking kidding me right now.

[She actually jumps a littke at his language.]

U-um... is it bad...?

[He stops by one of the food stands.]

It's unfortunate. Bad things happen to people who get too close to me.

[Then Hamel's brain catches up with his words. He hisses softly and

shoves the pastry he bought whole in his mouth.]

[...Huh?]

But... nothing bad happened to me. Wh-what kinds of bad things are they...?

[Death and suffering, mostly.

Fortunately for Hamel, he can't say it clearly on account of shoving an entire pastry in his mouth. It's a little like watching a snake eat.

Unfortunately for Hamel, the curse will make you talk anyway, even if you're in the middle of swallowing. The result is a lot of coughing and choking.]

[EEP.]

H-Hamel-san, are you okay-?!

[Even in the midst of choking and flailing around, Hamel manages to roll his eyes at her in a "what do you think?!" expression. He swallows hard on the rest of the food and hunches forward, one hand going to his chest.]

Blergh. Stupid curse thing, thought I was pass out there for a second...

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you choke like that-!

Yeah you should be sorry! Don't interrupt people when they eat, especially when they're under some - some weird talking curse!

I'm really sorry! [WHAT HAS SHE DONE.] A-are you going to be okay...?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

[Curse this curse for stopping him from blowing this up to tantrum proportions.]

Those things don't last long, do they?

W-well...

[Um.]

Sometimes they last all day...?

[But. They can always hope it doesn't!! Maybe!! Somehow!!!]

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