EVENT MINGLE: AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

[asgardmods]

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! ]

Comments

[freecssgonwild]

I think I could, but I also really don't want to.

[killuwatt]

Try it.

[ This time it's not because he's embarrassed but because he's curious. And pushy. ]

[freecssgonwild]

[ There's a pause, and a reluctant expression on his face before he releases Killua's hand, nose scrunching up in reply. ]

[killuwatt]

[ Ah. So he can do it. Killua watches him, blinking slowly. ]

So? Is it uncomfortable or...?

[freecssgonwild]

No, but I want to do it even more now!

[killuwatt]

What if I say no?

[ Now he's just being a dick. ]

[freecssgonwild]

You really don't want to?

[ why you gotta be so rude... ]

[killuwatt]

[ He can't keep a straight face with Gon looking so put out. Killua bursts out laughing and finally offers his hand again. ]

Okay fine. Go on.

...I just wanted to see the face you'd make because I knew it was gonna be cute. And it totally was.

[ WOW MOUTH, PLS SHUT UP ]

[freecssgonwild]

[ Gon's large eyes blink a few times at that, tan-features reddening a little before he frowns, taking Killua's hand into his own. ]

That's not funny, Killua.

[killuwatt]

I wasn't joking!

[ Killua looks just as startled, eyes big. He starts to blush too. ]

Dammit. Something really weird is going on here.

[freecssgonwild]

I was talking about you laughing! [ Gon makes a face, cheeks puffing out slightly. ]

--What's weird?

[killuwatt]

I keep saying stuff but I don't mean to say it. [ he blurts, wide-eyed. ]

[freecssgonwild]

[ Killua was being a lot more blunt than usual... ] You're usually really shy, Killua. But, you promised that you'd be more honest, right?

[killuwatt]

[ "I'm not shy!" he'd wanted to protest grumpily but for some reason the words stuck in his throat. Killua stares at him, frowning. ]

I did, but I'm not doing it on purpose!

[freecssgonwild]

Do you think it's like the handholding? --I really like holding your hand, but it's really strange right now!

[killuwatt]

Yeah, and the plant.

It's like the other time there was a festival! Damn, this place is weird even when we're trying to have fun.

[freecssgonwild]

It's weird, but it's not bad, either.

[ HE LIKES IT. ]

[killuwatt]

That's... true.

[ If he takes a moment to stop being annoyed, even Killua has to admit that. The realization chases out a tiny smile.

He squeezes Gon's hand. ]

Could be worse.

[freecssgonwild]

[ He squeezes that hand in return, fingers lacing within Killua's. ]

Yeah!

[ There's a pause, and he offers a suggestion. ] We should still play around today too, Killua!

[killuwatt]

Play what?

[freecssgonwild]

It's a celebration now, right? There's probably all sorts of stuff we could do.