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

[samantha_grey]

[A cough and a nod.]

And the mistletoe's in both of our way, so...

[Enough talk. She leaned forward, one hand reaching lightly for Natasha's shoulder while her head tilted and she offered a kiss. It was not a simple peck. Samantha really didn't do those, and so she'd find her lips locked just a second or two longer than strictly necessary. Longer if she allowed it.]

[redhourglass]

( she sighs slightly, though she doesn't seem out of sorts. don't blame her for this later. if she's surprised that she's being kissed rather thoroughly, she doesn't show it. instead, she leans into the motion, kissing her firmly if without any amount of passion. it's all rather clinical, really.

sorry, sam. definitely not her best work.

once she pulls back, she licks her lips and then smirks. )

Think that's enough?

[samantha_grey]

[A few steps back and a glance up at the air said that it was. Samantha nodded and moved out into the street enough that there was nothing but air above her head. Grunting and sighing, she reached up and scratched at the back of her head, not really putting too much thought into any of the details of what had just happened. Better not to dwell overlong after all.]

Apparently. God, this day just keeps getting... you'd think this was some sort of valentine's curse if it weren't for the Mistletoe.

[redhourglass]

Don't say that. You never know who might be listening.

( and the last thing she wanted to do was repeat the awkward experience in two months time.. if they were still here. )

[samantha_grey]

You have a point. I think, though, that we might have more on our plate right around that time, so let's hope they're not that dumb about it.

[redhourglass]

Someone told me once that gods view the world differently than us normal people.

( she shrugs. )

I'll take that view.

[samantha_grey]

Yeah, though that can make them hard to predict. Really hard. Even the ones that look and act human, like these. Doing the things that they do, living as long as they do... I'm not sure if the boredom of it all doesn't just fry their brains a little.

[redhourglass]

It may be hard but, I've learned to stop trying to predict them. It's easier if you try and prepare for everything. ( spoken like a true workaholic. )

You're right though. Immortality is probably one hell of a burden.

[samantha_grey]

Heh. See, I knew I liked a few things about you. Probably not a bad idea to have some chapstick around for today if you've got it. That, or a flamethrower to burn the mistletoe.

...from what little I've seen, it's more a curse than a blessing unless there are other immortals around you don't hate.

[redhourglass]

No need to worry about that. I'm headed back to my room to lay low for a bit.

( thank god. now that she was free of this, she'd rather not repeat the experience. )

Seems to me like a pretty bad job to have, with shitty coworkers.

[samantha_grey]

I'm not going to argue with either statement. [Samantha took another step back and grunted.] In the meantime, though, stop by the shop if you need more supplies before the next big fight, alright?