You knew this was coming

[starbolts]

•Mistletoe Meme!•

The Situation:
Crew members who were on Stacy last December remember this. Because GLaDOS is a troll, she has positioned little sprigs of mistletoe on the ceilings of areas of the ship. In hallways, at the entrances to quarters, in a department doorway, at a tavern, she doesn't care how inconvenient it is!

It'd be less inconvenient if it were voluntary, but in this case, the sneaky AI has deployed shields around people who wander under the mistletoe that have not been broken by any known alternate method so far. Any attacks against the shield are absorbed. Attempts at attacking the mistletoe get you singed. The only way to be freed from the confines of your little bubble is to receive some form of affection from another crew member---a strong hug will work for the really uncomfortable, but at least a cheek kiss is expected for most. If GLaDOS wants a mouth kiss, though, let her push for one! Species equivalents of kisses/affection are also acceptable.

So---you're stuck until someone comes to rescue you with a kiss, kids. Have fun, thank you for participating in this crew study experiment, and watch out for the nargles!

((Characters not in the game are of course welcome to join too! It's just on this community this year because it's proven difficult to fit the event around December's plots.))

Comments

[starlightace]

Oh Fate-chan~

[jesus_is_gundam]

[If it is, Setsuna F. Seiei hardly looks amused.]

[killsfengshui.livejournal.com]

How do you think I feel? I was just trying to avoid your massive thighs when I find out that they have their own gravity well!

[thunder-ace.livejournal.com]

[Oh, this one isn't so bad.] You're going to tease me like you did last time, aren't you?

[morphitudinous]

None of which necessarily apply. It was considered an emergency situation, because the hold-ups were interfering with important work. I'll build an alternative if I can, but I suspect I'm being watched and actively thwarted.

[Grumble grumble. You'll see, he'll figure this out.]

[jesus_is_gundam]

[Gundam Jesus doesn't celebrate Christmas (He's atheist), and he hates being touched. Clearly, he is overjoyed by the situation.]

[turn4bout-troll.livejournal.com]

[HEY MAN WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A COOL IDEA TO TRAP THE BLIND GIRL IN AN INVISIBLE BARRIER.]

[kitbashurgundam.livejournal.com]

Okay, really...? This is just cruel.

[puny-parker.livejournal.com]

{Peter cocks his head]

Something tells me you aren't practicing to be a mime.

[boundlesslight.livejournal.com]

"I am not."

And she fires a blast at the barrier to prove it---it gets absorbed by a cylindrical shape that seems to be around her.

[allnaturalseed.livejournal.com]

[Cagalli turns around. Looking almost as unamused, which is an accomplishment around Setsuna.]

...Seiei.

[telekinetic_badass]

Ladies.

[governorkang]

...no. We don't do the same things that humans and elves do. I sure as hell don't want to do it with you, either.

[thunder-ace.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, very funny.

[Fate is trying to stand as far away from her as she can in this tiny little bubble. This whole thing has to wear off eventually, so she's just planning to wait it out.]

[jesus_is_gundam]

Cagalli Yula Atha.

[He is staring you down like you owe him an explanation for this.]

[astridhofferson.livejournal.com]

That's not fair for the people who don't have this tradition.

[But when is GLaDOS even fair?]

...Ah, not like I'm exactly offended being trapped with you, Kang. Just the whole... forced kissing thing is a little ridiculous.

[starbolts]

"Yes, and then we will avoid these plants."

Starfire nods, leans down, and gives her friend a light peck on the cheek.

[allnaturalseed.livejournal.com]

For a moment, Cagalli is taken aback by Katara's enthusiasm about a political office of all things. But who is she to complain if someone actually wants to talk about it? Lacus is her only close friend who really gets the particulars that well.

"Well it's... there's not always a chance to get involved with the people even when I want to," she begins. "For a small nation, Orb has a very strong political structure, which is part of what makes it so stable. On the other hand, it... does mean I have to work with a lot of other politicians more often than anything."

[allnaturalseed.livejournal.com]

[Cagalli's counter stare down isn't nearly as coolly dismissive as what her brother is good at.]

What is this?

[demon-alessa.livejournal.com]

"I was made to fight," Alessa said simply. "I could do no less. I will miss him, but only in my own way. I have those filthy things that have destroyed my world to thank for this. I'll make sure they feel my wrath."

She paused. "There is a way out, but you wouldn't like it."

[puny-parker.livejournal.com]

Peter reached out to touch the field, and pulled back as his spider-sense went off.

"And judging by the spider-sense jolt I just got, it's a one way field. Things go in but they can't get out. Why would anyone do-" Peter looked up.

"...Oh you have gotta be kidding me. What is this, "Extreme Holiday Traditions"?"

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

"Right."

She closes her eyes, blushing as Starfire kisses her cheek. As she does, she gives Star a peck in kind. "It wasn't so bad..."

[boundlesslight.livejournal.com]

"I hope it does not become any more extreme," she sighed. "I cannot remain here all day long."

[jesus_is_gundam]

[Kira's isn't all that great.]

You tell me.

[Oh, he knows what mistletoe is. He just doesn't understand why he's trapped beneath it. With her.]

[saint-sami.livejournal.com]

Sasami nodded at that. "We've been through a lot on this ship... I wouldn't put it past it to do something like this."

She lets out a sigh. "Though... I think I know what I have to do to get out..."