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

[morphitudinous]

[He nods.] All right. I'd say Merry Christmas, but I don't think it's quite the season. We're being tampered with again.

[He thinks a moment about how to do it---then leans up and kisses the armored cheek. So long as he isn't frozen to it, it's fine.]

[re-engineer.livejournal.com]

[Nah, she's not that cold. Especially not in Stacy's halls. Though the armor is a bit cooler than one might expect, but that's more because Angie has it shunting heat away to keep herself cool.]

[And, of course, once he's kissed her, the shield shimmers and falls away.]

See? Not that difficult.

[And she adds a kiss to his cheek, too.]

[morphitudinous]

I...suppose not.

[He blushes, a soft smile appearing] Thank you. I'm sorry about all the trouble, but if we're careful it won't happen again.