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•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.))

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Laughing just made Cagalli cross her arms and huff. "Well how should I know? I mean, it would make sense but I guess that's not how things here work, huh?" She didn't want to keep up being offended with someone she'd been getting along with a moment ago, but this was just silly. "I want out, and I guess you do too, huh?"

"Nobody ever gets an idea that things work a certain way here, to be honest," Katara admitted. "I'm not trying to make you angry, I'm just picking, to be honest. I would get you out of here, though, if only to make thins a little less awkward."

Which would have made sense if Katara hadn't taken Cagalli and kissed her full on the lips, just to make sure GLADOS let them out.

Cagalli shook her head. "Y-yeah, sorry. I'm still a little stressed," she replied quietly. She'd started to get her temper under control for a little while, but there was no way she could keep from spazzing out under the circumstances.

She was going to add to her apology when suddenly there were lips pressed against hers. Katara's lips. Someone she'd only just met, which was enough on its own to stun her motionless, never mind being her first time kissing another girl. If it counted as kissing her, given Cagalli's utter lack of immediate reaction.

Katara had not expected much of a reaction to what she'd one: even she would have admitted that it was rather forthright of her, but it was ridiculous to continue acting like they should be waiting for anyone else. Katara wasn't one for being a damsel, and though there was lips she'd rather be kissing, she knew how to take things into her own hands.

"There, you're free now," she said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "You should be all right now, you don;t have to wait for anyone, right?"

Really, all Cagalli could do for a moment after Katara pulled away was blink as her thoughts sorted themselves. 'Casual' and 'physical intimacy' were simply words that didn't go together in her mind at all - she was shy about merely hugging Kira or Athrun if anyone who wasn't a close friend was in eyesight.

That DID solve the problem though, right? She turned around, and reached out to where the barrier had been and... it was gone. Good. A smile crossed her lips as she turned back around. "I... er, thanks, Katara. Even if it was to free you too, thanks. We would've been stuck for a while if you'd just let me stand around blushing..."

Katara had been through all of this already: she knew well enough that this would simply would have dragged on too long. In any case, at least Cagalli was already able to move around if she needed to.

"I had this happen last year," Katara said. "It was pretty annoying. I figure this would happen. But i;d still like to know more about what you've done. Is that ok?"

It sure would have. And on, and on, and on. Making sure to step out from under where the mistletoe was, she stretched, then leaned against a wall. She still wasn't sure about kissing new acquaintances even for wholly practical reasons, but it did free them, so she could set any of those issues aside for later.

"If you're really that interested, sure. Maybe I'll even talk about the interesting stuff instead of politics," she said with a light laugh.

Katara smiled. She knew, all too well, the hang ups of people that had not before been taken by GLADOS. She knew that their random capture made things strange, but at least they were all right. Kissing someone didn't matter as much as someone who really were important.

"Let me know when you're around," she said, smiling. "I'll find you!"

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That LOOK Katara. What are you thinking?

To mess with you, what else!

You tease.

naturally;)