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You knew this was coming

•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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Ha ha. Very funny. [He's about to say something else when she offers to help, which has the unfortunate side of effect of making him look like he's gaping for a second.] Er, I...

[Smooth, Jamie. Real smooth. He drops his head, and mumbles the rest.]

I'd much rather have the kiss from ye.

Hi-larious, I like to think.

You sure? Could get Billy to do it, y'know...

[ All joking aside, Kaylee tentatively steps into mistletoe-bounds, and puts a hand out to test the force field from the inside. Weird thing, that. She looks back up to inspect the plant above them. How does it pull this off... ]

[Why, with Super Amazing Powers of stealth, and cunning, and taking advantage of distracted Highlanders. Or something along those lines, anyway. Jamie has no idea. He raises his eyebrows at Kaylee, still leaning up against the forcefield.]

Aye, ye could, if ye would like us to stay stuck here forever. As fond as I am of Billy, he's no bonny lassie.

[And therefore, kisses are pretty much out of the question.] Besides, would ye really want to do that to him?

[ Maybe that's it, but something's got to be generating the barrier, right? Not that she could see it from here anyhow, but still. Something to investigate later. ]

Wouldn't want to do it to either of ya.

[ 'Bonny lassie' doesn't click right away, and when it does all Kaylee can do is grin. ]

Flatterer through 'n through, Jamie McCrimmon.

[Jamie follows Kaylee's glance upwards and shakes his head warningly.] I'd not mess with that, if I were you. GLaDOS doesn't seem to like people poking about up there much.

[Not that he would know about that, nope. Not at all. He chuckles a little, though, at being called a 'flatterer'.]

Aye? Well, I suppose ye could say that. But I'd not have called ye bonny if I'd not meant it.

[ Jamie gets a glance for that. Like she's never been shocked before, puh-lease. Still, she'll let go of the idea of fiddling with it...for now. ]

Could also just be you tryin' to butter me up some so I'll kiss ya and you'll get outta here...

[ She knows that's not it at all, and it shows through in the form of a grin after a few seconds. ]

[Hey, he's just being nice and trying to save her some singed fingers. If she'd rather go ahead and be all stubborn about it...]

Oh, aye. It could be. But if I was going to do that, would I have not told ye that before ye got stuck in here with me?

[He can't help but return the grin with a crooked smile of his own, though.]

Of course, if ye like, we could just stay here instead.

[ Oh sure, Jamie. Always gotta take the nice side, don't you? ]

Valid point, I'll give ya that...

[ She leans her side against the barrier and stares for a moment. Interesting, to be leaning on nothing. ]

I think 'M alright just sittin' here, yeah. It's not so bad at all... [ She'll just go back to observing the mistletoe. ]

[Would you believe it's his over-protective side, then?]

Of course it is.

[Ah, so it's back to teasing. He can go with that.]

Now, mind ye, when GLaDOS sees that we're just sitting here, she may decide to make things a wee bit interesting...

[ ...probably. ]

Of course it is.

[ That's totally agreement, and not at all teasing in any way. Honest. ]

Interestin'...how, exactly?

Aye, well, there's nothing stopping her from making the forcefield smaller, is there? Then we'd be stuck in some tiny wee space and not even be able to move at all.

She do that to ya last year, then?

[ Still, she'll be nice and slide a little closer to him, just in case. ]

Well... [He glances up at the mistletoe, and shifts just a tiny bit closer as well. Just in case GLaDOS is getting ideas, of course.]

No, but I'd not put it past her to try.

There're a lot of things I wouldn't put past her.

[ And while Jamie is distracted looking at the mistletoe, Kaylee leans over to plant one on him. ]

Mmp! [While he knew there would be a kiss, eventually, he had been planning on being sneaky and doing...well, what Kaylee just did. However, his startlement doesn't more than a few seconds before he winds up following her lead and returning the gesture. He can always blame that on GLaDOS, too, if he needs to.]

[ Sorry, Jamie, but it seems Kaylee just gets to tick another one off on the More Sneaky Than Jamie board. Not that he doesn't surprise her when he actually returns the kiss before she has time to pull back, but she won't tell him that. More points for her. ]

[Kaylee may have all the points she wishes, as she has clearly won this round. When she pulls back, though, Jamie does so as well, bobbing up on his toes slightly and tucking his thumbs behind his sporran before settling back down.]

Aye, well. That should just about do it, I think.

[ Kaylee laughs and reaches out to test the barrier. It's gone. ]

Seems it did the job just shiny.

[Jamie's not at all surprised, mostly because that's just about what was needed when he was stuck in it earlier. He steps out of the area...just in case.]

We should think about leaving, though. I'd not care to find out if she's going to change her mind about letting us free, aye?

Already paid the toll, don't see why she'd throw the barrier back up if we already met the requirements.

[ Still, she steps out of the mistletoe's range as well. No use in tempting fate. ]

Ye would think so. But she trapped people more than once the last time, and I'd not be surprised if it happened again.

[Not him personally, but he was very careful to keep an eye out after the first time.]

Better to be safe than sorry, if ye ask me. Can I walk ye anywhere?

More'n once seems a bit ridiculous. Dìyù, one time seems ridiculous. [ Nevermind that she's got mistletoe hanging up in the tavern. ]

Don't be turnin' into a gentleman on me, now, I don't know what I'd do with myself. But if you wanna walk with me, I gotta do some work down in the city...

Aye, well...it's not so bad if ye can find someone to help out.

[He gives her a wry grin, then nods. He'll walk with her down to the city, keeping an eye out for more mistletoe as he does. Wouldn't want Kaylee trapped on her way there, after all...]

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