mistleglow: a winter kiss meme

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mistleglow: a winter kiss meme.

The month of December has been a cold one in Anchor, with the bots working hard to bring a little winter joy to the city. This year, there's a little extra surprise - the bots welcome the participation of the nanites, who are able to join in with the winter holiday protocols for the first time in a long time following their long imprisonment.

And what are the nanites doing? Well...this winter wonderland has been missing a conspicuous offender: the mistletoe. That's where the nanites come in...

▶ The nanites will be floating around in little swarms, lit up bright with various colors, and when they run into any sentient creature, they will enclose them in a harmless invisible shield with a radius of approximately three feet by three feet. Once the characters are entrapped, they'll be stuck for exactly one hour...unless they kiss!

▶ There is no compulsion to kiss, and characters are welcome to just wait out the hour and hope they're stuck with a good conversationalist, but if they want to get on their way, they'll have to kiss their fellow captive, in a specific way depending on the color of the nanite swarm that's trapped them.

▶ The bots will be helping by helpfully informing any trapped characters they need to kiss as they pass by. They won't say what kind of kiss because that would make it too easy. But at least now you know, right?

▶ This meme can be counted as game canon and used for AC if threads continue into January (don't forget: December is check-in only) if both parties wish. Characters who are not in the game are welcome, and threads from this meme can also count for application samples! Come join us!

▶ How to Participate: Just post a top-level detailing the types of kisses you're interested in, and then tag around to other people's top-levels.

▶ Kiss Type Legend:

RED: MOUTH ● ORANGE: NECK ● YELLOW: CHEEK
GREEN: FOREHEAD ● BLUE: HAND ● VIOLET: BUTTERFLY

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Comments

[sleepyhollowed]

Kieran doesn't think anything of Cho's request, and he obediently lowers himself to the ground, using the invisible wall as an impromptu guide. His legs aren't quite crossed, but a loose semblance thereof, once he's comfortable. He keeps his face straight forward outside of occasionally cocking his head to the side to catch an outside sound (usually just a stray buzz from an odd nanite or two).

"I-Is this alright?"

He's not sure if Cho's going to want to kiss him or not--with his track record back home, the latter is far more likely than the former. That said, he can feel his heart ramping up a bit with the very prospect that he could share a smooch with her.

[tenuefarfalla]

He seems nervous again. If even Cho can tell, then it's bad. She considers the possible reasons for this. "When you were trapped before, did you kiss them, or did you wait until the barrier went away on its own?"

Or did he kiss only one of them? Is the prospect of kissing her making him nervous because he doesn't want to? "We can wait for it to wear off if you don't want to kiss me, Kieran. I won't be offended if you'd rather do that. I promise."

[sleepyhollowed]

"W-What? No! I-I mean... n-no."

Kieran scrubs at his face with both of his hands and leans his head back against the barrier in a bid to get himself together. He heaves a deep sigh before he tries speaking again.

"I don't mind kissin' you, Cho. Honest. I just..."

Ugh. Being vulnerable with feelings. It sucks.

"I-I just figure that someone like you ain't gonna want to kiss someone like me. Miss Elleru did before we we got trapped, and Ben was okay with kissin' my hand, but it ain't... I ain't the kind of person that smart, pretty ladies like you want to be around. Y-You get what I mean?"