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Mods ([personal profile] modblob) wrote in [community profile] redmarsshit2019-12-16 12:21 am
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mistleglow: a winter kiss meme

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


scowlish: (willful)

[personal profile] scowlish 2019-12-20 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully, Onni is a little too distracted to overthink much more than he already has. A lot of what he's feeling right now is probably going to be left on the back burner to simmer for a while so he can get his mind straight, but this whole interaction feels poignant.

Reynir jumps around and swings his arms to show the barrier is gone, does a little jump and cheer and crows about how they've done it, and Onni can't seem to drop his hand from his neck. The spots that Reynir had touched him are still tingling a little, but mostly there, under his hand, and he half wishes he could wipe that sensation away.

But when Reynir apologizes, he finally finds he can drop his hand to his side and start moving, a quick little jog to catch up with Reynir as they continue on their way to the kitchens to get something to eat.]


Don't apologize. You had to do it, and it wasn't bad.

[Of course, Onni realizes that there's probably no way Reynir particularly enjoyed that whole situation. He doesn't suspect he hated it, judging by his reactions, but Onni imagines Reynir has had a lot of opportunities to do that kind of thing and can't imagine he's the pinnacle of those encounters, or even in the top half.]

Now I'm hungry too.
braidmage: (:( not depressed at all)

[personal profile] braidmage 2019-12-21 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ Reynir is a little taken aback at himself and the mixed emotions he feels when Onni accepts his apology in that way. Of course, there is relief there, that Onni is telling him not to apologize - something Onni does plenty, but in this case, where Reynir thinks it might really be necessary, it's good to hear. But then there is disappointment, as well. It's not like he had expected Onni to tell him it was wonderful or anything. Obviously not from the way he'd reacted. But something about the extremely faint praise of 'it wasn't bad' just doesn't sit right. Why does he feel that little sink in his stomach, like he wishes Onni had thought it was better than he'd expected or something?

Oh, well. It doesn't matter, and they're free, and Onni's not mad at him, and that's what is important. But Reynir does feel just a little like he'd made a fool of himself, without really being able to identify why. ]


Then let's go get some food!

[ He puts extra brightness and enthusiasm into it precisely because of that faint unease. ]