imeeji_frontstage | mistletoe 2: mistletoe harder

Who: You!
Where: Game Tower, to start
When: Day 187

[ It's snowing outside. . . ! So it's pretty cold. You know what's not cold, though? The Game Tower! It's nice and warm and you are definitely being yoinked out of wherever you currently are for a possibly familiar ~game~. Don't worry though: you don't have to stay.

Instead of the elevators opening, the rules just appear on your phone. There's hot cocoa provided in the lobby, though in limited quantity and all of them come with marshmallows. Mandatory marshmallows. If you don't like marshmallows, well, too bad!

Incidentally, there are also a bunch of green plants growing around . . . everywhere. Everywhere!! At the doorways, in the elevators, just hanging from the ceiling, growing parasitically on plants that aren't even mistletoe . . . !? Where did they come from!? They're all tied with a red ribbon too, to make them more easily visible and clearly part of the game. They're not restricted to the game tower, either - the only places mistletoe doesn't show up in are the unit dorms. ]

RULES | TURN-IN - due 12/26/19 @ 6PM PST

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Helpfully:]

Mistletoe does go well with your color palette.

[ flips his hair over his shoulder again ]

Check me out, I look like the spirit of Christmas.

[Holds his hands out in front of him, framing Izumu's face]

Hmmm.

It seems to be missing something.

And what's that?

Star on top of your head.

Ooooh. Or maybe a halo.

Should I go get one?

You don't need to go anywhere for me to make you see stars.

You're not wrong.

But also.

I like the aesthetic of it. Maybe some elegant goth star to keep you on brand.

Well, if you wanna buy me fancy jewelry, who am I to stop you, darling?

But of course, dear.

[And takes a step next to Izumu so he can adjust the mistletoe in his hair]

Just give me a chance to make it functional first.

[ holds still for him to do that. ]

Don't keep me waiting too long.

[Catches one of the leaves of the mistletoe between his fingers]

Then how about we save that for Christmas proper. And continue with the game.

[ his mouth curves into a grin. ]

Then it's a date. Mark your calendar.

In the meantime, got anything up your sleeve that can top an 800-foot free fall?

Nothing survivable.

But that doesn't mean we can't lean into the other theatrical aspects of show biz.

That makes it sound al~most like you have something in mind.

Al~most.

How much do you care about winning---

[Makes a gesture]

This?

I'm playing for my own enjoyment. If we pull out a win somehow, that's an added bonus.

Then leave the navigating to me.

[Picks up one of those cups of hot cocoa and holds it out for Izumu to take]

Hand warmer. For the trip.

[ he takes it with both hands, but just grins back at Intensity. ]

Too busy to warm me up yourself?

Not at all.

Added bonus is it will ensure that you keep your hands to yourself.

[Or will it?

Either way! Hooking his fingers in Izumu's elbow and leading him toward the exit]

Now, Ten, is that really what you want?

[ teasing aside, he's led outside easily enough. ]

In the beginning, yes.

I want to find your tipping point.

[ his cheeky grin turns into a challenging smirk. ]

... "Tipping point," huh?

Tell me your victory condition a little more plainly.

Oh this? This is just a warm up?

How long can you stay patient and still without retaliating? You're stubborn. But I bet I could get under your skin in--- say under five minutes.

Hmmmm.

Five minutes. You're on.

Then let's take this away from the huggers and cheek-kissers.

[Yes yes. Outside we go]

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