fanmail + light holiday event!

[idolpro]

Who: you!
Where: hotel lobby
When: Day 518

[ it's FANMAIL TIME except this time the fanmail isn't in boxes they're in bags. why bags?

well, they're red bags. with fur lining. so maybe they're . . . santa bags . . . !!

Which means there must be gifts, right? Right? Which, yes. sort of.

Each bag has a dozen or so holiday decorations inside of them, and people who are caught aware (or are just unlucky enough to run into an already-opened bag) will find themselves accosted by one, with a little note of what the "cure" for the decoration is:

Decoration	Effect	Cure
Mistletoe	Physically stuck in place	Kiss someone (anywhere)
Wreath	Obedience compulsion	Obey 10 distinct (no repeats) orders
Tree Star	Fall in love with people at first sight	Be confessed to by your target
Light-up Candy Cane	All I Want For Christmas Is You keeps playing in your head forever	Sing the full version of a DIFFERENT song with someone
Stocking	Compulsion to be contrary/mean/deliberately a problem to people	Genuinely hurt someone's feelings
Tree Skirt	Compulsion to dress up and RP a different personality/role	Be applauded for your performance
Plastic Miniature Snowman	Mild to moderate fever, illness, shivers	Sleep in the same bed with someone

Once the cure has been fulfilled, the effect will fade, leaving the decoration a normal object. Until then, the decoration is stuck somewhere on an idol's body (movable, like it's metal to a magnet).

Status effects and decorations will disappear OOCly at the end of the month, so you can assume these are around for further posts!

The city itself seems to have been decorated for the holidays, with cutesy mascots and floats and Christmas lights bringing a festive mood, but be wary, because some of them are the very same cursed decorations accosting idols in the lobby right now and if you get too close they might stick to you................ ]

[ Please make sure to make a SFW toplevel and then respond to your toplevel with your NSFW reaction prompts! Here's an example of what that looks like! ]

Comments

[happydreamed]

I am always happy to receive cute pictures of us together. I've started something of a collection.

[sangreine]

That sounds nice. [ A collection to remind them of each other if Doctor gets transferred and/or when Aliza falls asleep. ]

-- Would you mind looking through my mail to see if I got the same ones? I'd like to keep them if so, but after the last game I'm not eager to see what's in here.

[happydreamed]

Certainly, I'd be glad to.

[He sorts through Aliza's bag, half-turned away so she doesn't see what's in there. Doctor pulls out the copies of their couple art, as well as the katamari pile that isn't in the middle of the ocean and the one with bat Aliza.]

I'll dispose of the others for you.

[sangreine]

[ The bat one gets a sly, amused glance and the Katamari cuddle pile gets a much softer smile. Then she floats close enough to give Doctor a snug and a kiss on the cheek as she takes what mail he deemed all right for her to look at. ]

Thank you for sparing my fragile feelings. The ones of us are going up in my room for sure. [ Also probably the Katamari pile. Alpha... well, she won't get rid of it yet. ]

[happydreamed]

Of course. [He kisses her cheek in return gently.] I can't do much to defend you, but I can at least shield you from unpleasant mail.

[sangreine]

You're not going to let me despair over my legs, despite my best efforts. That's as much defense as I'll ever need.

[ Generally speaking, she can manage herself physically, and without abilities turned on she can't imagine Doctor would have been able to do much for her because no one could have. She even dragged herself up from the water, kept some of the vile ocean creatures off Venti and tied off his bleeding arm with her corset laces after her spine snapped. It's what to do after the action dies down that she's bad at. ]

[happydreamed]

I'm certainly willing to distract you, at least. What would you say if I asked for singing lessons?

[sangreine]

Singing lessons? Are you trying to woo someone else?

[happydreamed]

Only trying to learn how to better spoil the most important woman in my life.

[sangreine]

[ If this is a way to get her to stop sulking it's surely working. Despite that Venti would absolutely be a better choice for this. ]

I suppose I could manage to come up with a few suitable love songs to practice with. [ Leather and Lace springs to mind immediately. But she's been alive more than long enough to have a comprehensive list in her head. ]

[happydreamed]

[he doesn't want to sing with venti he wants to sing with aliza!! ...maybe venti too, but less.]

Ah, thank you. I'm in your care.

[sangreine]

Any chance you want to go try it now? I could use some drinks and desserts, not necessarily in that order. [ The karaoke resort's honey toast will go a long way toward mending her, in her estimation. ]

[happydreamed]

I would be delighted to escort you to the karaoke bar. [Offers his arm, like a gentleman.]

[sangreine]

[ She floats down a little so she can take his arm, but it leaves her feet dragging a bit since she can't flex her ankles. Hm. ]

Maybe we could take Periwinkle? I could also use some fresh air, and I promise to keep you warm. [ Chilly up there and all. ]

[happydreamed]

[Periwinkle pops into existence, nuzzling at her side.]

I'll never say no to flying with you.

[sangreine]

[ Periwinkle gets a smooch on the nose, then Aliza levitates herself up onto his back. It takes a second to arrange her legs in a way she likes, needlessly fussy about it. When she's finally done with that she snuggles against Doctor. This is basically therapy. ]

All set.

[happydreamed]

[Periwinkle carries the two of them outside, flying at a gentler pace than normal.]

I do miss flying under my own power, but 'twould be harder to cuddle up to you that way.

[sangreine]

We could practice. Since I can fly us around without your wings, we could do that more to be ready when you get them back. Then you'd just have to bring Periwinkle out more often so we can make sure he gets enough attention.

[happydreamed]

That sounds delightful. I'd love to.

[Periwinkle chirps happily. Thank you for thinking of him.]

[sangreine]

[ Periwinkle gets another pat, Doctor another snuggle. ]

That's convenient, since I'll have to float around for who knows how long. [ Her mood dampens a little, but she works hard not to make it sound too grim. ] Might as well make the most of the time.

[happydreamed]

I couldn't possibly let you get bored, rest assured.

[sangreine]

[ There's a pause and she inhales like she might say something, then reconsiders and burrows against him. ]

[happydreamed]

[...Squeeze.]

You can lecture me if I'm being insensitive.

[sangreine]

You're not. [ Her voice is light but wan, and she shakes her head lightly. He hasn't done anything wrong, but she can't say more because her stupid hair corruption will give her away. ]

[ Unfortunately, her emotion-sharing game effect takes care of that. Her feelings flood into him: nearly overwhelming despair, fear of losing who she is which settles into the chest and squeezes. Evolutionary panic at the thought of not being in perfect control of her body, being used to instant healing. But wrapped around those is steel-solid determination not to let any of it show, desperation to be more than a needy burden on everyone around her. She knows her feelings get extreme and she's sick at the prospect of making any of it someone else's problem. ]

[happydreamed]

[He rubs her shoulder, feeling those emotions flow into him even without his activation of his own emotion sharing power. Game effect, then.]

...I don't know what it's like, to be used to healing quickly and being weakened by injury for the first time. Even feeling it from you, I don't - can't understand it perfectly. But none of us will blame you for your distress, even if we don't always understand it.