EVENT ★ WINTER WONDERLAND

[futurologists]

HOLIDAY PREPWORK The sun might still be AWOL, but that doesn't mean it's time for a vacation! The goblin community seems even more motivated to get their holiday preparations together, working tirelessly to brighten up the grim atmosphere. To that end, they've enlisted the help of the ALASTAIR recruits that've been bumming around. Characters that signed up will be invited or roped into the goblins' various holiday traditions and events. Though they may refuse or fail these tasks, for every one that isn't accomplished, characters will suffer one effect from the curses list for upsetting the holiday balance. Note that those that didn't sign up can still help with tasks out of the goodness of their hearts, they just won't be assigned anything themselves or suffer any curses. Additionally, though PCs are magically bound to work with some partners, they may team up with others as well. GREETINGS FROM LLOYD ALASTAIR sends their holiday tidings! Some characters will find special deliveries addressed to them by name from the mysterious Lloyd of HR. The packaging might be messy and overtaped, and some of the gifts are less nice than others, but it's the thought that counts. MISTLESNOW The first snowfall of the year arrives, and though this may not bode well when there's no sun to melt it away, for now it's pristine and beautiful. Flurries and gentle snowstorms continue for days, blanketing all of Chantes and the outskirts. With it comes a uniquely magical weed epidemic. Mistletoe grows off every surface it can, stems and shrubs of it creeping off of anything it can cling to, including trees, archways, lanterns and buildings. This parasitic plant is a notorious holiday tradition, but in Chantes it packs an extra punch: when two characters step under it together, they'll find themselves magically rooted in place. Mistletoe's spell can only be broken by a kiss, and while chaste exchanges usually work (kisses to the hand, butterfly or eskimo kisses, etc.), more stubborn weeds do exist. This effect lasts until characters smooch or the weed dies from lack of sustenance, which could be anywhere between several hours to a full day. Mistletoe can be destroyed by a third party in a pinch, but be careful not to get stuck under the plant as well! As an OOC note, feel free to be creative on the range and strength of the mistletoe, but please respect other players' boundaries! If you would like to break the mistletoe with a hearty handshake or have your character be immune, be our guest. HAPPY HOLIDAYS All the hustle and bustle aside, the festivities themselves are peaceful and joyous -- and thanks to the ALASTAIR recruits, not punctuated with death or ominous Chimera motifs this time. A large bonfire continues all night with food and mulled wine aplenty. It's time to kick back, make some snow angels, and relax.

Comments

[perma_banned]

Well, there's a reason it's better to cook food at a decent temperature~.

[Ban reached over to one of the lamb loins he had chopped up for another dish, pointing to different parts of it.]

When you cook meat, it'll sear the outside and make it crispy. If it gets too crispy and burns because of a high heat--that heat is gonna have a tough time cooking the inside of it. So, you get a burned exterior and a raw interior. Sometimes it's good to have that, depending on the food, but not for too many things.

[He tried to equate it to a saying he heard once as a child. Sadly, even Ban didn't understand the totality of it due to a conflicting upbringing--]

One time I heard that some women like things quick and sizzlin', but others like it slow and cozy.

[boneafide]

[ THIS IS SO INFORMATIVE... Undyne never bothered to explain any of this to him. Holy shit, maybe soon, he'll actually make food people can eat without gagging?????? Oh God????????? ]

Slow and cozy...

[ Papyrus, too, is unaware of multiple meanings to the phrase, and so he takes it to heart about meaning literally cozy meat, somehow. ]

I think I get it! I really need to thank you somehow for teaching me so much! I'll try making something for you soon, okay??

[perma_banned]

Lookin' forward to it, Great Papyrus~.

[Further and further, Papyrus dug himself into a hole. Ban was beginning to really like the guy, even beyond his initial positive reaction. It was great that he was an awesome talking skeleton, but continually he showed nothing but politeness and genuine interest in what he had to know.

Not discarding him because he killed and stole? Listening to what he had to say?

Ban returned to the stove, beginning to load in another cast iron pot. He gave Papyrus a well-intended grin before looking into the embers within it. His eyes set away from the skeleton, Ban felt his heart sink. Reality grounded him once again. It's just that guy's poor skeleton's bad luck. When you really start to like people, they tend to disappear and leave you, right?]