11th Shot // [Action]

[cowboykinneas]

[If you happen to be walking around in the center of the village, you might catch Irvine walking around. However, he seems to have something different about his appearance. Oh! It must be the mistletoe hanging from the front of his hat.

Feel free to make fun of him or something, or totally get caught under it and punch him in the face.]

Comments

[lukanightfever]

[Eyes the mistletoe.]

I don't think it works that way, mister.

[cowboykinneas]

[Isn't it pretty?]

Sure it does.

[lukanightfever]

[Not impressed at all.]

For that to work properly the female subject would have to be under your hat, which already places her in a kissing disposition thus rendering senseless the mistletoe. Also I believe the charm in that tradition is to put in in a place where people don't usually look to create a surprise upon kissing.

I've got this spelling thing down, for sure.

[cowboykinneas]

[But it's a pretty mistletoe. ;o;]

I think of it as more of an invitation this way.

[lukanightfever]

[That impresses her even less.]

Invitation is not the objective of that tradition. And taken into account the high chances of people here not knowing of such tradition, you would be more successful by waving around a sign saying "Free kisses for ladies".

Not to mention you would look, by far, less ridiculous.

[cowboykinneas]

Hey, if it works, it works. If not, then it doesn't. I don't mind, just killing some time. And I thought it'd be worth a shot.

I think I look just fine.

[lukanightfever]

The sign would give roughly the same chances of success, probably more given that people would be able to understand the message.

And it doesn't, it makes you look like those donkeys with a carrot hanging in front of them so they keep moving. Why don't you just carrty it in your hand and raise it upon meeting a female, mister?

[Her tone isn't rude in fact it's calm and sincere, pity that doesn't stop it from sounding rude. She smiles however, chuckling a bit.]

At least you get points for creativity, I suppose. Even if it's a wrong one.

[cowboykinneas]

Thanks. [That may be a little sarcastic, but hey, she's trying to help, from the sound of it. He takes it off his hat and just raises it over Luka's head.]

So, you mean try this instead?

[lukanightfever]

[Looks at the hat and smiles.]

Yes, that should work better than keeping the mistletoe just for yourself.

[She moves and kisses him in the cheek.]

[cowboykinneas]

[SCOOOOOOOOOORE. Irvine just has that awesome smile of his.]

It's already working pretty well. Thanks for the tip.

[lukanightfever]

I still think the sign would be a more direct approach, though.

[cowboykinneas]

Maybe I should give that a shot sometime soon.

[lukanightfever]

You should, it would help to skip explanations that kill the charming element of the moment. Back in my world there was once a group of people that marched around cities with signs that said "Free Hugs", apparently it worked pretty well.

[Laughs a bit.]

[cowboykinneas]

[This is where Irvine considers that pretty dman cool.]

Sounds like a good idea to me. Looks like I'll have to do it now.

[lukanightfever]

I do wonder though, don't you fall in the "good looking" category for human standards? Don't you get kisses from girls without "inviting them to"?

[cowboykinneas]

[Sounds like a compliment.] "Human standards"?

I prefer to give some incentive, I suppose.