Open RP - Under the Mistletoe

[nerdsexgoddess]

((Backdated to after the Christmas party.))

Thanks to a conversation with Lezard Valeth, Amaranth now knew about mistletoe and what it was used for

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[carri3_whit3]

Carrie scowled at the mistletoe hovering above the doorway.

Now, she was no Grinch. Giving and getting presents? Ace! Peace, love, goodwill toward men? She was down with that. As for the religious significance of the holiday, she could probably tell you that by chapter and verse. Backwards.

No, what she objected to was having the random invasion of her personal space dictated by a few twigs and berries (the non-metaphorical kind).

So she swatted the mistletoe down irritably, and hissed when it promptly flew right back into position. Another bat, and again it bobbed right back up.

This. Means. WAR.

[curlybrain]

"Try magic," suggested Hermione briskly, coming up beside Carrie.

She pulled out her wand and attempted to accio the mistletoe. But as with Carrie, this didn't seem to actually work, either.

Hermione tried several times anyway, and finally gave up with a heavy sigh and a muttered, "This wouldn't have happened in the old days!"

[carri3_whit3]

Carrie's eyes narrowed. "I'm gonna get that sucker down if I have to burn it to a crisp," she muttered. "We can control where fire goes with magic, right?"

[curlybrain]

Hermione launched into a long and pedantic explanation of how one could magically use fire, but stopped short of Carrie's eyes actually glazing over.

"Why do you care so much anyway?" she asked, a bit more bluntly than she might have done normally. "I mean, aside from the fact that there are presumably still actual school-aged children who don't need to be exposed to adults randomly snogging in hallways."

[carri3_whit3]

"I get t'pick who I kiss, an' where an' when, not some stupid ole stick," she replied. "Puttin' it up there where you cain't get out of it's just rude." She crossed her arms over her chest and frowned at the mistletoe.

"'Sides, it feels like a prank t'me. Don't have good 'xperience of pranks."

[curlybrain]

Hermione nodded. "I see," she said, and sincerely hoped that Carrie had not made the acquaintance of the Weasley twins. "Yes, I'd say this is definitely a prank. But if you want help, I'm sure we can figure out how to reverse this spell." Hermione was all about restoring order as quickly as possible, having never forgotten her former prefect days.

[carri3_whit3]

"Please," she said with a smile. "My track record with fire is, well, not so great. Best save that for a last resort."

[lucien_caron]

"Is that mistletoe...floating?" Caron was more concerned about the floating part than the mistletoe part.

[carri3_whit3]

"Yeah, somebody put a spell on it," Carrie replied without looking at the speaker, her attention fixed on the mistletoe.

[lucien_caron]

"Well, that's a bit inconvienient, isn't it? What if it decided to just float over someone's head, instead of a doorway?"

[carri3_whit3]

"Nuh-uh," she muttered, and made a little leap to snag the mistletoe again. "See?" She let it go, and it flew right back to the same spot in the center of the doorframe. "Whoever did it made it particular to right there."

[lucien_caron]

"Hm. Interesting. I hope I don't have to kiss you. Never liked that tradition."

[carri3_whit3]

Carrie's eyes flew to Caron, ready to protest if she saw mockery - or disgust - there. But the comment seemed to mean simply what he said.

"Mutual," she agreed, and relaxed a bit. "No 'fense, a'course."

[lucien_caron]

"None taken. Just never been that great around people. As people, anyway, in the context of my job, I'm fine."

[carri3_whit3]

"That's nice. 'Bout the job, I mean. I never made it outta high school 'fore I ended up here." She shrugged. "So I'm kinda stuck in the 'not good with people' stage."

[lucien_caron]

"There are those that never get good with people, no matter how old they get. And then there are those too good with people."