have yourself a merry little...something

[rosestolilies]

[The mirror pops into view, flickers a few times, then reveals the Queen of Hearts once again, still against a dark background. This time, there's a holly wreath perched atop her hair.]I'm sorry I haven't had the time to listen to all your helpful suggestions, darlings! It turns out creating a world is hard work...ahahaha, who knew

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[gravityfists]

[ another day, another crazy message from the Vine. Steph does her best to shrug it off, and keeps on walking, hands in her pockets. It's all a little frustrating, being able to do nothing but wander around - right about now, Steph would rather be fighting the Blimp-Master (or was that Blimpmaster?) again. Maybe. Okay, so she probably wouldn't, but it would be an excellent excuse to punch somebody in the face. Lost in her thoughts, Steph comes to a sudden halt under a rather conveniently placed piece of mistletoe, brow furrowed ]

Wait, opening the dungeons... ?

[gentlecuteside]

[Amamiya happened to be passing by, and was also considering the Queen's post]

It does sound a bit ominous, doesn't it?

[gravityfists]

A bit? There are two ways a dungeon could go with the Queen of the Clinically Unbalanced, and I don't like either one of 'em.

[gentlecuteside]

Two ways? What do you mean by-

[She goes slightly pink as she figures it out]

...oh.

[gravityfists]

Yup. Aaaaand coming up with that probably says a lot about me, huh?

[gentlecuteside]

N-no, no, that's not such a big leap, it just...didn't occur to me, that's all.

I hope that's not what she means.

[gravityfists]

Knowing her? I wouldn't be surprised. Terrified, yes, but not surprised. I mean, this [ points up at the mistletoe ] is bad enough.

[ she goes to say something else, but then pauses, suddenly very aware of what's over their head ]

[gentlecuteside]

[She looks up to see what Steph's pointing at]

Oh, shoot, I didn't notice that.

[...well, this is awkward]

[gravityfists]

I'm willing to pretend it's not there if you are.

[ ... she says, making no effort whatsoever to drift away ]

[gentlecuteside]

Deal.

[...she's not going anywhere either, though]

1/2

[gravityfists]

Y'know, I've never kissed a girl before...

[gravityfists]

[ clamps a hand over her mouth, upon realising that she said that out loud ] Ohmygod- this is why I'm not allowed to talk to strangers.

[gentlecuteside]

[Her gaze goes ice cold]

No.

[Why is she still standing here? She should have moved on ages ago. And yet, she just...can't bring herself to walk away]

[gravityfists]

Okay. Okay. On three, we both step back, 'kay? No harm done, 'cept to my brain-to-mouth filter.

[gentlecuteside]

Fine. One...two...three.

[Doesn't move at all]

[gravityfists]

... I don't know about you, but kissing is looking like a really good options right about now. Which is weird, 'cause you're totally not so much with the testosterone, and, hey, I've been poisoned and drugged before.

Maybe this is that. Any chance you're a hallucination?