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.

[fauxwench]

[staring up at the stupid plant from where it's growing out of a tree]

What in the name of Yami...?

[readitinabook]

Is Yami from a story...?

[Estelle approaches from behind, still gazing at Rao in wonder. She hasn't quite shaken the conviction that anyone with assets like that must be an amazing person.]

[celestialmama]

[ Rosalina stares at the mirror. Rosalina stares at the mistletoe. She's grown used to the mirror. She doesn't have a clue what the mistletoe is. It's a curious enough plant to warrant inspection in the form of intense staring. ]

[stalker_science]

[Ema stares at the mistletoe, then at the woman next to her.]

Haven't you seen mistletoe before?

[celestialmama]

Mistletoe...? Is that what this plant is called?

[stalker_science]

Yep! At least, that's the common name for it; scientifically speaking, it's probably Viscum album. [She's pretty sure that's the scientific name for it. Botany isn't her strong point.]

You come from a place where there's no mistletoe at all?

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[peachhat]

Opening the dungeons? That sounds interesting. Very interesting. Hmm...I wonder if I should start looking...

...wait, what's that? Some weird sprout?

[Tenshi pokes the mistletoe, then shrugs. Probably just decoration]

[yakuza_otaku]

*and along comes Kazumi-*

W-what's this about a dungeon...?

*she doesn't notice the mistletoe yet*

[peachhat]

Well, the stupid queen was talking about it. I don't know, but it sounds like it could be fun for me. Your games had dungeons too and if they're like it, I want to break them!

[yakuza_otaku]

But if you break a dungeon, you won't get to fight the random encounters and the boss...

[gun_cata]

[Finally, she is complete! A fairly accurate replica of her shop, or at least the part on the left, and at least the outside. The inside's still mostly barren, but who cares? It's better than nothing, and she needed was a pile of dirt!]

Alright! Step one to getting back in business complete.

[She's standing just inside the doorway and... when did that mistletoe get there?]

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[bishoujo_ga_yoi]

[Nero was wandering about when a certain word caught her eye. 'Smith.' But she didn't recognize the former. 'Gun,' ... gun. What was that? Whatever, a smithy was something worth looking into. Ahh, fond memories of working metal...]

[She turned to walk straight forward with brisk enthusiasm] You there. Are you the smith...y...?

[bishoujo_ga_yoi]

[... she trailed off as she stepped up to the doorway, under the mistletoe. There was something about the woman, her energy, perhaps, that made her ...]

[... She firmly places her hands on each of the woman's shoulders, the very very short blonde staring up at her in struck silence.]

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[gun_cata]

Yep! I'm a gunsmith, name's Larry Vin...