Kiss me once...

[ninjainviolet]

Who: Sheena Fujibayashi ninjainviolet & Others & Some Hiding Nutcrackers!
What: Kissing
When: One day during Kissmas
Where: All around the castle. Wherever you find her.
Rating: PG? Will let you know if it changes.

Now that she knew what to look for--or rather, avoid, Sheena felt pretty much at ease as she made her way through the castle. She had never heard of Christmas--or Hannukah--before, and was intrigued by the decorations she saw throughout the building. There were many small decorations dotting the larger ones here and there, with a few catching her attention, but no signs of the wooden dolls causing such a ruckus with everyone.

Among the fake snowflakes and the hanging bells and bows, there were wreaths and garlands that both looked and smelled like pine, and both had actual pine cones placed within them. There were also tiny little spots of light that ran through all of it, some steady, some blinking, but never the same color or pattern everywhere. In one place was steady white lights, another had steady multicolored ones, and yet another had steady green! But her downfall was finding the area where the white lights were twinkling like stars.

Like a child, she sat down on the floor and watched the lights dance above and around her, unaware that the entire time she had been looking for them, the nutcrackers had been hidden from view by the castle, and could be found with a bit of a search.

[ooc: This is an open log for both planned and unplanned kissing time! Pick a spot to meet up with Sheena. Anywhere in the castle, or in that last spot there under the "stars". The light configurations can be set anywhere, and you can come up with your own! (And considering the variety of light sets out there--go crazy!)]

Comments

[wilder]

[Zelos is walking by when he sees Sheena, looking totally not paying attention to her surroundings. He grins to himself and can't help but sneak up close and lean down behind her and say in her ear-]

Boo!

1/2

[ninjainviolet]

[Totally unaware, she lets out a "YEEP!" sound]

2/2

[ninjainviolet]

[Then reacts normally with a shot to the body.]

Zelos! YOU IDIOT!

[wilder]

[He meanwhile makes his usual pained noise and doubles over. OW WHY DO I DO THINGS THAT CAUSE ME PAIN]

Whaaat? I wanted to say hi!

[ninjainviolet]

[she already told you. You're an idiot.]

Then say "Hi". Don't sneak up on someone and yell "Boo!"

[wilder]

Well you looked so lost in thought I couldn't help myself...!

But alright.

[He moves and plops down in front of her, grinning]

Hi!

[ninjainviolet]

That's why you did it?

[*FACEPALM* She's not even going to ask when he's going to grow up.]

[She is, however, surprised when he actually does what she had suggested and even waves a little.]

Hello.

[Now, what does he want?]

[wilder]

Well, yeah.

[Why else do you sneak up on someone and say boo? And the answer is never Sheena. Never. ]

[As for what he wants...he hasn't thought that far ahead so he'll make it up as he goes]

So what were you looking at?

[ninjainviolet]

[Eyeroll. You're going to be the death of her yet, Zelos.]

Typical.

[She points to the lights still twinkling happily away and blushes.]

Those. They remind me of stars.

[wilder]

Oh those things?

[he glances up at them, looking at the moment]

Yeah, I guess they are kinda pretty.

[ninjainviolet]

[She tilts her head and looks at him in surprise.]

You've seen these before?

[A beat. Nooope. Her wonder at them is still there. Still good.]

[wilder]

[he shrugs]

I was here last December. Castle really likes to dress itself up.

[ninjainviolet]

Oh.

So it did this last year, too?

[She got that look of wonder again, Zelos. And her voice is full of it. Not a side most people get to see.]

[wilder]

Hm? The decorations?

Sure, we even got sent to some Earth city- called Paris. It was nice.

[ninjainviolet]

Paris? Oh yeah, Martel told me about that when I first got here.

Someone else told me they spoke a different language....

Frinch?

[fistfullofmagic]

[The novelty of the lights has already mostly worn off for Dhaos, if mostly because the overabundance of them is giving him a bit of a headache. He retreats to the area with the star-like configuration since the small lights are not overdone, and the area itself is much dimmer than others.

...Oh, hello there person he knows.]

Enjoying the display, Sheena?

[ninjainviolet]

[Sheena's been looking at them individually, in between looking at other decorations and performing her searches, so maybe that's why they're not bothering her too much.

She looks up from her position on the floor at the familiar voice and smiles.]

Hi, Dhaos! Yeah. They remind me of stars.

[fistfullofmagic]

[Well, she also doesn't have a tendency to spend a lot of time in dimly lit rooms.]

I suppose they do appear a bit like the stars.

[He sits down next to her. It's quiet here, and Sheena is good company, so what could be the harm in staying to talk a little while?]

How have you been faring?

[ninjainviolet]

[Nope. Just in quiet areas of the castle and the grounds. Quiet until she gets there.]

Yeah, they do.

[She turns to him, a small smile on her face.]

Better than I thought I'd be. How about you?

[fistfullofmagic]

[He frowns irritably.]

It is far too bright and falsely cheerful for my tastes, and the music is irritatingly sappy.

[Normally he probably wouldn't have said anything, but he has a headache that the dimmer lights in this area have only marginally helped, and the entire bit with the nutcrackers... Well, he doesn't really care if he's being a bit of a grump at the moment.]

[ninjainviolet]

Oh.

[Sheena's smile fades away and she turns from him. She had honestly enjoyed the lights, and some of the music wasn't that bad to listen to. A little strange since she doesn't understand the holiday behind them, but not bad.]

[fistfullofmagic]

[...Oh. It hadn't been his intent to make her upset.]

...Please do not let the opinion of one who is currently in pain spoil your enjoyment of the season. I cannot object when the feelings are genuine, after all.

[ninjainviolet]

[Well, she had taken his comment to mean she's the one being false in how she feels. She's been having a bad day, so it's possible he can see it, but maybe not.

She looks over her shoulder.]

Why are you in pain? Were you in a fight?

[Or become overamourous of another>]

[fistfullofmagic]

[He has a bad habit of phrasing things in rather ambiguous ways.]

A headache, nothing more. The lights and sounds simply are not helping.

[Because really, the likelihood of him becoming overly amorous is terribly slim at best.]

[ninjainviolet]

[Not something that should be done around Sheena.]

Oh. Then maybe you should go back to your room.

[Although, she suddenly didn't want him to. Nutcracker-influenced or not, she didn't want to be alone right now.]