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[As always, the video begins with a jolt a the device clatters to the ground, giving a very good shot from below as Ginny and a perfect stranger exchange a kiss. One hand is holding her peppermint hot chocolate and the other is resting against his chest as if to say, Don't get any ideas, mate, but it doesn't look like she's holding back, either.

When they break apart, she doesn't look scandalised, just kind of exasperated and amused. But the guy?]

Hey, if that's the thanks I get for ramming into you, maybe we should—

No, that's the thanks you get for not spilling my drink. [But—] Hurry along now.

[And Miss Weasley scoops up her device, shoves it into her pocket, and carries on with her day.]



[ooc; COME AT HER, EVERYONE. she'll be walking around the city doing some christmas shopping, maybe even delivering a few gifts. in the morning, she'll be at the joke shop and then it's off with errands. :D]

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[fingersnapping]

[ Today is wicked funny, it's no wonder he's out enjoying the fresh air (or is for the time being, at least). For every person who seems to be taking the kisses with an exasperated air of patience, there are others falling into things, some who come out of their kisses and start up a projectile battle using whatever was nearby, and still others who keep on going even when the mistletoe is long gone. It's a study on human nature, and Q wouldn't miss it for the world, which is why he sits quietly nearby, one knee pulled up to his chest. ]

Shouldn't you have at least taken his number and never called? I hear that's the traditional way of handling these affairs.

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[Ginny stops short when she hears him, turning and raising an eyebrow at the sight of him. She keeps her distance and her hand on her wand, ready to incinerate any wayward mistletoe she might see.]

And lead him on for no reason? Maybe if I was fourteen and back at school.

[fingersnapping]

If he's stupid enough to wait in earnest by the telephone, then he deserves whatever disappointment he might get.

[ He tilts his head slightly. ]

Is that a stick?

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Meaning I'm not worth the wait?

[Sassy witch is sassy. Her hand tightens on her wand and then she slides it into her sleeve, though it's ready to drop into her palm at a moment's notice as always.]

Sure. To beat off potential suitors.

[fingersnapping]

Meaning you're never going to call. Any fool could see that.

[ Her reaction to his query was interesting. Now then, how had he earned that? What was it about that stick, he wondered. He waved his hand idly, but his eyes never left her sleeve. ]

You're a little too young for me, dear.

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[Shopping on a day like this is a fool's mission, and Chase has been in the city too long to even think about it. He's getting a coffee, but it's a quick one, and he's forgoing his usual shop in favour of a truck outside the hospital. You can't accidentally kiss someone when they're inside a truck.]

[hexuality]

[No, but you can accidentally kiss someone when they march right up to you. Not just yet, though, no mistletoe in sight because Ginny has checked (though, really, these things are so inevitable now even if he doesn't remember past Decembers). She's out of hot chocolate, she's stopping by for new one.

And then: ]

Oh. Hi.

[intheblanks]

[Why miss Weasley, what a loaded hi that was. Chase looks at her sidelong, narrowing his eyes, then takes a slight step back to wait for his drink.]

Hi. Decided to risk it, then.

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Like I'd avoid my first ever curse.

[She's not going to let a little mistletoe stop her. She rises up on tiptoe to place her order—peppermint, of course—then digs a few coins out of her pocket to pay.]

It's tradition at this point, isn't it? As well as a beautiful day.

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[trenchknives]

[Jimmy's at work, which means that he's been keeping an eye out for mistletoe. Ever since last year, when he and Percy had exchanged a completely unplanned and embarrassing kiss, he's been a little skeptical about this whole mistletoe thing. That doesn't mean he's entirely opposed to it, if someone nice should come along and be inspired to kiss him.

Which is why, as he's coming back from the storage room, he practically runs into Ginny as she's bustling around the joke shop.]

Shit, sorry! I gotta stop runnin' around this place like this, I've got...

[It's only then that he looks up, very slowly, and sees the mistletoe above them. Oh dear.]

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[She's just in for the morning because she really has things to do but that doesn't mean she isn't working while she's there. Ginny laughs when he runs into her, holding out a steadying hand and catching his shoulder.]

Whoa, you alright? [And then she follows his gaze and her eyes widen.] Oh, boll—

[Yeah, none of that swearing, Miss Weasley. The hand on his shoulder curls into his sleeve and tugs him in closer and she plants a kiss on his lips.]

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[trenchknives]

[He'd be responding to that with a "well, I wasn't planning on kissing my boss today," but the truth is, it seems that the mistletoe curse has it in for him and his bosses. So instead he bends down slightly, leaning in, pressing a gentle kiss to her lips, his hand instinctively going to the back of her head to pull her closer.]

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[hexuality]

[Kiss one Weasley, kiss them all? Who knows. Anyway, she's not ending this soon, stepping in closer as he draws her in, her arms winding around him and her hand threading through his hair. Never let it be said that Ginny doesn't kiss halfheartedly, it's hot and intimate and perhaps a little inappropriate for the work place.

Sorry, customers, you're gonna have to wait for someone to ring you up.]

[candothat]

[Chekov does not like this curse. It has nothing to do with kissing, for the most part (although there is a kiss or two that he wishes he could erase from his memory), and everything to do with being forced to kiss. And so, in the interest of avoiding forced kisses, he has been largely vigilant.

Until, that is, he has to cut through a few streets to go from the Starfleet labs to City Solutions. Pavel isn't paying attention to mistletoe, distracted as he is by the PADD that he's adding information to even as he walks. He'd had an interesting idea regarding the theoretical possibility of generating an artificial wormhole with an imbalanced warp drive that he needs to get down immediately. There is the problem of not having access to a warp drive and not knowing just how imbalanced that warp drive would need to be, but if he can prove that it's mathematically possible to create a subspace distortion that could be stabilized and utilized as a bridge to another universe, he would at least have something to show his superiors. It's hardly his fault that it requires technology that he has no idea how to go about developing; he's a theoretical physicist, not an engineer (in spite of what Kirk might think). It's his job to theorize and back theories up with math.

And this is why Pavel neglects to notice Ginny's proximity when he pauses under an awning to check his work. He also misses the lurking mistletoe.]

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[Ginny doesn't mind the curse anymore, it's more of a tradition and vague annoyance and mild source of embarrassment than anything else. It used to alarm her. (Now, perhaps, it ought to alarm her that it doesn't.) But she'll have kissed through all her friends before midnight, it seems, regardless of who's dating whom or types, and when she comes across Pavel, she parts her lips to say hello.

But the mistletoe happens and that gets wiped out with a kiss, abrupt but thankfully sweet because she does have the presence of mind to try and reel it in, somewhat. Somewhat.]

[candothat]

[That distracts him from subspace deformations. Had Ginny not had the control to end the kiss so quickly, Pavel might have made things rather awkward for himself, as kissing her isn't at all disagreeable.

He grabs the offending mistletoe from the awning, tosses it, and pretends that he is wholly unaffected by the impromptu kiss and in no way wants to repeat the experience again.]

Hello to you as well, Ginny.

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Hi, Pavel. Sorry.

[At this rate, she'll have kissed half the crew but the one she'd like to. Merlin's beard. She draws her wand and incinerates the mistletoe on the ground for good measure, exhaling a sound like a laugh and a sigh.]

I didn't distract you from anything important, did I?

[abscind]

[ jason doesn't do christmas.

well, okay, that's not entirely true, given the fact he's got a single small package jammed under one arm, but it's the point. package in mind, what he'd like to do is get the hell out of dodge, but that's not going to happen anytime soon, so he's sort of stepped into roy's shoes for the day. which is to say, the gift is for kori.

speaking of redheads, jason picks ginny out of the crowd nearly immediately. ginger hair will do that, really. to his credit, he stays where he is until she gets closer. he's leaning against the front of a clothing shop ( that he only recently came out of, but god help you if you saw him and call him on it ), but he speaks up when she's within earshot. ]

Hey, Red!

[ no, he has no idea about the mistletoe. only that some people have been unnaturally touchy-feely and he's given them wide berth. ]

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[Ginny doesn't look up immediately when he calls out to her, only because the nickname is used sporadically by different people and not enough of a constant (Finnick called her his unflowery redhead). But she does turn when she catches sight of him out of the corner of her eye and at first, she can't place why she knows him—and then his face clicks with a conversation (oddly intimate) through a screen and she smiles.]

Jason? [Ginny closes the distance quickly between them, pulling a hand out of her pocket and extending it for a shake.] Nice to properly meet you. You're taller than I expected. Then again, most people are taller than me.

[abscind]

[ congratulations on getting an actual smile, ginny, even if it is small and understated. he doesn't even leave her hanging, moving to shake her hand briefly after he rights his posture. that smile turns wry, though, when she mentions his height. ]

You know, I get that a lot. But you're not so short. [ it's said as an aside, like it's a brush off. he's teasing her. ] I thought you'd be the type to get all her Christmas shopping sorted months ago, though. What's up with that? Or, wait— don't tell me it's the chaos you like...?

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[She rolls her eyes, knowing that she's usually a head shorter than most people. This City is made of giants. Then she shakes her head at his question, laughing.]

The chaos might remind me of home, but no. No, I had to go in to work this morning and I figured since I was already out and about, I could get a few things done. I've made most of my gifts this year. [She narrows her eyes at him thoughtfully.] But then some people turned up a little close to the day so I'm improvising.

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[excelsiors]

<sub>( sulu's off running any number of errands today, but after a rather traumatic run-in with jim he's on his way home. if the fates are kind, he will not run into anyone on the way. unfortunately for him but fortunately for us, fate hates everyone today.

so while he isn't looking where he's going, he crashes right into one miss weasley. )</sub>

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[—and spills her hot chocolate all over her front.]

Bloody hell! [Ginny takes a staggering step back, cup toppling to the street and her white coat splashed with her drink. Thankfully it's only lukewarm and not scalding, thankfully she's a witch and can put it to rights in seconds, but - ] Watch it, you tosspot!

[And then she snaps her head up and immediately flushes a bright red, irritation gone from her face.]

Sulu?

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[excelsiors]

_{( his eyes are already going wide, there's a mumbled apology perched on his tongue, and then he gets a look at her and turns sheer-white. )}

Ginny!

What're you doing here?

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Oh, you know, swimming naked in the fountain, snogging anyone I come across, some light shopping.

[Terrible. This is terrible. Ginny starts laughing because what else is there to do, even as she draws her wand and siphons off the hot chocolate with an exhaled Tergeo, leaving her coat clean and white in its wake.]

You?