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[crisisrain]

[Raven has just walked out of the flower shop, looking a bit annoyed at the fact they didn't seem to have what he was looking for.]

MISTLETOE!

Why did nobody tell me 'bout that tradition before?! All these years I could've gotten a free kiss from a pretty lady for danglin' a flower over her head, gone to waste!

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[Voice]

[astrogenius.livejournal.com]

[lol what? Astro's taken aback by Raven's sudden outburst]

You...really didn't know about Mistletoe, Raven?

[Voice]

[crisisrain]

Oh heya kid! Haven't seen ya around in a while.

But no I had no idea about Mistletoe! I overheard some people talkin' about it through the journals, then this guy... damn forgot to ask his name... told old Raven it was true.

[Voice]

[astrogenius.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I've been wandering around town a lot.

Does that mean Christmas doesn't exist in your world too?

[Voice]

[crisisrain]

Don't ya get cold? You kids these days, yer crazy.

Well I've never celebrated it if it does. Sounds pretty foreign ta me.

[Voice]

[astrogenius.livejournal.com]

Well I make sure I'm dressed properly for the weather when I am out.

I talked to another person who didn't know what it was either. Someone explain it to you?

[Voice]

[crisisrain]

[He makes a kind of "humph" sound at the weather comment. Seems like his in a bit of a bad mood.]

Somethin' about some religion thing that we don't have. The history isn't important ta me! The guy said no one really cares about it any more where he's from anyway.

[voice]

[latkje]

It's not that easy.

[voice]

[crisisrain]

If it's not that easy then be my guest at explainin' why.

[voice]

[latkje]

This mistletoe, it's similar to Lover's Weed, right? I confess, I haven't been paying much attention. But a stroll beneath the leaves shall bring two sets of lips together–– Is that the general idea?

[voice]

[crisisrain]

Basic gist I got was if two people met under the mistletoe durin' the Christmas season they had ta kiss.

... Lover's Weed huh? [Great now he knows of another flower with the same result.]

[voice]

[latkje]

I'm not sure it exists here. It's an ancient tradition of the Sanadian folk. [You can almost hear him waving the subject off.]

But you can't simply produce the plant overhead and expect the lady to succumb! No, the tricky part is navigating her beneath without her being any the wiser. An act of finesse.

[Voice]

[cowboykinneas.livejournal.com]

I don't think you saying it like that over the journals will help in the long run.

[Voice]

[crisisrain]

Oh well, ya can go about warnin' any new lasses who arrive that might've missed it then.

[voice]

[crisisrain]

So ya gotta lure them underneath without them knowin' for it to be effective?

... Somehow I doubt any lass is gonna have the kind of faith in me fer somethin' like that.

[voice]

[latkje]

If it doesn't seem like an accident, you just look desperate, right?

[voice]

[crisisrain]

I don't mind lookin' desperate, I usually come across that way most of the time without tryin'.

[voice]

[latkje]

And how has that worked out for you?

[Voice]

[cowboykinneas.livejournal.com]

Hey, I never said I was against the idea.

[voice]

[crisisrain]

Heh worryingly it worked well enough in Dahngrest. [He just sighs.] If I was seriously lookin' for someone special I wouldn't be goin' about it like this.

[Voice]

[crisisrain]

A guy like you would try to win over the ladies with mistletoe?

[Voice]

[cowboykinneas.livejournal.com]

Already have.

[Voice]

[crisisrain]

Did it work?

[Voice]

[cowboykinneas.livejournal.com]

For a few kisses, yeah.

[Voice]

[astrogenius.livejournal.com]

[He could say he wasn't effected by the weather but...]

Oh, okay. Might be why you didn't know about the Mistletoe part then. But now you do.

[voice]

[latkje]

It might not be the right bait for each sort of fish. But what do I know of the women here? You say they're harder to seduce?