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[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine is less than pleased with the sudden decorations in her new apartment. For one, it sort of took away the fun of decorating herself. Secondly, after multiple years in Cair Paradisa, she had a STRONG aversion towards mysterious Christmas decorations. As beautiful as they could be, they often came with... unpleasant side affects. Especially the mistletoe.

She flicks on the video feed. Behind her there is a view of the apartment's tree... which strangely seems to have a baseball cap near the top.]

This might sound odd, but has anyone noticed weird things going on since the decorations appeared? Like, say, the sudden urge to kiss strangers?

Just want to be sure. [Even though she'll be cautious either way.]

[Once she's reassured, she picks up the device and switches it to text mode. There's a message she has been meaning to send.]

[Text - Filtered to Kaitou Kid]

We should talk. Meet me on the roof of library building at 9 PM.

- Dairine

[She's not sure if he will actually reply or not. Either way, she'll to be at the meeting spot that evening fifteen minutes ahead of time. Her only company so far is her laptop, Spot, who glows with a small blue light. The roof already has a layer of snow on it, and the snow still hasn't stopped falling. Looks like the paper's weather forecast was right after all. Dairine is glad she bundled up. Sure she could use a spell to keep warm, but that would take extra energy.]

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[celestial_wizard]

W-wait, what!?

[ Translation: No she hasn't noticed, but she's going to be worried now! ]

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[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine inwardly sighs but is perfectly willing to repeat herself if it gets her answers.]

Have you noticed any strong urges to kiss someone? And I mean super strong, not just a passing thought.

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[celestial_wizard]

[ Dear lord. ]

No! Of course not! [ She doesn't need Christmas decorations for that. ._. ] That's... awful, for there to be some kind of spell that forces you to do that.

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[wizard_redfive]

Good. [Less magical kissing is better.]

It really is. [Absolutely horrible.] Normally one should know better than to pull that kind of spell. [But the castle had no issue with pushing other people's boundaries for its own gain.]

[text]; private to Dairine

[tuxedo_magician]

I'll be there, Ojou-sama.

[If only because he's curious, the old man is really the only one that's called him out before and that was so he could get help freeing his dog, Lupin.]

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[wizard_redfive]

Good.

[That's all she'll reply. Gonna keep it mysterious. ...Or rather, she's lazy. He'll need to stop by to find out what's up.]

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[tuxedo_magician]

[And instead of replying to that, KID will arrive at the appointed time. Of course, he was early, but he kept to the shadows as a means to stake out the location and make sure there weren't any unwanted surprised.

He learned the hard way, after all, that just because someone is younger then you, doesn't mean that they don't pack a surprise punch. Or a soccer ball.

Just look at Tantei-kun.

He approached silently.]

Ojou-sama, I must say, I'm at a loss as to why you wished to meet me.

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[firefandance]

[Yukiko had to think about it for a moment before she shook her head slightly.]

I can't say I have noticed anything like that urge anyway.

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[wizard_redfive]

That's a relief.

[Really. Truly. Nothing is more horrifying than briefly losing your mind and smooching the nearest person.]

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[firefandance]

Is that something that happened where you came from?

[Because that is worrying to say the least.]

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[imnotcomplete]

[Daniella was confused by all of this really what had this whole holiday to do with urge to kiss people. Humans were really weird.]

Does that urge always happen to people?

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[wizard_redfive]

Ideally, it wouldn't happen at all.

[But Cair Paradisa sucked. So it happened every year.]

But there are cases where things like that are possible.

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[imnotcomplete]

Why is it possible?

[Why was it necessary would be the better question really.]

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[sizedoesntmatter]

[Yugi couldn't help but blush slightly, so he was quick to turn his feed to voice.]

I wouldn't be surprised if that does happy in this city, but so far, nothing.

[wizard_redfive]

[That answer was rather alarming.]

Has it happened here in the past?

[TELL HER.]

[sizedoesntmatter]

No, but considering odd things have happened in this place, it wouldn't be a surprise.

[He has not been here long enough to know.]

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[skilledwithwords]

Urge to kiss stranger?

[Levy sounds a little worried and a little embarrassed all at once.]

What do you mean? This isn't at the book shop is it?

[She's seen the decorations but there hasn't been any kissing.]

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[wizard_redfive]

Powers, I hope not!

[Dairine hasn't been to the book shop yet today, so she doesn't know if there is mistletoe hanging around in there.]

I'm just checking. In case this place likes to celebrate the holidays the same way the castle did.

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[skilledwithwords]

[Levy is now dreading this too.]

If you check the bookstore before me can you let me know?

[She might begin dodging sharing doorways if this is going to be a thing. Fairy Tail is bad enough with these sorts of holidays.]

What's been happening at your place?

[eastdetective]

You just had to bring that up.

Is this action?

[wizard_redfive]

Hey, it's kind of hard to forget.

[Dairine would be more than willing to put those memories away forever. The embarrassment continues to haunt her. However, she is not about to risk it happening again.]

I just want to be sure, now that these decorations have appeared.

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[eastdetective]

If anything like that shows up here, I'm moving out until it's gone.

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[neverfeltthatway]

That's... an oddly specific thing to ask about.

[Not an experience he's had before, but similar enough to some of the liminal events that he has an idea why she's asking.]

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[wizard_redfive]

Yeah, well, I have a very specific reason for asking it.

[The instinct to hide all month was deeply ingrained in her, and she wanted to know for sure if it was necessary anymore.]

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[neverfeltthatway]

Let me guess. It's something that's happened before in the castle. On... Paradisa, wasn't it?

[He doesn't sound terribly surprised.]