Third Floor Common Room, Friday Evening

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Belle had spent much of the day in her room where there had been no mistletoe. Now she was in the mood for a change of scenery and a cup of tea and maybe a snack.

The common room provided all three things. It was different from her room, there was a kettle and an assortment of teas, and as usual there were cookies to be found in the cupboards.

There was also some holiday greenery lurking in the corners looking perfectly innocent. Belle really should have paid more attention to that book yesterday that had tried to warn her about mistletoe. If she had she might have left the room with her tea and cookies rather than taking a seat on the couch.


[Open common room is open, one is expected (omg you'll never guess who), with SP warnings because this was going to happen earlier but this week was exhausting and I definitely took an hour+ nap when I got home from work and may still go to bed early]

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[apocalypsehow]

Five looked up and squinted at it. "Is that a plant?"

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"It's green," Belle said, moving to get a closer look. Rookie mistake, that.

[apocalypsehow]

Which was why the berry part decided to drop down over their heads. All sweet and proper.

"...no."

Very eloquent, Five.

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Belle batted at it, very ineffectively, with one hand. She couldn't help it if she was short!

"It's just a plant." Isn't it? She should have paid more attention to that book on Thursday. It had tried to warn her. Sort of.

[apocalypsehow]

"It's a mistletoe," Five said, reaching for a butter knife to murder it.

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"That's only poisonous if you eat it," Belle said, looking at that knife and taking a step back. "Cutlery may not be the answer."

[apocalypsehow]

Yes, but what about the vine that lashed itself around his wrist?

"What the hell?"

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Well, that might be a problem.

"I don't think it's meant to do that!" Belle said. She also didn't think it was meant to be grabbing her either, and yet here they both were. Entangled by mistletoe vines.

[apocalypsehow]

"You think?" Five demanded.

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"Do something about it!"

With your butterknife or your flitting or whatever, Five.

[apocalypsehow]

"Oh, now you want my help," Five replied, snagging her wrist to teleport them out of it's grasp.

Only for more vines to immediately latch on.

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"You made it worse! Why did you make it worse?"

Trying to pull herself out of the vines' grip was also making them hold on tighter.

[apocalypsehow]

"Shouting at me doesn't help!" he replied, viciously stabbing at a vine while the berries made kissy noises at them.

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"Well, what do you suggest I do to help? I don't have a knife!" Or anything else resembling a weapon.

"And why is it making noises now?"

This was all entirely Five's fault. She was sure of it.

[apocalypsehow]

"How should I know?" Five demanded, just savagely sawing at the vines.

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Was that another vine snaking around their ankles?

"You always seem to think you know everything else," Belle pointed out. "Why not this?"

[apocalypsehow]

"I'm so sorry that I'm not an expert on sentient plants," Five replied sarcastically. "Maybe you should look for it in your magic books."

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"I'll be happy to go look for a book on the subject as soon as you get me out of this! And maybe they're a science experiment gone wrong and not magic at all." They were not.

Those vines certainly seemed determined to get these two closer together, didn't they?

[apocalypsehow]

So, so very close now, huh?

"I'm doing my best here!" And the vines just kept coming.

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"Your best isn't good enough!" Wow, Belle. Harsh.

To be fair, they were quite thoroughly tied together now.

[apocalypsehow]

"Oh, and I'm sure you have a better idea," Five snapped as the kissy noises increased in volume.

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"If I had an idea I would have tried it already," Belle snapped back. "Unless you think I like being tied to you by aggressive plants!"

She did not. much

[apocalypsehow]

Five rolled his eyes at her before having his head smacked from behind toward her's. "Alright, I'm setting it on fire."

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"You most certainly are not," Belle said, trying to lean back. "You'll set the both of us on fire if you do!"

[apocalypsehow]

Five took a deep, annoyed breath. "I think I know what it wants."