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ximilialog2021-12-10 01:11 am
laviny) wrote in ximilialog2021-12-10 01:11 am
December Shenanigans :: Open
CHARACTERS: Yelena Belova & you!
LOCATION: All around the station (particularly the lab, the common room and the sunlight room)
DATE: Throughout December
CONTENT: December catch-all
WARNINGS: None at the moment, but will update as needed
Upgrades and Caroling
[For the first week or so of the month Yelena spends a lot time hanging out in and around the lab while she makes sure Redwing gets repaired and upgraded after its run in with the orb on the last mission. Since Sam is asleep and she was there when Redwing took damage, taking care of the drone seems like a good use of her time.
Plus there are some ideas for upgrades to discuss. Excellent, festive ideas that no one could possibly object to.
She definitely ropes Tony Stark into helping, but if other tech-savvy types take an interest, she'll talk to them, though she'll be particular about who gets to actually work on Redwing. She's basically just babysitting and trying to do what Sam would want for his drone.
Once the work is done, eventually, there will come a day when Yelena can be found sitting in the common room testing out the aforementioned upgrades. Sam has given her limited access to Redwing’s features and she has his goggles and wrist controls which she is currently using to fly Redwing around the common room.
Once she gets the hang of it…well, that’s when the drone starts chirping Christmas carols.
Soon Redwing can be found havoring in various parts of the station chirping such classics as: "Carol of the Bells," "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," "O Christmas Tree," "Filiz Navidad," "Jingle Bells," and "Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer," among others.
And in the sunlight room specifically Yelena will make sure to always have Redwing sing snow related songs. Anyone building snowmen or making snow angels can enjoy a drone serenading them with "Winter Wonderland," "White Christmas" and "Let it Snow."
The only place spared Redwing’s holiday cheer is the training room. Yelena will let people train in peace.]
Hard Mode Mistletoe
[In general Yelena is enthusiastic about holiday traditions. Her opportunities to really celebrate the holidays have been pretty limited for most of her life, so she’s ready to embrace a lot of different kinds of festivities.
Except the mistletoe. That one is a little weird. She has nothing against it being used as a decoration, but she has little interest in entertaining the tradition surrounding it. Kissing random people because of a plant seems silly and awkward.
So if anyone happens to catch her under some mistletoe she will look at them and then at the mistletoe and sigh, exasperated.]
You know, it can be translated to "poop on a stick."
[That’s not very festive or sexy, is it?]
Snow Days
[The population of Ximilia doesn’t have to worry too much. Yelena doesn’t spend all her time terrorizing the station with Redwing’s Christmas caroling. She actually spend a good portion of her spare time in the Sunlight Room, enjoying the snow and the chill. Although if you were to ask her she would say it could be a little colder. The room’s climate control might work a little too well for her taste.
Anyway, her favorite activity is probably ice skating. It’s a fun way to exercise on days that she takes a break from training. But she can also be found attempting to make snow angels and snowmen. She might be better at snow angels than snowmen, honestly. The snowmen end up a little lopsided.
She’s also open to snowball fights, but, be warned, she’s willing to use all her skills as a Russian assassin to win, so challenge her at your own risk.]
Wildcard, notes, etc
[All these prompts are open to anyone and everyone, but if you want something specific, feel free to hit me up at![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
etceteras or PM me to plot and I can give you closed prompt in the comments. Or you can just toss a wildcard at me, that's cool too.
For the mistletoe prompt, kissing is not guaranteed, as she is more likely to sass than kiss, but I am open to people trying to convince her. I think it's a fun springboard for meetings and conversation, though, so if you want to, feel free to hit it up whether you (or your character) are interested in smooches or not!
I am also willing to match style if you prefer prose.]
LOCATION: All around the station (particularly the lab, the common room and the sunlight room)
DATE: Throughout December
CONTENT: December catch-all
WARNINGS: None at the moment, but will update as needed
Upgrades and Caroling
[For the first week or so of the month Yelena spends a lot time hanging out in and around the lab while she makes sure Redwing gets repaired and upgraded after its run in with the orb on the last mission. Since Sam is asleep and she was there when Redwing took damage, taking care of the drone seems like a good use of her time.
Plus there are some ideas for upgrades to discuss. Excellent, festive ideas that no one could possibly object to.
She definitely ropes Tony Stark into helping, but if other tech-savvy types take an interest, she'll talk to them, though she'll be particular about who gets to actually work on Redwing. She's basically just babysitting and trying to do what Sam would want for his drone.
Once the work is done, eventually, there will come a day when Yelena can be found sitting in the common room testing out the aforementioned upgrades. Sam has given her limited access to Redwing’s features and she has his goggles and wrist controls which she is currently using to fly Redwing around the common room.
Once she gets the hang of it…well, that’s when the drone starts chirping Christmas carols.
Soon Redwing can be found havoring in various parts of the station chirping such classics as: "Carol of the Bells," "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," "O Christmas Tree," "Filiz Navidad," "Jingle Bells," and "Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer," among others.
And in the sunlight room specifically Yelena will make sure to always have Redwing sing snow related songs. Anyone building snowmen or making snow angels can enjoy a drone serenading them with "Winter Wonderland," "White Christmas" and "Let it Snow."
The only place spared Redwing’s holiday cheer is the training room. Yelena will let people train in peace.]
Hard Mode Mistletoe
[In general Yelena is enthusiastic about holiday traditions. Her opportunities to really celebrate the holidays have been pretty limited for most of her life, so she’s ready to embrace a lot of different kinds of festivities.
Except the mistletoe. That one is a little weird. She has nothing against it being used as a decoration, but she has little interest in entertaining the tradition surrounding it. Kissing random people because of a plant seems silly and awkward.
So if anyone happens to catch her under some mistletoe she will look at them and then at the mistletoe and sigh, exasperated.]
You know, it can be translated to "poop on a stick."
[That’s not very festive or sexy, is it?]
Snow Days
[The population of Ximilia doesn’t have to worry too much. Yelena doesn’t spend all her time terrorizing the station with Redwing’s Christmas caroling. She actually spend a good portion of her spare time in the Sunlight Room, enjoying the snow and the chill. Although if you were to ask her she would say it could be a little colder. The room’s climate control might work a little too well for her taste.
Anyway, her favorite activity is probably ice skating. It’s a fun way to exercise on days that she takes a break from training. But she can also be found attempting to make snow angels and snowmen. She might be better at snow angels than snowmen, honestly. The snowmen end up a little lopsided.
She’s also open to snowball fights, but, be warned, she’s willing to use all her skills as a Russian assassin to win, so challenge her at your own risk.]
Wildcard, notes, etc
[All these prompts are open to anyone and everyone, but if you want something specific, feel free to hit me up at
For the mistletoe prompt, kissing is not guaranteed, as she is more likely to sass than kiss, but I am open to people trying to convince her. I think it's a fun springboard for meetings and conversation, though, so if you want to, feel free to hit it up whether you (or your character) are interested in smooches or not!
I am also willing to match style if you prefer prose.]
no subject
[but he is not home and there is no judgement in his tone, even if he finds it strange that people indulge so easily. perhaps they're on to something though, given living in an attempt to embody his sect's rules hasn't lead xichen where he thought it would.
but that's a thought for another time. for the moment, he scrunches his brows before offering an amused smile.
he does forget he looks younger.] It's December now, yes? So forty-one.
no subject
[She's honestly impressed, she would not have guess he was in his forties.]
Oh, but maybe you’re not Asian? [He did just reference a world possibly different than her own.] I don’t know what your world is like.
no subject
We do have many races there, the world is vast but I have not travelled beyond the borders of my country. [a small shrug.] From my understanding, the big difference between my home and others is the technology and prevalence of spiritual cultivation.
no subject
It's like...fancy creams and things people use to keep their skin healthy.
[She scratches the side of her head and thinks about what he said about his world.]
What is spiritual cultivation?
[It sounds either very religious or very magical, but she doesn't know enough context to figure out which.]
no subject
he blinks then, then offers an apologetic smile.] Some people in my home are able to cultivate a golden core, which allows them to channel spiritual energy. It helps us fight, heal, and communicate with spirits in some cases.
The stronger the cultivator, the stronger the energy and the longer they can live. It is like magic in other worlds but... I would not consider it magic. [the real secret to that youthful glow is revealed.]
no subject
[She has to admit, that’s the thought she had when he was describing it. Channeling spiritual energy sounds pretty magical. But she supposes different universes have different cultures and ideas about what makes something magic.]
Is it more like science for you? Or something else?
no subject
A transfiguration of energy? Alchemy, perhaps. But spiritual energy, qi, is a complicated thing.
[a soft laugh.] We can just stick with magic.