'Dite's Decadent Delights, Thursday evening

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

It was here, finally. The day of the Kissing Contest. The tree was twinkling merrily, the animatronic Santa was back, and Hercules was conveniently far away in Aphrodite's suite at the hotel.

Of course after a steady stream of people continuously going in and out of the door, Santa and the team were forced to take a break -- permanently.

There was a place just inside the door for people to hand over their donations. Karla was there to take it with a smile, while Raven was at the register for anyone doing almost last minute shopping.

Part of the magazine display had been moved to the other room, and a small stage, about a foot high, had been put in its place. On the stage was a chair that looked a cross between an easy chair and a bar stool. Whatever it was, it looked comfy.

At precisely five minutes to five, the upstairs door opened and Aphrodite, dressed in a long Christmasy robe, made her way down the stairs, her heels clicking on every step. Slowly, she made her way onto the stage, allowing two nearby men to 'assist' her in stepping up.

Turning, she sat on her chair and looked out at everyone.

"Okay. First? Rules. Number 1, only one kiss. No double smacks. Two? No tongue. This is a kiss, not an exchange of bodily fluids. Three? No dipping. My butt leaves the chair, your lips are disqualified, got me?" She waited for the general nod. "This is how it works. You show me the slip saying you've paid your donation, I kiss you, and you move off the stage. Go shop, go have some refreshments." There was a small table with drinks and cookies in the back room. "If you're not in line by quarter to seven, you don't get a kiss. I'll announce the winners at 7:30, so if you have to leave, be back by then. Fourth and fifth place get gift cards to the Perk. Third place gets a fifty dollar gift card from Decadent Delights. Second place gets a weekend at the Arms Hotel. And first place gets a weekend at Celie's Waterfront Inn in downtown Baltimore." There was a general 'ooooh' among the crowd.

"One final hint before we start: remember -- drool is not sexy."


Aphrodite waited until it was five o'clock on the dot before carefully hanging the mistletoe on the hook above her head. Arranging her robe about her she motioned for the first contestant to approach. "Let the kissing begin."

(OOC: Contest is open, but since I'm not expecting a lot of participation, there will probably be an NPC winner. Still, everyone's welcome, and I'll try to make it entertaining. Wait for the OCD is up!)

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Donations and Purchases!

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

We have Karla taking your donations and Raven to ring up your purchases! Wait for them to each tag in, please!

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[trigons_child]

Raven had everything ready for the trip to Bon Temps waiting back at the dorm. But before leaving she'd come by to help Aphrodite out with her contest and was manning the register as requested. She was just a tiny bit embarrassed by all the kissing, though she may have peeked at it once or twice to see if she could learn anything.

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[glacial_queen]

Karla, wearing a Santa hat and a giant grin, was happy to take the charitable donations off people's hands before sending them over to 'Dite.

Then after this, it was off to the portal to Sookie's house and then Christmas time! Yay!

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa had spotted the sign, and couldn't resist. At least, not after she'd made sure that they'd still make the portal to Bon Temps.

"So are you going to?" she asked Karla, nodding towards the stage.

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[glacial_queen]

"Kiss 'Dite?" Karla teased. "Nah, I figured I'd let someone else win. It'd look rigged if one of her employees won."

Well, that and 'Dite looked just like her aunt, and had a very familial relationship, too. Weird didn't even cover how kissing her would feel.

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[angelo_wings]

"Or, maybe you're intimidated by the competition," Rinoa laughed. "I pack a mean kiss. But you knew that already."

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall was not happy. NOT HAPPY.

Still, he handed Karla his money and shrugged.

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[glacial_queen]

Karla glanced at Squall, down to the money, and then back up to Squall. She was almost tempted to ask if he knew what this line was for, but decided at the last moment to trust in his reading comprehension.

"Thank you for your charitable donation," she said instead--and, to her credit, didn't laugh.

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall frowned at her. If she wanted to say something, she could say something. "You're welcome."

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[trigons_child]

During a moment when both of them were free, Raven slipped over to Karla's side. "You spoke to Jono," she murmured.

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[glacial_queen]

"I did," Karla said, nodding. "Is he okay? Are you? Did I say something wrong?"

She totally wasn't concerned about this. Ignore how she was wringing her hands. That's a...holiday symbol among her people.

Re: Donations and Purchases!

[trigons_child]

Raven reached over to take those hands and stop the wringing. "He felt very awkward, and that was entirely understandable," she said. "This is not easy for any of us."

In the Line to be Kissed!

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Go ahead and jump in! You know you want to!

Re: In the Line to be Kissed!

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

How did he get talked into this? HOW?

Whatever.

Someone should let Squall know that kissing beautiful women was supposed to be a FUN thing.

Re: In the Line to be Kissed!

[angelo_wings]

How he got talked into this was probably the giddy brunette by his side.

She also intended to help him out with the this-is-fun concept.

"If you don't stop glaring, she's going to think you don't like her," Rinoa teased.

Re: In the Line to be Kissed!

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall shrugged. "I barely know her," he pointed out. "I'm appreciative that she helped you rescue me, but that's probably not what you meant."

Kissing 'Dite!

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Remember the rules! Drool is not sexy.

Re: Kissing 'Dite!

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall blinked at 'Dite.

"..."

Yes, today was an eloquent day. He probably wasn't going to win the contest, either.

Re: Kissing 'Dite!

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"Squall." 'Dite blinked back. She really didn't expect to see him here.

"Did Rinoa put you up to this?"

Re: Kissing 'Dite!

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Totally.

"Does it matter?" Squall replied. He'd paid his money. And it was for charity.

Re: Kissing 'Dite!

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa, for her part, had made Squall go first.

Mostly so that she could chat with 'Dite about him, afterwards, when it came to be her turn.

And also, so she could watch, because she had a feeling it was going to be amusing, watching Squall attempt to kiss a goddess.

It was only now that Rinoa realized that she should probably be nervous about having to kiss a goddess, herself, in front of a room of people, especially since she'd be graded on it. But she'd never had any complaints, before, and it wasn't like they were going to give out a Worst Kisser award.

"Hi," she said, when it got to be her turn. "What happens if you get tired of kissing before you run out of volunteers?"

Re: Kissing 'Dite!

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

There was a look of total innocence on 'Dite's face. "Oh, I'll just get Karla or Raven to take over. Unless you want to volunteer?"

Re: Kissing 'Dite!

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa was trying her own innocent face, in response.

"I wouldn't dream of it," she said. "I'm far too respectable for that kind of thing."

It was astonishing she could say that with a straight face.

Talk to 'Dite after the contest!

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

No influencing the judge, please.

OOC:

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Because the world cannot end until ancientbschamp gets her Christmas presents.