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Who: Lance Sweets and YOU
What: Kissing! And also Sweets going about his day.
When: Monday, December 12.
Where: Anywhere and everywhere.
Rating: PG
Notes: Actionspam or prose is fine. If you don't want a kiss but still want CR, then feel free to leave "no kiss" in the subject line, and they'll just chat for a bit. Have fun!

[This is one of the castle traditions that Sweets tends to forget about. Maybe it because it only happens once a year, maybe because what it is that makes people kiss is always changing, but regardless of what it is, he forgets. Which means he's going about his day pretty obliviously.

You can either catch him at his office, wandering throughout the castle, or somewhere outside, playing in the snow. Because really, what respectable person doesn't take the opportunity to play in the snow every once in a while.

Regardless of where he is -- have at him. He would be more than happy to talk to you, even with those fairies floating around.]

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In one area outside the castle is Vivian who is currently making a snowman. The last time she did something like this was when she was a little girl. All she needed now was to make the head and add the accessories before her snowman would be complete.

Her face was screwed up into concentration as she worked on her masterpiece, unaware of anything else that was going on around her. Vivian was a bit of a perfectionist and that principle applied to something like this.

Sweets is wandering past on the way back to the office from his lunch break, and when he sees Vivian's snowmen, he can't help but stop and admire them for a moment.

"These look awesome."

Vivian looks up at the sound of a voice, switching her attention to him as she gets to her feet. There's a small smile from her.

"Thanks. It's been a while since I done something like this."

"Since you've had snow, or since you've been able to go out and play in it?" There is a difference when it comes to things like this, and Sweets is curious as to which one is true here.

"Since I've been able to play in it," she says before fixing the head of the snowman atop of the body. Vivian glances over at him, her smile growing.

"Want to help me finish?"

He grinned back at her, moving a bit closer and pulling his hands out of his pockets. "I'd love to. What do you need me to do?"

"Brilliant." Vivian looked very pleased at his response, perhaps even a bit gleeful. She reached over to her left, lifting up two branches and holding them out.

"I need you to give him arms while I work on his face. Then we'll go from there."

He nodded as he took the branches from her and moved around to the back of the snowman to give her room to work. He studied it for a moment, before holding the branches out away from him, before slowly starting to insert the sticks into the sides, to make sure that they were level.

As he worked on the arms, Vivian used coal for his eyes and mouth, giving the snowman a smiling face. Next came the carrot for his nose which she eased in carefully so she wouldn't ruin the head of the snowman. After she was done, Vivian took a step back to check on the progress.

"Nicely done," she said, glancing over at him. "Now all we need is the hat and scarf."

Sweets made his way around the front of the snowman, before reaching up around his neck to start to remove his own scarf. "A donation to a worthy cause?"

"I think the scarf will be perfect," she replied, smiling a little. "Thanks." Vivian brushed some coal dust off her hands before taking off her hat. "He could use this as well."

Sweets moved forward to drape the scarf around the snowman's neck, and then moving to the side so that she could add the hat.

"I think he's good to go."

Vivian waited until he had moved before placing her hat on top of the snowman's head. Then she stood back, admiring their efforts.

"He definitely is. Thanks again for your input."

"No problem. This was fun," he nodded. "I haven't built a snowman in a while."

"Then I'm glad you enjoyed yourself," she replied with a smile. "So," Vivian began, "What do you want to do next?"

He shrugged. "I'm open to ideas."

And there are also fairies floating around, not that he noticed.

"Snowball fight?" Vivian suggested, gesturing around them. "We might as well."

The fairies aren't noticed by her either as Vivian fished in her pockets for a pair of gloves, slipping them on.

He grinned. "That's true. When there's an opportunity ... "

That sentence will trail off as there's a poof of fairy dust over his head, and instead of going for his gloves, he'll be reaching for her to kiss her.

The glittering dust hits Vivian at the same time and she moved in, allowing him to pull her closer before meeting his lips in a soft kiss.

After a moment, Vivian relaxed into the kiss and slid her arms around his neck.

Sweets holds the kiss for as long as the magic lets him, wrapping his arms around her waist and keeping her close until the moment passes and he pulls back with a bit of a frown.

" ... Merry Christmas?"

Vivian blinks up at him when he pulls away from the kiss before coming to her senses. She notices the frown and feels a bit awkward.

"Sorry about that."

He shakes his head. "Sorry. It's not you. I just ... forgot the castle does that."

"The fairies, right?" She says, putting things together. "Yeah, it happened to me a few times already."

"It wasn't always fairies. My first year here it was bells, and then the year after it was doves. Apparently this year it's fairies."

"Oh, I see. It's my first December here so I wouldn't have known that." Vivian runs a hand through her hair. "It could be something different next year, yeah?"

He nodded. "The castle likes to keep us on our toes that way. But I guess it is one of the nicer traditions that the castle has."

"Agreed. Definitely one of the nicer ones. At least now I know what to expect from the castle around this time of year."

"Hopefully you'll stick around long enough for you to swing back around again."

"Well, it's been about eight months so I don't think I'm going anytime soon. Quite the interesting experience."

"It is," he said. "It's been a rather educational one as well. I've got to speak with a lot of people from various walks of life. They really broaden your view of the world."

"Yeah, they do. I've learned a lot from them. Also got to do and see things that I never thought possible." She quickly thought about those things.

"I suppose it hasn't been too bad for me here. How about you?"

"I've actually come to like the place. Quite a bit."

"That's good," she replied amiably. "Would you ever want to leave though?"

He paused for a minute, then shrugged. "It's a tough choice. I have friends and family there, but I have friends and family here too."

"Mhm, I can see why it would be pretty tough," Vivian said thoughtfully. "I've no one I know from home here, but I've made a few friends."

Sweets nodded. "So have I. When you've been here a long time, you start to think of it as home."

"I suppose so," she mused quietly. "I'm going to head back inside before it gets too dark. How about you?"

He shook his head before pointing back towards town. "There was something I have to pick up. But it was nice seeing you, Vivian."

"It was lovely seeing you as well. Take care," she offered him a smile before turning to leave, heading back inside the castle.

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