the_grid | Oh the weather outside is frightful...

Twenty minutes! Aren't you cold?

[All concern. Poor thing!

... Hang on, what?]

Woa that's really weird!

[She reaches out a hand... yep it's now there for her too.]

No, I'm fine. [Immunity to water has strange advantages sometimes...] I just can't move and the snow is making my makeup leak!

[...]

Dammit! It's got you too?!

Yep, looks like it.

[What the heck? She looks around, noticing they're stuck under an arch, and follows the curve of it with her eyes to... mistletoe.

Oh.

She points]

Mistletoe.

Is that what that plant is? I've been wonderin' why it's all over. Looks like an parasitic infestation teaching from one of the trees over there.

[Eikichi hasn't really looked up mistletoe. Nor does he understand what it means in most other parts of the world.]

[Agreeing nodding]

It's a parasite vine. It's uh. Part of an old legend from Scandinavia.

[Rolling back and forth on her feet. She knows this might be awkward for Eikichi.]

Couples who meet under it are supposed to kiss.

Really? How romantic! How to take something that is considered an issue, but to turn it into a symbol of love! Oh how Scandin-alicious of them! [Eikichi you are impossible.]

My, my quite an interesting twist of fate for us to meet up here then...[And now he's buttering it up, pretending he's totally fine with this when inside he's thinking if he really has to kiss her but..]

...Wait, what does even have to do with my situation?

[Sometimes even he has flashes of intelligence. Or at least asking the right questions.]

[She's smiling and trying not to giggle, but it doesn't really work and she sort of snorts it out. Puns, okay. Puns

Her face is all ready and raring to go with the teasing until... whomp.]

Uh, well, it would appear that the mistletoe is... magic. And. Probably won't let us go. Unless we kiss.

[Pause.]

Just a guess.

...

[He stares at her, then the mistletoe. Then her. Then the mistletoe. Then her.]

B-BUT W-WHY?! [It's said a little too loudly, so he lowers his voice after.] Is this a Shadow thing? W-what does this have to do with anything?! [Why are you asking so many questions? Ahh shit, he's stuttering again, isn't he.]

[Oh no he's distressed oh no she messed it up uh uh uh how fix.

Apologetic wince-smile???]

I don't know? It's never happened to me... before... It might be? Doesn't seem like it? It's just... the legend... the western tradition...

[Shit the guilt is catching up to her]

I'm sorry I suggested it, I didn't realize it'd upset you.

[She blushes a little and looks away. She thought Eikichi liked her, at least a little? Maybe he thought she was gross...]

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[In his panic, he realizes he has gone too far. With Lisa, it's much easier to scream and threaten cause she'll just do the same thing right back. The natural pull of the universe, in a way, and that quickly turned into a bad habit. Still, it's barely an excuse.]

I...um.

[Of to an excellent start. He rubs the back of his neck, looking up at the mass of mistletoe above them.]

Y-you're right. It could have been a rumor someone started that just went out of control and...

[He coughs loudly.]

S-sorry about that outburst. A man shouldn't act like that! I'm just stressed out from being here and not able to move.

[Well if Minako knew he was expecting her to response with "OH FUCK NO" she would have? Maybe? Her person-reading skills have failed her! Oh, woe!

She's scuffing her boot into the ground.]

I understand! I'm sorry you've been trapped here so long! And that I got stuck with you instead of helping...

[Tests to see if she can walk out now. Nope.]

I tried bringing out Hades too, but it didn't do anything.

[Yes he was perfectly fine with bringing out his Persona right in the middle of daylight, he's very special. Then again, this is the guy who beat up people with his Persona and called it a death spirit...]

...s-so kissing huh...

Really?

[He summoned in broad daylight... Okay, Eikichi. But she's also impressed that his persona was ineffective in combating the mistletoe.

Oh, that again.]

Heh, uh, yeah. That's the tradition!

[He's not gonna yell again is he?]

[That mistletoe has to be a ploy by ~~fangirls~~ Nyarlathotep to cause cause and confusion, he's SURE OF IT!]

...I-i see.

[It's quite a drastic change to him. After the yelling, his voice is soft, and it's back to stuttering again. Idly, he scratches the back of his neck, eyes darting around at everything BUT Minako.

WOW. Look at that...pile of white snow!!!

So white!!

So...um...snowy?

--aww gods in hell, this isn't working. Eventually he does look at her again, thanking everything that his blush a bit more hidden due to that impressive amount of makeup covering his face.]

Just a...s-small peck in the cheek r-right?

[It's like he's a completely different person. Gone is all the confidence, replaced by whispers and a surprising amount of shyness. After all, why would someone like Minako want to kiss him of all people?]

[Huh that's a big change from his shouting.

Is that... nerves? Embarrassment.

Oooooooh, that explains a lot.

Minako's face changes to soft. She folds her hands behind her back.]

That might suffice, if you'd be so kind as to lean down.

[She'd give him a peck but he's... kinda tall.]

O-okay...

[It's pretty pathetic how he leans downwards, nearly almost falling over on her as he chooses between either bending down with just his back or kneeling...damn why does he have to be so tall.

In fact once he gets close enough, she can probably see his slight blush and the fact he's closing his eyes. Definitely nerves.]

[If by 'pathetic' you mean 'adorable'...

Minako hides a smirk behind her hand, waiting until he was in reach. He helpfully closes his eyes, so she can move her hand without fear of him seeing her completely amused look. That hand is going to gently settle on the opposite side of his face.

The blush registers for a moment as she considers exactly where to leave the kiss, and inspires her to be a little impish. Her lips land lightly just so that the edge of her mouth brushes against his.]

[Female human contact. It feels so new and she can probably notice that his hands are pathetically so tightly closed together that his knuckles are turning white and that his nails are digging into his flesh.

His area of kiss expectation was a circle just above his cheek. When Eikichi finally feels something, it's at a different area entirely, surprising him so much he can feel right down to his neck. Not just that, his entire body has become hot from confusion and blushing and thoughts swirling in his mind. All in the span of a few seconds, so fast that his eyes snap open.]

What---

[He attempts to stand straight up again, but goes too quickly feeling his feet slip on ice. Removing himself from Minako's touch as not to drag her with him, in a swift, single movement, he falls right down on the temple's floor.]

[Truly a majestic creature.]

[...Oops? She winces a little when he hits the ground.

Majestic indeed. Poor darling. She squats down near his side.]

You okay, Michel-kun? The ice got you good.

[She's trying really really hard not to laugh. Appreciate it.]

I-i'm fine!

[Eikichi is surprisingly resistant to physical damage thanks to his persona. That fall would have caused serious injuring to a normal person. For him, it's just like being on Japan's funniest home videos.

He doesn't even bother to move at first, groaning. The pain will eventually stop, but he is seeing a few stars right now.]

Minako-kun, why are there two of you? Did your Shadow finally show up?

[Her concerned face does not change. She leans over a bit to check his pupils. Hmm, seem normal.]

No, Michel-kun, you're seeing double. Sure you're ok?

[She'll stand up and offer him a hand. Can she help him up when she's so short?

Probably, let's be real.]

Yeah!

[He says to double Minako. Totally fine! See?]

Thanks.

[At her prompting, he uses her hand to push himself up. With his weight it's not too hard to do so...

At least, that's what the plan was. However, the momentum of the ice makes it hard to push up properly and the inevitable happens; they hit part of the invisible wall, making him slip off. This time, Minako gets dragged along for the ride with him. Thankfully, she has his entire body to use as a cushion as Eikichi falls on his back again. Unlucky, he doesn't have much fat to cushion that fall.]

S-sorry...

[Well this was certainly not what she was planning for. At all.]

I am so sorry are you ok?

[At least she doesn't weigh too much either? Ok let's be real girl is kinda dense from all that muscle. She might weigh more than him. She props herself up on her hands, using her knees as a pivot point so that she's mostly not on top of him, one knee between his legs and one knee outside.

Sheepish as hell look. And she's searching his face for a sign of damage or something.]

Guess the barrier's still there.

I-it's not your fault! [He replies, loud and way too quickly.] D-don't worry about it! I'm fine!

[He looks around the temple, worried that they've been spotted by someone, but no, it's just the snow, the cold, and a girl hovering over his body. He appreciates the fact that she's making an effort not to be completely on top of him.]

...guess so.

[He whacks his head backwards into the ice in frustration before groaning.]

Damn, why did this have to happen? If it's not that, then what is it?

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