((IC mistletoe explanation thread continuation, locked to Megan))

[pie_or_death]

((From somewhere around here))

Panic? I'm not panicking. This is not me panicking at all. I am as calm as any person can be; that's me! Calm as a calm pond in the middle of a zen garden in the high mountains in the middle of nowhere. That is how calm I am right now.

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[vegan_megan]

Ned. Breathe. Okay? Just breathe. Think of ... pie?

What is up with you? It can't be just the kissing. You look as if you're going to faint in a second.

[pie_or_death]

Alright. Okay. Breathing. Breathing, breathing, breathing. Isn't it weird how you can forget to do something like breathe? I always thought so.

And, kissing? How can they force people to kiss? What is this, a police state? What if people don't want to kiss? Don't get me wrong, I don't mind it, but there are some situations in which it's entirely immodest and really inconvenient and you know some people just don't want to do it at all.

And, okay, Megan, this is going to sound really strange and I can't elaborate and I can't explain and you'll just have to go with me on this but if this... if you see this happening between me and Chuck can you like... Put some paper between us? I know you're not going to be around all the time but it seems like a good idea if you are?

[vegan_megan]

Do you need a paperbag? A glass of water? A chair?

Preach to the choir! But that's just camp. Stuff like that happens all the time. At least the mistletoe is predictable. Mostly.

Ned, first of all ... you have to put a lot of effort into outweirding me after three years in this place, seriously.

Second, if I would see you and Chuck under the mistletoe and I'd try to interfere I'd just been drawn into the whole thing and I'm pretty sure this is not what you want.

Third, just tell me yes or no, but from your reaction this sounds like more serious stuff than "because she will be really angry" or "because she is actually my sister". I mean, I can't deny that I'm curious as hell, and I'll respect if you don't want to tell me, but maybe I could help if I knew why? You look awfully distressed by this.

[pie_or_death]

*Just opts for the sitting down on the ground miserable option*

It's really not something I can talk about, Megan. But any interference would be appreciated. Because I... This sounds so ridiculous I can't believe I'm telling you this. And you can't talk to anyone else about it, even if it seems obvious or whatever. This is not a thing to be discussed at all.

...Chuck and I... We...

...I really can't do it. I'm sorry.