WINTER WONDERLAND

[scienceoficecream]

Who: A whole bunch of snow and YOU
When: Day 104, late afternoon and probably until Day 105 at some point.
Where: 3rd Floor, Common Area
What: Because Albi wanted to be Jack Frost BECAUSE CHRISTMAS

[There will be a bit of a drop in the temperature of the third floor today. Nothing too bad until you enter the Common Area, where you will find a good percentage of it is, in fact, covered in snow. There's mounds of it all over and more than enough to play and frolic in. There's even one mound big enough to sled down. And there's an area over that that's just pure ice and there some ice skates along the edge.]

[Around the edge of of the mini winter wonderland are tables with coats and other such winter wear.]

((OOC: BTW, winter clothes will vanish when the snow does.))

Comments

[scienceoficecream]

I'm not inc- [weajheoijawoiew, dropping her clipboard. NO FAIR USING THE BIRD TO CHEAT.]

.....

[And really, when you start the cheating, she's gonna cheat back. Sudden ball of snow flying off the ground to the back of his head.]

[confined]

[OOF-

HITTING A BLIND PERSON. UNDERHANDED METHODS, ALBINIA. Well, while you're tampering with snow - he's just going to wait for a bird to spot a random person, and.. smack them in the head with a snowball, then look toward you innocently as if you've done it. ]

[scienceoficecream]

[I am sort of spiteful and hey, people can get used to new ways of seeing.]

Now you really shouldn't play innocent like that.

[And the clipboard is vanishing and she's scooping some snow in her hand.]

[confined]

[ She's going to pummel him, isn't she? ]

Birds typically go through torpor instead of hibernation. I have an excuse to move slowly, however..

[Yes, he just tossed more snow onto her.]

You're right.

[scienceoficecream]

[Hey, even if you're a killjoy ninety-nine percent of the time, that's still being a really old goddess of ice having fun that remaining one percent of the time. So, yes, probably.]

[And ducking from that snow.]

I suppose I could go easy on you. [And even in her bored tone, there's that sliiight edge of a smirk in her voice.]

[And throwing the snowball the normal way.]

[confined]

[And down he goes...S-S-Surprise! Birds with him definitely dispersing in the chaos.]

Albinia!

You didn't go easy on me at all.

[scienceoficecream]

A snowball is easy when one could dump a foot of snow upon a person.

[Strolling on over.]

[confined]

[From.. behind?! ] This seems more like you.

[ Oh, sorry were you strolling up to Coren or was that the illusion? Why yes, he did just get you in the back of your head, even if it was greatly off center and he had to aim from so close and basically toss snow with both hands. ]

[scienceoficecream]

[rwjaioejwaoiew]

Oh.

So I shouldn't go easy?

[Leaning down to pick up more snow.]

[And tossing it and there's a lot more than a handful in there. :)]

[confined]

[ kashkdha. You buried the bird. Coren pops out of the snow as an owl similar to his others and ruffles his feathers before changing right back and sitting, still half covered by snow. ]

You win, Albinia. I'm freezing.

[ Any of his feathers ruffle along with his hair before it smooths down. He's looking somewhere in the vicinity of her feet. ]

.. This was nice.

[scienceoficecream]

...

It was.

[Coming over to make sure he's all right though, brushing/sort of magically pulling off some of the snow.]

[confined]

[ Nodding, shaking off some snow, and definitely rubbing the arms of the jacket. ]

It seems like a long time.. since I let myself have fun, or felt like I could. Somehow I feel guilty having it.

[scienceoficecream]

[A pause, her hand stilling. Then she continues.]

It can be easy to forget that part of taking care of one's self is making sure you unwind and relax.

Don't feel guilty for it. It's good for you.

[confined]

... Thank you.

[ A-Awkward all around. In that case, he might just lay around in the snow until it's too cold. It won't take too long for him. ]

[scienceoficecream]

...you're welcome.

[...maybe I should just get you hot chocolate now.]

[confined]

[ Good idea. He's already sitting up and rustling some snow off with a shiver. He's not quite so sure about wearing fur.]

[scienceoficecream]

[Disappeared for a minute there.]

[And she's holding out a mug with the drink.] You should drink this.

[confined]

[ Holding his hands up, feeling around in the air blindly until he hooks a finger onto the warp mug and takes it to start sipping it. Mumbling over the edge of the cup: ]

You've got a good throw with those snowballs. Let's see how you do against the others.

[scienceoficecream]

[Is patient until he has it in his hand before letting go.]

I have had plenty of practice.

[B-but playing with others...]

[Looking out at the people.]

[...and maybe Coren will spot a few snowballs coming from nowhere and Albi trying to play innocent.]