Thirteen Snowflake - Backdated to the 20th

[sugarwaffo]

[Nora had said "something crazy" would be the best gift for Hard Harry. Sugar had lots of crazy ideas, but most she was too little to pull off. One, though, she knew she could do. Maybe. Possibly. She almost pulled it off before.

People who walk down the lobby might notice a light flurry of... snow? In the middle of August?! More importantly, why is it inside the room?! But there is no denying it; that is definitely snow. The snowfall starts at the ceiling and is already piling into little drifts. Anyone listening closely might also hear the sound of a flute coming from one of the chandlers. Perched on it is a little snow fairy, playing her magic flute. She pauses for a moment, and the snow stops falling.]

Oh wow, that worked!

[Ah, yes, that's right. Her journal is there.]

Hey, hey, remember that last place we woke up in? That was Human School, wasn't it? How neat! I never realized humans went to school too! And guess what? My magic is stronger now too!

Do you think it's because we went to the magic school?

((Open to journals or action if you would like a snowy summer. Sorry Zelos.))

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[wilder]

[Zelos had been up in his room most of the day, doing...whatever Zelos does. But as the day wore on, he got bored and decided to head out to the city. Which of course meant going through the lobby. And so he heads down, completely lost in his own head, until at the entrance of the lobby from the stair, he feels his shoe crunch into something wet and cold and terribly familiar]

!!!!!

[Hope you don't mind everyone the sight of a grown man gasping, eyes growing very wide and jumping back like he just put his foot on lava]

[WHAT IS THIS SNOW DOING HERE!?!?]

[sugarwaffo]

[Oh, it's him! That guy who looked like a Sun Fairy! His wings are gone and he's no longer spoon-sized, but from her high perch Sugar can see the resemblance.

Sugar waves at him from the ceiling.]

Hello again!

[wilder]

[He'll hear a voice talking to him, it's easy to pick up with his ears. He looks up]

[Oh isn't that the-]

Hi?

[sugarwaffo]

[Yup. The season fairy flies down to hover in front of his face.]

Remember me? It's Sugar!

[wilder]

[jumping back some! Sudden movements in snowland ahhh!]

Yeah yeah! I remember you- the little fairy!

[sugarwaffo]

Mm hm! You were a fairy too!

[She looks a little forlorned as she glances at his lack of wings.]

Though I guess you're not anymore...

[wilder]

No, I wasn't ever a fairy. Just small.

[hard_talker]

... Dude, what's wrong? [Mark frowns, looking up from where he was rolling a few snowballs in preparation for an obscene sculpture or two]

1/2

[wilder]

[OH JEEZ PEOPLE SAW HIM??? ]

[wilder]

Haha- oh nothing!

Just...what's this doing here?

[hard_talker]

No fuckin' clue. Maybe the castle did it, maybe someone or somethin' else did. [he shrugs]

What's up, dude?

[wilder]

Oh...

Uh- I dunno. Does anything have to be up besides snow?

[hard_talker]

I meant in general. [now you're just making him even more suspicious. PEER.]

[wilder]

Oh.

[Crap, uh...think of something!]

Uh, well.....did you know it was your birthday the other day?

[FLAWLESS]

[hard_talker]

[SMOOOOOOOOTH oh my.]

I did! I also happen to know the sky is blue, the castle is full of fuckery, bears shit in the woods, water's wet, and you're pullin' my leg.

[have That Look: the one that's annoyed but genuinely worried, equal parts puppy and bitch plz]

What's buggin' you?

[wilder]

[NO NOT THAT LOOK!! He meanwhile looks disgruntled that he got caught. Stupid surprise snow throwing him way off guard]

Alright, alright- you caught me.

I'm just...not a fan of snow!

[hard_talker]

I guess.... geez. [he shakes his head, but doesn't really judge. he moved to Arizona, he can see how some people could really hate the cold, and he remembers how moody Zelos got over the last winter. carefully:]

It won't be here forever, dude. It'll melt.

[wilder]

[he crosses his arms. He really wants to point out that it shouldn't be here at all in August, that he was supposed to have four more months- but he knows that sounds ridiculous]

Yeah, I guess so.

[hard_talker]

Where were ya headed, anyway? [he figures the best thing he can probably do is help him not dwell on it]

[wilder]

[oh right- that]

Outside, maybe to the city. Hanging around the castle's getting pretty boring.

[hard_talker]

Yeah, it has been pretty fuckin' quiet, huh? ... Maybe we could go bowling.

[he hasn't dragged you bowling yet, right? he should.]

[eat_me_beat_me]

[That snow is currently in ball form headed right for you, Zelos. Better duck]

[wilder]

[And since he's still dealing with the shock of his arch nemesis being here four months early? It's a direct hit!]

Gah!

[Watch as he pinwheels his arms and tries not to fall]

[eat_me_beat_me]

[No help from the peanut gallery who's too busy laughing so hard she almost falls over]

[wilder]

[And for once? her laughing doesn't get a whine back. Instead he just sighs and tries to brush it off himself]

Ugh....

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Wow no whining? Something's definitely wrong. She stops laughing and walks over, snow crunching beneath her sneakers]

Hey, Zelos. What's goin' on?

[wilder]

[Aw crap. He'll try to give a smile]

Oh, heeey Nora my dear! Did you throw that?

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She nods, forcing a small smile]

Guilty as charged.

[hard_talker]

[Mark's headed down for lunch when he sees this ... and stops and stares in awe, a slow smile creeping over his face]

Whoa.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Look out for that snowball headed right for your head, Mark.]

[hard_talker]

[SPLAT. he screams like a girl - you know, like he does - then whirls around]

... Oh, it is on.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She grins wickedly, tossing a second ball in the air and catching it before sending it sailing his way... and diving behind the couch for cover.

Oh you know it, baby.]

[hard_talker]

[this time he's ready, and he dives, too, scooping up a handful of snow as he lands, and forming it into a snowball as he crawls around toward the couch.

he's gonna getchu.

he's totally gonna]

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Careful, Mark, she's making an arsenal of snowballs as quickly as she can back here.

She doesn't even care about how cold the snow is. It actually feels nice with the August heat around them... as weird as that even is to think.

[hard_talker]

[he guesses at about where she is, and lobs his snowball over the back of the couch, scooping up another handful. maybe if he interrupts her in the middle of her arsenal accumulation, it'll buy him the time to make a few missiles of his own]

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She yelps as the snowball catches her in the back, pieces of it making their way down the back of her collar.]

Dick! [She laughs and throws one in the direction that sneak attack came from]

[sugarwaffo]

[Sugar never really thought about what Hard Harry would look like in person... mostly because she hadn't realized that the radio was not actually him. But that voice...]

Is that him?

[It must be! Oh boy! This is it! Sugar flies down in front of him with a big smile.]

Happy Birthday!!

[hard_talker]

Huhwha---

[he's more confused about how this little fairy-thing knows it was his birthday, more than anything else. but really, he's too stunned to ask, so:]

Uh ... thanks?

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Nora's just minding her own business as she walks into the lobby... and slips on a patch of snow]

What the fuck?

[She looks around and spots the little fairy]

Sugar? Did you do this?

[sugarwaffo]

[Said little fairy is looking pretty proud of herself.]

Uh huh! What do you think? Is this crazy enough?

[eat_me_beat_me]

It's perfect! [she cracks up]

[silentrunning]

[Chell gawks.]

Snow? In August? That's not normal is it?

[And then she notices the little snow fairy and waves cheerily.]

Sugar!

[Her face lights up.]

What're you doing?

[sugarwaffo]

Hello!

[She waves back from her spot near the ceiling.]

I'm making it snow!

[silentrunning]

That's cool!

[Chell grins.]

But why? Not that I'm complaining!

[rose_of_battle]

[Sheena's heading into the lobby, making a "brr" sound as she's hit by the chill air.]

Wow! Why's it so [slowing] cold [slowing] in here?

[Aaaaand she stops, a look of wonder on her face as she takes in the sight, picking up a handful of snow and letting it fall gently through her fingers before it completely melts.]