twelfth snare

[fanstheflame]

.... Man, it's getting colder every day, seems like.

[there's the sound of Gale blowing on his hands, and the rustle of dry leaves] Back home in the District, we would've been up to our knees in snow by now, at the very least. Does winter come here as quickly as it went? I remember how we had to all literally clean it up, a few days after I got here.

Do we have to ... I don't know, escort the birds away and help tuck all the animals in, too, or something? I was part of the team that cleared away the snow ... do we have to make it, now?

Either way ... I'm picking up all my snares and traps in the woods now, so they don't get caught in the weather and get ruined or warped. Just in case, I don't know, five feet of snow all comes thumping down in a giant heap overnight one of these nights.

Do any of you take similar precautions for winter that I should be worried about? Aside from the obvious kissing thing.

[and no, he is not mentioning the virus, or having been sick. the best way to get over something like that, and the way he acted toward his housemates is to stay out of their way and not talk to them.

OBVIOUSLY. he is the wisest of the wise, young master Hawthorne is]

Comments

[ino]

[laughs]

I think that was a one time thing. [the winter wrap up stuff ...] At least I hope it was.

[fanstheflame]

Me too. Just because I'm better at coping with how crazy this place gets doesn't mean I want to be on... I don't know, chipmunk pillow detail.

[ino]

[she snorts]

But Gale! The poor little babies need pillows so they can hibernate in comfort.

[courageous_wit]

The kissing thing is enough to worry about, isn't it?

[fanstheflame]

... Is it? I've mostly just been staying out of the castle, since I live in town ...

[courageous_wit]

That's one less friend I'll have an awkward kiss with, then.

[not_mafia]

... escort the birds and tuck the animals away...? What are you talking about?

[your plan lasted for all of two seconds, good job gale]

[fanstheflame]

[Tsuna no why you do this, he feels the worst about how rude he was to you, because he barely knows you....

awkward cough.] It was this weird thing, right after I got here. They called it Winter Wrap Up. We had to wake up the hibernating animals and clear the snow and ice away. Literally. As though nature couldn't just do it on its own.

[not_mafia]

[no you are ino's boyfriend and therefore he wants to play nice with you!!!]

That's... really weird. And sounds exactly like the sort of thing the castle would do. [man this building is a dick]

[willalwaysfindyou]

Snares and traps? You're a hunter, then?

[Charming hasn't met many other outdoorsy types here]

[fanstheflame]

I am. It's how I supported my family, before I came here. That, and the mines. .... My name's Gale. What's yours?

[willalwaysfindyou]

Charming. Or James, if you prefer. Pleased to meet you. I've learned to hunt to survive. [Under circumstances he can't tell you.]

[optimystic]

... You know, I have no idea! We might have to tuck all the animals in before winter hits.

[fanstheflame]

[he snorts a little, amused]. Tell you what, if I get that team, I'll trade with you.

[optimystic]

Really? What if I'm stuck on the 'putting tons of ice into the water so that it has an easier time freezing over' team. That sounds like it would be the worst team, you shouldn't make promises like this so readily.

dictated

[checklist]

That's a good question. We don't have a weather factory here... not to mention it's awfully late in the year if we wanted to get started on making snowflakes...

[fanstheflame]

.... You say that like you actually have done it before.

[checklist]

Well, no, I'm a unicorn. It's the pegasi that handle the weather, usually. But I've been to the weather factory, and each snowflake has to be made by hoof, so I know how time consuming of a process it is.

[dictated]

[the_effect_she_has]

I would like that ... tucking the castle in for the winter. Tucking in all the animals, and the forest.

[fanstheflame]

[it makes hm smile... of course Katniss would see the whimsy of it, and not the oddity... see all the creatures as a sort of extended family to care for, Her Forest, that sort of thing]

Maybe you'll get the chance. Doing okay, Catnip?

[the_effect_she_has]

Doing all right, Gale.

[She sighed, quietly.] Just thinking about home. Or what was left of home.

[lordoflhant]

Wait, you had to clear up snow? How?

[fanstheflame]

The usual way. With shovels. I had one of the more normal tasks, though.

[persequor]

The seasons here are all short. You've not as much to be concerned about.

[fanstheflame]

Yeah? How long are they where you're from?