τέσσερα; [dictated]

[lioneyed]

Is there anywhere here that isn't absolutely frigid now? As pretty as it is.

[Despite the attempt at humor, he sounds absolutely miserable. The idea of snow and ice is nice but when you're underweight and used to temperate climates the reality is not so nice. He is currently in his room, huddled in as many blankets as he can be and still open the journal. And he's still cold.]

Comments

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[gottaknockhard]

[Spike is right there with you, buddy.]

Not judging from the number of penguins.

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[lioneyed]

Is that what those strange birds were?

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[gottaknockhard]

Seems that way. Someone must have left the door open.

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[lioneyed]

I didn't want them to come into my rooms - I wasn't sure if they're dangerous or, I don't know, prone to eating everything in sight or something.

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[gottaknockhard]

You never can trust a penguin dressed like a butler.

[Why is this his life.....]

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[lioneyed]

I feel like they wouldn't be very good at it, at the least.

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[gottaknockhard]

All that waddling probably gets in the way.

[squartatore]

Did that room with the beach get frozen over too?

[it's Tuesday, after all]

[lioneyed]

There's a room with a beach?

[Things he doesn't know about the castle: most of it]

[squartatore]

Yeah, on the third floor. It alternates between the beach and some snowy place, but I guess we don't need more cold right now.

[lioneyed]

I should say not. Is the beach usually warm?

[squartatore]

Quite. Sometimes I see people tanning there.

[lioneyed]

I'd probably get a sunburn, but that's better than freezing, I think.

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[strangewonders]

Well, I'm working on something, but it's anyone's guess whether it will work without melting half the castle.

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[lioneyed]

I think being cold is preferable to being dead.

[He shivers again]

Probably.

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[strangewonders]

Oh, it shouldn't kill anyone. ...I don't think anyway. It's a bit hard to get the magic quite right when everything's made of ice

[If he sounds a bit annoyed, well. Chalking circles on blocks of ice just wasn't very practical.]

[lioneyed]

I can see how that'd be troublesome. I'd start a fire in here if I didn't think it'd melt right through the floor.

[strangewonders]

Oh, it would probably put itself out, first... although that does give me an idea. Maybe I can simply charm something to be fire resistant, and work from there...

[But how to keep things from dripping... now that was a question]

All else fails, harass a passing penguin for an extra blanket?

[They were dressed like bellhops, after all.]

[lioneyed]

There is, unfortunately, a limit to how many blankets one can have and still do anything other than sit.

[He knows this because he has reached this limit]

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[lord_wizard]

I haven't checked, but are a few places outside of the castle that might have escaped these effects. There are two outposts you can transport to, in addition to the location inside the Dead Zone called Mineas Well. Failing that, you could try the Seasons Room. A few days of the week it resembles a small beach.

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[lioneyed]

I suppose walking around will warm me up.

[He's trying really, really hard to sound vaguely cheerful about that proposition. It's not working.]

...Though I don't know if it's colder outside.

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[lord_wizard]

[He would make a crack about body heat if he thought Thamuris was the type]

Somewhat, I think, though it's hard to tell.

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[lioneyed]

Wonderful.

[and that is probably the crankiest, most sarcastic thing you'll hear him say, Felix. That isn't your fault, anyway]

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[lord_wizard]

[Good job, Para. You already managed to break the nicest guy he's ever known.]

I believe there are also heated baths near the lobby.

Beyond that the most solace I can offer is that things like this don't tend to last more than a week or so.

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[lioneyed]

Heated baths sound absolutely wonderful right now. I don't suppose I could just stay there all week...