XLVIII

[wilder]

[Hi Paradisa, have the sound of a pen tapping against the journal]

[Tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap-]

[Finally the sound stops and there's a melodramatic defeatist groan]

Ugh! Fine I give up!

Hey Paradisa! How are you all?

Tell me, what's a good way to kill a lot of time without going crazy? And please, nothing about reading, training or playing in the snow.

Thank you! ♥

Comments

Arya

[wilder]

I don't see anything wrong with that!

Zelos

[wolfchild]

You wouldn't. You've really never seen a glass garden before?

Arya

[wilder]

A glass garden?

Zelos

[wolfchild]

That's what we call it. There's one at Winterfell. The walls and roof are all glass and plants grow even in the middle of winter. That's where we kept our winter roses.

Arya

[wilder]

Huh.

Nope, never seen one. Meltokio only gets snow every few years and it never lasts that long, so growing crops isn't a problem.

Zelos

[wolfchild]

There ought be one here. It's pretty. And it's always warm. Are you at the house or the castle?

Arya

[wilder]

There is?

Uh, I'm at the house.

Zelos

[wolfchild]

I haven't seen one, but there should be. I don't think the townspeople store as much food as we do for winter. Something should be growing. Mayhaps we can find one. Or I can draw it for you when I take you the cyvasse table.

Arya

[wilder]

Huh. I wonder where it would be.

Zelos

[wolfchild]

Do you want to look for it?

Arya

[wilder]

Right now?

Zelos

[wolfchild]

I'm asking you. I've already seen them. I said all I was going to do is get the game.

[ If you don't want to go out into the snow, this is your way out. Take it or leave it. ]

Arya

[wilder]

Hmmm...

I can ask around later if they have one. Town's kinda huge to wander around aimlessly.

[YEP. SO TOOK IT]

Zelos

[wolfchild]

[ You're welcome. ]

When do you want it?

Arya

[wilder]

Anytime's fine with me, my schedule's wiiiide open.

Zelos

[wolfchild]

I'll be there in a while. I've got to wish for everything first.

Arya

[wilder]

Alright. Just call when you get here, I'll let you in.

[He'd offer to go to the castle to spare her the cold trip- but he knows you Starks like the cold you freaks B( ]

action for an unspecified amount of time 8|

[wolfchild]

[ whatever. you still love your good little northern girl.

Wearing skirted tunic and breeches and her black cloak clasped at her throat with a silver broach, Arya sets out with the game under her arm and a drawstring purse with the tiles in her hand. She lets Nymeria take point; it's better to walk in the wolf's tracks than to sink to her knees in the snow bank with every step. She calls his name at the gate. ]

Zelos! Come on. In you get. Sit. Sit. Good girl.

[ Even sitting on her haunches in the snow, Nymeria is taller than Arya. ]

action!

[wilder]

[And he hears Arya and goes to open the door, taking a step back in surprise when he sess how big Nymeria has gotten]

-Whoa! Nymeria?!

[wolfchild]

[ Nymeria startles to her feet. Arya moves between them so Nymeria sees her. ]

Down! Down...!

[ With an almost human sound of complaint, Nymeria lies down in the snow. Her ears twitch at every sound. Satisfied she won't run off, Arya pets her and walks to the house. ]

Where shall I put it?

[ Slipping past Zelos, she heads for the stairs. ]

[wilder]

[....Yep. Still the same old Nymeria. Maybe it's the fact he's so very used to Noishe, but he'll only spare Nymeria a second glance before heading inside]

She's gotten big.

And uh, dining room's fine! This way! [And heading to the dining room!]

[wolfchild]

Oh.

[ Turning around! ]

She almost killed Rabbit from fright. But we were all scared then.

[wilder]

Rabbit? You have a rabbit now?

[He'll lead them into the dining room. Everything in the room was clearly handcrafted and carved with the ceiling and walls painted to resemble more of the sky. Or something. It's been awhile since I've read the description]

[wolfchild]

No. He is a rabbit. Bigger than you. His name is Bunny, but that's a stupid name so I call him Rabbit. Something attacked me the other night. He fought it and then Nymeria showed up and then everything went to all seven hells, but we escaped.

[ She looks around. ]

This is pretty.

[wilder]

- Whoa, wait back up. What attacked you?