❄ snowfall

[kristaliske]

❄ it's quiet and the snow's beautiful tonight → a winter open meme ‧ post with whatever character you want ‧ responders roll for weather + scenario and get to threading ‧ ??? ‧ profit snowfall; stage i; none, streets are already blanketed in white. stage ii; very light and intermittent. stage iii; light - moderate. lasts longer periods. stage iv; continuous, heavy snowfall. stage v; the hardest of cores - blizzards, snowstorms, you name it. scenarios; ① fuck the police, this is the best time for a walk. hope you've got a nice thick coat on. ② stranded in the buttcrack of nowheresville? weren't you watching the time? now you've gone and missed that last bus out of there. or maybe you're lost, somehow. what do? ③ literally chilling, in this weather, is quite easy to do. sitting around relaxing in it is a wee more difficult, but sometimes much more enjoyable, especially if shelter can be found. the snow is beautiful to watch, after all. ④ the weather's not going to stop you. your snow fort's packed full of ammo and ready to go. those aren't snow angels over there; they mark where the poor souls you've downed have fallen. be careful with that snowman's head!! ⑤ you're about fifty miles from civilization but there's a roof over your head, so never mind the chilly draught, right? right. you mightn't be the only one lucky enough to stumble upon this little shelter, though. remember to share the blanket. ⑥ everyone stuck outside should be jelly. you've got a fireplace and hot cocoa and damn if it isn't awesome. a heater's not quite so romantic, but it'd do. there'd better be a backup generator in case the power trips. ⑦ mix and match, or make up your own ‧:❉:‧

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[commandertoolbelt]

Not that she needs much just to babysit for a minute.

[ He shrugs and extinguishes his flame before following them both in. The motel doesn't look like anything special, but they only need to ride out the storm. Hopefully the abominable snowman won't get hungry and come after them while they're stuck here. Doesn't look like the place will hold up if it does. ]

[clearasil]

Thanks.

[ Within minutes, Natalie's checked them in for the evening. It's pretty old school here, with keys hanging on the back wall. There are only a few taken rooms and apparently theirs has a decent view of the woods in the back.

She privately has a minor freak out because she's actually sharing a room with Leo but pushes that thought to the side when she hands him the second key. ]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ He'd be lying if he said the idea of sharing a room didn't send his heart racing, just a little, but Leo's doing his best to ignore it. It's easier when they're in the room - a little chilly, but way better than outside - and he flops on the bed, facing the ceiling. ]

Finally, I can stop being a Leocicle!

[clearasil]

[ Natalie unzips her parka and flops into her own bed, back to the sliding doors, facing him with her cheek over folded hands. She closes her eyes briefly, still wide awake. She left the mistform at the door, letting their fake chaperone disintegrate while she recharges. ]

They have a pond through the clearing, the lady said.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ With a snort, he looks over at her with an incredulous expression. ]

We just got here, and you want to go swimming?

[clearasil]

[ Natalie snorts and reaches for one of the decorative pillows, chucking it at his arm. ]

Skating. I can fix our shoes to make them safe for the ice. After I rest, anyway, if you want to go.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ Reflex has Leo moving his arm to block, and it hits with a quiet noise. He laughs. ]

You'll have to teach me.

[clearasil]

We've got time for that later. Our deadline is three days from now.

[ Natalie shrugs her coat off and flops onto her stomach, covering her head with her large hood. ] I'd like to have some fun before we get back into finding one of my mom's pets.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ He makes a face. ]

We've had worse deadlines. One little break can't hurt.

[ Probably. The gods aren't exactly generous. ]

[clearasil]

[ Hopefully, when she gets assigned a quest to retrieve demigods herself, it will be in Hawaii or something.

She peeks at him from under her coat, smiling a little fondly before disappearing again. Sustaining her mistform took more energy than she would like to admit. ]

Is there coffee here? Or in your toolbelt?

[commandertoolbelt]

[ Humming thoughtfully, he reaches into a pocket as a test. When all it produces is a bottle of water, he shrugs and pushes himself up. ]

Guess I have to work for caffeine. Back in a minute.

[clearasil]

Take your time, no pressure.

[ Natalie closes her eyes, just her nose peeking out through the fake fur, and dozes off lightly, instantly. It's okay, she can easily snap to attention if needed. ]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ Snickering quietly, he heads out to ask the lady at the front desk about coffee for Nat. There's a pot simmering behind the counter, and after giving him a cups, she sends Leo back to deliver it to his mom back in the room. His mom. Ha. The mistform didn't even look like him.

Back in the room, he closes the door softly behind him and plops back on the bed, careful not to spill the coffee. It doesn't look very warm, but it's nothing a little fire can't fix. His hands tingle with warmth until the mug starts to steam. Then he waits, keeping the it warm and watching the snow through the window. Sitting still for so long is a challenge, but he doesn't want to spill Nat's coffee or let it get cold again, so he's quiet for now, even when he pulls out a few things for his empty hand to play with. ]

[clearasil]

Hrm, um. No, I'm here. [ Comes the voice from under the coat. Doing all that magic with little rest hits her in the gut every time. Natalie crawls out from her girlcave and smiles sleepily at him in gratitude when she stands and stretches her arms over her head. Her navy sweater is too big on her and she rolls the sleeves up, folding them when she sits next to him, holding her hands out for her caffeine. ]

Thanks.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ He hands it over without comment, the corner of his mouth curving up in amusement. Natalie's cute when she's half asleep. ]

Maybe you should save the magic for the monsters that'll try to kill us.

[clearasil]

Hopefully I don't have to keep making mistforms. [ She mumbles into the cup, closing her eyes because mm coffee. Even if it's hotel coffee, it's more than enough. Her hair is kind of messy, hanging limp around her cheeks because it's still a little damp from the snow and she can't be bothered to dry it herself. ]

[commandertoolbelt]

If we leave early enough, we could probably sneak out and just leave the keys and money for them.

[ Won't do them much good if she wears herself out so early in the quest. They still have a lot ahead of them.

He nods at the mug in her hands. ]

So, you gonna need another catnap, or are you good?

[clearasil]

I'm good.

[ She takes another sip, feeling a little more awake with each drop. She grins over at him sheepishly. ]

I wasn't asleep for that long was I? [ Please don't say she drooled or anything embarrassing like that. ]

[commandertoolbelt]

[ Shrug. ]

Not too long, but you might want to leave an apology for the drool when we take off.

[ That cheeky grin is a good indication that he's just messing with her. ]

[clearasil]

[ Natalie narrows her eyes at him. ]

You're funny.

[ She sticks her tongue out at him before setting the now-empty cup on the bedside table. There's an odd peace here, away from camp and monsters. That won't last long, she knows. ] You wanna go ice skating?

[commandertoolbelt]

Tell me something I don't know.

[ He finds it hard to believe that the quiet will last, but they might as well take advantage of it while they can. If a monster doesn't interrupt the ice skating, though? Leo won't be surprised in the least. ]

Yeah! Never been before.

[ That Texas thing, you know. ]

[clearasil]

[ At least all Natalie has is her waterproof backpack and hidden weaponry and Leo has his toolbelt. If they're somehow found out there, though she will take precautions with her mist work, they can take off easily. (Though she kind of hopes Festus has escaped camp and can find them somehow.) ]

It'll be fun.

[ She grins and hops to her feet, reaching for her coat again. ]

[commandertoolbelt]

Watching me fall on my face? Yeah, I bet.

[ Grabbing his coat, he puts it on as they head out again. ]

[clearasil]

I can't lie and say that isn't a benefit to this outing,

[ Heading down the hall, Natalie smirks at him impishly. ]

But I do promise to teach you how to do it, and then you can design skates that stop you from falling over or something.

[commandertoolbelt]

[ He laughs. ]

You want me to build training wheels for ice skates?