EVENT: BLANKET FIC

[trainmasters]

Who: All the lovely Heroes!
When: Day 44, morning
Where: Around the train

[ It may have been only a few days, but did that heatwave feel like it lasted forever to anyone else? No? Either way, it's gone now. Bringing with it a blessed coolness. Actually wait, it's cold-- too cold! Worse yet, not even going into the train seems to really help. Fortunately, someone seems to have been kind enough to leave some nice, fuzzy blankets lying around. Too bad it doesn't seem to help much unless you share them with someone...

Either way, you're in luck because you've got some new teammates on the train! The notification appears cheerfully on everyone's Chains:

WELCOME NEW HEROES

Enjoy the cold...? ]

[[ NOTES: You're welcome to make team posts if you like, or intro directly into this mingle if you haven't already. Until next month's placements, the cold snap will persist-- along with the lovely blankets lying around. Enjoy! ]]

Comments

[nhaamasblessing]

A. (Jasmine)

[ok so, the clothes she found in her room?? not at all conducive to being warm. so she's walking out the door shivering, holding the long jacket around her for dear life, looking a little bit lost as she looks around.]

B. (any)

[oh shit, blankets! snatching one of those right up, thank you very much.

...except it's doing utterly nothing, and she's still shivering uselessly. :'(]

C. (any)

[gods above it's so fucking cold, but she's still gonna go poke around outside a bit — once she gets some warmer clothes, maybe she'll venture further.]

[crimeson]

[juuuust wandering back into jasmine, bundled up in a blanket, yawning DEEPLY.

and

pausing?? kinda staring tbh.]

[nhaamasblessing]

[it doesn't even occur to her that she might look weird, so she's just staring back for a moment before slowly lifting a hand in a wave.]

[crimeson]

[he's met an au ra before! but. sid was a guy, so. there's some adjusting to be done in the brain here.

lifts his hand in a wave too! smiling after a moment.]

Mornin'.

[nhaamasblessing]

[fair tbh, going from nearly 7 feet of au ra boy to around 5 feet of au ra girl is a trip

now that he's smiling, she's offering a smile too, shoulders relaxing a little.]

Good morning. I don't suppose you could offer a little more context to the whole situation, could you?

[crimeson]

[from tol to smol]

I can, sure. You want some coffee while I do? Tea?

A

[spectacularluck]

[ Holy shit, a new person. He's going to just stare at her, a little incredulous. He's made himself into a blanket burrito in the meantime, trying to avoid the cold ]

Nice horns?

[nhaamasblessing]

Thanks?

[tilts her head a little, because how do you respond to that?]

Nice... ears?

[spectacularluck]

Honestly? That was a way more dignified response than my comment deserved.

[ He's gonna leave the blanket on a chair and walk up to her so he can at least offer his hand ]

Did you just wake up? It's kinda confusing at first. And at second. And all the days after. But, huh. Welcome? I'm Finn.

[nhaamasblessing]

[that earns a gentle laugh from her, at least. she shakes his hand; she has the grip of somebody who has done a lot of hard work in her time.]

I did just get here. I read the message on the device they left me, but...

[useless shrug, because she still super doesn't understand what's going on :/]

It's nice to meet you, Finn. I'd offer a name, but I'm unfortunately missing that.

a)

[voreaciously]

[This young lady is not bundled in anything. in fact, she is wearing a crop top and long, but light, skirt.

also sandals. and a black blindfold.]

Ah, I take it you are newly-arrived?

[nhaamasblessing]

[how are you... how can you even see her...]

I am, yes.

[voreaciously]

[fushigi mystery.]

Have you any questions at all? Do you have your memories?

[nhaamasblessing]

Unfortunately, I've arrived without them — I spoke to Randy a little while ago, though I did actually think of more questions, if you wouldn't mind answering.

[voreaciously]

Please ask, then.

b

[malignstar]

[ Have a black feathery wing draped over her shoulder ]

Might need a few of those today.

[nhaamasblessing]

[she startles a bit at that, looking up at the source of the wing with curiosity]

I think you may be right. It's almost as if it's paper, for all the good it's doing.

[malignstar]

It's usually not this bad. I guess they wanted to give you guys an interesting welcome.

[nhaamasblessing]

They and I have two very different concepts of "interesting", then.

[look at her, she's essentially a lizard, she is NOT made for cold weather >:T]

Why offer blankets if they don't work?

[malignstar]

They really do. And it's probably to encourage us to get closer. This place loves physical contact.

B

[firstworldproblem]

Settled in?

[Dressed in layers upon layers --- thank goodness for his team's taste in clothes. Not that it helps.]

[nhaamasblessing]

As well as I can, I suppose. I just wish it wasn't so incredibly cold still.

[stares... the fur coat suits him somehow, while still managing to look pretty silly at the same time.]

How can a blanket look so warm and do utterly nothing?

[firstworldproblem]

[Sitting down next to.]

Afflictions of the mind. A terrible trick, but one that is employed. While uncomfortable, I do wonder if the cold has any lasting physical effects.

[nhaamasblessing]

I don't like the idea of someone messing with my mind so much.

[her expression scrunches in distaste.]

Someone suggested to me they might be doing it to force people to huddle for warmth for bonding reasons.

[firstworldproblem]

As do I, my dear.

....

.... What are we? Cheap entertainment? Is this what the forces of light and dark have been reduced to? Ridiculous.