[GP] SNOW DAY

[st_ratagem]

Thor and Loki got an early start, because there was a lot to do. Almost two weeks to the day since their first small-but-successful experiment with snow, Loki was confident that he'd improved enough for a bigger experiment. Still snow, because Thor wanted it and it did seem like a decent way to try something big-ish without causing Loki unnecessary grief with the other residents. (It was an arrival day, so there would perhaps be some grief with any new arrivals, but that was entirely acceptable.)

It was before dawn when they went out into the grounds. Thor called up clouds and loaded them with water so they hung low and heavy, covering the sky so that the sun, when it rose, wouldn't ruin the event. Loki took his frost giant shape and staff (now very familiar to his hand) and concentrated on dropping the temperature. Just around the Inn and grounds, but that was enough to be serious effort.

When the snow first started, the flakes were big and wet, and melted as soon as they hit the ground, which was still on the warm side. As they melted, they cooled the ground. After an hour or so, the flakes were smaller and more powdery - real snow, not glorified slush - and they were starting to stick to the ground.

By mid-morning, the Inn and grounds were covered with a thick layer of snow, and it continued to fall.

***

Meanwhile, indoors and inspired by the snow, Hurley and Xavin decided to try and make cookies. Cooking together was fun, since neither of them exactly knew what they were doing apart from 'follow the recipe', but since the point was 'try to make cookies' they ended up with a lot of cookies. Sugar cookies, gingerbread, all kinds.

There was no way they'd be able to eat all of them.

Instead, they loaded them onto trays and hauled them to the cafe, then brought out various frostings and candies for decorating. This had been completely intentional. Completely.

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Re: Annie & Mildmay

[st_onecoldfox]

"What do you think?" It was better if she worked it out on her own. Mildmay'd seen that shadowing Felix when he taught those kids back at the Mirador, and listening to his early lessons with Corbie. He'd guide her through it, give her hints if she was going wrong, but what he'd seen of Annie, she was smart enough to have some ideas.

"Remember, though. Cover ain't always about 'em not knowing where you are. Lotta times they will."

Re: Annie & Mildmay

[st_ayedhidden]

She hummed thoughtfully while her eyes scanned the area. She pictured what she would do if it happened.

"I guess.. if they knew I was there," She said. "Then I might try to pick something that has more cover. That, like, if they tried to throw something at me it would make it harder on them."

Re: Annie & Mildmay

[st_onecoldfox]

Mildmay thought for a moment. Kids didn't see the world same as adults did, and kids that'd had easy lives not the same as kept-thieves and pack kids. When he'd been Annie's age... He wasn't gonna think about that, never mind it was when he'd learned some of the things he was teaching her for play.

"Let's try it the other way round. My hair's gonna make me easy to see same as yours. And long as it'll take me, you'll sure as... you'll know where I am, even if I wasn't telling you I'm gonna take cover in the trench, let you try to snowball me." Compact for a grown man, he was still a bigger target than she would be. It'd show off better what he meant about taking cover not being the same as hiding.

Re: Annie & Mildmay

[st_ayedhidden]

"You want me to to try to hit you?" She asked thoughtfully.

She didn't think it was much different from when they were trying to hit the other man with wings, so she nodded.

"Okay!" She said, wanting to learn.