[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.

Comments

Re: Clarice & Loki

[st_ratagem]

"Sometimes even certain defeat is worth the effort!" Usually when the defeat furthered a larger plan, but it still counted, probably. For the purposes of the statement, if nothing else.

And it was a little thing, but Loki did enjoy laughter when it wasn't at him, so he grinned quickly at Clarice. "Perhaps you're simply sharpening your instincts so as to annihilate other, lesser smart asses later."

Re: Clarice & Loki

[st_rongernow]

"That sounds good. I'll go with that." Clarice chuckled. "And I am good at annihilating other smart asses. It's one of my superpowers."

Re: Clarice & Loki

[st_ratagem]

"A very valuable one to have, I'm sure." Despite the laughter hovering around in his tone, Loki wasn't really joking. In his experience, if you were able to talk, you had any number of options. "Such egos require deflation on a regular basis." Not his, but then they'd established that he was immune to her annihilation.

Re: Clarice & Loki

[st_rongernow]

Clarice flashed to being held in captivity and giving as good as she got with those in power.

"Especially when you use your ability to skewer asshats in power." It was a good way to not show that you were actually terrified, her shield so to speak.

Re: Clarice & Loki

[st_ratagem]

"Sadly, I can't speak to that. I'm generally one of the ones in power." Or, more often, pretending to be. It had proven to be true, more than once, that if you acted like you had the power, people would go along with it.

Re: Clarice & Loki

[st_rongernow]

"Well, hopefully you're not too much of an asshole with the power." Clarice shot him a quick grin because she was pretty sure that he would have fun with it rather than power hungry with it.