In which Winter has a thematically appropriate query

[shardofwinter]

Not all Nexus days can be sunshine and beautiful frost patterns. Days like this are a grim, sombre grey. The mist is so thin in places that all it does is make the distance fade away sooner than normal, but it does apply a more reserved filter on a place often filled with joyous shenanigans. No, this is unmistakeably a day which makes the multiverse feel close, secretive.

It's in this clandestine scenery that Reynard strolls about. Far from hopping or skating through the landscape, he strolls about the place, setting ice on the path and covering it with a dusting of snow. In the residential and commercial districts, he's sent ice along as many pipes as he could find. As he goes he rumbles a low slow tune. Some might recognise the sea shanty when he reaches the familiar 'Ho... Ho... and up she rises...'. He's not a bad singer, all things considered.

He looks up from his work and fixes his eyes on the nearest stranger, singing fading into a deep hum and then silence before he speaks. "What is the coldest thing you've ever done? The most cold hearted act you've ever brought yourself to commit. Go ahead. I'm not one to judge."

Just as the quiet settles back into place, he pipes up again. "Actually, you can tell me the literal coldest thing you've ever done too, if you'd prefer. I can't resist a good ice story."


((Reynard is still handing out Winter Curses & Blessings and causing trouble if you would like to avail of any. Other than that: Caution to those who talk to spirits, they are proud and fickle people.))

Comments

[bestdadinamestris]

"Every single day. I've changed my path to correct what was started by that needless war - and I'm not doing it alone." They will fix what has been done to the world, one way or another. It's just a matter of time, and perhaps a bit of luck.

[shardofwinter]

"I wonder... Will you be as ruthless in enforcing your virtues as you were in following orders?"

[bestdadinamestris]

He frowns at the veiled accusation. "I'm changing things so that men like me will never be the ones in charge again. When the change is over, I expect I'll need a change of career."

[shardofwinter]

"I fear you will die before you accomplish that goal."

[bestdadinamestris]

"I was never doing this for my betterment. My life already belongs to the next generation through my daughter."

[shardofwinter]

Reynard pauses, and then tilts his head. "Isn't your betterment the same as your daughter's? She needs her father. Or she'll want you."

[bestdadinamestris]

Hughes shakes his head. "I'll be there for her as much as I can, but I won't enjoy the fruits of my labor like she will. Change at the scale I'm working on takes years to come to fruition, possibly even a lifetime."

[shardofwinter]

"And what happens if you succeed and watch someone tear your work apart? The young and strong like to do that."

[bestdadinamestris]

Hughes smiles. "That's the thing about change - if you offer it to the next generation by teaching them, there's no need to worry. I trust in the next generation as I help raise it. My daughter may be my only child, but by helping other young people through this, I'm helping shape their opinions and views of the world, too."