shardofwinter: (Large Grin)
Reynard North ([personal profile] shardofwinter) wrote in [community profile] nexus_sages2016-02-10 07:10 pm

Snowstorms and matchmaking: An early Valentine's post

Winter in the Nexus has been especially present this year. The weather has presented plenty of hardships for the past few months, something which numerous people have bemoaned. It doesn't look set to change, either. If anything, Winter seems to be going stronger than ever. There are no signs of it winding down at all.

Everything seems normal at first, the usual hustle and bustle has the Nexus thrumming now that people have adapted to the cold conditions. Then, rather suddenly, everything kicks into gear. The wind starts to howl, battering people to and fro. Not long after that, the sky becomes thick with snow, making it nearly impossible to see, the biting cold driving people back inside. It soon becomes completely inhospitable to all wandering around outside.

In the hurry to get out of the storm, people end up scurrying to the nearest available shelter. Apartment lobbies, houses, cafés, shops, restaurants, the library... Anywhere and everywhere that offers some shelter. Peculiarly, people seem to end up in pairs as they hide away from the cold. Looks like everyone is going to have to huddle close together. For... warmth... We'll say it's for warmth.

((This is entirely an excuse to shove characters together and force them to spend time with each other. Feel free to have as many threads as you like, trying as many combinations as you like, where ever you like. Brave souls can try and berate Reynard if they really want to.))
rakash: (hah! you're all right)

[personal profile] rakash 2016-02-11 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Styx's grin is wide in his weathered face. "Who, little old me? Nah. I just came in to sleep and woke up to that shit outside. Owner comes back, he can evict me. I ain't takin' the fall for you bustin' up that shelf though."

Because really, who taught this guy to break and enter? A bull? Yikes.
ixis: (Smug)

[personal profile] ixis 2016-02-11 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"That?" He looks at the broken shelf before turning back to Styx. "It was like that when I arrived." R...ight.

"I only came in here to briefly escape the storm." He waves towards the smudged storefront window, where the snow is howling and swirling at an obscene rate by now. "I fear no ice or wind with MY skills! I could have easily turned to the very same and travelled home with less than a thought.

"But then I would have left my groceries behind." Such a grand claim followed by such a mundane concern. He gives a meaningful look towards the paper bag resting next to the ancient, dusty cash register. It's full of bread and fruits. A man can't just abandon his groceries!