Snowstorms and matchmaking: An early Valentine's post

[shardofwinter]

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.))

Comments

[auspex_caelo]

Not quite, alas - Stratos took note of Felix's encounters with the stuff, and he's observed that it seems to be a favorite with Nexus humans. For himself, he's going to be ordering one of the ales chalked up on the board.

"This place and its whims are entirely outside the realm of nature as my people use the term. But aside from that, I wouldn't necessarily say so. Natural forces are prone to manipulation, after all." The ward shimmering faintly on his skin might testify to his experience there.

[brave_heart_verity]

Aww. Doesn't he want to be jittery like the cool kids?

"I was talking about Reynard." Because she blames him for all the weather in winter now. "Him being a Winter Spirit and everything. He's kind of part of nature?"

Wait. Maybe he doesn't know Reynard? Hmm. Fancy Imperials and their fancy magic she needs to get Felix to teach her that spell. It's not like she can't afford the spellbook.

"So, I hear you brought Samus to a fancy party recently." Give her the deets, boy.

[auspex_caelo]

Are you kidding, Verity? Just wait and see how long he takes to finish that one ale. He’s definitely of the ‘let everyone else consume more mind-altering substances than me’ school of thought.

“So I’ve heard. His instigation would… explain this. But a type of daedra warping the seasons to his whim is as traditionally unnatural as one gets.” Stratos, how do you say these things with a straight face?

She might get Felix to admit he doesn’t do element-specific wards? Or that Stratos is far, far superior in Alteration magic? There’s a reason Felix is so good at cozying up to people… as literally as he can make it.

“Indeed?” He raises his eyebrows, opens his mouth, and- there! Five minutes in, he’s already having to refrain from the lies. “…I’m pleased she found it memorable. And I gather you’ve been striving to feed the entirety of the Nexus at once.”

[brave_heart_verity]

So responsible.

"Is it?" She hums softly, and will be thinking about it. It's not the sort of thing she's thought much about before and she doesn't know yet if she agrees or not.

Oh Felix, you're not going to make her ask Stratos for lessons, are you? Wait, no, she can ask Shade-Seeker.

"I helped with her hair," she explains. So she knew in advance, isn't Stratos just the lucky boy? "Only the nice people. You should have come, it was a lot of fun."