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.))
bestdadinamestris: (Determined face)

[personal profile] bestdadinamestris 2016-02-14 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
The place isn't big enough to require a second thorough search. If Natasha says there's not a way to heat the place, then Hughes will believe her. He grumbles in response, though.

"So it's either brave going back out or freeze to death? I'm not sure I like either option." He hasn't completely given up yet, which is obvious by his pulling out the two fire blankets he found with the suppression kit by the ovens. One is offered to Nat before he pulls the second around himself.

"Maybe we can break through into another business? Maybe one of them will have enough material to start a small fire?" Where the hell is Roy when Hughes needs him? Really.
red_room: (Do not want)

[personal profile] red_room 2016-02-15 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"This is hardly the worst place I've had to wait out a storm." Natasha points out, but that doesn't mean it's going to be altogether pleasant. She wraps the second blanket around herself and positions herself so they're standing back to back, Natasha leaning into him slightly to catch some heat between them.

"We hardly want to go around damaging someone's property by lighting fires unless absolutely necessary. Get a bowl and gather some clean snow? Let it melt down and we'll have water at least. Just in case this isn't a short hold here..."
bestdadinamestris: (Determined face)

[personal profile] bestdadinamestris 2016-02-16 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Good idea." It means pulling himself away from Nat's warmth, but making sure they have some fresh water is probably a good idea, too. Hughes is quick about the work, grabbing a plastic bowl from one of the cabinets and keeping the door open for less than two seconds while filling said bowl with snow. It's still cold as hell, but at least he didn't have trouble opening or closing the door against the storm. He places the filled bowl on the counter before stepping back to back with Nat again.

"Any other ideas that'll get us through this storm?"
red_room: (Can I put you on hold?)

[personal profile] red_room 2016-02-17 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Don't move. And don't make this weird." Natasha runs her hands briskly up and down his arms, trying to get Hughes warm after his excursion outside, no matter how brief.

"We'll want to hole up as far away from the windows and doors as possible, try to stay as warm as we can. I'm hoping this blows over somewhat quickly..."