Hacking #05: Cold days

[technologic]

Characters: April and anyone else!
Setting: Floor 13, Floor 32 and Floor 1.
Format: Brackets to start with, but I can match you!
Summary: In which April is a bit of a grump about the cold, but also kinda glees and plays about in the snow. And also makes food.

[Floor 13]
[With how cold it was getting lately, April really needed to have something more warm to wear. Her trenchcoat was good at keeping her warm most of the time, but she definitely needed more than that. Which is why she's sitting in the workshop and attempting to make a scarf. Except she isn't too good with a needle, due to how she keeps stabbing herself.]

Ow! Ugh, dammit... Stupid cold... [Doesn't stop her from continuing to try to make one though. Despite how she keeps stabbing herself with a needle.]

[Floor 32]
[April had only really wandered to this floor to get some food. But when she sees the snow falling, she really, really can't resist going to play around in it for a while. It never snowed back home, which is why she's gonna make the most of it now.

So anyone that ventures to this floor will find one April attempting to build a snowman. And failing a bit as she tries to keep it from falling over.]

[Floor 1]
[And once she does finally get around to hunting for food, she can later be found cooking in the cafeteria. It seems like she was able to catch an animal of some kind, since there's some meat cooking on top of the stove, and thanks to having stored some of it away a while ago, she's sipping on tea of some kind as she cooks. She's glad that they can have hot water, at least. And right now, having some kind of hot food sounds good too. And April would be happy to share, if anyone asks.]

Comments

Floor 32

[always_lies]

[Azula was on her way to another floor when she spied someone playing in the snow.

It never seemed to snow much in the Fire Nation, and her travels hadn't taken her very far to either pole. It was almost fascinating watching it on the outside levels, but when she spied someone actually playing in it, it made her pause.

The snow crunched under her boots as she tried to nonchalantly head over to the small wood to see what was there, even though she was terrible at hunting her own food.

She had no real excuse to be there except to see what April was building.]

[technologic]

[April notes that someone else is here on the floor, but right now she was focusing on getting her snowman right. And getting it to actually stand up.

It takes a few moments of shifting and packing more snow onto it before it actually stays upright. So when it does, April gives a little 'Ha!' of triumph, before she goes looking for stones for it's eyes and sticks for arms.]

[always_lies]

[What... exactly was it? Azula tilts her head and came a bit closer, examining the snowman while April was away.

Slowly, carefully, she pokes it.]

[technologic]

[The the snowman just continues to stand there; April did pack in a lot of snow to make sure he stayed up.

Though April quickly wanders back with her rocks and sticks, and blinks over at Azula.] ... Is something wrong?

[always_lies]

[Azula takes a step back and shakes her head.]

I was just wondering what you hoped to accomplish... what is it supposed to be?

[technologic]

It's something called a 'snowman'. I read that you can build these out of the snow, and since this is the first time I've actually seen snow, I thought I would give it a try.

[always_lies]

[A snowman. Hm. Seems simple enough.]

I've never had time to build things out of snow.

[She's looking thoughtful.]

[technologic]

Well, you've got time now, if you want to give it a shot.

[always_lies]

[Azula contemplated this for a moment, but intrigued, she walked over to some untouched snow and picked up a handful.

Maybe she had an idea of what she could build...

Planning a strategy, she experimented with the snow, using a tiny bit of fire bending to partially melt it and let it refreeze.]

Excellent.

[And then, she got to work.]

[technologic]

[The fire bending gets a curious look from April, but it only lasts a moment before she goes over to give her snowman eyes and arms. Though she can't resist occasionally looking over at what Azula is doing.]

[always_lies]

[The snow-creature takes form, first vaguely, and then with more detail as Azula learns how to manipulate the snow better with fire.

It's starting to look like a long bodied dragon, complete with icicle horns and spikes.]