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

[alephbet]

[Blink blink.] It's for me?

[technologic]

Yep. I was going to wait until that Christmas or whatever thingy, but it's too cold to wait and I can always make something else later.

[alephbet]

Thank you... I don't know what to say.

[Embarrassed, he ducks his head.]

[technologic]

[April is just confused when he ducks his head down, and she tilts her head slightly.]

You don't have to say anything... But, um, what's wrong?

[alephbet]

I haven't gotten many gifts before.

[technologic]

Seriously? Huh, I would've thought that with all the things you do for people, you would have gotten a lot of gifts...

[alephbet]

I get rewards for doing things. "Thanks for clearing out a demon, here's some money."

[technologic]

But no actual gifts?

[alephbet]

[He shakes his head.]

[technologic]

[A frown.] ... When's your birthday?

[alephbet]

I don't know.

[technologic]

... Wait, really?

[alephbet]

I don't think anyone cared that much about it.

[technologic]

Then we'll think up a birthday for you! [Think, think.] Let's see... Probably not this month since it's Jason month and who knows what'll happen... What about next month?

[alephbet]

That sounds like it could be nice.

[technologic]

Okay, so January thhheee... What date would you want it to be on?

[alephbet]

...twelve?

[technologic]

Right! January the 12th, that's your birthday now, okay?

[alephbet]

Thank you, April. This means a lot to me.

[technologic]

It's nothing. Everyone should have a birthday, right?

[alephbet]

Right. Even if you don't know when your real one is.

[technologic]

Exactly! So, here. [She'll just hand the scarf to him.] You can think of that as an early Chirstmas and really early birthday present.

[alephbet]

Thank you.

[He wraps it around his neck.]

I'll cherish it.

[technologic]

[She gives him a small, sheepish smile.] Ah, um, you're welcome... And here, there's even pockets on it for your hands.

[Motions to said pockets on the ends of the scarf.]

[alephbet]

Thank you. I didn't know scarves had pockets. [Hiroko's didn't, although they were ridiculously long.]