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Jack Frost ([personal profile] wintershepherd) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2013-03-07 08:05 pm

[OPEN EVENT] Weekend Winter Wonderland

Characters: All?
Date: March 8th-11th
Location: All of Keeliai
Situation: It's been a stressful month thus far for a lot of people, but Jack is determined to Make All The Happy and decides he needs to get back to his wintery roots by giving the city a proper snowing.
Warnings/Rating: People high on snow glitter?
NOTES: Actionspam OR prose, whatever is preferred! (Settings were just easier to prose.) Make your own thread headers if none of these suit! ♥



Jack had spent the last three hours balanced motionlessly on the top of a flagpole, head tilted back as he listened to the wind and the sound of the city below. Where is Winter? it asked. I'm here! the spirit replied, but he knew it didn't mean his physical presence. He'd had too much on his mind and too much in his heart and in that sense he had indeed been absent these last few weeks.

Eyes closed and thoughtlessly trusting, he tipped forward into open air, letting the wind catch him and hurl him upward into the misty cloud cover that scudded across the stars tonight. At his touch they thickened, fat and pale grey against the indigo backdrop and Jack swirled them up, the motions so ingrained in him they felt just like breathing. In the small hours of the morning snowflakes began to fall on the sleeping city, specks at first but then quickly becoming heavier.

Now with a fresh canvas to work with, Jack was really in his element. He could never have done something like this back home, not anywhere in his world. It would have been too strange, too inexplicable, drawn too much attention. But here on the turtle, things were different. There wasn't really a semblance of normal and Jack poured his imagination and heart into the things he wanted most to share, and from the snow rose gleaming swirls of snow and blue light, forming things of exceptional detail and delight.

By the time the sun rose, a solid three feet of the snow had blanketed the city, glistening and crisp and Jack went rocketing down the streets, rapping on doors and windows to leave spirals of frost on every surface.

"Whooohoo! Snow day! Get up sleepyheads, everyone come out and play!"


THREAD STARTERS
Ice Skating | Snowball Battle | Sledding Hill | Ice Cityscapes | Kids Playground | OOC Plot Post
kelpful: (brooooooo)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-09 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
My point-- [he tugs her up the last few steps] --is that it's going to be awesome. [There was actually a marked lack of awesome in the love tunnel, but whatever.

He gestures at one of the sleds]
Come on.
sophos: (pic#5821608)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-09 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
[She doesn't move to sit on it, though there's a genuine smile creeping onto her face.]

You sound pretty sure of this fact, considering how the Love Tunnel turned out. How many times have you gone by now?
kelpful: (what can you do)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-09 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, we survived, right? [He shakes his head] I haven't. I've been helping the kids.
Edited 2013-03-09 07:25 (UTC)
sophos: (pic#4324822)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-09 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
Survived really isn't the best standard. [There's a slight eyeroll, but then it sort of... turns into a quiet smile. Because of course he would have. That really shouldn't be as endearing as it is. She sighs a little.]

Fine. [And she makes to sit in the sled, scooting up to make sure there's room behind her.]
kelpful: (08)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-09 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Percy's not too sure what he said to get that smile out of her, but he's definitely not about to question it. Especially not when she's getting on the sled.

He drops in behind her, wrapping one arm around her waist]
Ready?
sophos: (pic#4369125)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-09 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[They haven't even started, but she's preemptively grinning. She wriggles more comfortably once he's in, grabbing the edges of the sled with her hands.] Waiting on you.
kelpful: (hay gurl hay)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-09 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He laughs then, because she's really...cute. He values his life, though, so he doesn't mention that.] On three, then. One...two... [And then he pushes of with all his strength (a fair amount, if he does say so himself), because Percy can be kind of a troll sometimes.

He lets out a whoops of exhilaration as they plummet down the side of the hill. The last time he did this, he'd been on a serving tray with two gorgons at his back. Comparing the two, he'd definitely say that this trip came out on top, but it was missing a little something.

more speed. Percy reaches out to the ice. It's harder to manage when he's the one screaming down the slope, but he still manages to give them another boost. They're heading towards the snow bank full tilt, and Percy really hopes Jack made it as soft as it looks.]
sophos: (pic#5322599)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-09 08:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Her grin turns into a smile turns into a laugh as they fly down the hill, and she has to hand it to him - it is pretty fun.]

[Then he's making it go faster and her laugh turns into a short shriek, but one of enjoyment above anything else. She sort of half leans back against him, still laughing as one of her hands flies to rest on his arm at her waist.]

[The sled hits some ice at just the right angle, sending them airborn. Annabeth realizes what's about to happen a moment before it does; they fall out of the sled, and she gets a mouthful of snow.]
kelpful: (hay gurl hay)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-09 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Adrenaline thrums through him, and it's almost like being in the middle of battle except with a 99% less chance of death, which is something Percy can approve of. He also approves of the way Annabeth laughs, and holds her a little tighter as she leans back against him.


And then they're airborn, and Percy is forced to reconsider his opinions on flight, because this is awesome. He makes sure to let go of Annabeth before they hit the snow, not wanting to crush her or anything.

He hits the bank face first and comes up laughing and spitting snow, looking around for Annabeth. Even the sensation of falling can't ruin his rush right now]
sophos: (pic#4324825)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-09 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[At the top of the hill, some of the kedan kids have started yelling and cheering down at them, whooping and applauding.]

[Annabeth rolls over on her back, laughing all the while and wiping some of the snow from her face. She didn't land too far from Percy, so she spots him right away, sitting up on her elbows and still swept up in laughing as she beams at him, snow chunks caught in her curls.]
Edited 2013-03-09 19:14 (UTC)
kelpful: (:B)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-09 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Still laughing, Percy waves at the kids cheering for them . The ice and snow have kind of taken a liking to him, so he looks a little bit like the Abominable Snowman as he rolls his way over to Annabeth.

Seeing her covered in snow and laughing like that, something expands in his chest until he thinks he might be in danger of exploding. He flops on his back near her, breathless.]
Better than the Love Tunnel, right? [He can't stop grinning]
sophos: (pic#4369096)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-09 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[She turns her head to look at him when he flops, dropping her elbows to fall on her back again.] Much better. Compliments as they're due, Seaweed Brain.

[But of course she notices how everything's clinging to him, and she's giggling to herself over it.] You've got a little snow, well - [Everywhere. And she makes a sweeping gesture at his whole self, grinning.]
kelpful: (pic#5828238)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-10 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Their epic jump took them far enough out of the way that they're not in danger of being slammed into any time soon. Percy blinks down at himself] I don't know what you're talking about. [He makes a sweeping motion in front of himself and then points at Annabeth. The snow accordingly jumps ship. And maybe pushes her back a little bit, because he's still terrible with ice]

Oops.
sophos: (pic#4369130)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-10 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
[She sees what he's doing a second too late, and there's half a scramble away before she gets covered in the snow, with a surprise amount of pushback. She sputters for a second before shrieking.]

Percy! [Her hand fists into the snow beside her, and she grabs a chunk, hurling it at his face, all in one swift motion.]
kelpful: (hurr yay)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-11 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[He could have used his powers to at least avoid the ice, but it's no fun that way. He trips back instead, still getting a faceful of snow as he scoops up a handful of his own to lob it back at her]

White looks good on you!
sophos: (pic#4369122)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-12 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[There's another short shriek that becomes a laugh as it hits her.]

I'll make it look good on you! [And then she's up on her knees, making another snowball, because hey, it makes for better aim.]

No power allowed! [She orders, throwing another at his chest this time, smirking a little.]
kelpful: (:B)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-12 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Percy grins, floundering around in the snow. He's on the verge of using the water to form something to stand on when she orders him not to use his powers. He holds his hands up (like that means anything) and then promptly drops to his knees to make another snowball]

Oh no, I'm so scared. [There is something about his tone that suggest he may not, in fact, be scared]
sophos: (pic#4583194)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-12 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[There's no telling if he'll stick to that, but she's too busy rolling up another (large) snowball to hurl at his face.]

You will be. [And there's that challenge accepted intensity he should probably recognize by now when she looks at him, even if she's still smiling through it.]

[Then she throws two snowballs in a row, because she made a second one unnoticed.]
kelpful: (oh i see)

[personal profile] kelpful 2013-03-14 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[He ducks the first one - just barely, she's faster than him - and catches the second one right in the face] Come on, that's not fair! [He tries tossing another volley back at her, but probably misses]
sophos: (pic#4324816)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-03-14 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
[The collision to his face gets a victorious laugh out of her.] It's totally fair!

[Though yeah, she dives over into the snow to avoid his snowball, throwing another of her own from the ground.]