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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
backwordscompatible: (but if you need a few, I'd be happy to make custom new ones upon request) (Is that an order?)

[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2013-03-12 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
It could be a challenge. That hadn't been her original intention--she genuinely thought a lack of blades would hinder his ability to maneuver over the ice--but when he grinned at her like that, it was impossible not to go along with whatever he suggested.

"Alright then, Frosty. Show me what you've got."
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[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2013-03-13 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
She kept his eyes mostly focused on his, breaking contact only to check to be sure her balance was still there. Her legs went stiff when he began to pull her. He was fast. A lot faster than she would have expected.

"Waiting on you."
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[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2013-03-13 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
She inhaled sharply at the turn, biting back the urge to squeal. Her eyes snapped shut, but only for a moment; no way she was missing this. By the time she'd managed to suppress her natural instincts to the movement, he was pushing her backwards.

For a split second, there was maybe an inch of space between them. Then she used her own strength to push herself a little further before they crashed into one another. Falling tended to hurt twice as much when there were two people involved.

"Not bad," she remarked through the waves of hair flying all around her face. She wanted to push them back, but couldn't risk letting go of his hand. "You've been practicing."
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[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2013-03-14 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
It was meant to be a compliment. Maybe. But the reminder of how long he had been alone...her shoulders slumped.

"Well, you're getting the chance now." No. No sad. This was supposed to be fun; in an effort to lighten the mood, she trusted Jack's support enough to let go with one hand, lightly twirling around once as they continued gliding. It wasn't quite as graceful as on the dance floor, but it was good enough. "I disagree about the flying part, though. It's still way different than this."
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[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2013-03-17 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't say a lot of time. Levitation spells can be a bit exhausting if I use them too often. But, yeah, I do like to go flying every now and again."

Though, lately, it seemed she was only doing it to search for people. Usually on rooftops. Always with the rooftops.
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[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2013-03-17 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Another fake date, huh? Sounds like fun."

She'd never flown by anything other than her own power before. As long as she still had her magic as a safety cushion just in case...well, hey, she'd try anything once.

They made it all way to the edge of the frozen surface, so Zatanna had to lean a little to one side, guiding them into a relatively steady U-turn. This took them roughly back in the same direction they'd just come from.