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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

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-13 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ He does have better control than that, c'mon now. Though there is a moment where he kind of lunges to one side because he's stopping himself from zipping off. He gets pelted here and there, but- he's returning as good as he's getting. ]

Going for the speedster's legs? For shaaaaame. You're despicable. [ And he's laughing anyway. ]
imaginate: ([ion] no problemo)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-13 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I'm just targeting my opponent's weak points! [Kyle is being pelted too, but he's enjoying it too much to really care. And beginning to wish he really did have his battery, so that it could be - ah, more epic.

As he gets down to his last snowball, he dives behind the fort and starts to make another quick pile.]

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-13 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Eh- fine. All's fair in food and snowball fights. [ Wally's pile is dwindling as well. He didn't think to make himself some grand cover, so he's still pretty vulnerable as he goes to make his ammunition. ]

Just remember- foods's sacred, so just don't mess with it! [ This one has priorities. ]
imaginate: ([lantern] my villainous plan)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-13 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Kyle throws a wild snowball at him before ducking back down quickly to stockpile.] Dude! Food's off-limits. So are music records. And my Starfire poster!

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-13 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ And that one ended up hitting him right on the keester- sending him sprawling back against the ground.

...

He's going down in a flurry.
]

Who's Starfire, your girlfriend or somethin'? [ Snicker as he got back up and flicked an occasional glance over for more snowballs. ]
imaginate: ([kyle] okay??)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-13 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
N- [That actually stops him and he glances over the top of his small fort curiously.] She doesn't exist in your world? That's a real shame.

[For Dick more for the rest of them, really.]

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-13 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ The tone of that gets to him. He looks over and catches Kyle's glance. Another one of those alternate universe things? Hm... ]

Who knows- maybe she's off sometime in our future, huh? [ And just to break that moment of... not awkwardness, but uncanniness, he lobs a snowball over in Kyle's direction. He's not aiming to hit this time either, just to knock him out of that thought. ]
imaginate: (kyle ☇ memories)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-13 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
She'd better be. [There was no Garth or Donna on their team either, as far as Kyle knew. And Roy sounded very different.

He sees it for what it is and moves a little closer to where it's going to hit on his fort, so that it showers him with snow upon impact. Before he lobs one back, he calls out:]
Say, does your world have a Dr. Ray Palmer?

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-13 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ Huh, with the way he was talking about her, she must be someone important, Wally figures. He is a little slower in his snowball making, though.

That name pings him, though, and he looks up.
]

Oh yeah! That's the molecular physicist at Ivy University! I've looked into some of his stuff before.
imaginate: ([lantern] gotta draw)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-13 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[He perks up. Oh good, Wally still does SCIENCE.] How's his work on alternate universes coming? The one in our world has made some pretty solid headway.

[Kyle's not worried whether he'll be able to go, but that he might not be able to come back. He honestly didn't know how that would affect their world. If there was already a Kyle Rayner there, it was the mother of all bad ideas.]

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-13 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
Ah- [ He can only imagine what that meant, but sadly, it's not ringing any bells for him. He shakes his head. ]

I haven't seen anything on that. Might be he's keeping it top secret or something. [ To be very honest, Wally was hoping he was, though, and that it could be useful. He's already liking Kyle. This Kyle, and he wouldn't like the separation that'd come if they left here. ]

I'll have to keep my ears open when I get back home. [ If. His next throw's a little lazy, so it doesn't quite make it all the way. ]
imaginate: ([lantern] missed a spot)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-13 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
It is sensitive research. [He's offering a theory. Hey, it's Ray Palmer. No way he doesn't have some idea about the subject.

And then Kyle corrects Wally instinctively:]
When you get home.

[He falls silent. Dick and Zatanna had expressed sadness at the thought of being separated from him, too, was it possible Wally was already sharing their sentiment?

His train of thought is cut short by the snowball landing. Kyle eyes where it hit. He smirks.]
Getting sloppy.

[So to take his friend's mind off the subject, he flicks one over, aiming for the chest.]

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-13 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That's enough to get Wally to stagger back, snapping out of his little slump right there. Man was that snow cold. It does its job, though, and after the initial shock, Wally has that look in his eyes again. He grabs another snowball. ]

Lucky shot. [ And there he goes, sending it flying at the brunet. ]
imaginate: ([kyle] laughing)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-14 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[It hits Kyle's ear and he looks grumpily at Wally for a second.] Oh, you are going down, Wallster!

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-16 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ He just gives the most innocent smile at that. ]

I'm waaiiiting. Considered saying uncle, yet?
imaginate: ([ion] brightest day)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-16 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[In reply, Kyle tosses snowballs at him in rapid succession.]

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-16 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ And of course, getting what he asked for all of a sudden, Wally screams a little and goes into a bit of a panic. A couple of them hit him before he manages to duck and lob a few back. He's holding back severely, though, not wanting to risk losing control of his speed. ]
imaginate: ([kyle] focus)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-16 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Kyle finishes his stockpile and dusts some of the snow off himself before he looks around, and then mischievously at Wally.] Okay, last round, with powers. Loser buys dinner.

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-17 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ He looks down at his... modest little pile and looks back to Kyle. ]

Powers? Alright. Hope you have enough cash.~ [ He sets himself up next to his pile and grabs for two snowballs. ]

Okay.... Ready.... SETGO. [ Okay, not fair, but he starts chucking them in rapid succession. ]
imaginate: ([kyle] hey there)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-17 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Kyle doesn't even have time to react before the wall of snowballs hits him and he falls flat on his back, ending up awkwardly buried in the snow fort.

Brushing it out of his hair, he glares, but it's all fondness. Then, small green arms - each hand with a snowball - pop out of the now-destroyed fort. Kyle takes aim.

Here they come.]

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-27 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh crud. Wally's eyes widen as he sees those green arms and he hurries to grab more snowballs, but he has only two left.

He looks back with a worried look.
]

... Nnnnnn.

[ Wally grabs for the those two, chucks them, and prays to the forces of science that Kyle's aim is off. ]
imaginate: ([lantern] roped in)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-27 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[The thing about years of practice, as well as being taught archery by two of the best marksmen on Earth? You rarely, if ever, miss.

Whoops.

Kyle approaches, carefully, knowing there might be last minute shots.]
So, I get to pick the restaurant?

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-03-29 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, that pretty much results in Wally getting buried. He groans as he get off the ground and shakes off a bunch of snow like a dog or something. ]

Yeah, yeah. [ He gets to his feet and finishes brushing off the snow from his clothing. ]
imaginate: ([lantern] :O)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-03-29 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Kyle claps him on the shoulder and ruffles his hair.] Tell you what, buddy. You get a free pass this time, but I will claim my prize eventually.

[personal profile] sciencewhizard 2013-04-13 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ The speedster stumbles just a bit after the clap to his shoulder and bristles under the hair ruffle, but he can't resist grinning. Just a bit. ]

Oh, I guess I'll be waiting with bated breath, then...

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