The Great Snow Fight of 2019

[fistsofchange]

Who: Everyone
What: People pack snow into little balls and throw them at each other
When: January 30st and probably on and off for a couple of days after
Where: The grounds outside Keystone
Warnings: The weather outside is frightful

There's...not always a lot to do around Keystone Station. Sure there's books and video games and movies but for someone like Lin, who gets antsy when she's cooped up inside for too long, that only holds her attention for so long.

And then it started snowing.

There's only one thing to do about that.

-1-

It was quiet out. Maybe...TOO quiet.

All of the sudden, snowballs started flying out of the gloom, often from strange directions (like directly overhead.). It was followed by the sound of Lin's laughter. Someone's trying to start some shit.

Sure, she COULD have just invited everyone outside and told them, but this seemed more fun.

-2-

After a while, word got around and more people started getting into the spirit of it. Now it's not hunt and ambush so much as just a ton of people in a big confusing melee. Forts have been built. Tenuous alliances have been made. Factions are betraying each other at the drop of a hat, and everything is chaos.

Truly, war is hell.

-3-

This is the prompt for people who have had enough snow fighting for now and are huddled together in the kitchen, where a big ol' pot full of spiced cider is gently simmering on the stovetop making the room nice and warm and also making it smell amazing.

[OOC: Prompt 1 is obviously more focused on Lin specifically, but feel free to use the other 2 for general mingling!

Comments

[burninglight]

You could just get better aim and not resort to something absurd.

[motherfucking_ghost]

[His steady approach is now faster and boy you best warp out of the way cuz these arms are meant for throwing snow!!!]

[burninglight]

Wh--oh, come on--

[This was apparently the wrong time to call a bluff, because Ardyn phased half a second too late and ended up covered in an entire bucket's worth of snow.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

You dumbass. [He means it with the utmost affection.] You just stood there and watched.

[burninglight]

I didn't think you would actually--ohfuckingShivait'sinmyshirt--

[This is his life now, this is how he dies. Again.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

You know me! You know-- [He bends over, hands on his knees, because holy shit watching Ardyn dance the 'SNOW IN MY SHIRT' dance is the most hilarious thing he's seen in a while.] You--you're--

[burninglight]

[savor this moment because he is sure wiggling like there is no tomorrow]

Why are you like this?!

[motherfucking_ghost]

You doubted me, you stupid asshole!

[burninglight]

You dumped a bucket of snow on me!

[motherfucking_ghost]

You were making fun of my snowballs!

[burninglight]

You couldn't hit a kujata even were it standing right in front of you!

[motherfucking_ghost]

[Once he's got more air, he's gonna start reloading.] And you wonder why I threw a bucket of snow at you!

[burninglight]

You could also just learn to aim!

[you're both children]

[motherfucking_ghost]

You're just mad that I got you!

[burninglight]

I most certainly am not!

[yes he is]

[motherfucking_ghost]

I'm just that good at thinking outside the box! [Here comes another bucket chuck.]

[burninglight]

[That’s what you think, because Ardyn’s deploying his secret weapon.]

[WARP-TACKLE]

[motherfucking_ghost]

Wha-oof! [aaaand into the snow they both go]

You crazy bastard!

[burninglight]

You’re damn right I am. You just noticed?

[motherfucking_ghost]

You know this puts you in a precarious position, right?

[burninglight]

...Wait, what?

[motherfucking_ghost]

[whap, that's a handful of snow smooshed against your head]

Can't miss when you're right on top of me!

[burninglight]

WHY.

[thisis your life now. forever.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

Hold on hold on. Lemmie fix this.

[whap from the other side]

There, now that's more evened up.

[founderinglight]

[distantly there is the sound of your brother stopping to laugh his ass off and immediately getting hit in the side of his head by Lin or somebody

Worth it.]