outside the dorms | late morning | saturday | 19 december

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Jonas hadn't seen snow since leaving the Community. Even then, he'd been more concerned about the damaging effects the extreme weather was having on himself and Gabe rather than just enjoying it. Today, though, he had no such concerns. He'd managed to get through a semester of school on his own, without completely breaking down, and it was almost like the snow was his reward.

He was standing there, a few steps away from the dorms, hands stuck in his pockets and face upturned, letting the light flakes hit his face and stick to his jacket. With the vague memories he still had, he remembered snow making everything sound so quiet and still. He remembered it being wet and making your cheeks pink.

Despite nearly losing his life and nearly watching Gabe die to due extremely cold conditions, Jonas found that he still liked snow. And, with no consideration to the cold, thought just walking around outside the dorms and enjoying it was a nice way to pass the morning.

[the weather channel says there's snow so there's snow! open post, of course!]

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"Yes, I'm going soft it appears," she told him. Which'd be why she'd not noticed him hiding sommat.

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And that just made it easier to get to his feet, tighten his grip on her hand and play the villain by trying to shove the snow down the back of her collar.

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She did not squeal. A Dog did not squeal even if that was sarden cold. And then it was instinct, tugging on his arm and hooking her foot behind his to make him loose his balance.

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Jonas did make a sound of surprise and found himself flat on his back, in the snow and looking up at her before he even knew what happened. With the snow breaking the fall and with it being so cold, all Jonas found he could do was laugh a little.

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"See if I help you up now," she told him, grabbing another handful of snow and tossing it at his head.

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"It seemed like a smart, sly decision," he said, spitting snow and trying to brush it out of his eyes. "I thought you'd be proud of the decision!"

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"I've not said I'm not," she snickered, looking rather smug as she glanced down at him. "I'm just showing you what happens when you try to be sly at a Dog."

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"What if I can't get up now?" he asked, kicking some snow at her with a foot and laughing. "I'll be stuck here."

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"Guess you'll grow in a Jonas-icicle," she teased, kicking snow right back at him. She had the better angle.

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"That can't really happen, can it?" Jonas asked, pushing himself into a sitting position.

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She considered it for an instant. "I'd throw a blanket over you sooner or later," she allowed.

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"Would it be a nice blanket?" he asked, very slowly making his way back to his feet, careful not to slip and end up on his back again.

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"It'd be a warm one," she said, which was all that mattered. She sighed and reached for his hand again.

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Jonas eyed the hand and gave her a small smile. "You're trusting me now?"

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"No," she told him lightly, "but I'll rub snow in your hair if you try it again."

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"I'll try to restrain myself," he said, taking her hand again and getting back to his feet. The only snow that he got on her was when he brushed himself off and stomped his feet to dislodge snow from his boots.

"Thank you," he added after a moment. "I feel like you should end up in the snow now, though."

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She snorted. "I'll end up in snow if you'll get me there," she said. It sounded like a challenge.

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"You won't end up there if I ask nicely?" he asked, half smiling. "Really nicely?"

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She shook her head. "No, I'll not make it that easy on you," she told him. She proved it too, reaching down for another snowball to throw him again.

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Jonas saw that coming and managed to turn enough so that he'd only take the snowball to his back. It didn't put him in any kind of position to get a snowball of his own so he tried just to kick it up at her with his feet.

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She laughed. "We'll both be soaked like this," she warned him. Not that she cared.

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"You started it," he accused lightly, trying to pick up an armful of snow so he could toss it all at her at once.

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Beka was laughing as she turned away, trying to avoid getting a face full of snow. "It seemed a shame not to show you," she told him and she grabbed a handful of snow and tried to get close enough to push it down his collar.

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"Oh, that's cold that's cold that's cold," Jonas said, hopping away from her and trying to yank his shirt collar away from his skin so it wouldn't be so cold. "Oh, wow, that's so cold!"

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She should feel sorry. She should, but instead she was giggling like a looby. "Did you expect aught else?" she teased.