Around The Deck, Sunday Afternoon [2.13]

[icecoldfrost]

SOMEHOW Emma seemed to have found a large pile of snow beside the deck. Perhaps it had been pushed there by a plow, or created by a snow-fairy (or mutant). Either way, it was perfect for making snowmen, a fort, and/or a snowball fight.

"Right," Emma said, looking over her assorted charges. She'd make a quick handwavey trip to T&C to ensure everyone had appropriate cold-weather gear. "Remember, hats and coats stay on - I know it's warm, but it's not THAT warm - and no putting snow down another child's coat. I will place you in telepathic time-out if I catch you."

She brushed more snow off a chair on the deck, and threw a towel down before taking a seat. "Now go to it."

[OOC: OPEN SNOWPILE IS OPEN! ALL CHILDREN (AND PARENTS) WELCOME!]

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[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

Henry kept trying to take off his mittens, because he didn't need them, really, but he didn't want Auntie Emma to be mad at him.

"Do I really gotta wear all this?" he whined at her.

[icecoldfrost]

"Are you going to get frostbite?" she asked, reasonably. She wasn't just going assume he had his father's particular 'talent.'

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

Henry fidgeted. "Noooo?"

<< I'm like Daddy but s'secret, >> he added. Way easier than whispering.

[icecoldfrost]

<<Then you can take your mittens off, but the hat and coat stay on,>> she decided. <<We don't want you getting your clothes and hair all wet.>>

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

Henry gleefully pulled his mittens off, because it was so much easier to make snowmen when you had fingers. "Yay! What kinda snowperson are we gonna make, Auntie Emma?" he asked.

[icecoldfrost]

"How about a snow Uncle Hank?" she suggested, coming over by him. "We can use sticks to make his hair funny, and little rocks for teeth."

[gonnabeemperor.livejournal.com]

Chak had sort of wandered off while he was out with his mom this afternoon, and it hadn't quite occurred to him yet that she might be worried about where he was. (Though Jaina wasn't that far behind him, because you better believe she knew where he was at all times, she was not her mother.) This was especially true when he saw the snow.

"Astral!" he decided. "What are you playing?"

[liliceflakes.livejournal.com]

"And then we can show Daddy?" he checked, because Daddy would like that and maybe they could take pictures and show the real Uncle Hank.

[icecoldfrost]

"Whatever you want to play," Emma said with a shrug. "Henry and I are working on a snowman, but there's plenty to make a fort or something else, or make snowangels."

[gonnabeemperor.livejournal.com]

His eyes went wide at hearing the magic word. "I like the fort," he said, already looking for a good spot for it, somewhere easily defendable. Yes, he thought like this. Thanks, Jag. "You want to name it?"

[icecoldfrost]

"Of course we'll show your Daddy," Emma answered. "And anyone else who would know Hank. They'll think it's wonderful."

It should be noted that Emma had no artistic ability whatsoever, so it was up in the air if it actually turned out looking like Hank.

[icecoldfrost]

"Let's see...Fort Fandom is boring," she mused, thinking aloud. "How about what you said first? Fort Astral?"

[gonnabeemperor.livejournal.com]

Chak thought about this for a moment. "Enemies wouldn't want to attack Fort Astral, because it's right there in the name. I like it," he smiled. "Thanks! What's your name?"

[icecoldfrost]

"I'm Emma, darling," she said, dusting off her mittens and offering him a hand to shake. "What's your name?"

[gonnabeemperor.livejournal.com]

He liked her. He didn't get a lot of handshaking introductions yet. He took her hand to shake it and said, "I'm Chak, it's nice to meet you. You have a good handshake."

He actually had nothing to base this on, but that seemed like a thing to say.

[icecoldfrost]

"Why thank you, Chak, and it's very nice to meet you too," she laughed. "So what sort of features are we putting in Fort Astral?"

[gonnabeemperor.livejournal.com]

He bit his lip as he thought, looking very serious. "It needs outlook posts. And secret tunnels so you can sneak out and attack the enemies. And guards but I don't think you can make those out of snow and be realistic."

[glacial-kidlets.livejournal.com]

For children raised in Glacia, the weather today was considered perfectly fine to play in--almost balmy, really. So once they had been appropriately bundled up, they tumbled outside like puppies happy to play with Auntie Emma in the snow.

Even if Della had never met or heard of Auntie Emma before in her life. Aunt-Lady Karla had said she was a friend and that was good enough for Della. Though she was still a little shy and reserved. That was just her though.

So as Nommy and Kayla went and flung themselves into the snow, Della inched forward and asked, "Do you mind if we play here? I will help keep the other two out of mischief."

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"Yup!" Nommy replied. He lived in Glacia. You were Never S'posed to Take Chances With Weather. You could get all sorts of frostbite and have Mommy, Auntie Raven, and Auntie J yell at you.

"How big can we make the snowman?" he asked. "Like, just a little big? Or super-big?"

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"Astral?" Kayla perked up. "I know that word! My Mommy uses it sometimes."

[icecoldfrost]

"How about as big as me?" Emma suggested. "Any taller than that, and we can't decorate them easily."

[icecoldfrost]

"You could start here and dig into the snow," Emma said, pointing to a smaller-shaped mound. "That can be the entrance, and I bet we can find people to help dig down the middle."

[icecoldfrost]

"That's fine," Emma replied, glancing at Della. "Do you want to make some snow angels?"

[gonnabeemperor.livejournal.com]

"I think you're right," he said. "You're good at building forts."

[wingedwitchling.livejournal.com]

"I can! I can!" Nommy said jumping up into the air and fluttering around a bit. "I can reach very high!"