Twenty-Seven Spools of Thread-[Action]

[so_shik]

[Thanks to the help of one Minato Arisato, the front of All Passions is now decorated with a bunch of garland and fake snowflakes and such. Sitting on the porch is a large tree (where Shiki got it from...don't ask) decorated with brightly-colored ornaments and standing on her ladder is Shiki herself.

Today's she's busy hanging up a new sign in the front window.

Now taking special orders for Christmas.

Dare you say anything?]

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[so_shik]

[Hops off the porch ready to follow him. Lead the way, big bro.]

[emp3thy]

[He meanders towards the edge of the village once she starts to follow. It's a nice day, even though it's snowy.... although walking through town these days isn't much better than walking through a field. He misses snowplows.]

[so_shik]

[Happily following right behind him, never mind the fact that it's hard to walk in the snow.] Wonder how much snow we're going to get.

[emp3thy]

It started early...

[so_shik]

Yeah...and it's not like there're people around to get rid of it, either.

[emp3thy]

Let's hope we're not snowed in.

[so_shik]

You don't think that would really happen, do you?

[emp3thy]

It's not melting.

[so_shik]

...true.

[emp3thy]

I'll shovel you out.

[so_shik]

[...lol. Oh Minato.] I'll hold you to that.

[emp3thy]

[He was half-joking, but hey. Neku's gone, and it's not like he can depend on Haruki to be useful. He changes the subject as they continue crunching along...]

I haven't seen this much snow in a while.

[so_shik]

[This is true. She's grateful anyway even if he is joking.]

I haven't either. It's kind of pretty, right?

[emp3thy]

[It won't be joking if it happens. And he nods to that.]

Clean, and quiet.

[so_shik]

Kind of makes me wish I had a camera.

[emp3thy]

Try the journal?

[so_shik]

...I didn't think about that! [Journal GET.]

[emp3thy]

[He's not sure what kind of picture you're hoping for, so he'll just stop while you fiddle with it]

[so_shik]

[Eventually she gets one of the snow :|b]

[emp3thy]

[...kind of a boring picture, Shiki. It's just a blob of white.]

[so_shik]

The snow looks a lot prettier without the dirt from people's shoes and the reflection from the department stores.

[emp3thy]

It does.

[Now that they're stopped, he's looking up at the sky where the snow is still falling.]

[so_shik]

At least you know what I mean.