sixth snowball ❅ voice (both courts; backdated to the 18th)

[winterwork]

[There's only a soft voice that rises, familiar to some but less cheerful than it's normally known to be.]

So this world is kind of in a crappy place right now, isn't it? [A sigh is heard along with a pause, but he continues.] It's not gonna be safe out there. For anybody. So if you don't feel safe, let me know and I'll find you. I'll make sure you're out of the way. Somehow.

[Another pause as he struggles to speak. This whole month, this entire war, it's too much of a mess.]

I'm not gonna let any of you die, okay?



PRIVATE VOICE MESSAGE TO; ariadne, hiccup, lancer, korra, mako, jon.

Merida's asleep, by the way. Just like I was. I don't know the details of it, but if it's anything like my case, she'll be asleep for an entire week. Except she ...

[He swallows hard, remembering his three hundred year hiatus.]

There's no telling how long it'll be on her side. It could be a day, it could be twenty years, I don't know. So just ... make sure to give her some support when she wakes up, okay? Trust me. She's gonna need it.

Comments

[winterwork]

Oh no.

[Not another one. Yukari had thought the same thing and now he's rolling his eyes at the idea.]

Look, that little fat guy's an imposter. Jack Frost is not a snowman. Trust me, I'm the real deal.

[individualist]

He is not! Everyone knows the jack brothers are the real deal. They're like...super famous!

I mean, not in a legitimate way or anything, but as far as demons go.

[winterwork]

Really? Took three hundred years for people to catch on that I was around and the snowmen guys are famous?

[No, he's not bitter or anything.]

[individualist]

Sounds to me like they aren't the imposters here then!

Besides, they're not all snowmen. Pyro Jack's the jack-o-lantern spirit, so he's a little pumpkin with a wizard hat, and Jack Ripper's a 19th century serial killer who was actually a demon, which is why noone ever caught him.

[One of these things is not like the other.]

[winterwork]

How is any of that believable? I'm a fun teenage spirit that just throws snowballs for entertainment and you prefer to believe in some rabid pumpkin killers.

[Seriously, the things in other worlds were ridiculous.]

[individualist]

Haha! Aw, c'mon, I'm just messing with you. ...I mean the Jack Brothers are totally real and all, but I don't doubt you're probably a Jack Frost too.

[Oh, and-]

Hikaru by the way. My name, since you asked.

[winterwork]

[Pout.] The messer becomes the messee, huh? You're quite the jokester there, Hikaru.

[individualist]

Well, everyone's being all serious, I thought you could use a break.

[That or "like I do with everyone else my behavior's tailored towards building trust in whatever way I think will work."

But the half-lie sounds nicer.]

I mean it is war and all, but- well, you know.

[winterwork]

[The comment surprises him but ultimately makes him smile.]

Heh. You're right. Better to laugh and joke, especially now more than ever. Glad to see someone gets it.

[individualist]

What I'm here for.

Anyway, good luck rescuing out there. I'd offer to help, but I'd be of no use to you.

[Due to being completely unwilling whoops.]