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[glacio]

If anyone would like to go ice skating, please do feel free to join me in the unused gathering hall on the fifth floor of Caer Glaem. Skates can be provided for those who need them, as well as a quick skating lesson, if you've never had the chance to try before. I'll be here all day.

I hope to see you soon!

Oh, and don't forget to bundle up!



[ ooc: basically Elsa's taken one of the bigger rooms and froze it all over, so it'll probably look a little like this, only wider right yeah. big room. instead of putting up a log I'm just going to say go ahead and use this as an actionspam party post kinda deal, if you want! closed threads are cool ( even if they're not open to Elsa, though you can handwave that she gave them literal ice skates ), open to all that would have access to the Seelie castle. i just thought an ice skating party would be cute, haha. just label if it's a text reply or an action thread in the subject or whatever, yus ]

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[digophelia]

Do you mean to say that your castle is an ice castle? The seelie court?

[glacio]

Oh! No, it's made of stone just the same as most castles. I only covered the floor of a room in ice. It's a gift of mine. One I've been learning to control better since my arrival here.

[digophelia]

You mean to say you can control ice? That's amazing!

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[steeledskin]

Beg Pardon. But...what is ice skating?

[ she isn't in the castle. but she's curious. ]

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[glacio]

Oh, ice skating is very fun! Usually you would have to wait until the lake freezes over to skate, but I froze the floor of this room instead. And... Hm. To ice skate, you wear thin blades on the bottom of your shoes so you can glide along the ice.

It might be easier to just show you, actually. It's a little odd to explain.

[sundroplet]

Can we -- come and watch?

[ because while she wants to, she really doesn't see a way for her to skate with all her hair without killing herself or someone else.

help me elsa wan kanobi. ]

[glacio]

If you'd like to, sure. There's a path along the outside of the ice, with plenty of chairs. I would still bring a blanket or a cushion to sit on, just in case. [ HEH SHEEPISH ] The room is likely very, very cold for anyone who isn't used to the ice and snow.

-- Mind if I ask why you won't be skating? It's really rather fun, once you get the hang of it.

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[kingsdaughter]

Sigrid is awake before the sun rises, finding an extra-early morning gives her a little more time to herself before work begins. She has a recently healed leg wound and has been encouraged to exercise to avoid the scarred muscle becoming too constricted. Since she's a girl born on a lake in the sub-arctic north, skating on ice is nothing new to her. She's no Olympian, but she's certainly at home.

Her fairy entourage, on the other hand--three wee creatures who followed her here for curiosity's sake--look considerably unsure of this business. One is perched on her shoulder when she first takes off. It gives a meep and holds on for dear life. As she gains speed, however, it starts shrieking in wild elation. The second buries itself in the warm pocket of her patched, worn coat, while the third sits on her head, holding her hair like reins.

[glacio]

[ just as she did with everyone else that decided to join her skating, Elsa gave the new arrival a little bit of time alone after giving her skates, letting her get used to the ice and whatever else, before approaching her again. she's a tiny bit wary of the creatures that have decided to join her, but it's nothing outward. she doesn't want to be rude. but she keeps a bit of space between herself and the woman when she catches up to skate with her, just. to be on the safe side. ]

Hello. [ she nods to the one that's up on top of her head, smiling, even if it probably seems a little bit shaky. niiiice fairy. gooood fairy. ] Your friends seem to be enjoying themselves.

private for milady de winter

[icy]

[ Apologies, Elsa, some asshole is skating (bare-foot, because what a show-off) over those geometric snowflakes and covering them in sprawling fern-frost like he owns the place. Whoops. ]

[glacio]

[ jaAAACK

she actually doesn't mind that he's showing off, maybe some part of her feeds off of that confidence, likes being around it. like she could pick up some of it if she tried. however, once she notices the trail of frost he's leaving behind, she's fussing. she's on skates of her own creation, as usual, trying her best to catch up with him even if the ice is a little rough in his wake. ]

Other people would like to skate on this ice too, you know. [ fuss fuss lecture lecture. she sweeps her hand out around herself in a broad motion, leaving the patterns the same ( even if they mess up her gORGEOUS FRACTALS ) only smoothing them out, making the ice glassy smooth again ] Those of us who unfortunately need to wear skates in order to do so. Unlike some people, who can just glide around skateless on the ice without a care in the world.

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[caditquaestio]

If you must do this, search your ice. The fishermen say it won't hold, if it's thin, and healthy men have lost lives to it.

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[glacio]

Oh, this is indoors, not out on the lake. The ice is a few inches thick, and there's only stone underneath. Perfectly safe, as far as whether it's too thin to skate on or not. I can't promise it won't be slippery, however.

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[breadmaking]

[Alright, so Elsa's text had intrigued Hiccup. Recalling meeting her at the feast when they'd all first arrived, and remembering her ice magic, he can't stop himself from wanting to check out this whole skating thing she's set up.

Even if he'd gotten a sample of her powers when she'd frozen the soup, it's sort of a shock to walk into the room and find the floor covered in ice. It's...kind of pretty, he has to admit, and he finds himself smiling as he watches the others who have come by skating around.

He hangs back though, off against the wall, just watching. Skating isn't exactly something he can do anymore. Not with his prosthetic foot. He's had a hard enough time getting used to just walking on it, and he's kind of doubting that they make skates for peg-legs anyway.

So yes. Just hanging back and watching the fun. That's fun enough on it's own! ...Mostly.]

[glacio]

[ she notices when he arrives ( she's been making sure to keep track of everyone that's come and gone, just to make sure the ice doesn't get too crowded. so far, so good! ), but she does give him a little time before approaching him, not wanting to seem too eager to say hi, even if she was. eventually she skates to the edge of the ice near him though, still wearing her shorter skirt ( it's still below the knee though, let's not get crazy ) as well as a pair of literal ice skates ]

Hello! [ she's obviously in a great mood, cheeks flush, smile bright. Elsa's basically in her happy place right now, and she's excited he's there too ] It's nice to see you again, Hiccup.

[kingsdaughter]

[Sigrid, who has been flying on the ice since she arrived, stops in front of Hiccup, mostly just noticing that he's being a wallflower. She opens her mouth to invite him in, then sees the peg leg.]

Oh. [She punctuates her thought out loud and tries to think of how to gracefully rescue herself from this.

Unhelpfully, two of her fairies catch up to her and the third peeps out from her coat pocket, adding three additional pairs of staring eyes.]

[icy]

[ Upside-down, Jack pops into view. Sorry if any heart-attacks are had, Hiccup. ]

Hi! Hey, what're you doing back here with the boring wallflowers?

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[oursavinggrace]

[he didn't remember there being an ice-skating rink in the castle -- hell, he didn't think they even had that kind of thing in vaguely-medieval fairyworld -- so the mass text invitation certainly has jason curious enough to go check it out.

of course, the actual thing looks less like an ice rink and more like a ballroom decorated by boreas while in a particularly artsy mood, so forgive him if he just stands stunned in the doorway for a bit.]

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[glacio]

It's perfectly safe. Just be sure to mind the edge of the ice.

[ she thinks he's hesitating because of the fact that there's ice everywhere, and she can't really blame him. if she hadn't formed the ice along the walls and ceiling herself, she would definitely find reason to be wary of it. however! she knows it's rock solid, so she skates to the edge closest to the entrance as soon as she notices him in the doorway, giving him a ( hopefully! ) encouraging smile ]

I should have formed some sort of border around the rink, and the path around it, shouldn't I? Oh. [ she twists her mouth up a bit, turning on her skates to look out at the rest of the rink. and then she's reaching out to draw an oval in the air with her fingers, making a darkdark blue ring form around the outside of it. it's not raised or anything, but it's a much clearer indication of where the rink ends and the dry floor begins ] Much better.

[aliased]

What's ice skating? [ she lived in winterfell, surrounded by ice, and never heard of it.]

[glacio]

[ it's okay, she's not the first to ask that question ]

It's almost like dancing, on ice. Although you don't have to dance, necessarily. [ why is she so bad at explaining something she loves to do? ] I could show you? If you'd like. That might be easier than trying to explain.

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[lightbranded]

Will had begun to tire of spending all of his time in the library. He liked it well enough, and some of the books he had found were fascinating.

But even an Old One could only spend so long in one place.

And so when he hears the message about skating in the castle, he was more than curious enough to come to see it for himself.

Tugging a bit at his heavy jacket, he steps into the room and moves into a quiet corner to observe everything.

[glacio]

[ by now Elsa's off her skates, mostly skirting the parameter of the rink just to watch and make sure people are safe. she's actually caught a few people from falling, or at least gave them some soft snow to fall on if she couldn't manage to help in some other way. but yes, she's trying to make sure everyone's enjoying themselves, so it's not too long after the young boy comes into the room that she makes her way over to him, giving him a smile ]

Hello, there. I'm Elsa. [ not quite babyvoicing him, but she's trying her best to just seem, you know, friendly. she doesn't have a lot of experience with --well, anyone, but kids especially. ] Are you waiting for ice skates? Or did you just want to watch for a little while?

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[showmeyourwreath]

You know, I'm pretty sure that hall isn't usually frozen over.

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[glacio]

Only pretty sure?