December, already.  It is strange to think that I will be fourteen soon.

[The boy pauses thoughtfully.]

Do you think there will be snow?

Ah, also I was thinking. It will be Christmas here soon as well. Would anyone be interested in going caroling in a few weeks?

None of ye should forget, if ye follow Catholic faith, tis Advent this month. That's four Sundays of gettin' ready for Christmas.

I'll be followin' a few Advent rules meself, that includes no Christmas songs in me shop until bloody Christmas. That includes caroling. None of that.

I won't be holding any of ye to the rules of Advent aside from that while around here.

[No one has to live with him after all]

For anyone interested, it also includes no meat on Fridays and no holiday sweets until the Eve of Christmas, the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena, mind that you have to say it fifteen times a day until Christmas because repetition is a mark of devotion, lighting of the Advent Wreath and waitin' until the eve to put up your damned tree.

If ye need a tree in your house so damn bad and are interested in followin' any sort of Catholic tradition, the Jesse Tree is... good enough. Look it up yourself, I'm a busy man.

So if ye couldn't tell, I don't wanna see a lick of that Christmas nonsense in me store until the Eve and no earlier, ye've all done a terrible thing, boostin' Christmas up into the first of December, show some bloody restraint. Keep it in your pants until Christmas, for Christs sake and for mine.

It is too cold.

[That is the warning. What is it a warning to? Amalu is in someone's house. Somewhere, someone has a part of their house that is obviously a lot darker than the others.

It may be a whole room, or just a corner, or maybe your closet or under your bed just will not illuminate no matter how much light you shine on it.

You can't blame them! They're not used to cold! And shoes are passe.]

[[ooc: No really, feel free to assume they are anywhere in your character's house or business. They don't like being chilly and chances are, they've probably already taken some food. Gomen]]

[The camera flips on to reveal a pretty young woman who at the moment is covered in bruises. But beyond that and her being soaking wet from getting out of the bay she's in one piece all things considered. And after a few minutes of playing with the feed she speak.]

I think I must have hit that desk a bit harder than expected.

But matters of concern: dry clothes and finding the short term housing. And if anyone knows how to repair a broken earpiece on glasses that would be a massive plus.

(Video)

[It was a cold day. A very cold day. And yet, upon the network, was a young girl who was not the slightest bit bundled up. She was dressed casually like it was a ordinary summer day.]

"Hello. Would anyone like to come to Nova City to play a classic snow game from my world with me?"

(Action)

[Anastasia's injuries were getting better. She doesn't need to walk on crutches or wear a sling, but the splints were still on. Waiting for responses to her invitation to play a snow game with her, she was getting the game field ready just in sight of where Satsuki lives. Because her right arm is still not in the best shape, she was shoveling up snow with her left arm, trying to build who knows what.

Every so often, she would stop to rest and check the network for replies.]

Who: Barbara Kean and Edward Nygma
What: Bounty - Ice Box
When: The day after the bounty's posted. No sense in wasting time.
Where: Attleton, someone's house that's had their heat cut.
Warnings: Violence.

( The Brains and the Barbara. )

[The video turns on to reveal a young blonde girl who looks rather concerned about her current predicament. Lillie hesitates a moment, but closes her eyes with a soft sigh and begins to speak. She can do this.]

Hello. I understand this city is called Genessia, but I've never heard of it before now.

Could someone tell me which continent I'm on?

[...she'd like to believe that this isn't an alternate dimension.]

I have something important that I need to do. If anyone can offer advice that I cannot find in these brochures, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.