Shops closed.

[Well. Yes, Cassian. No one can get there. Oddly enough, this is not a video post, though, judging by the harsh rasp of his voice and the vague breathlessness behind it, chances are pretty high that he's gotten sick.

Tis the season]

Won't be open again what till this blasted storm blows over. Dorian, Belle, I better not catch sight of either of ye until the roads are clear.

... And aye, yes we'll be havin' the tits up special at the shop again, cos everythin' has, predictably, gone tits up again.

And it'll be half price on fire startin' spells until the end of winter.

[And with THAT, the feed ends.

As for Cassian, he's more or less a shapeless lump of blankets in bed, wheezing, coughing... and yet still better than he was last year at this time.

Sure he wants to go downstairs for tea and soup. But it's cold out there and he doesn't hate himself that much.

So Tannusen will instead get to hear the dulcet sounds of his fiance's rasping, reedy voice from upstairs-]

TANNUSEN. Get the kettle on and then fill it full of scotch, luv.

WHO: Yang Xiao Long, Prince Sidon, Raven Branwen, Garrus Vakarian, open to the others she invited to wait out the storm
WHAT: Yang pursues the slippery thieving mage onto a frozen lake, which turns out about as well as one would expect. Afterward a ragtag gathering of weirdos hangs out in her apartment to wait out the blizzard.
WHEN: January 2nd, 2018
WHERE: Fayren -> Genessia City: Regency 404

( For Sidon - Fayren )

* * * * *

( Open to the People Yang Invited Over - Regency 404 )

[the camera flicks on to show snow. A lot of snow. And one very frozen, fairly tall, be-pompadored man standing in the middle of it, already getting covered. He's looking a bit blue about the face as well and is obviously not expecting to be out in this weather]

S-so, w-where i-is the n-n-nearest c-c-c-coffee s-shop?

WHO: Zeref and everyone else who was riding out the storm in Fairy Haven
WHAT: With the blizzard striking Fayren, Fairy Haven opened its doors to anyone in the city without access to shelter. It's day 3, and Zeref's getting cabin fever.
WHEN: January 4th, 2018
WHERE: Fayren - Fairy Haven

( Immortality doesn't prevent boredom. )

We really need to develop a way to pin emergency messages to the top of the network.

[ Okay, but bitching about that aside, Weiss is clearly inside the Schnee Company Welcoming Center location in Genessia City. Her hair's a little frazzled, and there's a Froslass standing at the door looking out in the background behind her. There's also a table set up with carafes with hot water, tea, hot cocoa packets, and freshly brewed coffee, and a large pile of blankets stacked near the door. Despite that the power is off, there's a large blowing sound- they're running heaters with Generators made from Dust from their world that Weiss had stacked up. ]

Hello, Genessia. Newcomers in particular. If you need any assistance, tell me right away and I'll come get you and take you to Schnee Company's Genessia Welcoming Center. Just be aware that I may be accompanied by creatures called Pokemon and they aren't a threat unless you attack first. Eis-- [ Wait. People aren't going to know her Pokemon's names. ] There's a Lapras, Smoochum, Froslass, Arcanine, Amaura, and a Castform with me.

[ Char would've come, but they were worried about his tail going out. Better safe than sorry. ]

That said, I come from a kingdom that's basically covered in ice the majority of the year, so it won't be too difficult for us to navigate to you and get you here. It's not a far walk from the Bay, and if you aren't a newcomer, you're welcome as well but you're going to have to let us know your exact location to send a team out to. I'm heading back out now and visibility is pretty low, so please respond with either video or voice.

[ And the video ends with Weiss going back outside, feel free to run into her or ask for assistance or anything like that! ]

Action

[Django remembered his mystic guitar turning to ashes and exploding in the Miracle City Volcano. He expected to wake up in the Land of the Dead as he always did and yet he didn't. He opened his eyes to see a silver cocoon spun around him and his guitar in his hand. He hit the strings and blasted the top of the cocoon open. He jumped out and looked around. He groaned as he realized he jumped into water and got his boots wet. He marched out of the cave and onto the beach and into the raging storm. He frowned as the snow pelted his clothes and bones. Good thing about being dead is you didn't get cold. It didn't take him long for Django to find the magazine stand and hologram message. He listened to the explanation message twice over before he flipped through the pamphlets.

He had been kidnapped? What kind of stupid idiot would kidnap him? No matter. This world was in for a world of hurt. It and any heroes. He smirked as he reached into his poncho and found the cell phone. Time to introduce himself.]

Video

[The video comes on to show a skeleton with glowing crimson eyes and markings over his face. He stands there, holding his hat with one hand and the phone with the other, the storm raging around him. He clears his throat and starts speaking.]

Hello. I uh...guess I was recently kidnapped? Not really what I want to hear when I wake up in a cocoon but what can I do? So...I can stay at an orphanage or work? Are those my only options?

[What's only a couple inches tall, relatively adorable, and shivering in an entirely unhealthy way? Its the resident tiny, wondering what she did to deserve this. For the first time she's really regretting her choice of 'house'. It was literally a birdhouse, after all, and they weren't known for things like warmth or actually have a door. A little scrap of cloth had served as a curtain for it, but it'd long since blown away in the storm.]

I'm gonna diiiiiiiiiiiiie!

[She isn't just being dramatic, either. The snow outside of her birdhouse home was already piling high, and before long she'd have to choose between abandoning the place or just letting herself get buried. And obviously she didn't want that!]

I'm in a park in Genessia, its called....called..., never learned the name...I'm gonna die because I didn't learn the name, aren't I? I'm gonna get all frozen, and turn into an icicle. People will probably think that is all I am when they find me, no one ever notices me anyway and....and...

[Deep breaths, tiny, deep breaths! She takes a moment to try and calm herself.]

S..so, I don't suppose anyone has a place I can stay? I really don't wanna die, and I totally will if I stay here! The wind out there is pretty bad, but I THINK I can maybe fly in it. I...I don't take up much space! I don't eat much either, we inchlings are probably the best guests ever. And...and I'm not saying that just because I'm freezing and gonna die soon, either....r..really...

[She curls up with her arms around her little knees, looking as miserable as can be before the feed cuts off. Surely someone out there would care enough to help her, right? Its all she can hope for, because wandering aimlessly in this weather would be bad for anyone. Its ten times worse when you fit in the palm of an average person's hand.]

WHO: Grell and anyone else!
WHAT: boring and cold patrols.
WHEN: The entirety of the blizzard event
WHERE: Everglade
WARNINGS: coldness...

( she isn't really built for blizzards... )

[The feed opens up, with Nora wearing a hat and sweater, which wouldn't be unusual if she weren't inside and in her bed. Her face is flushed with an oncoming fever, but she's smiling softly nonetheless.]

Hey, everyone. [Her voice sounds less enthusiastic than usual, yet she's trying to seem positive!] This snow is something else, huh? I'd go play in it, but I just spent about an hour plowing our walkway. Maybe I'm snowed out.

[There's coughing, and it doesn't sound all that good. You can just hear the phlegm building up in her chest.]

Anyway, thanks to Weiss, I have a waffle maker, so expect a video on that soon. Just...not today. [Nora waves happily enough.] Thanks, Weiss! [She gonna put that recipe to good use, and the premade mix is...already gone.]

I think I'm gonna lay down now. [She adjusts her hat a bit.] It's so cold in here...

[With one more wave to the audience, Nora turns off the feed. She'll more than likely reply later, if she's coherent. Or maybe just not at all because she'll be too ill.]

WHO: Sertoria & Angela!
WHAT: Two angels stuck in their house during the blizzard. Shenanigans ensue.
WHEN: Blizzard event.
WHERE: Their house in Genessia.
WARNINGS: Possible sad stuff being discussed? Will update as we go along.

( i'll always be at your side. )

There is a little bloodsucker showing up on the network, sat at a small table with tea in front of her within her room in Castlevania.

"For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail."

And said in that French accent of hers, as always.

"It's curious how something so small and inconsequential can lead to the drastic change in the course of fate. Not of just one person, but of a country, or even an entire world. Like the loss of a nail... Or some misplaced leeches... leading to the fall of a kingdom." She's a little sad for a second, since she's a fan of Napoleon.

The little vampire sips at her tea, letting out a pleased sigh, before continuing. "I suppose the lesson here is that even a tiny thing can change everything."

A fanged grin - a though just came to her. "Things would get very interesting, if one could go back and change these small events, though. Who knows what else would change besides the event you were trying to prevent?"

WHO: Emerald, Johnny, Jaune, David, Enis, Faye, anyone else who is hanging out at Fortuna Palace
WHAT: Hiding from the cold, doing silly dumb stuff
WHEN: Through the blizzard, any day
WHERE: Fortuna Palace, Nova City
WARNINGS/the worst SUMMARY: Idk it's a casino so gambling mentions (it's closed so probably not actual gambling unless they are really bored), fire, rudeness, campfire song songs, Johnny is the campfire (that boy is 🔥🔥🔥), Em's milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard (thats just milk and whatever flavor you find right?? right. there's no elecricity it's really just gonna be x milk), Jaune idk if you knew this but tents are not insulated very well, Faye will enjoy the eye candy, Enis has no shame, strip poker requires no electricity?? but no alcohol em and david are the fun police.?

[ Emerald had no idea how she'd ended up in this situation.

Okay, no, she did. Stupid actually giving a minor shit about one or two people snowballing into a massive group of people huddled around her boss for heat on a trek to his casino. Emerald always preferred the arcade over it, but admittedly there was definitely more food and less gum stuck under the tables at the casino.. and it was closer to where they'd had to pick up Jaune (the idiot must've forgotten that tents don't provide the best heat and Emerald wasn't worried but she'd have to hear the complaining later if he and his dog froze to death).

This had all started, of course, when she was already with David since she'd planned on talking to him before they get snowed in, then realized Jaune was probably out in his stupid willing hobo tent. And it's dangerous out there, so they decided to take this to protect themselves from the cold. That was when they found Enis, and she's not the worst person either so Em didn't interject when others invited her to come with. Faye was already at the casino, so here they were now, sealing off the rotatey doors and trying to figure out how to get some more light in here because casinos are notoriously awful for offering natural light. (It helps people lose track of time.)

At least Emerald hoped they were sealing it off. What a headache it would've been if more people got here. They already had a hefty group with the soothing surround sound of David and Jaune's weird case of samevoice.

OOC: Put any starters for anything you wanna have for the casino here, tag around to your fellow casinoers, have fun! ]