003 | Voice/Action

[funnygirl]

[Belle is quite pleased when she wakes up and sees the bright white-ness of snow falling outside her window. Despite the cold she's always loved this time of year when the snow comes and covers everything and the lakes ice up. There's a simple beauty to it that she's always favored. Plus snow is very fun to play with.

So she wasts no time in getting out of bed and dressing in her warmest of clothes before hurrying outside to enjoy the weather. Anyone passing by House 17 will most likely catch Belle during one of the following activities: building a snowman, making snow angels, or engaging people in a good old fashioned snow ball fight. Anyone who is up for a little fun in the snow is more then welcome to join her.

Later in the afternoon she'll pull out her journal and dictate a quick message for the village.]

Hello Luceti. I'm sure everyone has noticed that the snow has started falling by now. It has made me wonder what sort of seasonal activities others enjoy the most. Personally I quite enjoy playing in the snow, making snowballs or snow-people. So my question is, what sort of activities to you enjoy the most this time of year?

Comments

[geniustheveil]

Not really. [She gives a softer, private smile.] Not until this year. It's the first time I had something that special to look forward to.

[In other words, the first year she's had someone special to share it with. It's a date holiday where she's from.]

[funnygirl]

[A small frown forms on her lips.] Did you not celebrate the holidays before?

[Why else would she not have celebrated it before?]

[geniustheveil]

Christmas is more or less... a holiday for a couple. [Some street decorations, too. Maybe a few gifts for children - a few.]

[funnygirl]

[She blinks, seemingly surprised.] Oh. That's very different from where I'm from. We celebrate it for different reasons. Not to say that it can't still be romantic, but it's typically more centered around giving gifts to the people you love.

[geniustheveil]

Mm. I'm sure to give gifts to my friends here. I remember celebrating it this way other years in Luceti. [Yes, plural. A fact which becomes a bit painfully obvious at this time of year, as she arrived during the winter, too.]

[funnygirl]

...Years? It sounds like you have been here for quite a long time.

[geniustheveil]

Two years, and one other before that. I've sort of gotten used to it.

[The last part may be a polite lie.]

[funnygirl]

This place can be quite pleasant at times. But even at its nicest moments I can't see myself 'getting used to it'. It can't replace home.

[geniustheveil]

I didn't mean that. It can't replace home for me, either. But I can live here while I have to, until I can go back to everyone.