Brrr, it's freezing!

[lucetimods]

Who: Anyone around the village
What: Freezing rain!
When: The 22nd and the 23rd
Where: All around the village
Summary: The weather takes a turn for the worse as freezing rain comes down across the village. Don't slip and fall!
Rating: F for freezing

Rain begins falling early morning on the 22nd. By 9 AM, there's a good layer of ice as it continues to rain on and off throughout the next two days, sometimes drizzling, sometimes coming down hard for a few minutes. By the evening of the 23rd, it stops raining. Ice buildup is between one and two inches (2.54 cm to 5.08 cm), enough to put some strain on trees, break some branches, and even knock out electricity in some areas despite the lack of any visible powerlines.

((Have at it! Also if you want to use this thread for any post-storm clean up - melting ice, clearing away fallen branches, patching things up - go for it!))

Comments

[broji]

I hope you had some warning, at least.

[Ginji slowly pulls himself back up.] Mmm... That'd be the safest bet, but I really should stop by the smithy sometime today. These books might not make it all the way back to the house in one piece, and I needed to pick up some nails, too.

[goldenglasses]

Well, I'll walk with you there at least. That way if one of us breaks a leg, maybe one of us can still go for help!

[broji]

[Ha ha...]

Thanks. But I'm not sure it's a good idea for us to be joking about that, given the odds. Going for help isn't a problem, but I'd hate to be the one to explain what happened to my sister.

[Actually, he'd just hate to be cooped up indoors with a broken leg.]

[goldenglasses]

Yeah, I guess I see what you mean about that.

So you're sister is here with you? That must be nice to have family with you.

[broji]

She is. [He offers a smile.] Actually, I get that a lot. It's nice most of the time, but when bad things start happening...

[He trails off, eyes darting upwards.] ...It's a miracle I have any hair left.

[goldenglasses]

Yeah, the experiments can sometimes make it not as nice to have family and friends around.

[broji]

You're absolutely right about that. Still, it'd be awful to go around not making any friends either, so I guess it's something that all of us have to learn to deal with.

[But talking about it's kind of a downer.] By the way, I'm Ginji.

[goldenglasses]

My name's Vash.

[broji]

Nice to meet you, Vash.

[Well, at least neither of them's been knocked over again. Ginji carefully gestures ahead of them towards the smithy.]

Hey. It looks like we've just about made it.