December Catch All

[chousaikou]

⭐ Who: Ageha and you!
⭐ When: all throughout December
⭐ Where: Yumemigaoka, possibly the Dreamsphere
⭐ What: check prompts inside

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Mid-December, Yumemigaoka (around Akabeni)

[chousaikou]

[ Ageha had of course properly prepared for winter - or at least prepared her car. She'd been driving for a year now and commuting regularly, so as soon as the ice and snow started the snow tires were out and Piyo-chan was ready to face the road.

What she had not been prepared for was the onslaught that came in the middle of the month and trapped poor Piyo-chan in her mom's driveway. ]

Ehhhhh?!

[ Well. At least it was the weekend so she didn't have to worry about missing school or work - but she did have to shovel her car out all by herself, especially with her mom not here. ]

Don't worry Piyo-chan, I'll get you out--!

[ Once she's finally done (with or without the help of passerbys)... she's in serious need of some warming up, and there's no way she's driving anywhere with the roads like this, so walking she goes. But of course a lot of her usual haunts are dealing with the snow as well, a lot of them just outright closed for the day as a result. ]

Excuse me-- [ yes you, fellow player ] I'm looking for a place to warm up. Have you seen any cafes still open?

[i_peace]

[the snow has also snowed Keiwa out of a lot of his usual volunteer opportunities, either because they're normally outdoors or because things have been cancelled for the safety of the volunteers. Oddly thoughtful of them, but it leaves Keiwa with the day off and not much to do...

So he's settled for going grocery shopping instead (and he should probably look into getting presents for his sister, or at least as thanks to the Yugis for hiring him). Bundled up as best as he can be, his nose is buried under a somewhat thin muffler and his hands tucked into his coat pockets to try and keep warm when he hears someone call out. Keiwa jumps a little before turning to look at the girl like the startled tanuki that he is]

Huh? [eloquent-] Oh. Um... There's a small one up ahead that's still opened, I think. Otherwise, we just spent the last couple of days clearing out Moon Bunny Market, so Camellia and a some of the other stores should still be opened.

[he started out speaking clearly, but trails off mumbling a little at the end as if he's unsure of his own suggestion. Truth was, he's wracking his brain for the names of these cafes and coming up a blank. You could probably see the gears frantically turning in his head...]

[chousaikou]

[ Her face lights up ]

Ah! Right! Moon Bunny Market does have a bunch! I didn't even think of that!

[ But the way he trails off does give her pause. ]

Thanks a bunch - sorry, I wasn't bothering you or anything, was I?

[i_peace]

Ah- No, sorry, you're fine. I just- [he shakes his head, gently waving his hands in front of him as if to emphasize the 'no' gesture]

I just moved here a couple of months ago, so I'm still trying to remember names of places around here. [he laughs a little] Usually, Nee-chan would be telling me about any place near by she was interested in going to, and I'd learn that way but...

[and he puts his hands back in his pockets, a little awkward]

It's a pretty big move. From there to here.

[chousaikou]

Ahhh, I see. I totally know how that feels - big moves are pretty tough.

[ She might know a little too well, honestly. ]

Say... in that case, why don't you join me for a while? Maybe I can help out in some way.

[i_peace]

I wouldn't want to impose... [he's not being coy about this either, he genuinely sounds like he feels bad that she's offering to help him after asking him for help.

But his polite refusal would probably work better if he didn't abruptly turn to sneeze. Keiwa's not nearly as bundled up as he probably should be, which is as good an indication as any that he wasn't fully prepared for how cold it got up here]

A-actually, something hot to drink might be a good idea.

[predecir]

Oh!

[Bruno startles a little upon being addressed, but then seems to take the question extremely seriously.]

Uhhhhh...there's a coffeeshop down the road that's still open. You gotta buy something to hang around in there, but one drink will get you like, a few hours before they start looking at you funny?