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[prideinbattle]

[1. Action | 748 Partridge Drive][Even bundled up in her blankets, Hiling is still cold. It's hard to sleep when she can't stop shivering. Stupid human body! Sometime during the night, she wraps herself up and slips into Tieria's bed, careful not to wake him. The extra blankets plus the shared body heat help considerably. Surely he would

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[grimoire_sentai]

[The only thing that was left is a can of soup, but trying to find a way to heat it up would be an issue. That, and rationing it. Just as Sage is about to leave the store, he notices a girl staring out of the window. She was there for a while now...]

... Hey. You need something?

[prideinbattle]

[Her breath fogs up the glass. Letting out an audible sigh, she glances in his direction. She doesn't have anything better to do.]

I didn't know it was going to get so cold here.

[grimoire_sentai]

Yeah, well, it'd be warmer if the town wasn't so anal about lighting its hundred-foot tree in the park.

[He's still bitter about that.]

[prideinbattle]

The what?

[She hasn't been to the park lately, avoiding being outside whenever she could. So there was power somewhere after all. But for that?]

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[answerer_sword]

[Bazett sees the girl standing there and whining as she walks out of the store. She has made several trips here throughout the day as her pack filled up. As a result, she thinks she has at least enough food to last her for the next three days or so.]

What are you doing?

[prideinbattle]

I came here to get supplies, but someone took all the good stuff.

[She crosses her arms. Was it her?]

[answerer_sword]

[She sighs and decides that she might as well as share with the girl.]

How much do you need?

[Hopefully, not too much, since Bazett is trying to horde as much as she can to survive the month-long power outage.]

[prideinbattle]

Hm, well I won't have to share with my housemates if they freeze to death. What have you got?

[She looks down at her pack. Her body isn't as efficient as it was back home.]

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[so_misfortunate]

[ Touma should not have turned at the tap on his shoulder, but he did, and now he was... being kissed? ] W-what are y-?

[prideinbattle]

Merry Christmas!

[Hiling grins at him. Luckily there aren't any teachers around to scold her.]

[so_misfortunate]

What was that for? [ Yes, she just said "Merry Christmas" but that doesn't satisfy him. ]

[prideinbattle]

It's a tradition! Don't question it. [That's how it works, right? Humans love traditions.]

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[vedaandme]

[Something was different. Tieria's mind started to wake up a little faster than usual as he could feel that things weren't right. It was warmer, there was weight next to him in the bed that hadn't been there before, and he could hear someone's breathing. He opened his eyes slowly, taking in the darkness of the room. Too dark, no streetlights outside, no nightlights in the house, nothing making noise like electric heaters or anything, really. It was a bit disturbing for someone used to the cacophony of data in VEDA or the steady hum of a spaceship like the Ptolemaios.

He took a deep breath, shifting a bit to investigate why everything felt suddenly wrong enough to wake him up, and-]

HILING?!

[prideinbattle]

[Hiling had finally managed to get to sleep, but is awoken suddenly. Blinking at him, she remembers where she is and what he's making a fuss about. She groans and pulls the sheet over her head.]

Morning already?

[vedaandme]

Yes. Morning already. Get out of my bed! [He was not happy.]

[prideinbattle]

But it's cold! [She clings to him, determined not to leave.]