Stuck in a winter wonderland [Completed]

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Character(s): Raven, a mother and child NPC couple
Content: The empath continues to wander the streets, seeking shelter from the snow.
Setting: The streets in the north-center part of Paixao. [J4]
Time: Saturday, mid-evening
Warnings: None

Raven sure wished Hotspot was with her right about now. Just being around him would've been more than enough to keep her warm. Unfortunately for her, there was no Hotspot. All she saw was snow, snow, and more snow...

It was really starting to get old now. She had experienced cold weather before, but it was always with the proper attire. Without that however, Raven was feeling every bit of the cold temperature that continued grow even colder as the night went on. Actually, she'd been out in the cold for so long that her body was starting to become numb, especially her legs.

Though still capable of walking, it wouldn't be long before the numbness would make it hard for her just to even stand. Raven was well aware of the possibility of not being able to walk, and the dangerous situation that it would put her in. Despite the grimness of the situation, right now there wasn't anything she could do except go on as long as she could and hope to find someone to give her shelter.

Or at least some thick sheets and blankets to wrap herself in for the night. Some extra clothes wouldn't hurt either.

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Marianne and her son David were out on this chill evening as well, strolling the streets. Marianne was a proud Paixaoese woman who carried herself with every dignity and grace. David was young and energetic, as blond and blue-eyed as his mother was. At about seven years of age, he could be more than a handful at any given moment.

“David, really, stop that,” Marianne said idly as David scurried ahead of her, playing with his favorite toy, a ball that he could hardly leave the house without. She knew he wouldn’t listen, and sighed wearily.

“I’ll be good, Mommy!” David answered. He took joy in kicking the ball as hard as he could, then chasing after it. Then he’d come hurrying back to his mother and repeat the process. More often than not, it led to trouble. He was returning again from one such kick.

“David, if you kick that ball once more, I’ll pinch your ear and drag you the rest of the way home like that. Do you hear me?” Marianne threatened.

David laughed, knowing his mother’s idle threats as intimately as the back of his hand. He kicked the ball hard again. It went flying. David giggled and took off after it. It never landed in the same place twice.

Marianne, resigned to David’s antics, walked placidly in her son’s wake.

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It all seemed endless to her. But onward she pressed through the freezing snow and chilling wind. The numbness she was feeling had grown over the past couple of minutes. Her walking had slowed down some and the deep snow only made it worse to get from point A from point B. Normally, Raven would've just flown over any obstacles that kept her from reaching her destination. But just like when she went to the Iriela Apartments, the cold weather was making it hard for her to concentrate on her powers.

If she didn't find warmth soon, then the situation would only get worse.

But for now, there was was something else Raven had to worry about. In taking a quick moment to catch her breath, she failed to notice a ball falling from the sky heading straight for her. When Raven finally saw it, all she did was raise her arms over her face in an effort to protect herself. Lucky for her, the ball missed and ended up landing several inches next to her.

With the danger past, she looked at the ball and raised an eyebrow.

"Balls falling from the sky instead of hail... Why am I not surprised?"