Jan 23rd | Video - un: vivi.ornitier

[toosmall]

[The network signal is still a little rough, so at first it's just voice. Static and robotic sounding until finally the feed starts to work.

It's not perfect, but it's there.]

H-Hello?

[Sorry for the close up of glowing yellow orbs. They blink in concern that maybe his phone still isn't working well, before he pulls it back. Ah, there we go, a familiar black void face and glowing yellow eyes.]

If this is working, I hope everyone is okay. I've been trying to get rid of the snow in town as best I can.

[The feed flickers a lot, his words sound a bit choppy.]

Umm... the apartments are okay and I made sure people could get into Foodland, j-just be careful. I melted the snow with my fire magic, but it could turn to ice again cause of the cold.

I hope everyone is okay...

Comments

@r.o.s.i.e. (video)

[r_o_s_i_e]

Vivi, why didn't you ask me for help? I can assist you in removing the excess snow.

[ One of the upsides to robo-life is extreme weather is whatever! ]

[toosmall]

Rosie! I'm glad you're okay.

[The feed crackles a little, but thankfully doesn't disconnect.]

Oh um, I mean it's a lot of snow, but fire works really good against it. I have to keep taking breaks though, it's really tiring casting so much magic.

[r_o_s_i_e]

The same for you.

[ Hm. She's doing her best to maintain the connection, but- There's only so much she can do with weather like they have. ]

While extreme weather conditions can slow me down a little, I'm still much stronger than the average person! I don't mind shoveling a bit of snow.

[toosmall]

If we help each other it'll definitely be better. I'm not worried about the whole town, but if we don't make it easy to get in and out of town and to Foodland that could be bad.

Who knows if more snow will come!

[r_o_s_i_e]

Of course! People can't lose the main source of food available.

[ Not everyone can wild woman it up and survive in the woods. She doesn't need to eat, thankfully, but could help someone make due if they needed to. ]

I think the worst of it might be over. Or, at least, I hope it is. I'm not too worried about rusting but I am used to a much higher level of care so I need to be mindful.

[toosmall]

Rusting?

[Vivi pictures Steiner and his very noisy armor he wears and how Zidane calls him Rusty cause of it.]

Is there any thing I could do to help? I don't want you to rust.

[r_o_s_i_e]

[ It's a similar concept. R.O.S.I.E. rusts internally though rather than externally; it can hinder her movement if she isn't careful. ]

Oh, no, I'm fine! Just a little extra washing and care is fine, really. I might eventually need oil but hopefully not for a bit.

video; @bombshell

[bombshelled]

[ Lana's seen weirder people. The dark face with glowing eyes kind of reminds her of her old friends Ty and Tandy. ]

Oh shit, I was wondering who did all that. Thanks, dude! If you need help, I can totally blow away snow, too.

[toosmall]

You're welcome!

Oh you've got magic too? That would really helpful! I think right now clearing the road to the cabins would be best.

I'll help too, we have to make sure everyone can get to food and supplies!

[Even with Gilia's food she'd given everyone, that could only last so long for bigger households. Who knows how the weather might be later on.]

[bombshelled]

Uh, it's not really magic, exactly. But it works well enough. Except I'm not really melting much snow, as much as I'm just blasting it out of the way.

But if you want to tag-team the road to the lake, I'm down!

[toosmall]

Oh! That would work really good too!

Yeah if we work together it won't be that bad at all.

[bombshelled]

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Plus, it's always nice to work as a team. To know somebody's got your back.

[toosmall]

Mhm! That reminds me of my friend back home. I think he'd say something like that.

[bombshelled]

Oh yeah? Your friend a superhero?

@Jiang.Wanyin

[legbreakings]

I've made it through well enough so far but I hope it won't start snowing quite that heavily again. That was disgusting!

[toosmall]

It was so much! Luckily I can melt it, but I really hope it doesn't snow so much again.

It's really tiring.

Are you and Blossom okay?

[legbreakings]

We are doing well, though she was going wild being stuck inside the house all day during the worst of the bad weather. Now she is having fun playing in the snow, and bringing far too much of it inside, clumped-up in her fur.

[ Yes, he can absolutely talk endlessly about his dog. ]

[toosmall]

[Please do!]

Poor Blossom, she probably didn't understand what was going on. I'm glad she can have fun now, but gosh how haven't you lost her in all that snow?

[He sounds amused. Vivi just imagines Blossom jumping around in all that crazy snow, someone has to have fun he guesses.]

[legbreakings]

Oh, she... Well, she has been leaping into piles of snow, to be honest. She seems to enjoy it. The more snow, the better. She likes to dig holes in it, too.

[ Jiang Cheng grins, a little chagrined. ]

But mostly I can't lose her because she is so incredibly loud that I can hear her even if she is lost amidst the snow. She believes in voicing her excitement.

[toosmall]

That's good, I wouldn't want you to lose her. The outside must be a big toy for her right now.

[He giggles a little.]

At least someone is having fun here.

text, @wei.wuxian

[mannerless]

( someone's leaning in and squinting a bit at the orbs, then sitting up a bit in realization when they blink.

those are eyes. how interesting.

either way, he responds in text because that's a bit better with the inconsistent signal. )

You melted all of that?

( that's no small feat. )

[toosmall]

[Oh! He can do the text thing too. It's only polite.]

yeah just around the apartments and foodland
I really need to get the road that goes from town to the cabins but maybe after a small nap

[mannerless]

( it seems simpler than repeating themselves two or three times over a crackly video feed. )

Ah - yes, most definitely nap. Do you live in the town?

( he's not going to.... try to make it back to the cabins, is he? )

[toosmall]

Yep! I live in one of the apartments.

It was crazy! The snow was so high it was taller than the front door!

[mannerless]

It's just the same over here, the only way out is through the upstairs windows.

Do you think you could tell me once you've made it home? Just so I know if I have to send Lan Zhan out searching for the tip of your little hat in the snow.