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[deontology]

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[deontology]

[Okay he's going to go have that tea. Immediately he wraps his fingers around the cup, huddling around it a little bit despite himself. It's warm and he's freezing. Thank god.

A pause, as he tries to absorb as much of that warmth as possible--

...]

Thank you.

[His teeth are not chattering that's your imagination.]

[sunshrouded]

[There's probably a snort coming from the blanket burrito. Yeah, you're welcome.

. . . and honestly Tenka doesn't want to leave his blanket burrito but he's not dumb enough to not notice that Sousei's cold. So with some grumbling, he's unfurling one of the blankets (probably Sousei's) and waving it weakly.]

Warm up, partner.

[deontology]

[Okay yeah he's absolutely taking that blanket. He needs it like nothing else, and is quick to sit on one of the mats that is their current aesthetic (more huddled than seated properly, but shh) blanket wrapped around him and tea clasped in his hands.

Okay.

This is awful.

Absolutely terrible. He hates this place so much.]

[sunshrouded]

[Why the mats. Tenka's just going to grump at that and actually scoot over to make space on the couch.]

Hey, stop being anti-social. Sit up here.

[With him. Because warm.]

[deontology]

I wasn't being anti-social. There wasn't space.

[But now that Tenka moved his butt, Sousei will just shift to stand and move there, because yeah it's a bit warmer than the floor, and Tenka's body warmth is a little helpful too.

... ... ... It's still cold, though.]

This is...pathetic. [Sitting here huddled like this... what a sad state of affairs.]

[sunshrouded]

[It's still really cold. And Tenka's just going to make the unhappiest expression as he continues to pull his blankets tighter against himself.]

You're telling me! I had to abandon the snow family I was making because it was that cold!

[deontology]

[Snow...family......

Sousei's shivering beneath the blankets too, but all he can say is--]

Are you a child?

[SERIOUSLY...]

[sunshrouded]

You just don't know how to have fun!

[people joined him too! so shut up sousei]

[deontology]

[Sipping his tea grimly....]

You are a child.

[sunshrouded]

[rude as hell.]

Don't be grumpy at me just because you don't know how to have a good time.

[deontology]

It's not surprise you're so cold if that is what you decided to do with your time.

[he's just unimpressed okay!!]

[sunshrouded]

Yeah, yeah, you just don't get the importance of relaxing now and then, old man.

[And now Tenka's shivering, but you know what, hE'S NOT GONNA REGRET BUILDING SNOWMEN.]

[deontology]

You're going to catch something.

[because of snowmen.]

These are all the blankets we have?

[sunshrouded]

If I catch something, then you'll catch it too! Don't say that!

[NO ONE WANTS EITHER OF THEM TO BE SICK-

But now Tenka's just going to be rather sad.]

Yeah. Do you think I'd have taken your blanket if I didn't have to?

[sousei don't you have cooties or something]

[deontology]

Yes.

[HONESTLY...if only to make his life hard.]

This is not going to work, regardless. [like....they're both going to catch something and freeze to death and that would just be sad.]

[sunshrouded]

You should let me have both blankets so at least one of us can live.

[IT'S A JOKE, PROBABLY]

[deontology]

Don't be stupid.

[DENIED.]

You can't have it.

[sunshrouded]

Sousei is so cruel...! He'd rather have us both die!

[deontology]

You're not going to die. [Tenka's joking, but...well, it's said a little too sharply, even for Sousei. But then...he doesn't intend to let Tenka die again, and it's not a joke he appreciates.

...Moving right along.]

It's time to find a solution. Sitting here is accomplishing nothing.

[sunshrouded]

What do you want me to do? Make more tea?

[It's said with some irritation, but okay, Sousei has a point. And the sooner they get away from that topic that gets him all sharp, the better. Tenka just sighs now.]

We can't make a fire indoors normally and the kitchen here doesn't run on coal.

[Which is normally how the shrine gets heated probably. So.]

What are your big ideas, Sousei?

[deontology]

[Yeah yeah he knows, sheesh.]

Those would only be temporary solutions regardless. It is clear there is something larger at work here. We should find the source.

[Because quite frankly, this temperature drop is not normal, and they're used to weird weather things.]

[sunshrouded]

[ . . . well to be honest-]

Do you mean a source besides the big dome in the sky?

[deontology]

The source for that, Tenka.

[DUH]

[sunshrouded]

It's probably another problem with the government.

[Which in itself is kind of an issue.]

There was just an old man selling these weird toys in the plaza from what I saw.

[deontology]

[...???

sometimes, he doesn't know how to react to these things.]

I ...see.

[...]

We'll freeze here if we stay here. [Might as well look for a solution...]