asgardeventide | video and action; 1st Snowflake

[Normally when a person connects to Asgard's network, they greet villagers with a view of their face. However, this particular new Traveller is busy showing the city…snow. In particular, the fresh snow and frost that graced the city just two days prior to his arrival. Lots of snow, because this particular new Traveller just tried to fly and promptly fell into the snow instead. There's a frustrated sound from Jack Frost as he stands up, bracelet turning to face the snow again. Good thing nobody saw that. He's not really thinking about whether anyone can hear or see him though. The whole "being seen and believed in" thing? Still sort of hit and miss with this guy, and he's working under the assumption that most people still can't. However he's very much visible to anyone looking. They'll see a white-haired boy covered in snow and walking through the city like it's no big deal. Oh yeah, and without shoes. He's still not showing his face to the bracelet for the network to see, but he's soon speaking up to talk his way through the situation.]

Uh huh. So the fate of all existence rests within my hands. Thaaat sounds kind of familiar. [Speaking of hands, one of his hands soon appears as he bends down while walking, scooping up some snow to form a snowball.]

What I want to know is who beat me to it. [That snowball starts getting tossed up and down.] Because this? This isn't my work. [The snowball stops getting tossed and he brings it up, presumably, to his mouth to try and work some magic on it. No such luck though. He immediately stops in his path, giving the snowball a curious look.

Okay, well, how about we make it snow? …no luck? What about fros--okay, no luck there either.]

You gotta be kidding me. I mean I get it, I have a new power. [In fact, he's going to test the strength of his new power, using his mind to create snowballs without his hand and allow them to float and hover around him.] …which is kind of cool, I guess. I get that supposedly old powers won't work, but how am I supposed to be a Guardian if I can't even make the snow come?

[Aw well…even if he can't make new snow, there's no sense wasting the snowball that's in his hand. So what's Jack going to do? He's going to take a look around…and that snowball's suddenly getting launched…who knows where. If another traveller's nearby, it might just hit them. Totally on accident. Really. Oh come on, he's still working under the assumption that most people can't see him. Someone missed the memo that when they say everything's been stripped, they mean everything. So assuming that there's no harm done here, he'll just start to walk off with his telekinetically-created snowballs drifting behind him like baby ducks following their mother.]

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[Where one of those snowballs happen to land is... somewhere by Ren here. But it did graze by the shoulder of his jacket, to which he brushes off the leftover bit of snow with some annoyance.]

I don't need to feel more of the cold, thank you.

I'll never get the people that don't like the cold and snow. [Says Jack to himself as he walks by, expecting to pass right under Ren's nose unnoticed. He's most decidedly not someone who should see him, and so he shouldn't worry about it.]

[Oh no you don't kid. Youkai are used to seeing weird things, and a white-haired teenager with floating snowballs doesn't come close. Jack may have been talking to himself, but Ren's gaze still follows him when he walks past.]

I'm not surprised if people can find it fun, actually. I just prefer it when it's more... peaceful.

[He scoops and packs some snow, but tosses it up like a ball rather than throw it at Jack.]

[It's then that he turns back, first glancing at the snowball and then at Youkai. Yeah, he's still a little weirded out that people that are definitely not children can see him so clearly.]

I didn't know winter was considered unpeaceful.

[Ren's kind of amused at how weirded out Jack is, if the smirk's an indication.]

For some it might be. I've heard that in the northern regions, the snowy weather can be quite hazardous.

[To not freak him out by staring forever, he brings his attention back to the snowball.]

... Unlike you, I've never really thrown one of these before. A snowball, right?

[Well no, now instead of looking weirded out he just looks highly offended.] Yeah, a snowball. You've really never played with one of these before?

Can't say I've had a childhood to enjoy them, actually.

[So he'll just throw his at Jack, just to try and see if he can do it right. Not too late, is it?]

[There's a feeble attempt at catching it, but it's evident he's pleased there's effort here.] What's that supposed to mean? Everybody's got a childhood, right?

[He's not in the mood for a full-out snow fight, but he's just as pleased.]

That's the case for humans, I believe. They're the majority here, but not everyone... right?

I guess. I haven't been here long enough to really get a look. [But he's definitely looking now.] Okay. What are you?

[He just gives a small smile.] A very observant spirit is a way to put it. Meanwhile, you seem used to going unnoticed.

Hey, when a guy's invisible for over three hundred years? It's kinda weird to be noticed this easily.

Most likely. It makes winter mischief a bit more difficult, wouldn't it?

Juuust a little. The kids don't seem to mind when they do see me though. I think they think it's more fun.

It's like in stories they'd hear about. Kids are the ones I think of that do like winter unlike most adults, so that makes sense.

I'll never really get what changes as people get older. I do the same thing every year. It's all of them that change.

I'd guess it's getting caught up in their own lives. Their world loses its magic.

So how do we stop it?

... I don't believe there is a way. Time keeps moving, and I wouldn't recommend trying to stop it.

I'll find a way. There's no way I'm going to just let it happen without trying.

... It gets lonely, doesn't it?

--what?

It's unfortunate to not have lasting friends.
...You're not invisible here though, so I guess it's a nice opportunity.

Yeah. Yeah, I guess so...[This is weird.]

[Some not-humans tend to do that.]

... What makes the winter so wonderful for you, anyway?

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