Snow Day. [backdated to yesterday]

[notjohnsmith]

You'd think it wouldn't take quite so much unseasonable weather for them to let us out of school, but at least they came to their senses eventually and let us out early, so I won't complain about it.


On a day like this, it makes me wish there was a fireplace to curl up in front of...

Comments

[themelancholyof]

You better be getting your coat on!! I told you, it's snow fort time!

[notjohnsmith]

I don't have a coat warm enough for this! There hasn't been any reason for one!

[themelancholyof]

Two light coats then, layered on top of one another! We're meeting in ten minutes!! Last one there gets pelted with snowballs, so if you're really that cold I recommend you hustle!

[notjohnsmith]

Has everyone else in the Brigade already replied? If I'm only the second or third person to arrive, that's not a good enough reason to throw snowballs at me!

[themelancholyof]

Isn't it?

[notjohnsmith]

No.

I'm on my way.

[themelancholyof]

Do you have gloves? I have extras, so.

[notjohnsmith]

I have a pair.

But, they're not very warm.

[themelancholyof]

Why do you have them if they aren't warm!!

[themelancholyof]

Look, I'll bring a second pair or whatever, so you can decide when you get there.

[notjohnsmith]

They're warm enough as long as I'm not going to be up to my elbows in snow!

...Thanks.

[leadthebeats]

You could always make a fire the old-fashioned way, you know.

[ Just saying. ]

[notjohnsmith]

That's not as helpful a suggestion as you think it is.

[leadthebeats]

And why not?

[notjohnsmith]

No matter the temporary benefits of warmth, they're not worth burning down any buildings for. And there's no point in building a fire outside when it's warmer inside, even if it isn't as warm as I would like.

I don't know why this needs an explanation. Shouldn't common sense be enough for a situation like this?

[leadthebeats]

Who said anything about burning a building?

[notjohnsmith]

... You can't possibly be this literal-minded.

[leadthebeats]

Maybe I just do it to mess with your head.

[notjohnsmith]

I don't think there's any 'maybe' about it.

[leadthebeats]

And how exactly do you know that? Are you a mind reader?

[notjohnsmith]

Given the nature of this place, if I said I was, would it really come as a surprise?

[leadthebeats]

Probably not, but I'd still like to know the truth.

[notjohnsmith]

Of course I'm not a mind reader. Despite the infinite possibilities of the world, some things are just more likely than others, so it isn't too hard to make an educated guess.

[leadthebeats]

I kind of figured that you were some sort of stereotypical teenage boy.

[ She's being rude, don't mind her.. ! ]

[notjohnsmith]

Depending on what you mean by stereotypical, you might be right.

[leadthebeats]

Ordinary. Doesn't have any special abilities at all whatsoever. That sort of thing.

[notjohnsmith]

I'm pretty good at board games.

[leadthebeats]

Oh, really? Then you wouldn't mind if I challenged you to a game?

[notjohnsmith]

...If that's something you're really interested in, and not just part of a convoluted scheme to annoy me, I think I can say that I'd actually enjoy that.

[leadthebeats]

I wouldn't do it to annoy you.

[ Not exactly a lie, really. She's doing it so that she can embarrass him. Totally different. ]

[notjohnsmith]

Then we just need to settle on a time, a place, and a game.

[leadthebeats]

I don't really care about the time or place. But what games do you have?

[notjohnsmith]

How about Starbox, Saturday afternoon?

As for the games, we've got backgammon, chess, Othello, shogi, go, renju, chinese checkers, mancala, xiangqi, Stratego, Connect 4, and also Icehouse, dominos, mah jongg tiles, and a standard deck of cards.

[leadthebeats]

That's fine.

[ And going to think over those games.. ]

And choose whatever game you want. I don't really care.

[notjohnsmith]

Are you familiar with all of those? It'd be good to know if we're playing something familiar or something new.

[leadthebeats]

I'm familiar with most of them, though I've never played shogi, go, renju, xiangqi, Sratego, Connect 4 or Icehouse.

[notjohnsmith]

I'll bring one you've played and one you haven't, and we can decide at Starbox.

I'll see you then.