text - UN: IceCream (CW mention of drowning risks)

[threelayers]

[Well, this one didn't put up public service messages often, did she? But, if there was a remote chance your spouse might show up one day in the heart of winter, well... you'd probably do it too.]

Right, so, if we're all done having oodles of fun running for our lives from crazy nutjobs in this maze of a town, I've got something we should all be thinking about. (Also, thank you Trench. I knew you'd deliver. I was almost bored there for a moment. Now this place feels like a nightmare.)

I saw something on my window while I was recovering from my last maze run. Frost. You know, that pretty white stuff that forms on your windowsills and makes you people all silly with this holiday spirit or whatever? Nice stuff. Gorgeous. So idyllic. Yeah, where there's frost, there's ice. And ice likes to form on top of water. If you haven't figured out where I'm going with this?

I'm taking bets on whether or not you think the coastline's gonna freeze for the next two months. Your first bet doesn't count. Everyone's a winner. Your prize? Grab a pickaxe.

That's right, dumb dumbs. Squids seem to show up at the same time we showed up in the dream. Very end of the month and first week of the month, and if that coast freezes, they're going to pound right into a sheet of ice. Get blankets, start fires, grab a pickaxe. Also, maybe flares or burning arrows wouldn't be a bad idea. Folks can come to you if you find a squid and need help. I have five I got lucky enough to have in my backpack and I intend to use them. Unless you want next month's new arrivals to drown in the water and/or freeze to death. And if you do? I recommend not replying to this. I'm not in the best of moods.

And if one of you hero types feels like actually organizing this thing, go for it. You know where I'll be.

Comments

[hauntedsavior]

Dog, if you know how to enchant a pickaxe, I'd do that just to say I have one.

[threelayers]

I am aware that certain aspects of geekdom exist.

+1 Flaming, Vorpal Pickaxe.

God, I'm such a nerd right now.

[Also, Vorpal totally doesn't work on piercing weapons, but don't ruin her fun, Anna.]

[hauntedsavior]

God, another friend from back home wanted me to get into that DnD shit with her.
Never took her up on it. I probably should've.
Always told her my life was turning into a tabletop campaign already, so I might as well know more about it.

[threelayers]

Read the book when someone was setting up a game in the nightmare.
Took a pass on actually playing it, but it's fun for sounding like a nerd if you want.

Pffft, our life's like a game sometimes isn't it?

[hauntedsavior]

Here in Duckburg.

I mean, like. It's probably not the worst thing in the world.
We both know I'm the coolest person on the planet who definitely doesn't like any nerd shit, but it might be fun giving it a try.
Maybe we'll rescue a natural born DM or something.

[threelayers]

I have no idea what that joke is, but I'm laughing still.

Well, we'll have to ask around if we want to try the nerd thing.
The GM was a blue haired chick that didn't make the trip over, but hey why not?
We'd just have to find one of those books to continue this dumb tradition.

[hauntedsavior]

Let's focus on saving people first,
Then I'll start bugging any librarians to see if we can pull out any musty old tomes.
Maybe I'll make a post to get all the nerds yelling about which edition is best.
I'll make popcorn. Could be a fun night.

[threelayers]

Agreed. I think that's the right timing.
Saving friends before they drown >> silly game night, and we can worry about that later.

Bring Mittens.