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

[threelayers]

This place sort of defies the rules.
There's usually some sort of crap that is meant to scare the bajeezus out of us.
And oceans frozen over with our friends trying to get out does the trick.

I think, normally, it might be too far south.
But those rules don't apply here, trust me.

[schoolingfish]

i've noticed this place trying to scare us, so i guess that makes sense

normally when the month starts i try to swim out to see if anyone's in trouble, but i don't think i'll be able to do that this month

[threelayers]

It doesn't try as hard as the nightmare
But with a name like nightmare that's probably not that surprising is it?
It still tries.

That would be a real bad idea this month.
You're going to want to be careful, because the water's real cold.
Even if it doesn't freeze.

[schoolingfish]

yeah. i mean, maybe i'd be fine if i was from somewhere colder and was used to being in water that cold, but i'm not

so i'll have to be careful helping people out and make sure i don't fall through any ice or anything

[threelayers]

You'd have to be really used to that sort of thing.
It's actually freezing out there, so definitely be really careful ok?

[schoolingfish]

i will be. don't worry!