Baby, it's cold outside...

[chokmahemperor]

Who: Peony and anyone around ;n;
Where: Everywhere!
When: All week, starting backdated to the first!
Style: I'll adjust c:
Status: Open!


For all intents and purposes, it should be warmer, shouldn't it? Peony was sure he'd checked the weather, Monday, and it was definitely supposed to be warmer than it was. But nothing really seemed like he could get warm enough? He's been up and down between the island and Vatheon itself but to no avail!

Oh right. Curse. Maaaan! This is a terrible curse! Not like curses are usually good, hence "curse" and all, but...

Come give a guy a hug, Vatheon? Whether he's just unhappily waddling walking by or standing somewhere or anything else--there are certainly bouts of glomming onto Jade and Alister!

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[aprettyred]

[ So Peony likes attaching to Jade, does he?

So does someone small. Or, well, she doesn't know if she likes it, but she is fairly sure it will make her warmer than curling up with Mikoto and Tatara has. And they need to be warm too, so even if Jade is being hugged by someone else, Anna is reaching for a hand to try to get the red-eyed man to come with her.

Well. Getting his hand would be a first step. Reaching- ]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade's been curled up against Peony like a cat for the past little while, so the sudden change and hand on his makes him look over tiredly at her.]

Anna?

[How to explain what's going on.

Where did you even come from.]

[aprettyred]

I'm cold too.

[ She knows what's going on, Jade.

You and your friend are being cuddlers, just like Tatara is sprawling on Mikoto. But if this is like Mikoto and Tatara, only its Jade and his-friend, then it probably isn't working very well for either of them.

That is a very good question. The marble held tight in her other hand might hold the answer. ]

[chokmahemperor]

[Peony peers over Jade to catch sight of the little girl, peers further to catch sight of her hand on his. And--awh. Aaaawh, precious angel come into the pile. He grins first at Anna, offering her a little wave where he can, beckoning her closer, then peeks down at Jade.]

You routinely manage to get pretty girls to follow you around, Jade. I'm surprised.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade remains tucked against Peony and shifts to look at his with a dryly unamused expression. However, the amount of people who find him intriguing grows ever more every day. Not mention have the giant, attached cat man.]

No moreso than I.

[He doesn't mind it, Anna, really; mostly shown by the fact that he hasn't shaken off her hand just yet. He looks back to her and nods.]

You can sit with us if you'd like.

[Because Jade using either of the words 'cuddle' or 'snuggle' might make the very fabric of reality rip apart.]

[aprettyred]

... But Mikoto and Tatara are cold too. And I can't make them warm anymore.

[ Which is probably why Peony isn't helping Jade too much, at this point.

So she is totally going to tug at Jade's hand now. Its a light, just this side of insistent tug. ]

[chokmahemperor]

[If Jade had used "snuggle" or "cuddle", Peony might have died laughing. Just to get that out of the way. Great way to assassinate the emperor.

He peeks from Jade to Anna and smiles.]

Well, the walk might help if nothing else?

[Peony shifts his hold on Jade to something a little more secure, though; would be nice to warm up.]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade thought a moment. He was mentally in a state of not wanting to leave when he was just getting warmed up, and not wanting to move. He sighed a bit, though/ He'd promised he'd help Anaa when he could, and yet he felt resistant to movement. When Peony shifts his hold, Jade doesn't do much, but he sighs.]

I suppose we can move around a bit.

[aprettyred]

Both of you?

[ She will take both hands, if need be. But one more tiny tug on Jade's hand. It will end up pretty warm if you come along.... ]

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade looked from her to Peony. He's kind of wrapped up in the Emperor, and the two are sort of a package deal most times.]

If His Majesty wishes.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

Jade doesn't like this. He's never cold, he's always fine. The reason, and he'll never tell anyone as long as he lives, is that Jade can regulate his internal temperature like a lizard using his fon slots and the specific fonons he grabs from the environment.

As for right now, though, Jade is shivering and checking around the apartment. He's trying to find if the air is on- no, the room temperature is 84 and humid, typical Grand Chokmah weather. The windows are all closed. He rubs his arms tightly and shivers, gritting his teeth until his jaw hurts.

The apartment seems empty save for Jade and His Majesty- Alister has been busy recently, or so it seems. Said something about a project for a friend (A bike or something). He finds himself standing in front of Peony's bedroom door and wondering just why he feels the need to go inside. But maybe he'd just check on His Majesty. See if it's not just him. Both of them are from Keterburg, so the cold hasn't really ever bothered them, but...

He peeks in and spots Peony, his brows raising and his voice surprisingly okay for all the shivering.

"Your Majesty, have you been feeling the sudden cold?" Can Jade use you as a heater?

[chokmahemperor]

And the first thing that happens when Jade opens the door, other than being greeted by the sight of Peony in a MASSIVE pile of blankets (growing up in Keterburg means nothing after you get used to Grand Chokmah), is the sudden lunging of that mass that has every intention of taking Jade down.

In order to absorb him into that mass.

"Not in the least!" Clearly. There is absolutely no indication whatsoever that Peony's cold. Really. "I had all of this set up just for you, you know." Okay, he's full of crap. He's cold and he's concealing his whining until he's sure he has Jade securely in his blanket-mass to cuddle for heat. Funny, since Jade's really pretty scrawny, but another body is always good to have around for that!

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

Given that Jade was expecting Peony to be alright, the sudden and rather literal wave of blankets that rushes him catches him off guard. He's too cold to move at a regular pace, so Jade falls victim to the cloth (he's pretty sure there's a body in there somewhere).

Now down on the ground and half-covered in blankets and person, Jade can't find it within himself to fight back, since there was radiating heat coming from the body. Instead of answering, Jade is sifting through the blankets to find more of the heat there. Upon finding it, he promptly and firmly wedges himself right up against it. Whether or not it's Peony or a furnace Peony shoved into the blankets was unclear, but for the first time in hours Jade was warming up again.

Even he could feel the oddness of the situation, but he couldn't get himself to fully realize it right now. Not until he's at a better, more consistent temperature.

[chokmahemperor]

Somewhere. Very much buried in there, but Peony's under it all. And now, so is Jade.

No furnace under those blankets for Jade to find, but there is Peony. He's a big man, and he radiates heat. With the slighter man wedged up against him, the blond can feel himself warm up some. Not a whole lot, but some. Enough to be comfortable, at the very least. Arms loop around Jade to hug him close even as the blankets flop around them and cover them up even more, grinning.

The awkwardness doesn't even register to Peony, really; he's more focused on curling up with Jade, which... eventually turns into flopping onto his side, propped up some by the sheer volume of blankets, and cuddling Jade while facing him rather than the usual.

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

Jade is shifting a little bit to try to get comfortable and when he is, he curled against Peony's chest and letting out a low sigh of victory. Because at this point, it's not even worth it to complain. It was the start of the week and he couldn't see his tattoo anyways.

He thinks about saying something, but ultimately keeps to himself save for a small sound that vaguely resembled a discontented one. But the way Jade was holding onto the other man and staying right there made the sound for naught.

[runbysmiles]

[ Sora was heading up to the island for a bit of sun. He didn't mind the hugging, or the physical contact, but he did have to wonder if the actual sun would help at all. He was a bit disappointed to find it didn't, but that's when he spotted Peony walking around. ]

Hey, Peony!

[ Sora ran over. It had been awhile since he'd seen the Emperor, but it was always good to see a friend. ]

[chokmahemperor]

[Peony's in much the same boat, hoping that the sun would help. ALAS, it doesn't. Which sucks, since this should be pretty much the usual weather back home! But he feels like he's stuck somewhere in the late fall, instead! Sora calling out to him at least is reason for his mood to lighten. Kid after his own heart as far as attitude's concerned, really.]

Hey!

[Peony ruffles Sora's hair once the kid's in reaching distance.]

How's it goin'?

[runbysmiles]

[ Sora laughed and reached up to bat Peony's hand off. Why was it always the hair? ]

Hey! Not much, I was hoping the sun would help with the cold but I guess not.

[ The small hair ruffle had though, if only a little for such a small gesture. ]

What about you? Doing the same?

[chokmahemperor]

[Something about it being poofy and spiky, probably!]

Yeah, and it doesn't seem to be helping me, either.

[It suuuucks. Such that Peony shifts to lean on Sora slightly, just shoulder to shoulder basically to demonstrate his fussiness. Which... Seems to help a little bit. Huh.]

[runbysmiles]

You mean you haven't figured it out yet?

[ Sora teased just a little. He felt the bit of warmth that passed over them from the shoulder touch. That was nice. ]

[mysterical]

[Tear had been trying to get used to this new city, but this cold curse, as the others were referring to the irrational cold that she was starting to feel was getting on her nerves. It made walking difficult, but dragged herself from the little house she picked and made her body move around.

She'd just walked out of her little house when she noticed a familiar blond head. She felt herself smile, despite the chill she felt, and walked slowly towards him.]

Emperor! I was wondering when I would run into you around here.

[chokmahemperor]

Tear? Hey~

[Oh! A grin plastered itself to Peony's face as he trotted to meet her, blue eyes just as bright. It'd been a while since he'd seen her back home, and longer still since he'd been here. A familiar face was always nice to see.]

How've you been settling in?

[mysterical]

[The time since her last meeting with the blond ruler was much more recent for her, considering she'd just been in Grand Chokmah not even two days before her arrival to Vatheon.]

Reasonably well, I suppose. I meant to find you sooner and say hello.