18. [voice/action]

[frost_jewel]

[There's a chill in the air and a smile on Mia's face as she gets herself ready for the day. For once, she isn't headed straight to work at the crack of wintry dawn; instead, she bundles up and puts a set of skates into her shoulder bag. Before she ducks out the door, she flips her journal open to leave the world a message.]

As Captain Sparrow has so generously provided a skating area in the village to use, I will be there this afternoon if anyone would like to learn how to skate. The weather is perfect for it today. [There's a break in the clouds - for a while - and a peek at the sun they haven't seen in days.] It's only a little tricky to learn, but I'm sure anyone can get the hang of it with a little practice.

[And off she goes! The morning is for Caius and Seto - one after the other - since she did promise them individually and neither is quite the type to learn while others are watching.]

[[ooc: This is set on the 18th, before the truly heavy snow sets in for the event!]]

Comments

[Voice]

[savedtheworld]

Skating? What kind of skating?

[Voice]

[frost_jewel]

Ice skating! Is there another kind?

[Voice]

[savedtheworld]

You could skate around on wheels, I guess... but I never skated on ice before!

[Voice]

[frost_jewel]

Then this is the perfect time to learn! I will teach you, if you are interested.

[Action]

[accepted]

[When Mia got in touch to organise a date for the ice skating he didn't seem anywhere near as invested in the idea as he did when it was first brought up. A lot has happened between then and now, enough that it had him thinking that maybe it would be better if he didn't try skating.

In the end he decides to go with it though, turning up in the early morning with some skates he picked up slung over his shoulder, him carrying them by the laces. If he didn't go then he would be missing out on more than just learning something new, he wants to talk about what happened almost a month ago now. He'd thought about doing it over the journals or going to the clinic to see Mia in person, but being out here seemed a better place to do it than anywhere else in the village.]

[Action]

[frost_jewel]

[Mia is sitting at the edge of the ice when he arrives, fiddling with the laces on one skate. She can't hear him coming, though she does get a feeling of being watched, and turns to look over one shoulder.]

Oh. Caius, hello.

[Action]

[accepted]

Hi, Mia.

[That's all he has to say before taking a seat some distance away from where she's sitting so he can take his boots off and switch them for the skates.

There's a moment while he's doing up the laces where he looks over at her to see if he can gauge how she's feeling. He's never been the best at reading people however, so he soon ends up going back to his laces.]

[Action]

[frost_jewel]

[Engrossed in sorting out the knot in her laces, she doesn't acknowledge that Caius is watching her. There's no sense of animosity or fear from her direction.]

You don't sound very excited.

[Voice]

[rashness]

It really isn't that hard?

[Maybe he should get one of the girls to go. Or both. Or go himself, or take them... The reply comes later in the day, of course. No way he's up at that hour]

[Voice]

[frost_jewel]

It can be a little tricky at the start. It just takes time.

[Voice]

[rashness]

So you're like... teaching people or something?

[Voice]

[frost_jewel]

Yes. Maybe I could have made that clearer initially. I hope it doesn't confuse too many people.

[calmbeforethe]

[Ororo heard Mia's little announcement on the journal and even saw her off earlier that morning. She declined when Mia asked her to come with, but that afternoon she decides to drop by anyway and take a look at how things are going for her.]

[frost_jewel]

[When Ororo gets there Mia is alone - there are probably other skaters, but she's not with anyone - just going in big circles around the rink. After glancing to make sure she has room, she jumps a tiny bit just once, looking satisfied when she lands without falling over.]

[voice] so very late.

[handing]

That's pretty generous of you, Mia. [And from the way she sounds, Pepper's definitely thinking about it.] Have you had a lot of people sign up so far?

[voice]

[frost_jewel]

Three or four. I didn't intend to do it on a regular basis, just to show a few people if they wanted to be able to try. [With the rate at which you lot get injured she can't take too many days off of work!]

Re: [voice]

[handing]

Right. Enough to get people started. [Which actually sounds pretty perfect, so after a moment's pause, she speaks up again.] Do you have time for another? If not, that's fine. But it sounds like fun.

[voice]

[frost_jewel]

I probably should. You will need to get your own skates, though.

late tag is late

[moehealer]

Skating...? You mean ice skating?

[frost_jewel]

Yes I do. Have you ever done it before?

[moehealer]

A few times! Or I've tried to, anyway... I usually just held onto the edges to keep my balance, though.

[frost_jewel]

The edges? The edges of what?

[action]

[presumablyalone]

[Seto will already be at the place of meeting by the time Mia gets over there, poking and sliding his fingers across the ice. He doesn't sleep at night really so he's able to just get up and go in the morning. Not to mention he's been excited about this whole skating thing. It seems a little jarring since walking and standing on ice never went over well for him as a kid back home.

BUT NOW HE HAS THESE SPECIAL SHOES WITH HIM. So perhaps it will go well.

He turns his head when he spots his friend out of the corner of his eye and beams]

Hey, Mia!

[action]

[frost_jewel]

[He's early! Mia grins, lifting a hand to wave back.]

Hello Seto! I'm glad you're here.

[action]

[presumablyalone]

I'm excited to be here. [And a little nervous but you know.

He stands up straight and holds up a pair of skating shoes by their laces] These are those special shoes, right? I asked Firo to help me find some...