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[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!]]

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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...

Yes, they are. Make sure you tie them on tightly. I'll help you if you need it.

Okay! [He'll take a seat in the snow now and take off his shoes to put on the special ones, tying them as tightly as he can without making them too uncomfortable.]

Is this okay?

You'll know once you start. Don't worry about being off-balance at first - everyone falls a few times.

O-Okay... [Seto's not too looking forward to falling on his butt since it hurt when he was younger but it'll be okay!

So he stands up, obviously wobbly and flailing his arms around a bit to balance himself on the blades]

And I just... step onto the ice?

Yes. I'll hold your hands and help you find your balance for a while. Make sure it is a step and not a slide forward, at first.

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