distressedude | 019 ~ [Action]

[After a certain incident resulted in Ion leaving House One for a week, it was finally fime for him to make his way back home. He'd spent more than enough time feeling guilty about what had happened, and for leaving in the first place. He couldn't just keep avoiding things forever, could he?]

[Of course, it'll take him a little while to actually get there, and not just because it's a long walk. After leaving Luke and Asch's apartment around noon, he wanders around the village in the snow for awhile before eventually returning to the plaza, finding a nice, quiet corner of the library to read. But he might seem a little more spaced out than usual today. After all, while he may have decided he's ready to return home, he knows he's going to have to talk to Anise about last week... and he's not quite sure how he's going to go about doing that just yet. Perhaps he should find someone to ask for advice...]

[Either way, he'll finally make his way back to House One shortly after sunset, still feeling more than a little nervous but glad to be home all the same.]

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Mhm. I haven't thought of a name for him yet though. Maybe you could give him one.

A name? [Looking back at the snowman... hmmm...] I think perhaps he needs a head more than he name first.

That too! Just a moment. [She has to be really careful this head won't break on her. At least it's not as heavy as the body was. So once she has it positioned properly on top, she takes a step back to admire her work.]

We need to dress him up now, want to help?

[His smile brightens a bit.] I'd love to.

[Taking a step towards the snowman, he moves his hand to his chin in thought for a moment before he unties one of his scarves (yes, he is wearing two, he is a cold bby) and wraps it carefully around the snowman, so as not to knock off the head. Then, he folds his arms over his chest as he takes a step back.]

Ah, I think perhaps a hat would be appropriate as well.

Oh, I have one! [And she pulls out a blue hat from her bag and carefully reaches up to plop it on his head. There, all ready for the winter!]

Hehe, he needs a face now too. [And she already came prepared for that as she pulled out a bag with some pebbles, a carrot and buttons inside.]

Let's decorate his face together.

[Okay, the pebbles and the buttons he gets, but why the vegetable?] All right. But if I may ask... why did you bring a carrot?

[That actually gets a chuckle out of him. He hasn't seen too many snowman in his life and the idea of a carrot nose just isn't the sort of thing he'd assume right off the bat.]

[Well let big sis, Yui explain it to ya, Ion]

It's for his nose! The snowman needs to have a nose so he can breath, right?

[Another laugh. This is just so silly to him... but that just makes it better!]

I see! And a carrot would be a much better choice than just another rock, right?

[But that's how it works Ion 8(. You want the snowman to suffocate?]

Well you could give him a rock for a nose, but I think he'd breath easier with a carrot.

[She offers the carrot to Ion.] Here, you can do it.

[...b-breathe easier, huh...]

Ah, all right. [He takes the "nose" from Yui and turns to the snowman, carefully putting it on so as not to accidentally knock the head off... and yes, he puts it on right.]

Like this?

Perfect! [Yay! The snowman won't suffocate now!]

Here, we should give him a mouth and eyes too. [She offers Ion a few pebbles]