It's a crisp day outside, and last night deposited what is perhaps the absolutely perfect amount of snow for a snowball fight. The sun is bright and the snow sparkles pristinely
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Makita is one of those enterprising people with a snow fort. She has dug out the back of a snow drift in such a way that, from the back door of the bar her fort is invisible. It is well stocked with snowballs, and she's watching diligently for someone to pelt with them.
How's Mel for a target? She's certainly presenting one, strolling idly over the ground exposed by people taking snow for preparations, with a sling sack over one shoulder.
Someone who knew her might know that Mel doesn't generally stroll quite that slowly. They might also think her whistling a bit strange.
And Makita certainly knows Mel well enough that Something Is Up. Still, it's an opportunity that really can't be passed up, so Makita picks up a snowball. And launches it. Really she should duck down behind the wall before it hits so that she can stay hidden, but then she wouldn't get to see Mel (hopefully) covered in snow.
Mel, the conniving little so-and-so, drops instantly to the floor and lets the snowball pass over her head, but not before a snowball already in her hand is sent off in the direction that one came from.
A second later, and she's running a zig-zag towards the fort.
Vile trickery! Fortunately, Makita anticipated something along these lines from her clever target, and already has a plan. One which she immediately sets in motion.
First she ducks the incoming snowball, and then she runs for cover.
Makita glances at Shalla in a look that says "I'm sorry, how about we double-team the sucker who's not in the fort?" and slides all the way to the edge of her fort, nodding for Shalla to slide to the other end so that they can attack from two different angles.
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Someone who knew her might know that Mel doesn't generally stroll quite that slowly. They might also think her whistling a bit strange.
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A second later, and she's running a zig-zag towards the fort.
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First she ducks the incoming snowball, and then she runs for cover.
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"...Shalla?"
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Makita launches a quick pair of snowballs at Mal (who she doesn't know) and then dumps an armful of snow on Shalla (who she also doesn't know).
She's grinning.
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A quick snowball is lobbed at Mal over the fort's edge.
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She manages to toss a good double handful of snow over the barrier, then ducks and waits.
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The snow freezes her fingers as she forms two large snowballs, moving to the other flank. Quietly, "On my mark."
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That's probably not good. "Um - Shalla?"
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She shifts forward.
"Two."
A glance at Makita.
"One."
Her feet slide under her.
"Mark."
And two snowballs go flying at Mal.
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And Mal is spluttering as four snowballs hit exactly on target.
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