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[mister_10_below]

[The voices are getting to him. He's trying to pretend like they aren't, but it's harder to pretend like everything's okay when he can't ignore the voices of people he's left behind, telling him it's not. Bobby'd shifted into his ice form, wanting the distance being made of ice helped him with

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[morningfeather]

[Te Ata is wandering the pumpkins, trying not to listen too much as she looks for familiar pumpkins. She stops in front of a face she doesn't recognize, staring at it for a moment before moving on.

A real voice cuts through the whispers and she follows it, only to find a man of ice speaking to the pumpkins.]

You should not listen to them. The coyote's words are meant to lead you astray.

[mister_10_below]

[He's a little caught up in his not!conversation, so it takes him a moment to realize that someone else is talking to him. When he does, he turns around, a bit sheepish at having been caught.]

Yeah. I know, I - the coyote?

[morningfeather]

Trickster spirits.

[She smiles faintly.]

Listening to their voices will only cause trouble.

[mister_10_below]

Oh.

[He smiles back, just as faintly.]

Yeah, I'm... starting to see that. It's hard, though, when they sound like people I know.

[And are saying things that could be true.]

[morningfeather]

[Te Ata nods, casting a look at the pumpkin he had been speaking to.]

I understand. Sometimes it can be hard to ignore them, especially when they bear familiar faces.

[She turns to look back at Bobby, giving him a once over.]

If you don't mind my asking, what are you? I've never heard of a man of ice before.

[mister_10_below]

Exactly. Especially ones that aren't here.

[And he brightens ever so slightly at that, because that's a much better line of conversation than pumpkins and whispered voices.]

I'm a mutant. This isn't actually my usual form, normally I look a lot more human. But I can make ice, and turn into it.

[morningfeather]

Interesting. So, how does this work? Are you actually ice right now or just covered with it?

[Te Ata kind of wants to touch him, but is controlling herself because it looks like he could give her instant frostbite.]:

[mister_10_below]

Actually ice. I can just do an ice covering, but it's not as strong as when I shift completely. It's organic ice, though, so it's a little different than normal ice.

[He smiles a bit.]

So I don't unintentionally freeze everything I touch.

[morningfeather]

Wow.

[Te Ata is genuinely in awe. This is the coolest thing that's ever happened to her.]

So, I can touch you without getting hurt?

[mister_10_below]

[All right, he's beaming a little now. He's definitely effectively distracted from the whispers.]

Sure! It'll be cold, but it won't hurt.

[He holds out his arm.]