There's nothing sweeter, and finer...

[i_own_this]

The weather forecasts had all been predicting snow on Saturday. To the chagrin of some, they're not wrong. It's just a light snow, a couple inches, not likely to stick even a day, but it's paired with biting wind and occasional bouts of freezing rain. There have even been power outages reported across the state, though not in Gotham (yet

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[agent_m0thman]

A black figure trudges along the streets of Gotham.

A black beanie pulled low, covering the figure's ears and resting against his glasses. A long black scarf wrapped around the lower half of his face and neck. A long black wool coat. Black gloves. Black combat boots. Black jeans that might have black long underwear under them.

Dib is so cold it hurts. And now stuff is falling from the sky.

He watching it in terror from under the awning of the store he just left. Where he bought some of those chemical hand warmer packets.

[ducttape_hero]

Peter is not out in the snow. He is watching it, though, from the big, comfortable living room in Wayne's guest apartment. And feeling very much like a shut-in.

So, he'll do the shut-in thing and text his free friends.

Hey, CA boy. Liking the snow?

[agent_m0thman]

When does it stop? Soon?

Dib is not moving from under this awning.

[ducttape_hero]

Sometime in Jan. Welcome to the E. Coast.

And a moment later.

Still on house arrest.

[misfittastic]

Things were going pretty good. Well, better than they could be at any rate.

It'll be Christmas soon, which means Church drives. And church drives mean coats! She grabbed two, a green one for Charlie and a long billowy black one for Misfit. She was going to put this week on the win section of her brain. Until this.

Snow has so put a damper on her happiness. She's going to need gloves, hat, boots, and snow pants. She's going to need to alter the Misfit costume even more.

So here goes a girl through the snow, heading towards a store that might be in her price range. Or hopefully a store that might be willing to negotiate.

[bovril_and_book]

As luck would have it, Giles is headed toward that store as well. With several Angel Tree angels in his hand. How a childless bachelor thinks he can shop for several young children, one can only guess.

Is there anyone willing to help him?

[misfittastic]

Have no fear; Charlie is here! She'd probably try to help even if he didn't need it.

It's not even a 1.5 on the Gotham scale, but a confused older man carrying cutesy paper angels still makes her giggle.

When she sees the direction he's going she trots ahead and opens the door for him. "Wouldn't want you to drop one, sir! That one Santa's been ringing his bell a whole lot; they might fly away. You know how angles are!"

[bovril_and_book]

"Why thank you. Yes, angels can be tricky. I hope these are willing to wait until their business is done before flying home, though." Someone is cheery. And it might be Giles!

[i_own_this]

Bruce Wayne, for his part, really isn't all that bothered by the cold weather. But then, he has a slightly broader perspective on the issue than most Gotham residents. (You think this is bad? Try Tibet.)

That doesn't mean he isn't appreciative of the relative mildness, mind you. Or of good winter clothing, or central heating. It just means he doesn't really mind having to crawl out of bed to go to a board meeting today (well, more than usual), and once that concludes, he finds it no large hardship, again, to venture out for a hot drink at the coffee shop that very recently opened near Wayne Plaza.

[agent_m0thman]

Mildness? Mildness! The skinny guy in black who just entered the coffee shop, wrapped up from nearly head to toe seems to disagree.

"Do you have straws? So I don't have to unwrap my face?"

[i_own_this]

Bruce knows that wild overreaction to a situation! And that voice!

"If you get a straw, make sure the drink isn't hot enough to melt it," he tells Dib, helpfully.

[agent_m0thman]

It's not a wild overreaction! It's a perfectly normal overreaction.

"But that's the warning sign. If it melts the straw, don't put it in your mouth..." Dib might know this from scientific research. "Hello, sir."

[cmmrjamesgordon]

By some kind of scheduling miracle, Jim doesn't have to be in the office today. His phone is on, in preparation for a crisis, but he doesn't actually have anywhere to be. So he's out, enjoying the weather and doing some Christmas shopping the 'old fashioned' way.

[hopeyrhappytoo]

By virtue of the fact that she took the day off, Alex is also out and about doing Christmas shopping. She has a daughter. Daughters need things! Like books and clothes. So, maybe she'll run into him.

Hopefully not literally.

[cmmrjamesgordon]

Hopefully not. Because that could be painful.

Jim is peering at a couple of lined papers that might be his children's wish lists.

Holiday cheer, falling.

But he sees a face he recognizes! So, to avoid thinking sad thoughts, he'll wave to Dr. Drake. "Hello, Doctor. Enjoying the first snowfall?"

[hopeyrhappytoo]

"Something like that, anyway." More so than last year's anyway. "Hello, Commissioner."

[afromp]

Allison is pretty much in the camp that hates this particular kind of weather. Snow and cold are not things she enjoy, though it's a toss up as to whether it's because it's cold and there's snow or because it's so much more likely for John to get hurt and sick in this type of weather.

It's still so embedded into her head that she has to protect him. She doesn't think that's a bad thing, really. At least she has better reasons for it now. And at least this year they're probably not going to get knocked around in a train crash.

She'd much rather be at home, baking or watching movies. But someone called out sick, so she's working at the video store. Someone has to, don't they? Right now, she's outside chipping away at the frozen return slot with quite a look on her face.

[misfittastic]

"To be fair though, I bet no one wants to return any videos today!" Did someone order a perky teenager? No? Charlie smiles at you anyway Alison.

She's either here to order a horrible movie or here to help. Who can really say?

[afromp]

Have a confused look in your direction, Charlie. And then a smile. That's how people interact, right? Smiles. "Maybe not. But there are videos I need to get out."

[misfittastic]

God, she so hopes so. People always stare at her when she does it. "Can't you get them out the other side though?"

Charlie flips her backpack to one side. "Are you all cold now though? Doesn't seem worth it."