second snowflake | shake up christmas

[idolofice]

[Great. Just great, really. Her first few days in this town and already she really wishes she had her powers back. At least when she had her powers she didn't feel so cold, even in that skimpy costume

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[bodyback]

[It seems like she isn't the only one who has had the idea to run for supplies, and Alphonse and hurrying out of the store carrying blankets when he almost collides into her.]

O-Oh! Sorry!

[idolofice]

[She skids to a stop, thankfully, right before the collision point, though it's still sudden enough that she's off-balance for a moment before steadying herself again.]

It's fine, don't worry.

[bodyback]

[He grins, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. What is almost colliding with a pretty girl?]

Are you... shopping too?

[Smooth, Al.]

[idolofice]

Yeah. I have to make sure no one starves, after all.

[Said pretty girl is also married, at least in Mayfield, and has a crush on an older man. Sorry, kiddo.]

[nanocerancowboy]

[On the way to the general store there's a somewhat annoyed-looking guy walking home with a bag of groceries in his hands. Or at least, what he could still find that would help the household get by. Still, he's not so irate as to not offer a nod and greeting to Karina as they get within conversational distance of one another.]

Howdy.

[idolofice]

Hey.

[She's not so rude as not to return that greeting as well.]

[nanocerancowboy]

[And right at that moment, his body is enveloped in a blue silhouette, and his body shape changes almost instantly, eliciting a loud crumple of protest from the grocery bag.]

-For cryin' out loud-!

[Now the guy's voice has a mechanical echo in it. As the blue glow faes away, his body's no longer human. He's still the same height, but now he looks more like a human-sized Gundam or Autobot. But judging from the way he's shaking his head and holding the nearly-crushed bag out away from him, he's not happy.]

How long're they gonna keep doin' this-?

[idolofice]

[In her world, a blue glow means one thing: a NEXT.

She drops the cans of food she was carrying, letting them clatter around her as she watches, stunned. Then finally...]

...you're a NEXT?