[Accidental Video / Action]

[loyalraven]

[The communicator turns on with the image bouncing a bit as it goes skipping across the floor, obviously knocked from its place in a pocket. It's a few seconds later that a rather impressive black cloud finds its way into the picture, followed by a stumbling and slightly-worse-for-the-wear-looking Gilbert in its wake. There might be a choice word

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[Action]

[loyalraven]

[Maybe not helpful, but yeah, that about sums it up anyway, Naoki. Gilbert blinks a bit and turns at the sound of his voice, doing his best not to make matters worse by blushing or looking completely sheepish -- oh wait he's doing both.] Ah... mm. I'm fine. Just... [Yeah, this.] We, ah... we can light a fire now?

[Without asphyxiating themselves. Although Gilbert is quite obviously NOT a chimney sweep.]

[Action]

[loyalraven]

[Blink. Blinkblinkblink. What's cute, Naoki? See now, that just makes the blush a bit more prominent.] Mm. It'll be nice, I think.

[Granted Gilbert still hadn't figured out the weird heaters the house had built into it, but at least a fireplace was something he knew and could count on. Besides, it was nice atmosphere.]

Hmm? [See, Gilbert thinks that's just sweet of him to offer.] I can help with this first. [It doesn't seem fair, after all, to leave it all to Naoki. [In fact, here he is picking up the edge of the sheet carefully and folding it over as he walks towards Naoki.]

[Video]

[holmes_fanatic]

[The rather impressive black cloud catches Conan's attention -- that is a soot cloud to be proud of! And it raises some worrying questions. It is getting colder. In the close atmosphere of the clinic he hadn't noticed as much, but soon it is going to be very cold -- and then what?

... didn't they used to send children up chimneys?]

Ah -- are you all right, Oniisan?

[Video]

[loyalraven]

[Yeah, Gilbert gets the feeling that winter might be a challenge here. ...and don't worry, Conan. He won't try to talk you into crawling up his chimney. Promise. He will cough a bit and nod.]

Yeah, I ah... [Cough.] I'm fine. I didn't expect so much soot.

[Video]

[holmes_fanatic]

It's been a long time since the chimney was cleaned, I bet -- you're lucky it was just soot!

[Video]

[loyalraven]

I'm definitely getting that feeling, yeah. [He has to almost shudder. Oh man that's a good point. Who knows what he could've found up there.] Well... [A vaguely forlorn glance around at the radius of the mess.] It could have been worse.

But it needed it, before we tried to light a fire.

[ Video ]

[wutaiwarhero]

[ Wow. He thought only people from Wutai or Mideel used chimneys anymore. ]

How utterly inconvenient.

[ Video ]

[loyalraven]

[That about sums it up all right. Gilbert bites back a cough and glances at the communicator.]

Yeah. It didn't go exactly how I planned. [At all.] But I think the fireplace is usable now.

[ Video ]

[wutaiwarhero]

Our engineers have devised a means by which to manage heating, should you be interested in installation.

[ He felt like a salesman, but this was his mission, and one thing about Sephiroth was simple. He always succeeded beyond expectations. ]

[ Video ]

[loyalraven]

[Gilbert blinks at that before shaking his head.] The house heats itself. There's a little box you move... [It's a thermostat, Gilbert. Way to fail at technology.] The fireplace is... more familiar. [And Gil trusts it more than technology.]

[Video]

[lovesignlasers]

[[Marisa looks like she just crawled out of bed, but she's merrily scribbling away in a notebook that has "GRIMOIRE OF MARISA" scratched on the front in English. Apparently her long trip gave her some ideas.]]

Ahaaaaaaaa, yeah, it is getting to be that time of year, isn't it? And I'm living on a higher floor, so rearranging hot springs would be tricky. Not impossible, but tricky. Especially since there don't seem to be any hot springs here for me to move.

I wonder if Letty will find me here...

[Video]

[loyalraven]

[Well, Gilbert finds himself blinking, not entirely sure he knows what she's talking about. Rearranging hot springs?]

Ah... yeah. Winter seems to be on its way.

What do you mean rearranging hot springs?

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[lovesignlasers]

My old place. I used my magic to move a nearby hot spring under my house so it would stay warm in the wintertime without fires. 'cause my house is kind of a fire hazard, ze.

[Video]

[loyalraven]

I see. [Another brief blink.] That sounds like useful magic.

[Video]

[seasaltblues]

[Forgive her while she's being nosy... as usual. Her head tilted just a little. If it wasn't written all over her face that she was clueless, her next words confirmed things.]

...That is. [A really big mess.] ..What were you trying to do? Said something about a 'flue',,,?

[Video]

[loyalraven]

[Oh. Hi Xion. Yeah, that's a mess all right. He blinks at the communicator sheepishly.] Ah... just trying to make sure the chimney was clear. [Half muttered, rather embarrassed.] It wasn't supposed to be this messy... [He clears his throat.] But now it should be safe to light a fire.

[Video]

[seasaltblues]

[Xion smiled just a little. An innocent sort of humor, but. Humor none the less on his part. It reminded her of when she had helped Ila clean his apartment. What a mess that had been. Still, curiosity as unrivaled as usual.]

Oh... I remember seeing one of those. So, you have to... I think I get it, um... [Kind of anyway.] ...Do you need help cleaning up though?

[Video]

[loyalraven]

[Gilbert nods at that.] Mm. So the smoke has somewhere to go. [That's the theory anyway. Gilbert blinks at her offer to help though and just smiles faintly before shaking his head.] That's nice of you to offer, but I'll manage it. Thank you.

[A glance back to the fireplace.] Have you ever toasted marshmallows before?