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[Bobby's outside, holding the journal facing towards him with one hand and tossing a snowball with the other.]

I promise this is not my fault! I had absolutely nothing to do with this.

[Not that anyone except for maybe two people would have any reason to suspect him. But he's too used to having to give a disclaimer every time snow comes when it probably shouldn't have.]

But since it is here and awesome, I am totally taking advantage of it.

Does anyone like ice skating? Someone go skating with me, guys!

[There's a pause as he throws the snowball high up into the air and lets it fall back to the ground.]

Or if we can get enough people, I am all in for a game of snow capture the flag.

[It is SNOWING, and Bobby is the happiest mutant ever right now. Reply here or come bug him outside? He's wandering around all over, so if it's some place outside, feel free to run into him there.]

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You think I would have learned by now that an instant disclaimer does nothing to stop people from blaming me.

[He's grinning cheerfully.]

Of course, they usually do it, anyway.

Instant disclaimers make people more likely to blame you!

So why would you be responsible for this all, anyways? Are you an ice mage?

Okay, well. Yeah. There's that. But I had to be proactive before!

Kind of? I'm a mutant. But I can create ice and stuff, so it might be similar.

[Asuka shakes his head. He bets Bobby got into more trouble that way.]

It sounds like it! Ice mages can form or control it, and they can use it in all sorts of different ways.

[...it's possible. Maybe.]

Yup, that sounds like what I do! I'm the only one I know of who can in my world, though.

[You don't fool him.]

You wouldn't be quite as special in mine. You're either fire or ice, no exceptions.

[He's grinning, though. There -are- some exceptions, but that's not important right now.]

[He chuckles at that.]

Sounds like I'd fit in, then. I only know of one person who can control fire in my world, too. It'd be nice to meet other people who could.

Who knows? Maybe more of them will show up here!

That? Would be awesome.

I'm guessing you're fire?

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Good guess. [Asuka grins, then shrugs.] But you're only half right.

[Success. Triumphant Bobby is triumphant. But then he blinks.]

You're something else besides fire?

[That grin is rapidly becoming a smirk, Bobby...]

Sure am.

How about I cut the talking, though, and show you when I find you out there?

[Asuka is planning nefarious things.]

[And the smirk is met with a raised eyebrow, amused.]

That'll give me something to look forward to, then.

[Something to look forward to? He can do that.

A little bit later, wearing a veritable mound of layers of clothing, Asuka's headed toward the lake. He stops a fair distance away, looking at all the figures until he's finally able to pick out the kid he'd been talking to over the journal.

He's already been introduced to the joys of snowballs by this point, but that doesn't mean he's going to be quite so predictable. He crouches, forming his snowball, then casts a small water spell, forming another sphere around the snow. About an inch thick, the layer will impact just like the snowball will--splashing everywhere as it comes apart.

So Asuka ambles a little bit closer, takes his aim... and OH HEY WHAT'S UP BOBBY THERE'S A SNOWBALL HEADED YOUR WAY OH NO WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO?]

[Bobby is contentedly building a snowman, not really paying attention to his surroundings other than that. He's a bit too busy being distracted by SNOW.

So it's not until the snowball is released that Bobby notices Asuka's nearby, and even that's only because he can sense the cold coming off the object flying towards him. He turns, but doesn't duck, because the moisture on this snowball is off, and now he's curious.

When it hits him and the water goes splashing everywhere, Bobby's startled for a second before he laughs, slightly dripping and amused.]

If that wasn't so awesome, you'd totally be getting a face full of snow.

[Asuka's grinning as he lopes the last few yards to close the distance. He lifts a hand, palm up, then closes his fingers and pulls it in. As he does so, all the water will be pulled out of Bobby's clothing, cast away to one side. There, it's like it never even happened!]

Not like that hasn't already happened today!

It's like I told you earlier--you were only half right.

[He looks down, watching the water get removed from his clothing, and then looks back up with another grin.]

Maybe only a face half full of snow, since you were nice enough to provide clean-up.

That is so cool! So are you fire and ice, or fire and water?

Hey, did you really think I was going to just leave you dripping out here? It's cold, even if you are immune to ice.

Fire and water. You remember I was talking about the summoners earlier? That's the only way to be able to control two elements like that.

Thank you for taking my health into account and not deciding to leave me to catch hypothermia.

[He grins. It's not like he actually could catch hypothermia, but that's beside the point.]

So you're one of those summoners, in charge of making sure your village has water? That's pretty epic.

[What's hypothermia? ...you know what, never mind.]

Yeah, I'm one of them. [A shrug, though the smile on his face may give away his pride.] Since I was sixteen.

[That said, he allows his attention to be recaptured by the snowman Bobby was building. He's seen a couple of them (Equius had been building one!), and he's curious.]

So what're you building here, anyways?

[Bobby smiles, clearly impressed.]

That's really cool, man.

[And then his own attention is turned back to the snowman, and he grins.]

Oh! It's a snowman. It's a tradition on my world. I have no real idea why, actually, but I'm not going to protest anything that involves making stuff out of snow. People can get really detailed with them and make all sorts of sculptures, but I went with the standard three ball version.

[He eyes the unfinished snowman, which is currently just the three balls stacked on each other, with slight depressions where his eyes and such should be.]

Now I've just got to find him stuff for his face. And buttons. And some sticks for arms. And maybe a scarf.

[Asuka studies the snowman critically for a moment, before looking back up to Bobby.]

...why does he need a scarf? It's not hot out.

[This is crazy talk :C]

[He pauses briefly.]

Yeah, I've always wondered that, too. If anything, wouldn't he need something to keep him colder? That's tradition, too, but I have no clue how it started

[That statement also throws Asuka for a moment. He's used to scarves being used to wipe sweat away aboveground, not for keeping one warmer. But all his feelings on the idea can be summed up in one simple sentence.]

Snowmen are weird.

[Bam.]

I bet we could find buttons in the clothing tower, though.

[He laughs at that.]

Yeah, they kind of are. Especially for someone who hasn't grown up with them and isn't just used to them.

[Which is an interesting thing to consider, actually. Having to explain so many things that he's just taken for granted on his world to people from other worlds, and hearing about them in return, is making him look at things differently.

Well. Kind of. But not in a way that he's not completely distracted again at the mention of buttons.]

We probably could! I wonder if I could pinch a carrot from the kitchen for his nose, too.

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