pale the winter days after dark

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WHO: Anyone stuck in/visiting/trolling the Phancyhive house
WHEN: Backdated during Snowmageddon
SUMMARY: Snowstorm shenanigans!
WARNINGS: Snowball fights and stolen soup.

[DURING THE TIME OF THE FIRST GREAT SNOW OF 2012, THE HOUSE OF PHANCYHIVE EXPERIENCED A GOOD MANY TALES THAT WOULD BE TOLD AMONGST NEWCOMERS FOR YEARS TO COME.

HERE ARE SOME OF THEIR STORIES.]

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[inthejunk]

[Sigh.]

Alright.

[He doesn't quite get it when you're kidding yet, dude.]

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It was a joke.

[Well, he should.]

[inthejunk]

[Good, 'cause he definitely wasn't gonna do that. But since he doesn't want kicked back out into the snow he'll try to be nice.]

At least there wasn't sugar in it? The lemon might have been good though. For polishing the table, you know? Unless all the bottles of lemon polish are just some kind of industry joke, I gue-HAKU!

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...Are we still talking about tea? You don't have a fever, do you?

[Don't make him get up and treat you like a kid by checking your temperature, Yosuke.]

[inthejunk]

No!

[Yosuke flushes a little and gets up to go grab some tissue.]

It's just the cold. I feel fine. I never get sick anyway, so you don't need to worry.

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Everyone gets sick.

[Even Chains, he wants to add, but stops as he realizes that this Yosuke wouldn't know what he was talking about.]

Besides, that's already a lie. You had chickenpox not too long ago.

[inthejunk]

That was some kind of fluke!

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I guess you did seem healthy before...

[Doesn't mean he's falling for it, though.]

[inthejunk]

Yeah, I bet that's the only time I've ever been sick here, right? 'cause it never ha- HAAKKU!

...Aw gross it's on my shirt!

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[Quietly facepalms...]

I have...a shirt that you can borrow. That you probably should borrow...

[inthejunk]

...okay.

[Admittedly a little cowed after that.]

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[He'll just...pour the boy some more tea. Here, this will force your body to be healthy, hopefully. And he'll tastefully ignore any snot still left on his shirt.]

[inthejunk]

[He's just going to slump on the table now. This has been a long, shitty day, dude.]

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[Poor sucker. Have a headpat, Yosuke.]

Things could be worse...

[inthejunk]

[He grunts tiredly, then peeks up at Gilbert around his elbow.]

Every time someone says that it really happens.

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[--!]

I-is it too late to take it back...?!

[inthejunk]

I hope not.

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[Ugh. Of course he would end up cursing them like this in the middle of a snowstorm. And speaking of which...

He turns and moves over to stand at the window, brushing some condensation away with the tips of his fingers.]

It's still this bad...?

[inthejunk]

[Still draped over the table sneezing quietly and dripping fluids everywhere.]

They said record snow...I guess around here that's pretty big.

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I've never seen snow this bad.

[Use the napkins, Yosuke! Napkins!]

Is the tea any good?

[inthejunk]

Yeah... [Whether that's about the snow or the tea is your guess. Oh hey, napkins...he sniffles and snorts attractively into those now.]

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[And you wonder why the girls don't flock to you, Yosuke. Politely looking away until he's finished being attractive.]

[inthejunk]

[What? Usually there isn't so much mucus involved, okay?]

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[Just pray that someone like Madame Red doesn't come in and see it...]

[inthejunk]

[Would it be bad?]