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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[Oh good, he needed to clean the floor anyhow.

Follow us up the stairs, Yosuke. Lots of stairs.]

[inthejunk]

[Ugh...why are there so many? Does this place really need to be that big? He's tired, man. He's been panicking his way through a blizzard all afternoon, you know.]

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Of course it needs this many. This is how Victorians do it. But don't worry, it's only one flight; bedrooms are on the second floor. Unless he really wants to sleep in the servant's quarters on the third.]

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[No, he's good. He just drips and slips his way up, obediently. Man. A hot shower and a warm bed sounds really nice...it's kind of hard to keep his eyes open all of a sudden...]

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[Don't fall asleep on the stairs! We're almost there!

He turns down a decorated hall and looks over the doors. Ugh, there really are too many rooms, and he's not always sure if other people are staying over as well.

Knocking three times, he waits to see if anyone is occupying the room before opening the door and holding it for Yosuke. Behold! Phantomhive hospitality in the form of a stupidly well decorated bedroom.]

Here, you can use this room until the storm is over. I can find some dry clothes for you until your laundry is finished.

[Which he also plans on doing. :|]

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[Yosuke nods tiredly. Yeah. Just until the storm ends...]

Okay.

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I'll be right back. Go ahead and settle in.

[Just don't drip too much on the bed, he's not changing those sheets twice.]

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[Yosuke's not too sure what there is to settle, but he nods and offers another tired smile, then wanders over to check out the nearest window. Wow...it's really snowy put there. He's never seen so much snow in his life. And he's really not sure how he managed to slog through it.]

[The bed looks really tempting, and now that he's thinking about the cold outside and the warm bed he's shivering again. But Gilbert would probably be pretty annoyed if he messed up the bed. And that's a crappy way to repay a kindness, so he just stands where he is and drips quietly and awkwardly until Gilbert returns.]

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[He arrives a few minutes later with a pair of clean slacks, a button up shirt and a pair of dress socks. Now you can look like a miniature Gilbert, Yosuke. At least for a little bit. He also has an extra blanket, a towel and an unopened box of kleenex just in case he's still got bodily fluids that need expelling.

A brief knock to the door to alert the boy to his presence and he steps into the room, settling everything down on the bed.]

If you leave your wet clothes outside the door later, I'll make sure they're cleaned.

[inthejunk]

Just like a laundry service.

[He's apparently feeling better enough to tease you again, dude. Take heart.]

...Thanks.

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[It's cool, he's used to those sorts of jokes. Though he does look a little embarrassed by it, which he covers up by clearing his throat against his fist.]

It's no problem. Dinner will be ready at 6:00 if you're hungry.

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Really? Dinner?

[His eyes light up at that. It's been a long time since dinner was a thing that he just had to show up to and enjoy. His stomach actually growls just at the thought of it.]

What is it? It's something hot, right? Noodles? Curry?

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Curry? That sounds familiar...

[Didn't Agni mention it once?]

What's in it?

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What's in it? Um...let's see...onions, and potatoes, and carrots. Meat. Uh. Curry sauce. I'm not sure how you make the sauce though. It's a little bit spicy but not too bad if you make it right.

[His mouth is watering a little just thinking about it. Yosuke grins, and shrugs.]

It's a good food for cold days.

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That doesn't sound too hard.

[Little does he know just how EXTREME IT IS TO THE PHANCYHIVE GUYS.]

I'll look it up.

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Really?

[Doesn't take much to make this kid happy, apparently.]

I can't wait!

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[BRB ATTEMPTING TO MAKE CURRY AND CLEAN SOME BRAT'S CLOTHES.]

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[And he'll just be bathing and realizing your clothes are way too fucking big and falling asleep face down on top the blankets because today was a hard day.]