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[mansionstaff]

Who: YOU
What: SNOW
When: DECEMBER 6th
Where: EVERYWHERE
WHAT: SNOW (BONUS TREE DECORATING)

As a quiet Friday dawned on the school's campus, one could perhaps...feel it in the air. A creeping chill, a silent, barely-detectable indication that yes. Tonight would be the night.



By Saturday morning, the entire academy would be covered in snow.

BUT WAIT



That wasn't all--a large pine tree had made an appearance on the main quad, in desperate need of decoration.

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[butterbelieveamanspromise]

He stopped, unmoving at first. One last rush of mental preparation. Then, he slowly turned his head first, before propelling his whole body to face her.

The look he wore was remarkably austere, a rare sight for Chiyo's eyes. Calm, undisturbed. His mind was set on a wavelength that drove his behavior away from fumbling. There was quite a bit of distance between them still, but Mondo remained where he stood, hands in his pockets.

"Hey. ...It's been a while."

[lovesclearlakes]

Chiyo wasn't sure what sort of reaction she expected to receive from Mondo, but his calm austereness was a surprise nonetheless. She fed off of it and managed to calm her unsettled nerves.

"Hi...." she responded quietly but loud enough to be heard. "It has been a while, hasn't it? Have you been doing well?"

She vaguely wondered if he was alright, considering he was strangely calm.

[butterbelieveamanspromise]

He lost some of that composure, but only in the form of unease in the face of making conversation with her and hoping he didn't blow it somehow. "I s'pose so..." he replied, looking away. "Where've you been? It kinda... seemed like you disappeared completely."