Snow Mountain Lodge
This is the Snow Mountain Lodge, the one place where to stay while enjoying the
winter pleasures of the mountain. This rustic building's walls are made of dark
wood planks with the odd red brick pillar mixed in. The lobby is two stories
high, warm and comfortable with a central fireplace surrounded by benches for
socializing. The proprietress, an elderly little lady, smiles as she walks around
the benches and offers cups of hot chocolate. The south wing houses the guest
chambers, another door indicates the access to the hot springs, or you can go to
the solarium to enjoy the weather without its rigors.
[Exits   : [H]ot springs, [G]uest wing, [S]olarium, and [O]utside ]
[Sleepers: Celes, Tenchi, Natsuki, Sana, Roland, and Locke ]
[Things  : None ]
>Ukyou walks in
>Ucchan hums a little tune, and goes to a window to look at a few flurries.
>Rei was lying in front of the fireplace, snoring quite loudly (to the chagrin of
the staff), as you walk in.
>Ukyou
Well, Ucchan decided for a change it seems, she's prettied herself up a tad. She
smiles, and her eyelashes seem a little more obvious than usual (A hint of
mascara?)  Her makeup is fairly discreet: a tinge of rosy-pink for her lips, and
hardly a hint of eyeshade. Makeup aside, her face seems to have a slight glow,
you can't quite figure out why... As she brushes some of her soft brown hair in
place, you notice that her nails are a little long and colored with a nice shade
of light red with a tinge of violet, those colors work well on her. To complete
the kawaii picture, she is wearing a dress: It's a powder-blue outfit with an
apron-like white area in front. It leaves her shoulders exposed without going
below her collarbone. The lower area is quite wide, making the dress quite
fashionable. People knowing the Tendos might recognize Kasumi's style.
Carrying:
Giant spatula, and Gold Coin Pendant
>Ucchan takes a look at Rei snoring, she's nowhere as nice as the staff, she
grins slightly and prepares to do her worst...
>*PAMF*  That's the sound a pillow makes when thrown with some force at a
snorer's face... Ukyou her, she's just sitting innocently a few chairs away,
immersed in a book.
>Rei suddenly sits up, pillow slammed onto his face   //.o'   "Who? What? Don't
that just beat all!" He glances back and forth before finally pulling the pillow
off his head.
>Ucchan calmly turns a page of her book.
>Rei has a sneaking suspicion who the culprit is, but he doesn't mention
anything. Rei does, however, drop the pillow on the floor and go back to lying
down. He says, to nobody in particular, "Thanks for the pillow."
>Ucchan pikus out of her book, "Hmm?  Whassat?"
>Rei reclines, a smirk on his face.
>Ucchan says, "Oh right... It's five." she thumbs behind her, then returns to her
book after the odd statement.
>Rei sits up again, glancing at Ukyou. "Five what?" I do believe you caught his
attention.
>Ucchan keeps her eyes in her book, "Hmm." is her only answer.
>Rei squints in your direction. Stereotypes aside, you have a curious kitty on
your hands now. For the moment he shrugs it off, and goes back to lazing.
>Ucchan then turns away from her book, n.n "Y'haven't looked at the tree?"
>Rei asks, "The tree?"
>Ucchan noddles, "Hm-hmm."
>Rei rubs the back of his neck   . o O ( What tree? )   He looks around the room
for a tree.
>Hideyoshi has arrived.
>Ojiisan hums 'jingle bells' as he adjusts a few decorations on the local
christmas tree... Where did that thing come from?  Hammerspace?
>Rei blinks as he spots the Christmas tree. "...?" Coming from a world without a
Christ tends to make one unfamiliar with Christmas.
>Well, plenty of shinies to pilfer...
>What do you think Rei is, a magpie? Besides, none of those ornaments look
valuable anyway.
>Ojiisan heads towards the solarium.
>Lina_Inverse enters from outside, accompanied by some cold air.
>Lina steps in, all bundled up to take on the worst the weather has to offer ...
"Heya, all. Happy New Year."
>Ucchan is mostly in a book, she n.n up nonetheless and wiggles a few fingers in
hello.
>Rei reclines on the floor, watching the Christmas tree as you walk in. He nods
to Lina (it's a bit akward to do when you're prone).  . o O ( New year? )
>Lina gets out of her bulkier outerwear, and settles down on a bench. "How're
things going here? Any excitement lately?"
>Ucchan says, "Dunno, went visiting hokkaido a bit for a few." o.o
>Rei yawns. Excitement? What excitement?
>Azelvite enters from outside, accompanied by some cold air.
>Lina glances over at the new arrival, and waves. "Heya, Azelvite ... been a
while."
>Azelvite
If you have any kind of danger sense, it goes off: This is a Dark Kingdom
warrior. A man of medium built, yet athletic of appearance with fairly long pale
green hair tied in a tight tail, he looks about with red eyes, bright with
cunning. His thin eyebrows arched in an eternal frown. The few times he smile,
it's usually an evil-looking grin that shows slight fangs. His skin is damaged on
the lower left side of his face, as though from a bad burn. That burn follows the
jawline down from his ear, then the neck is also damaged on the left side and the
burn seems to continue down in areas covered by clothing. His outfit is a grey
uniform of some kind, with black boots and white brims going around a flap tied
on the front. Several thin cristals, each ten centimeters in height and of a
cut-oval shape, are attached to his belt.
Carrying:
>Azelvite almost _is_ some cold air... But that's a detail... Aside his terrible
lack of fashion, his desc isn't quite up-to-date. He looks weaker than last time,
'ill-fed' comes to mind... And his hair is more white.
>Ucchan o.o and shrinks a bit in her chair, no way she's getting invovled with
that creep for any other purpose than beating him up...
>Rei hasn't met Azelvite before (I think). He gives the man a nod, and goes back
to warming himself in front of the fireplace.
>Azelvite comments dryly to Lina, "You don't need anyone."
>Lina blinks. "I beg your pardon?!"
>Rei raises his eyebrow. He's too comfortable to fight   ';.;'
>Azelvite holds his left arm a bit, and leans on the wall aside the door, he's
too weak to fight, but that's a detail, "You heard me." he'll stick to his dry
comments though.
>Lina asks, "Heard and understood are two different things ... what do you mean,
I don't need anyone?"
>Rei just listens. Doesn't like this guy already.
>Ucchan -.- "Lina, why'd you even care about what's that creep gotta say."
>Rei . o O ( Note to self: rob him blind on the way out.   'u.u'; )
>Lina retorts, "Maybe I've hung around too many conversational bad guys and
gotten used to it."
>Azelvite snickers at that... a slight, slightly hoarse befangded snicker...
>Lina says, "So where've you been and what've you been up to, Azel-kun? You don't
look too good ..."
>Azelvite says, "And you haven't improved yourself..."
>Lina says, "... if you want to fight, let's at least take it outside first,
okay?"
>Rei shifts on the floor, moving to a seated position.
>Azelvite closes his eyes slightly, seeming almost amused, he's used to shoot
spikes as second nature, so he starts with, "Why, not precise enough to kill me
without burning everyone else here?  And to answer your question, I have been
seeing how long I can go without feeding, months now."
>Ucchan sinks in her chair some more, she already hates that guy, and another bit
of inhumanity just creeps her out further, "..."
>Well, not that anyone would notice, but all the crystals located around Azel's
belt are clear now.
>Lina says, "I just don't want to piss Ojiisan off again if I can help it; I
already got kicked out for the season, so I'm going to have to head back home
again tomorrow."
>Azelvite softly comments, "I wonder why..."
>Rei doesn't venture to interject. Something is getting the fur on the back of
his neck on end. He might be able to take him out with a dagger if he tried
something, but Rei really doesn't want to get in a fight. Last time he did, it
wasn't pretty. He does glance at Ukyou, then Lina, to see how they're reacting.
>Lina grits her teeth, and through them she asks, "Ukyou, where are Ojiisan and
Hideyoshi right now?"
>Ucchan hms, not at all at ease, then looks about, "Huh?  They ain't here?  The
old guy was here a moment ago."
>Lina says, "All right, Azelvite ... you want me to fight you? I'll choose the
place." She stands up. "Ukyou, there's an abandoned house down in the village,
right ...? The one Ojiisan told us about?"
>Ucchan o.o; "Come on Lina... You kidding me, right?"
>Rei stands up, dusting himself off. Could sweep a little bit more often in here,
all that foot traffic tracks snow and dirt... He mentions, with a pleasant smile,
"No need for fighting, is there? I mean, it's a nice night, why bother?"
>Azelvite smiles befangdedly, eyes closed and pointed at the floor... He keeps
leaning on the wall and holding his left arm, "That is how she is, fire needs to
destroy."
>Lina snorts. "YOU'RE the one who came in here and started asking for it,
Azelvite ... I'm just offering to take you up on it."
>Ucchan says, "Yeah... what she says..." -.-
>Lina says, "Or are you just here to piss everyone off ... " She trails off,
*GRINNING* downright evilly. "OI! HIDEYOSHI-KUN!!"
>Rei rubs the back of his neck. "Easy there, okay? Don't make me... do anything
violent, okay? I'm really not in the mood..." He's getting in the mood fast.
"Grab some hot cocoa and take a seat and enjoy the fire."
>Lina grins ear-to-ear, rubbing her hands, as she waits for Hideyoshi to show up.
>Azelvite says, "Oh come now... You know me better than that Lina, that's just my
way of saying hello..."
>Lina says, "Right, and the Mazoku's way of saying hello is to blow up everything
in a ten-mile radius."
>Azelvite asks, "I'll take your word for it... Is it where you got your habits?"
>Ucchan says, "Can I beat him up Lina? -.-  O.o;  Eek, there's the sourpuss." 
sure enough, here's Hide.
>Hideyoshi walks in from the solarium.
>Lina waves cheerfully to Hideyoshi. "You've got another customer ..." She
indicates Azelvite. ^_^
>Hideyoshi pokes his head in, and doesn't change his face upon seeing Lina, "..."
 his mood is another story. . o O ( Not her again... )
>Hideyoshi blinks, and tilts his head at the newcomer . o O ( He's creepy ) 
"Err..."
>Rei smiles innocently. You mean he looks less suspicious then Lina?
>Azelvite says, "Don't bother... I'm only staying to say hello."
>Lina exclaims, "Oh, c'mon, Azel-chan, you don't know what this place has to
offer!"
>Azelvite, softly, "I do, actually..." he looks evenly at Lina, "Or have you
forgotten."
>Azelvite then grins, he too has a few neat memories from this mountain last
year...
>Lina erms .... "Well ... stay and relax some anyway. It *is* New Year's Eve ..."
>Usagi peeks around from behind and smiles kindly.
>Lina waves to Usagi. ^_^
>Azelvite is here, don't mind the nega-vibes... He's weak as a kitten...
really...
>Usagi waves.
>Rei stands near the fireplace, a (forced) smile on his face as he tries to
defuse Lina and Azelvite. Seems to be working at least; the lodge isn't a smoking
crater yet.
>Usagi winces at negaverse references.
>Azelvite oocly whacks his sound crew, "Look, I don't care WHAT word you use, but
'nega-vibes' that's from the DUBBED version!" then thumbs at his crew for Usagi's
reference, "Their fault."
>Rei (OOC) n.n;   *takes Azel's wallet while he complains*
>Hideyoshi asks, "Well emm..." he hesitates a bit, last comments were about
'let's enjoy the eve' he shrugs, "I'll just leave you be." and turns back to the
solarium, he's frowning and looking down... Hide wouldn't actually feel bad about
the way he's talked to Lina, would he?
>Hideyoshi heads towards the solarium.
>Lina raises an eyebrow at Hideyoshi's back. . o O ( That didn't go over the way
I planned ... oh well. )
>Lina_Inverse has disconnected.
>Rei takes a seat on a couch. Not as warm as by the fire, but a little more
dignified. He tries not to watch Azelvite...
>Azelvite hardly moves, leaning on the wall aside the door, weak-looking... His
eyes keep a cold glint though, and he looks at Ukyou.
>Rei . o O ( Must avoid going crazy, even if that guy creeps me out... )
>Luna_Inverse enters from outside, accompanied by some cold air.
>Rei tries to make small talk. "So... uh... what do you do for a living,
Azelvite?"
>Luna knocks knocks and looks around.
>Azelvite looks coldly at Rei...
>Luna_Inverse
     AAH! its the waitress from hell! (annoucer gets thwapped in the head)
aah! sorry (clears throat) Meet Luna Inverse, a complicated woman, older
sister to Lina Inverse, who everyone knows and loves. Luna is capable of
many things, including sword fighting and magic. Her sparkling personality,
(whispers) sparkling, yea right (annoucer gets thwapped twice this time)
GAAH! I might loose brain damage! (Luna yells, "just describe me idiot!")
oh yeah, her sparkling personality fits her nice looks. Her hair is long,
ending just a few inches below her shoulders. Her bangs hang slightly in
her eyes, the purple hair fitting her. Her amber eyes look around, probably
trying to find something to do. She is alittle more amply endowed then her
sister, and has a nice curvy body as well, fit into her outfit.
She is currently wearing a waitress dress, which consists of a white shirt
with suspenders around her shoulders, holding up a black dress fit around
her waist perfectly. Her shirt has fluffy sleeves, so to speak, and the
dress has an appron around it. She wears black boots to finish off the
outfit, but carries around a sword strapped to her side for any unwanted
encounters, such as thwapping the poor announcer or her sister, or fighting
mazoku. uh, my head.... (Luna kicks the announcer off the stage) n.-
Carrying:
>Rei sweatdrops. "Er... never mind."
>Ucchan x.x at Azel, "OY!  You're closer to the door, you open it!"
>Azelvite says, "..." at that, and why not, a befangded grin later he... opens
the door.
>Ucchan o_o;  . o O ( I'll be... )
>Luna erms ^^; and enters, waving. "heya!!!!"
>Rei smiles weakly at the new arrival. "Hello..."   '^^';
>Azelvite returns to his spot leaning on the wall... weaker-looking than his
out-of-date desc implies, he will keep a cold allure in contrast to Luna.
>Usagi says, "Lina zonked out."
>Luna scratches her head. "figures." She then goes and sits down. "so whats up!?"
>Rei replies, rather meekly for the bandit, "Not much, actually... just trying to
avoid being warm... inside... by the fire... that sort of thing."
>Ucchan O.o from Luna to Rei, and from 'neko-chan' she asks, "Who's this?"
>Rei blinks, and glances at Luna. "Lina's... um.... sister." He sweatdrops, but
good. Sane people would take that last sentence as one of the signs of the
apocalypse.
>Lina_Inverse has connected.
>Ucchan asks, "Ehh?  Lina's SISTER?!?"
>Luna says, "yes, I'm Lina's sister." ^_^; she seems proud.
>Ucchan O_o;
>Lina emerges from the bathroom ... and her jaw hits the floor. (Well, almost.
You get the idea.)
>Rei nods. He looks like he just ran into a ghost. I mean, scary ones, not like
the ones at McNeil manor   'n.n';
>Azelvite shows emotion at last: he's sweatdropping and _staring_  . o O ( No
way... TWO of them? )
>Lina says, "O-o-o-oneesan ..."
>Luna puts her hands behind her head. "aara! there you are Lina!"
>Ucchan n.n "Oy Lina, you got a sister and never told me?!?"
>Lina says, "I thought you met her! Back at your restaurant one evening."
>Luna sweatdrops, "I thought I met her too, but I could be wrong." she then ahs!
"I know why I came!"
>Rei has more to worry about than Azelvite, at least. He hmms?
>Lina says, "What're you doing up here at Snow Mountain, oneesan?" o.o
>Luna exclaims, "LINA! we're out of chicken at home!"
>Lina says, "..."
>Luna says, "you know, after the chicken sandwiches, we ran out." o.o;
>Lina says, "... I thought I showed you how to get what you need out of the
refrigerator's pocket-spaces."
>Luna says, "you know, I forgot. ^^;"
>Lina slumps. . o O ( She's been spending too much time with Gourry. )
>Rei just crosses his arms behind his head, and tries vainly to melt into the
background   'n.n';
>Luna asks, "so I came to find you and find out.. got hungry too. anwyay, when
did you have a kid!? I met a little girl named Iris and she says your her mother!
have you been sleeping with someone I don't know about?"
>Lina asks, "Well, since you followed me all the way up here and it's a long trip
back, how about you stick around, and I'll refresh your memory when we get back
home tomorrow?"
>Lina O.O and @facefaults. _._,,
>Ucchan says, "Sleeping with..." and chortles...
>Lina asks, "Oneesan, you know exactly how old I am ... is there *ANY* way I
could have a natural daughter Iris's age??"
>Luna ehehehs, "I guess I can stay, no reason going all the way back now." she
grins then, messing with her sister, "dunno, you can find ways. the miracles of
modern science."
>Ucchan leans on a hand, jumping in the fun, with a very girly voice she
comments: "Why Linaaaaa, I had no ideaaaaaa." n.n
>Rei stares   'o.o';   "..." Don't even joke about Lina reproducing.
>Lina says, "You don't know as much about 'modern science' as I've learned, and
what I've learned persuades me --" She spins to face
>Lina spins to face Ukyou. "You stay out of this!!"
>Luna heeeheees ^^
>Ucchan m o.o m on the back of that chair, "Che, don't mess with her hormones..."
>Lina exclaims, "What I know about 'modern science' has convinced me to stay
*away* from it as much as I can, especially where biology is concerned!"
>Usagi blushes.
>Usagi asks, "hormones?"
>Luna says, "you know I'm jiving ya sis." she then looks to Usagi and sweatdrops.
o.o;
>Lina_Inverse mumbles, "....  ...  name  'Hojo'  mean  anything  ..  you  .." to
Ukyou.
>Rei inches away slowly. Not like he's afraid mind you. He's just... um... okay,
he's afraid.
>Ucchan o.o; at Lina, "Sugar... you been spending WAY too much time with the
wrong crowd."
>Usagi says, "we studied about hormones in school."
>Ucchan n.n v at Usa, "Oy, Usa-chan... Haven't seen you come in."
>Usagi smiles brightly.
>Luna slinks over to the hot chocolate display. o.o n.- (chuggachuggachugga) yes
shes using cups, its just at an amazing rate.
>Rei looks over his shoulder.  . o O ( Shoulda got the chocolate -first-, Rei. ) 
 'o.o';
>Lina fumes quietly for a moment, then sits back down. "Iris-chan is my 'adopted'
daughter, oneesan ..."
>Ucchan o.o "Oy, Usa-chan... I've been meaning to organize a slumber party 'round
here."
>Luna blinks and sets the cup down. "I knew that, I was just gonna see how you
reacted to that situation...handled it....well..." she chuckles and goes back to
chugging hot cocoa.
>Usagi asks, "here?"
>Usagi tilts her head.
>Rei raises his hand. "What's a... um... slumber party?"  'O.o';
>Ucchan n.n; at Usa, "Well, not tonight, and in a room, I mean... lots of my
friends are around."
>Lina fumes for another moment or two. -.- . o O ( ........ )
>Azelvite chuckles a bit at Luna versus Lina.
>Lina . o O ( Urusai wa ne! )
>Luna ^_^ and finishes her cocoa drinking. "So Lina whats been new around here?"
>Lina starts, coming out of her sulk. "Ohhh ... not a whole lot."
>Azelvite comments idly, "Nothing has burned, so it's obvious Lina hasn't been
here much."
>Lina gives Azelvite a look that could reduce him to cinders.
>Luna says, "aaw shes not that bad with spells anymore. shoulda saw her earlier."
(heheh)
>Lina says, "....." 
>Lina says, "Oneesan, there *is* one thing you probably ought to be aware of. I'm
not sure if this is the proper place to discuss it, though."
>Usagi giggles and pictures a Houdini act with Lina ina box and Luna sawing.
>The producers largely sweatdrop at Usagi's picture o.o;
>Azelvite befangdedly grins at Luna, "I'll pass."
>Luna blinks to Lina, "ah? whats wrong?"
>Luna nods to Azel after commenting to Lina, smiling a bit.
>Rei coughs. He's not trying to attract attention, he's just coughing.
>Luna_Inverse pages, "Rei acts like I'll flare arrow him if he moves wrong x.x;"
to you.
>Lina says, "Well ..." She pokes her fingertips together. "The Mazoku are trying
to kill me."
>You page-pose, "Rei is still trying to deal with the 'there's TWO of them!?"
concept" to Luna_Inverse
>Luna facefaults, "eh?" o.o "now what did you do? tick off LON agian?" (note the
abbriev. so she doesn't have to say the full name) "wanna go off and talk about
it? if your not busy."
>Luna . o O ( problems problems @_@ )
>Ucchan x.x; at that, don't wanna hear about that...
>Lina says, "L-sama isn't the question right now ... ^^;; Well, not directly."
>Rei mentions to nobody in particular, "At least things are peaceful right now,
right?"
>Ucchan asks, "Well Usa-chan, I didn't mean _here_ but in one of the rooms... I
got a few friends, and maybe sometime late this month... n.n;;  Anyhow, think
you'd like to make that slumber party?"
>Lina says, "But I sorta spoiled Ruby-Eye's plans to go back to our world at full
power and then some with the intent of slaughtering the Gods, the Dragons, and
every other living thing, and ... well, you know how the Mazoku tend to be with
grudges, ne?" ^^;;
>A common old man begins to ramble on about peace and his days to Rei.
>Luna sweatdrops, "...well, I'll make sure they don't get to you, but at least
you stopped them, right?"
>Usagi has disconnected.
>Rei listens to the common old man. Not the effect he was hoping for, but good
enough.
>Lina nods. ^_^ "Yeah. They can't invade that way any more, at least ... and
right now, I think they're too busy being pissed off and trying to kill me to
look for other routes 'home.'"
>The common old man falls asleep before he gets done his 3rd paragraph.
>Rei exhales. Saved!
>Luna hehhehs, "well! At least its not gonna bore me around here! always a
monster magnet aren't you?" ;)
>Rei stands up and walks over to Ukyou's couch. She's the only normal person here
he knows. Of course, Rei isn't one to be calling anyone 'abnormal'.
>Ucchan O.o at Rei, "Still haven't found it?"  what's she talking about?
>Lina says, "... yeah, you could say that, I guess." ^^;
>Rei stares at Ukyou. Doesn't have a clue what she's talking about. He shakes his
head, and takes a seat  'o.o'   'n.n';
>Azelvite says, "She is a 'monster magnet'..."  his odd smile, "I'm here, aren't
I?"
>Luna aahs and slumps down a bit, to just relax now. "don't worry for now, ne?"
she looks to Azel and grins, "well, you are, guess she works well."
>Lina deliberately changes the (IC) subject as she looks at Ukyou and asks, "Any
idea what the management's got in mind for a New Year's Eve party tonight?"
>Ucchan n.n; "I'd bet Ojiisan'll just shoot a story... But with you here, maybe
we'd better do it ourselves."
>Luna blinks and looks back and forth. o.O O.o o.O she just stays quiet, not a
gourry kind of stupid quiet, but a 'I will let them handle it' quietness.
>Belldandy arrives from the south wing.
>Belldandy enters with Vulpix following behind.
>Lina asks, "What, you mean we'd tell stories to each other?"
>Lina waves to Belldandy.
>Bell-chan says, "Hello Lina-san.."
>Luna waves to Belldandy politely. ^^;
>Bell-chan smiles and waves to Luna.
>Ucchan spots the fox, "Kawai..." then spots one too many tail, and shrinks in
her chair. o.o;  . o O ( No way... Ojiisan wasn't kidding, there's a fox spirit
HERE )
>Lina asks, "Ukyou, didn't you see Belldandy-san's kitsune at the party?"
>Vulpix asks, "Vulpix?"
>Rei nods to Belldandy, staying rather quiet for Rei. Two inverses, a freaky guy,
and a goddess. Normal evening here, yup.
>Lina (OOC) SDly taps Rei on the shoulder. "You forgot about the kitsune." ^^
>Rei (OOC) I was saving that for dinner   n.n   *licks chops*
>Luna wonders how tails is the max limit for a kitsune... o.o;
>Luna (OOC) lol n.n;; (fanwhaps Rei)
>Lina (OOC) says, "Nine tails, Luna."
>Rei, apparently not noticing anything unusual about the fox, asks Ukyou, "Er...
what were you talking about before, anyway?"
>Ucchan mutters something about the fox, "Lina... WHAT party?!?" o.o;
>Lina says, "My Christmas party last week."
>Luna begins to wonder if it can fly but stops for fear of a company sueing her
for that...she looks about and feels...odd? c.c;
>Rei . o O ( Getting a bit crowded in here... nice to see the place busy, though.
)
>Lina says, "Granted, it was on Saturday ..."
>Ucchan ohs... and shakes her head, then warily looks to Vulpix again. o.o;
>Rei, in utter politeness, asks Ukyou again, "What were you talking about
before...?"  'n.n';  He -will- find out, eventually.
>Ucchan huhs at Rei  "Talking about?  What?"
>Rei rubs the back of his neck. "You said something about 'five'... and... um...
just now, you asked me if I found 'it'."   'o.o';
>Luna finally figures out what to do. "hey sis do you still wanna do some
fireworks?"
>Lina walks over to Belldandy, and crouches to look at Vulpix. "Is your kitsune
calmer tonight, Belldandy-san ... ?"
>Ucchan nods to Rei, "Your gift..."
>Bell-chan nods, "Hai.. I told her that you are a friend."
>Vulpix says, "Vulpix.."
>Lina smiles, and pets Vulpix gently. "Konban wa, Vulpix-san ..."
>Rei blinks. "Gift...?" Poor sap STILL hasn't gotten someone to explain Christmas
for him yet.
>Ucchan nods cheerfully to Rei.  n.n   "Yup, under the tree silly, it's number
five."
>Rei snaps his fingers. "Oh... okay." He smiles, then asks, "... What'd I do to
desrve a gift?"
>Ucchan o_o; at that, "Err..." okay, she doesn't have an answer for everything.
>Rei isn't stupid enough to argue, mind you. He stands up again, and walks over
to the tree.  . o O ( Do I need to get her something now? )
>Vulpix murrrs softly, "Vul... vulpix"
>Lina smiles, patting Vulpix gently. "What did you mean about fireworks,
oneesan?"
>Bell-chan hmmns, "Oneesan?"
>Ukyou whispers, "OOC well, assuming you find #5 eventually, it's a swiss army
knife, of all things... But it doesn't say from who." to you.
>Lina nods. "Luna is my big sister ... Oneesan, this is Belldandy."
>Luna pikus and smiles, "you know, if you use spells right you can create cool
fireworks in the sky." she then stands and goes to Belldandy. "hello, pleased to
meet you Belldandy."
>Bell-chan bows, "Please to meet you, Luna-san."
>Ukyou has left.
>Azelvite falls asleep.
>Luna bows respectively back, and smiles, sitting back down near Belldandy and
Lina and Vulpix.
>Rei sits down by the tree, exhaling.   . o O ( Really with little bro' was
around... he'd love this )
>Vulpix looks around.
>Bell-chan says, "I hope you've had a good day"
>Lina says, "Pretty good ... nobody's tried to kill me yet." She gives Vulpix one
last gentle pat, then goes back over to her bench seat.
>Rei finally finds the appropriate gift. Ever pragmatic, he whips out a dagger  
'n.n'
>Vulpix breathes a bit of fire at Lina.
>Lina glances Rei-wards. "Are you planning to make dinner -- YIPE!" <@toasty>
>Lina gets sooted up. -.-;; "Ano *ne* ..."
>Rei replies, before Lina becomes extra-crispy, "Nah, just taking this paper
off..."  *swipe*  "See?"
>Luna gets a nice little pale of water and offers it to Lina. ^^ "here."
>Bell-chan blinks! "Vulpix-chan! That wasn't nice."
>Lina rinses the soot off of her hands and face, then looks at the rest of her
clothes ... also soot-covered.
>Rei looks at Lina. "Are you okay?"
>Bell-chan says, "I'm sorry, Lina-san.."
>Lina says, "I've survived worse."
>Luna says, "just pour it on. you can dry off with a towel when I get you one."
^_^ heheh, hey at least she didn't our it on her this time.
>Rei nods, and pops open the box.
>Lina takes off her sweater first, shaking some of the soot off, then pours some
of the water over herself to rinse soot out of her hair and trousers. *splash*
>Lina would never make a big hit in a wet T-shirt contest: she doesn't have
enough of a body for it. That much is now abundantly clear.
>Rei wasn't watching, luckily. He's allergic to fireballs.
>Luna pulls out a camera quickly to take a picture. (click) this ones for Gourry
and Xelloss. Anyway...she then gets a towel from the back and finally hands it to
Lina ^_^ "here you go sis."
>Lina accepts the towel and quickly dries herself off ...
>Rei pulls a nice swiss army knife out of the box. He looks down at it... hmm,
much more handy then his dagger. Nice gift...
>Lina asks, "Oneesan, what'd you just take that snapshot for?"
>Luna says, "er....put it in the scrapbook. Lina after charred by a multi-tailed
fox."
>Bell-chan sits down and gently places Vulpix in  her lap, "Ne, Vulpix-chan.. Say
that 'you're sorry' to Lina-san."
>Lina asks, "What scrapbook?"
>Luna . o O ( o.o! )
>Vulpix looks at Belldandy, "Vul?"
>Lina says, "You never told me you were making a scrapbook ..."
>Bell-chan nods to Vulpix, "Yes.. You have to."
>Luna says, "gotta have something to do around here."
>Rei rubs the bridge of his nose   . o O ( How nice of Ukyou... )  ';.;'  He, of
course, doesn't know that gift-giving uis customary this time of year. Hasn't
even been hanging around the city for the last few months to pick it up.
>Vulpix looks back to Lina after a few moment, "Vul.. vulpix. Pix."
>Lina smiles at Vulpix. "It's all right, no hard feelings ..."
>Lina . o O ( Next time I cast a protect-from-fire spell before I go near her. )
>Bell-chan says, "Thank you, Vulpix-chan.."
>Vulpix says, "Vulpix" ^n.n^
>Rei looks over at the kitsune as he slips the knife in his pocket. He
absent-mindedly licks his chops; that pokemon -does- look tasty, and he -is- a
predator, after all.
>A predator that could get char-broiled.
>Rei! use a Pikachuu! (sorry couldn't resist)
>Lina (OOC) says, "Could? *Would!*"
>Rei stands up. Luckily for Rei, he doesn't act on his hunger. Still wants
something though, and Luna got all the hot chocolate first   'c.c';
>Lina (OOC) says, "Shouldn't one of the staff ICly be replenishing that hot
chocolate? ^^"
>Luna pulls out a deck of cards, shes been learning to shuffle and stuff since
shes gotten here.
>Rei (OOC) They'd have to restock after an Inverse raid  c.c
>Lina (OOC) goes SD and gives Rei a *BIG* wedgie as punishment -.-
>Rei (OOC) meeps   'o.o'
>Luna (OOC) goes SD and kawaiily flaare arroows Rei n.n V
>Rei (OOC) , singed, falls over, twitching   '@.@';
>Vulpix (OOC) can't resist and performs ..(wait for it.. wait for it..) Fire Spin
on Rei!
>Lina (OOC) SDly yays! and does a victory dance with Oneesan! "Shouri wa
atashi-tachi no tame ni aru!"
>Rei (OOC) suddenly morphs and eats all of you   '@.@'
>Luna (OOC) gets picked up by a ufo catcher doll collector before that happens.
SDly eeps x.x;
>Lina (OOC) yikes!! and runs away, casting practically every attack spell she
knows behind her in >Rei's path. "Flare Arrow! Mega Brand! Dam Brass!" (etc.)
>Rei (OOC) decides you're all too much trouble, and storms Tokyo instead   *cue
godzilla soundtrack*
>o/~ Godzilla! Godzilla! and godzuuuukiii...
>Lina (OOC) casts Digger Volt on Rei's sound system!
>Vulpix Fire Spins the sound system
>Luna (OOC) Gaav Flares Rei's sound system!
>Rei (OOC) goes back IC   'n.n'   'o.o';
>Lina glances at Oneesan's cards. "Planning to play something?"
>Luna shuffles between hands, and blinks, "well, I don't know a lot of games yet.
so I will just shuffle. ^^;"
>Rei rubs the back of his neck, then spots the cards as well. Hmm. Thief. Deck of
cards. This can't be healthy. He wanders over, a smile on his face. "I'd be happy
to join in if you're going to play something..."
>Bell-chan blinkblinks..
>Luna says, "I dunno what to play actually...."
>Rei says cheerfully, "Well, there's always the good 'ol standby."
>Luna_Inverse has disconnected.
>Usagi smiles, and reawakes.
>Achika walks in from the solarium.
>Achika says, "Hi.."
>Rei turns to Achika, smiling. "Oh, hiyah! Haven't seen you around in a while."
>Luna waves to Achika! and goes back to scanning playing cards.
>Lina waves to Achika.
>Achika smiles, "Hiya." =)
>Bell-chan smiles, "Hello"
>Vulpix says, "Vulpix.."
>Rei turns back to Luna. "Up for a game?"
>Luna >.< "Only if you teach me, I don't know how to play."
>Rei sweatdrops. "Fair enough."
>Luna hehehs, "so what game should we play?"
>Usagi giggles.
>Usagi wonders if Luna can hang from her shoulder, just for old time's sake?
>Rei hmms, and rubs his chin. "Lets go for something simple first. How about 'go
fish'?"   'n.n';
>Achika has disconnected.
>Usagi says, "I've never fished before."
>Luna juggles cards between hands. "uh, whats go fish?" she takes Usagi's mental
capacitity on that one..
>Rei hrmms. This's gonna be a tough one. "A card game..." Someone help me with
the rules here OOCly? Haven't played it in like 10 years.
>Lina_Inverse teleports out of the room.
>Usagi has disconnected.
>Bell-chan asks, "Rei-san?"
>Rei blinks, looking up. "Yes?"
>Bell-chan asks, "May I ask you a question?"
>Rei glances back and forth, and shrugs. "Don't see why not."
>Bell-chan asks, "Where are you from?"
>Rei rubs the back of his neck. He opens his mouth to speak, then pauses to
ponder a moment. "Actually... the best I can tell you is... somewhere else. It's
kinda obvious, I guess, I stick out like a sore thumb here."
>Bell-chan asks, "You are not from this world?"
>Rei pauses again, but nods.
>Bell-chan says, "Thre seem to be many here from other worlds."
>Rei hmms as he rubs the back of his neck. "You have a point, there. Don't that
just beat all?"
>Bell-chan hmmns..
>Bell-chan . o O ( I hope it doesn't upset the balance.. )
>Rei says, "There's probably some sort of reason behind it, but heck if I know
what it is."
>Bell-chan says, "Maybe.."
>Rei shrugs. "Mystic stuff isn't my specialty."
>Bell-chan asks, "Oh?"
>Bell-chan asks, "Is it something you're intrested in?"
>Rei nods, and smiles. "A little bit. Picked up a few tricks here and there, but
I'm no Lina."
>Bell-chan says, "To have the same skill as Lina one must study and practice for
years."
>Rei hmms, and nods. "Yeah, that's true. Never... had a chance to study much.
Never really needed to either, though."
>Bell-chan says, "What about healing spells.. You seem like one that has spent a
lot of time on his own."
>Rei raises his eyebrows. "Don't know any, actually. My talent seems to be with
electricity..."
>Bell-chan asks, "Really?"
>Vulpix looks up, "Vul?"
>Rei nods. "Don't need healing spells much anyway. Being at the top of the food
chain has its advantages..."
>Bell-chan says, "I imagine so."
>Bell-chan smiles.
>Rei spent most of the last few years as a rampaging beast. Didn't have much time
to work on mystic stuff.
>Rin enters from outside, accompanied by some cold air.
>Rin walks in and waves. "Happy New Year, minnahan!"
>Rei glances over at the entrance. "New year...? Oh, yeah. Happy new year!"
>Rin asks, "Don't tell me you didn't know?"
>Bell-chan says, "Actually.. That was yeasterday. In th western world it is
today."
>Rei shrugs. "Calendar doesn't match my home one... people don't tell me when
these things are supposed to happen."  'n.n';
>Rin exclaims, "Let's celebrate now, just in case!"
>Rin runs up and tries to hug Rei and then Belldandy, but not Vulpix. o.o
>Rei erps, and gets hugged. He sweatdrops.
>Bell-chan blinkblinks as she is hugged. She smiles, "Happy New Year."
>Rin exclaims, "Happy new year!"
>Bell-chan says, "Ne Vulpix-chan.. Go see if Skuld is awake.."
>Vulpix says, "Vulpix"
>Rin asks, "Do you know if they have a party here for the new year?"
>Vulpix hops down and pads off towards the rooms.
>Rei shrugs. "Most everyone has left already."
>Vulpix goes towards the south wing.
>Rin looks depressed, "That's too bad..."
>Rei smiles. "Well, they've finally brought some more hot chocolate out, and the
fire's still going..."
>Bell-chan says, "Burn-san always makes sure the fire is going"
>Rin smiles. "So you don't want to go outside?"
>Rei sweatdrops. "Outside? But it's -cold- outside!"  'n.n';
>Rin clenches her fist. "You shouldn't complain, you have fur and you're wearing
a big jacket!"
>Rin (OOC) says, "Yokatta. He is still wearing it."
>Rei blinks. "Well, I can still get cold in this!"
>Bell-chan says, "His species isn't very well prepared for outdor life
constantly."
>Rin exclaims, ".... Aren't you a man, too!  Men are supposed to be strong!"
>Rei hmmphs. "Well, I can be strong and cold."
>Rei says, "They don't have to be exclusive."
>Rin asks, "Are you sure that you're not a fire demon?"
>Rei facepalms. "Yes, I'm sure."
>Rin exclaims, "Ok.  I was just thinking, since it was new years, we should make
resolutions and go to the top of the mountain and yell them out to the whole
world!"
>Rei rubs the back of his neck. "They do that around here?"
>Rin nods and smiles brightly. "It's a tradition!"
>Bell-chan says, "That would not be a good idea."
>Rin asks, "It wouldn't?"
>Bell-chan shakes her head
>Rin's cheerful expression sinks again. "Why not?"
>Skuld arrives from the south wing.
>Skuld enters with Vulpix following behind.
>Rei keeps rubbing the back of his neck. "Don't remember hearing about that
tradition." He shrugs.
>Skuld wavies
>Bell-chan smiles, "Happy New Year"
>Rin says, "It was what I always used to do..."
>Skuld kawaiis, "happy new year =)"
>Rei nods and smiles at Skuld
>Bell-chan extends her hand to Skuld
>Skuld sets Vulpix down and glomps Belldandy
>Bell-chan giggles and hugs Skuld tightly, "Happy New Year, sweetie."
>Rin says, "I need to think of a good resolution..."
>Rei has a resolution in mind. Or would, if he knew it were a custom.
>Vulpix exclaims, "Vulpix Vul!"
>Rin asks, "So.. no one wants to try to go to the top of the mountain?"
>Rei asks, "Aren't we close enough as it is?"
>Bell-chan says, "We are quite a ways up."
>Rin says, "But, it's not the same..."
>Rei shrugs. "I don't really want to walk uphill through the snow..."
>Skuld pikupikus, ".. whats at the top?"
>Rin exclaims, "The top is at the top!"
>Skuld kawaiis, ".. why go there? take a copter"
>Rei asks, "Copter?"
>Rin says, "But that's not the same either..."
>Rei rubs the back of his neck
>Rin sits down on the sofa...
>Rei crosses his arms, thinking as he taps his foot on the floor. "Well, you
really want to head up to the mountain top?"
>Rin says, "It would have been fun..."
>Skuld kawaiis, "i'll go"
>Rin perks up again. "You will?"
>Rei sighs. "Well, I'll follow you up. Not right to have two kids walking up the
mountain at night in the cold by themselves."
>Bell-chan says, "I will come along at well"
>Vulpix exclaims, "Vul!"
>Rin exclaims, "It'll be fun!"
>Rin hops to her feet again.
>Skuld exclaims, "I'm not a kid!"
>Rei nods. "Guess popular opinion has spoken! Keep in mind it's mostly uphill, so
get ready." He doesn't reply to Skuld's objection
>Rin has decided to follow you.
>Bell-chan losses Skuld's chekk, "Of course you aren't."
>Rin exclaims, "Of course it's up hill to the top of a mountain!"
>Skuld has decided to follow you.
>Rei looks at Rin. "I meant steep, and... never mind."
>Belldandy has decided to follow you.
>Rei asks, "Everyone got their coats?"
>Skuld kawaiis, "hai"
>Rin says, "Hai."
>Rin smiles at Skuld.
>Rei opens the door. "Onward, then!"

** Walk cut **

Hiking paths: Cliffside
You are following the cross-country paths of the resort, their gentle slopes
slowly climb the mountain. The trees clear as you reach a more rocky area of the
mountain. You might spot a cavern opening just twenty meters away from the path,
and a cliff here seems like a good spot for echo, why don't you 'shout
something'? Higher above, you can make out a path that climbs to the summit, but
it's too steep for skiing, you'd need snowshoes.
(OOC note: The hiking paths are kilometers long, in winter that's not just a
stroll)

Though the weather's cloudy, the snow seems hesitant, sometimes falling in timid
flurries and sometimes not.
[Exits   : [D]ownhill, [C]limb to the top, and [T]o the lodge ]
[Things  : Sign: Dangerous cave ]
>Rei enters with Rin, Skuld, and Belldandy following behind.
>Rei walks by. It takes a few minutes to cross the countryside, but luckily, the
wind is slow, keeping the chill down.
>Rin seems to enjoy walking in the snow, even though it's cold.
>Skuld kawaiis, "Mmm... ^_^"
>Rei mentions, a bit too loudly, perhaps, "How's everyone doing?"
>Skuld kawaiis, "great =)"
>Rin says, "Fine! I just wish we could see the stars..."
>Skuld pikupikus, "maybe highter?"
>Skuld pikupikus, "higher?"
>Rin nods.
>Bell-chan smiles, holding Skuld's hand
>Rei looks up. Well, it isn't TOO far. "Higher it is..."

The summit
The air thins a bit at this altitude, so you tire faster than expected, but you
made it! You're now standing on the tallest and most breathtaking spot of Snow
Mountain: From here you can make out the village far below, the gondolas making
their way, the skiiers on the slopes and even the people skating on the lake...
Farther in the distance, the majestic mountains of Japan and a nearby volcano
complete the picture-perfect scene.

Though the weather's cloudy, the snow seems hesitant, sometimes falling in timid
flurries and sometimes not.
[Exits   : [C]limb down ]
[Sleepers: Tora(Pup) ]
[Things  : None ]
>Rei enters with Rin, Skuld, and Belldandy following behind.
>Skuld takes a deep breath, "mmmm... this is great"
>Rin smiles, and looking down at the lights of the village and the lodge below.
"See, it is worth coming up to here!"
>Rei breathes out a cloud of frozen mist; yup, it's cold. Rei doesn't seem all
that badly affected, though; maybe Rin's theory about the fur coat was right.
"Nice view, that's for sure."
>Rin nods enthusiastically.
>Bell-chan says, "It is a wonderful vie."
>Burn climbs to the area.
>Burn slowly floats up from the side of the mountain...
>Skuld cuddles into belldandy's side and watches the view
>Bell-chan smiles, letting the upper wind blow through her hair
>Rin jumps and falls back into the snow as Burn appears out of nowhere. O_O
>Burn grins at Rin, "What?  You're surprised I can fly?"
>Rin says, "What are you doing up here."
>Rei blinks, and blinks again   'O.o';
>Rei . o O ( Cheater. I had to walk up   '>.<' )
>Burn says, "I don't really know why I'm here."
>Skuld kawaiis, "he was bored most likely =P"
>Burn says, "To think I guess."
>Rei glances at Rin, clouds of frosty breath wafting from his lips as he speaks.
"Weren't you going to shout your resolutions off of here?"
>Burn ummms, "That's not a good idea to do on a snow covered mountain..."
>Rin gets back up to her feet, dusting herself off. "That's right!  It's a place
for yelling!"
>Skuld kawaiis, "I dont have any resolutions"
>Bell-chan asks, "We both have so much to do this coming year anyway.. Ne,
Skuld-chan?"
>Skuld kawaiis, "like what n.n"
>Rin asks, "What sort of thing are you going to do?"
>Rin turns to Rei. "Do you have a resolution?"
>Rei blinks, and rubs the back of his neck. "Uh... haven't really thought much
about it..."
>Rin exclaims, "You have to make one, you know.  It's new years!"
>Burn justs floats near the edge of the mountain...thinking to himself as he look
out towards the scenery....
>Rei blushes. "I'd rather not..."
>Rin says, "If I make one, then you have to too!" She pauses, looking down at the
snow. "My resolution had to do with you..."
>Rei glances to the side. "Oh..." He pauses, then adds, "Guess that's fair,
then."
>Burn . o O ( What's the point of resolutions anyway.....? )
>Bell-chan asks, "How are you, Burn-san?"
>Rin smiles.
>Burn hmmms as he raises his head, turning to look at Belldandy, "Oh, I'm
alright, I guess..."
>Rei says, eyes closed and hands in his pockets, "You first, though..."
>Rin says, "Ok, I'll do it!"
>Bell-chan asks, "Are you sure?"
>Burn shrugs a bit as he looks out to the scenery again...
>Rin walks to the edge of mountain opposite from where Burn is, looking out at
the village below.  She yells out. "For the next year, 1999, I resolve ... not to
call anyone a demon! (even if they are one!)"
>Rei glances at Rin, waiting to see what she'll say.
>Rei blinks, and smiles. Then realizes he has to say his.   'n.n'   'o.o';
>Burn . o O ( Why do I feel so unhappy anyway.....it's not because of Kieth,
Wendy, or Emilio..... )
>Rin turns to Rei. "Ok, it's your turn!"
>Rei inhales, pondering this for a moment. Eventually, he shouts out (though not
as loudly as he could...), "I resolve not to rob anyone this year!" Who doesn't
deserve it.
>Rei . o O ( Did I just say that?  'O.o'; )
>Rin blinks at Rei!
>Rin asks, "What kind of thing is that to resolve?  Were you going to rob people
in the first place?"
>Rei says, "Um... no..."   'c.c';
>Rei rubs the back of his neck.
>Rin smiles. "It's a very good resolution."
>Rei smiles and sweatdrops, simultaneously. "I try my best... eheh..."
>Rin giggles. "I hope that you can keep it."
>Skuld pikupikus as she comes out of her transe
>Rei says, "I'll see what I can do about it."
>Bell-chan kisses Skuld's forehead
>Skuld giggles and kisses back
>Rin pokepokes Rei in the arm. "What should I call you now?"
>Bell-chan smiles and giggles softly
>Burn has disconnected.
>Rei raises his hand. "I was always partial to 'Rei'"
>Rin asks, "... Rei?  Are you sure?"
>Rei nods, and points at himself. "It is my name..."
>Skuld pikupikus, "ano.. if its his name, why wouldnt you call him that?"
>Skuld exclaims, "unless.. you wanna call him... kawaii kitty chan!!!!!!!!!"
>Rei falls over   '@.@';
>Rin giggles, and offers."I can call you nekochan if you want!"
>Rei sits up. "It's... better than 'kawaii kitty chan', I guess."   '@.@';
>Bell-chan says, "Not so loud, Skuld-chan.. We don't want to trigger an
avalanche."
>Skuld pikupikus, "kawaii fluffykins?"
>Rin asks Skuld. "Fluffykins?"
>Skuld kawaiis, "I like fluffykins =) it sounds so.. kyuuute"
>Skuld hops over to Rei and tries to pinch his cheeks n.n
>Burn has connected.
>Rei pikus. "I'm not cute..."
>Rei gets his cheeks pinched. I mean, not like he can stop Skuld or anything,
he's too mentally stunned.
>Skuld pullpulls, "waaai n.n"
>Rei looks confused by the whole development   '@.o'
>Skuld lets go of rei and giggles
>Bell-chan smiles
>Skuld skips over towards Rin
>Rin waves to Skuld as she hops over.
>Skuld kawaiis, "and you n.n, your so.. ADORABLE! "
>Rin eeps and gets glomped. "Thank you... o.o"
>Rei stands up again, dusting the powdery snow off his clothing.
>Bell-chan giggles softly
>Vulpix asks, "Vul?"
>Skuld pikupikus, "so thin tho.. you need to eat =) and stop carrying that sword
around n.n maybe a nice dress ne ? ne?"
>Burn glances to see what all the comotion is all about....
>Rin shakes her head. "I can't wear a dress, I'm studying to be a gangster!"
>Rei . o O ( Too much sugar... definately too much sugar... )
>Skuld exclaims, "mou... gangsters are badbad!"
>Rei rubs the back of his neck. The cold's starting to get to him now, though
that's partly because his clothes are a bit soaked from sitting in the snow.
"Head back yo the cabin? We can debate there, too..."
>Rin says, "But, that's what my teacher teaches.." She turns to Rei and nods.
"Hai.  Let's hurry back there."
>Skuld exclaims, "you need a new teacher!"
>Rei nods, and looks at Skuld and Belldandy. "Coming?" He just assumes Burn can
fly or teleport or something...
>Skuld kawaiis, "oh... hai"
>Rin answers Skuld. "I know.  But the teacher I want won't teach me."
>Burn looks back to see the forest filled scenery...
>Bell-chan smiles andn ods, "Hai"
>Skuld pikupikus, "who who?"
>Rei starts heading down the slope, then. It's a bit faster then going up,
especially if you slip and slide halfway down.
>Skuld exclaims, "lets.. ski!"
>Rin asks, "Which who who?"
>Skuld exclaims, "...or.. snowboard!"
>Skuld kawaiis, "oh...  who did you want for a teacher"
>Rei glances over his shoulder. "Um, we didn't bring any of those with us..."
>Skuld holds out her snowboard, "you didnt?"
>Rei blinks
>Rei looks at Skuld, then down the slope. "Probably isn't safe anyway."
>Rin asks, "I wanted Himura Kenshinhan as my teacher... hey! Where did you get
that?"
>Skuld pikupikus, "Kenshin? why wont he teach you.. what a meanie...... ano.. i
brought it with me ^_^ didnt you see it?"
>Rin shakes her head. "Where did you hide it?"
>Skuld kawaiis, "it was straped to my back"
>Skuld sets her snowboard down.
>Rin says, "I guess it was hard to see in the dark."
>Bell-chan says, "I think you should start a little further down.. It is steep up
here, Skuld-chan"
>Rei rubs the back of his neck. "I'd say not to use it... looks steep."
>Skuld exclaims, "mou... i want to go FAST!"
>Rin says, "Watch out for trees."
>Burn says all of a suddenly breakin his own silence, "Skuld...it might be a good
idea to do what your sister says..."
>Bell-chan says, "Only after enough practice should yo go that fasts. So please
start a litle farther down, Skuld-chan"
>Skuld blinkblinks, "everyone is against me ;_;"
>Rei starts walking again. "Well, it's dark out, too. No fun to ski at night,
y'know?"
>Burn says, "I know people that killed themselves trying to ski down something a
little less steeper than this..."
>Skuld exclaims, "i'm not scared!"
>Rei has half a mind to just hoist Skuld up and carry her down   'u.u';   Of
course, he'd never hear the end of it if he did that.
>Rin hops forward then starts tromping around in almost a circle in the snow.
>Skuld grumbles and picks up her snowboard, "lets go then.." 
>Rei smiles. "Any other objections?"
>Rin hops off the circle. "Objections to what?"
>Rei replies, "Heading back to the lodg-" Well, if there were objections, it
doesn't matter much anymore, as Rei slips ever so slightly, sending his sliding
down the steep slope on his back. That's got to be embarassing.

Hiking paths: Cliffside
You are following the cross-country paths of the resort, their gentle slopes
slowly climb the mountain. The trees clear as you reach a more rocky area of the
mountain. You might spot a cavern opening just twenty meters away from the path,
and a cliff here seems like a good spot for echo, why don't you 'shout
something'? Higher above, you can make out a path that climbs to the summit, but
it's too steep for skiing, you'd need snowshoes.
(OOC note: The hiking paths are kilometers long, in winter that's not just a
stroll)

Though the weather's cloudy, the snow seems hesitant, sometimes falling in timid
flurries and sometimes not.
[Exits   : [D]ownhill, [C]limb to the top, and [T]o the lodge ]
[Things  : Sign: Dangerous cave ]
>Rei enters with Rin, Skuld, and Belldandy following behind.
>Rei, luckily, didn't hit any pointy stones or trees in his descent. Only his
pride is wounded    '@.o'
>Rin runs down the hill after Rei.
>Rei dazedly says, as Rin runs closer to him, "I... meant to do that."
>Skuld hops down carefully, looking around
>Rin skids to a stop near Rei. She smiles. "I thought you said no snowboarding?"
>Rei replies, "I didn't have a board, did I?"
>Rin says, "That's even more dangerous."
>Rei stands up and dusts the snow off of his slacks. "I was... um...
demonstrating the dangers of snowboarding down from there, see?"
>Rin giggles.
>Skuld giggles
>Rei hrmmphs. "I think of everything, don't I?" He looks around, to find his
bearing, and starts heading towards the lodge again.

Snow mountain: Outside the lodge
You are in one of the resort's most active areas: A stubby concrete building
houses the terminal for the gondolas, and just a hundred meters or so farther,
you see an inviting two-story wood building: The Lodge. Both buildings have been
built in a clearing, so aside from the path to the ski slopes, the trees surround
you from a distance without hiding the magnificient view of neighboring
mountains. Just off the beaten snow paths, children have built a few snow forts
and enjoy some other winter activities different than skiing. Near the terminal,
a large panel explains the paths if you prefer snowshoes or cross-country skiing.

Though the weather's cloudy, the snow seems hesitant, sometimes falling in timid
flurries and sometimes not.
[Exits   : [H]iking paths, [T]o the slopes, [G]ondolas, and [E]nter the lodge ]
[Sleepers: Kodachi, Snow Chocobo(Pup), Terra, and Gourry ]
[Things  : Sign: Safety tips for hiking ]
>Rei enters with Rin, Skuld, and Belldandy following behind.
>Rin exclaims, "Let's hurry and go back inside!"
>Skuld kawaiis, "hai"
>Rei nods, and walks up to the door, stepping inside.
>You walk up a few wood steps, shake some snow off, and enter.

Snow Mountain Lodge
This is the Snow Mountain Lodge, the one place where to stay while enjoying the
winter pleasures of the mountain. This rustic building's walls are made of dark
wood planks with the odd red brick pillar mixed in. The lobby is two stories
high, warm and comfortable with a central fireplace surrounded by benches for
socializing. The proprietress, an elderly little lady, smiles as she walks around
the benches and offers cups of hot chocolate. The south wing houses the guest
chambers, another door indicates the access to the hot springs, or you can go to
the solarium to enjoy the weather without its rigors.
[Exits   : [H]ot springs, [G]uest wing, [S]olarium, and [O]utside ]
[Sleepers: Achika, Luna_Inverse, Usagi, Azelvite(Pup), Celes, Tenchi, Natsuki,
Sana, Roland, and Locke ]
[Things  : None ]
>Rei enters with Rin, Skuld, and Belldandy following behind.
>Rin stops following you.
>Rei yawns. "Sorry to run... but it's late..."
>Skuld kawaiis, ".. time to go sleep"
>Rin says, "Happy New Year, minnahan."
>Rei nods and smiles. "Same to you..."

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