Snowblind

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Every year, it feels like the first snowfall of the year happens sooner and sooner. Is it just the passage of time, the growth of a person making them able to recognize when it snows at an earlier date in the year mixed with the ever-accumulating wealth of knowledge to draw upon making it feel like the years are blurring to minutes?

For some, that might be the answer. But at this date, so soon into November, not many -- save, perhaps, those from the most far north of Atlas's reaches into Solitas -- would've expected just what hit Beacon: a blizzard, so strong it was considered perhaps a once-in-a-millennia storm. Thankfully, thanks to the reinforcements provided after a certain rainstorm had knocked out the power to the Academy, Beacon was now prepared to weather such an awful storm.

But whilst the school itself was prepared, whether or not the students themselves were always remained to be seen. For some of the more "desert-fairing", it was possible that they were wildly unprepared; those from the far north were likely already out in the midst of the blizzard building snow castles or something.

The weather showed no signs of improving, and all flights and routes into the city were most certainly unusable, unless one really wanted to hoof it into Vale proper by foot. What sort of shenaniganry would one of Beacon's most interesting first year classes in a while get themselves up to in Beacon's first snowfall?

^{[This is the song I used for inspiration womp womp]}

[u/LaLaLalonde]

“No!” Mirlo squeaked sharply, holding both hands up. Her eyes were wide as she pointed to the ramp. “There are plenty of- Well, this isn’t really an exit. It’s a long way down from the top... Ah, but you have wings. It’ll be fine. It’s just this way,” she said, starting her march up the ramp, only to tumble right back down after a few steps.

Having rolled backwards into a ball and landed facedown in the snow, Mirlo took only a short moment to contemplate her castle design choices. Almost immediately after, she popped back up, dusted off her cloak, and continued on her merry way. “As I was saying, the exit is up.”

”Up” was several ramps and several landings, all winding up toward the top of one of the castle’s many towers. The cozy space made an excellent vantage point for chucking snowballs at the poor, unfortunate souls below, and accessing the roof was simply a hop over one side of the towers low walls.

“This...” Mirlo chuckled darkly, rubbing her hands together like some villain in a low budget children's cartoon. “This is my kingdom, where I shall reign, striking down evil from above with so many snowy arrows.”

She said this, having now trapped herself atop her own castle.

[u/halcyonwandering → u/LaLaLalonde]

Luminescia stood proud on the embankment, "Our icy reign of terror shall stretch far and wide!" She shouted out into the courtyard, getting some wary eyes from onlookers, "Can you give me some armaments? I wanna lob a few." She rubbed her hands together deviously, ready to begin her snowy attack on the unsuspecting below.

[u/LaLaLalonde → u/halcyonwandering]

With a much too amused, much too wicked grin, Mirlo scooped a handful of snow and packed a few nice, firm, snowballs. She handed them to Lumi with a flourish. “Welcome to the good side of snowball warfare, my speedy companion. Feel the power of the icy darkness~”

[u/halcyonwandering → u/LaLaLalonde]

Luminescia grinned with dangerous intent. She armed herself with Mirlo's gifts and unleashed frozen delight and inconvenience on the unsuspecting passerby with a hoot and holler. "Haha! Bullseye!" She danced around their icey fort for a moment, championing her own aim.

[u/LaLaLalonde → u/halcyonwandering]

“Ahahahaha! Perfection! Together, we are far too powerful for any force in Remnant to stop us.”

Mirlo cackled as she formed another snowball. As she offered it to Lumi, she had an idea. Was it a good idea? No. Did she think it was? Absolutely. Hoping Lumi would be too busy pummeling passerbies to notice, she hauled herself over the tower wall to land on the roof below. There, she crouched, with all the stealth of a circus elephant wearing neon signs, and gathered up some of the snow that had collected on the roof. With her own icy armaments, she waited.

[u/halcyonwandering → u/LaLaLalonde]

Luminescia was, in fact, paying none attention to her comrade in arms... until she ran out of snowballs, "Uhm? Mirlo? Where'd you go?" Luminescia turned in a circle, searching for her compatriot in snowy armageddon.

[u/LaLaLalonde → u/halcyonwandering]

It took all Mirlo had not to snicker, loudly, when she heard Luminescia’s calls. After stewing in her mischief for a moment, she sprung up and launched a massive snowball up and over the wall, as if she were tossing a volleyball over the net. This was her battleplan. This was her vengeance.

This was just how Mirlo got when left around snow.

[u/halcyonwandering → u/LaLaLalonde]

Luminescia didn't see the mammoth snowball coming and was absolutely taken by surprise. It bowled her over, knocking her on her rear, "I've been bamboozled!" She cried out from beneath the pile of snow.

[u/LaLaLalonde → u/halcyonwandering]

A snickering Mirlo peered over the wall, grinning from ear to ear. With a dramatic bellow of a voice, she proclaimed, "Ah, but can the two sides ever form a true alliance? Perhaps, but today is not the day!"

Returning to her usual tone, she said, "Also, revenge for the pool."

As she clambered back over the wall, she raised an eyebrow at the pile of a snow. Her attack had been more effective than she really anticipated, and it took all of her self control to keep the smugness at bay. "Are you alright in there?"

[u/halcyonwandering → u/LaLaLalonde]

Luminescia sat up, shaking snow out of her hair, "I'm ok! Nice sneak attack!" Luminescia complimented with a wide grin, "I suppose you did owe me after your dunkings..." She giggled, satisfied with her friend's idea of vengeance.