It's like christmas in july except just it's cold and everyone is stressed and there are no presents

[heiresy]

Who: [OPEN] Aymeric and you!
What: Catch-all for non-participants and early losers in the fuckening, but everyone is welcome! Come gloat if you like.
When: All day.
Where: In the guard barracks, outside the castle, Yenh's hut, the inn.
Warnings: Will update as needed!



I. In and Around the Castle
[For the entirely-too-manyth in a row now the weather has been getting unrelentingly colder. So much so that he could barely think as he did his duties. It would do no good to lose his work or the possible trust he had earned with his diligence over this, but the temptation to abandon his post became increasingly difficult. During breakfast, if you are a fellow guard, Aymeric will be trying to get your attention. Maybe there is something they can do about their uniforms...? If you are not a guard, he will try to catch your attention anyway. He has requests to make in his miserable state.]

II. The Village
[Once his terrible, miserable shift is over he will run around the village with increasingly conspicuous supplies. First a couple blankets, then some buckets, and eventually he will be rolling a wooden bath down a road. He comes to Yenh's shack and knocks on the door with his arms very much full.]

III. The Inn
[Much later now, he finds himself at his familiar watering hole. Sure, it cost a lot more than drinking with the other guards in the castle, but the illusion of getting out of the Mistress' reach was well worth it. Here you will see him finally changed out of his guard uniform, but back in the clothing he arrived in. Terribly ironic that he was able to acquire some new clothes the very week it was too cold to wear any of them. He's back to looking very over-dressed and out of place. If you sit near him, he will offer you a drink and a warm, weary smile.]

Comments

II: Apparently Yenh's shack is a valid mingle location now, let's boogie people

[takenblack]

[Yenh answers; she's clad in her Shire coat and has apparently decided to wrap her bad blanket around her head as a cowl for warmth. The look of pleased surprise (and then just confusion) are evident all the same from within the curl of cloth.]

Lord Aymeric, good day- but what is all of this? [She immediately steps backward, figuring he might want to come in out of the wind, if nothing else.]

II

[dravanicide]

[Today happened to be an off day for Estinien, and as such he's taken to skulking around the roof tops in the village to pass the time. He didn't like people, interacting with them, being near them, you name it, he probably hates it. However, he isn't entirely opposed to watching the daily lives of people from above, far removed from them entirely.

And besides, if he saw something questionable happening, he could drop in and put a stop to it. Not that he actually cares too much about being a hero, it's merely something to do.

What does catch his eye before anything of that sort can transpire is Aymeric. He knew he had a shift, but didn't realize it was over already, but more interesting than that is what Aymeric seems to be doing. Or rolling down the path, anyway.

Following him for a bit overhead, making good use of his ability to hop from roof top to roof top with ease, he eventually leaps down and lands before Aymeric—with enough space so that he wouldn't barrel into him. Of course he's clad in his drachen mail, and he gives Aymeric a curious smirk.]

Have plans, Aymeric?

[A pointed glance to the wooden tub he's rolling.]

I (tags in a billion years later)

[ignisvulpes]

[Yeah, definitely not a guard here - unfortunate as the guards' attire is, at least they don't have to wear the stupid goddamn viking helmets.

... Still, considering the weather, Kaph feels like he has the upper hand here.]

What? What do you want?