Hmm it is.. definitely freezing tonight. It’s like, -15 last you checked. So CLEARLY it’s the most opportune time to go out on a nice long walk through your town. Because.. yeah. Why wouldn’t you? Besides you can just edit this intro message however you want to change things if that doesn’t suit your tastes.

But deciding better than to mess with the plot, you quickly dress yourself appropriately, getting into the warmest possible clothing you can scavenge from your closet, getting into your boots, and step outside. And you’re immediately met with ankle high snow. How joyous! That’ll just make all this walking.. just so fun.

Now I suppose I can describe this funny little town you’ve inserted yourself into. You walk alongside a railing upon a sidewalk paved into the side of a mountain. Honestly it’s a pretty modern small town you’ve managed to find yourself calling home. Sometimes you wonder why the population here is so low. I mean if I had to say, it would be around.. 30 people, including you, max. But hey all the prices here are pretty low. AND everyone’s backyard just leads out into some massive forest. Real fun stuff.

You pass by a few benches set up along side the railing, a few homes with the lights still on, and a small shop. And honestly it was kind of worth it. Up until the point where your breathing started to hurt and you couldn’t feel your face. You haven’t even been outside for that long either which is crazy.. Which is when you decided to turn around. After all, with all this walking in the cold and in the snow.. it’s pretty tiring.

As you do, a bit off in the distance you see this girl exit the shop you passed. She goes over to a bench off under a tree by the railing and takes a seat. You haven’t really seen her around here before, so.. she might be new in town! That one house has always been vacant for, like, ever. And you were sort of wondering if it would be demolished by the end of the year. But not anymore clearly.

So as you’re walking back, you notice some details as you get closer. She is.. wow she’s short. Like the best you can do for estimate purely by eyeballing it is 4’11. And that’s at MOST. And she’s sort of sat in a ball, knees to her chest and all. And she’s just.. staring off into the distance. Whatever she bought in a bag next to her. She is wearing.. hmm.. A white coat with a black sweater beneath, and some presumably warm pants with black boots, and a scarf around her neck. You quickly glance at your phone and WOW. -18. You should probably hurry up.

Now listen, you’ve sort of sprint walked up to the bench she’s sat at so you can try and hurry home. And she’s just sort of.. zoned out. Truly spectacular attention to her surroundings, 10/10. She should probably.. go home, right? You’d reckon saying literally anything would have her zone back in, no point in just standing there, after all! Plus it’s just mean to leave someone zoned out in a place this cold.

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