#event: snowstorm

[mari-zuko]

who: @charfletchh when: sometime during the after party/storm where: chalet c

Mari was not having a good time. She should've stayed in her own room instead of coming to this party, she should've....well, there were a lot of things she should've done. And instead of thinking about all of them, she just wanted to hang out with someone who was a good distraction. Charlie was usually such a person. She found herself making her way over to her, dropping onto the couch next to her and giving an impatient look. "This party sucks," Mari said, her tone turning needling as she leaned over towards Charlie. "Distract me."

[jacqui-velazquez]

who: @coolkep​​​ when: sometime during the day of the afterparty/storm where: chalet c

Jacqui’s self control was weak in the best of times - they did their best to live in the moment, consequences a concept that they paid little attention too. When they felt…not their best, it was all too easy for that to go from fun, charming, quirky to downright reckless. And at the moment, they were treading a very thin line. One they didn’t care about leaping right over, another drink already in each hand as they headed towards Kepler, holding one out towards them. “Drink with me,��� they suggested, wry amusement on their face in direct contradiction to his surliness. 

[n8-shaw]

who: @nataliavega​​ when: sometime during the day of the afterparty/storm where: some corner of chalet c where nate can be grumpy all by his lonesome

This was a lot of people for Nate - in particular, a lot of people he didn’t particularly like. At some point, suit pants rumpled, jacket discarded and vest now tossed to join it, he had found a quiet corner, pulling out the emergency joint he had to smoke a bit of it. Few hits would take the edge off - and if it wasn’t hits off the joint it would be hits to someone’s face. Smoke exhaling out of his lips, he heard footsteps approaching, turning his head to see Nat. Without any greeting, another inhale already dragged from the joint, he held it out to her, pinched between his fingers as he offered her a hit.

[lucia-olivo]

who: @ironlvngs when: sometime during the day of the afterparty/storm where: lucia's room in chalet c

Sometimes Lucia was fairly certain she was blessed - the party continuing in her chalet, as a storm raged and light came and went…well, this was one of those times. She had long since changed into something more comfortable, though not everyone had that luxury - and yes, the something more comfortable still involved someone else’s discarded dress shirt. It was chic, okay? “Poor Link,” she purred from where she was stretched out on her bed, listening to her ex complain about their lack of clothing change. “I could probably find something for you,” she said, a wicked gleam coming into her eye, a surely unsavory idea starting to take form.

[n8-shaw]

Nate's mouth closed after she dropped the pill into it, swallowing it without bothering to find any sort of drink to chase it down, listening to Lennon with a faint expression of disinterest on his face. It was exaggerated, put on - but that's what she deserved, to be honest. "You throwing a pity party out here, then?" Nate said, eyebrows arching up on his forehead, a snort of laughter in the words. What could someone like Lennon Kent seriously have to be moping around about outside? "Least I'm the right person to you join you if you were looking for someone to play russian roulette with worse odds," he said dryly, the sarcasm audible as a crooked smirk flickered across his lips. But he wasn't really being that sarcastic - they say misery loves company, after all, and Nate was nothing if not miserable.

It isn’t always about what other people think. Lennon realized a long time ago that most people approached her with a preconceived notion of who she was and what her motivations were. In this case, as much as she would love for the molly to be laced with some sort of poisonous chemical, her motives were much more transparent. It would always be an exercise of control, of wondering just how much people trusted her despite knowing they probably shouldn’t. The brunette smiled sweetly, saccharine on her lips as she placed the first of the two blue smileys on Nate’s tongue. “Thank me all you want, buddy,” she hummed to herself. “I’m sure you wouldn’t be the only one. Though, plenty would prefer I take myself out, so who’s to say which pill I gave to you and which I took myself.” In every honest sense, Lennon wouldn’t be the type, but she knew that the things that had happened over the last six months were anything but honest or usual. Even tonight felt like it might veer off course if she let it.

[the-roadtrip-system]

oops

[conqueenror]

They HAVE to give us Albedo's second SQ/ Venti's second SQ/Mondstadt Interlude quest or anything like that during the Natlan cycle where some shit happens again in Mondstadt, involving Durin and Albedo, and please even more Rhinedottir lore thankyou, and Dragonspine and. Yk. They gave us the prologue, they HAVE to give us the story after all those years. Or what was it for then.

[ray-of-the-abyss]

i hope we finally get another albedo event this winter. or maybe even a pernament quest considering that this whole durin resurrection thing seems very relevant...

[mari-zuko]

Mari was already bundled up, perennially running cold, in a thick sweater and wool socks when she approached Valentina. “I think most people pulled them out already - a lot of people crashed here last night,” she pointed out, curling herself into an armchair that was near the cabinets, watching the other girl continue to rifle through them. “Heard a couple people suggest body heat though - you could probably still get in on that,” she said a moment later, this time unable to hold back the rolling her eyes. 

valentina.

STATUS: open LOCATION: chalet c TIME: approx. 30 mins after power outage

truth me told, valentina moreno wasn’t one for DRAMATICS. the world was cut and dry, cruel enough without any added flair and quite frankly, any elaborate reactions were always messy and unclear. in her eyes, overreacting to a situation only made it harder to devise an approach, an exit strategy, an angle. granted, it was slightly difficult to refrain from overtly panicking in the situation she currently found herself in, i.e. stranded with a handful of students each one drunker than the last with no idea of how long they could actually ward the icy cold away. she’d started off just fine, opting for blissful ignorance by simply drinking away any dull fears but that only lasted about.. 10 minutes?

now all that was left was unease pooling in the depths of her stomach, worsened each time she tried to drown it out with tito’s. counter productive, to say the least. would this be a bad time to mention she was mildly terrified of freezing to death? ❝ you’d think any reasonable host would stock this place full of blankets in the winter, no? isn’t that part of the charm of a winter wonderland getaway, wrapping up in blankets and reading books by the fire or some other hallmark trope? ❞ the brunette sputtered as she continued to dig through the many  e m p t y cabinets for something that might provide warmth.  ❝ please tell me you’ve found anything remotely useful . ❞

[tctteredwings]

for: @bhqextras location: kitty & brew, brooklyn, just after nightfall

After the snow had begun to fall, the coffee shop had pretty much turned to complete chaos, a constant stream of people hunting for somewhere warm to get a drink ( and the added bonus of cats for company helped, too, of course ). Leo was used to a busy day, of course he was, but he wasn't quite so used to so many people turning up without some kind of prior booking, which meant it had been non-stop since midmorning right through to nightfall.

He was in the process of tidying up the place ready to close, a few stragglers enjoying the last of their drinks, when without warning the power went out, plunging the shop into darkness. Naturally, there was a pause, hushed murmurs, and the sound of pottery and spoons clattering, and then instinctively he called out, "No one move. The cats." A second later he'd switched on the torch on his phone, doing a quick sweep of the room and those remaining. "We have a generator, be right back..." And then he disappeared through the doors into the back. The power wouldn't last very long, but it would help for now.

[jacqui-velazquez]

who: @montyrichler​ when: sometime during the day of the afterparty/storm where: chalet c

“Do you think we could build a giant snow bong?” Jacqui asked Monty abruptly as they leaned their chin on his shoulder from behind. “Like, look at this,” they said, pulling out their phone and swiping through photos until they found the one they wanted, arms looping around Monty’s waist to hold the screen in front of him. “D’you think this actually worked?”

[n8-shaw]

who: @ollieinoue​​ when: sometime during the day of the afterparty/storm where: chalet c

“Yo,” Nate said as he reached Ollie, approaching him from the back, clapping his hand on his shoulder. “How ya goin’?” he asked, hand dropping from the other male as soon as he had gotten his attention, Ollie turning towards him. “You, uh, got anything to make this shit more bearable?” he asked, nose scrunching up a bit. “If we all have to be stuck here together, might as well make it sorta fun.” 

[lucia-olivo]

Lucia adored Penelope, the two equally demanding and focused, having been friends since freshman year. But the fact that she had sent her off with Inés, of all people....oh, that could be enough to ruin a friendship. Lucia was pouting her way through the errand they had been sent on. "And have you freezing to death on my conscience? Absolutely not," she said, glaring over at the brunette with an irritated glance. More like she didn't want Inés coming off as the good one, as the one brave enough to venture off - and she was sure that she'd take credit if she went alone and did find any staff. "And I think that was Penny's point. There should be a system in place - and yet we haven't heard anything. Sus, much?"

STATUS: closed for @lucia-olivo​ LOCATION: chalet c

If it wasn’t so entertaining to watch Penelope herd hungover Ogden students as if they were cats, Inés would have taken over the delegating. She never thought the other girl was a good fit for President but if she was anything she was patient. Next year would be her year. When she’s given the task of searching for staff she’s almost relieved. Anything to get out of the circus. She was less thrilled about her task partner, however. Weren’t they all a little too old for the buddy system? “Doesn’t Penelope think if there was any staff around they would’ve come by now? There’s no way this whole resort has no systems in place when there’s a large party and a snowstorm.” She was more talking at Lucia than to her. “You can go back.” Although it was worded like a suggested it was most definitely said with the cadence of an order. “This isn’t a two person job.”

[dkniade]

Me casually watching a scene from the second Windblume just to see how Albedo and Klee interact

(~11:51)

Mona: “Who are you! Who dares imitate my master!?”

Alice, (imitating Rhinedottir?): “Ahem… Hmph, and what of imitation and mimicry? It has always been a fool’s errand to mimic and learn from humanity…”

(Learns that “fool’s errand” means “a task with no hopes of success”)

Me, who’s been thinking about Shadows Amidst Snowstorms today:

(On the assumption that Alice is imitating Rhine since the themes mentioned were also in Shadows Amidst Snowstorms)

(Even though it’s just Alice imitating Rhinedottir, why does that sound so harsh)

(Likewise Dorian and Whooperbedo mimicked Albedo’s behaviour but Dorian especially didn’t accept that humans are imperfect (hence perhaps subconsciously erasing his mark))

Me: wait, lemme just check how it was originally

Chinese: “咳咳…哼，模仿又如何？对人类的描摹和学习本就是无意义的愚行…”

Me, after fumbling with the definitions of 描摹 and 愚行: “Ahem… Hmph, and what of imitation? It has always been a meaningless act of folly to copy and learn from humanity…”

THAT’S SO HARSH… If this was ever her reaction to the events of Shadows Amidst Snowstorms (in which everything Dorian did was in hopes of ultimately blending in as a human and have friends) Dorian would probably have a crisis

TL;DR: started with casually observing Albedo & Klee’s dynamic, ended up overthinking a line about Rhinedottir and circling back to Dorian again

[conchfritters]

i need to get less ashamed of talking about my interests on my 0 follower tumblr blog because if i don't point out that despite having one of the most interesting concepts ever presented in a genshin event, shadows amidst snowstorms was not actually well written, and was in fact pretty Poorly written, then who else will. Who else will.

[hearts401]

Dorian after being the #1 member of the gold family and being the coolest and the most morally grey while also being tragic where you can understand his motives and his reasonings and yet people still disregard his whole character for a plethora of stupid reasons.