[open] And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

[cisskabob]

Who: Cissie King-Jones and YOU
Where: All around the ski lodge (inside and out), and out in the snow
When: Duration of the event
Rating: G? Will change if necessary
Summary: Come play in the snow, or drink hot chocolate in the lodge after Cissie's pelted you with snow.
The Story: Cissie's out and about, enjoying the snow and the lodge for the first two days of the event. Come chat by the fire with her, or get pelted by snowballs! Or try to teach her how to ski. Day 3 will find Cissie preoccupied with arguing with Tim and getting lost in the snow with Kon.



Day 1 and/or Day 2

Cissie is as thrilled as any of the younger citizens of Wonderland at the prospect of a trauma free snow-and-fun filled weekend. She can be found inside the ski lodge, spending some quality time warming up by the fires with hot chocolate (and extra marshmallows), reading or playing games, or otherwise being friendly and social. If she's not inside, she is outside highly invested in the snowball fights, or building snowmen. She'll give skiing a semi-successful try, and will never say no to some sledding. She'll get soaking wet, freezing cold and will love every silly second of it. She might actually even act her age!


[ooc: Feel free to tag into her thread in the snowball fight post, or create a thread here! I'll be posting some requested closed starters, but otherwise this is entirely OTA!]

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[cloned]

[THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO GIVE HIM WARNING, CISSIE. HE'S NOT A MIND READER. He gives her a look back, shrugging, then turns towards Tim as well, giving an encouraging smile.]

Yeah, man, we're here for you.

[mrsarcastic003]

[He presses his lips together, frowning, then looks back at both of them.]

How old am I? When you're from?

[cisskabob]

[Cissie blinks, surprised by that. She hesitates a moment, wondering if this is some kind of trick question.]

...Seventeen. Why?

[cloned]

Sixteen for me. [But Tim knew that, didn't he? Maybe the actual age hadn't been discussed but Tim knew they were from the future.]

[mrsarcastic003]

[He nods and focuses his attention on Cissie.]

Were you going to tell me?

[cisskabob]

[Cissie felt the blood drain from her face, and she sat heavily on one of the beds. There was really only one way to answer that, unfortunately.]

...Tell you what?

[cloned]

[Kon just looks confused because as far as he knows, they've told Tim everything important. He frowns, looking from Tim to Cissie and back again.]

[mrsarcastic003]

About my dad.

[cisskabob]

[...Shit. Cissie doesn't know how he found out about that, but it doesn't really matter. He did, and now she... doesn't actually know what to say.]

...Yes. Probably. ...Eventually. [Good job, Cissie. Very convincing. She blows out a sigh and shoves her hands through her hair.] I'm sorry. I just... didn't know how.

[cloned]

[Kon looks at Tim, then Cissie, looking even more confused.]

....what about his dad?

[mrsarcastic003]

He dies. When I'm sixteen. Right, Cissie? And something must happen to Dana, too, because somehow, I get adopted.

[cisskabob]

[Shit. His stepmother, too. She hadn't necessarily forgotten that, but given... everything else that had happened during that time, it had slipped her mind.]

...Yeah. That happened after. I'm sorry for not telling you, but Tim... I didn't want to hurt you. I saw you go through it all once before. And it's not like--there's nothing you can do. You won't remember anything when you go home.

[mrsarcastic003]

So I don't even get to try? Cissie--what the hell?

[cisskabob]

That's not--Tim! [Cissie makes a wordless sound of distress and frustration, scrubbing at her face and shoving her hands into her hair.] Can you really blame me for not wanting to tell you something that's going to hurt you? That's probably going to make you close off and pull away and not let us in? Again? I can tell you about everything that happens to us, but you both act like we're all just friends forever and nothing's going to change that, but it's not true. You quit being Robin for a while, you know? Do you think you once said to yourself, 'gee I know someone who quit the heroing gig, maybe I should talk to Cissie'? Because I don't know if you thought it or not, but you sure didn't talk to me.

[mrsarcastic003]

[He stares at her, jaw dropping slightly.]

I what?

[Wait, no, they can get back to that. He shakes his head.]

Why the hell would you telling me my dad dies make me pull away? Wouldn't that be when I need my friends? When terrible things happen?

[cisskabob]

Wouldn't it? [She shakes her head, looking down at her hands in her lap.] I can't tell you why you didn't let anyone in, Tim. I just know that you stopped. I mean... A lot of terrible things happened to you in a really short period of time. You kind of withdrew from everyone. You--might have been blaming yourself.

[cloned]

[Kon gives Tim a look, expression twisting sympathetically. He doesn't know all the bad stuff, but.... part of Cissie's justification makes a lot of sense at least.]

You do tend to go all bat sometimes when things get bad.

[mrsarcastic003]

[He glares between the two of them.]

I am not Batman.

[cisskabob]

Not yet. [...She didn't mean to say that out loud, and she grimaces, scrubbing her face.] I mean, no. You're not. But Tim, come on. You can't say he hasn't rubbed off on you at all. You talked all the time about how he was the World's Greatest Detective, and you didn't show us your face until he said it was okay, and I don't know when you would have told us your name if the choice hadn't been taken out of your hands. I'm not saying it was wrong, I'm just saying... You can't say it's not possible.

[mrsarcastic003]

I am not Batman!

[He's surprised to realize that he's raised his voice, but apparently that's just not bothering him very much right now.]

I know how to ask for help when I need it. I don't shut people out as a matter of course, and yeah, fine, I admire him, because I think he's pretty great generally, but I know he has shortcomings! I'm not going to be him!

[cisskabob]

[Cissie's a little taken aback by just how angry Tim is... not because he doesn't deserve to be angry, but because it's being compared to Batman that makes him this angry.]

Tim. You want me to tell you what happened, this is what happened. I'm sorry. If I could change it, don't you think I would?

[cloned]

Come on, Tim. [Kon also looks kind of taken aback, but he steps forward, expression softening into sympathy.]

We know you're not Batman. We're just... trying to keep you that way.

[mrsarcastic003]

[It's obvious that he's surprised Cissie and Kon with his temper, so he grits his teeth, trying to rein it in a little.]

Uh huh. And not telling me things is going to help with that.

[cisskabob]

[Cissie clenches her jaw in turn.]

That's not what I was... I didn't want to hurt you, Tim. There wasn't anything more to it.

[cloned]

What exactly did you want her to do? [Not that Kon had even been the one not telling him things, but still.] "Hey Tim, good to see you, guess what, your dad's dead?" Would that really be better?