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[glazes]

Who: queen elsa + YOU
Where: the tea rooms + the gardens + grounds
When: 6/16 - 6/18
Rating: pg-13 to be safe!
Summary: to cheer everyone up after the event and to celebrate finally getting her act back together, queen elsa is using her powers to create a winter wonderland mini celebration, to bring a little, fun reminder of winter fun despite the hot weather. feel free to tag each other, too!


The Story:



( tea rooms! frozen desserts! )

[ the idea comes to her when it becomes clear that all is well again. or, as well as it can be. it is also clear that many people were as afraid as her. she walks among them and wishes she could do something to help. she has done all she can do to keep those who wanted to hurt others in bay, has kept the ice wall in her floor up as much as she would but now -

elsa is a queen and as such, she thinks she should know what to for morale but that always seemed to be anna's territory rather than her own.

and then the idea comes to use her powers for something - something - well, fun.

those who will wander to the tea rooms will find trays of ice creams scoops, frozen milkshake and other such frozen desserts and one snow queen, graciously waiting. ]

help yourself to whatever it is you want, I thought all could use a treat.


( ice skating )


[ the next day, she will go a bit further. the weather would remain hot but out in the grounds, a make do ice skating rink will appear! at the side, there would be pairs of skates just waiting to be picked up. she asked for several pairs from her own wardrobe but feel free to ask for a brand new pair of your own from yours. either way, get a pair and join the celebration! ]

( snow day! )

[ the last day, she will come out to the garden and grounds and with a swirl of hands, they will be filled with soft, cold snow that won't melt for hours and hours. it will be warm enough but there will be enough snow for snowball fights, snowmen and even to slide around at! elsa herself would be seen going between everyone and every now and then, adding a little more snow it it does melt ]

Comments

SNOW DAY

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper doesn't how the woman in the sparkly blue dress is making the snow and though as an investigator of the paranormal, it's very important to him that he figure that out, he's got something very important to do first: Pelt his sister (and anyone else who comes close enough) with snowballs. So he can be found stocking up snowballs or sketching out detailed plans for a fort he may or may not ever actually get around to building, depending on if he manages to form any alliances.

Eventually, though, when he's got enough snow on him that he might as well be a snowball, he will approach the woman and ask:]

...how are you doing that?

[powerofmabel]

[Halloween in the middle of summer was exciting, but SNOW in the middle of summer is even better, and Mabel gleefully takes her first snowball to the head and follows it up with an onslaught. She throws harder than Dipper. He really should have seen this coming.]

It's official! I love Wonderland.

[glazes]

[ elsa watches them.

he and his sister seem overjoyed, snowballs flying everywhere ( she has to duck to avoid a collision once or twice and they are smiling. it gives her a new sense of joy. she never had the opportunity to do something for someone else, not like this. doing this didn't take much from her but it seems to have given much to them.

she thinks anna would have liked to watch them, she thinks anna would have thought this to be a good idea.

when he approaches her, she is busy creating little flurries so that they could get ample supply of snowballs. she turns to look at him and smiles a little, something graceful yet awkward at the same time.

queen elsa, while being regal, is not yet practiced at being entirely social. ]

It's - my gift, in a way. I was born with it.

[keeperfromtheflame]

[Considering the weight of their past conversations, it was a welcome relief to have something light-hearted to talk about, for once.]

My guess would be magic.

[Said with a casual smile on her face as she began working on a new snowball. The pile at her side was rapidly growing, and already enough to give her consistent ammo for nearly a full minute. Should anybody foolishly attempt to attack her while they thought her guard was down.]

Tea Room

[naughty_nurse]

[She finally had started to wander around, though she was unsure if this place was safe 'for now'. One way or another, Mikan wound up at the team room, and blinked at the display shown. Since she'd arrived from a tropical island, all of that ice cream certainly looked delicious.

But... surely they were for everyone else and not her. Mikan didn't deserve such yummy-looking treats. She hadn't earned them.

So instead she stares at them from the doorway, her stomach growling.]

[glazes]

[ she thinks anna would surely have adored the little ice cream scoops. anna loved ice cream so much that ice cream cakes have always been her favorite and elsa misses her sister but at the same time, she prefers to celebrate her rather than being sad over her absence. she sits in the corner of the tea room, a book in lap and looks up with a little smile at her company. ]

Forgive me, I was not aware I am not by myself. Would you take one? I thought maybe other people would like them.

Ice skating

[unhand]

[It's not like Killian has never seen ice and snow. You can't live as long and travel as far as he has without having experienced most weather. But he's rarely been far enough from the ocean to deal with the sort of ice you can skate on and when Elsa was in Storybrooke, well, they had other concerns. The fact of it is, skating just isn't something he has much experience with. Still, he balances easily enough on his ship when the waves are tossing her to and fro and a storm threatens to overturn her. How much harder can this be?

The answer, it turns out, is much. Killian lets out a groan as he falls for the third time.]

Who had the brilliant idea to balance on a thin blade anyway? Simply walking on this hazardous terrain is difficult enough!

Re: Ice skating

[belovedson]

Ah, come on man. Don’t blame the skates just because you’re no good at it. [Why yes, that is a shit-eating grin on the face of one Neal Cassidy. This is probably the best time he’s had in a good while, thank you very much, and Hook busting his butt on the ice is definitely a contributing factor to that fact.

Granted, Neal’s pushing his luck; sure he’s gone ice skating before, but he’s not exactly great at it. The thing is though, he’s still vertical, which means Hook, who isn’t, is fair game.]

Besides, you’re not pretty when you pout.

[glazes]

[ he might hear a little laugh to his right. the queen of arendelle seems amused enough but she'll stop laughing at once when he'll look at her because this is evidently a very serious situation and not a laughing matter at all.

but it is very funny. ]

you would maybe have more luck gliding than walking -

[ not laughing, absolutely serious. ]

Snow Day

[mourning_ghost]

[Nageki doesn't bother questioning the snow's presence, although he isn't sure what to do with it. A snowman would be alright, wouldn't it? That would probably be easier than a snow angel.

He begins gathering a bunch of snow into a pile so that he could roll it around. It's a clumsy attempt, but it isn't bad for a bird who has never made a snowman before.]

[holdthephones]

Hey bird, move it. [Neku flaps a hand at the bird before trying to gather snow from its pile] This isn't your whacko winter nest.

[he needs more ammunition for his fort if he ever hopes to take down Joshua, and this pile is as good as any.]

SNOW DAY

[powerofmabel]

[after the first few surprise snowballs, Mabel has set to building a giant fort in the snow with little snowman sentries and a catapult she made out of supplies from the closet. She stands proudly on top of her snow fortress, a handmade flag with her face on it flapping in the breeze, yelling down to anyone who dares trespass into her domain and throwing extra snowballs at them.]

BEHOLD! I am Mabel, Guardian of Fort Snowflake! Let all who look upon my fortress know despair! Cower before my mighty snow army! Surrender now or face my- ACK! [the snow gives away a bit during her speech and she falls backwards into the fortress landing on a snow drift.] I'm okay!

[glazes]

[ the little one reminds elsa keenly of anna.

wild imagination and endless excitement and perhaps a little touch of klutziness. she smiles at her dramatic announcement and rises to her feet as she falls, immediately worried that she has hurt herself somehow. when it's clear she hadn't, she flexes her fingers and the snow moves, gathering up to gently push her up to a standing position. ]

That was very impressive.

[thneedifestdestiny]

[Her snow-sentries and catapult are all well and good, but they won't deter this particular intruder. Something appears to slowly digging right through one of the walls of her fort, pushing against it until it finally gives enough to make a little hole.

And through that hole trots in a baby boar with a green ribbon for a collar. And he seems very happy to be exactly where he is, since he remembers that a couple months ago Mabel spent almost an entire event cuddling him every chance she got.

Meanwhile, there's a very tall lanky fellow several feet away who isn't paying much attention to Mabel's fort, but seems to be looking for something he's lost.] Boris! Where'd you go, buddy?

[holdthephones]

[Neku actually winces at the fall. he happens to have built a much smaller, simpler fort nearby, and he wanted to check out the weird spectacle of snow abominations next door.

he'd admit one thing: the girl does not disappoint. he brushes a snowball out of his spiky hair, having just been hit by one of hers]

Nice landing. 10/10. [he gives the evil snowmen a cursory glance] For the impressively garish architecture though, I'll have to give you a five.

SNOW DAY (For Elsa but feel free to tag him?)

[belovedson]

[By the third day of the impromptu snow festival, Neal’s pretty curious about the person behind it. Maybe it’s just bad experience, but he doesn’t typically associate a show of power like this with benevolent intentions. Not that the skeptical expectation of something nefarious has kept him from enjoying himself—or dragging a certain reluctant green-skinned witch out to share in the fun—but that whole saying about things that are too good to be true has stuck around for a reason.

So when he finally does catch sight of Elsa mid-magic, he stops and watches her for a second before walking over.]

Hey there; that’s some pretty interesting magic you’ve got going on. [Kind of similar to what Elphaba had done in the fountain, although from the looks of it this lady has a lot more control and a lot less fear.] Pretty cool of you to use it like this—ah.

[He grins.] Pun not intended.

[glazes]

[ she is busy creating little flurries for more snowballs. dipper and mabel seem to be keen on an actual war rather than a solitary battle. she is careful to make them just so - enough snow for a snowball, not too much as to not risk slipping or falling. the snow is soft and slow and she looks over at her company with a small smile. ]

Thank you.

[ ... ]

I heard it a lot.

[ that and 'elsa you're so chilled about things'. anna has a very striking sense of humor. ]

I thought it could make for a nice distraction after the recent week?

[ half a question because she is always so uncertain. they seem to be having fun and surely that's all that matters. ]

SNOW DAY!

[keeperfromtheflame]

[Hazel hadn't seen snow since before she died. Not like this. Not like Alaska.]

[It was...a strangely beautiful memory. One of the few she could recall with a smile on her face. Cold weather should have bothered her, being a Southern Girl and all, but she found that breathing in the frosty air was a welcome change. Sure, she had to bundle up more than many of the others, but once her wardrobe was set, she was out there with the rest of them.]

[Packing snowballs. Making a small mountain beside her. Sitting cross legged, another scoop of snow was in her hands, and she pushed harder and harder into it until she had a nearly perfect sphere formed.]

[She always had been pretty good with her hands, be they on the battlefield or in the kitchen.]

[glazes]

It's beautiful.

[ commented from just behind her. elsa has her hands held before her, a usual queenly position as she watches her work. she only ever made snowmen herself. one snowman in particular, her and anna's olaf who loved warm hugs. she could create so many things with her ice powers but she knows how to appreciate the work and care the girl puts into it. ]

hi.

[ a small, careful smile. ]

Ice Skating

[stoptheviolence]

[She excelled at gymnastics and dancing. Why should it be any surprise that Brittany could ice skate?]

[Her outfit, almost as bright as her smile stood out on the rink as she twirled and glided along the icy surface. Her balance was impeccable. She was graceful and, while not quite Olympic Level, absolutely looked like she belonged out there. Because she was having fun.]

This is the best. Can we keep it?

[glazes]

[ elsa loves to ice skate.

she is a natural, of course. ice and snow have always been things that flowed through her veins, a part of her she tried to denied and then learned to accept. she doesn't skate today, not yet. instead, she prefers simply standing by the rink and watching everyone else as they try to glide on the ice.

this one is better than most, probably than all of them and elsa smiles a little at her request. ]

I can create one whenever you wish, you need only seek me out.

Snow Day!

[messiahwithagun]

[ Though being away from Shibuya has him rather disheartened, Joshua's never one to turn down an adventure. Far be it from him to desire anything resembling redundancy; for someone who is essentially a god of balance, he needs that chaos element in his life.

Maybe that's why he and Neku are the most volatile of friends, he muses now.

Even so, his snow boots crunch softly on the glistening substance beneath them. He's wearing his usual clothes, black jeans, a blue tee, but walking around in snow in tennis shoes hardly seems right.

He looks for Elsa, knowing immediately who had caused the snowfall but not quite sure what it is he's looking for. Or who. But she would know him, at least. Whether she approached him or not was up to her. ]

[holdthephones]

[Neku hadn't particularly been planning to come out and socialize today, but unfortunately, he hates being cooped up. He, too, has come to hate redundancy, at least while he feels he should be playing the Game. Maybe it's a permanent thing, now. He doesn't know.

Regardless, Neku finds himself wandering through the snow, staring at the scenery with wide open eyes. He pulls a scarf tighter around the collar of his favorite shirt. This much snow being new to him, he wasn't really sure how much to bundle up, but he's added gloves and a slim blue J of the M jacket to his usual ensemble. He looks ridiculous, but would he really be Neku if he had a sensible fashion sense?

He doesn't expect to see Joshua out in the snow. After a moment of hesitation and deep deliberation on greeting him with a snowball to the face, he decides that can wait. Better the punk not see it coming, and well--anyone could see Neku coming from ten miles away. He approaches, his hands in his pockets]

Hey. Are you personally hooked up to the Sun? You're barely wearing anything out here.

SNOW DAY

[thneedifestdestiny]

[It wasn't snowing when the Once-ler went outside to work in the greenhouse - which is coming along nicely, by the way. Plants have started to sprout and it's actually beginning to look like someone is gardening in there. When the first little bits of green poked out a few weeks ago he had to choke back tears of joy, and even now he's still very pleased that he hasn't accidentally killed them.

When he first looks up and sees that Wonderland's awfully wintery for June, he's shocked at first and then...not surprised at all. Of course it's snowing. Of course that's what's happening.

He has his little boar piglet with him, and Boris has also noticed the weather outside. The little guy keeps nudging the Once-ler, pushing on his ankles and making all sorts of grunty attention-seeking noises. Eventually the Once-ler looks down at him.]

What? What is it? [Boris answers with a piggy whine, which just makes the Once-ler sigh.] ...I'm not getting any work done today, am I? Alright, c'mon you little traitor.

[He scoops up Boris in his arms and takes him outside to go investigate, but not before sticking a sign up on the door - NO SNOWING INSIDE THE GREENHOUSE.]

[brainmeme]

[Once the Once-ler reaches the edge of the snow, a snowball is immediately sent directly for his face.

But where is the perpetrator? Everyone else looks busy having fun with each other. In the direction the snow came from, all there is is a small mound of snow.

A small mound of snow with... eyes?

The snow is looking at him and choking back giggles.]

OTA for yellow snow day

[halfwinchester]

<sub>[Cooper the mastiff is one confused dog when he finds it's gone from summer to winter. He stops dead on the stairs leading outside in astonishment as one does when the universe decides to change the rules on you, ripping the grass right out from beneath your paws. He whines, eyes like two saucers set in a wrinkly potato sack. It's time for his walk and there's snow.

There's snow, Adam, there's snow.

Adam stops further ahead, realizing the mastiff is no longer following along. The look on his face is one of mild resignation--for Adam, this is more or less his resting face in Wonderland, though he's irritated to know that winter is getting one last chance to melt into his sneakers and leave him with wet feet.]</sub>

Go pee.

<sub>[The command seems to flabbergasts the mastiff for another few seconds until he finally lifts his paw off the last step, lowers it into the snow, and remembers that this had been the normal state of affairs just a few months ago.

Oh, okay, this is all right, then.

He trots calmly to his favorite bush, lifts his leg, and does his business, melting the snow and watering the flowers all in the same go. Yes, he remembers this. He barks triumphantly. He's got this. No snow in June is going to fool him.]</sub>

tea rooms.

[avoirfaim]

[ Afraid of her, Hannibal Lecter is not. Annoyed though, that's a different story entirely. It's July, by the calendar's reckoning, and having been in Wonderland nearly a year now he can attest that the seasons have always been, with marked exceptions, steady. He can handle a quick change to what is expected with ease, but that doesn't mean he has to enjoy it.

As a resident of the tenth floor he's been particularly subject to the effects of her temper tantrum. With a book in hand ( A bit of light reading, Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite ) he looks at her without a word, taking a beat to consider turning around and leaving.

But that would be rude. ]

You must be Elsa.

[glazes]

I am.

[ she is having hot cocoa, a little reminder of a sister who is still in arendelle. anna and elsa share many traits, a love of chocolate is certainly one of those. it took her time and effort to understand anna would want her to be happy here and calm. emma swan an her son did most of the work on that front. for now, there is no snow in the tea room; the temperature is certainly a little lower here than in the rest of the mansion but not to a freezing degree.

it's a good day. ]

Queen Elsa, of Arendelle.

[ she looks a bit wary. too many people here either know her from storybrooke or from her previous stay and she can't remember either. ]

How do you do.

SNOW DAYYYY

[holdthephones]

[Neku's no fool--okay, not always. not usually. whatever. today, he's not being a fool. he's wearing a (slightly) garish slim blue jacket over his usual ensemble, the blue-purple of his ridiculous collar poking out behind a purple scarf. kneeling in the snow in white shorts maybe wasn't the best idea, though. regardless, gloved hands pack down a snow fort, and though it's nothing special, it's coming along nicely. behind his wall is a pile of snowballs.

there is one person Neku wants to obliterate. everyone else, well. with nothing but a glance from Neku, they may just get a face-full of snow while he continues to pack his fort. telekinesis is awesome.]

~ skating {OPEN}

[louisianawolf]

[All of the enhanced abilities Hayley has really can't help her with skating. Just because she has heightened speed, strength, and agility, does not, in fact, make her Michelle Kwan. Hayley's never been trained to skate. But she sure is going to try. So, she slips on a pair of figure skates, ties them up (though goes for tucking the extra string into the boot instead of having looped the extra lace around the top hooks of the boots before tying it, because CLOSE ENOUGH), and steps on the ice.

She starts moving easily enough, if not a bit stop and go at first, and when she gets more used to it - is committing the ultimate figure skating sin by using the toepick as a break for stopping, by dragging it against the ice.]

[glazes]

You're getting better.

[ it's not quite there yet, that elsa is certain of. the queen is watching her with alert eyes, ready to flurry a bit of snow to break a fall on the ice. many people say you need to fall to learn to skate but elsa has a bad experience with falls and ice and snow, she isn't willing to allow the woman to fall on her watch. ]

truly. you're a quick learner.

Skating!

[cursebreaking]

[Emma had already helped herself to some of the ice cream that Elsa had gifted the mansion with the day before-- a nice change of pace after all of the ghoul madness, though it didn't serve as much of a distraction from the looming Zelena issues. It's early on the 17th when she ventures outside with Lucky, letting him run free for a little while-- Wonderland didn't exactly have leash laws, and he was well-enough behaved for her to trust him on his own for a little while.

She heads over to the edge of the rink while she waits for him to make his way back to her, smiling to herself as she crouches down on one knee to pick up a pair of skates by the laces and examine them before looking back out at the rink and those already making use of it.]

Little early for Christmas in July, but I think I'll take it.

[Now that's a decent distraction.]

[glazes]

I thought it might prove to be a nice distraction, after the past week.

[ elsa stands to the side of the rink in her usual ice dress, watching her with hopeful eyes and a little smile. emma helped elsa, yes but even more importantly, elsa knew that she understood her, too. maybe it was her aunt ingrid who tied them together and maybe it was the fact they are both different but either way, elsa is glad to have someone who is.

well, a friend. ]

Hello, Emma.