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Oh the weather outside is frightful...

☀THE WARM AND TOASTY MEME☀
The situation: It is dreadfully cold. Think 'ice cave where all those slash fics are set'.
The goal: Keep each other warm tonight!

☀ STEP ONE: Comment with your characters. One comment for each character.
☀ STEP TWO: Other people reply to your characters.
☀ STEP THREE: Both participants are aware that they should/must keep nice and warm. To do that, you need to bundle up nice and closely, however grudgingly. No, killing your threadmate and cuddling the body doesn't count.
☀ STEP FOUR: Keep 'em warm! Hot cocoa, hot coffee, hot tea, hot mustard, or other suitably warming beverages will be provided if you cooperate.
☀ STEP FIVE: Lulz ensue!

((Basically just a winter-themed cuddle meme, with evil ideas from Shae and Col. Add some cuddle urges in the air if your characters won't otherwise cooperate but you want them to.))

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[Jamie is blowing on his own fingers in an attempt to warm them up so he can help.] Look, give me your hands for a moment, Kaylee? You'll not be able to finish if ye can't move your fingers.

[He is also shivering, but being an ~~idiot~~ ~~man~~ Jamie, he's trying not to let that show.]

[ She just sighs and glares at the makeshift heater in frustration. ]

Don't understand why I can't get it to work...

[ Distractedly, she holds her hands out to Jamie, but her eyes don't leave the heater. ]

[Jamie takes them in his frowns a little as he feels how cold they are. He begins to gently massage them in an effort to try and get them to warm up some.]

Maybe some of the parts are frozen. It's certainly cold enough in here at the moment, aye?

Edited 2010-11-29 05:40 (UTC)

The cold ain't helpin' any, that's for sure...

[ She keeps looking as he massages some of the warmth back into her hands, until she spots a break in one of the wires and pulls back to fumble with it. ]

Aye. [When she pulls away, he follows her over, craning to look over her shoulder to see if he can figure out what's wrong. Mind you, he's terrible about not getting into people's personal space - so he's got a hand on her shoulder to brace himself while he takes a look. He'll remove it if she wants him to.]

Can ye fix it?

'M hopin' so.

[ She doesn't mind the hand at all--it's adding plenty of warmth to her shoulder, if nothing else. Her concentration is on the wire, which she strips and connects, then turns back to power the heater up...

Nothing. ]

Oh gorrammit.

I take it that's a no, then. [And if Kaylee can't fix it, Jamie certainly can't, so they have to think of something else. He moves his hand down to wrap it around her shoulder and draw her away from the heather.]

Come away from that for a moment, aye? Staring at it's not going to do ye any good right now.

Won't work 'cause it's too cold, but we need it to warm the place up... [ And she's off and mumbling in Chinese, but she allows Jamie to guide her back. ]

...'M sorry, Jamie. Don't understand why I can't get it.

Aye, I know. Here, sit down. [Jamie guides her over to a small flat rock. It's cold, yes, but not covered in ice, which is something. He takes off his sheepskin vest and puts it over Kaylee's shoulders. It's much colder without it, and he can't hide the shivers this time.]

L-look, maybe if ye can warm up a bit ye can think of what's missing and fix it then.

[ She almost protests as he puts the vest over her shoulders, but knows it won't do any good if she does. Watching him shiver is absolutely pitiful, though. Her hands come away from herself long enough to grab his and pull him down next to her. ]

Here--

[ The vest goes back onto Jamie, and Kaylee shifts enough to curl up under his arm. ]

Hey! [He's about to protest in return, but is too busy trying to fight off another attack of the shivers to really get the words out - well, other than the 'hey'. Before he knows it, he's re-vested with Kaylee snug up against him.] Oh.

[Why didn't he think of that earlier? He shifts position just enough so he can wiggle one arm free and drape as much of the vest over Kaylee as possible before his arm slips around her protectively. It's under the vest too, so she can't protest too much.]

Is that better?

Edited 2010-12-01 10:10 (UTC)

[ Alright, that's not too bad at all. Kaylee nods and curls up tighter, putting an arm over Jamie's so it doesn't get cold. ]

Much better. You're good too?

[Better than not too bad, if you ask Jamie, and he smiles at Kaylee.] Aye, I am. Mind ye, I'd not say no to a cup of tea, but...

[They're in the middle of an ice cave. What's it doing to do, magic itself out of thin air?]

As long as we can get ye warmed up so ye can fix that heater, I'll do.

Tea'd be nice, yeah--

[ And lo and behold, there are suddenly two steaming mugs of tea next to them. Kaylee blinks, then reaches forward with a shrug and hands one to Jamie. ]

Odder 'n odder...

Hey? [Jamie is baffled by the sudden appearance of the tea, but is certainly quick enough to take the mug.]

Aye, that's definitely odd. Why would tea just appear out of nowhere?

[ Kaylee sinks back against him, holding her mug close to help warm up her hands. ]

Not sure I wanna question it. Just glad it's here.

[That is an excellent idea on all fronts, and he curls up against her as best as he can, bringing the tea closer so the heat rising from it can warm both of them up.]

Well, it's not that I mind so much myself, but...if the cave gave us tea to warm ourselves up with, why could ye not get the heater started?

Edited 2010-12-16 07:24 (UTC)

Mysteries of the 'verse, right there. [ She's clearly frustrated with the fact that she couldn't get the gorram thing running, but it's quickly covered over when she takes a sip of tea. A small noise of appreciation escapes her throat. ]

Good stuff, that.

Aye. Or... [He absently takes a sip from his own tea while trying to puzzle it out. It is good enough that it distracts him for a moment, and he makes an agreeable sort of sound before returning to his thoughts.]

Maybe someone or something did it on purpose. Maybe ye were never meant to get the heater to work.

Edited 2010-12-16 08:03 (UTC)

Could be that, too...

[ That thought is a bit irritating in itself, because normally even things that are rigged expressly so that no one can un-rig them are no problem for her.

Oh well. Better to enjoy the tea--and the company--than sit and fume about something that's out of her hands. ]

[That's very true, but maybe Jamie is wrong on that part. Who knows?]

Aye, well. It's not so bad, spending the time with ye. Are ye feeling any better?

[ She just. Sighs again and settles back. ]

Yeah, feelin' a lot better. You're alright?

Och, I'm fine. Let me know when ye want to have another go at the heater.

[Until then, he will be perfectly content to curl up with Kaylee, sip his tea, and try and distract her from being frustrated over it.]

I've not told ye about the Ice Warriors yet, I don't think...

((OOC: I'm good with calling it here, if you are.))

[ She just nods her head at the mention of the heater. That'll come later. For now, she's more interested in this story of his. ]

Can't say you have...wouldn't mind hearin' 'bout 'em...

[[ Awesome, one thread down, a million to go XDD ]]

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