(open) I'd use a lewd metaphor but it feels off.

[convictionary]

Who: Gaius (convictionary), Bolin (sediments), Hamtaro (sunflowerseeds), maybe Koon (deceptions), Caster (mikoon), various other people who want to throw in (organization will be fun: just put in top levels if nothing catches your fancy and we'll get it sorted)
When: Before the start of the Flower Festival.
Where: Caissa Orphanage
What: Gaius is making snowmen because he doesn't feel like having teambuilding exercises with his roommates and various other people are out there as well for various reasons.
Rating: We might end up scraping PG13 because of swearing and/or sketch snowsculptures of things not suitable for orphans, but it'll probably be ultimately harmless.

[Gosh, it's cold! There's probably gonna be some hat fetching at some point, maybe a carrot or three sought for, maybe some sticks...stuff of that ilk. But gosh! It's cold!

There's probably some impressionable orphans with spirits as pure as snow standing nearby as well.]

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[deceptions]

Because my roommate is also insane. [ Koon speaks up first, because surprise, they're sharing the same roommate. So they've settled on this friendship because somehow, these two are the saner ones in their room.

This is a support group now. Then to the next person - ] You?

[sunflowerseeds]

[Was Koon talking to Hamtaro? Was he talking to somebody else much more noticeable than a very small hamster on a somewhat-less-small (but still pretty small) dog? Regardless, Hamtaro's the one answering.]

What's wrong with your roommates? I'm just here to make snowmen.

[sediments]

[ Bolin isn't even engaging the conversation, staring point blank at the tiny little creature that's apparently working along with them in the snow. He's never seen something quite like Hamtaro, and he shoots Koon a puzzled glance. ]

Is this your carrier? [ And why does Koon's carrier get to talk when Bolin's just expresses it's eternal rage through headbutts? ]

[convictionary]

[He looks over at Bolin. Frowns. Looks at Hamtaro. Looks at Koon. Looks over at Bolin again.]

...I thought he was yours.

[Mystery carrier???]

suddenly jumps in unannounced IGNORE ME IF YOU WANT TO

[mikooon]

[In the not-so-far-off distance, as the other four exchange dramatic looks, Tamamo's padding snow onto a big, fat snowman body in front of her. There's snow in her tail. Snow in her fox ears. This sucks.]

What I would give for some stew right now! Something meaty, in hot water, boiling with carrots and beef...

[Her own Carrier, a three-legged crow, promptly hears this and flies off towards Hamtaro's direction, perching on the tiny shibe's back to stare down at him.

...It's okay, he'll go away if he's shooed, the hamster's small fry for him. Anyway, enjoy (???) the new addition. If children try to pet him, he'll peck them.]

[deceptions]

... Not mine, mine's over here. [ By "here" he actually means at least a couple of feet up ahead, a white fox that doesn't seem like he wants to hang out with this crew or anything, b-baka!!

Eternal rage is better than a literal tsundere, sometimes.

But even that conversation's cut short when there's a literal crow shows up out of no where to stare at the mystery carrier.

. . . Did these carriers know each other? Where the hell did this crow come from, anyway? Mission time to look around for someone carrier-less (two of them, one for the crow and the other for the hamster). ]

[sunflowerseeds]

[He was going to say something along the lines of "I'm not a carrier!!" for the hundredth time, but--sudden crow!? Crows are dangerous!

His immediate reaction is to yell in fright, which in turn causes the dog to attempt to buck off the offending bird, which in turn causes Hamtaro to fall off--headfirst into the snow.

Hope you don't mind all the sudden angry puppy barks?]

[mikooon]

[Tamamo's sorry in advance, Hamtaro. Somehow. Just keep that in mind.

Still, her feelings have nothing to do with the fact that the crow is currently cawing very obnoxiously at the puppy, but since it's a coward, it flies backwards while Hamtaro falls into the snow. It flies past Koon, Gaius and Bolin, all while going backwards. Impressive.

Until it crashes into a half-done snowman, knocking the head off with a final caw before it falls onto the ground too.

How did they get to this state...]

[convictionary]

[He looks at the crow, looks aw-]

Ears?

[Hey, it's the fox chick with a nice rack (he thinks, but uniforms make it hard to tell) he met the other day!

Meanwhile, his carrier is busy just being in a fit of I don't know what's going on and she's trying to bury herself in Gaius' collar because what's this, what's that.]

[sediments]

Hey!

[ As a herbivore himself, Bolin is infinitely sympathetic to the plight that Hamtaro has now found himself in, frowning in the direction of the crows retreat before he crouches down to pick up the little animal. The hamster fits pretty easily in his gloved hands, and he brushes the snow off with a shake of his head. ]

You okay? [ Carrier? That can talk for some reason? ]

[sunflowerseeds]

[Ah, saved...Shibe's still barking at the retreating Enemy Crow, but Hamtaro just sighs in relief before brushing his paws through the fur on his head, cleaning off whatever snow the human might've missed.]

I'm...I'm okay! He missed me.

[deceptions]

[ Koon might have been the only person who raised an eyebrow at the crow going backwards, because -- huh. Did birds to that?

(Maria's still chilling far away, she refuses to be associated with this mess).

But there's a quick count of the carriers to humans (+ fox-lady), and Koon's eyes narrow at the small hamster in Bolin's hand, to say- ]

You're not a carrier, are you? [ It took them 12 tags to figure it out. ]

[convictionary]

Huh.

Guess it takes all types to make a hero, like Whiskers here. [And now the nickname is canon.

Wait.] Cripes, they're not going to make him do work, are they? [He's small!]

[mikooon]

[Somewhere in the distance, Tamamo looks up. Sounds like her Carrier's in trouble. She should probably go check it out.

Which is exactly what she does, casually strolling into view as if her crow didn't almost kill someone. As small and hamster-y as he may be, that's still unacceptable.]

Oh, dear. Did my Carrier cause a ruckus? [She sidesteps the shibe, picking up her crow from the ground by a single leg. Doesn't that hurt?!] Sorry, did it try to peck at your Carrier?

[She makes direct eye contact with Bolin, then down at Hamtaro. She didn't get the memo, obviously.

She also makes slight eye contact with Gaius, but decides to ignore him for now.]