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[She's watching him, eyes following his every movement closely as she starts to unlace her skates.]

And what's that? Because you're not coming with me?

Part of it.

[Really he should just go in, and he does start skating.....

Sideways.]

And to try and prove me wrong.

[Why is he like this...

...

But Tifa is going to start sliding her heels back on after she's set the snowball down and shed her skates. Only when she's completely changed out does she approach the ice, lifting her hands to show that she's unarmed.]

What exactly do you want to be proven wrong about? [She tilts her head innocently and bounces on her feet, folding her hands behind her back.] You want me to say you were right? That I was too impatient and shouldn't have been asking about your surprises?

[She doesn't even know what they were "arguing" about anymore.]

[A small laugh.]

No, not at all.

[A low hum.]

All right, if you can hit me once, I'll head in.

Just once? And here I was trying to avoid having to hit you at all.

[But she's leaning down to scoop up some snow anyway to ball it up, eyes still following him as he moves sideways across the ice.

~~And because I can't roll a d20 any higher than 11 for some reason,~~ Tifa doesn't wait to make the throw, but she'll completely whiff it. Whether she did it on purpose or not, who is to say.]

You're really keen on staying outside, aren't you?

[As she goes for another bundle of snow.]

Don't wanna know what I've got in store for you?

[...Wow that was kind of sad are you even trying, Tifa—kidding now, he just watches the snowball miss, not even trying to move away.]

Hmm.... Is there really anything left to surprise with me?

[A light smirk and gleam in his eye.]

[It's not her fault that the dice are never in someone's favour!!!]

I think there's plenty left... You just have to come closer to see.

[As if to make a point, Tifa adjusts the front of her dress, purposefully making it so that the chest of it is pulled down just the tiniest bit to tease, and as she leans forward, he'll catch a glimpse of the red and black lace underneath as it drapes open.

Only for a second, before she's standing up with another snowball forming between her cold, red hands.

She gives it a toss, and then another, before she's throwing it at him with more strength this time... and slightly better aim, intending to hit him right in the stomach with it.]

[...Oh, well he catches that. And it could have distracted him if her movements with her hands the snowball didn't catch his attention first.

So there's just the lightest smirk before he just deftly jerks to the side, avoiding the snowball while keeping his eyes on her.]

Seeing is one thing... But is that all?

[She visibly sighs and deflates when she misses. Really, she just wants to cuddle and warm up with him, why is he being so stubborn about this!!!

But she's still bending down and grabbing another handful of snow anyway.]

What do you mean? [With an innocent look, she stares down at her hands, and man... are they cold.] Can't do much else from all the way over there, can you?

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[Unfortunately she hit some kind of competitive streak in him, not wanting to "give in" when his initial goal was to have her chase him. And then it somehow got convoluted. And he may have been stalling for some extra time...but he won't keep this up for too much longer. She's enticed him enough that's he's ready to go in. But he'll tease her one more time, his eyes gleaming.]

Then you just have to bring me over there.

[She lifts her foot out of the snow and waves her cute little periwinkle blue heels at him.]

In these things!? You just wanna see me fall flat on my face so you could say that you won.

[Won what!? She has no idea.

And though Tifa might not be able to hear it just yet, thinking that it's just her own small movements, there is the sound of snow crunching from the trees behind Eustace.]

[There's a snort as he slowly starts to skate towards her.]

Okay, not that far—!?

[He hears that sound a step too late before a pile of snow suddenly slams into him from behind, vaulting him forward to fall unceremoniously into the snowbank before another drops on him.

Behind him all, the snowwoman from before stands with her stick arms bent akimbo and seems to glare at Eustace. Farther back, the snowman just looks away as if pretending not to see anything...]

[She is about to lean forward so that he might steal a kiss from her if he so wishes, but when there's a sudden slam of snow over him and he falls right into the bank, Tifa cries out in surprise and tumbles backwards, slipping on the half-ice half-snow as she lands flat on her bum.]

Did you—!?

[Just dump a bunch of snow on himself???

No. Wait.

Her eyes move past the rink to the other side, and she sees a familiar face. Or rather, two. And the snowwoman from earlier is glaring at him.]

Where did you guys come from?

[She should maybe help her husband out of the pile of snow!? But she's still in too much shock and processing everything first... ... ... as they both slide onto the ice to start "skating" together (really, it's more like sliding) as if none of that had just happened.

What in the world... is...]

Eustace. Are you okay?

[Crawling over to him, she starts melting away the snow.]

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[Eustace is completely covered, and while the snow shifts as he works to try and dig and push himself out, it's only thanks to Tifa's fire that he's finally able to shove his head up with a gasp.]

What the hell happened?

The...

[Tifa glances to the rink, seeing how they have both stopped moving to stare, only for them to continue the moment she turns her eyes to them. But she swears that the snowwoman might have winked at her. That, or the cold is getting to her head.

Leaning in, hands pressing to the pile closest to his head, she lowers her voice.]

Remember those snowmen from earlier?

[He's not trying to sit up, but he can't quite look back because of all the snow still on his back. Instead he just looks up at her with a furrowed brow.]

What of them?

[She whispers now, and jabs a finger subtly in the direction of the ice.]

They must have followed us here, and the snowwoman dumped all this on you.

[There they are, still skating around, but don't think she doesn't know that you are watching and listening!!!

But Tifa bites down on her lip, stifling a grin.]

Guess I'll have to thank her later for letting me catch you.

[There's just a look of disbelief before he laughs and lowers his head for a moment.]

Isn't that cheating? But...

[He then looks back up at her, eyes shining a little with a smile.]

I suppose it can count.

[She brushes away some of that snow that's still stuck to his hair and ears before leaning in over him... and stealing a kiss. One that she has waited far too long for.

She can feel the black eyes on them, the sound of the snowcouple's moving stopped, but she doesn't mind this time. Let them watch, she's going to kiss her husband whether they are or not. It took her this long to catch him and she wasn't about to let this opportunity slip.]

Good... Because it's time we headed inside.

[And with most of the snow over him melted by now, she slips her hand into his, threading their fingers together before she raises it to her cheek.]

Got you.

[A quiet laugh as he pushes himself up to steal another kiss, one that lasts a little longer this time.]

Time for your reward then.

[And he will not pull her down, instead standing so that they can finally head inside.]

Good.

[She'll even help him get to his feet, and she will not be letting go of him this time.]

I was starting to get cold anyway.

[A glance to the snowwoman who waves an arm at her, and Tifa smiles gratefully back. What a strange turn of events... and now they're out on the rink skating the night away.]

Plus. We should let them have some privacy too.

[As she pulls him along towards the house.]

[He just glances at the snowcouple, shaking his head in mild disbelief.]

I'm a bit amazed they even came this far... Hopefully they don't try to come inside.

[Once at the door, he'll start to change from his skates to his boots, patting off the snow that had accumulated over them.]

I doubt they'll want to.

[They really, probably should not.

She'll give him the space he needs to take his skates off and change, all while blocking his path away from the door because no more funny business, mister!

But as soon as he's done, she's stepping right up into his space again and staring up at him, her eyes eager and sparking with some anticipation, but before they head in...]

... Hey, Eustace.

[Her voice is soft. So, so quiet against the wintery silence, her cheeks pink both from the intimacy that this calmness allows, and from the chill.]

Thank you again. This was fun.

[Even if she did get a bit impatient there at the end... but it was all just for play.]

Been a while since we've been able to do something like this.

[He's not going to run!!! He's ready to head inside to do that little surprise...and then see her surprise.

But just as he's about to reach towards the door to have them go inside, he stops when Tifa approaches...and smiles softly, hand now moving to take hers instead.]

...I'm glad. I know got a bit carried away there... [A small laugh as he shifts closer towards her.] But it's true it isn't often we get to do this.

[Just play around, have fun. Relax.]

Been so busy lately.

[Stepping even closer, pressing her body flush to his, seeking whatever warmth he can give her. She is still just wearing her dress after all, her discarded jacket still near that little flowerbed they made for themselves. She'll grab it later, she has other things on her mind right now.]

Let's make time to do this more often? Not even dates, just... this.

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