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{ frozen nightmare }

FROZEN NIGHTMARE

On the morning after Christmas, December 26th, everyone will awaken to dark clouds that have come in overnight, or how the snow keeps falling and falling and falling throughout the entire day…and the next until it's less snow and now a blizzard of sleet and hail, threatening to freeze over not only Reverein, but to the lands beyond, including Dragefjell, dragon island. Everyone is forced to take shelter inside, and while some dare to go out, it's dangerous.

On the fourth day, before people really start going mad, strange messages written in frost will appear on their windows:

hElp
mAd
qUeEn
Not ominous at all. Nor is how everyone will suddenly fall asleep and awaken in a strange dreamscape, with a young man floating in front of them. Well, what looks like a young man. He's a bit… Fragmented, his entire body made of shards of ice. He will be the one to help explain the situation: his name is Jack Frost, and the Ice Queen has succumbed to some nightmare he can't wake her from. He needs their help to figure out the cause of her nightmares and free her. They must traverse through a strange candy land to reach the ice mountain the Ice Queen is currently in. Unfortunately, he doesn't have enough power left to do more than appear like this, so it's up to the Dreamwalkers to save the day. Again.

More details on everything can be found here. As a reminder, events double as our TDMs and information can be found here. Any outside characters participating in the log are canonly logged as appearing in Songerein in December and will remain in Songerein from anytime in December. TDM only characters can only thread within this log. Anyone who apps in and is accepted will have their character count December as their first time in the game without any disruption, so all content will carry over. Those who do not apply will disappear which should not seem too unusual, however players in game can choose to retcon and pretend a character was never there to begin with if it would be easier; or even think their presence was just a dream.

IMPORTANT! All outside characters MUST have "TDM" in their subject line, even if you might not app. This will help people differentiate those who are already in the game and those who are not.

TDM threads are required for samples. Refer to the Game Info for general information and feel free to toss any questions here. Reserves will open December 25th and Applications will open on January 1st. Our application cycles are bi-monthly so the next cycle after won't be until March.

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I. REVEREIN

A. Stuck Indoors. Upon waking, anyone who looks out the window will see that everything outside is frozen solid. There was a terrible blizzard the night before, and it left Reverein an icy wonderland. It's beautiful, but freezing cold and potentially deadly. But the real challenge will be trying to prevent cabin fever as the days go on. Perhaps some games over the journals could help stave off boredom. There will also be shelters quickly made for those who need better living arrangements, and various games and food will be provided for those in need as well.

B. Outdoor Help. Due to the sudden nature of the blizzard, not everyone was able to find shelter, especially those who were out in the Wildlands which have also been hit by the blizzard. Those able may need to try and help rescue those caught outside.

⛑️ Rescue efforts. Not everyone made it out of the blizzard safely, either entirely by coincidence or due to sheer stubbornness. These people are stuck outside frozen and need help being taken to safety. Thaw them out and bring them inside!
🐿️ Animal help. There are little critters, too–ones that didn't get back to their own homes in time. Don't overlook the littlest residents of Reverein, because they need help, too.
⛄ Snowman aid. The snowmen that popped up during the previous weeks will help assist those who may need it. For a brief time they can create a little barrier around the individual, stopping some of the cold, and will even hop over to give anyone stuck their own scarves, mittens, and hats should they have any.

C. Delivering Heat. While dreamotion can help keep the hearths warm, there are more efficient ways to keep the heat through fire cores. Orkili has also sent word that they will send heating devices, and the dragons will also make the flight down to help replenish stocks so everyone can stay warm for as long as this mysterious blizzard lasts. Now the question is, how to deliver everything.

🎿 Braving the cold. The most direct way to try and get anywhere is to venture outside, but that can be a risk in itself. Those who try should bundle up! Those who can use either ice dreamotion to control the cold, or fire to help generate heat, will be best suited for this.
🚧 Tunnel system. The gnomes will try to clear some entrances to allow anyone stuck outside or trying to travel around a way to do so safely through the crystal tunnels that sprawl beneath Reverein. However, other creatures have also fled to the warmer caverns so beware. Some are just as frightened and will be harmless, but others will be aggressive for the same reasons.
⛏️ Stuck sandworm. The Orkilins were already working to create a connection between Orkili and Reverein via underground tunnel system. The blizzard has hastened this endeavor, which unfortunately means a rushed job that leads to the sandworm crashing through one of the crystal walls and becoming stuck, with the gnomes not happy. Help dig it out! In the meantime, others can work to deliver the heating devices it carries to those who need it.
🐉 Thawing dragons. Unfortunately, even the mighty dragons will succumb to the might of the blizzard, their wings freezing over as they try to fly down. Since they can't really burn themselves, they'll need someone else to use their dreamotion or some other means to help them out. However, they may be grateful enough to just stay around and help keep things warm with their dragon flame along with the fire cores they carry.

D. Ice Elementals. As the sun sets, a rumble disturbs the quiet of the snow that blankets Reverein. Two enormous ice elementals have appeared on opposite sides of the city, and they are determined to smash their way through the town. They stand five stories tall, icy blocks of fists can send anyone and anything flying, and their frigid breath can leave people encased in ice in seconds. They're tough, but not impossible to take down, especially with a group. Party up and beat these things back!

🔥 Flamethrowers. The Orkilins that arrived to help already had some flamethrowers packed to help get rid of the snow, and they are now allowing those facing the elementals to use it against them. The power will increase by those who are capable of using fire dreamotion.
🧊 Ice against ice. Those who can use ice dreamotion can try to manipulate or control either the ice elementals themselves or their attacks. It will only be a brief time, less than a minute, but even that much might be enough to provide openings!
🦵 Aim for the knees! Due to their towering size, aiming low may serve better than trying to go high. Destroy their legs, and they will topple over. However, they can slowly regenerate, so act fast!

II. CANDYLAND

Welcome to Candyland! Everything here is wintry and sweet, and so is everyone else. Upon awakening in this dreamscape, everyone will find themselves transformed to match. Perhaps drastically changed into a unicorn in any combination of colors and sparkles, or part of the winter landscape as an ice sprite, with forms varying from cute pixies to elegant fairies to blocky ice creatures. Some may find themselves mostly the same, but made out of candy. All abilities can be called upon and new ones based on their form can be developed. But those who usually use weapons may find them changed to match their form and setting. Those who turned into unicorns, well—horns and hooves count as weapons, right?

The Ugly Get-Along sweaters from town will also appear inside, which may make crossing through Candyland and the mountain ahead a bit more…interesting. But everyone must hurry through to reach the Ice Queen.

(Note: Players do not have to strictly follow die rolls and can select specific prompts or locations if they wish, but it is otherwise encouraged for more silliness and fun!)

A. Playing the Game. Traversal through Candyland is akin to a board game with some changes. Dreamwalkers must roll a large gummy die to determine what color square they must move to. (Number corresponds to position on the list, ie 1 = red, 2 = orange, etc). Simple enough, but there's a catch–each color space has an effect, and they are unfortunately at the whims of the board. Only after the effect is enacted can they roll again and keep moving forward. The effects will be strongest on the square and can last for a little while even after moving from the square. (Note: rolls are going to mostly be for the individual character for ease of meeting others on the board, however the die may randomly decide to be used for the group for a few turns.)

🟥 Combat alert! Here come the cherry bats–fight them off!
🟧 People can suddenly hear all unfiltered thoughts and they can't lie about them.
🟨 Oops! The first thing they touch is now stuck to them and can't be removed until either the next yellow square or until the end of the game.
🟩 Time for a little nap. No one's in a hurry, right? Go on, just lie down on that marshmallow bed and close those weary eyes for five minutes. (Or longer.)
🟦 They must eat five random flavors of jelly beans from a jar of every flavor possible. Pick a winner and see how well they do.
🟪 Everyone is suddenly slimed, causing their movements and speech to be sluggish as if in slow motion. This effect will last for a few squares.

B. Special Locations. Sometimes the die will suddenly shake and turn completely pink and change to an eight sided die. Players must now roll again and see which location they will be ported to. Each location will provide some kind of item or bonus that can be helpful for dealing with the frigid threats and dangers of the ice mountain. (IMPORTANT: A character can potentially go through all locations, but they are limited to two items or buffs gained. They can swap what they have as they progress, but they will still only end with two rewards gained from the locations.)

🌳 Gingerbread Plum Trees. Where Plumpy sits eating plums from his gingerbread trees. Help him collect some plums and in return he will let them take a small basket. Give these plums to anyone who is starting to freeze and they will immediately start to thaw.
🍬 Peppermint Forest. A snowy thicket of peppermint candy canes. Mr. Mint will ask those who arrive to help chop down the canes and will let them have one or two to turn into durable weapons to fight against the monsters of the mountain. Mr. Mint will also give them a handful of special peppermints that will help re-energize those who may be sluggish from the cold.
🏰 Licorice Castle. A black and red licorice castle with licorice bats. Help Lord Licorice clear the bats and he will reward with both red and black pieces of licorice. Red will burn for a long time, making it useful as a torch. Black is a risky one to eat due to its taste, but it will help warm one's belly—or give fire breath.
⛰️ Gumdrop Mountains. A shortcut to bring players closer to the mountains. Jolly will help guide them through and tell those who make it to mine all the gum drops they can, as they can be used as destructive explosives that can break through ice and walls.
🥜 Peanut Brittle House. A cottage made of peanut brittle with peanut plants growing outside. Gramma Nutt needs part of her house repaired by using a bucket of peanut butter and smearing chopped nuts over the broken patches. In return, she will give peanut brittle bombs that will explode and make everything sticky.
🍭 Lollipop Woods. A forest of rainbow lollipops resembling trees and easy to get lost in. Guide Princess Lolly out of this confusing forest by finding and following the swirling lollipops. Upon reaching the exit, Lolly will give them a special lollipop wand that will conjure a set of swirling portals that will allow those who go through to cross over short distances.
🍨 Ice Cream Sea. A bubbly ice cream sea where Queen Frostine resides. To pass through, they must build ice cream float boats or else swim through the sticky sea. At least it's tasty, and traversing through either by boat or swim will grant everyone an ice resistance buff that will last for half an hour upon entering the mountain. It has a long cooldown before it activates again.
🍯 Molasses Swamp. A swamp of molasses with brown popsicle plants guarded by Gloppy. Those who end up here will end up having to trudge through the sticky swamp, but collecting some could be useful to help slow or even trap hostile foes in the mountain.

Bonus: Liopleurodon. At random times, a strange creature will appear in the space Dreamwalkers are trying to get onto. It will only move if they can create a candy made of dreamotion and feed it. They have three attempts, and if they fail or the taste is not to its liking, the liopleurodon will knock them with its tail back several spaces or to a random location. If they are successful, however, then it will send them ahead several spaces. (Players will roll again to determine what space or location to use next.)

III. FROZEN MOUNTAIN

Should they manage to reach the end of the board, they will find themselves staring up a giant mountain. From the distance it looked like any other mountain, but closer inspection reveals that it, too, was once made of candy. However, it's all frozen over and instead of sweet, delicious delights, monstrous creatures lurk within its halls…including music that just continuously plays.

Transformations will remain, so this trek may prove challenging to some. Utilize the bonus buffs and items gained from the game to get through!

A. Don't Freeze. Forget about Jack Frost nipping at their noses, the chill from the mountain will constantly threaten to freeze everyone inside. They must work hard to keep warm, using dreamotion, positive thoughts, and other means to do so. Otherwise they risk freezing into a frozen statue and must be dethawed or they'll be kicked out of the dreamscape. Jack Frost will help by trying to drop random items that can be used for warmth: coats, gloves, scarves, blankets, torches, pocket heaters, hot water bottles. Hey, he's an ice spirit he can only do so much.

B. Monsters. There are numerous monsters and aggressive creatures that lurk through the halls of this frigid mountain. Fire is definitely the way to go, but any candy buffs and items received from the Candyland game will also drive them away. They apparently don't like sweets.

❄️ Ice elementals. Coming in all shapes and sizes, they will cast freezing magic and those caught in it will slowly start to freeze up. Gum drop bombs will destroy these quick, with the licorice, plums, and peppermints aiding those frozen. Those who are Ice sprites may be able to sneak past without being noticed.
🐻 Yetis. These large creatures will hurl giant snowballs. Counter with the peanut brittle bombs to hinder their movements. Those who are made of candy will deter yetis as they are not a fan of candy and will run away in fright.
🐐 Five-horned mountain goats. These goats will charge at anything they see and those horns are not something you want to get maimed with. Molasses will be great to slow them down. Those who are unicorns may find themselves with an admirer instead as the goats will find them quite lovely and enchanting.
🐍 Ice snake. One look from these white snakes will instantly freeze any caught in their gaze. The eyes on the ice surface will also cast the curse. Any of the Candyland items will be good against these, especially if they can cover the eyes, or use the lollipop portals to try and skip over them. Plums will be needed to rescue anyone caught. There is no transformation advantage.

C. Ice Mirrors. Made from frozen ice, the mirrors will reflect twisted visions of loss and abandonment. Loved ones suddenly leaving; homes in ruin or desolation; their own reflection in an empty void. Yet rather than despair, there will be a strange feeling of acceptance as the cold begins to wrap around them, as if it's better to be alone than to have things around them. Not only must the affected be pulled back, but the mirrors must be destroyed. Doing so will release a golden colored light that will fill a crystal chalice that will just mysteriously appear and disappear. The more lights captured, the fuller it will get.

🪞 Mirror effects. Those who stare into the ice for too long will be drawn towards it, and should they touch the surface they will begin to freeze over. They must be pulled back and warmed up both physically and convincing them of good things from their lives.
💥 Destroy the mirrors. Break the mirrors in any way possible. Dreamotion and Candyland items, especially gum drop bombs will work.

D. Ice Queen. Those who make it through the mountain halls and the mirrors will find the throne room where the Ice Queen sits. Right in the middle of her chest is a giant shard of glass stained black, the nightmare energy palpable even from the entrance. That's clearly the problem, and the solution? The crystal chalice will appear and Jack's voice will be heard urging them to somehow pour it over that shard. Getting there will, of course, be a challenge as the Queen herself will stir upon hearing Jack's voice and start shrieking like a banshee, creating an ice storm within the room and summoning beasts that must be fought. Physical attacks will be effective, but dreamotion and anything based on positive, warm emotions and ideas will also help, especially to stave off the intense nightmare energy that will be around. The lollipop portals will also be useful in traversing through the room, even if cast in mid-air.

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[And Tifa is just.

Gonna look back.

...

....?

Before it clicks.]

Oh. Right. [She scratches her ear awkwardly.] Sorry.

[He doesn't have hands. Listen, it's going to take her a few more minutes to get used to all of this! Granted, he could kick it if he wanted to, but she understands.]

I can do it, it's fine.

[It is very big though, and looks a bit like t's also made of candy, but she's just going to wrap her arms around the six-sided die and waits with bated breath for it to come to a stop on...]

Five. So... [She counts up to...] That blue square there.

[What's the worst that could happen?]

Hmm...

[It's only five spaces, but the spaces are large enough to fit a crowd of people.]

Get on my back. I can get us there faster.

Wait.

[There's a storm of snowflakes that shed from her at that in her surprise.]

... You want me to...? [Ah, her face is flushing again.] Are you sure?

[That feels so...

Well, it wouldn't be the first time, but she knows how he's feeling about being a unicorn, so it's only instinctive that she would ask first.

Also, she's never rode on the back of a unicorn before.......]

[He's slowly...getting used to it... And he'll just treat this no different than when he was a wolf.

And he'll just slower lower himself, bending one foreleg down to make it easier for her to climb on.]

[...

He really didn't have to do that, so Tifa just stares at him in wonder and disbelief when she realizes that she can just float onto his back. But she'll take his invitation anyway, and she hoists herself up onto his back, settling herself in and securing herself with her arms around his neck. Hopefully she isn't too cold against him...]

Okay. I'm on.

[And there's a buzz of warmth that rises into her cheeks.]

You're so soft...

[The words come out unbidden, the thought spoken out loud, as she very nearly comes to leaning forward and burying her face into that mane again.]

I mean—all good to go...!

[He may not have needed to, but he didn't want his wife to waste any energy she doesn't have to. Though his ears do flick back and his tail swishes a bit in embarrassment at her comment...]

Hold on.

[And he's going to go for a brisk trot, crossing over the large spaces until they reach the blue square.]

I am...

[And when he breaks out into a trot, Tifa's face only grows hotter and pinker—if such a thing were even possible with this icy blue skin that she has. But it takes so much of her strength not to say anything or even make a sound, because how could she not when her husband has been turned into this gorgeous mythical creature and she is riding on his back?

She already feels a little bad for saying something in the first place, so she keeps her mouth shut and silently admires him instead, though he might hear her giggle quietly at the way his tail swishes...

And when they arrive at the blue square, she doesn't hop off immediately and instead, she looks around. There are only a few other people here so far, but she sees jars and jars of—]

Jellybeans? And all we gotta do is eat them and that's it?

[He notices her not getting off immediately, but he doesn't mind it. Instead he'll just mosey on over to an unoccupied jar, examining it.]

...Hm, just five. But it seems there's a lot of different flavors and we won't know which is which until we eat them. Still, doesn't seem so challen—

[At that moment, a group near them suddenly has someone gagging and hunching over, spitting out the jellybean.

......

The hell kind of flavors are in these??]

[It seemed easy enough. Tifa isn't a huge fan of jellybeans—they're a bit too sweet and sugary for her—but she could have eaten them if it meant advancing further in this little "game" they're being forced to play. Maybe even too easy, she had thought, but those would have been famous last words as she whirls around to see the others spitting out their jellybeans.

...

She looks to Eustace, then at the jar.]

How... bad could it be?

[Maybe... they just don't like jellybeans? So she steps up to it as if it were a ticking bomb, her stomach suddenly turning over itself.]

Five each, right?

[Nervously, she starts picking them one one by one, and she may be fishing through to find ones that look like they might be okay.]

[And he'll just wait, ears flicking every now and then at the sound of something crying because of some weird flavor they got.]

Maybe should just eat them all at once...

[Tifa visibly winces, every muscle in her body feeling like it might shrivel up at the sound of someone hacking up their jellybeans. A few people have even started sobbing or crying out for water, and she casts one last look at the jellybeans...]

I was thinking the same...

[Mixing them together? This could either go pretty well or very horribly and nowhere in between.]

At the same time?

[As she holds out her hand with five jellybeans for him, since... you know... And she's not going to say a word about it because this feels awkward. There is feeding her husband jellybeans, and then there's this.]

[Hrm.

Despite being the one who said it, seeing all the... Wait.]

Why are these all red?

Hm?

[Tifa had been getting herself prepped and mentally psyched up to eat them when she pauses and stares down at her open hand.]

... I figured they might be... I don't know, strawberry or cherry flavoured? I could swap out a few, if you want.

Maybe—

[But when he looks back, the jar is sealed shut, as if to say, "no takesies backsies!! you touched them with your hands already ewww."

...]

No helping it now.

[TIME TO BRACE HIMSELF.]

Let's go.

[Wow, and she had already started moving her hand back to the jar to dump them all back in again when the lid snaps shut, nearly taking her finger off. She shoots it a mean look before turning back to him.]

Alright... just don't think about the taste and should be fine. Think about something else.

[She wonders if swallowing them whole would work, like little tablets, but knowing this place, she kind of doubts it, and doesn't want to risk the wrath of the jar. Someone's probably already tried it anyway, right...? So, it probably doesn't work, right?

With a deep inhale, she gives Eustace a firm nod...

...

Ugh, her stomach is already squirming.

And with that, she'll throw back all five jellybeans, and wait for him to take his before she bites into them, but she's making a little sound of discomfort, a quiet, nervous hum that has snowflakes flying off her like she's the eye of a snowstorm.]

[He didn't think much about this at first, but trying to eat jellybeans from Tifa's hand as a unicorn is a lot more.

Weird.

Than he expected.

So much so that when he lowers his head, he has the realization that he's not sure how to do this, especially since an equine's mouth is different from a person's or a canine's. So there's some flicking of his ears and lashing of his tail before he remembers how their horses took from their hands. So there's a snuffling of his lips against her palm as he has to be careful to not accidentally bite her.

Primals this is... Weird...

But whatever, HE HAS THE JELLYBEANS IN HIS MOUTH. SOMEHOW. And he's going to just chew and chew and—]

Hurk—!

[Oh fuck oh shit oh fuck WHY ARE ALL THESE SUPER SPICY—

Anyway, spitting up those jellybeans. At least he's not barfing rainbows.]

[Yeah. That's what she thought, too. It's one thing feeding him, but having him eat from her hand... and as a unicorn... The eating out of her palm part was already weird enough!!! And then he has to go and snuffle his lips like that against it, tickling her palm, and she's not sure whether to giggle out of instinct or pull it away, but regardless, this is not a normal feeling. Sure, she's fed the horses before, but they were horses.

Not Eustace...

No, she's thinking about this too much!

So, once he has all the jellybeans, she starts to chew. Slowly? Quickly? Which would be better? She has no idea, so she sort of just awkwardly moves her jaw at first, almost like she doesn't remember how to chew anymore. Her face is twisted all strange, and that snow is falling off of her like leaves from a tree at the peak of autumn...

...]

Oh, god—!

[She turns around and not-so-politely spits them right to the ground with a loud gagging sound.]

Why does that taste like soap!?

[AMONG OTHER THINGS??? SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT SHE GRABBED

She has actual tears springing in her eyes by the time she turns back to Eustace.]

[Sorry, Tifa, but your husband is rushing to eat anything, anything that could get this god awful taste out of his mouth.

And that will include a nearby marshmallow gumdrop tree that he's just going to trip a giant chunk out of said gumdrop.]

[Still on the verge of tears, she is furiously wiping her tongue with her hand, and she swears for a second that the taste of whatever she just ate still lingers.

She turns around just in time to see Eustace ripping that piece from the candy tree.]

Eustace...! Don't—

[Is he sure he should be doing that!? What if it tastes just as bad?!? But it's too late, and when she tries to walk to him, she falls pathetically to her knees instead and wipes away her tears.]

... Oh, god. I need something to drink.

[HE WILL EAT CARDBOARD TO RID OF THIS FOUL CONCOCTION OF SPICE. Gods why was his luck so bad—

He'll be slamming his mouth into some of the cotton candy bushes that are also nearby, wishing there was some milk or something else. CHOCOLATE MILK?? IS THERE ANY RIVER—]

T—Tifa—

[His voice is rough and hoarse (hah) from the burning heat that still scorches his tongue and throat, but he'll be trying to point towards what looks like some kind of river of white liquid. Maybe it's a smoothie?? A marshmallow float?? MELTED SUNDAE?? HE DOESN'T CARE HE'S STAGGERING TOWARDS IT.]

[This looks like something right out of a tragic death scene with Tifa trying to reach out to him from where she is on the ground, the taste of whatever that was still clinging to her tongue. Her eyes follow to where he's headed, and she makes an uncomfortable noise, torn between wanting to crawl over there and drink up whatever it is just to get the taste out of her mouth and wanting to exercise caution because after that, how is she supposed to trust anything here now?

Jellybeans are supposed to be sweet like oranges or lemons or cotton candy, not taste like rotten eggs and soap...

Betrayal of the highest degree...

Tifa crawls after him, leaving a trail of snow behind in her wake, but when she gets there, she doesn't drink from it first, and instead, she staggers over to Eustace and drapes herself on him.]

... Are you okay?

[He hasn't said much of anything, so she doesn't even know what he's suffered through.]

[He waits for her, clearly struggling, and he can only shake his head because he cannot talk. Perhaps the sight of the ground melting beneath him could be a clue. So once she's there, he doesn't care about caution. Glue would be better than this.

So he just dunks his whole head in, guzzling down the cool, sweet "waters" of what turns out to be a vanilla milkshake.

So he'll be enjoying that lifting his head out just enough so he can breathe again, but otherwise will just let the milkshake flow through his open mouth.]

[She feels so bad... So, so bad for him... And while she does yelp when his head disappears into the milkshake river, she wraps her arms around his neck for a moment, nuzzling him in apology before she, too, is going in for a drink. It must be something good because he hasn't come back up sputtering yet, so she scoops some up into her hand and practically shoves her palm into her mouth to drink.

And then again... and again... until the taste is finally drowned out enough by the vanilla that she can actually talk properly.]

I'm sorry... [Cough cough, sputter, wheeze.] What flavours did I end up giving you...?

[Though, judging by the way the candy floor under him melts, she can wager a guess...]

[It's only after a while and drinking what feels like gallon of this milkshake does he finally feel his throat and mouth cooling enough that he can properly talk.]

...Spice... Hot sauce... Pepper...

[Those were all he could really make out other than fire.]

[She's still scooping out small handfuls of milkshake, and she would feel a lot more shame for doing this any other day, but...

But at his answer, she spits it all out in surprise, the milkshake trickling down her icy chin where it freezes over.]

Wait, all of those were different flavours? At the same time?

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