The chill of the snow was gone, as it always was, when his lips met hers. A few sleeping buds emerged from snow-covered shrubbery, and the gumdrops were quiet for the moment. It was a small thing, an appetizer, but it would sate their hunger and curiosity for now.

She accepted the aid and rose, brushing snow from her back. After a brief cant of her head, she watched him search his pockets.

"Oh no, are you missing something? Hold on, let me help you look...!" She'd lost enough things around here that she could feel that stress and dismay. She searched the ground and brushed some snow aside before-

"Oh! Here! Is this yours?" A little box was scooped into her gloves, likely containing some sort of sample or for use in a project. She stood and handed it over.

"It's buzzing with dreamotion. Can't have it gobbled up by our little friends out there."