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Kanji Tatsumi ([personal profile] topgun_textiles) wrote in [community profile] soul_logs2013-12-13 09:01 pm

[Open] Hit the Slopes

Characters: Everyone!
Location: Mount Hood, Oregon
Rating: Varies
Time: July 28th - 29th
Description: Skiing! Hot chocolate! Snowball fights! Hiking! Folks of Death City say 'screw the heat' and decide to take a frosty vacation a few states away. COMMENCE MISCHIEF.



The discounted price came at a surprisingly good time. With the temperatures in Nevada climbing and no end in sight, it seems the owners of a Pacific Northwestern lodge took pity on the Meisters and Weapons of Shibusen and offered them a break from the heat. Despite it being July, the snow was still plentiful for skiing, snowboarding, sledding and innertubing! Dress warm, rent some gear or bring your own and have at it, they say!

From dawn to dusk, the mountain is lively on all sides, boarders and ski nuts to ski newbies enjoying a mid-week break while nature buffs take hikes over the trails on the greener side of the mountain, reachable by a short bus ride from the main lodge. Whether you're more into the powdery white or the vivid green, there's a spot for you to take a breather on Mount Hood.

The question is, where do you even start?



[I volunteered to put up the log for the Oregon trip, and here it is! Tag in to one, two, or all three of the areas noted and start your own open or closed threads within. Tag yourselves in (you guys know the drill), mingle, and enjoy!]
vintage_magic: (nervous smile | laugh | mischievous)

Open | Outside the Lodge

[personal profile] vintage_magic 2013-12-14 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Growing up in Texas, snow wasn’t unheard of but more than a dusting was rare. There was one memorable occasion when a blizzard that blanketed nearby El Paso in two feet of snow left a similar amount in her hometown of Jarod. Eight years old at the time, Lily had built a snowman in her grandmother’s yard, the only time she’d gotten to try out that particular childhood pastime.]

[She couldn’t help remembering and being distracted by the snow when she stepped out a side door of the lodge, dressed in an old wool coat and intending to take a walk. Feeling silly to be doing this at her age—32 if you counted her birthday the week before—she quickly glanced around to see if anyone was watching and then gave in to impulse and crouched down to start piling up snow with gloved hands. Although it didn’t look much like a traditional snowman, about knee high and less rotund than the usual stack of giant snowballs. More like an animal sitting on its haunches. And was that a snout? If someone caught her, she’d likely look a bit sheepish.]
00110010_00110011: (tiilt)

open | outside

[personal profile] 00110010_00110011 2013-12-15 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Psii has never seen snow before, not from any closer than in orbit around planet that had some. Is quickly discovering that clothing he has with him is not sufficient. On other prong, it feels so good not to be sweltering that he's not in huge hurry to purchase anything warmer.

He has hands shoved in pockets of light jacket he brought along, one of which also holds strange Earth bird figurine a human inside gave him (human stammered something about trails and something called skiing, obviously distracted by Psii's appearance, and never got around to purpose of bird, if it has one).

He can see 'skiing' from here, and additional information gleaned from observing it has not made point of it any clearer. Humans sure are weird.]
nanitewerewolf: (Default)

Open\Outside

[personal profile] nanitewerewolf 2013-12-16 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Biowulf was glad he had taken leave of Death City, of only for a short time. The heat was often insufferable, what with his fur, armor, and respirator mask. This cold and snow was another extreme, however.

While he wasn't overly fond of either, he did enjoy the new assault on his senses from all the new smells and sounds this area unleashed. New trees, new animals, the crunch of snow under his claws...it was very refreshing.

With a low snort, he shook his head as his nose picked up something...or someone nearby.
prosecutory: (♘ my missionaries in a faraway field)

[OPEN]

[personal profile] prosecutory 2013-12-16 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[When things get monotonous inside and he starts itching for a chance to stretch his legs, Edgeworth can be seen walking casually just outside the lodge, taking in the snowy sights. Normally he did not pay much attention to winter (December being his least favorite month because of traumatic reasons didn't help at all) but now, it was a nice change from the desert summer. Sometimes, even turning the AC up or doing exercise laps at the local swimming pool weren't enough.

He is wearing a burgundy jacket all buttoned up and matching trousers, a hat that looks more like a black fedora than anything, black boots, and a white scarf. His mittened hands are in his pockets as he takes a leisurely walk. And over everything he is wearing a navy blue coat.

You know you want to ruin this vision of tranquility by lobbing a snowball at him, right? Or okay, chat him up. Cajole him into some serious winter fun or something. Yeah.]
draculabackwards: (smile)

[OPEN]

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2013-12-17 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
*Now this was the sort of weather Alucard could walk around in. In deference to modern clothing, though, he's wearing a long sleeved sweater, pants, gloves and a long black coat. His head his free though, as he breathes in the chilly air on his little excursion outside. Do you care to talk to this tall man with really long blond hair?*
gonext: (Girl with the broken smile)

[Open | Outdoors]

[personal profile] gonext 2013-12-18 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Karina was totally soaking up the atmosphere in the snowy mountains. And why wouldn't she? She had recently admitted to all of Death City that ice was her undisputed element. However, despite finally finding respite from the heat of the desert, she still found herself quite sad. Losing Matt on top of losing Kotetsu, Kaede, and Barnaby made her feel a lot more lonely, even though she knew other people.

But she'll try to get by. And with that in mind, she gets to work on building a snowman or at least a few snowballs to pelt at some people. She wonders if it could be possible to hone her meister skill here so she could use it without a weapon.]
kimochi_warui: (what's done is done it feels so bad)

[Closed] Asuka and Chika gettin' snuggly

[personal profile] kimochi_warui 2013-12-18 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[In her attempts to continual try and cheer herself up and get closer to her partner at the same time, Asuka decided to go ahead and come on this trip. Of course, after living where she did for so long, all of this cold is DRIVING HER INSANE.

So it's probably not that big of a surprise that lying in bed by herself she is shivering so hard she can feel her bones clicking together. Rather than let herself FREEZE TO DEATH, she very suddenly gets up, moves over to Chika's bed (I'd think they're sharing a room, yeah) and gets in under the covers with Chika, snuggling close to her partner and wrapping her arms around the other girl as she continues to shiver.]