I'd sit there and look at the deserted lakes and I'd sing

[singmod]

MARCH 2024 EVENT

PROMPT ONE — EXIT STRATEGY: With the way via the main road a no-go, Methuselah finds a potential and very dangerous way out of the Milton area: the Milton Mines. During the Aurora, the Interlopers must find a way to safely navigate the mines and find a way through.

PROMPT TWO — BRAVE NEW WORLD: Interlopers make their way into the Lakeside area, and are free to explore the more of the Northern Territories: a place of both industry and leisure.

PROMPT THREE — THE ECHO: On Aurora nights, the aftermath of the Darkwalker's attack on the Interlopers continues to ripple through the community — with a painful affliction.

EXIT STRATEGY

WHEN: Mid-month.
WHERE: Milton Mines.
CONTENT WARNINGS: claustrophobic situations; potential injury/maiming; potential electrocution/electrocution injuries; potential burn injuries; hyperthermic situations; exploration horror;


Unusually, Methuselah returns to the town around the middle of the month. He is looking pleased and will ask that the Interlopers gather in the Community Hall. Once gathered, he climbs onto the small stage at one end of the Hall and explains that following last month’s Feast, he set out to try to find a way out of Milton, and he believes he may have found a way out.

He goes on to explain that although the Milton Mine has been closed for many years, there may still be access through the mine. The mine had two entrances through either sides of the stone, one on the Milton side since many of the residents worked the mine back in the day, but there was also an additional entrance on the opposite side, which led to a railway track that allowed easier export of coal and precious materials towards the coast. Having gained access, he believes the mine seems to mostly remain intact, but not easy to get through. However, he discovered that during the Aurora, the old mine and its electronics came to life — meaning a way through is certainly possible during those times with the added electronics in play.

It is not much, and it is certainly incredibly dangerous, but it is something. There is certainly no way out towards the south; towards the north might be the Interlopers’ best chance of finding a way out of Milton.

Methuselah will ask for any volunteers to join him in trying to find a way out via the mines, taking them up north and then waiting for an Aurora to happen before they can then make their way through and explore the mine system. Anyone is free to sign up, and he suggests someone drawing up a sign up sheet so that Interlopers have an idea of who is leaving the town on the journey.

The hike towards the mines is a long one, taking a few hours on an incline to reach the northern mountains. Waiting on the Aurora may take time, so setting up camp is the next step — waiting for night and hoping the skies fill with night soon. Interlopers are free to explore the mine beforehand, but will find a lot of it locked up tight. With areas unreachable without power and the darkness suffocating, they won’t get very far.

When the Aurora does finally come, the mine will come to life: the system’s lighting will come on throughout, albeit flickering and a little unreliable. Machinery and track systems whir and groan as the mine slowly cranks itself into functioning once more. While there are maps of the system to help Interlopers navigate the system — showing a second entrance labelled as ‘Lakeside Entrance’ — the true difficulty in getting through lies in wait.

Interlopers will find that parts of the system have been partially flooded: with the frigid water in places mostly ankle deep and others reaching no higher than knee-high on an average-height man. What’s worse, is the half-destroyed electrics ravaged by both time and the Aurora mean plenty of loose wires hanging here and there. It’s possible to accidentally catch yourself on them, meaning burn injuries and mild electric shocks — but care should be taken in checking if these wires may have fallen into these flooded parts. Stepping into these live waters will be far more deadly. They will also find that the electronically-powered gates that open through into areas may not function, with the fuses having been blown.

Gaining access through the mine is not impossible, however. It will simply require a little bit of legwork. One of the larger caverns of the mines houses a fuse board. Characters can switch off sections of the mines in order to traverse them safely, find new fuses in toolboxes scattered through the mines in order to open the gates and make their way through to gain access to the elevator of the mine — which will also require new fuses, in order to power the electrics to get it to function.

It is perhaps, most frustrating, that once Interlopers get the elevator working and head downwards into the final section of the mine, that they will come across hand-cranks — allowing them to use the elevator without the need for electricity. But at least the hard part is over, and the Interlopers now have a way through from Milton that doesn’t require relying on the Aurora to power the mine’s electrics.

On the lower section of the mine, there will be a handful of more gated rooms to get through before reaching the Lakeside Entrance, and more wires and flooded areas to traverse. But you can taste it: something on the air. You’re close.

You’ve made it, Interloper.

BRAVE NEW WORLD

WHEN: Mid-month, onwards.
WHERE: Milton Mines (Lakeside Entrance); The Ravine; Lakeside area.
CONTENT WARNINGS: themes of exploration/survival; themes of peril; acrophobia; potential character/npc death from falls; potential injuries, potential cold injuries/hyperthermia risk;

Coming out of the mines, you will be greeted by a small mining camp and railway track enclosed by mountains on both sides. It’s incredibly sheltered here, with little wind chill and not as much snow on the ground compared to some of the more open areas of Milton. It may be best to rest here for the rest of the night. There are several portacabins that were used to house some of the former miners, along with additional cabins with one being some kind of foreman’s office, one that served as a kind of mess hall and one for bathing/toilet needs.

While there is little in terms of supplies left in there, some scraps may be found here and there — plus the cabins will provide decent shelter from the cold, which may be the last Interlopers will get ahead of the long walk down through the mountain track and into Lakeside. There is also plenty of coal left lying around, too — allowing for Interlopers to craft fires to keep warm. Even with it being sheltered, it’s still cold out.

In terms of where to go from here, the only way seems to be to follow the track. It’s a long walk, but rather straightforward if you keep to the tracks. A good few hours of it, but it’s quiet — and there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of wildlife or windchill here. It almost seems too easy, or as easy as it could be in regards to a long walk through thick snow.

Until you come face to face with the ravine.

The world opens up to you, with the tracks stretching over a huge valley via a… mostly sturdy-looking wooden and steel bridge. There doesn’t seem to be any way around it, no alternative route of getting over to the other side. Crossing the bridge is the only option. Care should be taken, with Interlopers now being vulnerable to the wind and the snow-laden tracks. As sturdy as the bridge looks, it seems to creak and groan under the weight of a single footstep. There even appears to be the remains of fall train-carts in the depths, from some unfortunate incident years ago. It’s probably fine.

Crossing the bridge and continuing down the tracks will eventually have the world opening up even more — you’ve finally reached Lakeside. Thick boreal forests crowd around the tracks, and in places, Interlopers will note that the tracks have buckled and become badly damaged. When they find roads, they will also find them in similar states of disrepair from beneath the snow. Following them for another hour or so will eventually lead to Lakeside’s Maintenance Yard. From here, there is a road, with directions: signs pointing towards Milton, the Coast, Lakeside Resort and the Carter Hydrodam.

For those interested in searching the Maintenance Yard, they will be greeted by a large, fenced in building. Fortunately, a great deal of the fencing has been damaged with the bad weather and it is easy enough to gain access. The place is a bit of a mess: scrap metal, wood, and dissued trucks and cars litter the yard, along with wood that can be used for kindling and firewood. Inside the Maintenance Yard, it is a little bit of a mechanic’s dream. There’s plenty of tools in this place, and even a forge which could be used for crafting if someone has the patience to fire it up and keep it hot for long enough. There’s plenty of stores of coal, at least. But in terms of a living space, there’s not much else other than a small break room with some comfy chairs to catch some quick shut-eye. Searching the Yard for any letters or such will reveal a similar theme to that of Milton: difficulty in reaching the Mainland with postage and correspondences, the lack of staffing, and the problems with wildlife. There are also complaints and concerns over growing dangers of small quakes causing damage to the roads and rail system.

Following the road towards the Lakeside Resort is a mostly quiet and pleasant enough trek, as long as one keeps close to or on the road there as much as possible. The Resort is largely secluded, even if it is around the actual lake itself, and it’s easy to see just why this place would have been a popular vacation place.

The resort is a collection of a dozen luxury cabins dotted around the edge of the lake, each of them with a decent amount of space between them for privacy. The cabins themselves are sturdy and well built, but look far more modern and almost designer in terms of style - with huge almost floor to ceiling windows and spacious porches for that perfect lakeside view, and open plan rooms and balconies. Each of the cabins contain multiple bedrooms, suitable for vacationing families and mix both modern technology and more rustic means of heating homes — making them ideal for all weathers.

A couple of the cabins are not completed, appearing to be a kind of expansion of the resort that was not finished. Build materials still remain here. Some of the cabins on the furthest side appear to have become victims of vandalism, having been broken into and completely trashed with windows smashed, furniture missing and broken, and any goods completely ransacked from the place. There are perhaps five cabins out of the twelve that remain fully intact and may contain useful items such as food, basic medical supplies and tools, and will certainly be excellent shelters for those looking for somewhere to stay.

There is also a Camp Office, situated at the east side of the lake. Used as a kind of main office of maintenance for the cabins, along with an office or tourist centre of sorts. It has a decent stock of hiking and outdoor essentials. The Camp Office does also have a small living space upstairs — presumably used by Lake staff or rangers, with a wood stove and kitchenette, along with a bathroom and several bunk-beds. It appears that the Camp Office wasn't abandoned until a short while ago — no more than a couple of months.

Following the road to the Hydrodam is a trickier one than the one to the Resort. There is a higher volume of predator wildlife here, with wolf howls closer and more frequent. With the current state of wildlife’s behaviours, it is likely to face attacks from wolves on the way there. The Carter Hydrodam has clearly seen better days. It seems to have fallen into disrepair and may have only been run by a small skeleton crew. While the Hydrodam is gated and locked up tight, it’s possible to break in through the gate and gain access.

While the lower dam is currently out of bounds, Interlopers will be able to get into the upper levels of the main building of the Hydrodam, which consists mostly of offices, maintenance rooms, a medical bay, and rooms banked with control panels, plus staff areas. The med bay is relatively well stocked, but might need a little forced entry with certain medical lockers and cabinets. Tools and other useful items can also be found here, along with bunk rooms, a small canteen and bathrooms/showers. It might be possible with some work to get access to hot water here — the showering systems run on a back-up furnace system, and while some of the pipes are broken, it might be possible to fix them to get the hot water system up and running again.

Following the road to the Coast will find a dead end. The bridge that heads over towards that direction has been damaged beyond repair, and there looks to be no way of getting around it. Perhaps, much like with getting out of Milton, there may be an alternate way of getting further south, but time will tell.

But for now, here is an entirely new region, ripe for the picking. While it appears some places have already seen minor scavenging (with the exception to the vandalism and looting of some of the resort cabins), Lakeside is largely untouched. It is full of game to hunt, an expansive lake to take up ice-fishing in, and indoor locations to search through for supplies. Some Interlopers may decide to stay here permanently now that it’s easier to travel between Lakeside and Milton.

THE ECHO

WHEN: Aurora Nights, the month of March.
WHERE: Everywhere
CONTENT WARNINGS: supernatural/otherworldly afflictions; themes of grief; themes of loss

There are roughly no more than ten Aurora nights during the month of March, and everything occurs as usual: the insanely bright colours swirling in the skies before you, the crackles and pops of static in the air providing percussion to the strange, ethereal chorus of almost-electrical sounds. The electrics of the world around coming alive with its usual sputtering and falters. There is much mystery to these strange, almost supernatural phenomena — but they almost feel like a kind of staple in the Northern Territories.

But on these nights something different happens.

If you listen closely, the sound of weeping can be heard on the air. Those with the Aurora Call Feat will be particularly drawn to the sound, and will hear it more clearly compared to their fellow Interlopers. It is the sound of a woman, and those paying attention might be able to recognise the voice it belongs to: it is the same woman heard over the static of radios and televisions in December and early January. The same woman that spoke to Interlopers, telling them to sleep, with the promise of help — thus granting some of them powers. It is the same voice that screamed out the night La’an Noonien-Singh died, and the night of those recently killed in the church.

She is… grief-stricken. Her weeping is a raw and anguished thing, and the more you listen, the more it seems to grip at you. You feel her pain, maybe it echoes within your own. Those you have lost, those you have failed or hurt — a reverb that grows stronger as the night continues. It is an all-consuming pain, its depths endless. It brings tears to your eyes.

You carry this pain, as she does.

You feel it in your very bones, in your flesh and sinew. It’s an exhaustive pain, and as the night progresses, you find yourself incredibly weary. In a strange state of fatigue that won’t even allow you to sleep.

You may find yourself going in search of comfort amongst friends, or loved ones. To hold a hand, to embrace them — to not be alone in this pain you feel.

But it is a pain that is too great.

On these nights, you will find yourselves alone, without the comfort you would otherwise lean on. You will not be soothed by that comfort of others. For as long as the Aurora lasts, reaching out and touching others will bring real physical pain to you. It will hurt to touch others, and physical contact will produce a sharp biting pain, even for those who may not feel pain otherwise. Too much. It’s… too much.

Some of you were told once, in a dream: “Don’t you understand it now? We are all connected. The Aurora connects us.”

Once the lights in the sky fade, that pain will finally ease and the woman’s sobs will go quiet — but it will return once more, when the next Aurora comes.

FAQs

EXIT STRATEGY

1. It is entirely possible for NPC Interlopers to die in the mines due to electrocution, and players are free to use NPCs — we ask that players give mods a heads up so that the masterlist can be updated accordingly.


BRAVE NEW WORLD

1. The lower dam is currently completely physically impossible to access. The door that leads there is jammed shut. Characters will notice half-frozen water leaking on the floor around the door.

2. It is possible to find bodies in Lakeside, however there is a... suspiciously low amount of them, and the rare ones found by characters will have been there for some time. They will have appeared to have died of exposure.

3. Wolves can be found in Lakeside, and their tracks are incredibly common. Interactions with wolves can happen in the exploration of this region, and they will behave much like they did during the September event and be incredibly hostile to players.

4. Bears are also common in Lakeside, and their tracks can also be found. They technically should be still hibernating, and much like wolves — they will be aggressive towards Interlopers. Keep your distance!

5. Lakeside unlocking comes with a Companion Event of an Interation with a new NPC!

THE ECHO

1. Essentially: physical touch with others will bring Interlopers physical pain. Sorry about that.

2. It is possible for Interlopers with Aurora Call to attempt to reach out to the woman. Those interested can inquire into what that interaction may be like! They can find out what that entails here.

PLOTTING POST

Comments

[webshootings]

Yeah, I've seen that happen before. A lot of people think that they're doing what's best but it's actually what's best for themselves.

[ And not for everyone else. ]

It's kind of hard, I think, to see past putting yourself first. If all the sudden you had these...abilities to do exceptional things, why wouldn't you? Unfortunately, some people just let it get out of control.

[notarat]

.. would it be like that for you too?

[ Not that he knows Peter has those abilities, mind you. It's not even Billy guessing at that.

Instead the way he glances over at the other has much more to do with the impression Peter gave off before - as someone surprisingly eager to help other people. It's not really something Billy has seen too often as a trait in the people around him. ]

Would you use those abilities for yourself, if you were the one who had gotten them?

[webshootings]

[ That's a surprisingly easy question to answer. He knows how he'd use those powers because it's what he's been doing. ]

No, I'd want to help people.

[ Peter supposes you could say that's using them for himself in a way but he doesn't think it's the same way as they've been talking about. ]

If I have something like that, I wouldn't want to do anything but help people. It seems like the decent thing to do.

[notarat]

[ .. decent, huh.

It does confirm his impression of the other, unless Peter happens to be a particularly good liar. Billy doesn't think it's the case, something about the other just seeming a little too genuine, but he could be wrong. ]

I understand wanting to pay back someone who helped you. [ That would be decent. ] But going that far even for people you do not know.. Many people would call that sort of thing selfless.

[webshootings]

Is that really a bad thing?

[ Why not be selfless if you could? Peter wasn't rich and he wasn't famous but he'd been given an ability to help that he wanted to use. And so why not?

He shrugs. ]

You don't think you'd do something like that?

[notarat]

[ There's a slight moment of thought, but then he admits: ]

I have an ability now.

[ It feels strange to say. Even though said powers are more common place here, and even though Billy has even spoken with others who were granted powers by the Aurora, it's so unlike anything that would ever happen where he comes from that a part of him feels ridiculous admitting it.

Yet it's just the reality he lives in now. ]

I suppose I did use it once to defend someone, but.. I am not entirely sure if I would classify that as being selfless. [ He admits, being honest with Peter. ] I had an interest in protecting that person, after all.

[webshootings]

But, that's a choice you made. You didn't have to make it but you did.

[ And, in Peter's opinion, that means that he's been selfless. He hadn't done it for money or fame but to protect someone. ]

What kind of ability?

[notarat]

[ Honestly, Billy isn't so sure it's selfless at all. But-- you know what, if Peter thinks it is, he'll gladly let the other think it. It can't hurt to be seen as good in someone else's eyes, surely.

So rather than addressing that part, he just moves on to the actual question. ]

I can create fire. [ Usually he'd say 'as odd as it sounds', but clearly Peter comes from a world where it's far from odd. Unlike Billy's own. It's been an adjustment for sure. ] It started one time after the Aurora came. I had a strange dream, and then after that it..

[ His voice trails off, sounding kind of uncertain, like putting this strange experience into words is still hard for him - making him stare ahead of them as he talks. ]

.. it just started happening.

[webshootings]

Wow, that's...that's something.

[ Helpful and dangerous especially if you weren't expecting it and came from a place that it sounds like Billy comes from. ]

Guess you'll never get cold, huh?

[ He says it lightly because it sounds like Billy's still coming to grips with the whole thing. ]

[notarat]

[ He exhales. It almost sounds like a sigh. ]

I suppose that is the upside.

[ Granted, there are more upsides to the power, but he isn't too sure he wants to discuss having that power makes him feel like he's more able to retaliate with Peter of all people. He doesn't seem like he'd be likely to take that well. ]

After spending years even further up north and now having been here for a few months, it is nice to not feel constantly cold anymore. It was starting to feel like the cold was seeping into my bones.

[webshootings]

Yeah, I think I'm still getting used to just how cold it is here. I come from a place where it can get pretty cold but —

[ But, they had electricity and heat and places to go to get warm. ]

— not this kind of cold. This is a kind of cold that really gets under your skin. And it doesn't help that you can't always find somewhere warm to be when your fingers and nose go numb.

[notarat]

.. well, speaking of warmth..

[ He suddenly stops walking, pointing ahead of them at a house - or rather, it's larger than most houses in town. But unlike said other houses, this one is completely burnt. It's clearly inhabitable, even beyond the way some of the houses in town also can be a bit of fixer-uppers. ]

That over there is the place you should want to stay away from. There is something.. odd going on with it. [ The hesitation is mostly because he isn't quite sure how to put it into words without sounding like a lunatic, even to himself.. ] When I went into it a few months ago, it suddenly looked like it was perfect fine on the inside-- until there suddenly was fire all around, seemingly out of nowhere.

[ And he does mean out of nowhere. Even if he has seen fire spread before, he's never seen it in this sort of way, where it's suddenly everywhere without a single warning sign or source. ]

[webshootings]

Oh, thanks for the heads up.

[ Because yeah, he'd like to avoid fire if he can. Especially when he's not...at full strength, so to speak. He rubs a hand through his hair. ]

That's...yeah, that would freak me out. Is that the only time that something like that's happened? To you or anyone?

[notarat]

[ Billy seems to think for a moment, before answering: ]

I'm not entirely sure. It is the only time something like that has happened to me. [ It's easier to speak of personal experience, after all. ] I have spoken to some people who have been here for longer, but I do not believe any of them mentioned another such event.

[ Hickey didn't, at least, and that's clearly the person who's been here pretty long that Billy is in contact with. A lot. ]

Though strange things happen around town more often. It's just that sudden fire doesn't tend to be one of them, luckily enough. I can only imagine the sort of chaos it would bring to town if that was a regular event. [ He shakes his head. ] It's just that there is something.. strange about this place as a whole.

[ Even if it's hard to put in words, but Billy is sure Peter understands too, just from being here.

This town is just obviously Weird. ]

[webshootings]

Yeah, I agree with...that.

[ Peter pauses and finds himself looking out across the town. It seemed quiet, beaten down, deserted but there was something about it that just gave him the willies.

He can't explain it but there's always a little bit of trepidation in his mind when he wakes up and realizes that he's in Milton. ]

I think I'd rather the weird stuff not be so regular. Showing up and having one of the first things I had to deal with was a people eating monster was...a lot.

[notarat]

[ Yeah, hard to disagree there! Billy also really doesn't like the people eating monster for similar reasons! He can kind of relate to Peter, honestly - even if it took about a month before he first had to deal with the aftermath of a Darkwalker attack, he got a message from the Darkwalker blasted straight through his dreams very soon after arriving, so.. yeah. He gets it. It's unsettling. ]

At least we are not completely helpless.

[ Even if Billy isn't sure how much they can do. But he has to cling to the thought that there is something, or it's much too easy to fall into despair.

And he can't. This is the only life he's got left to live. ]

Have you ever met Mr. Heartman? He makes talismans that are supposed to guard against the Darkwalker according to local legend. Obviously I can't say for certain whether that's true or not. [ Billy is well aware a lot of things are just superstition. Usually he wouldn't believe it in either, but.. clearly supernatural things are real in this place, so then it can't hurt. ] But if you are worried, it might be better to go see him so you can have one.

[webshootings]

No, I haven't.

[ His attention is piqued though and he arches his eyebrows, showing that interest. ]

Talismans, huh? I don't know if I ever put any kind of stock into things like that but —

[ Maybe he should start. He rubs the back of his neck. ]

Not something you believe in?

[notarat]

I absolutely did not used to believe in any such things.

[ It's a surprisingly honest answer. It's not all that often that Billy voluntarily talks about himself, after all, and Peter's question would have been relatively easy to dodge if he had just tried to do so.

But instead he offers up the truth this time around, even if it already comes way closer to personal matters than Billy usually prefers. ]

But after seeing certain things back home, and then more here.. [ .. he shakes his head. ] I can't say I believe for sure they work, but at least in this place it feels like there is a chance that they might.

[ And if it can't hurt, then it's not like Billy loses anything by carrying one around with him. ]

Would it not seem more normal to you? After all, you come from a world where people have powers. Just like here.

[webshootings]

Yeah, I mean, I don't know if I'd call it normal but it's not...abnormal.

[ Peter doesn't even know if that makes sense. He gives his head a shake. ]

Talismans are new even for me. I don't really recall them being a thing where I'm from. Powers, sure, but they usually come from things like...well, you name it. I've seen a lot of things happen from really mundane places.

[notarat]

[ There's a slight pause, and then Billy tilts his head a little bit like he's thinking before he adds: ]

I am not sure what you mean, actually.

[ Maybe it's since he has so little experience with it, but.. it's hard to envision exactly what Peter means here. Billy has never seen it with his own eyes. ]

What sort of mundane places? [ It can't be the way things work in Billy's own world. If that was the case, tons of people have powers, and yet no one does. And it's not like he thinks Peter necessarily seems super reluctant to explain, so he can't help but ask, a little curious. ]

[webshootings]

Meaning...I've seen people get powers from normal places. Very normal places.

[ He doesn't know if he's making sense right now. He could talk about his own experience but that's walking a line he's not really ready to walk just yet. ]

I've seen someone become powered up through the electrical grid. Which I realize might not mean a lot to you but it's a very common thing where I'm from and it made someone very powerful.

[notarat]

[ ...

Yeah, the electrical grid definitely means nothing to him. Thank you for realising as much though, Peter. Billy seems to try and wrestle with it for a few moments in his mind, but then just ends up on: ]

The place you come from is very strange. [ Maybe a bit of a blunt conclusion, but if anything, the bluntness shows that Billy is willing to trust Peter with said bluntness, rather than cover it up with vague politeness the way he does around most people. ] I am not quite sure I will ever understand, though.. I do realise it is your reality.

[ As strange of a reality as it is. ]

Just forgive me when it seems that I do not exactly understand most of these things. [ Billy's world is nothing like that, after all. ]

[webshootings]

It's okay, man. It is a strange place even if I'm used to it. Weird things happen on the daily.

[ A normal day kind of made him wary because it meant something bigger had to be building up. The other shoe had to be dropping at some point. ]

I don't mind if you don't understand. We're from different places. I like learning about where you're from.

[notarat]

[ There's a slight huff. It doesn't seem unfriendly though. The opposite, really. It's a little strange for Billy to imagine that anyone might be interested in learning about the place he comes from, but-- then again, Peter seems just overly friendly towards all people. It's probably normal for him. ]

I am not quite sure there is much interesting to be learned about the Arctic. Even if people think it may sound fascinating, the reality of it is dreadful and boring at the same time. [ Sorry, Peter.. Billy doesn't even mean it badly, since he's saying that relatively casually by his standards. It's more just that he's a negative nancy by default. ] London is not all that much better. Especially compared to a world where people have strange abilities all across the board, I imagine.

[ What does his world have in comparison? Billy can't think of anything he's found interesting in a long time.

.. nothing except his lover, anyway, but that feels far too embarrassing to discuss. ]

[webshootings]

It's interesting because it's probably places where I'll never go. The Artic? That's badass.

[ And cold. But still, it's a place that Peter would never even think to go and Billy had been there, lived through it. ]

Guess being in a place like that prepared you for the weather here? So, you didn't freeze your butt off, huh?