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[Know what else is great about cold weather? Fireplaces. Know who's going to make that happen? This guy.

Eithan is not at all a fan of the cold. Snow? Snow is fun. Cold? Cold is very much not. So since he still wants to waste time on the Plane instead of dealing with shit in his own world, he's bound and determined to find a way to stay warm. Fortunately, the house he brought to the Plane a while back has been properly fixed up, so it's a perfect shelter from the cold... especially since it has a completely functional fireplace!! Furniture, well.. that's still a little sparse - but there's at least two (obviously well-loved) couches and a good many (nicer, better kept) Victorian-esque parlor chairs near said fireplace. So that counts for something, right?

He's already inside, and is making sure the fireplace stays lit - in fact, anyone wandering anywhere near the building is bound to see smoke rising from the chimney. He's not about to let it go out anytime soon, and he's just as freakin' determined to not set foot out in the snow anytime soon, either.

So, come join him by the fire! Anyone who comes into the house will find him either poking at the fireplace to keep it nice and toasty, or sitting around and basking in the warmth. Possibly smoking - he's had it rough lately, after all. And maybe if you're really lucky, you could convince him to play his guitar - he's brought it with him, it's just going untouched for the moment.

And as if to prove his point that he doesn't want any cold anywhere near him... there may or may not be a snow-free ring around that house, because he may or may not have melted it all with fire. Just saying.


Eithan do you hate fun]

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[betrayedtwin]

[North's on his way to the mansion when happens to pass by the house Eithan brought. It's looking a hell of a lot nicer than when he last saw it and helped the kid out with it. Though...he has to admit that snow-free ring around the house is something he's never really seen. He switches up the bag of groceries he's carrying with him from one hand to the other, and knocks on the door before entering. The warmth hits him like a tangible wall, but it's not unwelcome.]

[After tapping his feet off and leaving a pile of snow on the ground, he wanders in, looking around the place until he finds a familiar figure poking at a fire in the fireplace.] Wow, this place is looking great, Eithan. Nice and cozy.

[He bends down, setting his groceries down by the entrance to the room and heads over to join him at the fire.] How've you been?

[deviances]

[Eithan looks up from his nearly-sprawled-out position on one half of one of the couches when he hears that knock at the door, and even though he's got an unlit cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth, he smiles when he sees North.]

Thanks, man. You helped though, you know. Give yourself some credit, too.

[He gives a firm nod, then finally lights that cigarette with the help of a small fire in the palm of his hand. He takes a quick puff, then looks up at him again.]

Been okay. Things got real there for a bit around here. Tryin' not to think that this snow's just some stupid apology, 'cause if it is, they sure don't know me that well. [Snort!] How 'bout you?

[betrayedtwin]

[He shrug modestly.] Well, only some of the heavy lifting. You did everything else. Sure as hell paid off.

[By now, North should be used to seeing someone using magic so casually, but he still gets a little starry-eyed and intrigued when it happens. This time is no different. He smiles upon seeing the small flame, but it fades some after hearing what Eithan says.]

Yeah... [His eyes drift over to the fireplace.]I don't think it went well for anyone. [For many reasons.] I'm just glad it's over. [He half-smiles, encouragingly, and claps Eithan on the shoulder.] We're still here, after all.

But if you mean today? [His expression starts to brighten again.] Today is going to be an excellent day. [He points a thumb at the groceries he's brought.] Brought some things from Manchester to make a special dinner tonight, and...[unconsciously, this wide grin starts spreading across his face.]...I'm going to propose to Patricia.

[deviances]

[Have another snort - this one, a bit derisive.] Doubt it, considerin'. [But he is a-okay with letting the conversation move WAY AWAY from all of that - he doesn't need the reminder of what he faced. Of what Darren faced, first, and what happened when that didn't go according to plan, and the shit he really needs to be thinking about, involving the other boy and things back home and Valerie and--

-- proposing. ... Wow, what an accidental smack that North, of course, had no way of knowing about!

But Eithan's nothing if not great at playing it cool. And it's made all the easier by the fact that he really is happy for the guy! He grins, genuinely excited.]

No fuckin' way! Congrats, man!

[betrayedtwin]

[North doesn't think anything about there being any kind of strife surrounding this type of announcement. He just beams back in response, his cheeks and ears reddening.]

Thanks a lot! It's...wow... [Things hit him and he just...sits back for a second.] It's something I honestly never thought I'd be doing. Back home, we're still in the middle of a war, but when I'm with her in her reality... It's nothing but peaceful. She's my real home. I just didn't know it when I first came here.