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[frostedoverland]

[The video is turned on but, should you be someone who does not believe in Jack Frost, the video shows nothing except the scenery. The camera doesn't really seem to move. Unless, of course, one knows and believes in the entity holding the camera!

However, should you be a believer in Jack Frost, you will see a boy about eighteen with a very pale face, bright blue eyes, and white hair. He's crouched somewhere, staring intently into the phone with such a desperately hopeful look on his face. After about a minute of nothing (or staring), text finally appears.]

Can anyone see me? I've been here for a few hours now, please tell me someone can see!

[There's another pause.]

Fine. Can anyone at least answer this? I'm looking for a couple people and they're pretty hard to miss. There's North, though you guys would may know his as ol' St. Nick, aka Santa. There's Tooth, definitely can't miss her. She's got feathers all over with fairy wings, aka the Tooth Fairy. Sandman is a little guy, but he generally floats around on a sand cloud and then there's the Easter Bunny. Over six feet tall, carries some boomerangs and egg bombs, complete with an Australian accent. If you've seen them or if any of you guys are reading this, let me know!




Please. Tell me if you see me. I gotta know.

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[catchingflies]

[What, you expect Todd to remember that far back? Yeesh. He does scroll back-- on screen-- though the texts until he finds that one, and looks at it skeptically.]

Huh. Guess so. That's still really weird, yo. But I guess it ain't weirder than teleporting or controlling metal or whatever, so hey, who'm I to judge?

[frostedoverland]

You did just say that you stopped believing in Santa a long time ago...

[catchingflies]

Yeah, well, like I said. Never got nothin', so why should I? But if you ain't totally crazy, then I guess maybe he's out there-- maybe it's a different world than mine is, and yours has 'im and mine don't.

Ffff, sorry, I thought I tagged this!

[frostedoverland]

Could be? [That would be sad though. A world with no North?] But no, I'm not crazy. Wish he was here right now, to be honest.

no worries! :)

[catchingflies]

Yeah, well. We all wish we had guys here who ain't here. Though he might show up, ya never know. I had two guys from home show up, after I'd been here a while. There's so many of those pod things with people in 'em, it ain't even funny.

[frostedoverland]

Well, then I guess I can just hope that North or any of the others show up.

[Though, he's not entirely sure they should be here either. What if the kids stop believing while they're gone?]

[catchingflies]

Wish ya luck there, bro.

[He gives a mostly-mocking little salute to the guy, then makes an attempt at being helpful.]

So you got a place to stay yet? Found the Flop?

[frostedoverland]

[He shakes his head, curling his arm around his staff to lean against.]

I don't usually stay indoors. I'm a Seasonal Spirit, after all.

[Not that he can't. He just doesn't.]

[catchingflies]

Oh. Well, hey, that works pretty good. Do you, uh, sleep and stuff? Or you just don't mind sleepin' outside?

[Hey, he doesn't know anything about spirits, seasonal or otherwise, so how's he supposed to guess this stuff, right?]

[frostedoverland]

Yeah, I don't need much but I do sleep. I sleep outside because it limits contact with people. Not exactly a comfortable thing being walked through.

[He shrugs matter of factly. Though give him a piece of carpet and a pillow and he'd be set.]

[catchingflies]

Wow, yeah, I bet it wouldn't be. Though the X-geeks back home have a girl who does that. She walks through people and walls and, y'know, whatever. Pretty useful, though kinda annoying when she's beating you up with it.

[frostedoverland]

Yeah but... [He chuckles a little dryly.] People could see her, I'm sure.

[catchingflies]

Well, yeah. And I can see you. You got anybody else who can yet?

[He's at least gotten the idea that this isn't a power Jack here has much control over, even if he's still viewing it like a power, in general.]

[frostedoverland]

Kurt can see me, so can Sigyn. But she's kind of like me, all mythology and stuff. So she can see me by default.

[catchingflies]

Oh, well, Kurt would. He'd believe anything.

[And yet, Todd looks kind of proud and fond, when he says that, so obviously it's not meant as an insult.]

Well, keep talkin' and typin' and people'll figure it out eventually. There's enough weird stuff here that some kinda winter spirit or whatever ain't that far a stretch.

[frostedoverland]

Really? He seemed skeptical at first.

[He nodded, grinning lightly.]

Yeah, seemed to work with you two so far. May as well keep going.

[catchingflies]

Yep. You'll have tons of people seein' ya before you know it. So, uh, good luck with that? Guess if you ever get bored, feel free to swing by my place. I got some pretty neat pets, anyway.

[frostedoverland]

Alright, thanks! [He grins at the other. Feels pretty good to have a believer, it really does.]