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why is it so cold?

there aren't enough blankets

is it going to get colder>?

we're going to get sick


make sure you keep your hands warm everyone

don't get frostbite

[Now he's going to just. Go and try to wrap himself in whatever material he can find that's decently warm.]

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the library

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[So, Equius has actually made a lot of blankets and the like; sewing is surprisingly therapeutic, and since he's pretty susceptible to the cold himself, it can never hurt. But in this situation it's better to have everyone be a little warm than to just have himself be comfortable, right? So that's why the grey-skinned alien kid is carrying a large wrapped-up blanket under his arm and looking around the library for--]

[--oh.]

[He... never got the guy's name, did he.]

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[Ken's curled up in a chair near the terminal, trying to keep himself warm. His shorts aren't helping, and the fact that his jacket is thin doesn't help either. He has a book nearby, but it's too cold to untuck from this position.]

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[...Oh god, look at that kid.]

[Equius himself has a long, heavy coat on, but he feels colder just looking at the boy. He must not have any warmer clothes... Wordlessly, Equius unwraps the blanket and folds it around Ken, making sure to cover all of his legs.]

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[Ken looks up the moment he can tell someone's nearby, but relaxes slightly when he sees it's someone with a blanket.]

... Thanks. I um. I appreciate it.

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N-not a problem.

[He shoves his hands in his pockets, still looking with a pitying look down at Ken.]

You, uh... do you need anything else? Can I help with anything?

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[... He really hates that look. But there's not much he can do about that right now.]

I'll be okay. I'll go get some food later and then maybe go to sleep...

[He needs to save his energy in this kind of cold...]

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[Sorry... but he can't stop unless you speak up, dude.]

I'll... I'll get it for you, if you want. You probably shouldn't be moving too much.

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No... I can get it. I just need to warm up a little. I shouldn't stay here for too long anyway - it'll be night soon enough and the monsters will come out.

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...Okay.

[He still really doesn't want to. But this kid is a complete stranger, so maybe getting overbearing on him would be a bad idea.]

Did you, uh. Not have any clothes other than those?

[... because asking about that is so much better.]

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No. These were the only clothes left.

[He did have a change of clothes, but uh. They got whale'd.]

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[Equius folds his arms, looking mildly amused.]

...Whale? Or something else?

[He knows those feels.]

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Yeah, the whale.

[Not that his winter clothes were that good, but...]

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Well, I guess there's nothing to be done about that... the losses being random and everything...

[He floats over to a nearby bookshelf and begins looking through it, expression quite grim. Maybe this one would hold information that's actually relevant... but no. It was all about Earth biology or something. Some of the pages had been ripped out.]

I don't think I got your name.

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I'm Ken. Ken Amada. What's yours?

[It's clear this guy is one of the trolls... he really doesn't know much about them.]

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Equius Zahhak. I... yeah.

[He's really good at conversation, as you can see.]

Nice to meet you, Ken.