[When she'd made her introductions the day before, there'd been the slightest of tremors to her voice. Now, she's not even sure she could hide the full-blown shake in it if she tried.]

This whole "search around until you find something more suitable for the weather" thing may work for some people, but it's not working for me. I've been searching for two days, and I've found a napkin and a pair of socks. I don't know how much longer I can keep this up.

[She's grateful for the socks in particular. She's been able to work the napkin into something makeshift with some clothespins she found, but it wasted a lot of time checking it to make sure it didn't fall off. And in the end, her legs were still virtually numb by the time she stopped in a new shelter. The night before had been particularly bad. There was a time for pride, and this wasn't it.]

Particularly, I need something to cover my lower half more thoroughly. I don't exactly have much to offer right now, just some of the things I've found so far. But I'll be damned if I'm going to die here.

Pretty sure I'm east of the chapel. Let me know if you're in the area and willing to trade.

[Or accept an IOU. In any case, that was done. She sets her tablet back down, wrapping herself more thoroughly up in her jacket again, trying get feeling back into her legs. Preventing hypothermia was a tricky beast. To avoid frostbite, you needed to keep heat in your extremities, even as it fled to your core. At the same time, if you did lots of movement and exercise, you risked building up a sweat, which would drain your body heat even faster.

The socks really did help, at least.]

Characters: Davesprite, the Cat, Jade, and Brian/Hoody
Location Houses 34, 35, and 37
Date: Day 157 evening + all day 158 + at least part of 159
Summary: Dog girl and hood man run into a crow and a cat, awkward travel ensues. Then event weirdness.
Warnings: Nothing planned. Individual warnings can go on threads if the need arises.

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