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Sin's eyes widened and she almost purred in delight when they came across the hot springs. She rushed up past Riley and looked down at the delightfully steamy looking water. Oh she was dreaming of a hot bath and a relaxing massage and now it looked like her dreams were coming true! Except...they were in the middle of a snowy wilderness and probably in serious danger if they didn't get out fast. Still Sin was seriously considering stripping off the horridly bright JOYful elf outfit and taking a quick dip. The longing was in her eyes and her fingers kept toying with the zipper on her outfit.

Colette looked around at the seemingly growing number of students. Still keeping a whisper, she sighed stubbornly, "Not in front of all these random students. I'm leaving. You know, going the right way. Don't die," and turned around to leave. Why should she care? Maybe he was safe with the group heading in a random direction, even if it might take more time, but she was leaving to head out the right way. It certainly had to be quicker than wandering off track, and she just wanted to leave now that they had arrived at the target and found nothing.

The Reaper continued past others without a word, ready to go down the lane alone. She felt annoyed at how stupid some could be, just wandering wherever they wanted on the path deemed most dangerous, but she didn't exactly want to bother with people that reckless anyway.

Plus, she had thought to come down here alone in the first place, so maybe it was better she was alone. She didn't exactly know a lot of students before this trip either, she wasn't bound to anyone, and no one was required to care about what she did. Colette figured she could sneak around or something and reverted her thoughts back to her original plan of loneliness. She was used to it, and she knew she was safer quiet and alone, like usual. There was a higher chance of JingleBerry messing with a loud group too, and like Barth said, they had good chances of surviving. If not.. well, that was there fault. She was teetering on not giving a damn.

Colette tucked her swords against her back, too frustrated to carry them, and crossed her arms to keep warm, mumbling, "Whatever." She wished she didn't leave her jacket at the warehouse, but at least the lane wasn't too cold.

Christof nodded slowly in response to Aksaja's question, yeah he was alright- mostly. His head felt like it had been stuffed with cotton, the world a bit dreamy and slow, and whatever the dragon had done to put his feet and leg back on felt... off somehow. Cold, it must have been the cold, numbing up his limbs. Or maybe the Joy was finally ready to snuff out what fearful life was in him. No, that wasn't it, honestly the rest of him felt... okay, or okay enough. Right. Just... one foot, then the other. There we go. He let go of Aksa's shoulder, ready to try on his own and at first it seemed to be going relatively well. He was moving forward, at least. Then, he spotted that lavender skin and those lovely legs wrapped up in their hideous Christmas Wrappings...

Sin! Sin was here! She had made it without being tromped, hugged or blown up! Not a scratch on them! Maybe a bruise, but bruises healed, and he could feel his feet shuffling awkwardly under him as he propelled himself towards the scent of sulfur and warm before finally the unsteady repairs gave out and he crumpled to the snow at Sin's feet, frantically hugging her calf with his remaining arm. He fouuuuund her! Now he could nap peacefully.

He grunted in affirmation to Hadiyya's question. "Ninja. Damn Jingleberry slaughteredus'all." He was reluctant to admit his defeat, but whatever. What was everyone doing? West slowly rose to his feet and offered an arm to Yaya. If there was some way out of this place he didn't want to miss it.

"Do... you want to be alone?" Alwine had been watching. She was a wallflower, it's what she did. She watched others... that and she had been too scared to speak.

"Colette, I... I'm sorry, but I don't think you should be alone. You saw Jingleberry... if he found you alone..."

Alwine shook her head.

"Please stay nearby, for safety!"

A shady looking snowman appears at the hotsprings!

But rather than attack, it slides into the water. As it slowly melts to nothing, it's last words are, "This world...hold nothing for me. My soul is as the wasted tundra...my words are like a chill, hollow wind that brings no JOY. Would that I..." Sadly, it's intended speech is cut short as its head melts down.

HP: 7 Pills: 1

The blast had the gryphon land head first in a patch of snow. Tahki didn't know which way was up or down or right or left. Only that there was cold stuff covering her right now and that she hurt all over.

"mrrrphhhhhh" Was all the gryphon could manage with a beak full of cold icy snow. Hopefully help would arrive soon to give the poor bird lion a hand. Tahki could really use one right now being all stuck in snow and what not. Oddly, the gryphon couldn't help but wonder why ostriches hid their heads. From this experience Tahki concluded it really was not fun.

"MREAWWWWWRRR" The gryphoness gave a yelp one last try.

Barth looked baffled, and a little hurt, in a soft thing that had been kicked sort of way.

"What students? There's err- safety in numbers, you mean?" True enough. "But what they've said. You've stuck with me so far. When I um, wandered off by myself. I mean. Even if err, it ended up getting everyone killed. Sorry about that, by the way."