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Down on the streets below, a small Mauvian was humming to herself as she head-butted a goodly size snowball forward. She wanted to get it just a bit bigger before she stopped. The most important part of a snowman was the base. If it was too small, then it wouldn't be able to hold up the middle part. If it was too big, then she wouldn't be able to roll up the middle and the head because, well, she wasn't exactly known for her height. Still, she was not the kind of cat to give up - "surrender" was a word that Horatio knew but that she never wanted used in conjunction with herself.

She paused momentarily to shake some of the falling snow from her cream-colored fur, fluffing it both for warmth and to keep the flurries from soaking in. Above her she could feel the approaching energy of a Senshi, and she cheerfully called out, "Hey! You wanna build a snowman?"

Horatio's tail swished from side to side, the checkered flag fluttering excitedly as the Senshi came down to join her. He was a pretty winner, and she had accepted her invitation, so they were pretty much destined to be friends now. Who could ask for anything more?!

"I'm Horatio, and nope we've never met until today! I'd remember a winner with a name as long and fun as yours, Vindemiatrix who likes to be called just Vin!" The Himalayan nudged another small ball into existence with her nose before patting it into a somewhat servicable shape with her paws. Now that someone with the much blessed fingers and opposable thumbs was here, the snowman was going to be three times as awesome - both in terms of construction and in terms of play! "What you been up to, if not building snowmen? I've been running around waking up winners and fighting people and meeting Princesses and all sorts of fun!"

“Glad to know there’s a winner kickin’ butt no matter what part of the world he’s in,” the Mauvian meowed in approval. She had never been to Italy and didn’t really know anything about it, besides that it was where pasta and pizza came from. If it was where Vin was from, though, it had to be a spectacular place because he was a pretty fabulous dude! “Sorry about your nuncle, though. He doing any better now? Does he need warm kitty cuddles to feel better, because I would give him cuddles for you?”

With the Senshi’s help, they had managed to get the second ball started pretty well. Her stockinged paws took over rolling it at this point. She giggled as she ran, using her momentum and speed to create a decently sized ball as quickly as possible. Playtime was best time, and the teen’s aura blazed bright and warm in the chilly snow. Maybe a little… too bright, for a basic Senshi. Curious teal eyes glanced back to him, her tail flag flicking in time with her tail as she asked, “So, you tried out your new look yet?”

Teal eyes grew large as she listened to the boy speak, but it was an excited kind of expression that crossed her face. So the Winner Uncle was doing well and there was a new place called Italy that she needed to figure out how to get to? She was sold! “I don’t know where it is, but I’ll find out and then I’ll go and I’ll give all the cuddles!”

Horatio was more than happy to explain and even more eager to show. She bounded through the snow in a streak of caramel, ultimately landing at the Senshi’s feet. Between pants, she did her best to fill in the winner on the new rules, “Yeah, you’ve done such a good job that you get a power boost! Instead of just Vin you’ll be SUPER VIN, which is pretty close to ‘super win’ which perfectly describes the situation.”

She sucked in another deep breath and wriggled her nose against the assault of a large snowflake before continuing. “You power up by saying ‘Vindemiatrix Star Power, Make-Up,’ and your magic’ll get beter to. You want to try it out? I’ll help!” She placed her front paws on his leg to show her eagerness and to request her way to be lifted up. Sure, the pads of her paws were cold and her fur was wet, but who cared? THIS WAS AN EXCITING DAY!