middleofsomewhere | Day Twelve, Conclusion

All battles come to an end. Professor Chill and his henchpeople is defeated, the ice giant slain by the brave heroes of purple team. The townspeople led out of the tunnels and due to some extraordinary pun-hacking skills by Kaito the weather machine is de-powered.

Being a magical snowstorm the shutting down of the weather machine causes it to vanish, snow begins to melt and then evaporates into the air before it can become a larger problem in terms of a flood. The temperatures rise, going from dangerously cold to a warm spring day, warm enough that the voidtreckers will soon be too warm all bundled up as they are. The clouds disappear, the sun shines. Within a short period of time the streets are dry, the mountainsides are green and the trees are bright with flowers.

The streets are still a mess, property is damaged and the clean up operation is going to be intense but it doesn't look like there is any lasting ecological damage at least.

The ice labyrinth vanishes and those inside it will find themselves suddenly standing in the field below. For red team, the journey to the top of the mountain took four days in the blizzard but with the weather clear and going downhill they will reach the valley by the end of day eleven.

The army has arrived and mostly taken over gathering the injured and dealing with the more serious damage but there is plenty to do for those who still wish to help. Houses need put back to rights, streets and paths need sweeping of debris.

Help out, find your friends, swap stories. Celebrate a job well done.

Towards mid afternoon of day twelve a beeping from their SCA's should draw everyone's attention. The map leads them to a place just out of sight from the town and there is the Voidtrecker Express. It is time to leave.

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Guess who's been 'breaking' into houses and straightening and cleaning things and making sure food's been put away and properly stored. He knows that's not super high on the list of important things but thinking about how much food would have to be thrown out was enough to give him anxiety! Food is expensive! He's spent hours doing that and also helping a few people with laundry and making a few new friends.

It's only by chance that he runs into Tony. There's a number of flowers in his hand as he looks up from where he's definitely been picking flowers. He quickly hides them behind his back like he's been caught with something he shouldn't have and just smiles his. 'I'm totally hiding something from you smile'

"S'up Mr Stark! Glad to see you made it back okay! Did you get to talk to Professor Chill? Did you ask him if he was a chill guy? Was he a chill guy?" He asks at his normal anxious speed, wild flowers still tucked behind his back.

Tony grinned when he saw Peter, though it turned amused as he watched the kid try and hide the flowers. "He had a rather frigid personality. Feanor made some remarks to him that I think you would've approved of."

He tilted his head, trying to catch a glance of what was behind Peter. "Are those for Gwen?" He asked, not hiding at all that he knew what his pupil was up to.

Peter can't help but grin at that-Frigid personality-that was a good one. All he did was fight an ice giant and mock it a bit also tell it, it wasn't allowed in town.

"Huh? No!" He holds them a bit tighter, as though that might keep Tony from remembering that he has them. "Um... actually, they're for this lady in town-she's in a wheelchair type thing and can't get out to get more flowers-the ones in her house died." He explains, finally pulling the flowers out from behind his back and revealing them. He's put a lot of though in his little floral arrangement-trying to keep the colors cheerful and warm.

He feels his cheeks are a bit warm because this is not a super heroic thing he's been caught doing but the flowers meant a lot to the lady and that was enough for Peter.

Tony stared at Peter. Of all reasons Peter might be out here picking flowers.. and yet, he couldn't say it was out of character at all. That was why the boy was so special. Finally, Tony smiled, nodding his head. "And people wonder why I say you're going to be the best one of us."

He put his hand on Peter's shoulder. "Good work, kid. But also go pick some for Gwen and give it to her. Trust me."

Peter feels his cheeks coloring slightly at that comment. He appreciates but doesn't believe it with how many mistakes he's made-makes. He's always making mistakes. Not that he doesn't try to fix them-at least he can say that much.

"You think so? I mean I was gonna see if I could barter at one of the shops or something, you know? I just-I don't know that she'd want flowers-maybe though... I should get her something..."

"That'd be a good idea too," Tony assured him. "But flowers are classic and it's not like we see too many of them on the train."

He looked toward the shops. He hadn't thought about doing business here. They probably had time to do things here though besides just clean up. "That's not a bad idea.." That might not actually be to anything Peter said but his own thoughts.

"Yeah, I guess you're right about that but flowers seems so.. I don't know... not thoughtful enough? I want to get her something I put a lot of thought into, you know? So that she knows I really though about what to get her it wasn't just 'hey, I thought about you for two seconds-here's this thing to prove it.' Gifts should be personalized to match people's interest-and I know that's rich coming from me cause like-lol, poor. but you get what I'm saying right?" He stops rambling and look back at the shop, his mind now on Gwen. He knows a bunch of stuff she likes-perhaps he'll start there?

"...Uh... anyways, you seem distracted now so I'm gonna go give Opal her new flowers."

Tony rolled his eyes at Peter rambled, but decided not to argue with him. "Sure, if that's how you feel, go do it."

He wondered if he should get anything for Ignis but then decided to just go get a shovel and some boxes to get soil for the gardening club. It wasn't romantic at all, but it was something for Madoka- which would please Ignis, so win win.

Day Twelve, Conclusion

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