The Snowball King of South Dakota.

[call_me_snake]

Snake had been on the sly for this and stashed stacks of pre-made snowballs around the yard long before anyone else in the house was awake. Sure others could find them and that only made it all the more fun. Snake came back inside and got a drink while he waited for the rest of his family and any visitors that may have accepted his invitation.

He hadn’t been in a snowball fight since the first morning his squadron spent at the Helsinki base. That was almost twelve years and it seemed like even longer to Plissken. This one was much the same. It started with a challenge of his claims of Snowball King. Snake frowned at the drink. He hadn’t even thrown a snowball since he lost his eye.

Pushing the thoughts away he set the things for cocoa, tea and coffee out on the dining room table. He wasn’t sure how many people would come. It might just be him, his family and the nameless challenger he planned on blasting as soon as she set foot on the property. It didn’t matter to Snake. He was out to have fun with the kids, especially his little girl.

Finishing up in the kitchen he went to the living room to start the fire. The huge living room fireplace was one of the things that made him fall in love with this house. Once it was going he sat back on the couch waiting for his family to come down. He could hear all the feet upstairs and giggles. It was a sound that relaxed his usual tensed demeanor. He glanced out toward the drive. No cars yet. Content, Snake laid back on the couch to soak up the warmth from the fire and the alcohol.


OOC: This can be meta, bendy time or any other form of time frame. If it is taking place before or after something your muse and Snake is/will be involved in please make me aware so the muse reacts accordingly. Have fun! I promise Snake will not start shooting so go get him, now’s your chance. For Snake this is taking place just after the New Year so it is a bit back dated. You can assume all conversations that have been started took place before this event just to make it easier. Oh and despite the title this is taking place at Snake's ranch house outside of New York City.

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Snake heard both of them below and found himself in a quandry. Which one did he want to hit? He had a feeling Xena could get up here easily so as silently as he could he crawled toard teh heavier footsteeps. He assumed they were Solan. Cautiously. he peered over and saw the boy right below. Smirking he buried his hands in teh snow and pushed a huge pile off onto his head. Then he readied snowballs for the woan sure to appear on teh roof at any moment.

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

Solan thought, that moved quickly enough and quetly and he looked out just for one instant, but Snake was faster, and the boy screamed, when the snowball hit him directly in the cheek.
Wow!

Solan gasped and moved back, but, having slipped, fallen to the back, chuckling. All his stock of snowballs was scattered on the ground.

Xena heard noise and understood, that Snake found out her son. Having taken advantage of it, she run out from the corner and jumped on a porch, having disappeared from Snake's possible attack.
Solan, cover me! - she screamed, having seen, that the boy stood up again.
Mum, I see him.Here on the roof! - Solan waved the hand and grabbed snowball, throwing it up. He was the quite good thrower, and snowball ran into a roof absolutely near to Snake.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Snake heard the commotion and leaned over the edge of the roof throwing two snowballs in rapid succession at Xena before disappearing again up on to the roof.

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

She moved reflexly, having caught both snowballs in flight, and they have turned to handfuls of a snow in her palms. Xena growled pretending angry and, having shaken hands off, grabbed own snowballs and run up to edge of a porch. She jumped up, grasped the roof and, pulled herself up, facing him.
Here you are! - she hissed, raising to throw snowball in him.
Solan run up closer and started to throw snowballs one by one. They ran into the roof near them, and one has got to Snake's shoulder.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Snake was ready when she appeared and threw snowballs right at her as soon as she appeared. Sure he would get hit by her but he'd make sure she got hers too. Snake chuckled and made a run for the edge of the roof. to get away. Two on one was no fair.

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

Xena has managed to beat off one snowball, to evade from the second, but the third has got her precisely in the forehead. She screamed, having shaken the head, then slowly wiped the snow from eyes and eyebrowes.
When Xena finished it and has seen Snake escaping, she waved with fist at him.
I'll make a snowman of you, Snake Plissken, be sure! - Xena grumbled, intending to catch him up. But here something struck her in the back. One more snowball. She turned back, having opened wide the mouth.
Solan blinked, having seen, that his snowball has got in other target.
Hey, young man! - she cried having shifted eyebrowes. - What does it mean?!

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Snake jumped off the roof and laughed at Solan. Taking advantage of it he threw another snowball at Xena. Come on Solan we need to get out of here.

Snake took off running for the stables.

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

She stood on the roof now and could see Snake very well. Having burst out laughing, Xena began to fire him with hailstones of snowballs.
Catch him, Solan! - She cried, quickly making a new set of snowballs instead of ended one.
The boy run behind Snake, throwing snowballs on him.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Snake managed to dodge most of the snowballs. As soon and he got out of range of Xena on the roof he turned on his heels and headed right at Solan ready to throw another snowball.

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

I have already caught him... almost caught...al...ooh!
Solan ran, throwing snowballs in Snake, but, having noticed, that he has turned and runs directly on him now, gasped and jumped aside, trying to hide behind bushes.
Xena issued loud battle cry and made flip, jumping off from a roof in yard, having landed in a snowdrift safely. The impressive heap of snowballs laid there. Xena taken some snowballs from them and has thrown them in Snake. She was skillful to throw them far enough.

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Snake started dodging and then took off at a full run again for the stables. Snowballs were landing all around him and his laughter was making it hard to keep his feet.

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

Solan, inspired with that Snake ran again, took a new set of snowballs and run to stables, intending to intercept Snake at halfway, but stumbled about someone's sledgesand fallen prone in a snowdrift
Ooh!..

[the-bride-tm.livejournal.com]

Kiddo and BB focused their attention on Snake so they did not notice the boy was coming. Their target was about throw-distance and they were just about to attack when Solan tumbled over the sledge, destroying the half of 'ammunition'.
"Gotcha!" Dag whoffed happily and jumped at Solan giving him a big wet doggy kiss on his face.

"He's yours, BB. I'll get Snake." Kiddo laughed out load and she jumped out of her hiding place and attacked on Snake throwing snowballs at him.

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Snowballs started flying at Snake from the other direction. He already had Xena on his heels and no Kiddo in front of him. He retaliated, throwing the two snowballs he had, trying his best to dodge her snowballs. Then he took off again at an angle making for the stable which he'd almost reached.

Solan, BB, Dag

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

Solan only wanted to rise, but has been there and then brought down on the back. The dog was sticked into his cheeks with a nose, he has felt its warm wet tongue... And then it seemed to him, that the dog has told to him something. Certainly, it only seemed to him. Solan found out, that lays in a snowdrift, near to overturned sledges. The snowballs which have escaped after his falling, laid around of him.
Having brushed a snow away from the face and having pushed a dog away somehow, boy made one more attempt to sit down, but stopped, having seen the girl near himself. He was confused and murmured, shoving snowballs in one heap
Uh, hello...

Re: Solan, BB, Dag

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"Hi!" BB chuckled. The boy just looked funny half covered with snow. There was a snowball in her hand, she didn't throw it at the boy though. Not yet. "I'm BB and this is my dog, Dag Dexter."

"My pleasure." Dag whoffed happily and picked a snowball into his mouth. "Whoof!" The snowball crumbled into tiny pieces as he barked.

Re: Solan, BB, Dag

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

Solan chuckled at her, trying to shake off a snow. The name of the girl seemed to him amusing, especially in comparison with a name of a dog...
His eyes goggled when he heard Dag's voice. Boy moved back and raised his hand, still being not sure, whether he can stroke it.
I am sorry? - Solan murmured, having stared on Dag.

Re: Solan, BB, Dag

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Dag wagged his tail and nudged the boy's hand with his nose. "Yes, you hear right, boy. It's me, speaking." Dag buried his nose into the snow, which made him sneeze. "Don't ask me how and why." He shook off the snow from his head. "It's just something I'm born with."

OOC

[the-bride-tm.livejournal.com]

OOC(will be deleted later): Mun's on no-internet state till Friday. (using a friend's computer right now). Feel free to move along on whatever way you like. Kiddo insited to comment here since she challenged Snake during their previous chat. *sighs* Too bad rl is not that easy then pup's life. :( OK, this message was sent just because I do not want slow you down because of my slowness. Have fun! I'll check on Friday night and will se if we could continue this or not. ;)

Re: OOC

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

No problem... just come in and clobber Snake when you can. A lot of people are chasing him around.

Re: OOC

[the-bride-tm.livejournal.com]

Okies. :) Got confused with this thread (and Kiddo does not want disturb them at the stables ;) ). What if we start a new one to play out the challenge?

Re: OOC

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Sounds good. You could start it out with Snake coming out of the house or something.

Re: OOC

[the-bride-tm.livejournal.com]

Done. Hope it doesn't sound godmodding or something. ;)

Re: OOC

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

It is fine about Friday, even because I have work till Friday too, so I can be more active in rp by a weekend. In any case the thread with Solan remains open for BB :)

Re: OOC

[the-bride-tm.livejournal.com]

Okies. :D Btw, BB is about seven now.