014: sledding

[hawkeyowa]

[It's not hard to tell that things have gotten tense in the Midwest, starting with protests in Wisconsin, and now coming to protests in Iowa. In lieu of it, Jack has decided to take as much of the edge off as he can, in the form of bundling himself up and toting a sled up the highest hill in town, Mitch loyally at his side and far too excited for his own good.

Yes, the hill is a bit daunting, and he'll probably end up with his fair share of bruises and humiliation by nightfall, but it should be worth it in the end. One he gets to the top, he poses momentarily like a king about to take on an opposing kingdom. He is Macduff, ready to teach Macbeth a lesson. He is William Wallace sans face paint and kilt, replaced with a beanie and jeans. He is Napoleon, Alexander, and Caesar all in one tall, skinny, farm boy form. He has his mighty companion barking and rolling in the snow at his side. This hill is his battlefield, his Tannenburg and Hastings and Antietam all in one.

As he finally sits on his sled and pushes, he flies down the hill with a mighty screech of questionable masculinity battle cry, his dog running after him and barking happily.]

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[sowonia.livejournal.com]

[megan herself was getting a little tired of sitting around in her place, not doing much of anything. her dogs are bounding in the snow nearby, and though they sound pretty fierce growling at each other as they play, it's nothing but just that. she laughs underneath the beanie on her head, now fully prepared for the weather outside, if not a little slow on the uptake. she watches him sled down the hill, laughing.]

So, you've finally stepped outside to enjoy this?

[devilwentdownto.livejournal.com]

He's startled out of his previously quiet walk by the not even kinda masculine yell. His first instinct is to investigate, naturally. His look of worry is replaced by a look of confusion once he finds the grown man sliding down the hill; his life not even slightly in danger.

[badgerbadassus.livejournal.com]

[ As you stated: It's no secret that something is going down in Wisconsin and it's actually showing in Gabe for once. It's a strange sort of thing, but he seems more - jittery, motivated, something similar to what he might have been over a hundred years ago along this time.

Stomping along with his heavy winter coat, well dressed and insulated he seemed to look in a bit of surprise as Jack went down the hill, cocking his head ever so slightly to the side. ]

Ya havin' fun?

[lakesyaknow.livejournal.com]

[ Once Jack gets back to the top of the hill, he's going to get pushed back down when he isn't expecting it. It's what you get for wearing the wrong hat (http://wintercarnivalshop.com/cart/images/gopher-adult.jpg). ]