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It wasn't long before there was a small rapping of tiny fingers on the wooden surface of the gila boy's door. Soon after there was some shuffling noises and a whispered voice with a bit of a cough.

" Settle down ya rascal thing"

" I er... hey lad... think ya could open er up fer me? Me hands a bit full at the moment"

Sparks raised a knee to shift the box back up into his grip, it was slipping a bit. The black paper wrapped box with a red bow seemed almost as big as the tinker gnome himself.

With a grunt and a groan and a wobble, Sparks made his way inside the room, taking careful steps as not to trip. Puffing on his pipe and finally sliding the box on the bed, he wiped his brow and turned to inspect the new arrival.

" Well aren't you the sort hey? Just droppin off a gift fer ya, care of the green eyed fellow in the tower...Remember him?"

Sparks grinned and walked his way over to Akoni and circled him while inspecting.

" Well ya look all good, if ya need anythin, just come down and talk to the big four armed thing with the apron. And ah... I'd open that gift if I were ya"

Sparks winked and grinned and made his way back out the door.

As you open the box, you are met with a pair of eyes looking up at you. There's a small yip before the brown fuzzball jumps up and licks your nose before panting happily. The puppy looks arounds it surroundings and wags it tail quickly. Also in the box appears to be two doggy dishes and a blanket for it to sleep on.

(( Note that you are in control of his actions from here on out))

The room is empty, with no signs of Akoni's presence. The cardboard box that had been Ty's temporary home was neatly tucked into a corner, and seemed to have become a storage box of short. It also seemed to have partially been painted with watercolors.

On the desk, there was an open book, with it's pages scribbeled upon with a pen. It is covered by about anything, from huge, blocky words to small doodles.

Akoni was cheerful, as he walked Ty with his pretty red leash, walked with no set direction in mind, ignoring the various construct, that he had learned where not the best as far as actual interaction went. He had spotted a few people there and there, really, but most often found himself into another train of thought, ratter than thinking about going up and talking to them. He did not feel lonely - after all, who would be, with his loyal pup at his side ?

His hairs where still a mess as he walked, a bit hungry but not really in the mood to stop and eat, just yet. He simpely walked with no care or worries, trying to memorize every place and every detail, only stopping until the puppy was tired, at which point he would let him rest against his shoulder and make his way back home, likely to do the same again whenever the urge took him.

Akoni lived by the moment, mindfull still of the laws he innately knew, and it suited him just fine.

"Ooohhhhh..."

It had been supposedly a day like all the other, a day where the young gila boy woke up relatively early, and was getting ready to walk his dog. But a surprise awaited him as he was crossing the door leading to the outside city...

White stuff on the ground ! White stuff falling from the sky !!!! This was officially mindblowing. And officially WONDERFUL !

"Ty ! Look look look ! White stuff ! Do you know what the white stuff is, Ty ?"

The dog only answered with a bark, of course, but decided to check out this weird white stuff himself... by taking the initiative of pulling on the leash himself. And since Ty wasn't exactly a tiny little puppy anymore, it was rather easy for him to drag his master along, especially since the little gila was far from really paying attention.

"Ahhh ! Ty, wait, wait- AHHH !!! COLD ! COLD ! It's COOOOOLLLLDDDDD !!!!"

Indeed... our little gila had discovered something important about snow. It was pretty, it was fun, but it was cold. Very cold. Especially if you are only wearing sandals. And the snow stayed stuck on his feet and in his sandals and slowly melted into... water ? How was that possible ? Water wasn't white, it was liquid, and it wasn't that cold ! This made no sense at all !

"Ty, stoooppp !"

Too bad he didn't have the hindsight to do so -earlier-. The dog, while not always on his best behavior, happened to obey a few commands, and this happened to be one of them. The golden retriever slowly trotted to a stop, leaving his young master to finally catch a break - and his breath. His feet felt like if they where blocks of ice ! It wasn't very pleasant. But the white stuff stuck to itself, he could probably make a statue with it. But it was way too cold to handle ! Oh, woe. What to do ?

For now, he managed to take some more steps in the cold stuff to head toward the mail - which was closer than making his way back to his room at this point. Maybe he could ask one of the store constructs for at least some shoes so he could head back home without fearing that his feet would fall off.

After ordering Ty to wait at the entrance (another command that, fortunately, the dog obeyed to the letter), he finally entered into the mail, leaving a trace of water with his wet sandals as he walked forward. At least it was warmer here... He walked along until he found something that caught his eye in one of the displays. Black shoes that went up to the knee. They looked warm, at least.

Curiosity pushed the little gila inside, and he stood up onto his toes to glance at the construct here. "Mister Construct ?"

After the construct had turned and visibly had his attention on him, Akoni continued. "Can I look at those black shoes in the window ?"

He got no answer - so many things weren't talkative in this city ! - but the construct fetched them and Akoni discarded his wet sandals to slide his bar feet into the boots. Oh, they where all fuzzy inside ! It was so funny ! And it did look like they would be warm. And seemed like they where just the right size too. But as he got up to leave, he was stopped by the construct, and his tail hung low, almost like a kicked puppy. Did he do something wrong... ?

But then, the construct lead him to another part of the store, and showed him two other things. A black coat, and things to go on the hands. Oh, he hadn't thought about that ! If he wanted to make something with the white stuff, he needed something to keep his hands from becoming cold.

"For me ? They come together ?"

When the construct nodded, all the fear in the little gila melted, and his tail began to zoom around with happiness. "Thank you, Mister Construct !"

After putting the coat and gloves on, he retrieved his soaked sandals and gave the construct a wave as he about ran outside, where Ty was faithfully waiting for him, so that could resume their walk.

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"It's so prettttyyy...." Akoni trailed as he watched the white flakes that had gathered on his new black gloves. None of them looked the same, no matter how hard he tried to find two that where the same. It was simply amazing. As usual, the pair walked their way toward the park, where something else graped Akoni's attention. The obelisk was familiar - it was the one with the laws, the few things that Akoni had completely committed to his usually spazzic memory out of fear of the consequences. What caught his attention was, firstly, the nightly colored lights that surrounded it. After making his way and staring at them much like a deer in the headlights for a moment, he finally noticed the sign the sign in front of it...



Forms ? Cultures ? World ? That made no sense. There was no world outside of here, was it ? He had never seen it, so there must not be anything else, would it ? But, quickly, he was derailed from this train of thoughts as he continued to read. Presents ! He liked presents !!!! Presents where a good thing. He didn't take too long to ponder about things, as he pulled off one glove, rested his hand on the cold onyx for a few seconds, then went on his way, grinning from ear to ear, and already pondering what he could give...