23rd and 24th Barely clear of her Numbered slumber by a day, the deepening chill in the air outside the home creeps inwards and forces Nel away from the outer walls of the home to keep sufficiently warm to ward off another bout of induced sleep. Still suffering from a lingering drowsiness so close to the solstice, she contents herself with small activities using crafts to keep her hands moving and keep her attention focused. A ball of yarn and a plastic loom keep her occupied for several hours in fact. Generally she stays curled up on the couch bundled in a blanket with a cat sharing, out where she can stay with family and amongst activity. She does nod off now and again, but she's easily roused.
At least, until the power goes out in the evening. As the warmth slips away from the home, so too goes her consciousness despite bundling up like her siblings and keeping close to someone. Trapped under sleep, she does respond the way someone in a natural deep sleep does, but there's no reaching her while the cold surrounds them.
25th The Tilly family has their traditions, so when she awakens in the morning at the church hall, Nel is quite confused by the change in locale. Grateful for the warmth, she'll stay clinging to her family for the most part, but in the early afternoon she makes her way to a window to sit and look out at the snow with her head resting against the glass. She can see where other children are at play. Nel has never seen so much snow in her life, and to not be able to enjoy the deep white covering the ground even for a few minutes is disheartening.
Once power is restored and she returns home with her family, her spirits improve with the chance to give her gifts to them.
26th to 30th While the cold holds on, Nel remains indoors. Thankfully she has many ways to amuse herself, including keeping the household fresh catnip supply stocked, her lovely gifts from the holiday, and a demanding sewing project of piecing together scraps of material to make a new blanket for covering her bed. A new layer certainly would add to the warmth.
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Barely clear of her Numbered slumber by a day, the deepening chill in the air outside the home creeps inwards and forces Nel away from the outer walls of the home to keep sufficiently warm to ward off another bout of induced sleep. Still suffering from a lingering drowsiness so close to the solstice, she contents herself with small activities using crafts to keep her hands moving and keep her attention focused. A ball of yarn and a plastic loom keep her occupied for several hours in fact. Generally she stays curled up on the couch bundled in a blanket with a cat sharing, out where she can stay with family and amongst activity. She does nod off now and again, but she's easily roused.
At least, until the power goes out in the evening. As the warmth slips away from the home, so too goes her consciousness despite bundling up like her siblings and keeping close to someone. Trapped under sleep, she does respond the way someone in a natural deep sleep does, but there's no reaching her while the cold surrounds them.
25th
The Tilly family has their traditions, so when she awakens in the morning at the church hall, Nel is quite confused by the change in locale. Grateful for the warmth, she'll stay clinging to her family for the most part, but in the early afternoon she makes her way to a window to sit and look out at the snow with her head resting against the glass. She can see where other children are at play. Nel has never seen so much snow in her life, and to not be able to enjoy the deep white covering the ground even for a few minutes is disheartening.
Once power is restored and she returns home with her family, her spirits improve with the chance to give her gifts to them.
26th to 30th
While the cold holds on, Nel remains indoors. Thankfully she has many ways to amuse herself, including keeping the household fresh catnip supply stocked, her lovely gifts from the holiday, and a demanding sewing project of piecing together scraps of material to make a new blanket for covering her bed. A new layer certainly would add to the warmth.