Given the man, the myth, the legend he'd been aiming at, Tal had been half-expecting some sort of demigodly feat of speed and nimble dodging, or maybe some fancy power that would have frozen the snowball in midair or exploded it before it hit or let it pass right through Ronin or...
Well, anything other than success, really.
So perhaps Tal could be forgiven for popping back up in amazement far sooner than he should have, intending to savor the moment but instead only savoring a face full of snow as he rose directly into Ronin's return fire.
He ducked back reflexively, blinded and spitting cold fluff from his mouth and didn't even notice Sugar's freezing blast over his head while he rubbed the ammo out of his eyes.
"Who said anything about War? This is just a traditional - pah! - Halovian greeting!" Tal was lying through his teeth - mostly - as he shook the last of it away and scooped up two ready-made snowballs. He peeked over the wall of the fort this time before rising the rest of the way to throw one and then the other in quick succession. "The longer you were gone, the more snowballs I get to throw at you to welcome you back!"
Boreal, meanwhile, had risen up onto her hind legs to blow a welcoming smoke ring up at Sugar. She was helping!
Well, anything other than success, really.
So perhaps Tal could be forgiven for popping back up in amazement far sooner than he should have, intending to savor the moment but instead only savoring a face full of snow as he rose directly into Ronin's return fire.
He ducked back reflexively, blinded and spitting cold fluff from his mouth and didn't even notice Sugar's freezing blast over his head while he rubbed the ammo out of his eyes.
"Who said anything about War? This is just a traditional - pah! - Halovian greeting!" Tal was lying through his teeth - mostly - as he shook the last of it away and scooped up two ready-made snowballs. He peeked over the wall of the fort this time before rising the rest of the way to throw one and then the other in quick succession. "The longer you were gone, the more snowballs I get to throw at you to welcome you back!"
Boreal, meanwhile, had risen up onto her hind legs to blow a welcoming smoke ring up at Sugar. She was helping!
