snowmods | CYOA W2: LAN XICHEN + OGATA + BINGHE

[The cables above them . . . they look as if they could be reached if someone other than Ogata stood up on the seat. So. Maybe 5 and a half to six feet or so. The other seats are pretty far away! Perhaps 20 feet between each lift, and they are all facing the same direction. It’d be dangerous otherwise, geez! There are seats behind and in front of them. They can’t tell how far they are from the lift station. But it’s definitely not in view anywhere.

There are in fact some trees! But also fairly fair away. The tippy top of a pine tree does seem to end near them . . . perhaps about 5 feet away from the edge of the seat.

On the ground? Well. There’s some blood. :)]

[Well. None of this looks good, does it!!!]

I don't suppose either of you have any idea how to get down from here?
[His short ass does not.]

[ cool. well, binghe's ignoring steve's bloodied corpse. time to get a move on. ]

These lines have to connect to something. Either we can use the seats to move, or we can use the trees to climb down.

[ not that he can climb with these fucking skis on his feet!! this is the worst. ugh.

time to turn that OP protagonist braincell on. binghe gives a test to the ski poke in his hand, experimenting to see if it bends or breaks in his grip with pressure. it doesn't, does it. ]

If the pole or a ski can support weight, we can use it to slide down to the seat back there. [ he jerks his thumb back towards the seat behind them. since. logically they're going up a hill? ] Then we wouldn't have to - [ nose wrinkles ] - "use the wedge" or whatever that means.

[ if he just had his powers he could just jump down and obliterate whatever's down there but NO ]

Are you suggesting we use the poles to slide down seat to seat until we get back to ground level?

[ it's not... the worst idea, and they might be least likely to fall like steve did. still risky though.

probably better than skiing.]

[Notably, Steve’s body doesn’t appear to be there. Not that Binghe notices. The pole does not bend!

Anyway, you’re welcome to try whatever you wish. It gets colder still though. Their hands and feet might be feeling numb.

:)]

I thought of that, but it's too high up for me to get a ski pole over the cable.

[He'd need to be tall enough to grab the cable to stick something over the top of it!!!]

[ the look on binghe's face screams "oh, that's too bad for you". ]

I'm sure there's a way. [ better jump

anyway. with the cold starting to set in and these useless skiis making it difficult to move, we're going to try at least starting to get up. at least with steve gone and not a corpse in the ice because i can't read, there's enough room to grab onto the back of the lift chair and turn over, to at least get up to his knees. the poles can dangle from his wrists for now because of the straps. ]

These things are useless. [ fuck these skis they are so!!! cumbersome!!!! ] If either of you have a better idea, now's the time to think of it.

[ are they near one of those ski lift towers anyway? or just right in the middle?

binghe's gonna keep trying to stand up in the meantime bc he doesn't want to freeze to death. ]

[ xichen could help ogata up to do it but he'll let binghe try first to see if the idea is even viable. for now though he'll just keep his arms wide over the back of the seat to make sure the seat doesn't wildly swing again. ]

We either climb the cables straight forward to the nearest tower or drop-off point, or they break and we have to climb them down.

[ the second option doesn't sound great though, especially if their are wolves and they have skis stuck to their feet. especially because he agrees with binghe - these things are annoying and he certainly doesn't know how to ski. ]

[It’s nice you’re all so dedicated to the ‘fit that you just keep the skis on. Since he looks, Binghe can, in fact, see that there’s a tower further down the hill and one at the peak of the rise. They are both a fair distance away - perhaps 10 seats - and you’re pretty much right in between the two.

Anyway, it seems that with both Xichen and Binghe working to keep the seat steady, you don’t rock it too much. Success!

It gets colder still. You start to feel as though you’ll get a disadvantage on any sort of roll for athletic movement.]

[What if we need the skis later, Modvoice!! Huh???]

I'd say that if one of you can get down, you could see if you could get the lift working again, but I don't have much confidence in either of you figuring it out.

[Either way, he's staying put for the moment. He's used to weathering the cold!]

[ actually, that's genius. fuck these things. please excuse binghe while he gets these goddamn skiis off with a grumbled swear. the boots aren't exactly fun to waddle around in or move in, but luckily this is all upper arm strength!!

so, he's gonna stand up while xichen is holding the bench steady, briefly looking over his shoulder to give him a thankful look... or just to exchange one with him over ogata's commentary.

briskly: ] Stay up here if you want. I'm not interested in freezing to death. [ after all he's been through!!!! fuck that actually!!!

anyway binghe's tall, so he's gonna pull the ski pole up and over the top of the cable, and then try and dangle just above the seat to put his full weight on the pole, so if he falls it'll just be. into the chair and onto the other two.

but, if it seems like it'll take his weight, he'll use the pole to start slidin to try and make it down to the next seat if he can. ATHLETICS CHECK TIME. ]

If you do not think either of us could figure it out, does that mean you are volunteering yourself to go? [ he's not even being mean. he's offering you a chance to be helpful! it's nice! ] I will go with Binghe.

[ and so he's going to take off his skis too, though he'll do his best to stick them in the stupid, waist belt thing of this onesie. xichen will keep the balance on the seat, but he's moving up to his knees as well to follow after binghe if these cables look like they won't immediately shatter under their direct weight. ]

[no one’s gonna lift ogata up like a cat wow

Anyway, the pole will take Binghe’s full weight! He’ll start to slide down, and makes it with the grace of an olympic . . . whatever sport this could be. It’s pretty cool looking!

Both Ogata and Xichen, who are just chilling in this seat now take a great disadvantage to rolls. It’s very fucking cold.]

[MAYBE THEY WILL LATER? Who's to say. Ogata watches Binghe slide down with some irritation.]

Sure, fine. Go with him. I didn't want to rely on either of you anyway. As I said before, I can't reach that high.

So I'll just find my own way. I'm used to relying on myself.
[He's so ornery.]

[ honestly binghe doing this like an olympic athlete and leaving ogata behind sounds about right.

we're sliding now!!! very cool. he's gonna attempt to dismount at the chair so he doesn't slam directly into the pole holding the next chair lift on at mach fuck, and then just repeat the process??? its gotta be quick so he can actually get somewhere.

yeet ]

You know, you can ask for help. I do not mind helping you up. [ which, once he's on his feet, he will tug ogata up

on the side which does not have his gun pocket. ] I can get you up here, if you'd like.

[ if ogata says yes, he will help him up to the cables. he'll then put both of his poles over the cables, keeping the straps secure around his wrists and grabbing them both in his hands, and then starts to slide down after binghe to the next seat.

if ogata says no well.... xichen isn't going to die with him, it's too cold to linger. he sighs and goes down the cables the same way (both poles in hand, etc), as stated above. ]

[Binghe rolls a mild success this time - he doesn’t look quite as cool, this time, and he makes it all the way to the pole! However his ski pole starts to creak ominously and he’s moving quite fast. Very fast? Gonna need to do something to slow yourself down bud before you face plant directly into the huge metal pole like a cartoon character.

Xichen!! So kind. His act of kindness actually gives him a bonus point, and they both successfully slide their way down the seats. They’re about halfway to the main pole.]

[Ogata is very sullen about accepting help, but he doesn't want to die like this, so he chooses to suck it up. He's going to pause here just so he can watch how Binghe handles the pole. Because if he just smacks into the pole and dies then they might have to reconsider this plan.]

[ my first thought was "he throws the gorp" which he does not in fact do

anyway binghe's annoyingly athletic so he's gonna pull his legs up to his chest, wait until he's about two thirds of the way down or so, and then just kick upwards and launch off of it, releasing the hands holding the pole to use the momentum to launch upwards before down, to try and land on the top part of the tower in that picture you sent.

if he falls he'll try to use whatever he can - specifically both poles - to catch some part of the structure where there are loops or grids to catch himself so he can at least slow his fall down. please alli dont make me do math or physics ]

[ yeah! accepting help and making it together! that's what it's all about baby!!

xichen will continue down the cables! and then he will make sure binghe gets to the pole first, or at least does his whole ass attempt first, before he makes his own attempt at it. he'll purposefully stop at the seat closest to the pole, that way when he starts his descent he has the least amount of momentum possible. and when he does go down he'll do something similar to binghe - legs tucked up until he gets close, and then he extends them when he gets within six feet and gets ready to land and roll to minimize the damage. ]

[You all rolled so terrible. So.

Here’s what happens. Ogata? You don’t manage to stop at all. In fact, you go careening right into Binghe who’s trying to do cool flips and shit to pull a landing. Both of you go smacking right into the big metal platform, and then Xichen comes screaming in at mach fuck and also lands on you all. There’s ski poles and screaming everywhere.

So, upside: you’re all technically on the platform! Downside, Ogata and Binghe? You’ve lost both ski poles entirely. Xichen, you’ve broken both skis. You all have some bruises. Both ego and physical.]

[Well you know what? This could have gone way worse. At least Binghe acted as cushioning. Ogata allows himself one groan before he tries to get up and get his bearings. How far off the ground are we now? And how far from the base of the ski lift?

Ogata is not apologizing to anyone or even acting like he's aware that Binghe and Xichen are still here.]

[ you are so lucky he doesnt just roll over and break this bottle over your head

anyway. great. fantastic. he is now unarmed (?) and his ego is bruised. binghe shoves ogata off of him immediately and pushes himself up to his feet. he's not bleeding anywhere, so there's that. ugh. he's gonna pick up a piece of one of xichen's busted skis just in case he needs to beat something with it.

any oddly howling wolves or suddenly growing snowdrifts down here?

it doesnt matter anyway, he's gonna go start to descend the ladder. ]

Oof. [ xichen slowly stands up using the poles to help him back on his feet. he also takes two pieces of busted skis, just in case they need weapons.

he also is going to eat some of his gorp - as long as it doesn't smell bad. it can't hurt to refuel. he'll also look around the platform - is there any signs of a place to warm up? other snow gear they can take to keep them safe? ]

[You’re all on a small platform on a large pole - you’re pretty far off the ground but fortunately, it appears there’s a ladder to the ground. Yay! You can’t see the bottom of the ski lift from here. Just a very, very steep slope.

Unfortunately, yes, there are mysterious wolf howls in the distance. Hm. You can’t see anything obviously dangerous on the ground though. Binghe will descend the ladder. He’ll just land softly in some nice powdery snow.

Xichen will . . . not actually need to find a place to warm up! Once he consumes some delicious gorp, he feels amazing. So vital! So full of life! He feels warm and full and ready to do something really cool! He gets an advantage on a future roll to use whenever he wants.]

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