@fexrbound liked for Nicole
The wind is sharp with cold. It has been for the past week, whipping street debris into rustling eddies on otherwise silent streets. Business has been driven indoors-- everyone with walls to retreat behind taking advantage, presumably, of cozy warmth.
Being homeless always sucks, but some times are just... worse. The girl's face and ears are rosy with the cold, turning her almost as bright as the red-gold curls drawn into a tight, wind-tousled braid. She's scrambling up walls-- for practice, for warmth, for something to do. Pausing a few meters up, gently dropping back down, working with hands white and stiff to return blood to extremities. And then, because she can feel herself losing the ability to grip, she finally commits, a last push of parkour all the way to the roof, with a hand on the edge and one arm hooked over a gargoyle, laughing a little from the thrill of it.
She freezes, when she sees she's not alone. A strange figure on the roof. Nicole clears her throat, and resumes her struggle to pull herself over the edge to the rooftop. (Is she intruding, or are they?)
"... Got any change?" No wait, better. She's got her knee over the edge now, she's basically there. "We're calling to talk to you about your car's extended warranty."













