@ofisolaticn: jo & henrik
The sound of the winds was deafening. The force caused actual pain to both her ears and all other exposed skin, and Jo found herself desperately wishing she had a jacket appropriate for...whatever the hell this was. Born and raised a Midwestern girl, Jo was certainly not unfamiliar with snow and blizzards; come winter at the Roadhouse, there were several good dumpings before spring came. But this was different from what Jo was used to, much worse, and after the blizzards she’d seen throughout her life she hadn’t really known that was possible. Especially in California. Especially in May.
Something was wrong about this. She had known that from the moment the cold front rolled in, but now that feeling was absolutely compounded. Something was very very wrong.
She had been fully planning on riding this out until it stopped, much the Midwestern way, but her power went out early on and the wind ended up breaking two windows. Maybe going to one of the shelters wasn’t the worst idea; she’d end up in the hospital regardless for hypothermia or frost bite if she stayed at home.
Jo pulled the two thin jackets she had more tightly around herself, cursing under her breath. The thin sweatshirt and denim jacket combo really wasn’t cuttin’ it, and she was half-tempted to try any of the businesses on the walk there to see if the doors were unlocked; she could hunker down for a minute, catch her breath, try to thaw her fingers. As that thought pulled her eyes, squinting through the snow in wind, to look up at the strip in front of her, a strong gust of wind nearly caused her to topple over. She stumbled sideways, catching her balance, but unfortunately found herself tumbling into someone she hadn’t even seen there through the snow.
“Jesus fuckin’--” Jo let out an aggravated sigh, shaking her head. “I’m sorry. Can’t see anything, didn’t even know you were there.”







