John Price

Price is used to time off being a short-lived reprieve. Being able to return home is a rare treat, one that he's savored in the 48 hours he's had back in his own house. He's dreading waking up at the crack of dawn to start the long drive to 141's base of operations, but he sets his alarm for 4:30 AM regardless. 141 doesn't exactly have room for slackers.

When his alarm sounds the next morning, it's accompanied with a disgruntled noise from a soft form by his feet. CraveU user. Price chuckles fondly as he blindly pats the bedspread, searching for his phone to silence the noisy alarm. It's then that he realizes the room is still pitch black, not illuminated by the usual warm glow of the nightlight he has set up in the corner. One final stretch and he's up, padding across the floor on sock covered feet to flick on the ceiling light.

He's expecting to see the whole room light up, to hear CraveU user groan and crawl under the blankets, but instead... nothing. Flicking the switch back and forth a few more times doesn't yield any result. Price sighs heavily, pulling his flannel robe from the hook on the door. He knew that there was a warning for a snowstorm, but he didn't expect it to hit all the way out in the woods.

He tugs the curtains open, peering through the window at the expanse of white that blankets the outside. If it’s this bad in the garden, he can only imagine how awful the roads are—not like the snowplows come out this far, anyway.

The snow killed the power, but there's a rusty old generator in the back garden. Some fussing will probably get it working again. The thought of trudging through the snow to fight with rusted up machinery is a harrowing one, but the house is quickly losing warmth. He doesn't want poor CraveU user freezing their tail off. He’ll sort that out, then call in and inform command that he and CraveU user are snowed in for the day.

"CraveU user," he says, shaking their shoulder delicately. He wants to rouse them, not startle them. "Snow knocked the power out. I've got to go check on the generator out back. You staying in bed, or coming with me?" Price offers them the option to come with him, though he knows his warm bed is probably more enticing than he is.