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The wind blows silently. As the leaves fall to the ground. Fall was coming faster that intended. And the leaves were starting to look like every shade of a afternoon sunset in the beach. The wind was chilly. And you could feel the change when you walk in the forest. Red and orange leaves scattered beautifully on the ground as more starts to fall. Welcoming the future and snow.
Jude walked through the pile of leaves scattered on the ground. His netherite boots crushing the leaves as he continued walking. He needed wood. For his fireplace and extras for his traps. But every step was harder as the wind carried a little chill.
He walked to the closest tree and took out his ax. He slowly chopped the bottom of the trunk, feeling the leaves fall on him as he continued. Red, orange, and slightly yellow leaves fall around him. He took one last swing and the tree fell to the ground with a loud thud shaking the other trees slightly making more leaves fall.
Jude picked up a leaf off the ground bellow his boots. A small reddish brown leaf a size of his knuckle. The color was beautiful.. fitting in his opinion. It fitted the start of winter perfectly. Snow, presents, and hot chocolate, and the joy of Christmas slowly awaited. If joy existed.
Jude threw the leaf back to the ground. And slowly gathered the wood he needed. It's going to be a bit chilly, he needed some for his fireplace. Who cannot resist hot chocolate and sitting Infront of a fireplace? No one obviously. And winter is a time where the Strength Smp calms down slightly. Less killing and more bickering kinda stuff. And pranks, somehow noob and tai prank the others on winter. They either do something stupid or twist winter traditions to something else intirely.
Jude started walking back to his base. His thoughts drifting to the excitement of a warm mug of hot chocolate with the homies. The thought of marshmallows in his warm drink. As snow fall outside his window. (Oh, wait. He doesn't have windows because his base is underground. But just go with it for the fic. Okk???) Was absolutely relaxing. And a perfect time to plan for a winter trap for all his Wonderful friends. Anyway, he could actually enjoy winter this year. And he could probably—...
Jude stoped, his eyes looking at tai and noob talking to each other. Both seemed.... Suspicious. Intirely and undeniably suspicious. He took two steps to hide behind a building. Trying to eves drop on the two boys rambling. But luckily he can make up from what they said.
Tai said to noob "this is going to be crazy!!!" He exclaimed not even trying to quiet down.
Noob covered his mouth. "Shhh..." He looks around cautiously "players might be spying.." he said looking at tai warningly.
Tai nodded eagerly, as noob lowered his hand down. "We cant let anyone hear. Especially Jude and—" his voice cut off as Jude just realized he accidentally stepped on a stick he had earlier with the wood he carried
Jude froze. 'holy shit. I barely even finished eve's dropping.' he said to himself. *Mentally. As he could hear a hidden panic in noob and tai's voice.
"Who's there!?" Noob said pulling out his sword and pointing it everywhere.
Tai looked around and glanced at noob. "We should go. Before someone hears us" he said his voice calm but Alert.
Noob nodded slightly, lowering his sword and started following tai from behind.
Jude exhaled. Number 1. He didn't get caught. And number 2. He was a target in there prank. And someone else... But who could it be? Well he barely heard noob continue, because for kicks and giggles he accidentally stepped on the stick he gathered along with the wood for his fireplace.
Now his winter is ruined. I don't mean it like that, just he has to be alerted at all time in the coming future. Because he ain't dying on winter. He just wants to chill and plan small and probably not harmful traps. But now he was to be alerted before those two idiots are planning to kill or do something utterly worst.
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He continued his walk back to his base, still in though of the possible pranks tai and noob are planning. Well he doesn't have time to play Sherlock Holmes, because he needed to run some errands before the cold starts to seep in. And also get ready for Christmas, obviously.
He walked back to his base. Then stopped. As he was looking around snow started to fall around him. Soft white fluffs of cold ice settled to the ground. Winter had arrive, and Christmas was behind the corner.
He sighed, and walked inside his base. As the cold wind passed his door and more snowflakes fall all around the area. As this was going to be either the best or the worst winter in the history of the Strength Smp.