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[littlesprout]

After the collapse, Thanatos had said he would take better care of his own health - and Zagreus had decided that he was going to hold the other man to his word. He pesters him until he agrees to take some of his long overdue vacation time, reserves a cabin tucked into a nearby mountain retreat for them to spend an extended weekend together.

Foresight, however, isn't always Zagreus's strong suit. He doesn't think about how likely inclement weather is at this time of year, and it isn't until he's grabbing his bag of clothes and leading Thanatos to the door as fat, heavy snowflakes fall around him that he realizes that they may be trapped there for a bit.

"Hopefully there's firewood," he says, choosing to remain optimistic. "Come on, it's freezing."

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[controlsthedie]

Thanatos holds a hand out to catch a falling snowflake and watches it melt on his palm. The vacation is not only to use up his excess of vacation time but also to breathe in the fresh air away from the city. To exist in some place quiet and still.

That gentle observance of the melting snowflake is interrupted by Zagreus leading him to the cabin door. Thanatos brings in his suitcase and bag of groceries. "I doubt they'd let someone without experience or training cut down a tree as part of booking a cabin. They'd have to monitor the growth of trees on the land against felling them, and replenishing them depends on the season and time of year."

Feel free to stop him. He starting to sound too much like the stats and figures he has to pay attention to during work. (The short of it is that Thanatos thinks they do provide firewood.)