Why did there have to a karking blizzard out? Sera thought to herself as the winds howled with whistling fury. The ramshackle cafe she found herself having just enough insulation to retain heat but not much else. She could hear different parts of the structure buckle and give as more layers of snow landed ontop of everything. Even with an old fashioned fire place giving some warmth from the center of the cafe she still felt the need to huddle up and compact herself into the smallest ball possible to stay warm. Various strands of hair were frozen solid and now beginning to slowly thaw out. Hoth was certainly one of the last places she wanted to spend her time in. Still she hoped it would be remote enough to just hide and collect herself.
Ever since escaping from her most recent trip to Zygerria with the reluctant aid of an opportunistic pig she found she couldn't bring herself to go back to the few people she actually had a modicum of trust for. No going back would put them at risk. If they could still find her now they would find her again, and maybe next time people like Neri and Alana would be caught in the cross fire. As a result she neglected to contact them and just tried to stick it out on her own.
It was fairing well for the runaway though. Her eyes were bloodshot as she often had to use a generous supply of caf to keep herself awake. She could feel herself get thinner as it grew harder and harder to maintain a healthy supply of calories. Many days it was hard just to keep moving and this blizzard had kept her stuck at this little shanty town for days. Now taking a small sip from her cup as she try to steel the fact that the liquid felt like it was burning her insides. It was some odd liquimeal solution that the locals made. Tasted awful but it kept you warm and filled the stomach.
She pondered if soon she would just drop to the snow covered ground somewhere on this planet and never get back up. A part of her thought that it would be relieving to just ends things and move on beyond the ether. Another part though... refused. It was that part of her that scared her. It was beginning to feel more and more like a snarling beast that would at times seem to take over her and dominate her mind. When that was running free is usually when the bodies of scum would start appearing and the worst part was that in some ways... Sera liked it.
She shivered just thinking about it and now felt ice cold prompting her to start generously gulping down her drink desperate to feel warm again. She just wanted this day to end and the blizzard to clear, but for now she was stuck here with her thoughts.
@Feng Mian