best snow fort EVER (open)

[Annabelle Gaiman]

Growing up in Ohio on a farm, snow was a medium that Annie was very skilled in building in. She and her sister were wizards when it came to making structures out of the powdery ice and had become quite well known within the kids in their town for their expertise. At one point, they thought about opening their own snow structure business, of course Annie was 7 at that point and the attention of a 7 year old isn't quite enough to become a real estate tycoon. 

Regardless, when Annie woke up that morning, there were at least 3 inches of fresh snow for her to construct with and given the day off and the eternal boredom that was winter break, this was as good as any time to make the most epic of forts Hammel had ever seen. 

Bundled up with two pairs of pants, a sweatshirt, a puffy jacket, ear muffs, gloves, and a scarf a la the fourth doctor, Annie headed out into the tundra, bringing along her trusty shovel which she'd gotten from the k-mart and was made for a four year old, it was cheaper making it her choice. 

She started by digging a hole and building up the sides, the entrance she'd decided would be a slide and as she thought, mapping out the structure in her head, she allowed the shovel to continue shovel, sloppily tossing snow all over the courtyard. 

[Maria Memoir]

Maria exited her dorm room #213 as she was met with a dreadful chill. Shivering, the teen retreated into her dorm and retrieved her jacket. Waving goodbye to her roommates, Maria maneuvered through the snow with caution. However, she wasn't too careful. It was snow, after all.

As she continued her journey, the blonde haired chick took a few steps back when she saw another girl set up what looked like a snow fort. And from the looks of it, she knew what she was doing! She thought about just letting it be, but then she couldn't see anyone else having a snowball fight with her or anything, so she was quite a bit perplexed.

She slowly approached the girl to see what she was up to before pausing. Maybe this was a prank, she thought. Despite this thought, she continued to approach the girl who was hard at work on her fort. She recognized this student as Annabelle Gaiman. She wasn't very acquainted with her, but the 15 year old had been there for a good year, so maybe this would be a good time.

Maria was now directly in front of the other teen and her fort, standing there in silence for a few moments, allowing the girl to concentrate. However, that didn't last very long. "Um, excuse me," she said in a decent voice trying to catch the busy teen's attention. "I was just wondering...what are you doing?" 

[Asher Hayes]

Asher stared out of his dorm window in awe. Just outside, their was three inches of crisp, white snow to play with. Though Asher loved snow, he hated the cold so he bundled up nice and warm before heading out. He wore his warmest jacket over a long sleeved shirt and a fleece. Asher dug out his wool hat his mother gave him for his birthday and his heavy duty skiing gloves. Once he was ready to face the weather, he dashed out side. He didn't approach the snow with caution. Asher collapsed onto the beautiful frozen precipitation that blanketed the campus and proceeded to make a snow angel. He got up with great care in order to avoid ruining his masterpiece. To make it his own, he added horns and a devil's tail. Asher was in the Christmas spirit. He was about to make a snowman when he got distracted by a girl in the distance. She appeared to be making a complex snow fort. Asher loved to create complicated things out of weird mediums so he hoped that she would let him lend a hand.

Asher trudged through the snow making his way towards the snow architect. The work she had done so far was excellent but he could tell she was only getting started. "You seem to make the coolest things." Asher remembered her as the Jurassic Park girl from the library at the beginning of the month. "Annie, wasn't it? Mind if I help?"