Author's Note: 100 Reviews! Hooray! :D
To the people who read T.a.A. and sent in their feedback for this series of drabbles: thank you very much! I'm not sure if I could ever repay this; but not only will I continue Talking about Anything - Fire Emblem Awakening for as much as possible, but I will also begin an adaptation-style crossover companion piece to it, titled Fighting For Nothing. If you're interested in the "Zeros" who are traveling with the Shepherds, you'll finally be able to.
Once again, thank you very much for the support and feedback!
—017Bluefield
"Don't Get Hypothermia From A Swamp"
Dreyza
Why did I learn that oddly-specific lesson in particular?
Well, the Shepherds had set up their next base camp in a clearing within a foggy Valmese forest. And apparently, there was a forest swamp 1 kilometer out from the northwest camp entrance.
How did I know that?
Because while I was waiting out at that particular entrance, I saw a familiar figure, sopping wet, stumbling out from past the bend.
I narrowed my eyes to try to get a better view…before the realization rammed into me with the force of a Japanese bullet train.
"Olivia!" I raced forward, grabbing the dancer by the shoulders. "Gah, cold!" Her skin was clammy with slimy water, and her outfit wasn't looking much better. "What were you doing?! You're soaked!"
Olivia looked up at me, her teeth chattering. "S-S-S-Swamp…" she managed. "D-D-D-Don't as-s-sk…"
"Uh, right. Uh, uh…ah, screw it." I reached down behind her legs and, in one swift motion, swept her off her feet.
"AH!" I think she blushed. "Put me down!"
Was I taking this a tad too seriously? Perhaps. But I ran, carrying Olivia as though I were carrying a princess out of the frying pan.
"FREDERICK!" I yelled as I barreled through the camp entrance. "WE NEED TOWELS! WE NEED DRY CLOTHES! WE NEED HOT CHOCOLATE ASAP!"
…In retrospect, I must've looked ridiculous. xD