"What--?" Gary cuts himself off as his eyes settle in the middle of the improvised, snowy courtyard and the realization hits. His smile flickers slightly and he stands, confused, for several moments.

"--Wait." Then he's jumping and sliding off the wall, jogging behind Courfeyrac while he conducts his brisk patrol of the perimeter. "In here? But it's so--" Gary comes to a stop as his disctrictmate begins clearing out the center, as promised. The emphatic gestures of his hands do not stop. "--open and...stuff. Like, can't we set up in one of the caves? I bet it would be warmer in the caves."