[ Shade sighed, watching the entire thing with something that could be amusement, before he finally relented, stepping forward. ]

Really, the universe must be conspiring against you. Perhaps you have angered it? Or perhaps there's a lesson to be learned here.

[ He slid in next to Pickles, although he didn't get underneath the blanket. He sat there, one knee up, elbow on the knee, like the cold still hadn't touched him. ]