can't believe genly spent a meek 2 sentences on the subject
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GENLY's eye is frozen shut. It is encrusted in white crystals of ice. GENLY: Um. Harth? GENLY stops pulling the sled and turns around.
ESTRAVEN looks up from where they were pushing the sled.
ESTRAVEN: ? ESTRAVEN: Ai? Where are your goggles?
ESTRAVEN walks around to GENLY and puts their hands on his shoulders.
GENLY: I packed them away this morning. Stupid. ESTRAVEN: Yes. Stupid. Sit down, Ai.
ESTRAVEN is close enough to GENLY that GENLY can see his reflection in ESTRAVEN's goggles.
GENLY sits down, taking shelter from the wind behind the sled. His arms are crossed. ESTRAVEN sits next to him and removes the balaclava-like covering from their face.
ESTRAVEN is very close to GENLY now. They grab the back of GENLY's hood and pull it back.
ESTRAVEN: It's likely simply frozen shut. GENLY: Um. Harth?
A close up: ESTRAVEN leans in and breathes on GENLY's frozen eye, causing a little bit of it to melt. A bird's eye: ESTRAVEN straddling GENLY with both of their hands steadying their shoulders. A distant shot: GENLY and ESTRAVEN are two small figures in the icy landscape.
ESTRAVEN: Still frozen.
ESTRAVEN pulls back.
ESTRAVEN: Sorry about this.
GENLY (blushing, taken aback): Sorry? What for?
ESTRAVEN leans forward again and presses their tongue to GENLY's eye.
After a minute ESTRAVEN stops. GENLY's eye has melted.
ESTRAVEN: How is it?
GENLY: Uh - Blurry. Dark.
ESTRAVEN gets off of GENLY, leaning on the sled to push themself up. GENLY watches them.
ESTRAVEN: Good. You haven't lost it then. Do you feel like you can continue?
GENLY: Yes.
ESTRAVEN offers a hand to help GENLY up, and GENLY takes it.
ESTRAVEN then gives their goggles to GENLY.
ESTRAVEN: Take my goggles, Ai.
ESTRAVEN and GENLY continue in harness pushing and pulling the sled across the flat snow.
