"...even with the snow gone, it's still cold out." Akiha knew the justification was lame, but she felt obligated to come up with something to explain why that thought had even come out of her mouth. "If I'm taking to time to carry it to your place and back, it better not cry because it's cold."

She situated the flap somewhat over the egg and then picked the bag up. "Let's go," she said, heading to the door - detouring slightly to wrap her scarf about her neck. To a normal person, the scarf was completely unnecessary, but Akiha didn't exactly fall into that category.