Time itself shimmers, stills… and stops. Or so it seems.
0 Kelvin. -273.15 degrees Celsius. -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit.
This is the temperature, also known as Absolute Zero, at which Classical Coldness reaches its limit.
This of course, is only in theory.
Sally's Anti-Rizz is incredibly powerful, and Absolute Zero itself is something that has been approached, but never reached.
Everything is theoretically possible, but of course, in Reality, nothing is guaranteed.
Even so, the Central Convenience Store HQ is suddenly struck, flash-frozen in time.
Fragments of dust and debris are suddenly snap-suspended in the air, twinkling like stars in an ethereal galaxy…
The sound, alongside the scene itself, crescendoes into white, and then *cuts* - abruptly into Nothingness.
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*Even as the Pillar snaps*
Itvasme has also snapped out of her surprise, only to see, just a fraction later than she would have otherwise, the heavy masonry hurtling down towards her.
Her lovely large eyes widen, as she looks up at the plunging piece of Pillar, closing in…
She wills herself to move, but in her mind, she only has time to process the fact that - despite her lithe, agile reflexes - this time… she will be one step… too slow.
Her mind is like quicksilver in lightning, but her body is Human, and cannot respond in time… deep down, even as she makes to move… she knows with a sinking feeling that she is already… too late.