Big, Round Snowballs "This is not how I wanted to spend my Christmas, Nico," I said through gritted teeth. More like chattering teeth, because I was freezing my ass off. "Yeah, yeah, whine all you like after the drop," Nico said over the comms. He was currently flying a helicopter through a goddamn blizzard and the side door was open. I, of course, ran through the parachute checks once again. It can't hurt to be too cautious about these things, especially when dropping off into rough, icy terrain on your own. "Approaching drop zone in ten," Nico said and tilted the helicopter, adjusting our course. The wind was howling and my nose was... Well, my nose felt like it was going to fall off. I gripped the tether and the quick release and waited for my mark. I had that queasy feeling in m