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Question: The first time Starfire saw snow, how did she react?

"Robin! You must wake up immediately." An urgent voice shouted. The Boy Wonder sat up quickly, only to come face-to-face with his girlfriend. Who, at the moment, looked terrified.

"Star, what's wrong?"

"The grass has turned white!" She declared, grabbing Robin's hands. He stated at her, pondering over what she'd said. Finally, a light bulb went off, and he chuckled softly.

"Please, I fail to see the humor."

"Star, the grass didn't turn white. It snowed last night." Robin clarified for her. She cocked her head to the side curiously, sitting cross-legged on Robin's bed. She allowed her body to relax, content now that she knew things were okay.

"Snow?"

"Yeah. It's, well, uh" Robin racked his brain for a way to explain snow, without making it too difficult to understand, "it's like rain. Except it's frozen."

"So, the Earth is covered in frozen water?"

Robin laughed freely, "something like that."

"Is it dangerous?" Robin arched his eyebrow upward, then grabbed Starfire and pulled her out of his bed. He led her down the hallway and into the main room, ignoring her protests and questions. He knew she trusted him. She would go wherever he needed her to go. And sometimes, it was hard for Robin not to take advantage of that.

"Robin, where are we going?"

"Star, you've asked that three times. You'll see." Robin informed her, going to a closet near the front door and pulling out a puffy jacket. Starfire stuck her bottom lip out and watched him pull the jacket on, smiling when she realized his intentions.

"You are going to take me outside?"

"You catch on quickly." Robin responses with a wink. Starfire blushed, allowing Robin to grab her hand and lead her out the front door.

Outside, the Tower was surrounded by piles of white snow; Robin felt the cold seep through his jacket and pajamas, causing him to shiver.

Starfire, however, wasn't phased by the temperature, and he watched as she floated above the ground slowly. She moved to where she was a few feet away from Robin, eyeing the ground tentatively.

And then, without warning, she fell backwards onto the ground, with a soft "oof!" as she landed in the snow. She let out a joyful giggle, standing up to look at Robin. He smiled.

Several snowflakes had attached themselves to her hair, and her eyes were glowing with excitement. The snow was blindingly pale against her tan skin, and he saw water droplets on her arm from where her warmth had caused some of the snowflakes to melt.

"Join me, Robin! It is glorious!" She shouted, after a couple minutes of jumping in the snow. Robin shook his head.

"I'm not a Tamaranean, Star. It may not feel like it to you, but it's freezing out here."

"You wish to go inside?" Starfire asked, genuinely concerned. Robin felt bad, then, for causing the joy to leave her eyes. But he could feel his teeth chattering.

Nonetheless, Robin shook his head and stuck his hands in his pockets, smiling at Starfire, "Nah. Go ahead and play. I love watching you experience new things."

"You are okay?" Starfire asked.

Physically, no, he was not. But emotionally... "I'm great, Starfire. As a matter of fact... I'm glorious."