He had, on realizing how heavily the snow was coming down, decided to stay in his lab and try to wait it out.
After day two, he realized this might have been less than wise as his view of the outside became quite blocked, with the entrance thoroughly walled off in snow.
Come day three, he finally heard a lull in the constant faint tapping of what he'd come to realize was the snow outside his little cave network, muted though it had been, and he finally decided, after making sure all his projects were quite stable, that he needed to go -out-.
Digging his way free turned out to be another matter entirely though, and by the time he reached the surface of the snow, he was quite cold, damp, and half tempted to turn around and go back to his nice warm cave.
After all, what was out here that he actually wanted again?
After day two, he realized this might have been less than wise as his view of the outside became quite blocked, with the entrance thoroughly walled off in snow.
Come day three, he finally heard a lull in the constant faint tapping of what he'd come to realize was the snow outside his little cave network, muted though it had been, and he finally decided, after making sure all his projects were quite stable, that he needed to go -out-.
Digging his way free turned out to be another matter entirely though, and by the time he reached the surface of the snow, he was quite cold, damp, and half tempted to turn around and go back to his nice warm cave.
After all, what was out here that he actually wanted again?