Was it reasonable to crave ice cream in the middle of January? Did Dante even care?

No and also no.

He wandered into an empty Chilly Boulder with a grin on his face. The woman behind the counter looked up in utter surprise-- until she saw who it was.

"...Strawberry sundae?" she asked dryly.

"Biggest one you've got!" Dante said happily, and sat down.

He was getting one so huge.

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