Heart's Homing Instinct Game 8

TONIGHT IN FORTITUDE: Natalia goes to Dali's cafe to show her an escalation of her ice... powers? and the two resolve to go shopping for gloves and look for Yeva;

Yeva turns out to be at the School library, and discovers that when you intend to go see your ex you may encounter your ex; Dali tries out some new "cooler" names, which only Milena is encouraging of; our heroes head out to go shopping and Natalia finds it helps a little;

they head to Natalia's secret place where she communes with her spirit-spouse to ask what's up; the shadows come to greet Natalia, who accepts its embrace and its favor; Yeva attempts to see into Natalia's dream and hears from the personage haunting her periphery;

the personage claims the name Hoodwink and claims they are alike; Dali finds that Yeva has temporarily disappeared leaving her in the dark alone; Natalia kisses the spirit of Winter and the Shadows of Bare Branches and finds a pale ring of frost on her finger;

Yeva is uncertain if Natalia should accept this so easily, and mentions the strange apparition; Natalia plans to spend more time with her spouse.

also here's Hoodwink (none/any/it/they/she/don't perceive) who i need to make a Book of Names writeup for

Dali's new quest: