[Rei quirks her head to the side, a little amused by the comparison. But then she supposes a hilly region of Japan would likely be just as nasty as a Maine one. Tokyo is mild, mostly, but given Yuri's descriptions of the area she's definitely gotten the impression that it's a really different climate.]

Here, let me help you with those.

[She doesn't mind the dog mess, it's only water after all, and that's what the front hall is fore.

Taking the hat, gloves, and the rest she sets them out over a small drying rack she's set there for the purpose.]

And god I'd hope so. We only have the one mountain, and I think it's safe to say most people avoid it. Wendigos aside, the wind is absolutely vile.