into each life some rain must fall.

[luft]

caught in the rain
it started out quietly, and then, quite suddenly, you're caught in a storm. time to find cover. nothing much to do but to wait it out.

scenarios listed below for those who want 'em.

i. WHERE;
001 PLAYGROUND - well, you can try to hide under the slide or maybe in the jungle gym... at least you're some place fun?
002 PARK - always happens, caught outside trying to take advantage of the weather... and it ends up pulling a fast one on you.
003 STORE FRONT - better hope they have an awning you can take advantage of.
004 THE BEACH - not exactly the best place to be during a rainstorm, however it is possible to get caught in a sudden storm.
005 WILD CARD - anyway you want it.

ii. HOW;
001 TREE - not the best cover, but it'll have to do, stay close to the roots and you won't get too wet.
002 UMBRELLA - most conventional... kinda boring. But it works.
003 NEWSPAPER - not permanent, but it'll have to do. good luck.
004 BAG - well... y'gotta do what you gotta do.
005 NONE - you know what. you're a rebel. you don't need cover. screw convention.
006 WILD CARD - that's the way you need it.

iii. WHY;
001 REJECTED - welp. rejection sucks. and no one will see you crying in the rain.
002 WAITING - for the bus? for someone else? for some revelation? what are you waiting for.
003 MELANCHOLY - sometimes the best place to feel a bit down is out in the rain.
004 HAPPINESS - is everything going your way? are you singing a refrain while walking down the lane? just singin. singin' in the rain.
005 ANGER - WELL YOU KNOW WHAT. SCREW YOU TOO RAIN.
006 WILD CARD - anyway you want it.

>> POST with your character
>> TAG others, use rng if you need to, or just make up your own scenario if you want!
>> HAVE FUN.

Comments

sorry for being a bit late!

[absurds]

[ another coincidence, surely.

though he doubts it. his own work here is done and it's not like him to linger before finishing a transaction, especially not here of all places. the stopwatch he had been contracted to steal rests against his chest, tucked into a hidden pocket on the inside of his jacket, a dark thing that clashes heavily with the rest of his outfit. the commotion tugs at his attention though, curiosity blooming like a wound to the gut and he holds off on returning to his most recent employer to stay and see how things pan out. remaining carefully hidden is easy enough with every moron the queen hired for her guard focusing only on catching the girl that seems to keep turning up everywhere he goes, inwardly betting on her.

and he's right, personal bet won, the guards not even glancing up to the tree alice settles in. but he sees her, blonde hair tucked in against green, most of her hidden in the curve and tangle of branches and leaves. he steps into sight once the guards are further ahead, his hat tucked at his ears and his arms crossed lazily across his chest, mouth curling up at the sound of her voice, her words just audible through the rain. he's soaked to the skin but it doesn't seem to register, blinking up at the tree. ] I could call them back, to make this more interesting.

haruka nanasa (free!)

[dolfin]

3-4-5

[openturn]

[ the weather report lied, Rin is about 90% sure that when he checked his cell phone this morning, it said sunny weather, partially cloudy. as such, he's pretty unprepared for when the sky suddenly goes dark and starts raining with a vengeance just as he'd gone to buy some random stuff (prepackaged food, over-the-counter medication, a quart of milk) on his way back to school from a quick visit home.

with only his school backpack for cover under a tiny, tiny ledge, he sighs heavily and wonders if this is even worth waiting out. it's not as if he isn't used to being wet, after all. and the clouds look like they promise to keep going for a while. the stuff he'd went to go buy is getting pretty soaked too. ]

[dolfin]

[ was the trip to the store really worth it, then?

haru doesn't really seem to mind it considering he's sitting on a bench not too far down the street, head tipped back, waiting for the bus. he hasn't even bothered pulling out an umbrella or pulling up his hood!! but then again, this is waterboy so should that honestly be a surprise???

regardless... he's enjoying this small lull in all the craziness as of late - especially after the tournament. it's nice just to be able to take a breather... and reassess things and what's important. and figure himself out.

that's a high priority. ]

5-1-2

[servant]

[A tree doesn't make for the greatest shelter, especially not during a summer downpour like this. The raindrops slide along the branches and between the leaves, steady enough that Merlin's hair and jacket are already damp.

So if he's already wet, he might as well just step out into it, giving himself a better look at the clearing.]

They should have been here by now.

[It's as much to himself as Mordred. He hadn't really minded when their hunting party split up, Mordred and Merlin in one group, those who actually enjoyed hunting in the other. But this is the rendezvous point, and the sun will be setting soon.]

Maybe we should go look for them.

[withaz]

[See, she doesn't entirely realize that, that he considers home wherever she's at because for all she's concerned, home for him is where the Shatterdome is, where he can work all the time and play with his big robots.

So Jazmine looks a little confused by that.]

What, did you break your new Jaeger?

[harangue]

[ alright, that's it. chuck hasn't got the patience for snippy remarks and her saying things like that anymore. ]

No, Jaz. I didn't break my Jaeger! [ he doesn't even seem to realize that his voice is raising. ] And I've never called a Jaeger home. I've had two places I've actually called home in my life. The house I lived in when I was a kid and our apartment in Sydney.

[ shatterdomes were where he was stationed. they had people he liked well enough, and they had his dad, but... they weren't home. herc could probably never be home, and there's no one else he cared about enough to earn that title. ]

[openturn]

[ well, no, he can't say he finds it to be a surprise. Rin can't exactly say that he's pleased to see him, especially after watching that relay. and no, he's not jealous about being replaced; he left, after all.

okay. he was (is) a little jealous.

... but he has to get on the bus, too. dammit. he mentally attempts to squash his feeling of apprehension and walks across the street, standing a careful distance away from the bench. his backpack is pretty much drenched by now. he sincerely hopes that it hasn't soaked through; he doesn't want to have to replace his textbooks (let alone his notes).

he keeps glancing over towards Haruka. he knows that just makes it more awkward, but he can't help it. ]

squeals <333

[whipsplash]

[ Taigong Wang, on the other hand, doesn't seem particularly bothered by the rain. He'd been walking leisurely around without really considering any destination, hoping he'd find a nice place to continue fishing... But due to rain roaring down on the streets, Taigong Wang had been completely unaware that the girl was quickly approaching. So quickly he didn't have time to react before her bag is at their feet.

He blinks at the bag, the back to the girl, his dominant hand still holding his fishing pole over his shoulder. ]

Hmm, I didn't expect to see a human out and about in such extreme weather...

[ He's really just thinking out loud as he leans down to pick up her bag. Hopefully whatever she had in there hadn't been too damaged by the water. By hey, not really his problem, in the end. He extends the hand holding it, offering it back to her. ]

Hehe, just be careful next time --

[ Actually the sneeze is so convincing that he actually moves closer to steady her. Muttering to himself: ]

That's right, I should remember that mortal lives are fragile... [ They can catch flu, for a example. ] Are you all right?

*_* and it's 12 - 13 episodes a box set if we're going by the R1 boxes

[waterguide]

Puinyu?

[ Aria's ears twitch as he hears the sound of ice forming behind them. Curiously, he looks behind him to notice Jack following behind them. At first, the cat seems to just be studying the spirit quietly, but it's when Aria notices the ice Jack is producing in his wake that he becomes a little more animated.

The white cat turns so he's facing Jack with excitement, his blue eyes large and happiness at such a fantastic feat. ]

Pui pai!

[ President Aria lifts up a paw, waving it back and forth in greeting to Jack. Such a friendly little Martian cat, and rather smart too!

Akari doesn't exactly pay much attention to the cat President's voice, assuming that the cat is distracted by something else entirely, instead of perhaps the Guardian who's decided to take a vacation to this beautiful planet. ]

(OOC: I just wanted to make sure it'd be okay if she saw him since Guardians is super specific like that. But Fabulous! Akari shall be the last to realize he's even there! 8D)

[withaz]

[... what.

There's a part of her brain that's aware of the fact that they're having this conversation on the sidewalk, in the middle of a rainstorm and neither of them are actually making use of the umbrella they're already pretty soaked but it's still silly and that part is quieted when he mentions his childhood home, because he never, ever talks about his life before k-day casually.

She wishes she'd done it differently that night. Starting with not waking him up at three in morning but sitting him down and saying, I don't know where I fit in your life and I need you to tell me you love me, just once, because I'm human and I need to hear it and tell me what you want from me, what are we doing, we're having this talk, we're defining the relationship, and you're going to learn how to do normal people things.

But she didn't, because she says a lot of rash things when she's mad and is really good at leaving, and if she gets nothing else out of this conversation, she just wants to know:]

Then why didn't you stop me?

[provingequal]

[It was very likely that they would. Not that SHIELD knew of his current diminished status... unless Jane had informed them. Loki would probably actually be offended if she had. Little though he deserved her loyalty.]

No, they will not. However, we have few options and shelter from this storm is preferable, even if it will involve a cage. In my case.

[dread]

[ The tree wasn't helping at all but he keeps his back against the trunk of it, watching Merlin get impatient.

With reason, he thinks, as the silence they've lingered in wasn't entirely companionable, to no fault of his own. Once Merlin began answering him with grunts and indifferent murmurs, he had given up and resigned to silence, letting it stretch between them. What had started as another effort to befriend Merlin turned into something even more miserable when the sky seems to open up further with Merlin's suggestion, the rain answering with an increased vengeance.

It was useless to wait here any longer so he steps forward with a vague nod, glancing in the direction the others should be coming from. Squinting through the rain, he pushes wet hair from his forehead, gaze settling back on Merlin. ]

The rain is holding them up. [ He sounds certain and would consider suggesting they simply head back as the others probably have but he knows Merlin will most certainly argue, watching the rain quickly soak through Merlin's clothes. ] We have some time before the sun sets.

[harangue]

Because I was an idiot who thought you would still be there when I came home for lunch. I thought if I let it sit til then we could figure out whatever the hell was making you so upset.

[ but they didn't because she left even though he told her not to. and then he spent the next weeks surrounded by a dark cloud of anger and bitterness at her, at himself, at whatever it was that made her feel like she had to leave. he doesn't say all that, even though he wants to make things as clear to her as possible. saying that feels to vulnerable.

chuck turns halfway away from her and plants his hands on his hips. the rain isn't bothering him much since he'd been out in it for a while before she came by, but he is starting to get cold and would like to finish this conversation and get his keys at some point. ]

You should go. You've probably got things to do, yeah?

[accede]

It's... You know, I don't exactly know what makes the Street Cleaners so deadly. I've never seen one. I really should have investigated, but Cecil was really insistent that I didn't go anywhere near them, or leave the bunker...

But the aftermath was really horrific. There was so much screaming...

[Carlos stares into the rain, looking a little haunted as he trails off.]

...Valentine's day was pretty bad too.

[And then he turns to Willow, trying to look a little less horrified.]

I'm sorry, I should have asked you your name. That was rude. I'm Carlos.

[dolfin]

[ wow this definitely isn't awkward at all. given how that relay went and how haru still swam even after he just got emotionally punched in the gut.

it'd be nice if he had found his answer - his reason - before this, but all's well that ends well. or something like that. he doesn't say anything at first, wondering if rin even notices him, but then again, with him looking over like that, how can he not? ]

Regionals isn't too far away. [ which is one step closer to your dream, right, rin? that's something he can quietly say into the raining air, righttttt? ]

[accede]

[Cecil is silent for a few moments, and just... staring at him. Which Carlos is getting used to the other doing. He really didn't expect Cecil to be so spacey, given how focused he is on his radio show, but whatever. He's about to open his mouth to ask Cecil if he's still in there, but promptly shuts it again after getting a response.]

Alright. Well, I'll be here.

[He replies, trying to use the towel to clean off his glasses. At least his shirt isn't too thick, because that'd really start to chafe. Instead now it's just sticking to him with wetness. Uck.]

[openturn]

[ yeah, sure it is. that's definitely the kind of random musing that a person might have. speaking aloud. with a swimming rival-frenemy-person standing right there. ]

... Why, are you practicing right now, or something?

[ a dumb joke on how wet they both are. he doesn't feel like laughing at his own crack, though. ]

[dolfin]

[ that'd be awfully nerdy and geeky of you, rin, if you did that!!! so good call there, old sport.

either way... haru looks over at him, water dripping down off his hair in classic haru-style. you know the way... ]

The street isn't a good place to swim. [ he sounds awfully serious about this, like it wasn't even meant as a joke originally and that if there was enough water in a place like an alley or sidewalk, he may consider...... large puddles, anyone? ]

kyaa haruka

[seraphatos]

[the rain is cold and wet, and Nill would've been absolutely miserable if it wasn't for the fact that the rain is just so mesmerizing, so beautiful that she can't help but stare in wonder at rhythmic downpour. well, until the wind starts picking up, the rain intensifying to the point where Nill could barely walk anywhere without stepping into a growing puddle. with no proper shelter in sight and soaked to the bone, she opts to stand under a small tree (which doesn't exactly help much) and wait for the rain to stop.

which is why Nill almost doesn't notice Haruka until he speaks up — her wings flutter with a start, droplets of water scattering, as she looks up at Haruka and his umbrella curiously, shyly. blinking raindrops out of her eyes, it takes a few seconds for her to register what he was doing before tilting her head at the stranger, half flustered, half concerned, as if saying "what about you?"]

[openturn]

[ implying he's not probably actually nerdy and geeky ]

No, of course it isn't.

[ he sees you looking at that puddle at the side of the road... ]

At least put up your hood.

[ the drops of water streaming down from them in dramatic shampoo commercial style is really distracting. ]

[jotunblooded]

((ooc: Hi! So, um. I don't specifically have an AU Loki, but your post-Ragnarok AU looks interesting, so I was wondering if you wanted to try a thread set there for both of them?))

[dolfin]

[ maybe he's born with it.......

haru contempltes it, he really does, fingertips going to the edges of his hood but he stops. ]

It helps me think. [ the water, he means. which is why he usually does his best puzzling and contemplating in the tub... or showers at the gym... or well, you know, out on a bench waiting for the bus in the rain (in the rain) ]

[openturn]

[ he has to catch himself before he says something dumb like, "you'll have plenty of time to think when you're lying in bed with a cold," but that might imply he... cares... or something... ]

Think about what?

[withaz]

Just making dinner.

[And you know, packing up what little things she has and moving to that igloo on the border to die alone.

Jazmine wants to grab him and shake him, because she told him what was upsetting her. She felt like she had to do all of the practical stuff and he was like a wall when it came to talking about feelings and goddamnit, it's not like she needs a constant update but tell a girl you love her, don't listen to her when she says it's fine that you can't say it back right away because it's not. For a week it's fine, it's not fine for multiple weeks.

Instead she takes her umbrella back and holds it over her head, for all the good it'll do now, she looks like she just took a shower with her clothes on.]

I told you why I'm upset. But if you need it again.. I don't feel like I belong in your life. You're a pilot and I'm--was a waitress. And I lied, alright? I need you to say that you love me to be able to deal with all the other shit. I can totally kick your ass but I'm a girl and I need to hear it.