[test] THIS WEATHER IS RIDICULOUS

[espigeonage]

Random scenario test drive meme. Some prompts:
> Ah god it's so hot and muggy how awful!
> The worst thing about summer cold snaps: you don't usually have your windbreaker handy because it's been so damn hot.
> The wind is perverse and trying to steal your things and/or crash stuff into you.
> It's raining wet vermy-things, as if the hail and possible storm wasn't bad enough. Now you have rain-echoes to deal with, at best.
> A nice day? I guess those exist?

So where are you?
> Caught way out in the open! At the beach, in the steet, at a fair, anywhere.
> Taking shelter! Bus stop, club you wouldn't normally frequent, bridge underpass, any port in a storm, any shade from the deathsun.
> In the mall or somewhere comfortably out of the elements, you lucky sunuvanek.
> Somewhere... else? idk, do what you want!

Have at thee!

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Enter | Spec-Ops Cell Go-Busters

[cava]

[or Cain Hashimoto, as he's known in this life. the rain had come in a torrent, as he'd been leaving the grocery store on a brief stop on his way home from work at Locke City University's IT department. the corner of his mouth twitches down as he tries to find shelter, and it's only too late that he realizes he isn't dealing with ordinary rain.

a pair of odd shades on an elastic goggle strap are around his forehead now, seemingly brought along with the wet swarm. were those there before?? not gonna try figuring out what's on his head for now, just cursing under his breath in French and trying to move faster. something's up.]

Merde, one would think today had already been enough...

[talktothedoll]

[There is a middle-aged man wrestling with an umbrella in the middle of all of this. The umbrella seems as though it's on the verge of failure, and he's not terribly graceful. He manages to accidentally bump into Cain.]

Oh! I'm terribly sorry...

[cava]

[he's a bit taken by surprise, looking over suddenly when Mort bumps into him, but no worse for wear. Still, that umbrella can't last long...]

You may need something stronger than that.

[talktothedoll]

Ah...yes...I wasn't expecting it to rain quite so hard or so heavily today...

[That umbrella took a bit of a hit from a falling Vermini, and it hasn't recovered. Mort's been flustered ever since, and the sudden gust of wind kicking up to try to blow it out of his grasp doesn't help. It's torn out of his hands, and it falls to the ground. As Mort bends down to pick it up, a tiny, doll-sized umbrella that matches his own falls out of a pocket. How odd. He'll scramble to pick that up, too. Explaining a randomly-appearing tiny umbrella is just more than he wants to deal with today.]

Re: Enter | Spec-Ops Cell Go-Busters

[dreamalittle]

[the man formerly known as Shiki Takashi but now goes by the name Steve Kibe shakes some water from his rather curly hair and sighs a little at the unforgiving rainfall. he is holding a much abused bag of groceries in one hand while using a surprisingly batter briefcase as a shield against the rain and not exactly looking at where he was going so oops. he just probably ran right into Cain.]

Sorry.

[cava]

[Cain drops one of his eco-bags when Steve runs into him, cursing. At least it didn't have eggs or glass jars in it...]

Tabarnak!

[he leans down, picking up the bag again. just gonna force that agitation back down.]

It's quite all right.

[thorny]

Yes, reading the weather updates is so difficult.

[this snide comment has been brought to you by one lolita who is sitting at a cafe, quite safe from the downpour thanks to the awning above her. her legs are crossed neatly and there's a cup of lightly steaming tea before her - she looks perfectly benign, but there's something about the way she tilts her head that makes it clear she's laughing at Cain on the inside]

[cava]

This was hardly on the forecast, mademoiselle.

[and with a flourish of his hand he flicks one of the crawling Vermini toward her, the wet bug landing on the table in front of the girl.]

[thorny]

Oh, weren't you expecting the sudden downpour of stupidity? You look like the sort of person who ought to be used to it by now.

[she doesn't do anything more than blink placidly, her tranquil mask holding its place remarkably well. instead Hikari reaches over to take a delicate sip from her tea, placing the cup back down over the Vermini and giving it an unnecessarily cruel twist]

[cava]

Hmph.

[he has to admit, he liked the way she dealt with that thing.

may as well stop at a neighboring table, it's as good a place to get shelter as any.]

[thorny]

How articulate. I suppose that answers my question as to whether you've been noticeably affected or not yet.

[she laces her fingers together, tone still conversational and pleasant. it's great when people decide to really engage]

[sugoku]

[Calista was standing under an over hang, staring at the sky with clear distaste. It was doing these things purely to upset her, she swore to herself mentally. It didn't look like it was letting up any time soon either, which lead to her releasing an annoyed sigh. She was supposed to finish a build today, and being wet would only delay things- that is, if she could even get back.

Luckily the components she bought to finish her work was still in it's individual protection, but she wasn't willing to chance walking back in this rain after all the money they was going into it. Then there was that familiar face walking by conveniently just as she was going to decide to wait. Crunching her nose up at the chances, she took a breath and pushed out into the torrential downpour. If Cain was going to brave it, so would she.]

What a sad sight you are. You look almost drowned.

[cava]

[He's more than a little surprised to see Calista here, and whether it's a pleasant or negative one is hard to tell. Even for him.]

Brave words! Particularly when it should make two of us before long, ma petite soeur.

[Well. Misery loves company, anyway.]

[sugoku]

[She let it roll off her like the rainwater itself. 24 years stuck together, and you learn to somehow live with the tiny annoyances. She did, however, start walking somewhat faster.]

I should have stayed safe where I was instead of finding out what madness convinced you to walk in this.

[cava]

[He smirks, walking to keep pace with her.]

A desire to get home at a reasonable time, Calista. Is that now considered madness?

[sugoku]

[She expected nothing less]

Maybe not, but doing so in this is definitely madness. Being impatient as usual?

[cava]

[Good to see she understands him by now]

Does it need to be asked? Besides, you are the one who joined me without so much as a second thought, non? Madness must be spreading.

[sugoku]

It must be the curse of shared DNA.

[ She sighs and decided to clutch the bag to her chest to hold it. Although a thought has her brightening up]

Is your roommate at home?

[brodad]

[Hurrying home through the rain, Val turns onto the next street. Seeing Cain - and the groceries - he goes over.]

Want me to carry something?

[cava]

[oh thank fuck you're here. this'll at least help.]

Valery! Merci. [And he hands off one of the eco-bags he's holding. It's the heavier one, if not by much. You asked, man.]

[brodad]

Yeah, no problem. [He takes the eco-bag; wouldn't have offered if he didn't mean it. Winding up with what's heaviest is just expected at this point come on.]

Where'd you get the new sunglasses? [They look like they came from LockeCon. And why is he wearing them in the rain?]

[cava]

[He finally stops, pulling them off and examining his new pair of shades/goggles. weird. Just gonna frown thoughtfully at these a little.]

Quite honestly? I have no idea.

[brodad]

So they just crawled onto your head on their own? [haha that's very funny why are we stopping in a downpour]

Come on, I want to get out of the rain.

[cava]

To the best of my knowledge. [shit, right. walking now, shaking his head. he's genuinely baffled by this]

Right, of course. Pardonne.

[brodad]

[walking and okay apparently Cain actually doesn't know where they came from. except that's not okay at all. it's worrisome.]

You're serious.