[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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[aetos]

[He tries the last window. Locked. Of course. Roy can't quite suppress a sigh.]

Well, we're about to climb that tree. I hope for your sake you're right.

[If he has to call the ambulance because you fell out of a tree and broke your leg or something again, he's not spending any more money on Get Well Soon cards for you.]

[unimpressive]

[Come on, that only happened like once. Twice. ...Maybe?

With Roy's agreement though, he's instantly 200% less defensive. Score.]

We'll be all right! Haven't I climbed this tree a ton of times? [And if it is locked...] It won't be locked!

[That said, he heads straight for the tree.]

[aetos]

Yeah. I remember you falling out of it a ton of times, too. [Ugh, whatever. WHATEVER. IT'S TOO HOT TO ARGUE. Roy trudges over to the tree.]

Want me to stay down here or follow you up?

[unimpressive]

[Aww, did he really have to remind him of that? He's totally fine now!] I climbed it more times than I fell off it!

But if we're going in, you're gonna have to climb up, too. [Because opening the door from the inside just doesn't register as a possibility, apparently. As he says it though, he's already getting some solid footing on the tree, pulling himself up.]

What are you gonna do down there? Come with me!

[aetos]

[He could stay down and bask in the shade. 8(

Or go home. Sigh.]

Alright, alright. I'm coming. [His nice clothes are going to be all ruined. Roy waits for Vaughn to move out of the way before hoisting himself up fairly easily. Much more easily than you'd expect from a disgusting yuppie-in-training.

Being Vaughn's friend since childhood will, of course, give a person plenty of practice in navigating obstacles.

[unimpressive]

[But that's boring. 8(

Vaughn doesn't bother to look down to check how Roy-- or his clothes-- is faring. He's climbed enough trees with him to know he'll be fine. Then again, he's also overconfident enough to be wholly convinced nothing will go wrong.

He hoists himself up once he reaches the window, reaches for it, pulls... and accomplishes absolutely nothing.

..............Oh.]

...It's locked.

[aetos]

[By the time Vaughn figures out the window is locked, Roy is behind him, straddling the branch. He can't even be surprised that their little adventure turned out this way, and...well, he doesn't want to gloat or anything, but-]

I told you.

[unimpressive]

Yeah, yeah, shut up! [He huffs, though there's no real heat behind the words. This is totally unfair. Why did he have to forget his keys?

With a groan, he leans his head against the window, ignoring Roy for the moment. Breaking a window would be a majorly bad idea, wouldn't it? Even he knows that.]

It's not that cool up here either.

[aetos]

[Yes, breaking the window would be a bad idea. Though all things considered, it's looking like a tempting option.

This is just great. It's not like Roy forgot his keys, why does he have to be stuck out here t-

Oh. Duh.]

Do you just want to come to my house until your parents come back? Mom and David are out for the day, anyway.

[He and his stepfather might have finally worked out their differences, but you still couldn't pay Roy to call him "Dad".]

[unimpressive]

[Vaughn is an adult. He's eighteen years old as of a few months ago and he is going to college and he can drive and he's an adult who can take care of himself even when things get tough and--

--And he's going to run to his friend's house while his mom and stepdad are away to get out of the heat, because he locked himself out of his own house while his parent's were away.

It's too hot to do otherwise.

He barely wastes a moment before he's nodding, motioning for Roy to move so he can climb down the tree.]

Them, too? Heh, then they won't mind if we're there for a while, will they?

Let's go!

[aetos]

[Oh thank god.]

I'm pretty sure they're used to you by now, anyway.

[He wastes no time scrambling down the tree, eager to get back to his house. He's not even waiting for you, Vaughn, catch up when you can.]

[unimpressive]

[Considering just how often he's hung around Roy's house since he was a kid... Yeah, Vaughn has to admit he'd be surprised if his parents weren't used to him already.

He follows after him, barely paying attention to where his feet land. He's climbed up and down this tree so many times he barely has to look.

When he's almost all the way down, he says,] Thanks for that. I didn't really wanna wait here in the sun till my parents got home!

[It's all worked out instead. He totally knew it would!!]

[aetos]

[He doesn't bother looking behind him to make sure Vaughn is following. He knows the way to Roy's house.

He does, however, wave his hand loosely at Vaughn's remark in acknowledgment.]

Well...I couldn't just leave you there.

[But it was tempting. It was oh so tempting.

They still have a couple of blocks to go before they reach his house. Hmm, conversation starters...]

So...what have you been doing?

[unimpressive]

[Vaughn falls silent for the moment, crossing his arms as he trails behind Roy. What has he been doing? Nothing too exciting, much to his regret.]

Getting ready, I guess. My parents want me to have a good start in college...

["Vaughn, you have to study more than you did in high school." "Vaughn, you can't run off at 2am when you have class in the morning." Etc. Etc...

He shrugs.] Everything you already did!

[aetos]

[Roy has noticed a lack of 2AM calls recently.]

Everything I did, you say? Think you're ready for it, then?

[unimpressive]

[Only a temporary setback!]

Of course I am! It'll be fine. You know I won't have any trouble.

[aetos]

[He makes a noise that sounds suspiciously like a laugh at Vaughn's assertion that he wouldn't have any trouble - what was that kid without trouble, let's be serious - but he doesn't say much else.]

Yes. I believe you.

[Anything else he was going to say stops as they've finally reached Roy's house. He takes out his own key, thankfully not forgotten, and puts it into the lock...then pauses suddenly and presses his ear against the door with a frown.

...Is that...panting he hears?]

...Oh no.

[unimpressive]

[He's about to comment on that laugh-- rude-- but it takes no time at all for a distraction to appear. Just what in the world is Roy doing...

Slowly, Vaughn moves forward, frowning just the slightest bit.]

What? Did you leave your music on?

[He doesn't think he hears any mournful wailing...]