[if april showers bring may flowers, then july showers bring. . .?]

[sevenhorrorsmods]

Who: everyone!
When: July 31st throughout the day
Where: outside, but also wherever you want to be!
What: a general all-purpose mingle with flavor
Warnings: nada

[Today, for the first time since your arrival, dark and angry clouds gather in the sky above to block out the sun. It is sweltering outside, so when those clouds eventually open up in the early afternoon, showering everyone with cool rain, rolling thunder, and a few flashes of lightning. . . it probably feels good!]

[It seems to be normal rain, for the most part. Look at it from the wrong angle and some if it may seem to be tinted red, like blood. And sometimes, when a drop spatters against the ground, a spider lily suddenly blossoms in its place. The flower dies almost immediately upon springing to life, its petals dissolving into dust that is quickly washed away by the rest of the water]

[dwbi]

[. . . things have been awfully quiet since your arrival. It feels almost a bit like the calm before the storm, doesn't it? Are you still waiting for that other shoe to drop. . .?]

[What else are you up to today!]

Comments

[presgarddihellis]

[someone either did not sleep well or did not sleep at all and... well.

sometimes you decide to watch the rain from the entryway while reading a book and maybe nod off a little.]

[ordimame]

[did Puck sleep last night? who knows!! has he been sleeping at all?? what a mystery!! . . . he does find that some nights are better for rest than others, though. those nights are usually when exhaustion has finally caught up with him, forcing him to conk out for at least eight to ten hours at a time]

[today he seems to be lagging a bit as he shuffles towards the entryway, hands linked above his head in a lazy stretch. apparently, standing around inside and watching the rain is a common pastime? either way, he pauses when he sees Smith, something within tensing with instinctual defensiveness. considering the end of their last conversation. . .]

[. . .]

[he forces himself to let it go]

. . . you a coffee guy?

[no polite customer service smiles today!]

[presgarddihellis]

[well, words jolt him awake, though he stays still despite the internal jolt.

... shit, that's not good...]

Ah... more for tea... but coffee does in a pinch.

[LIKE HE WASN'T CAUGHT SLEEPING.]

[ordimame]

[gives him a LONG, KNOWING LOOK. . . before exhaling sharply, almost a laugh]

Wait here.

[brb shuffling away. to where??]

[to the cafeteria apparently, because he returns a few short minutes later with a cup of tea. flavored with lemon!]

You look like you just rose out of a grave.

[presgarddihellis]

[... someone remembered the "not milk but lemon" detail and he's feeling some kind of way about that.

taking the tea with a smile.]

I was out late investigating the stars.

[ordimame]

[someone remembered!!!]

[blinks a bit at that answer, arms folded as he leans his shoulder against the door frame]

What'd you find?

[presgarddihellis]

The constellations match those of 21st century Earth, northern hemisphere.

... it doesn't confirm that this is an illusion or not, but...

[pauses.]

Well. Miss Star was with me at the time, so I think I handled it better than I might have otherwise.

[tailsofwoe]

[ From a safe distance, but deliberately abruptly: ]

Rough night?

[presgarddihellis]

[good news! his startlement is contained! but he is inwardly cursing himself for dozing]

Ah, Miss Foxglove. I hope I wasn't blocking the exit?

[tailsofwoe]

Not at all. I'm in no rush to go out, what with the weather being as it is.

[presgarddihellis]

Well. It is summer in supposed Japan...

[looks over to her.]

I actually just spent a late night looking at the stars.

[tailsofwoe]

Does astrology fall under your umbrella of expertise, by chance?

[presgarddihellis]

It's in my skills set, but I wouldn't say it's my area of expertise, generally.

[mogger]

Geez, you too?

[ nudges him ]

[presgarddihellis]

[jolts awake.]

Ah, sorry? What?

[mogger]

Easy, it's just me!

[presgarddihellis]

[r-relaxes again]

Ah, Miss Rose... sorry, was I in the way?

[mogger]

You were falling asleep. What's that all about?

[ just comes out and asks him.... ]

[presgarddihellis]

[blessed are the direct ones, honestly.]

Ahh... I just stayed up far too late last night. My apologies.

[bowtiedbones]

[she was also planning on watching the rain but, hm.

quietly taking the book away from him and marking his page. you stay napping, buddy.]

[presgarddihellis]

[sleepy Fool is sleepy...

but he does shift when the book's moved.]

Hm?

[bowtiedbones]

It's fine, it's nothing.

[presgarddihellis]

Hardly "nothing"...

[but also, despite the muttered response, he is keeping his eyes shut.]

... do tell me if I'm in anyone's way?

[bowtiedbones]

I will. There's nobody right now.

[presgarddihellis]

Mm... thank you, Miss Mage Eowyn.