[OPEN LOG]

[esper_magic]

WHO: Terra and OPEN
WHAT: Thunderstorm Stuffs!
WHEN: 9/23
WHERE: Various, ending at Islet 1
WARNING: Excessive Cuteness


Though Terra could smell the moisture in the air indicating that it would rain later, she didn't know -when- and she certainly didn't know how hard. For the better part of the morning, she was exploring the islets, hoping to find something useful, whether it was some wood, fruit or even a prey animal to hunt and catch. However, she was caught fully unprepared for when the storm actually hit, and got caught in the sudden downpour. The heavy rainfall, the growling thunder and flashes of lightning found Terra making a hasty sprint for the nearest mana pool, hair and clothing quickly getting drenched.

Fortunately once she popped through the mana pool with her belongings, she wasn't that far from the shack she had claimed. Islet occupants may be aware of the green haired lass running away from the mana pool towards one of the shacks- though some of her fruit may have fallen out of her bag in the process. Once she was safely home, the door wasn't quite completely closed in her haste to get inside. She'd shut it sooner or later, but first, she wanted to try to dry off. And maybe try to plug some of the leaks in her home so she wouldn't get rained on. As it was her first thunderstorm, she was a bit at a loss and uneasy, but things could be worse, right?

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These Melons are Pretty Wet

[noctanotheroneout]

Great, rain.

Well, fishing was definitely out of the question for today. He had even woken up early in hopes of getting a better haul today. Nope.

He had collected his stuff and was jogging back to the makeshift cottages when he saw the green-hair girl run on the other end. He had seen her on the island before, but Noctis tended to keep to himself. He had wanted to stay as low key as possible here.

Still, even in the down pour, he couldn't help but notice the pieces of fruit falling from her satchel. Food was a precious commodity on the island, and he wasn't about to let someone go without.

Soaked to the bone, and starting to feel the harsh winds, Noctis jogged his way and scooped up the trail of fruit until he got to her door step. The door was slightly ajar so he reached in and gave a knock.

"Um. Sorry. You dropped something."

Wet Melons Make Baby Mog Cry

[esper_magic]

Terra was the same as far as keeping a low profile. It was unlikely anyone from her world would show up here, but she didn't want to take chances. By the time Noctis reached her shack, Terra was sitting on the floor, checking and rechecking the contents of her pack. She thought for sure she had packed fruit into her bag so what happened to all of it..?

The knock startles her, and she initially starts to back away from the door warily, glancing up to see someone just as drenched as she was. And with the fruit she had dropped.

"O-oh..!" She got to her feet, "Um...thank you." She hesitated a second, before reaching out to take the fruit, "... do you want to come in?" He could dry off and hopefully by then this storm would be over. Though she felt like she'd have to start a fire to warm the both of them off - they were like a pair of drenched rats.

Re: Wet Melons Make Baby Mog Cry

[noctanotheroneout]

Normally Noctis wouldn't want to impose on the girl, but it was also raining cats and dogs. "Yeah, thanks." He graciously took a few steps inside. The chill from the wind no longer digging into his bone. "Sorry."

He stood there for a few second. "Um, I'm Noctis. I've seen you before, but you know. . ." Or she didn't. "Getting caught in this really sucks, doesn't it?"

[esper_magic]

She shook her head lightly. "There's no need to apologize." He came out of his way to bring her the fruit she dropped, after all. She is a little confused at the way he trailed off though. She didn't know, clearly. "I'm Terra," she answered politely, before she looked momentarily confused. "Er... yes, it ...sucks." Thank goodness she was picking up on context for strange phrases like that. Even if she sounds a little odd using them.

She jumped a little at the crash of thunder in the distance, and she grimaced a little, about to rub her arm - though as wet as she was that wasn't advisable. "This is the first time I've experienced a thunderstorm. I was caught a little off guard by how quickly it started raining."

[noctanotheroneout]

"Really?" He tilted his head in curiosity. "Do you come from a place that doesn't get a lot of rain?" Maybe she was from some sort of desert climate? Noctis hasn't experience much rain either until his own adventure. Insomia sat nearly at the edge of a desert.

Still, even he had seen a thunderstorm.

[esper_magic]

She hesitates, partly because she was reluctant to bring up her amnesia. She was already uneasy knowing she knew so little - and it was awkward to admit she had never been in a thunderstorm. At least, now that she was free from the Empire. But that kind of question was a little tricky to answer.

Then again, she only knows how to be frank with her responses. "No, that's not it...exactly. I just.. the only place I remember was much colder. Snowy." But she didn't think she was "from" that place either. "..are you cold? I can make a fire.." They might be out of the wind, but the dampness was making her a little chilly still.

[noctanotheroneout]

Ah. She didn't need to go into detail, Noctis was intuitive enough to catch on. It sounded like something personal too. He wasn't the type to urge people to talk about anything they didn't volunteer to talk about. So instead he addressed her question.

"A fire is a good idea. You need help with it?" They were inside a tiny shack though. "It's going to be okay in here though? With the smoke?"

[souris_keteer]

Mickey's not afraid of thunderstorms - that's Donald's territory - so when the storm begins, he's not terribly worried. In fact, he's calmly heading for the mana pool as well in order to return to his island, but he does it with a hum.

... Apologies if you accidentally bump into him, Terra. He is still short.

[esper_magic]

Terra was more concerned with getting completely soaked by the downpour - which is exactly what happens. She's so focused on scampering towards the mana pool, pushing her hair out of her face, she almost misses Mickey because.. he is short, yes.

"!!" Whoops! she skids to a stop abruptly, almost dropping her pack, "Oh! .. Mickey - I'm sorry, I almost ran into you!" Literally.

[souris_keteer]

Mickey looks up, surprised at the shout, slide and hurry. "Whoa! Easy there, Terra! What's the matter?"

Aside from. Y'know. The rain.

[esper_magic]

She shook her head a little, "I was trying to get back before it started raining. It's starting to come down awfully hard, isn't it? You don't mind the rain?" He was pretty casual about the whole thing, not even hasty!

[souris_keteer]

"Aw, it's just water." Mickey gives a hapless little shrug. "What's the worst it can do?"

[esper_magic]

Well, he did have a point. "Well...it can get you soaking wet, and cold." And she personally didn't like wearing wet clothes. "Were you out gathering things too?"

Mind she'll keep walking with him towards the mana pool, because stopping to talk in a downpour was silly.

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Oh dear, the poor girl looked drenched... Mind made up to help her a bit, Muffet retrieves a palm frond she'd been attempting to weave something with and repurposes it for a makeshift umbrella.]

[She then heads out, carrying another one to give to Terra, and knocks on her door. Hopefully, a little bit of rain protection will be better than nothing, at least.]

[esper_magic]

[ Aw Muffet~. At the sound of the knock on the door, the half-esper padded over to answer it. ]

Oh..! Hello Muffet... Can I help you with something? [ What's that thing she's got? ]

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Well, it wasn't a long trip, and she had another one to spare anyway. Muffet smiles and indicates the carefully-woven palm fronds she's holding about her head.]

Hello, dearie. I noticed you were having some trouble with the rain, and I thought I might give you something to help with it next time. You see, I've been experimenting with using various materials to weave with, and I've discovered that one can turn a palm frond into a rather useful umbrella.

[And, although she won't embarrass Terra by saying it, she remembers that she didn't seem to like wearing things on her head when she was figuring out that mole hat. So it might be good for her to have a way to keep the water off without having to resort to a rain hood or similar methods.]

[esper_magic]

[ Oh wow - Terra smiles softly as she studies the umbrella. ]

Ohh..! Are you sure you want to give it to me? [ She's never even seen an umbrella like that before. Or ever. People pretty much just dealt with the rain apparently. She's also grateful for the discretion. The palm fronds also remind her of something. ]

Do you think leaves like that would be good to stop up leaks? Like the one in the roof?

[prettypurpleparlor]

It's no trouble, I had a spare one anyway.

[It may be a worrying sign when someone who used to live underground knows more about how to deal with the weather than you do. She holds it out for her to take.]

Oh, yes, palm fronds can make a very good building material if woven together properly, they're quite useful. I wouldn't recommend going out to gather any right at the moment, considering the weather, but I can show you how to add some once it passes.

[esper_magic]

[ In Terra's defense, back 'home' she pretty much spent almost all her time in a prison cell until she was needed. Probably. Also weather isn't that big a thing when you have no conscious sense of self. Grateful, Terra accepts the umbrella carefully, not wanting to accidentally damage it. ]

I'd like that. [ She has a new goal! Start gathering palm fronds to work on her little shack. Well, gather the fronds first so Muffet can SHOW her how to weave them in order to work on her shack. Baby steps. ]

Thank you again, Muffet. Is there anything I can do for you in return?

[ She's quickly gotten the grasp of how life worked here - a community helping each other out. It was nice. ]

After the Storm: Locked to Noctis, Prompto and Ignis

[esper_magic]

Eventually, the thunderstorm moved on to do its rainy business elsewhere, with only a little dampness in the air remaining. This was good, because it meant there was no more dripping in the leaky roof - which fortunately did not drip-drop on either of the people currently in Terra's shack.

Honestly she hadn't -meant- to fall asleep, let along scoot so close to Noctis, but the storm had a surprisingly lulling effect on Terra, who already hadn't been sleeping well. The somewhat soothing sound of rain and an the curiously pleasant presence of a new friend had gotten her to relax enough that she did in fact, drift off after she had exhausted her conversation skills. And to be fair, at first she had been resting with a respectable space between herself and Noctis, but the more relaxed she got in her sleep, the more she ended up leaning until she was resting against Noctis' shoulder.

... she's also in his spare set of clothes, which is slightly big on her, but rather cute at the same time.

[noctanotheroneout]

He had tried to stay awake as long as he could, so not to be rude. But, like Terra he let the noise of the storm effect him, and he drifted off.

There was a point when he had felt her lean against him. It has only stirred him a bit, but Noctis couldn't find it in him to disturb her for any reason. So instead he just drifted back. The clothing he wore now mostly dry, and his sweet jacket hugging his bare shoulders.

Completely unaware of the storm passing and the day changing.

[want_to_belong]

Having hunkered down in their new little home for the rain, Prompto crawled out at the first sign of clear weather. He and Iggy were fine, but he didn't know where Noctis was. In other circumstances they might've gone out looking in the rain. With the current situation, though? They just needed to hope that he sought out some shelter somewhere. Prompto didn't think there was any immediate threat, and Noct could always warp away if he needed to.

Of course, they didn't know exactly where to look, but he figured he could check on some of the homes around them first and make sure people came out okay. There was Laurent and Nyx, and... Terra. Finding out that she was on the same islet as them had been pretty exciting. Laurent and Nyx could take care of themselves, he should make sure that Terra wasn't wet or cold!

With that in mind, he trotted over to Terra's shack, hesitantly peeking in and ready to turn away should there be anything indecent. The ground was sopping wet and squished under his feet, a series of squelching noises following his steps.

"H-Hey, Terra. Are you okay?"

After the briefest of glances just to make sure it was okay to look, and a moment to register what he'd seen, he almost found himself looking again just to make sure his eyes weren't lying.

"Whoa, Noct..."

What are you doing there, buddy?

[shatteredlenses]

With how ferocious the storm had been, Ignis was glad they were no longer camping out in the ruins, even if their little cottage had more openings to the rain than he would have liked. The solid walls--truth be told, semi-solid in a few places might have been a more accurate description--were a great improvement over open sky or soaking wet canvas.

Once the rain stops, though, Ignis doesn't hesitate to follow Prompto out on his search. After all, he's the one who has the healing skills at his beck and call. Should anyone need them, he wants to be there, not houses away in need of being fetched.

Still, the rain has made the once familiar ground unfamiliar again with its sogginess. As a result, he trails behind Prompto, only making it to Terra's shack in time hear Prompto's confused statement.

Ignis pauses at the blonde's side, concern crossing his face, "What is it? Prompto, can you please describe what you're seeing?"

How else is he going to know what needs to be done to help?

[esper_magic]

She'll apologize for dozing off against him like that, Noctis, when she's more awake. Though it wasn't entirely her fault. He has a cozy shoulder apparently!

Still, she tenses in her sleep the moment she senses a change in her surroundings subconsciously, furrowing her brow first and then coming more alert at the familiar voice. "Mm, Prompto? Ignis?" She blinked a few times, trying to shake the sleepiness out.

And then realizing she was leaning on someone, and that Noctis had been keeping her company while they waited out the rain, she glanced over to him, having the decency to be at least a little sheepish, "Oh... I'm sorry." She scooted away a bit, glancing back over to Prompto and Ignis when it dawned on her- "Oh..! It's stopped raining?" It certainly didn't sound like it was raining.

... totally oblivious to any problems here. There weren't any problems right?

[noctanotheroneout]

Noctis's head still isn't quiet awake yet. That fog that looms in your brain as you just wake up, clearly still there. "I'm sleeping," he said, groggily in response to Prompto.

Also, Ingnis's voice? Totally normal. A girl's voice, not so much. For that split second he completely forgot where he was napping and what happened. But, not anymore. Everything came rushing back, and he could understand why maybe his friends would be a bit surprised.

"It's fine," he told Terra, standing up, and rubbing his eyes. Don't blush. Don't blush.

His shirt from the other night was definitely dry not and he snagged it. "You can huh, just bring those back when you're done with them okay?" He was referring to his clothes that she was wearing of course.

He shot a look at Prompto. One of "don't." Whatever he was thinking of saying at that moment. No. Just don't, friend. There was definitely some flush across his chest, more so, than his face.