Rain rain go away

[savedbyasong]

Characters: Shion and you
Setting: Starting in room 2-12, going to sauna, then generally around the tower
Format: Any
Summary: Shion in spring
Warnings:

[Must protect the books] The water woke him up the moment it started and he opened his eyes, bringing his hand up to protect them from the... rain...

Rain... inside. Shion jumped out of bed, landing in the water already pooling on the floor, and rushed to his trunk. Luckily he had put his coat in the top and so that had taken the most water damage so far, his notes were beginning to smear though and he grabbed them pushing them under his clothes and wishing he had something more waterproof.

He grabbed Hamlet as well and his copies of his mushroom guide he had written. Perhaps he could hide them under his mattress and hope the room didn't flood...

Why on earth was it raining inside? He had to go and find Xion, and Elena, check they were alright. He pulled on his shoes, though they were already soaked and didn't do much good. His white hair was plastered to his face and water trickled down his neck.

He started down the stairs to Xion's room when he remembered something... Reno's journal... it was in his locker, was it raining everywhere?

Turned out it was, water poured down the stair case making things trecherous. But soon he was in the sauna, he hurried to the locker, opening it fearing what he would find...

And then let out a sigh of relief, the locker was dry... no water had gotten in. The journal was safe. He let out a sigh of relief and put the other books and papers in there. Safe for now even if there was damage already done.

He locked the locker and set off back up the stairs.

[Beware the plantlife] He had gotten back up to floor 101 safely though going up the stairs was even harder than going down. And he was concentrating so hard on not slipping he forgot to skip the glowing step. He ended up in the gardens, which wasn't too much of a problem.

Until a red bulbed plant tried to take his finger off. He jumped backwards trying to swipe at the vine as another red bulb opened it's mouth.

[And prepare for the worst.] There was no food, no workers. It was like June again but no disappearances as far as Shion knew and it was still raining. He went up to the safe forest, at least outside the rain was less terrifying, it was supposed to rain outside. And the trees provided decent cover.

He looked around for mushrooms and any early season berries that there might be. Who knew how long this period without food could go on, and he doubted that any stores people had managed to form had survived the rain...

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[wegotlucky]

Neal had managed to grab everything in his trunk worth saving. his sword, Emma's necklace, and the dreamcatcher were all secure. The dreamcatcher was hidden in his hoodie and the necklace in his pocket, and his scarf around his neck haphazardly. Everything that he could protect, he was going to do so, to try and keep all of his possessions safe. So busy was he in trying to get as far away from the rain as possible, he didn't stop until he had found his way to the highest floor.

It was fortunate he noticed Shion when he did, taking a swing at the attacking plant.

[savedbyasong]

Shion was surprised when someone else attacked the plant, lashed out again, berating himself for leaving the EMR in his room.

The plant turned on the new person, bulbs snapping at him.

[wegotlucky]

It was fortunate that Neal had his sword with him. He sung again at the plant, severing it in half. There was a split second of him wondering if this was going to turn out like a hydra. "Run!" he shouted to the stranger, trying to back away from the plants before they were both attacked again.

[savedbyasong]

Shion jumped backwards and began heading for the glowing step that would get them off this floor, though he kept glancing backwards to make sure the man was following and safe.

[wegotlucky]

He wasn't going to stick around to see if the plant was going to regrow. Neal ran, and he wouldn't stop until Shion stopped as well. When they reached the glowing step, he stooped over, panting slightly. Whatever was going on with the weather, he'd like it when it was over with. "Killer plants," be breathed. "Can't believe those exist."

[savedbyasong]

"I don't think the existence of anything is impossible here." Shion said quietly.

"Thank you... you saved me."

[wegotlucky]

He nodded, still trying to catch his breath. He wasn't normally so easily winded, but running for one's life was a different sort of running than he usually did. "You're welcome," he said finally, stretching out his back. "Glad I was up here when I was." He didn't really want to think about what might have happened if he hadn't been.

[heroicprinciple]

Beware the plantlife indeed. Ever since the weather had taken a turn for the extreme, Shirou had been spending the majority of his time on patrol, searching for anybody who would require aide against the hazards inflicted upon them by the Tower and checking for monsters.

Usually he started from the highest floor and worked his way down; it was a struggle but one that did not daunt him.

It's when he sees Shion lunging backwards to escape the hostile plant he diverts from his plans—a familiar mantra, Trace on and the twin blades Kanshou and Bakuya appear in his hands. "Hey!" he slashed at the red bulb of the plant.

[savedbyasong]

Shion blinked as the swords appeared. "Thanks." He batted another bulb away, snatching his hand away before it could be bitten.

[heroicprinciple]

"No problem," Shirou nodded at him. A cut severed the bulb from its stem before he considered the whole mass of attacking, biting plants in front of them and decided hanging around this section of the hanging garden was too risky. He suggested, "We should probably leave."

He swiped again at one of the bulbs with Kanshou.

[savedbyasong]

Shion nodded, "We should." He began to lead the way, though he made sure the other man was right behind him.

[heroicprinciple]

And right behind him Shirou was, following his lead. Occasionally, he glances over his shoulder to check in case the hostile plant decided to somehow tear up its roots from the ground and chase them down.

[savedbyasong]

Shion was worried for similar reasons and when he found the glowing step that would transport them back to the staircase he turned to reach out his hand, to grab his rescuer and get to safety.

[bowandblade]

He didn't remember thinking about rain before he had fallen asleep. Why was he thinking of it now, as he was waking up?

...Water dripping onto his eyelids would certainly do it.

Archer tensed as he sat up in bed, hands going to his face and neck as he felt rainwater -- and kept feeling rain water. A curse left his lips as he looked up to see rain coming from the ceiling, his bewilderment and annoyance plain on his face as he looked around the dorm room.

"What on earth is this?"

[savedbyasong]

Shion was still gathering his research under his clothes and blinked at the voice. "I don't know, I looked outside, the corridor is like this as well."

[bowandblade]

He was getting soaked. Irritated and seeing no reason to hide his displeasure after such a rude awakening, he frowned over at his scrambling roommate. "Your belongings...?"

His foot touched water on the floor right about then, and another curse escaped. Well, that would explain why the boy was trying to scrounge up his things.

[savedbyasong]

"These trunks aren't waterproof." He told him checking that there was nothing else that would be ruined in his trunk. He brushed hair from his face.

[bowandblade]

His feet sloshed through the water as he made his way over to his trunk. It didn't take long for him to open it up and see just what Shion was talking about, and he started gathering the small items up into his extra clothes and the white jumpsuit he had awoken wearing.

"If this does not stop soon, this entire place will be waterlogged."

[savedbyasong]

"I'm not sure what the other floors are like, I only checked the corridor." Surely somewhere would still be dry... the desert perhaps... surely the volcano...

Random Stairwell

[provenworth]

Well this was just peachy. Rain. Indoors. But at least it wasn't snow and miserable cold. But the rain had posed a decent problem - like getting her firearm wet. The thing would still fire, yes, but when it dried up she'd have to oil down the rails and that was the one thing she didn't have.

Feet carried her towards where Shion and Xion resided, feet slipping every once and a while on the thin layer of water that had accumulated on the floor. It would be difficult as all hell to manage a fight with any monster in the halls, though the slipperiness would be useful.

But water on stairs, now that was just asking for trouble. There was no need to rush and risk breaking something, so she was taking her time to place each step carefully and solidly on the stair below before moving forward. At the sound of footsteps coming up towards her, she shifted, a fisted hand lifting as she moved into a defensive stance. But once she caught sight of a familiar mop of silver-white hair, she lowered her hand, pulling several strands of sopping wet hair back out of her face as she gave a little nod.

"In a hurry somewhere?"

[savedbyasong]

Shion turned round his eyes wide, but managed a small smile when he saw Elena. "No, I was just at the lockers, they are water proof." He hurried to her side, slipping a bit.

[provenworth]

"Any chance we could fit?"

Its a little joke, but enough of one that even she couldn't help but give a little chuckle herself. But the lightheartedness is short-lived and she's looking serious once more. When he slips her hand shoots out, wrapping around his arm to prevent him from falling.

"Woah there. Careful..."

[savedbyasong]

Shion gave a small smile and then clung to her arm to stop himself falling. "What do you think is happening?"

[provenworth]

Offering a small smile, she finds herself enjoying his touch, his presence. He was her recruit now, her connection to the family she once had. Keeping her free hand on the railing to keep them both upright, she glanced upward at the ceiling that poured down rain incessantly atop their heads.

"I think the mods may be getting a little bored. Or maybe they want to see what season gets the most negative reaction?"

[savedbyasong]

"All signs point to Zo being in charge this month, he is just a child. Maybe this really is just boredom." Or perhaps he had another reason. He thought about her second suggestion "They could have just asked," he grumbled, "They can make us tell the truth so it would have been no bother."