008. Video

[foolishwren]

<sub>[When the screen comes on, it's pointed straight at the sky-- specifically, at the deep, smoke-gray thunderheads starting to roll in. The foliage just peeking over the bottom of the screen's view is whipping around in a frenzy, buffeted by the foreboding winds that have sprung up in the face of the storm.]

[Heather's voice then cuts in over the roar of weather. She's YELLING to make herself heard.]</sub>

Can you BELIEVE this!?

Can you friggin' believe this?!

All day yesterday I'm slogging along through the heat and then the moment I get to the city to actually chill around in civilization, THIS happ--

_{[A handful or so of wet leaves is quite suddenly plastered against the camera lens. Thank you, 60 mph wind. Thank you]}

Ackplthh--!!

_{[... And apparently Heather was hit in the face by several, too.]}

PLHHHFFLT! If I have to spend another week sitting in the Pokemon Center in order not to drown, I am gonna...... oh boy.

<sub>[Aaaand here comes the rolling wall of pure downpour. The camera turns sharply and any viewers still watching are treated to a tilta-whirl of grass, dirt, a running Sentret, and occasionally Heather's boots as she high-tails it away from the rain. THAT'S RIGHT, HEATHER. IF YOU RUN FAST ENOUGH, YOU CAN OUTRUN NATURE.]

[Eventually the video feed cuts out.]</sub>

Comments

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

Did you get inside okay?

[Text]

[foolishwren]

yeah

camera shorted out.

I'm in the center now, moping over this development

[turn2candy.livejournal.com]

Meow! Good luck, meow!

[Text]

[foolishwren]

_{[The rain shorted out Heather's camera, so all she can do is listen to this message in bewilderment. ... Meow? ..... And her reply is an eloquent:]}

... wtf?

[text -> action?]

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm stuck in the center too! Hold on...

[usedstringshot.livejournal.com]

At least you got inside. I'm in a cave. I had to jury rig an umbrella out of sticks, leaves, and Spinarak webbing. I am pretty sure there are ZUBATS in here.

[itssextillion.livejournal.com]

[slow clap]

[masterofbonk.livejournal.com]

It's just some fuckin' rain and wind.

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

[sorry Heather he's laughing]

[Voice]

[turn2candy.livejournal.com]

_{[She doesn't understand what that means, sorry, Heather.]}

Meow?

[pillowichooseu.livejournal.com]

Umm... That's why it is best to stay indoors when the weather is this bad.

Are you okay?

[Text]

[foolishwren]

_{[Okay... it... it's a little kid who thinks it's a cat. Obviously. She's nooooot sure she's in the mood to deal with that. Even if it would probably be cute under other circumstances.]}

Um. Thanks.

[Text]

[foolishwren]

Screw you.

_{[Well to be fair, Heather, YOU were the one who decided to go stand on a hill and be melodramatic about the storm...]}

[Text]

[foolishwren]

It's some fuckin' rain and wind that I'm not about to go running around in when I'm in a world with no laundromats or apparently dryers!

[Text]

[foolishwren]

If I had video capabilities on this thing right now, I would be making rude gestures.

But I don't.

So just imagine them.

_{[Heather, you DID kinda bring it on yourself. Kinda. Or a lot.]}

[Text]

[foolishwren]

Well, the storm kind of blew in while I was all the way on the other side of town than the Center. You know, nature is dumb.

I'm fine, but my Gear is busted. This sucks.

[Text]

[foolishwren]

Thank god for civilization.

Caves kinda suck. Better than nothing, though, I guess.

[ACKSHUN]

[foolishwren]

_{[A LOT dryer. Heather's not exactly soaked to the bone, but she is dripping. Blinking down at the 'Gear, she straightened up from where she'd been slouching sulkily in her seat and looked around-- oh hey!]}

Yo!

_{[She waved a little, too, starting to get up.]}

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

[that just makes him laugh harder]

Cheer up! At least you made some people laugh! That's a good thing, right?

[Voice]

[turn2candy.livejournal.com]

<sub>[It's a little girl who's a cat person who thinks she's a regular little girl but still says "meow" and hisses.

It's complicated.]</sub>

You're welcome, meow!

[ACKSHUN]

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

How're you? Other than wet.

[text]

[foolishwren]

Only if you're a comedian.

_{[SULK SULK SULKITY SULK. She'll get over it.]}

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

You don't have to be a comedian to brighten someone's dreary, stormy day with a few laughs.

[and he will milk this for ALL THAT IT IS WORTH]

[ACKSHUN]

[foolishwren]

Ughghghh... pissed off. Technology is lame. _{[She holds up the Pokegear, whose screen has turned a splotchy greenish color and has the message 'Unable to connect' blinking on and off.]}

[ACKSHUN]

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

At least the text function still works. Is there someone that's able to fix it?