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Going for a walk in a light drizzle was one thing, being caught in the soaked environment of this storm was enough. And Zora was finding themself feeling frustrated as they are navigating the constant downpour.

"I know right? I hate getting caught in these things.." Especially when they weren't prepared for it at all.

They tried to keep their jacket close to them as if that would do anything for them.

Zora blinks and looks into the distance. They do in fact see a bus stop - a bit of a potential reprieve for the two of them.

"Indeed!" He couldn't help but turn back and look at the burning building. It's not the first time he's seen one nor will it be the last. "I hope everyone else made it out alright." Pointed ears perked up ever so slightly.

[ Late Night Wanderings // Accepting! ]

@5mind asked:

“Only fools and trouble come out to these parts at this hour.”  Now here was a man that Schatten hasn't come across before. He was built like any other man and really probably wouldn't be of any note if he weren't sulking around in the middle of the night next to a construction site in the middle of nowhere. Oh, also he was limping. [ via @shelledsnientist fuckit mantispunch softlaunch ]

" Hmmm~? Is zhat so? Zhen I must be a troublesome fool! "

The vigilante answers joyful as ever as she eyed the stranger. Nah, he didn't looked familiar. At least she is pretty sure she hasn't seen him before. But wasn't he a bit suspicious? Not that it's rare to see someone out in the middle of the night. But usually people didn't linger around near construction sites in the middle of the night.

" But you are also out at zhis hour! So vhat are you? Trouble or a fool~? "

"Oh don't be so dramatic. It's not like we're gonna try to murder him or something! We're just gonna... take him out of the picture. Of local politics."

While Nero was trying to make his case to Shelley, someone visiting from the planet where Antares became a town mayor skittered off unnoticed to try and warn the scorpion cyborg that he was in some kind of danger from two boneheads. Because all the passerby heard was something about murder and local politics.

"Probably a while, if my body hasn't fragmented apart. If it has, then it comes down to whether I can get away or whoever's gunning for me can lay on the smackdown to what remains of my physical body. Goes much faster in the case of the latter."

Rex narrowed his eyes at Triton. Suspicious of his tone, but unable to confirm anything at present. For want of avoiding paranoia. Rex had his fair share of suspicions still, though. Just couldn't act on all of them at once.

It had definitely meant where did he come from in this particular moment. A snail man suddenly showing up in the middle of a late night wandering was unusual, to say the least.

Nihil looked taken aback when the guy suddenly launched into an explanation about human reproduction and- Wait. Human?

It held its claws up in a 'hold up a second' gesture. They really needed to back up and address that particular point.

"Well, losing sleep implies I was needing it in the first place." She was, but that was besides the point. The uma turns her laptop screen around triumphantly to showcase her work.

Originally she'd been a little annoyed that someone else had discovered this cozy little workspace, but upon learning he was a man of science she'd gotten over it pretty quickly - if only because bouncing her ideas off of someone else could be very useful.

"Formula for a new rapid restoration spray! Since Café won't drink tea like a normal person, I needed some other way to restore her strength." Perhaps it was because Manhattan Café liked coffee instead, but Tachyon wasn't about to make a restorative coffee just for her unwilling minion. Blech.

Bottom of the sea indeed.

September has been down here before, places like this before. Usually it's quite lovely, if not a bit dark and lonely if she's found herself down here by herself. The wildlife and the rock structures, the underwater plantlife, coral if there is any, all of that are things Sept enjoys. However this underwater place appears, she is sure to enjoy it too.

Not under these circumstances, though. Under these circumstances, it's bothersome, because there are a bunch of people here, presumably staring at her. It's a little hard to tell with the diving gear, but she's assuming they are, considering they're looking right at her.

One of them is approaching her.

Sept doesn't know if she likes that or not. She doesn't, really. She doesn't really feel like socializing with the locals - she'd rather just look at the wildlife - but she supposes if they're going to be approaching her like this, she may as well talk to them, tell them she's not here to hurt them.

"I apologize if I've frightened any of you. I don't mean to- look like this. I'm not here to hurt anybody either, so..." She trails off as the one approaching her starts doing... something... at her. "Can I- help you?"

The other souls she is bonded with are slipping in their voices along with hers occasionally, creating an eerie disharmony of multiple voices speaking at once every so often. They must be nervous, or upset, or bothered.