mingle - raining cats and dogs (?)

[starhuemods]

It was a regular day for farming and living and whatever people wanna do - clouds had built over the last few days, but other then a slight bit of rain, things were normal.

Until now.

It began with rain. Just regular rain. Until the rain seemed to shudder and become soft ice. It looked like a mix of rain and snow - and glimmered like diamonds. It wasn't cold, it was just... beautiful. What a strange event...

That is, until a few hours passed. The diamond dust falling from the sky wasn't too weird. Even if it was nearing the end of Summer, it was quite nice. What began next, though? It was even weirder.

Diamonds and other gems had begun to fall from the sky, though they seemed to impact people just like rain. Not painful at all. They were real, at that! Whatever was causing this, it was... well, weird. It wasn't just the people and the outsiders curious about this - Pokemon from the forests and beyond seemed to be coming out into the town. Oddly, they were mostly Zubat and Bidoof... but there's a lot of other Pokemon, curious about the gems! Some of them are even eating them. Please stop.

...though, people not distracted by the Pokemon might notice small apple-like rat creatures. Some of them even seem to be falling from the sky with some squeaking. 

The next day, things will be back to normal - any items not picked up will vanish, just as they appeared.

((OOC: A reminder to do your opt-outs if you haven't yet! Final reminder, I swear!))

Comments

[sirenvoice]

In Town

Oh wow!

[Angel... hasn't been outside a lot in her life. She could remember small vacations away from the various space stations she'd lived in before Pandora, but not much. Starhue gave her, quite literally, a new lease on life. So here she is standing in town with her crutches, staring up at the sky as the dust starts falling.]

What is it? Do you know?

Later

[Angel has found herself in the company of two... very strange Pokémon. She's sitting on a bench not too far from where she was watching the diamond dust, resting for now, and under the cover of the nearby shop to keep any of the falling creatures from hitting her directly. She has a Rotom zipping around her head excitedly, bzzting and chattering and making her laugh, and a Porygon buzzing softly on the bench beside her. She'd been wary at first, but they were both acting so gentle and kind she couldn't help but be charmed...]

You're both cute... Settle down, okay?

In Town!

[crimson_duelist]

[ Scarlet had been running errands when the strange weather started, and like many others she had been absolutely captivated by the sight. Diamond dust was a rare enough occurrence as it was, but to see it like this was very, very special indeed. ]

[ So, when the larger woman hears a younger voice from beside her, she responds while still gazing up at the glittering show above. ]

It tends to happen when water freezes in the air, but... it's the middle of summer. How curious...

[ It takes a moment before she looks down toward Angel, though her expression shifts from amazed to equal parts surprised and concerned when she spots the girl's crutches. Fussy mom instincts, activate. ]

Why, hello there.

[sirenvoice]

Oh... well, I know what snow is, but I thought it seemed different, you know? More crystal-like.

[Just as Angel says that, a diamond falls down on her head and bounces off harmlessly, onto the earth. She leans as far as she can to look at it, then gasps.]

See? I don't think it's water!

[crimson_duelist]

[ That.... That most definitely is something that's not water.. ]

[ You know, Scarlet's pretty sure diamond dust isn't supposed to be actual diamonds. This is officially weird. ]

Oh, how curious. [ She leans down just enough to reach the little gem, then gingerly picks it up, as though expecting it to evaporate. ] I don't think I've ever seen this sort of thing happen, even back home. And I've seen my fair share of strange things!