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!))

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[biotictouch]

action 1;;

[ Someone's been caught outside, and without an umbrella. Ducking under a shop awning though, watching the....rain, become more than just rain?


Haha, nope. ]

This.

This is impossible.

action 2;;

[ Moira's inside the store itself shortly before noticing, sporting a very not meant for rain white shirt and slacks, shopping for....glassware. Interesting. Confront? She is dog-less right now, probably for the best. ]

[ninjainviolet]

A] If the Rain Comes... OTA

[ Sheena's checking on her crops when it begins raining, making her job that much easier today. So, while the plants are enjoying a nice drink, the ninja's taking advantage of the softer ground to pull more logs out of the ground and towards her pile of firewood for chopping later.

Come see the ninja working in the rain? ]


B] They Run and Hide Their Heads... OTA

[ Missed her working? Well then, you can catch her on her porch, looking at the sky in confusion, then curiosity, when something solid lands at her feet. Bending down, she picks it up and examines it closely. ]

Is this a...diamond?

[ Sure looks like it. And the greens, blues, and reds of other gems start covering her farm--including her crops. Letting out a very loud "DAMN", the ninja makes a mad dash for a sack so she can get the gems off her crops and into the bag.

Right now, plants > what may not be gems, since she knows that sometimes, not everything is what it appears to be. Spotting someone passing by, she calls out to them. ]

Hey! Could you do me a favor and give me a hand here?


C] Wildcard!

B

[gatescostmoney]

[ This is some kind of crazy rain, and Sasuke isn't sure what exactly to make of it. His thoughts are interrupted when someone calls out to him. ]

That depends entirely on what kind of hand you need.

[ Sasuke isn't a farmer. His farm's still an untamed forest, and the only things that have been planted are the wild seeds that spring up on their own.

He still comes over, however. ]

[gatescostmoney]

1. That's not how you evolve your ninja!

[ Rain is no big deal for a ninja. It makes Sasuke's daily activities a little uncomfortable, and he'll have to be more careful about climbing trees. However, it won't keep him indoors. He's out for a walk, minding his own business when a Fire Stone beans him in the head, causing him to stumble and let out a curse. Then the rest of the gems start falling around him.

Sasuke rubs the back of his head, already feeling the lump starting to form. Well isn't that just great. It's as if the gods aren't happy with his progress and are trying to clue him in with a little more force. Or maybe it's just his luck being especially bad today. He doesn't even know what the hell it is, but he picks up the offending stone anyways to turn it over in his hands. ]

2. Please don't tell him he's the only one seeing things

[ The gems falling from the sky aren't the only things strange about today. Those strange animals Sasuke occasionally comes across are very active. And loud. The screams from the bat looking ones especially makes Sasuke's already throbbing head hurt a little more.

And it is in that state of mind that Sasuke sees the round, squeaking forest spirit. He's not sure why or how, but he feels like it's different than the other strange creatures. With a chirp, the forest spirit disappears. ]

... Was there a moving apple over there a moment ago?

[ It was there, right? Sasuke rubs at the lump hidden by his wild hair. Maybe he needs to tend to his head injury.... ]

3. [ Choose your own adventure. Maybe your character has noticed Sasuke had been keeping mostly to himself the past few days. Maybe he has a gem stuck in his hair. Go wild! ]

[goesawol]

1. I'll tell you where the gold is, It's all mine

[While the diamond dust itself is weird, she could always pinpoint this to strange weather phenomena from this place. But the gems? Well. The actual gems seem a little too much.

While she was headed over to the town for some groceries, she stops in her way, crouches to pick one up - blue, perhaps a sapphire - and stands up to study it.] It can't be too bad. This is a good color.

2. Today is the day, bewilderness Comes to reclaim everything

[Just because she's not at work doesn't mean she's slacking on training. Laying down on a tarp in the middle of a field, sniper rifle set up in front of her, Ana is doing target practice at a bunch of cans on a fence miles away.

So A. Maybe you find her there (though a heads up that she's careful enough to know that there's a very little chance you'll get in the crossfire) and try not to bother her while she shoots the cans one by one - there are a lot of them.

Or B you find her looking slightly irritated? pitiful? curiously? confused? at the middle distance, not shooting.

The culprit?

This guy, walking across her line of fire.

And then forgetting what it was doing, looking around, then going the opposite way...

And then forgetting it again and heading back to its original direction.

This keeps going on and on and Ana just. Decides to lean her cheek on her wrist. There's something to be said about a sniper's patience, but this ...]

Out of every situation I've been? This has to be the weirdest.

3. Wildcaaaard

Throw me anything!

action 1

[goesawol]

[guess who] Is it?

[shithefuckup]

A) Diamonds and Gems and...Apples? Oh Hell
[UGH, RAIN!! Summer heat was bad enough, but feeling cold and slimy was way worse! Hence, Zack's stuck taking shelter under a tree and taking a nap for some time to wait it out. Though, when he does wake up? It's to the sound of squeaking...and apples! Diamonds and gems? Psh, those are for normies.

Feeling hungry enough, he picks up a green apple (gosh, it's kind of warm and jiggly for some reason) and opens his mouth, about to go in for a bite.

...said "apple" is squeaking loudly and terrified, which he doesn't notice. Someone save it, please.]

B) Crush, Crush, Crush
[Later in the day, Zack is swinging his scythe everywhere and trying hard to keep some of the weird critters away that are either in his way or kinda flocking to him. There's even a pink bipedal sheep rubbing against him affectionately, aww.]

Fucking- stop, back off!!

[It's to no avail of course, as he soon bumps into a huge, muscular red and black cat who puts his arms around him and...embraces him. Uh.]

W-what the fuck-

[A few other of those weird animals start to gather around and pile on top of him. Some strange fish even tagged along on one of them for a ride, huh.]

GET OFF OF MEEEEeeee...!

[Hey, buddy. Pal. Anyone nearby. Help an idiot out? Leaving him to his doom might be better too, though.]

C) Wildcard
[Go nuts, yo.]

b, well

[powerhittou]

[At some point, the pokepile passes by the saloon. Some asshole sits on the dry side of the window, sipping hot tea and watching with a content smile on his face.

Serves you right, fucko.]

[dragoonrouge]

I: Diamonds are a Miqo'tes Best Friend

[Q'uila is purposefully standing out in the unusual weather, a bright yellow safety hat adorning her head as she leans over a handful of large, iron containers.

On closer inspection, it is clear that she is engraving some sort of symbols to the inside rim of the containers whilst muttering to herself.]

...alter the internal volume so it doubles...Maybe add automatic sorting...

II: Safety First

[Q'uila had decided to wander around the centre of the town, hard hat still firmly in place and a large iron tub in hand that. When the falling crystals fall into it they disappear.

She seems to be concentrating mostly on the various Pokemon about.]

What curious creatures...How do I catch you?

III: Wildcard.

lawd

[biotictouch]

[ That

that indeed is Ana Amari. Definitely alive, definitely as young as her colleagues, and definitely on her radar now.

Well, this day could get worse. ]

Your presence suggest the contrary but yes.

[ Nothing's impossible here it seems. ]

You still have an uncanny ability to be incredibly quiet.

[souris_keteer]

Where A Million Diamonds Shine

[... Welp. This is a weird day, and considering the life he's led, that's saying a lot. After a moment, he decides, what the hey? If the sky's giving away free stuff... He flips his hat off, and begins trying to catch a few. Once the hat is full, he dumps it on the ground, and begins separating it into piles.]

And this one will be for Donald, and this one for Goofy, donate some of these to the orphanage, and, um, hm... I guess the princess probably has a bunch'a'jewels... buuut she doesn't have one from this world! Yeah, that's the ticket!

It's Off To Work We Go

Watch out!

[That's all the warning you get before Mickey suddenly skids in front of you, landing on his stomach, his hat outsteretched in his hands - to catch a falling Junimo. He sighs with relief as it lands safely in there, and he sits on his knees.]

Phew, that was a close one...

[Oh, right, you exist.]

Oh, uh, sorry! Hope I didn't startle you.

[whitescalesbigmouth]

(SHINY SPARKLY PRETTY THINGS.)

['Violet' can be found out in her yard on her knees pulling up various mushroom varieties to sell at a later date once she's cleaned them up and researched as to whether or not they're actually edible and not poisonous or anything when the diamond dust begins falling out of the sky. She pauses as a diamond lands by her side plus a few other tiny little gems...

These things wouldn't normally fall from the sky on their own would they? Surely, they must belong to someone. She stops focusing on the mushrooms as such and calls out for help.]

....Guys!? Anyone out there got an extra basket or maybe a bucket! We've got a tiny bit of an issue here and it doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon!

(Wildcard)

[OOC : If there's something else you want to play out with her feel free, She could use the interaction TBH. Plus this would be a great place to start out some of that planned CR with others if need be.]

[coldandyearning]

A) Eternal Snow -Diamond Dust Remix-
[Uwahhh, how amazing! She's been used to snow all her life, but they never looked like this! Or...was it even snow? ANYWAY, she'll be trying to get a good picture or a selfie until she bumps into someone.]

Ah, sorry about that!

B) Shine Bright Like A
[First diamond dust and now...what seemed like jewels and whatnot? What the heck??]

Wait a minute, how is this possible? How can we be sure if they're legit?

C) Wildcard
[Anything else you wanna do with her! She might also be squealing and cooing at the Pokemon.]

[shithefuckup]

[Oh, he sees Masamune, alright. And boy oh boy, his temper flares up even more.]

Don't- [He lets out a cough as a Mr. Mime joins the fray.] -don't fucking mock me! DO SOMETHING!!

[goesawol]

[I may have botched the timeline in a previous thread and said that Ana wasn't sure she knew of Moira. UOPS. ] I take it you won't need any pinching, then.

[While she takes the compliment, she tips her chin at the... "rain".] This isn't a normal occurrence, then?

[crosseyed]

diamond dust

[[ nia didn't mind rain. she had seen it quite a few times in her adventures, and her first experience was, in a roundabout way, rather positive in the long run. because of this, she walked around outside as normal with only her pink hoodie to keep her hair dry. who needs an umbrella? not this chick!

however, as it started to sparkle and shine, she took immediate notice. this, she had never seen. she stops, staring up to try and understand what is happening before beaming brightly at the sight. ]] Oh...! How beautiful!

[[ if you're anywhere around her, she will turn to you and point at the glittering rain as she asks: ]] Excuse me! What is this? I have never seen something such as this!

so many new friends!

Hello, there, small creature! How do you do?

[[ you can find nia crouched down, speaking directly to a bidoof. it seems to be really interested in a gem, but she's far more intrigued by such a cute little furpal.

of course, a wild bidoof is still a wild bidoof, no matter how cute it may be. as nia offers her hand for the pokemon to sniff, it seems rather startled by the action and swats at her hand! don't pet strange animals, nia! ]]

Oh! [[ she quickly draws back her hand, examining it as the bidoof waddles away with a gem in, er, mouth. it seems she has a small cut on one of her fingers, but nothing too serious. feel free to lecture her on animal safety, or just call her an idiot for doing something like that. ]]

b.

[crosseyed]

[[ uh oh! those sound like cries of help coming from that giant furry pile of animals she isn't familiar with. nia to the rescue! ]]

Oh, please leave! Do not crush that person! [[ she tries to... shoo them away as best she can, but since many of these pokemon are comically huge compared to her, it doesn't seem to be doing much. ]] Aaah... Hmm.

[[ hope there's plenty of oxygen under that pile, because nia is gonna have to work this one out in her noggin. ]]

[powerhittou]

[Huh? What's that?

Masamune taps a finger against his ear, then against his eyepatch, and shrugs in such an exaggerated way even a clown would be jealous. Sorry pal, looks like he can neither see Zack's predicament nor hear his pleas for help. So sad.]

[shithefuckup]

[At last! Zack's hopes are raised and then dashed just as quickly. WELP.]

Hey, don't just stand there! Push harder!!

[Seriously, he's dyin' Scoob! Not really, but he's feeling like it!]

[gatescostmoney]

[ Out of all the people Weiss could bump into, a ninja in forest camo has to be a little less embarrassing to bump into. He's not supposed to be seen. ]

That's all right. It's been the theme of the day with everything falling out of the sky.

[shithefuckup]

[WOW.

W O W.

He tries crawling to the saloon and up the window. Except...he never gets to do the latter and doesn't even make it halfway; some s l i m y big tentacle crawls up his leg and pulls him back further, prompting the shrillest of shrilly screams the valley has ever known.

But, hey. On the bright side, a free show! Complete with wildly flailing gestures still asking for some kind of help and the occasional middle finger.]

[powerhittou]

[whoa, uh




just what kind of show are we talking, here

(huff, huff, sweat)]

[shithefuckup]

seductively strips leggy to reveal scythe

[crosseyed]

They seem very large, though... [[ oh well, throw caution to the wind!

she gets to work on the snorlax, pushing as hard as she can into its side. it seems confused by this, examining her as she does so. ]] My good animal friend, please move...! [[ she seems to be struggling a little bit...

but then, an idea! she quickly runs off a few feet away, collecting something from the ground before returning and holding up hands full of gems to the creatures. ]] Here, here! Come over here! [[ it seems to work on a couple! or, at least the snorlax, who is probably one of the biggest issues. maybe, with these pokemon friends following nia with her gems, zack can escape...?! ]]

It's Off to Work

[lycannerd]

[While he is still confused at the raining diamond, Ryder decides to shrug it off and attempts to gather some of them for his jewelry store. Well, he was until he found himself face first on the ground.

He's okay, but he somehow trying to get up to recover his footing very slowly.]

T-That's okay... Ow...