starhuevalley | mingle - raining cats and dogs (?)

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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[Not that pride or dignity is something Ana cares about, anyway. Ana slowly crouches, offers her hand to the creature for it to get used to her scent.

The slowpoke just stares, although it seems happy in that goofy look at her.

Ana sighs.] Maybe we can lead it to the body of water instead.

[Jack watches this with interest, and notes that Ana is doing a very bad job of pretending she hasn't won this creature over in one way or another.]

Try and pick it up?

[He certainly isn't going to, as he's already been established as large and scary.]

[It's not a very difficult creature to become friends with. When the slowpoke finally sniffs at her hand - by resting the nose against the fingers. Wow, that's. The laziest, most passive way to sniff at a hand.

She considers that, but she's unsure about picking up an animal that she doesn't know.] And get hosed on the face like you did? I'd rather push it. [Which, now that she thinks of it - where does the creature keep the water it sprays? Maybe its weight changes according to how much water it has...

The slowpoke slowly... seems to rest its paws on her shoulders. It reminds her of Fareeha when she was small and wanted to be picked up.] Oh. Did you understand? Well.

[Very carefully, Ana picks the slowpoke up - whose expression slowly transform into something like "yay!" - and slowly raises up to standing .] Oh my god, I never thought something could be heavier than Jack.

See! It likes you!

[But they're well beyond that point, as the ship seems to have sailed, and Ana has an armful of strange pink creature that seems absolutely thrilled about being picked up. What Jack does not expect is for it to be heavy, though he isn't sure what he can do in this situation without getting soaked again.]

I'd offer to help, but I don't think it would end well.

[Sorry Ana, you're stuck.]

[She gives him a glare - but it's half-assed, as most of her glares are when they're aimed at him. The slowpoke is looking super happy to be held and she honestly didn't think it would be cuddly, out of everything. But she's not complaining.

So she shifts her shoulders, stabilizing the weight, and starts carrying the armful of pink and water towards the body of water.] Well, stick close. I'm taking it to the water and I don't know how it'll react.

You want me to get a wheelbarrow?

[He thumbs back in the direction of the farm house. That's a thing he could do, though he's wary of leaving Ana alone in the middle of a field, and he's not sure the creature is going to be amenable to the idea anyway. It seems perfectly content to let Ana carry it.]

I'll be fine. [Fareeha still liked piggybacks even when she was too big to give her piggybacks, and Ana was too stubborn to let her daughter's weight stop her from doing it. This creature was nothing - if anything, it didn't squirm or swivel around as much.

Or rather, if it did, it did slowly, giving Ana time to shift her own weight into balancing the slowpoke in her arms.] Let's go, hm?

You sure? Because I'm fast.

[Inhumanly fast, as she knows. He could be gone and back in just a few minutes, but Ana seems committed to getting this over with. Jack doesn't exactly blame her, all things considered, so he follows along.]

Let me know if you change your mind.

I know, I know. [It would sound like a dismissal if she actually didn't sound thankful. But Ana is now...

... getting her cheek sniffed, which makes her tip her head upwards, should the creature suddenly start getting too cuddly.] Let me know if the terrain is level. It's not letting me look ahead much.

I'll tell you if you're about to hit something.

[Really, he will. Promise.]

You're clear for now.

[Just because the slowpoke got you all Miss Wet T-shirt doesn't mean Ana has to, too, Jack.]

Thanks. [The slowpoke just. rests against her as it's being carried. What a big baby.

She tries to peek around its head, where she feels the ground tilt down a bit.] Which way?

Just follow my voice.

[And the sound of his not-insubstantial footsteps. And what she can see in front of her, even with the slowpoke in the way.]

What if it doesn't want to go?

[What if they have a pet now?]

[And follow those things she does, shifting her shoulders and giving a little hop to adjust the weight of the creature in her arms.]

We'll figure something out. It seems like it'd forget us easily anyway.

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