61 [Accidental Video]

[flameandpassion]

[The feed is dark, at first -- there is only the sound of the constant pounding rain against the walls of wherever Rei is -- until her face is illuminated by the flickering of candlelight. She exhales slowly in relief as she looks around the room.

Those that have been inside the Temple of Heaven may recognize it as the area that Rei has converted into her fire-reading room. Rain is pounding relentlessly against the window as she sets the candle on top of her altar, scowling almost petulantly at the window.]

Of all of the events... they have to pick one where I can't do anything.

[She crosses to the window to look outside -- the PCD shows the yard of the Temple of Heaven, which is now a swimming pool. Her fingers tighten slightly around the device and Rei exhales slowly once more -- she's nervous. Jumpy, even.

But Rei doesn't exactly have time to dwell upon the fact that Adstringendum is going to become a world-class YMCA -- because the storm suddenly swells and lightning cracks. Rei instinctively moves away from the window, wide-eyed at the display --

Before a tree branch crashes directly through the window.

The yelp is undignified, but totally necessary, as Rei abruptly shoots to her right, to miss getting hit in the face with branch, but the constant rain now has no barrier in between the outside world and her homemade shrine.

She stares for a long moment before she grinds her teeth together into a vicious:]

Damn it!

[And the PCD hits the altar as Rei tosses it aside to tug the branch through the window. The feed cuts off after that.]

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[buntails.livejournal.com]

[If the crash itself didn't bring her, the post certainly would have. Usagi hurries in, wide-eyed. She'd forgotten to be afraid of the storm herself in her worry for Rei.]

Rei-chan are you alright?! [A quick look shows that Rei seems fine, but-]

Come on, we have to fix the window! Or you have to come back somewhere else. You can stay in my room!

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[flameandpassion]

[Rei has tugged the branch out of the window, but the glass is shattered, and Rei looks like she wants to take the tree branch to the Animus herself.]

How are we going to fix it? I can't just -- make glass.

[Leaving it like this is not an option.]

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[buntails.livejournal.com]

Rei-chan, I can do this. I'm sure I can. Just like before! Back home!

[She drops her voice, even as she gives a worried look back outside, to the source of the mud and rain she doesn't seem to be paying attention to having dragged inside.]

Please let me.

[Video]

[exarmatio]

[And Negi, who is positively loving all of this lightning--]

Are you alright?

[Video]

[flameandpassion]

[LIGHTNING SUCKS, NEGI. Unless Mako is handling it. Then it is useful.]

No, my altar is going to flood --

[video]

[peach-kabobs.livejournal.com]

[Hinamori feels your pain, man. How can people like all this waaaater? :c]

Rei-san! Are you alright?

[video]

[flameandpassion]

[WATER SUCKS, HINAMORI. IT JUST SUCKS.]

I'm fine --

[Rei now has the branch in her hands, scowling.]

This event is -- such -- a waste of time --

[Video]

[soldierofthesky.livejournal.com]

You can't do anything?

[Video // Private // Unhackable]

[flameandpassion]

[fgkhl]

I can't swim.

[Video]

[reflectivedawn.livejournal.com]

Need some help with that?

[Oh look, he's going to be nice for once.]

[Video]

[flameandpassion]

I'm fine.

[foundtheheart.livejournal.com]

*He's standing on a roof somewhere, utterly soaked and with water dripping off of the wide area where his horn connects to his mask. The only indication that it bothers him at all is that he's closed his shirt completely over his hole.

He doesn't say anything, just leaves this here as a silent offer for whatever he can do to help.*

[flameandpassion]

[...she would ask for help, but the first thought that pops into her head is:]

Do you want to come inside?

[saucey]

[Uh.] Careful.

[flameandpassion]

I'm trying --

[fgkhldflgkh she hates the rain and she hates this weather and fuck it she's going to drown -- ]

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

I can temporarily shield you and the altar while you do your fire reading session if you want. Provided it doesn't take you too long to do so.

[Video//Private//Unhackable]

[flameandpassion]

It's fine -- I was just going to do my weekly reading, I can do it after the window is fixed.

Thanks, though.

[Voice]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

Hey, need a hand over there? I can help you patch that hole.

[Voice]

[flameandpassion]

[It takes her a second to place the voice, but there's another soft curse as she tugs out the branch.]

I think Usagi is helping me -- but thanks.

[bunny_flower]

Hino-san! Are you alright?

[flameandpassion]

Fine -- !

[She's gotten the branch out.]

Usagi is coming to help --

[checkoutpandora.livejournal.com]

Don't tell me you melt if you get near water.

[flameandpassion]

No, Glinda, I don't.

[... she is in a really bad mood if she's already insulting him.]

[hyuugahime]

Hino-san!

[flameandpassion]

I'm alright -- !