Stuck in the middle of freedom and fear

knowing I can't turn the rain into sun any more

"Girl," Soh said as she appeared through the rain. "What in Caido are you doing?" It was a strange sight to have come across, to be sure: Colt, sitting with her toes in the water of the Miana Pool, in the midst of a great rainstorm that had been soaking Torchline (and the rest of the world) since the start of the season. The woman had a bottle in hand and was in the middle of taking a rather large swig as Soh plopped herself down on a rock beside her, though the Luminary elected to keep her sock and shoes very much on her feet. Anani floated nearby, regarding Colt with a chiming noise of curiosity before bounding through the air to investigate some nearby rocks.

"Please tell me this isn't because of Vesper," Soh said idly, watching her friend keenly through the drizzle. "Because I can absolutely think of better options to get through man problems without sitting out here in the rain." And she could - gods knew that she'd had the practice. Then, softening: "Come back to Wildering House with me. We can drink ourselves into a stupor somewhere warm and dry."

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