Front Lawn, Friday Evening

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

It had been said that Samantha Carter was a genius. One of the best minds of her generation.

Which may have been completely negated by the fact that she was outside in a pair of running leggings and a sweatshirt, her arms extended and head tipped back as she let the rain pour over and around her. She'd been taught to come in out of the rain, of course, but she just didn't care. The cold rain felt cleansing, and after digging up memories earlier while talking to Anakin, she needed that.


[ooc: Post is open to anyone who wants to play rain tag, jump in puddles, take a shower, start a mud fight, try to drag Sam inside, or catch pneumonia.]

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[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"So you never listened either huh?" Billy called out over the noise of the rain.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam looked up and over, squinting in the dark until she spotted Billy. "I listened, but it's no fun if you follow all the rules."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy grinned. "I understand that." he agreed. "I've never understood that expression anyway. I hate coming in out of the rain. At least before I've had my fill of it."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam splashed in one of the nearby puddles, although it was definitely reaching a depth that qualified it for a status promotion, as she found out when she ended up in mud and water up to her knee. "Gah." She stepped out of the puddle and shook off her foot. "How long have you been out here?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Not long. I've been in and out since it started. Went for a run in the preserve the other day. It's a lot different in the rain. Wow that's a deep puddle."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"No kidding," Sam grumbled, still shaking the mud off, "and different how? Around here, that could mean anything."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Nothing Fandom like." Billy said. "Just in the way things seem different in the rain. It was more like a jungle than just a forest you know?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack couldn't quite believe his eyes when he spotted Sam through the front doors of the lobby. But there she was, dripping wet, standing in the rain and, with one disbelieving look up at the sky, he shed his coat and boots and went out join her.

"You're very wet," he called as the water hit him, soaking him almost instantly.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"You're very observant," she teased, "and soggy. Hi."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Hi, Sam." Wiggling his bare toes in the mud, he grinned, then bounded forward to pull her into a gleeful hug. "Izzy's back!"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Ack!" Sam was almost knocked over by the enthusiasm of Jack's hug, but just ended up getting wetter, if such a thing was possible. "Wait, back back? How is she? When did she get here?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack braced himself, but didn't let go, grinning up into the sky as water ran down his face. "This morning." He kissed her hair, making a face because it was soaked. "Captain Jack brought her back, if you can believe that."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

The strange thing was, Sam could. "And how's your less charming self?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Smug, as usual, but this gets him a lot of points." He kissed her again, then loosened his grip, raising a very damp eyebrow as he asked, "Is there a reason we're standing in the rain?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Hi Jack." Billy said. "How'd yesterday treat you?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Billy, hey." Jack shook water out of his hair, a pretty pointless exercise, and grinned. "I was gorgeous. How'd you end up?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Ruggedly beautiful." Billy said. "I might have been gorgeous, but I still had the eyepatch."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Hmmm." Jack gave him a long, slow, considering look, then grinned again. "Nope, I think you'd still be gorgeous, even with the eyepatch. It doesn't detract from you now, it wouldn't be any different as a girl."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." Billy said. "The weirdest part, which didn't occur to me until this morning, is that my artificial leg changed along with the rest of me."

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

"It's raining!" Demyx crowed oh-so-observantly, bouncing out the door to spin in giddy circles. "Rain is the best thing ever!"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Can't argue with you there."

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

"No, it really, really is!" Demyx replied happily, waving his hand with a trail of droplets following it like a comet. "I like water. Especially rain. It's the only time when I could actually beat anyone else in the Organization in a fight."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Pardon?"

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

Demyx released his hold on the drops, letting them continue on their way. "I control water," he explained cheerfully, tilting his face up to better appreciate the rain.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Hot damn." Billy said, impressed. "That would come in handy."