Fire Drill, Outside the Dorms, Oh Dear Lord How Is This O'Clock Wednesday Night

[endsthegame]

Fandom lay peaceful in the night, recovering from its latest brush with invasion. It had reached such an hour that even the teal deer slept soundly in the woods, and the crickets had given up on chirping to go play Texas Hold-'Em in the caves in the cliffs just off the Preserve.

The rain started almost tentatively: a few drops of dew that wrestled loose from the grass and gently made their way upwards. But soon they multiplied, soon they went faster. Soon the dark skies were full of water raining upwards, coagulating into clouds far up above.

And then...

...and then the fire drill alarms went off in the dorms.

Sorry, kids.

[[ this will be your fire drill post for the evening! have at, oh students. ]]

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[momslilassassin]

"Well as long as you're amused," Ben grumbled.

[weetuskenraider]

"Very much so," Tahiri replied, but reached out to tug him closer.

[momslilassassin]

Ben wrapped her in a squelchy hug, kissing the top of her head. "Yeah, yeah."

[weetuskenraider]

Good thing Tahiri was already drenched herself. "So no offering to warm you up later, then . . ."

[momslilassassin]

"I didn't say that--" Ben replied.

[weetuskenraider]

"Oh, you didn't?" Tahiri asked, all innocence (ha). "Well, in that case, I might consider it. Once they let us in out of this ridiculous kriffing upside-down mess."

[momslilassassin]

"Well, it would be us allowing the other students first crack at the hot water," Ben replied. "They should thank us."

[weetuskenraider]

"We could always sneak off to the onsen," Tahiri suggested. "We still wouldn't be taking any of the dorms' hot water."

And nobody would have to put up with that PDA on the way back inside, which could ostensibly earn them more gratitude.

[momslilassassin]

"I've never been there," Ben said. "That should probably change."

[weetuskenraider]

"Neither have I." Tahiri nuzzled half-distractedly at his chest. "It could be a little bit of an adventure."

[momslilassassin]

"I like adventures," Ben said, running his fingers through her hair.

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri made a vaguely happy noise and leaned into his hand. "And who knows? A stray turtleduck might have stuck around, just to spice things up a little."

. . . not really, no. But it wasn't an adventure without at least expecting an incident.

[momslilassassin]

"You think?" Ben, you shouldn't sound so excited about that.

[weetuskenraider]

"Not really," Tahiri admitted. "But we can hope."

[momslilassassin]

"And if there aren't any, I can console myself with a wet girlfriend in a hot tub," Ben said with a grin.

[weetuskenraider]

"I know it's only a consolation prize," Tahiri said, deadpan. "But you'd have to live with it."

[momslilassassin]

He leaned in to kiss her. "I'll try."

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri snuggled into him easily. I know, I know, it's such a sacrifice.

[momslilassassin]

Oh, definitely, but I don't like to complain, Ben teased.

[weetuskenraider]

Really? Tahiri took a moment to tickle his ribs. You were doing a fantastic job of complaining a few minutes ago.

About something completely different, but why let that detail stop her from giving him a hard time?

[momslilassassin]

So now I have to be consistent too? Ben nipped at her lower lip. How terrible.

[weetuskenraider]

I'm incredibly demanding, you know, Tahiri replied, tickling him again.

Children, this might be a little too demonstrative for public, even at this hour.

[momslilassassin]

But only in a good way, Ben replied, breaking away from the kiss to breathe and giggle. Want to go now before someone else has the same idea?

[weetuskenraider]

Probably a good idea, Tahiri agreed before she remembered she could talk again. "Wouldn't want to have to fight anyone else for it, after all."

[momslilassassin]

Ben's eyes passed idly over the crowd, starting a bit as he saw what Cara wasn't wearing, and nodded. "Even if we could take them."