Round 6 // Raindance - Locked+OTA

[lightning_raiden]

Locked to Kaylin and Fujin
With the work for the day completed, it was time to relieve the parched ground and refill the water basins at the colony. Thankfully, the Enterprise had a pair of rain gods to help fill the need and Raiden was rather willing on this occasion to oblige the local request for rain. That, and he was looking forward to another opportunity to spend some time with Fujin.

Incidentally, Kaylin had also come to his attention as a potentially helpful component of the storm, but he also saw it as an opportunity to indulge her apparent love of flight. Hopefully she wouldn't mind the soaking that would come along with the later half of this jaunt.

All the components were assembled, all that was needed now was to find their water source. Raiden gathered Kaylin and Fujin and, turning to his brother, he nodded.

"What direction will the winds best carry the storm today?" They might as well work with the natural direction of the planet's winds. It might go a little further to helping reboot the rain cycle locally.



OTA
The rain had rolled in rather quickly, with lightning flashing throughout the thunderhead, but somehow never daring to strike the ground. With the risk of fire too great after such a long dry spell, the electricity was kept within the clouds even as Raiden stayed out in the storm.

The dark clouds were bringing dusk faster, but he didn't mind as he looked up at the sky, an unmasked expression of pleasure upon his face. He didn't quite stand in the water, instead, his toes hovering a few inches above the muddy ground below him, rain running off his impeccably white sandals.

The last betrayal of the thunder god's hand in the storm is the electricity that traces between the slats of his hat with as much frequency as the storm. In fact, it might be strangely synced with the flashes of light within the storm itself.

Anyone who approaches him won't have to worry about being shocked or struck by lightning. He's just reveling in his element, but not at risk to those around him. Feel free to interrupt his moment, he's in quite a good mood right now. Storms do that.

Comments

[lightning_raiden]

"You should not fear falling. We would not permit it. And unless your dragons travel like lightning, I do not fly like one." In other words, Kaylin, he goes fast. Not that Fujin's speed is any less, but Raiden has the nature of his element on his side.

Water's laugh earns a spark of amusement from Raiden's eyes. He can't help but glance over at Fujin again. No, this was not Suijin, but she seemed an odd mix of the Earthrealm god, and their patron Elder goddess.

[god_of_wind]

Fujin glanced at Kaylin at her concern about being dropped.

"Raiden is right." He reassured his friend with a nod. "Neither of us would allow you to fall. Both Raiden and my winds will carry you." His tones were kind, though with a hint of amusement. Gravity seriously, was no concern. He found himself looking over at Water with a grin though when she laughed. The smile was still there when he met Raiden's glance.

"The only thing that may happen when flying with Raiden is getting static..." He teased, though his tone was matter of fact and his face back to seriousness. The humor brightening his eyes betrayed it though. He truly looked forward to this. And seeing how Water would help them.

[kaylinneya]

"Then either," she said. Kaylin was used to her choices being things like starve or starve more slowly. Given two positive choices was not something she had much experience with. Not since her girls died. She honestly had no idea how to even begin to go about choosing.

[lightning_raiden]

Raiden lifts an eyebrow toward Fujin's tease, letting the amusement show on his face perhaps a little more than he would normally. The brim of his hat bobs slightly with a quiet huff.

He returns his attention to Kaylin and she gives them no actual decision, and yet it is still an answer.

"Very well. Since Fujin had the opportunity first, I can take you first, and then he will bring you back. Does that appeal to you?" The question is asked while he turns from Kaylin to Water and then Fujin. He is asking the group for their consensus since everyone is involved here.

[god_of_wind]

Fujin nodded. "That sounds fine. Once we are able to start building some clouds, I will need to go into a spin." He glanced over at Kaylin. "I'm not sure she'd enjoy that too much..." And he only had this one outfit currently.

"I won't need to spin once the storm gathers some force behind it. The I'll be happy to carry you back." He nodded at Kaylin. He tried not to, but his eyes still drew back to Water - entranced at being in the presence of another Elemental.

[kaylinneya]

"Alright," she said, not fully following any of this. but she was absolutely certain it was NOT covered in any class.

Water offered them each a smile, and then offered her hands to Fujin. "Then as long as we stay close to them, I would be honored to accompany you."

[lightning_raiden]

"We will keep you both in close proximity. Alert us if we stray too far from each other and we will correct whatever course we are taking." Raiden turns back to Kaylin and offers out a hand.

"Let us begin." There is the faint smell of ozone from him, but he has not yet charged the air around them. He doesn't want to shock Kaylin, even slightly.

[god_of_wind]

Fujin's normally neutral expression shifted into a smile as Water held out her hands to him. He bowed his head and reached out to take her hands in his own gently.

"Come, my little Mizu-chan..." He said fondly. "I will not stray far from Kaylin, nor will I drop you." He added in reassurance. He summoned the winds around them, and they embraced them both. He slowly lifted from the ground a few feet, not knowing yet how Water will react or if she wanted him to actually carry her.

[kaylinneya]

Kaylin might not have been overly eager for the magic she knew was to come, but to fly... She put her hand in Raiden's, eyes on the sky already. It was still odd to think that he'd be able to take her flying just by holding her hand, without tearing it from the socket. Clint had to carry her. All in all, she prefered not to have to feel helpless while enjoying the wind. She did still keep expecting her arm to tear free, however.

Water smiled at Fujin gently. "I have no fear of either," she told him. She was tempted, so tempted, to make one small change, but sensed Kaylin would prefer if she did not. After all, she wasn't sure how they would react, and she really would rather the Chosen not fall to her death.

The Elements weren't done with her yet.

[lightning_raiden]

Raiden glances over when he hear's Fujin's endearing name for Water, an eyebrow raising as he holds Kaylin's hand gently. He shakes his head though, Fujin seems happy enough, and he will not pester him about this.

Instead of the air around them becoming cyclonic like Fujin's power, it charges with electricity, and any stray hairs she might have will start to fly away as they lift up. Raiden holds on to keep her grounded to him, his eyes literally sparking as he gives her a brief smile while they start to levitate effortlessly. He's going to ease her into this before he starts to demonstrate anything to her.

[god_of_wind]

Fujin lifted higher, encouraged at Water's words. Still, he kept his word and didn't stray too far. Besides, he wanted to see the look on Kaylin's face when Raiden really got going. Even he could feel the charge build in the air.

His winds rustled clothing and caused dirt to blow, but other than that, it caused no harm. He had them in tight control. He couldn't wait to cut them loose a bit to build the storm.

[kaylinneya]

Stray hairs? This is Kaylin. There is the unmistakable sound of something snapping as all of her hair escapes her now broken hair stick, leaving the bits of it to fall to the ground. She looked down at it, swearing under her breath. For the moment she forgot that she could get a new one from the replicator. It just ticked her off to lose something she had paid for with her meager pay.

Water stayed with Fujin, smiling warmly at them all, seeming unfazed by Kaylin's irritation.

[lightning_raiden]

Raiden looks over in surprise when he hears that snap, and then sees the parts of the broken hair stick falling to the ground as she swears at it. While part of him is amused at the sight of her hair now going wild, he doesn't mean to break any thing of hers (even if it is cheap).

"My apologies. I will replace it before we return to the ship today." And still they rise higher, the charge around them no longer building up, but still quite impressive. A few arcs of lightning trace between the slats of his hat now as he keeps a gentle but firm hold on her hand as they hover at the same height, actually allowing them to look eye-to-eye.

Eventually they reach a pretty respectable height, and he stops there a moment, hovering so she can enjoy the view. It gives him a moment to scope out their path against the winds Fujin will later use to direct the storm. The terrain isn't particularly jagged, they should have a relatively easy time getting the storms to the colony.

[god_of_wind]

Fujin blinks in surprise when he sees Kaylin's hair suddenly fly free when the hair stick snaps. He glanced at Water, noting that she was smiling and okay with everything. He smiled back at her before reaching into his sash with his free hand and pulling out the device that the botanists had given him. He activated the holo with his thumb, studying the three dimensional map with a thoughtful frown.

The little mortal made device was quite convenient! It was not something he needed when back on Earth - but this was perfect for a planet he didn't know.

He took note of the terrain both on the map - and the real one with his own eyes, confirming his suspicions from earlier. The best direction to go would be southeast....so they'd be able to push the weather system up to the northeast. There was some foothills on the edges of the vast plains that led up to a larger mountain range (though not nearly as big as some of Earth's). They'd be able to whip up quite a system along the hills and push it through the plains. There was some mapped water sources there which would help, but as Raiden said earlier they didn't want to dry up what meager resources the natives had. They would manage. There was a river that ran through the plains from the mountains, and if they could feed it's source, even better.

Fujin tucked the device away after turning off the map and pointed, while calling out his intentions to the thunder god and Kaylin - his voice easily carried by the winds. As far as foot travel went, the trip would have been many hours. Maybe a day. But as a god flew? Not that long at all.

[kaylinneya]

Whatever Kaylin might have said is drowned out by her joy of flight. His magic is still of a sort that hurts, and the marks are glowing through her sleeves, but she is flying. How could she complain about that? She was looking around, trying to take in all the sights at once. She knew almost nothing of farming, agriculture, ecology. She knew Tara was trying to grow carrots in the fief, but that was about it. So the sight of the parched land below told her only how high they were, and little else.

Kaylin hardly heard Fujin, but Water did. She smiled at him. "I can help refill the source of the lake," she assured him. "I can feel the presence of water here, unlike the place she was when she summoned me before. This is fresher, and I can work with it."

[lightning_raiden]

Raiden hears both Fujin and Water, and nods to them before looking to Kaylin with a slightly mischievous spark in his eye. Fujin would know it for Raiden's love of traveling as lightning does.

"How fast do you wish to go?" Whatever speed, Fujin will more than be able to keep up, he knows. He won't go his fastest pace, it would make the trip far too short-lived for Kaylin (and Water) to enjoy the time aloft. That, and he can always take them in lazy circles on the way there to drag it out. But if she wants the experience of speed, he's fairly certain he can provide it. Unlike the ship, there are no intertial dampeners here and there will be every sense of acceleration.

[god_of_wind]

Fujin hovered close enough to Raiden to speak better, but not too close that his wind disrupted his ability to fly. Raiden used a different method than he did, but no less effective. He saw the tell tale glint in his brother's eye and his lips twitched knowingly into a small hint of a smirk. Kaylin was in for a treat.

He looked to water at her words with a nod. "That is good to hear. I am glad you are here to help us." He hoped it wouldn't drain her own personal energies too badly however. "We must keep in mind how dry this land is." He addressed them all as a group. "We must monitor our actions closely and keep strict control so we don't cause unwanted flooding." That...would be bad. He knew how easy it was to lose oneself in the joy of the storm, even with their endless experience.

[kaylinneya]

"Fast?" Kaylin asked, feeling somewhat stupid, eyes locked on the world below her as she enjoyed being so far above it. Between that joy and the pain in her arms, and how little sleep she had, and keeping up the energy to keep Water with them.... she had little left for witty conversation. That aside, his question made no sense to her.

Water nodded. "Understood. We will be cautious."

[lightning_raiden]

"Agreed. A relieving rain, not a drenching one." And one where the lightning was kept to the clouds. He would not permit his folly to start any sort of fire. This realm didn't need added strife.

When Kaylin questions 'fast', Raiden nods. He starts heading against the winds, in the direction Fujin had indicated moments earlier. There's not even a tug on her arm as he starts off easily.

"Fast. We can continue this pace, or travel near the speed of lightning." Only near it because he doesn't want to overdo it with Kaylin in tow. She wouldn't be able to enjoy the scenery if he went full speed and neither would he.