☈ strike #19 (action)

[thestormishere]

[ It's absolutely freezing and the village is covered in snow, but although Lightning would usually be all for avoiding that kind of weather like the beach-town native from Cocoon she is, today she's out anyway... and accompanying Baldr, who has definitely been inside way too much lately

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[presumablyalone]

[This was a bad idea. Definitely a bad idea.

Going out when you're vision is so bad you can't make out anything or anyone and you keep tripping over yourself, you shouldn't be outside in the freezing cold. He's lucky he even managed to get on his coat and zip it up right. But Seto being Seto, he hates being trapped inside his apartment, especially when he's alone in said apartment. Why did Firo have to go out? Sigh.

But did you hear that yelp and thud coming from behind you Lightning? Because that was just Seto faceplanting into the snow]

[thestormishere]

[ Lightning's fast, slightly paranoid, and has reflexes on a hair-trigger, so... yes, yes she does hear Seto diving involuntarily into the snow, and turns around just in time to see the dust settle, as it were.

... Baldr lets out a soft whine, but stays put, as does Lightning. She doesn't recognize the kid from the back of his coat and hair. ]

[presumablyalone]

[For a minute or two, Seto just... stays like that before finally letting out a groan and he presses against the ground with his hands to get himself back up. But actually getting back up on his feet is even more difficult than walking itself.

First he just gets on his knees, leaned forward with both hands on the ground and very slowly he starts to rise, flailing a little as he tries to find something to grab onto but since there's nothing close enough to him... he ends up losing his balance and falling back on his butt. Damn it all] I should've grabbed a walking stick or something...

[Then he looks up and stares right at Lightning, not registering that she's there since he can't see her clearly. He has no idea if he's looking at a bush with pink on it or what] Hello?

[thestormishere]

[ Obviously whoever this is is having issues, so Lightning does take a step or two closer, until-- oh! Not only does she actually recognize him, but it's someone she's vaguely familiar with! ]

Seto...

[ And Baldr knows him too!! The fluffy dog perks up suddenly and rushes closer ahead of Lightning, stopping a few feet away to leeeaaan forward, sniffing the air right above the ground audibly.

Lightning's not far behind, however, trudging up with confusion wrinkling her brow. Something is definitely off here- not just in the way he's struggling to stay upright, but in the way he's looking at her. ]

AT THE FLOWER SHOP

[gardenerofgaia]

[ Because flowers are A Thing

Lightning at the flower shop is not so much a Thing, and Aerith looks up from some minor redecorating to look at her with a curious smile. ]

Hi, Light. Hey Baldr! [ eeee big puppydog ] What's up?

[action] now that moving shit is (mostly) done

[wingenvy]

[As the two of them are wandering past, say, the bar, a tennis ball goes flying through the air from behind the building, right past Baldr's nose and into a snow hill nearby.

Take that! Doggy distraction!]