[party post] I hear hurricanes a-blowing; I know the end is coming soon.

[trappedbyhate]

[ooc: This is the Judgement Day plot we talked about in eatmybrainrp! All posts relating to that plot should go here. Feel free to make up events, like having your characters try to run for higher ground or getting swept away by giant tsunami waves coming in from Lake Michigan. Just remember the theme of the day is destruction by water. Have fuuuuuun! :D]

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[pwnspatrickjane]

Shawn tried to warn them.

He stood in the middle of Grant Park, screaming until his throat was sore, but did anybody listen to him? Noooooo. They just went on about their day, ignoring the crazy screaming guy in the park. And maybe they should have. Maybe, if it wasn't him, he would have. But he figures that it's all a moot point now. Chicago is flooded, and Shawn?

Well, Shawn has a boat.

He thinks it's a rather nice boat, all things considered. He also may or may not have stolen it, but he figures that people can thank him for it later. He's driving his boat through the streets of Chicago, looking to pull up whatever people he could and keep them from getting swept away by the waves. The rain is still coming down, and it's making it a liiiiittle hard to navigate, but given the fact that his father practically raised him on a boat, he's doing okay.

He hopes.

[rose_tainted]

A boat? Rose could certainly use a boat. The drenched rat look is definitely not for her. At least she didn't have to worry about drowning, given how she didn't need to breathe to live. In all her years, Rose never expected to be in the middle of an Apocalypse. Things like that never happened back in Mystic Falls.

When Rose sees the boat from her vantage point, she waves frantically and yells out to catch the attention of the person steering the vessel.

"Hey! Over here!" She can see through the rain clearly so she would make an excellent navigator if Shawn needed one.

[pwnspatrickjane]

Shawn catches the sound of someone shouting that they need help, and slowly starts to steer the boat out in that direction. As soon as he gets close enough, he tosses out the life preserver attached to the boat and shouts out to her.

"Grab on! I'll pull you in."

[rose_tainted]

Thank goodness he had heard her and Rose feels a little more relieved. She reaches out and grasps the life preserver firmly in her hands before nodding at him. Definitely a human as far as she could tell.

"Okay, I've got it. Pull away."

[pwnspatrickjane]

Shawn braces himself against the deck of the boat before pulling on the rope, slowly dragging her in. Once she's close enough to reach for him to reach for, he sticks a hand out to her in the water, reaching down to pull her up and onto the back, landing on his back with a flop once she's in.

"Hi," he sighs. "I'm Shawn."

[rose_tainted]

Rose holds on for dear (un)life, afraid that if she let go, she would be swept away. She had to credit him for being able to pull her in like that; not that she was heavy or anything, Rose just had more strength than humans. She sat down beside him and wrapped her arms around herself before looking down at him.

"Hello, Shawn," she replies. "I'm Rose."

[pwnspatrickjane]

Shawn isn't particularly strong, but he can still pull his own weight. And over his time in Chicago, he's done a lot of running, so he's in pretty decent shape.

For once.

"Nice to meet you, Rose," he sighs, pushing himself up into a sitting position. "I think there are blankets below deck, if you wanna grab one."

[rose_tainted]

"Nice to meet you too," she manages a small smile. "Okay. Thanks. I'll grab one now."

She rose to her feet and heads towards the stairs that lead down to the deck below. When she's sure that he's not looking, Rose moves super fast, finds two blankets and comes out again, one of them wrapped around her.

Rose hands one over to him. "Thought you might have needed one too."

[pwnspatrickjane]

He reaches to take one of the blankets from her with a smile, before nodding. "Thanks. Great day for sailing, huh?" He wraps the blanket around his shoulders as he returns to the wheel, continuing to navigate them around the streets of Chicago.

[rose_tainted]

She laughs dryly. "Yeah. Fantastic day for sailing. But I'm glad you decided to take your boat out." Rose snugs the blanket around herself even tighter. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so lucky."

[pwnspatrickjane]

"Don't thank me," he says. "Thank the Rift. Sometimes Rift abilities can be pretty handy."

Yes, Shawn saw this coming. Yes, he tried to warn people. No, they didn't believe him.

"Though I'm starting to get why Cassandra of Troy pitched such fits about no one believing her."

[rose_tainted]

"Oh, so the Rift made you psychic?" Rose asks in curiousity. She had heard of the Rift abilities, but it took her a while to work hers out.

Being able to walk out in the sun for even a brief period had made her happy. It's one thing that she missed about being human.

"Sometimes people don't want to listen to what you have to say."

[pwnspatrickjane]

"Precognitive. And yeah, you're right. Sometimes they don't want to listen. Usually I know how to make them, but sometimes -- "

There just isn't anything you can do. Because he's Shawn and most of the time he knows people don't take him seriously -- only when he's right.

[rose_tainted]

"Maybe they'll take you much more seriously the next time. Given what happened."

She's trying to offer words of encouragement, even if he is still a stranger to her. Rose didn't really have anyone who could give her courage now.

[pwnspatrickjane]

"Maybe," Shawn nods. Probably not, but he isn't going to say that right now. Right now, he's just focused on helping the people in the water. "If you see anyone, let me know."

[rose_tainted]

"I'll let you know, don't worry." Rose says, glancing around her before walking to the other end of the boat and falling silent. She couldn't see anyone right now, but she wouldn't stop looking.