[Open] It's always darkest before the dawn.

[starryeyed_cass]

Cassie Riddle was having a rather good day. Well as good as she could be, considering everything that's happened lately. She was just enjoying a walk in the park in the autumn sunshine when suddenly, the Rift decided it would be a very good idea to give her deer antlers. And then… they got a little itchy, and she had the instinct to go and rub them

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[handswillwork]

Here, Luna. Have an umbrella.

Abby never really leaves the house without one, as she's usually in some state of illness and she doesn't really need to make it worse by getting caught in the rain (although sometimes she doesn't let it stop her, she has to admit, but she usually regrets it when she does that). At the moment, however, it seems Luna needs to more than she does, so she opens it up as she approaches the girl and holds it over her head with a gloved hand.

"Rift?" she asks with a sympathetic smile.

[magicandpudding]

Luna blinks at the girl who's stopped. No one else stopped, it's not something that bothers her. She's used to it. It's certainly nice she's stopped, even more so that she's offering an umbrella.

"Ohh, thank you," she says dreamily with a smile, "That's very nice of you,"

She nods at her question, "Yes," she says, peering upwards, "I've never really had problems with the Rifts, and I've been here for a few months now. I must say, this isn't too bad,"

[handswillwork]

"I guess you've just been lucky. I've heard of a lot worse, so maybe you still are," she muses, shrugging. "A personal raincloud does seem pretty tame. Has it been doing this all day?"

[magicandpudding]

Luna nods, she understand completely, "Yes. I've been told about the things that happen here. I heard there was a flood a little while ago," It's certainly a comforting thought to think she's been lucky whilst she's been here so far.

"Yes, it appeared as soon as I left Kashtta this morning. It didn't rain right away. Just grumbled an awful lot," she shrugs, "I'm Luna, by the way,"

[handswillwork]

She nods. "Yeah, it's kind of crazy here. I was out of town for the flood, thankfully, but I've seen some weird things -- and I'm a native here, but nowhere's been as weird as Chicago."

She smiles, and offers the hand not holding the umbrella. "I'm Abby. Maybe if we get you back inside it'll go away again?" she offers, glancing up at the cloud, which rumbles at her.

[magicandpudding]

"Oh, good," she says, tilting her head to the side and looking relieved at that. At least some people weren't there to see it. She chuckles, "I don't mind weird, I like weird sometimes,"

Luna shakes her hand warmly, "Nice to meet you," she says and then nods, "Hmmm, perhaps. I do hope it will work, I don't want to get anywhere flooded,"

[handswillwork]

"It's got its own charm," she agrees with a laugh. "So long as Chicago sticks to the personal storm clouds and other minor phenomena and stays away from the floods, I don't mind it either."

She considers, glancing back and forth. "Well, we can always just step inside and if it doesn't go away, we can get you back out right away. Do you live near here? Because I'm only a few blocks that way," she offers, pointing in the direction of her apartment.

[magicandpudding]

Luna chuckles. Oh, she likes that. 'Has it's own charm.' What a lovely little phrase. She nods in agreement. "Like talking to animals," she suggests, "I can do that now,"

"That sounds like a good idea," she says with another nod.

"I live at Kashtta," she says, waving an arm vaguely in it's direction with a smile, "I don't mind, either way,"

[handswillwork]

Abby grins. "Like that," she agrees. "That sounds like it would be interesting. I'm glad the rift did something good to you," she says brightly, because the way the girl discusses it makes her assume it's her gift from the rift. "Healing is a good one, too. That's what I do. I'm an angel."

She neglects to mention the often problematic parts of her healing, but that's partly because she doesn't think it makes what she does any less good.

She hums softly, considering, and glances in the direction of the Kashtta. "Well, if you don't think anyone minds us potentially getting water on the floor, then the Kashtta works. If we don't go in too far before making sure the cloud goes away, we should be fine."

[magicandpudding]

Luna grins brightly, oh definitely is interesting and she's glad she's been giving such a fitting gift. However, when Abby mentions she's an angel, she tilts her head to the side, looking fascinated.

"An angel? A healing one?" she echoes. She's not spoken to an angel yet. Well, not one who's told her what they are. "Oh, that sounds so lovely! I don't know much about the angels and demons here - but I believe that sounds like a very nice kind of angel,"

Luna pauses for a moment, "I don't suppose so. I believe they're used to Wanderers coming back with strange things going on with them," she smiles, "Yes, we can just go in the main lobby and see,"

[handswillwork]

Luna's reaction makes Abby smile, not to mention like her all the more. "Well, is there anything you want to know?" she offers. "I know more about angels than demons, obviously, but I can probably answer anything you've got questions about."

"To the Kashtta it is," she agrees, and offers Luna her arm on a whim. It's slightly awkward trying to keep the umbrella over her at the same time, but, well, why not?

... That's sort of Abby's motto, really.

[magicandpudding]

Luna pauses in thought, frowning a little as she does. "I can't particularly think of anything right now," she says, "But if I do think of something, may I ask then? Would that be alright?"

She smiles taking her arm, and off they go - the rain cloud following them with a soft grumble.