Seven

[pendantry]

[Raven is late for work this morning.

She's hard on herself about it all morning long, working on her projects with hardly a word to anyone else, because things like that are unacceptable. Especially when she's in this kind of mood. When it comes around to lunch time she stalks out of the smithy, bag in hand, sore on top of being frustrated with herself.

Usually she sits on the bench outside the building if it's a nice day; this time her feet take her all the way to the plaza, to sit by the fountain and break the bread of her sandwich bun into little pieces for the local birds. She's just not hungry. They are, so why not share? A small cluster of them shares her bench with her until or unless someone walks by to disturb them.

For a while, she sits there and stares at nothing. Lately everyone is whispering about that going-home stuff. And while she misses home...is Luceti really so terrible? It's like a bigger, weirder Sharance sometimes. Thinking about this too much is giving her a headache, though, so she rubs her temples with a low irate sound and gets up to go back to work.

Then lightheadedness kicks in, she overbalances too much to one side, and into the fountain she goes, cut off before she can finish shouting.

Thus, she is wet and disheveled and heavy-eyed by the time she does get back to work. Late. Again. And at last, obviously not feeling well after all.]

[[ooc: I do not mind timeline-breaking this or that in here! There are lots of places to cook up shenanigans or have a chat.]]

Comments

[heavensmostwanted]

....Not feeling well?

[Naoki was just walking by when he saw Raven fall into the fountain. And here he thought she was level-headed. Maybe something went wrong?]

[avenger]

[ From time to time, Sasuke heads into the village (cloak donned, though he's pretty sure anyone looking for him isn't fooled by it) and watches for anyone familiar. He doesn't always find them, but sometimes he does see something interesting.

Something like a weird looking person falling into the fountain. Eyebrow raise goes here. ]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang was on his way to drop in on Sokka at the smithy when he came across Raven and the birds. Something about her doesn't seem right, so he decides to go over and taklk to her. He tries to be careful in his approach, but some of the birds may still part in his wake.]

Hey Raven! How are you?

[tsuntrader]

[Bread is dry and boring and Murkrow won't enjoy it with the other birds. Gosh.

What Murkrow will do, on the other hand, is notice Raven fall into the fountain and tug Silver's arm in Raven's direction once before flying over to help her out himself. Birds of a feather stick together.]

[fellpool]

[Today is one of those days where Leon actually comes into the smithy to study what's come in and look for inspiration. He's a common enough sight, seeing as he sometimes contributes in the smithy and spends time looking at what weapons have been made or have come in.

So when Raven comes in late, he doesn't think too much of it; he mostly acknowledges that she's there at some point in the day, kinda like Sokka and the others. But, as he's leaving, he really takes a look at her and tilts his head in confusion.]

Raven? Something wrong?

[He can be unobservant once in awhile.]

OVER A MONTH LATER...

[zeropoints]

[When Tsuna hears the sudden splash and yell, he jumps and spills his drink all over himself. Luckily, he was only drinking water. Unluckily, there's now a very awkward damp spot on his crotch. SIGH. WELP.

He shakes his head at himself and then peers over the edge of the fountain. Whoa, random wet girl.]

Uh, hey, are you okay??

[A bit of staring and belatedly, he offers her his hand.]