not a damn thing

Jay hadn't meant to go so far from home, but she wanted a brief respite from the projects she'd been working on... and the further she went, the more interesting things became. The relatively flat plains of Avalon's homelands transformed the further away she traveled, more rocky and ominous as she made a wide arc around the volcano - remembering the warnings both of her parents had given her repeatedly - and finally growing more tranquil again as she found a winding river and a dense thicket to the north of the waterways.

Everything out here was so different, and so beautiful, so much so that she lost track of time entirely. By the time she realized she ought to be heading back home, she decided it was likely too late to avoid the rain that was proving imminent. There go my plans to get home in time to patrol in the morning. The clouds that had floated by earlier now were dark and threatened rain soon - or worse, maybe, but she wasn't certain. Jay wasn't easily shaken by much of anything though, so impending storm was no exception. She'd simply find shelter and wait it out as best as she could. Wasn't like she'd melt.

The thicket seemed a promising enough place to hide out. The foliage here was thick, thick enough that she thought it might even prove better shelter than the forest she'd passed not long ago. Once she reached the edge of the thicket though she realized maybe this wasn't the best idea. A thorn caught on her tail and she jerked away from it, curling her tail between her legs to protect it. Ears also flattened instinctively against her skull as she wiggled further in, spotting a few spots through the vegetation that looked a little more open... and, even further ahead, a pair of eyes! Jay's eyes widened with surprise when he called out, but a smile crept over her lips as she tried to navigate over to him, no longer as phased by the burrs and thorns that pricked at her coat. "Hello! Hiding from the rain, too?" She asked, likewise hoping she'd encountered a friendly soul.