I'm no place without you
08-16-2015, 12:47 PM
The hair on the back of his neck prickled as the wind picked up. The storm was drawing closer; the thick, foreboding clouds rolling in and creating a tall wall of darkness. There was a clear line between the storm covered ground and the unmolested, sunny space before it. The land blanketed in storm clouds was as dark as dusk and from his position atop the Range's rusty tractor, Valentine could see trees bending and debris blowing around. The storm was fast moving, quickly eating up the ground in front of it, and as he watched it roll in, Valentine needed no further prodding to flee. The thought of getting stuck out in the open honestly scared him. The electricity in the air made his chest tight and his skin prickle; he would not be getting struck by lightning again. Valen couldn't remember the actual strike, but the months of recovery afterwards had been long and hard. He wasn't willing to chance it a second time. Never again. Slinking across the Range, Valentine made a beeline for the barn just as chest rattle boom shook the air. It was the nearest shelter and while it wasn't what one could call a sound, leak free structure, he wasn't about to chance the run back to his den. Nope. No way, no how. It started to rain just as he slid into the entrance and it wasn't until he was inside and his eyes were beginning to adjust to the gloom that he realized he wasn't alone. Knowing he'd probably looked like he was being chased as he'd skittered into the barn, the brute grinned sheepishly. "Mind if I join you? Getting kind of dicey out there." Another boom caused his ears to flick back briefly. |
NOTE: Valentine has a female striped skunk companion named Lefty. Unless stated otherwise assume she's present.