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Looks like the weather was holding out to be pretty springtime nasty and gross that day...

Perfect.

Of course class was being held outside today! Of course all the usual gear was waiting for everyone just outside of the preserve, keeping nice and dry and ready underneath a large tarp he'd put up well before class.

"Alright, everyone," he said, "gather on up under the tarp for now and enjoy it before we head out there, because, naturally, we're talking about hiking in crappy weather, and it looks like the forecast decided to cooperate with us on that one. Now, obviously, we're going to go over a lot of things, like protecting your gear and proper clothing and things like that, then we're gearing up, heading out, putting these into practice, and then at the end of the trail, I've already got a nice little shelter set up so we can get a fire going and warm up a bit with hot cocoa and things like that. If you're going to be trudging through the woods on a day like today, might as well have a little something to look forward to at the end, right?"

And that might not sound like everyone's idea of something to look forward to at the end, but, well, it wasn't their class, now, was it?

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Caught in the rain!

Nell Ingram

Steve McGarrett

Jonathan Sims

Arden Finch

Gonzo the Great

A lot of this might be retreading some familiar territory from previous lessons about environmental factors and proper gear, but it never hurts to refresh and reaffirm!

Mmmmm, great weather for a hike! Maybe they should have thrown in a picnic, too!

Not exactly the most lovely weather, but Nell had been out in worse. And at least she was truly outside in the woods.

Steve wouldn't have made it far as a SEAL if he didn't love it when it sucked outside, so he was having a great time.

Jon was not happy about this, but it beat hiking through an apocalypse, he supposed.

For all that it was chillier out than Arden would like, she was actually doing really well in the rain. There was just something invigorating about being outside in the spring, with the fresh air and scent of wet earth and plants growing, and the rain washing everything clean...

As promised, there's a pretty solid shelter waiting for everyone to warm up, dry off, enjoy some nice hot cocoa, tea, or even some delicious and convenient Cup Noodle^TM!

Nell settled in with a cup of hot cocoa and a Cup Noodle by the fire. Ah, bliss!

Arden moved inside the shelter, saw the cocoa, and immediately shifted back out again. Cocoa usually meant marshmallows and why ruin a perfectly nice class dealing with that scent stuck in her nose all day?

She didn't mind hanging outside in the rain anyway.

Gladio couldn't help but notice this little shift out of the shelter on Arden's part, brow knitted just slightly as he tried to think about what might be up there.

And then he thought he had it, and a few moments later, he was outside the shelter with her, a cup was being passed over.

"Don't worry," he said. "No marshmallows."

He definitely remembered her mentioning them.

"Oh," Arden said. "I just figured...I mean, it would be okay if there were. I just...it's not all that bad out, you know? So like, I wouldn't mind. If folks were gonna miss them or whatever."

"If anyone's getting bent put of shape about no marshmallows in their hot cocoa," Gladio snorted, "then they're missing the point of the class."

He held the cup out again,nodding toward it.

"Unless you like tea better, I got that, too."

"Oh!" Arden reached out for the mug, wrapping her cold fingers around it. "Thank you. No, cocoa's good."

Beat.

"So. Um. Awkward, huh?"

If you woke up this morning, saw the weather, and expected anything else out of this class today, Gladio would be wondering where you've even been.

Nell was more than happy to linger by the fire with a second cup of hot cocoa and enjoy the weather from under the shelter. She didn't think too many people would linger longer than they had to.

Not too many people, no, but definitely one, who was absolutely playing up the groan as he went to sit next to Nell even more now since it was just his birthday.

"So," he said, Cup Noodle^TM in one hand, fancy new spoon from Jon for it in the other. "Walk on the beach after this?"

"A lovely walk in the rain and then a soak in the Onsen?" she suggested.

"Or we could just skip the second walk," Gladio suggested, with a small laugh, a slight nudge, and a slurp of his Cup Noodles^TM made all the easier with his handy new fork, "and jump right into that onsen."

"I'd be happy with that," Nell said. She'd already made the purchase she'd wanted and tucked it away safely, so her day was free. "It will be nice to be there in the warm water with the rain on the roof."

"Mmm." It was that soft, appreciative grumble in his throat that drifted up so often these days, as he closed his eyes and already started picturing it. "Perfect. And we'll stay in there 'til we're practically turning into raisins."

"Just the way I like it," Nell said with a soft smile and closed eyes of her own. "You and me, up to our necks in deliciously warm water..."

Is Prompto holding a gun?!

Terrifying

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