Precipitation :: PG22

Prose

Well. It’s not as if she has a lot of choice in the matter, really. “Okay,” she says, and cautiously lifts a foot over the lip of the roof, but—“HYEEK!”—the shingles are slick with rainwater and her other foot slips behind her sending her tumbling off the edge.

“Catch her boy!” Tempest calls out, and the rooster leaps off of the building, wings spread wide. Tempest reaches out, and with an almost practiced grace catches the other woman and pulls her into the saddle. “Gotcha!” she grins.

Transcription

Panel 1: Callisto cautiously lifts a foot over the lip of the roof. “Okay,” she says shakily.

Panel 2: “HYEEK!” She cries out. Callisto is suddenly not in the panel at all, all that remains is the roof.

Panel 3: Tempest points upwards and the rooster follows her gesture, “Catch her, boy!”

Panel 4: Lightning flashes and the rooster leaps from the rooftop with his wings spread wide, and they intercept the falling woman with ease.

Panel 5: Tempest catching Callisto mid air

Panel 6: And pulling her firmly into the saddle in front of her. “Uff!” says Callisto as she lands, “Gotcha!” says Tempest in response.

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why is "catch her" a command he knows, tempest. do you often catch fair maidens falling from rooftops?

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