It never rains in California

[jitensha]

[ the weather had been nice on her end, when her last job of the day had wrapped up. And Makoto still had a good chunk of day left over, so after a call home to let her mother know where she'd be, and a text to her fellow Makoto to make sure it was okay, she'd hopped the train.

... And then it had started to rain.

A lot.

Luckily, she has a baseball cap this time, which helps, although once she's off the platform (and subsequent bus) and out in the weather, there's little hope for the rest of her staying dry in this downpour. Then the question became... where was she even supposed to find Makoto? Swimming practice couldn't happen, unless they had an indoor pool... should she ask around town? Was it that tiny of one? Or maybe she should just cave and call him. ]

I probably should... this weather isn't exactly making it easy to spot anyone.

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[makotoned]

[There was no swim practice with how hard it was raining, and Makoto was hurrying home with his coat over his head when he gets Makoto's text. And he brightens quite a bit, because he's excited for her to visit--

And then it starts to rain even harder.

Not that it's too big a deal; they can find something indoors to do...

But as he's hurrying down the steps by Haru's house, he automatically looks for that white cat that he's made friends with lately and...

Of course it's not there, it's raining. But he pauses despite himself, because...what if it's lost and stuck out in the rain somewhere? It didn't seem like it had a home...

And thus distracted, Makoto hurries off into the rain, searching for that cat. And ironically enough, he is jogging right by the train station by the time Makoto gets there. He's more than a little drenched by now, but--he still recognizes that voice and he pauses.]

E-eh? [...oh right, Makoto was--]

Makoto-chan!