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Aleksy opened the front door, intent on taking Laika for a walk. Then he shut the front door, walked to the back door, and opened that one too. He was in other ashdown, but he'd learned a long time ago that changes made in other ashdown would reflect across whatever dimensional divide split the real world from this misty, raining one. Hopefully Laika would see the open door and not s**t in his studio again.

That done, he went back out the front door into the rain, his clear plastic umbrella in hand and flip-flops swapped out for boots. Time to find a way out, or, failing that, see what else was up: there had been three days of fog, and now this must be the storm.

Maybe he should go look for that idiot bookseller what couldn't be bothered to just be frickin' patient.

...Maybe he shouldn't. Aleksy shouldered the umbrella and set off at a fast walk for Town Hall, figuring the giant obelisk there would serve as an adequate gathering point for anyone--or anything--else.

Finn had slept poorly, tossing and turning with vivid dreams. He'd felt the crackle in the air as soon as he woke up - there had been three days of fog, and now the storm. The light filtering through his window was a colorless sort of gray - he looked outside and couldn't even see the garage roof. It wasn't raining yet.

But you never crossed over until you actually crossed a threshold of some kind. Finn had enough experience to at least know that much.

Finn got dressed, and wrote a quick note for the couple he rented from - Had to go to work, don't worry - and left it taped to the door of his bedroom, hoping they'd see it and take it at face value. His phone still worked right now - he had a few texts that he hurriedly replied to, not knowing when he might get another chance to.

Then, he grabbed large golf umbrella and headed outside. The rain was light right now - more of a drizzle than the storm Sunny had promised - but he was certain it would get heavier. These were the outer cloud bands. It would blow in off the bay, and then...

At least the fog wasn't nearly so bad here.

I want to go where Aleksy is, he thought experimentally - if Aleksy was here, Finn needed to find him, and then they'd figure out what was going on...

His powers pulled him towards Town Hall, so that was where Finn headed. At least, he thought, tucking the umbrella under his arm, the weather was holding steady.

The light raindrops that hit Asiya's umbrella seemed almost hypnotic if she were being honest.

After exiting her apartment, the young woman glanced around from under the safety of her umbrella. She was looking to see if anyone else was around, and when she saw no one, immediately, she began to make her way off in the direction of town square. People could always be found there, couldn't they? It was a safe direction to walk in, at any rate. She was bound to run across someone, or at least she hoped.

Asiya was also glad for her hijab and long-sleeved clothing. Although the rain wasn't bad at the moment, there was no telling when it would take a turn for the worst. Her clothes would keep her warm and away from the chill of the water falling from above. She was grateful for that.

"This isn't so bad..." the artist murmured as she walked down the sidewalk, her shoes tapping along as she went. What did not feel too nice, however, was a strange twinge in the back of her head. Was someone watching her? Just to be sure, she looked around, and when she found no one, kept on going.

A figure came into view for her just down the way. Sage was walking, and instinctively Asiya couldn't help but call out to the other girl. "Were we supposed to get rain today? It feels like something is going on, but I can't quite place it." Wanting to be in the company of another individual, Asiya picked up her pace so that she was closer to Sage. Traveling with a companion, even if they did literally just meet, was better than being by one's self.

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Out of everything they'd been maybe-expecting when walking out of -- well. Where they'd been didn't matter in the slightest. Not anymore.

Considering, Alexis supposed, they might be dead - everything mattered a little less in comparison.

This was...like what little of their dreams they remembered, at least. Cold, and open sky, and most importantly empty - and that was good. But -- the obelisk loomed high overhead, and it was gorgeous in some weird kind of way -- and it'd be a walk, but they were patient.

Alexis was patient when they had to be. It was one of their few redeeming qualities, when they'd admit they had any at all.

(There was someone a block ahead. Alexis could see them, inasmuch as the rain was visible through - but - not any details. Only a form.)

The eerie feeling otherness of the Town Hall was beginning to wear at Bindhi's nerves. Oh sure, she could go wandering, but under her little overhang shelter, she was at least sort of dry. Still. She was beginning to wonder if letting herself get soaked through by drizzle wasn't preferable to staying in one place and getting more and more spooked.

Her phone was in her hand as a sort of security blanket, even though it lacked a signal. As she stood around, lost in thought, the blonde was trying to piece things together. Her door had opened up and deposited her here. Not Rider-Waite. So did that mean her home was gone? The rumors only mentioned a different Ashdown. She hadn't managed to hear any stories about people getting home safely. She rather thought that if there were stories like that, there wouldn't be all those missing people.

Glancing up from her musing, she saw a tall, lanky figure approaching and, forgetting every bit of caution, waved at it.

"Hey! Over here!"

Sage's eyes widened briefly at Asiya's query, brows lifting curiously.

"I do," she replied. Wiping back an errant drop of rainwater that wibbled precariously at the tip of her nose, Sage let out a thoughtful hum. "Windows." The word was almost a sigh as she watched Asiya point towards Erin, a look of unease etched across her features. The rain was wet, her clothes were damp, her thick curls were sticking to the back of her neck and she still felt like she was being watched.

"Friends are good," Sage continued in her soft whisper of a voice as the two drew up on Erin. Trailing off, Sage fell silent.

Leslie was forever late to everything and apparently he was even late to whatever this was.

Honestly the forecast hadn't called for this big of a storm, had it? He paused and let his brows knit a bit before grabbing a coat from the rack next to the door. Well, time to figure out what was happening. Town Hall... maybe that'd be good? There had to be people there. He took a breath and headed out into the fog with his coat firmly around his slender figure. He was also armed with an umbrella and not much else.

Who knew what would happen when he went there.

Aleksy stopped beneath the obelisk. For whatever reason, Laika had never been able to see the otherworld; she was safe enough. And by long agreement with Finn, Aleksy was going to stay put and wait. If Finn was here, and he almost always was, he'd find Aleksy and then find the way out.

Aleksy waited, tapping his fingers against his knee. Using his phone would only drain the battery anyway, since there was no reception of any kind.

Finn would come around soon enough.