Welcome to Gaia! ::

Rowan had been on Tempesti when the bizarre purple clouds first appeared in the sky. Despite her best efforts, it took far longer than it should have to be able to get out of there but her return to Earth brought little relief. To her dismay, texting Halia also proved difficult once she arrived. Part of her was fascinated, even exhilarated by the phenomenon, wanting nothing more than to explore it and chase the secrets behind its cause.

The slightly more rational part of her found the storm and its implications terrifying. She had no way to determine if it was Chaotic in nature or part of some other strangeness altogether and the absence of that knowledge was a taunting void that her cruel imagination filled with all manner of horrors.
Rowan was usually a more cautious driver when she had passengers in her car, slightly more…adventurous when she was alone, but the frequency and density of the lightning strikes set her nerves on edge and she had to fight the urge to slow her movement to a crawl.

She really hoped that Halia wouldn’t mind her showing up unannounced, but her phone was being far less than cooperative. Hurrying up to the door, the redhead rang the bell. Hopefully her friend was home.

Rowan didn’t need a second invitation to hurry inside, scuttling out of view of the storm. Anything to get away from the splitting of the sky. “I’m alright, I was off planet when it started and the lightning struck near me and it knocked me over but I’m fine.”

The words spilled out at a volcanic rate as she ran a hand over her hair in a futile attempt to smooth the feral static from her locks. “It was a mess. It even made it hard to power up and get back home. I wasn’t expecting it to be here too. I’m just glad you’re alright. You are alright, aren’t you?”