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[greatdeliverer]

[Sam's peering out the window of his apartment, watching as the rain pounds against it. In the background, Lou's letting out little whines and unhappy noises, sounding like she's gearing up for a meltdown. Sam can't blame her.]

Listen, I dunno what rain is like where everyone else is from, but where I'm from? Rain is deadly. You need special protection to go out in it. If even a drop hits you, it ages you years within seconds. I've got a couple gray hairs myself from timefall.

It's probably not like that, here. But I'd still say be careful, if you have to go out. Cover yourself head to toe, if you can. Stay in if at all possible.

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[covert_ops]

Your rain causes aging? Your home sounds like hell. Just saying’.

[greatdeliverer]

Yeah it was pretty fucking dangerous, going outside. Most people stayed in their homes. Unless you were a porter, like me. I had deliveries to make, no matter what the weather was.

[covert_ops]

How did a viable population survive?

[greatdeliverer]

Not well. Birthrates went way down after the Death Stranding, which is what started the aging rain.

And the Beached Things. Can't forget about those.

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[babyavenger]

Well that's not what this rain is.

It's just.

loud.

any idea how to make it stop?

[greatdeliverer]

If I knew how to make the rain stop, I'd be a goddamned hero back home
Nothing to do but wait it out

[babyavenger]

yeah, ig thats a pretty tall ask.

[greatdeliverer]

Poor Lou isn't having fun with the storms
Hopefully they'll calm down a bit, let her sleep a couple hours

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[hibana_incursa]

Can confirm the rain does not have aging properties

Can also confirm it sucks.

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[wantadistraction]

The more I hear about your world...

[ Lydia wrinkles her nose, figuring it doesn't need to be said that the sound of aging rain is horrifying but the look on her face makes it obvious.

She brushes it aside though. ]

How is Lou? She sounds cranky.

[greatdeliverer]

Glad to hear the rain doesn't turn you into a fucking skeleton
It does suck though, yeah

[greatdeliverer]

My world's pretty screwed up, I'm not even going to lie about that.

Lou -- [He looks over towards the crib] At home, rain doesn't just mean aging. It means monsters. And she can sense those monsters, just like I can. I don't know how to tell her that this rain doesn't mean the monsters are coming. Best I can do is hold her, comfort her. Read her some of the books you helped us pick out.

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[iseegoblins]

Your world has all sorts of uh...fun things. [ she gives him her best attempt at a comforting half smile. ] You two doing okay? Need anything?

[greatdeliverer]

No, yeah. My world has a lot of bullshit in it.

We're doing okay. Got enough supplies to stay home for a while, so that's good. I just need to try to keep her calm, hope she can get some sleep.

[iseegoblins]

Everything you've told me definitely supports that. Does that mean you've never experienced just regular rain?

That's good. If you need anything at all let me know. I hope she's able to get some rest.

[covert_ops]

Do I even want to know?