[ That hand on her back is soothing — with her nerves on fire, it should only make things worse, but instead she can feel the very subtle vibration of him sink into her through that simple touch. It gives her something else to focus on, a much-needed distraction that keeps her in the present moment. ]

Yep. A massive thunderstorm rolled in when the first of us arrived. There was lightning everywhere and by the end, we couldn't even try to go outside without feeling like we were being scared to death. I only did it once to rescue someone and it was... awful.

[ She draws in a deep breath that she lets out in a loud, heavy sigh. When did she get to be so tired? ] So a blizzard with freaky screaming and earthquakes? Sounds about right, actually.