(1) OUT

( there's a lot of things that elijah wishes he had in this town: a variety of suits, his family, an endless supply of good booze and, right now, an umbrella.

elijah hasn't seen rain like this in...well, he doesn't know. new orleans can definitely kick up rain like no others but this is even more than he's seen in new orleans.

he's tucked up underneath the awning of a business, trying to stay dry in the hopes that the rain ends so he can get back to the boarding house without getting soaking wet. across the way, he watches as the rain actually destroys a window, shattering it as if it were made of paper.

he squints, stepping out and catching some rain with his hand. while it's pelting down, it's still just water. hail, he thinks, could damage a window but water? that's strange. )

But what isn't?

( elijah doesn't realize that he's answered a question that he himself had posed in his mind. he also doesn't care that much. )

(2) IN

( it hasn't stopped raining so when elijah steps into his room at the boarding house, he's dripping wet, clothes clinging to him, and hair plastered to his head.

in the simplest of terms, he looks like a drowned rat and he doesn't like it at all. immediately, he starts for a towel and tries to dry his face before anyone sees him looking like he is.

(really, he just doesn't want elena seeing him because he knows the jokes will never end.)

he can still hear the rain hitting the building outside and, after a moment, he steps over to the window and watches puddles form on the street in front of the boarding house. it doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime soon.

he really needs an umbrella. )

(3) WILDCARD

( if you'd like to do something else, feel free to toss it at me. )