Rain.
Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain!
It was a wonderful thing. The sound of it was akin to thousands if tiny footsteps pattering across the ground, through the trees, over the rooftops.
It was dark, raining, cold, and windy. It was indeed a beautiful day.
Of course, most people wouldn't think of it that way, but if Meerior was one thing, it was not
'most people'.
The young woman walked through the streets, a bounce in her step. Though she moved quickly, there was no urgency in her steps, no purpose. She was just walking. She arrived here in Zantaric just hours ago, and her clothes and hair were soaked. She carried nothing with her but the pouches on her belt. No cloak to shield her from the elements, no pack to carry supplies. Her clothes weren't even appropriate for traveling, though she seemed completely comfortable in her soaked garments.
She grinned and gave a cheery hello to a goblin she passed on the street, waving to him. He scowled at her and drew a knife, but she waved him away.
"Oh, I didn't mean to startle you, friend!" she said, her voice far to loud for the dark streets, echoing over the cobblestones and peircing through the heavy blanket of rain. "I'm just taking a little walk, no need to get all frazzled over me!"
The goblin had started away by now, and was very clearly ignoring her as he walked away.
"Ooh, some people just don't understand a friendly 'hello'," the young woman said to herself, her voice still quite loud. "I mean, there really isn't a time where a good 'hello' isn't in order, now is there?" she paused for a second. "No, you're quite right, a 'hello' wouldn't really be in order if you'd already been with someone for a while. But why not say hello again? It really wouldn't do any harm, would it? And what if you forgot to say hello earlier? Or just wanted to say it again?"
She continued to talk as she walked down the street, her buckled shoes clicking against the cobblestones. She was still talking and had wandered down an alleyway when she saw someone ahead of her.
"Hello!" she said, and continued in a voice of the same volume. "Oh, that was the perfect time to say hello, wasn't it? Just perfect! I think I'll say it again. Hello!"