[h3][color=666fff]Alyona[/color][/h3]

A single drop of water splashed upon Alyona's face. And a second. And soon the air was saturated with drops, all seemingly pointed directly towards the young woman. She clicked her tongue and picked up her pace. "[b][color=666fff]Of course. There was a two percent chance of rain today. 'No, Alyona, you don't need to bring an umbrella, there's no way the heavens themselves would bend over backwards to inconvenience you!' I'm such an idiot.[/color][/b]"

Being in a new city had almost diminished her bitter pessimism. New sights, new people, none of which knew her as the walking curse that she actually was. It was nice... But reality crept back in, as it always tended to. Alyona started up to a brisk jog as the rain began to intensify, as if it had locked onto the poor girl. '[color=666fff]Of course there's not a single piece of cover overhead as well.[/color]' The long brick wall she was walking along opened to a gate which opened up to a school courtyard. '[color=666fff]Good enough for me![/color]' She thought, turning her jog into a dash to the school's entrance area. 

Alyona sat down on a bench and caught her breath. Her clothes were already saturated with water, but she had managed to protect her bag from having water soak into its contents. She was just thankful that she didn't slip while running across the featureless school courtyard and break something. "[b][color=666fff]Well. Now wha-[/color][/b]"

A scream from deeper inside the school interrupted Alyona's self-directed question. "[b][color=666fff]Ah. This must be [i]that[/i] kind of school. Well... Not my problem.[/color][/b]" She went back to observing the rainy school courtyard, humming to herself.

After a moment, she suddenly shot to her feet. "[b][color=666fff]Wait! I can probably save the day and get some chump to [i]buy [/i]me a ride home. All right! Perfect. Forget getting an umbrella... Or even walking![/color][/b]" Alyona grabbed her bag and started towards the source of the noise.