Dragoncrest Cliffs You are supposed to be halfway around the world by now.

Only a few minutes had passed and it was already clear that Pepper was worlds better at this whole socializing thing than she.  Ah, but that didn't come as a huge shock.  Banner nodded in agreement that really, the weather wasn't that bad.  Just some rain, some thunder and lighting, and being caught away from home.  The cheerful tone of her companion's voice even made the air around the two feel a little warmer.  After all, she could be dismembered or dead or something truly awful.  With that kind of perspective, she was doing pretty damn good.

She didn't notice the silence.  Even if her mind hadn't been going a mile a minute fllting between thoughts she probably wouldn't have noticed the lack of conversation.  Silence was comfortable to Banner, much like curling up in a ball at the end of a long, cold day and cuddling next to a loved one.  Banner fit right in when no words were exchanged - she gave up any obsessive thoughts about how strange that was ages ago.  The ear closest to Pepper twitched when she heard an exclaimation about the weather turning around.  She perked up a bit, marveling at how timely it all turned out to be.

But then mother nature redoubled her efforts - and then some.  The short chocolate lady let out a very unladylike shriek when the braches above gave way to an unwelcome spray of rain.  Banner didn't move a muscle as she sat there.  It felt like her poor coat would never recover from this storm.  She'd have fur plastered to her body for the rest of her life!  Outrageous amusement bubbled up in her and before she knew it, the Marauder's whole body was wracked with laughter.  Pepper probably thought she had several screws loose, but hell if that bothered her right now.