Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?!

[prodigy]

Thunderstorms were in the forecast for tonight, but I was expecting a rainstorm and some thunder and lightning flashes in the area, not the wrath of the fucking thunder gods! I actually had to pull over into a mall parking lot because the wind and rain were making it impossible to see anything but the vague blurred outlines of lights; trying to drive even 100 yards further would've been a death wish. The rest of the cars on the road did the same thing. I've never seen that before.

Lightning was bright enough that it was a little painful to my eyes, like sitting in front of a gigantic camera flash. Being stranded in a mall parking lot in the middle of a raging thunderstorm was a creepy and isolating feeling: if I'd wanted to call anyone it would've been pointless: the only thing that drowned out the wind and thunder was my Queen Greatest Hits CD.

Goddamn it, Titus Pullo, this is what we all get for mocking Jupiter.

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[themis]

My dogs were SO SCARED, I felt bad for how relieved the storm made me.

It was really impressive.

[prodigy]

Yeah, relia's parents are visiting and they brought four dogs with, one of which is terrified of thunder. Normally I'm the kind of person who likes storms (especially if they diffuse ungodly heat), but that is a voyeuristic perspective which was greatly humbled by being the person stuck in Deptford in a car with a half-broken side mirror and leaky tires while Jupiter Caelestis punished a few mortals.

[prodigy]

THUNDERBOLTS AND LIGHTNING, VERY VERY FRIGHTENING

[metonymy]

The storm we had Wednesday night was like that. Dad and I waited inside until the rain let up a bit, but the lightning and thunder kept going. TERRIFYING AND MAJESTIC. Nature, dude. Fuckin' awesome.