The new twisters promo is making me think of a JakexOC story where Hangman was actually engaged to the daughter of Bill and Jo Harding (I named her Jules in my mind), but they broke up a few years ago when they both couldn't get past how dangerous the other's jobs were.
Now all these years later they meet back up when the Daggers organize this storm chasing expedition and Jules is in Oklahoma trying to get her latest invention into the air. She followed in her parent's footsteps and has been trying to develop sensors that (using her parent's Dorothy contraption) could disrupt the air flow and stop a twister in it's track.
When Jules sees Jake out in the field with amateur storm chasers she is livid at his carelessness and chastises him for being a hypocrite. Meanwhile Hangman tries to hide his history with the scientist from the rest of the team, while defending himself from his past actions. Just as the argument begins to get heated, a twister forms and the couple are forced to seek shelter together.
When the danger passes, the duo remembers just how much the other means to them and Jake offers to stay with Jules during this unprecedented series of storms. Together, they hope to not only survive the deadly wrath of Mother Nature but their own past mistakes as well.
Sooooo what do we think folks?
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Twister in the Tummy
This story was requested by @blueandbetaraptors
Another hot day in Oklahoma brought more work for it's resident storm chasers. Jo and Bill Harding had spent all morning tracking the path of an incoming storm, and finally the time had come to get out there.
As if a switch had been flipped, the blue sky turned dark with storm clouds as thunder roared in the distance, rapidly getting closer. The team made a mad dash for their respective vehicles as rain began to fall. Jo hopped eagerly into the passenger's seat of her truck, and could barely hear her own exited thoughts over the combined sounds of howling wind and pounding rain and hail, and of course, Dusty's loud one-man concert over the radio.
In minutes the truck was barreling down the bumpy Oklahoma backroads, Bill focused in the driver's seat and Jo focusing on radars and equipment, looking down, maybe a little too much. Jo glanced up every once in a while, hoping that occasional glances outside the truck would keep her from feeling sick.
In minutes, the tornado had touched down and it was go time. But...Jo wasn't feeling well. Holding her stomach, she still tried to play it cool. Of course, though, Bill noticed her discomfort. "You ok?" He asked, and the blonde nodded. "Yeah, I'm good. Let's do this."
Bill could tell she wasn't exactly being honest, but, right now wasn't the best time to argue about it, so, he floored it down the bumpy dirt road. The twister came into sight, and just watching the rotation made Jo feel even more queasy. She felt like she had a tornado in her belly, too.
"Bill...can you slow down a little?" She asked, gripping the dashboard as she attempted to feign focus on the task. Bill turned to her. "Why, what's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing, I just...i think it's gonna shift courses." She whipped up a lie. Bill glanced at her. "You sure? I'm not seeing that?" She nodded. "Yes, just slow down!" Jo barked, not meaning to snap but she just felt so sick...
Now Bill knew something was wrong..."Alright, Jo, what's up?" He asked. Before his eyes his wife turned pale, still trying to focus on the twister ripping across the field in front of them. "I'm fine.." she replied, talking over the radio to Rabbit.
But Jo was so far from fine...she felt like one more stupid bump in the road would send her barfing into her own lap. She turned to Bill, feeling herself want to gag. "Bill...Bill, I don't feel good..." she said, wrapping both arms around her stomach. Immediately Bill radios the situation to the others, pulling off the road somewhere safe. He couldn't even get a word out before Jo flung her door open and proceeded to projectile vomit all over the dirt, her retching loud enough to be heard over the storm. Bill reached over the center console to pat her back. "Oh Jo...why didn't you tell me you felt sick?" He asked. Jo spit on the ground and sat back up, wiping her mouth with her arm. "I wasn't..until we started out. Guess I ate too heavy before the chase." She said. Bill gave her a sympathetic smile. Jo glanced up, seeing the storm receding. "Ugh..." she groaned. "I'm sorry...I made us miss it.." she said. "Hey, it's ok." Bill replied. "You don't have to apologize, it's not your fault." He said. Jo sighed, glancing up at him with a tired, pitiful smile on her face, and asked, "Drop me off with Aunt Meg, huh?"
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🦋365 Days / 365 Characters🦋
[281/365] Characters 》 Jo Harding
“He really is in love with himself. I thought it was just a summer thing."
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