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Post by stardragon on Feb 5, 2006 11:48:33 GMT -5
ALL outside RP goes in this thread. Anything at the lake or in the bowl or the rest of the valley.
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Post by stardragon on Feb 9, 2006 18:43:54 GMT -5
((OOC: Colored type indicates it is the persona's owners own posts copied and pasted here for the change in boards.))
(3/6/3 candlemarks after dawn)
Hatching Aftermath!
Teren looked around, still a bit dazed as HER dragon dozed in the sand near the lake. Until now she had been completely absorbed with her new charge, but now she allowed herself to see the others, and which dragon was with which person. She caught sight of Torallen, with a brown dragon, and smiled at the infatuation. Turning her eyes, she watched Marissa with her stately and beautiful gold dragon. Teren smiled. In a way, she was relieved she was not chosen by the gold. She was far better at taking orders than giving them. And Marissa seemed to know everything she was supposed to do. Someone had had to tell Teren everything, from the feeding, to the oiling, to leading the dragonet to a resting place. Not that she minded, of course... she was more than willing to learn. She just felt that Marissa was well chosen, and she herself was content- no, far more than content, more like blissful- with her own little blue dragon. As she thought this, her hand stroked the ridges along Zirbeth's sides. His small body rose and fell with gentle breathing, a soft hiss of sound escaping his snout when he exhaled. She grinned, even larger. Were all the newly impressed as giddy as she was with her beautiful Zirbeth? She was loath to leave his side, even as pangs of hunger began to assault her stomach. She knew she had to go to the feast... indeed, looked forward to the food which smells had tempted her with all morning. But now... there was Zirbeth. Although he WAS sleeping pretty soundly, and, according to the WeyrlingMaster, would sleep heavily for a good few hours, during which she could slip away and eat. She sighed, and looked around again. She was sure she'd never been happier, and wait till she wrote her ma and pa about Zirbeth!
T'llen continued to feed Naureth until the tiny brown rumbled in satisfaction and sat down. Turning his head so he could see him, {Mine, I ITCH!! Please make it stop.}
T'llen laughed, found the oil, and set to with thoroughly oiling Naureth. Naureth sighed happily and arched his back. {Much better. Keep doing that.}
"I will. Hold still Naureth."
He finished oiling the little brown and led the now tired dragon over to a nice sunny spot by the lake. Naureth promptly curled up and went to sleep. T'llen stood there for a few minutes just gazing lovingly at him and stroking him.
Then he looked up and around to see who had Impressed what. He noticed Teren with her green and waved at her smiling. Looking about he saw that Marissa had Impressed the gold.
Now that he'd seen to Naureth's needs he finally noticed the insistent growling of his own stomach. The Hatching Feast should be starting soon. He didn't really want to leave Naureth but had been assured that he'd sleep soundly for several hours, more than enough time for him to slip away and get something to eat.
Wyshriath had also fallen asleep, though Banira was in a bit of a predicament as the small green had fallen asleep with her head in Banira's lap. She wished she could remain there and let Wyshriath sleep however she pleased but the feast called... Very gently she attempted to move Wyshriath's head with out waking her but was unsuccessful. {What's wrong, Mine?} the little green asked pitifully. {Why did you move Wyshriath?} "I'm sorry Wyshriath, I have to go eat," Banira replied apologetically. "I'll come back as soon as I can, I promise." She patted Wyshriath's neck reassuringly. {All right Mine, if you have to,} Wyshriath replied, stretching out on the sands and falling asleep again. Banira chuckled a little to herself.
Weyrwoman Mirinda and Weyrlingmaster T'der watched the new weyrling pairs, 16 instead of the expected 15, with pride as they bonded. Once all the dragonets were asleep, and the weyrlings looking ready to finally let got of their new lifemates, T'der shooed the human halves of the pairs off to the Barracks to clean up. By this time a few senior weyrlings had already moved the belongings of the newly Impressed to the Junior Weyrling barracks.
Mirinda congratulated each of the new weyrlings as they passed her on their way to the barracks and then headed off to the Lower Caverns to make sure everything was ready for the feast.
Teren stood slowly and stetched; she'd been unaware that she'd been sitting so long her legs had gotten stiff. She smiled crookedly at the others. "Hard to leave 'm, isn't it? But they had their fill, you know, guess its our turn now." She followed the weyrwoman to her barracks, and looked around, amazed. "This's home?" Her wide eyes traced the perimeter of the sleeping area, and the trundled beds for both them and dragonets. Glow pots were mounted on the wall over each door, and her belongings were already there, lovingly packed by ma and pa. She had the urge to write them, they hadn't been able to leave the hold to see her be chosen. She stifled the urge in favor of bathing, though. After feeding the hungry dragon, she was covered with bits of meat gore and sand. She brushed at her tunic and grimaced.
The bathing was heavenly. There was hot water for them all, and she savored every second. All too soon, though, her stomach began to chastize loudly enough that she couldn't ignore it, so she dried off quickly, and changed into fresh clothes. She checked the barrack's room again for any of the others. "Any'un ready? Do we go on to eat t'gether or alone?" She tugged on a braid, still damp from washing, and daydreamed about Zirbeth while she waited. She could still remember how clearly she heard Zirbeth's voice in her mind.
Suddenly, she was struck by inspiration. Closing her eyes, she tried to focus her mind and LISTEN as hard as she could for that soft, curious bell-like voice. Zirbeth's voice. She bit her lip and was straining herself mentally when she caught it, a whiff of dragon's voice. {mine,} she heard it say, faintly. {all the meat is mine, I catch it. Right, Teren? It's mine, right?} the thought was followed by a most happy dragon sigh, and easing up, Teren withdrew. She sat down with a whoosh, amazed. "I wonder if I can speak to Zirbeth, the way she speaks to me?" she murmered to herself. She determined to try it, next time Zirbeth was awake. Then she grinned. She loved life already here, and from the smells coming from the feast, she was going to like it even more in the next hour.
(OOC: Switch to the Lower Caverns for the Hatching Feast/Gather posts)
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Post by stardragon on Feb 11, 2006 15:02:09 GMT -5
(OOC Ack I ran out of blue shades in this silly format, so Xaria gets purple coloring.))
(3/6/early evening)
The Hatching Feast, and day long Gather, went as well as expected. With the twin dragonets and a gold the talk was excited and free flowing, much like the wines. When it was time to wind down Mirinda stood on the harpers dais for a final announcement, after an obliging drum roll from the harpers.
"Your attention please. I have the official list now of our newest weyrlings and thier dragons. Congratulations go to- Gold Weyrling Marissa and Malenth Bronze Weyrlings X'el and Dorath, D'ein and Venth Brown Weyrlings P'das and Slanth, A'tan and Kranth, T'llen and Naureth, J'dar and Lirath Blue Weyrlings F'con and Taronth, Teren and Zirbeth, Xaria and Dracoth, Koria and Amneth And Green Weyrlings B'eld and Shirith, Samana and Canrith, Adara and Lamorth, Banira and Wyshriath, Cerika and Beleth!" Mirinda said with a bright smile and then led the assembled folks in another round of clapping for the junior weyrlings. "Now I thknk you all for making this such a wonderful day, the weyr offers it's hositality to any that wish to stay the rest of the day and night." She said and with that she and the weyrleader left the feast officially ending it though it would likely be candlemarks longer before everyone finally dispersed.
F'con listened intently to Mirinda as she said her anouncement, smiling happily as Taronth was mentioned. His mind had not came of his Dragonet since the hatching earlier that day. As he went to reach for a crossaint he was interupted by Taronths voice {mine!...where are you? I itch mine, mine, where are you!} said Taronth in a slightly destressed tone of voice, F'con quickly repilied {I'm coming Taronth, i won't be long...}. Without any warning F'con said a quick goodbye and rushed out of the hall and to where all that had impressed had left there dragonets. He scaned the area to find Taronth to the left, awake and sitting up, looking directly at F'con. Taronth tilted his head slightly saying {are you coming to Taronth mine?}. F'con sighed relieved and walked over to Taronth "where do you itch" asked F'con {everywhere, and its itchy} replied Taronth innocently, F'con applied the ointment onto Taronth and sat by him while they talked about the day each had had. later F'con looked up and saw another arriving to tend to there dragonet.
Adara yawned and stretched before a voice in the back of her head startled her. {How's the feast mine? Yummy?} When Adara responded she was breathless from being startled {Oh Lamorth, yes it was good I'm on my way out now} She heard a moan and then Lamorth replied {Did i scare you mine? Or have you forgotten me already?} Adara laughed out loud then covered her mouth to muffle the sound {No i couldn't forget you Lamorth i simply wasn't expecting you to talk i thought you where asleep} Lamorth said it was OK and then Adara stood leaning over to Teren she said "I'm off to give Lamorth a quick run over before i do anything else you want to come?" While she waiting for Teren's answer Adara looked around a boy was leaving the hall with a familiar grin on his face that most riders had when they were conversing with their dragon. Living around dragons and riders all her life had good effects, she could tell by their facial expressions how they where feeling.
Xaria sat quietly at the table and watched a boy stand and leave with a pleasant grin upon his face. Looking along the table at the other weyrlings she smiled slightly. One girl leant to talk to another who sat next to her. Xaria wondered if she could talk to them. A chirpy voice in her head said {Where are you mine? Having fun without Dracoth?} Xaria laughed and replied {Not really Dracoth its not as fun as being with you} Xaria smiled again and looked towards the two girls fidgeting nervously. Wiping her self clean of the feast she rose to leave, smiling at those around her before heading towards the door. She wonder if the other girls she had seen would be coming along, but for now she had Dracoth to talk to.
Teren felt the first stirrings of her sleepy and increasingly hungry dragonet in the back of her mind. Feeling satisfied after many rounds of hot biscuits, roast wherry, mashed tubers, and probably too much wine, she was pleased when she finally heard the tiny voice in her head. {I'm awake!} announced Zirbeth, without ado, the simple statment making Teren giggle. {and hungry again, too!}
Struggling to her feet, Teren rose and took one last sip of her wine, while assuring her beautiful dragon that she was on her way, and sent reassuring thoughts of food and love. She hurried to the carcasses hanging up, where she cut tidbits of meat for her hungry dragon. As she hefted the heavy meat and headed towards the sandy area where Zirbeth waited, she ruefully thought, "I think I ate too much... I'm as lazy as Zirbeth after a big meal!" She didn't try to hide the grin at Zirbeth's indignant reply. {Little dragons have to eat a lot, and sleep to grow stronger!}
Teren reached Zirbeth's side, and looked into her dragonet's whirling eyes, full of hunger, and deep, amused love. Tenderly, Teren fed the fresh meat to him, while sharing about the feast and the others she had seen. She bit back a yawn and entertained the idea-for a moment- of curling up on the sand beside Zirbeth. She felt the dragon's contented feeling in the back of her mind, and gently scratched the eye ridges, Zirbeth crooning with delight.
She looked around, smiling tiredly. She hoped that, at least if they were worked hard, they'd always have good food. And, as she smiled at her sleepy dragon, added, and amazing friends.
F'con Smiled at the arrival before turning back to Taronth "do you think we're suposed to be going back to the barracks soon" he asked Taronth looked up from the piece of hide he was chewing on and to F'con {I don't know mine}. F'con thought to himself about how he wished everything had been explaned but then he thought and remembered that he could just follow everyone else to whereever he was supposed to be going. {stress less mine} replied Taronth, F'con looked at Taronth and burst out laughing as it was true, he was only stressing and it had absolutely no point.
Taronth looked at F'con and asked {do you think that there's any um... softer food mine?}, F'con pondered over this questian for a moment "i'm not sure Taronth but i'll go have a look". F'con went over to the place where he had just seen Teren go to get her dragonette some food, he looked around for what he supposed might be softer meat and took it down and carried it back to Taronth. Taronth looked up agian and waited for the meat to be placed down and when it was he went back to eating it. "is it any softer?" asked F'con {not much but its fine} replied Taronth with a cheeky grin apon his face. F'con smiled a sunny smile and layed back against a medium sized boulder and continued to converse with Taronth.
Adara shrugged and stood waving slightly to everyone she then walked out of the cavern and towards the sands where her beautiful green dragonet lay {good afternoon my fine beauty nice nap?} Her statement was followed by a dragonish chuckle {Yes very good thank you mine. But I'm hungry} Adara laughed and got Lamorth strips of tender wherry tossing them to her one by one. While Lamorth munched on a strip Adara looked around to see if others where around. Not far from where she stood she saw the boy she had seen leaving the hall he was sitting beside his blue dragon. {Hey Lamorth? Feel like making a new friend?} Lamorth looked up a thin thread of wherry hanging from between her teeth {If you want mine I'll catch up when i have finished my wherry} Adara smiled and agreed making her way across the sands towards where the boy sat.
F'con yawned and was just about to leave the sands with Taronth. He went to get up but noticed another junior wyreling aproching him. He sat back down and looked first at Taronth and the n back at the person walking towards him. "hello, how are you?" he asked the girl while smiling. {pardon mine?} asked Taronth before F'con said {we have company} and Taronth stopped what he was chewing apon and looked around to where the girl was, he smiled and continued with his hide.
Adara smiled happily and sat down near the boy and his dragon admiringly staring for a moment at the shining blue "Hello I'm Adara" Adara then brushed a lock of black hair away from her face and added "I'm good thank you. May i ask your name and your dragon's? That is Lamorth" She turned and pointed at her green who had now finished gorging and was neatly cleaning her muzzle of blood and fleshy remains.
{Get over here Lamorth} Called Adara telepathically {Coming mine i just want to look good} Lamorth added a little trill to the end of her sentence and then stood and began trotting over her tail wagging in a 'look at me' kind of way.
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Post by stardragon on Feb 11, 2006 15:07:33 GMT -5
Xaria walked into the sands looking for her dragonet. As she scanned the room she noticed the young boy and girl she had seen earlier. The girl had arrived before her because Xaria had gone to change from her feast clothes into a cooler more comfortable dress. Dracoth was seated near the small group so Xaria walked slowly toward him. {Hurry mine, Dracoth wants some food please} Xaria giggled {Oh Dracoth I know you just hid your hide, but Ill get you some more}. Xaria walked over to the food returning with a large piece for her dragonet. Sitting down she smiled at Dracoth eying the small group. Plucking up the courage to speak she turned and greeted them with a simple 'Hello' F'con watched as she sat down and said who she was before he answered in a happy voice "i'm F'con and this guy here" he looked toward Taronth "is Taronth" he said smiling and looked back at Adara before laughing a bit to himself after seeing how the girls dragon had stood up and started to walk over "shes cute" he added looking at Lamorth as she walked over. "so, how are you? " he said getting back into the convosation as he had been drifting out. quite unnoticeably Taronth turned around and lay down beside them, he lay his head on F'cons legs and stayed there watching LAmorth as she approched {hello} he said to Lamorth. F'con looked over and said "hello" back to Xaria "care to join us?" he asked smiling. Adara laughed and tilted an eyebrow "Are you aware F'con, that you have already asked me how i am?" She chuckled and smiled at his comment about her beloved Lamorth "Yes a bit of a handful though" She said grinning. A voice behind her startled her slightly but then she turned and smiled "Hello there. I'm Adara would you like to sit with us? And who's this?" She asked looking from the new girl to the dragon beside her.F'con opened his mouth to say something not actually realiseing he'd asked the same questian twice "i did?" "oh well... answer twice then " he said happily Xaria sat down nodding at the two "It is nice to meet you both, I am Xaria..." interrupting her thoughts came a proud voice {Me dracoth, tell them me Dracoth} Xaria continued her sentence "And this here is Dracoth" She smiled as the long bundled waddled over to her side dragging his extra large piece of hide behind him. He settled him self down near her leg, eying the strangers with up most delight before lying his head on her thigh. As he bit into the hide Xaria smiled "I know you have already be asked this but how are you both this night. Did you enjoy the feast, I sure did. And your mother's song Adara, it was beautiful." She stroked Dracoth smooth young head letting herself feel safe with the others in her company.F'con smiled "this is Taronth and i'm F'con, and i did enjoy the feast alot" he said with a grin apon his face.Meanwhile something had come to Taronths notice, {mine, we're surrounded by girls mine} he said with a slight shiver going down his spine. F'con just laughed at this comment and replied {well get used to it Taronth cause theres apparently more girls then guys in this wyre} he said smiling and moved a little over to his right as to shift Taronths weight onto another part of his leg. {hello} said Taronth to Lamorth and Dracoth {i'm Taronth, its nice to meet you, how are you doing...the food here is yummy don't you agree?}. Adara cringed when Xaria commented on her mothers part of the feast. "My mother hasn't sung that one before but yes it was nice" She looked over and saw Lamorth staring at Taronth she chuckled and said {Don't get your hopes up Lamorth} Lamorth's reply was a snort and she looked away from Taronth.
Lamorth put on the friendliest smile she could manage {Yes the food is very nice. I'm Lamorth. Hello Dracoth nice to meet you} Lamorth was a little unsettled being surrounded by boys!F'con saw what Lamorth had been looking at and let out a laugh. At this same moment so had Taronth and he smiled and looked up at F'con {i don't get it} he said bluntly which just made F'con remember that he used to be kind of the same in that prospective and smiled.Xaria watched the group watching there dragons, I behavior that people show interested here and she enjoyed studying it. {It seems we have made very valuable company, see how they are interested highly in there dragonets. This is good, just like it should be.} Xaria told Dracoth her thoughts.
{Yes mine it is good, I like then and there dragons} Dracoth looked up at Xaria before turning to the other two dragons. {It is nice to meet you both. Oh yes yes yes I enjoy the food very much} He enjoyed being in the group. He was always more comfortable around females from some reason, but the two other males balanced it out, he liked it very much.((OOC Jump to the Weyrling section for the next part ))
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Post by stardragon on Feb 11, 2006 15:29:36 GMT -5
Month 3, Day 7, Morning (3/7/morning)
T'der smiled a bit, he loved this part of his job. "EVERYBODY UP AND OUT!!!" He hollered at the top of his lungs into the Baby weyrlings barracks. Scaring most of the new weyrlings into wakefulness, and no few of the dragonets.
L'ron stretched and sat up looking around his weyr. Jarth lay snoring upon his couch like a baby, though he hadn't been one of them for a long time. L'ron decided to go for a stroll and after adorning his clothes he strolled around Starfall.
He was passing the Weyrlings barracks when T'der leaned in side and shouted "EVERYBODY UP AND OUT!!!" This always made L'ron chuckled, he knew it was T'der's favorite part of an occasionally trying rank. He then heard many yelps and crashing from inside the barracks. L'ron laughed and shook his head. After saluting T'der respectfully he went back to his weyr hoping Jarth was awake finally.
When a loud voice hollered through the barracks door Adara let out a little scream and fell off the side of her bed {Ow} She mumbled to Lamorth who had sat up rather abruptly, most likely to be as startled as herself. {You alright mine? I think We're all going to have to get used to that} Her voice grumbled with the early morning grumps. Adara got up and made her bed. She looked around at all the other weyrlings. {I'm so glad yesterday wasn't a dream} She told Lamorth lovingly. {Me to mine} Was the affectionate response from Lamorth. After straightening her clothes and scratching an itchy spot below Lamorth's wing and then applying oil to the affected area she stood and stretched a voice echoed in her head {I'm hungry mine}
Normally Teren would have woken at dawn to the sound of the watch-wher and rushed to do farm errands, but here there were no windows to let in the morning sun or a watch-wher's sounds. Instead, she woke abruptly, reeling in the darkness and the strangeness of her surroundings. It took her a second to collect her thoughts, then, as she sat up frantically, she sent to Zirbeth.
{Are you there? Are you awake?} She turned eyes in the darkness, fumbling for her boots and a clean tunic. {Of course,} answered Zirbeth amiably, {but very hungry. Sleeping makes me hungry.} Her voice was so sweetly yearning that Teren smiled, and stood. She made her way to the door of the hall, and then hesitated, trying to remember the way to the weyr bowl. {Its THAT way,} said Zirbeth, plaintatively, and Teren hurried.
She was busily cutting large chunks of meat for her ravenous dragonet, knowing that breakfast for her came AFTER feeding her dragon. And only after the young one was sated, oiled, and resting in the sand, could she eat. Knowing this, she ignored the persistent growl in her stomach and the nagging ache in her head (a sure sign of too much wine the night before, she admitted to herself) and hummed softly to herself as she took care of Zirbeth, and after a moment of oiling, Zirbeth stretched out to enjoy the massage and the music, and hummed (rather self-conciously for a dragon, it seemed to Teren) along.
Adara had reached the bowl and was handing pieces of meet to her beloved green dragonet. Lamorth's appetite never ceased to amaze Adara. How could something so small eat so much?
Once Lamorth had eaten her fill, Adara led her back to-wards the barracks. She knelt beside her dragon just outside the barracks. {Still itchy mine! Cant reach itch!} Adara scratched it for her while her other hand reached over to grab a pot of oil, which she then applied to the affected areas that Lamorth had been complaining about.
Then after ensuring her dragonet was content she left Lamorth to her own devices walking up to the main weyr to wash before she would be able to eat her much desired breakfast. She couldn't sit still while she bathed she was bubbling with excitement, training was finally going to begin.
L'ron reached his weyr to find Jarth awake {Ah there you are mine, i was wondering where you'd got to.} L'ron laughed {Don't worry Jarth, you don't have to remind me about your bath today.} Jarth nodded happily and padded to-wards the weyr doorway. L'ron followed closely behind bag of sweet sands in his hand.
L'ron and Jarth reached the shore of the Starfall lake, Jarth made a run for the water. L'ron followed and laughed as he was showered by spray from the dragons bulk diving below the surface. L'ron then rushed forward to scrub the dragons hide clean with the sweet sands {Oh yes thats good mine, perhaps a little lower} Jarth's tail lashed the water happily and his back leg kicked in the way a dog's would when being scratched.
{Alright go rinse you dirty thing!} said L'ron looking at his hands which where reddish brown. Brown from the dirt on Jarth's scales and red from the vigorous scrubbing. The water lapped around his ankles as Jarth submerged again. Once Jarth was clean they returned to the weyr.
Jarth was laying on a sunny rock watching the weyrlings bustling about below. {I'm bored mine} Said Jarth in a droll way. {Me to jarth. Let's go ask T'der for a job} L'ron vaulted onto Jarth and they glided down to the bowl then preceded looking for the weyrlingmaster.
T'der was in his office still making notes on the newest batch of weyrlings initial seeming personalities, both rider and dragonet. He looked up when L'ron arrived. "Ah good." He said his tone clearly indicating he'd have been seeking out L'ron soon. "I need you and Jarth to get all the babies together for thier first class. Have Jarth bespeak the little ones and you round up the riders, they should all be at breakfast still." He said and awaited the Weyrlingmaster Seconds reply.
L'ron chuckled as T'der greeted him and tasked him. "Thank you T'der sir, now i don't have to ask" L'ron paused and saluted as was respectful "I will do as you ask." He brought his hand back down to clasp the other which remained behind his back. "I know we need the time, and that threadfall isnt a game, but i'm ready for some action." With that L'ron saluted and strode out of T'der's office.
As L'ron strode along the hall to the kitchen's where weyrlings would most likely be at that moment he called to Jarth {Jarth, round up the fledglings will you?} Jarth's reply was a mere grunt of acceptance and L'ron continued his walk.
He reached the kitchens and stepped inside noticing several weyrlings instantly he called "All baby weyrlings finish up and meet the weyrlingmaster near the bowl (I wasnt quite sure where T'der wanted them sorry if this is wrong) he will be organising you for your lessons!" He waited till he got an acknowledgment from those present and then left for the barracks and surrounding grounds. He found several weyrlings and one by one repeated his message to each.
Jarth had been locating each dragonet and told them {You are to meet up with your riders near the bowl ready for your first lessons} Jarth then added some useful advice. {Make sure you pay attention, the information you'll gain from this may save yours and your riders lives one day} He then sought out L'ron after all dragonets where directed.
F'con moaned in a tired way and rolled on his side as he heard T'der calling for everyone to get up. He himself, not wanting to get up, as for a reason not known to himself he had got lost in the excitement of the day previous and momentarily forgotten it.
As he believed he was at home with his parents he did the usual and covered his face with his pillow, as to not hear any other calls from his apparent parents trying to get him out of bed, but then as a slight fright and a memory jolt, Taronth's smooth voice entered his head, fully awake, as it would seem he had been for hours...
{Mine?... What are you doing...I'm hungry mine and I'm itching again under my wing} said Taronth.
F'con then smiled underneath his pillow and lifted it off his head, turning his head toward Taronth his eyes traveled onto the dragonette's face he asked {Who woke me up Taronth?}
And back came an answer {Some man they were calling T'der}
So with that F'con yawned and stood up, yet as he did dizziness came over him as it would to most after getting up fast after laying for hours. F'con stumbled back and sat on his mattress for a few minutes holding his head, before once again getting up and walking toward the washroom and splashing his face, getting dressed out of his night gear and into a navy blue t-shirt and black shorts which clashed with his blonde hair. Then he with Taronth walked out of the weyr and down toward the bowl slowly to get some breakfast, yet for most of the time Taronth was at a few paces ahead of himself as he was still tired and slightly dizzy and to add to it the sun was shining in his eyes making him squint and watch his step.
Once they had entered the bowl and Taronth had had his fill, and had the itch ointment applied to his itchyness, Jarth, a male dragon which looked huge compared to the dragonettes, had turned up and told Taronth what he was to do and with that Taronth said goodbye to F'con and walked away toward another side of the bowl.
{This is weird mine,} Commented Taronth {We have all been told to wait for you here... I don't get it... You are already here mine.}
And then something clicked for F'con, {Umm...Taronth? did I by any chance sleep in after T'der had woke us up?}
This puzzled him and they had many thoughts of what to do but in the end they decided to wait...
Xaria woke with a start. Quickly and quietly she got ready for the day ahead. A small amount of butterflies tumbled unwantedly around her stomach. {Nervous mine?} Her shaky laugh echoed Dracoth words {Um I would have to say yes!} {Don't worry mine, you will be fine} The words of comfort soothed her nerves slightly. Looking up she saw F'con going through the door. She decided to follow him as her nerves had clouded her brain leaving it quite dis-functional and she had already forgotten where it was she was needed to go. Racing after him she kept watch on his head moving through the crowd. Soon she found herself at the bowl, reaching F'con she patted him on the shoulder. "Are you excited?" she asked looking at Dracoth sit at her feet. Her gaze returned to F'con smiling she added "I'm quite nervous"
F'con looked up toward where Xaria was standing and offering her a seat beside him even though he was sitting on the ground, he smiled and gestured to Taronth to come over from the other side of the water in the bowl. {C'mon Taronth, we might as well talk until someone else comes}.
Taronth nodded Agreeingly and walked over toward the water and paced his way through it until he reached F'con, Xaria and Dracoth.
F'con looked down toward Taronth happily before looking back at Xaria and answering her questian, "well i'm not that nervous cause Taronth won't let me be" he explaned laughing "i'm more over excited" he added continually smiling. "Do you know when we start?... oh and by the way if you want to you can go on to the hall for breakfast" he said gesturing toward where everyone was heading.
Once Zirbeth had settled into a drowsy sleep, Teren rose, dusted the sand off her trousers and looked ruefully at her oily hands. At a quick trot, she hurried to the washroom, and washed, emerging minutes later with shiny red arms and face. This time, she changed her direction and headed for the main hall for breakfast- her head still ached from the effects of so much wine, and she was looking forward to some hot grits, something hot to drink, and fresh bread. She didn't know what her classes would entail, but was certain she'd need her energy.
Xaria laughed "Yes you do seem excited" She sat down in thought, looking across the bowl she breathed in the morning air. She realised she was no longer nervous...the fresh smell must of done her good. {I am hungry mine} She smiled looking at Dracoth, she to felt hungry now. {Ill take you to get something to eat, then get breakfast for myself} Dracoth nodded in approval of her plans. Xaria turned towards F'con "Ive decided I'm am hungry" she smiled "Would you like to come to breakfast with me....but first I must get Dracoth food" She looked away again over the bowl finally excited about the coming events of the day. Her first lot of lessons.
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Post by stardragon on Feb 11, 2006 15:31:21 GMT -5
L'ron stood quietly watching as weyrlings hurried about finishing their breakfast and tending to their dragons. He stood at the edge of the bowl waiting for T'der and the weyrlings to gather their.
L'ron hoped he had been forceful enough getting the weyrlings to hurry he hadn't wanted to frighten them. He laughed when several weyrlings who had woken late rushed about. He scanned the bowl wondering whether the green rider he had seen the night before was their but he could not see her. He heard Jarth mumbling in the back of his mind and then he said. {Will we get to do something entertaining today mine?} His eyes were swirling a bored colour. {I don't know Jarth. We might get to help T'der with the weyrlings} L'ron shrugged and leaned against a large stone scanning the bowl at the regrouping weyrlings.
Romola had finished her breakfast and was walking to towards the bowl with Ismath. {Do you mind me heading straight for the food...I am quite hungry} Ismaths laugh filled her head. {Sure, sure go right ahead} Romola smiled at her. When they arrived Ismath did as she said, Romola watched her merge into the crowd. Scanning the out skirts she noticed the young man she had see yesterday. After debating with herself for what seemed like forever she made her way towards him. When she was closer nerves crept in on her, but she knew it was no time to turn back. "Hello" she greeted him in what she hoped a casual voice.
L'ron yawned in a bored way then jumped when the girl he had noticed yesterday approached and greeted him he stood and stretched looking at her and smiling friendlily.
"Hello there," he said smiling. "And who might you be? I'm L'ron bronze rider of Jarth." He nodded his head to wards the large bronze dragon who was presently swooping down to snatch a large wherry from the bowl. {Well done Jarth jolly good.} L'ron teased jokingly. {Thank you} replied Jarth plainly.
Romola laughed inwardly as he jumped. Raising her hand for a handshake she answered his question. "I am Romola, green rider of Ismath. It is a pleasure to meet you L'ron and you Jarth." After giving L'ron a firm hand shake she turned towards the eating dragons. Spotting Ismath on her way towards them she smiled. "And this here is Ismath" {This is L'ron and Jarth, Ismath} {Finally you talked to them} Ismath offered a nod at L'ron and said a simple {Hello} to Jarth. "So it is the first of the lessons, I can just feel the excitement running through the air, it reminds me of my first lessons" Romola laughed, now that was a fun-yet nerve racking-day.
L'ron smiled and returned the nod from Ismath then turned to look at the weyrlings. "Yes it brings back memories." He winced "Some more pleasant then others."
L'ron remembered his hatching when he had been tossed aside violently by a dragonet but thanks to Jarth he had survived. He did however remember how excited he was on his first day. "They'll have to work hard. First Fall isn't that far off." He grinned he couldn't wait till thread fell , he knew it was no game but he needed something other then babysitting to do.
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Post by stardragon on Feb 11, 2006 15:35:56 GMT -5
F'con shook his head as the other whyrelings entered the bowl coming down from breakfast "no thankyou, i'm not hungry" he said polightly before leaning on his knees to push himself up, once he was standing he headed for the water and sat by it with the others all at random distance. {want some beef?} came Taronths happy ringing voice in his head, it sounded to F'con that Taronth had a full mouth so F'con jokingly imitated him {mmmmmm...nnnooooo...shankyou}added F'con laughing.
Adara watched as all the other weyrlings gathered around she was so excited! Today they would begin training. She looked around and spotted F'con sitting not far from her. She waved and rushed over a well fed Lamorth following close behind her hide glistening in the early morning light.
"Good morning F'con!" Cried Adara in a bubbly voice practically shaking with excitement. "Have a good morning? Are you excited?" This caused Adara to giggle nervously as she had been asking so many questions. "Are you nervous?" She had to clap her head across her mouth to stop the flow of questions. She blushed with embarrassment and mumbled an apology.
F'con laughed, he thought it cute that she was so excited. "Hello Adara" said F'con smiling happily. Then he added as answers "yes... to all your questians" he laughed and offered Adara a seat nearby. "What do you think we'll be learning today?" he asked in the same excited voice as Adara, except in a guys version.
Meanwhile Taronth had been chatting away with Dracoth when he realised that F'con had actually left, he had heard him leave and seen him leave yet it didn't actually register that F'con was far away. At that Taronth happily said goodbye to Dracoth in a pleasent childish voice and toddled over to where F'con and Adara were sitting with a piece of a 3/4 eaten carcass in his mouth. He sat by Fcon and dropped his carcass as he hadn't wanted to really bring it. He wasn't that hungry anymore.He sat down and just stared at the water while his tummy dragged him down.
Xaria and Dracoth hurried off at a run. Seeing all the others come down made her worry she would be late ti lesson. {We have to be quick at breakfast Dracoth} She said in a nervous tone. {Ok mine} came Dracoth reply. After Dracoth got his breakfast they ran towards the dining hall. Xaria licked her lips at the delicious food, but she couldn't eat to much. She was still finishing off a piece of toast while running back to the gathering crowd. When she spotted Adara and F'con again she had finished her mouth full and sat beside Adara. "Morning" She smiled "Hope I'm not to late! So are you excited? Actually I think I can answer that one from myself" She laughed scratching behind Dracoth ear.
Adara waved to Xaria and smiled "Yes I'm SO excited" She then turned to F'con and thought a moment "No entirely sure what we'll be learning i think it's probably the basics though like proper care or something. The exciting stuff like flying and stuff will happen later." Adara was filled with butterflies and she couldn't sit still excitement taking over her movements.
She looked around the bowl and noticed many weyrlings and what appeared to be older riders. they're going to be watching us? oh man She gulped and tried not to seem to nervous.
F'con smiled agreeably and turned to say hello to Xaria "hey,nice breaky?" he asked smiling. He then waited until Xaria sat down before saying "well... anything is gonna be cool... but i still can't wait to fly, its gonna be wicked" the work wicked was more directed to Taronth.
Taronth looked up from the water and toward F'con, {mine, why don't we fly now... i could fly mine...i really could} said Taronth in a sweet confident voice.
At that F'con chuckled and nodded though really he knew it wasn't likely Taronth actually could.
When all of the new werylings had finally arrived T'der called them to order. "Alright everyone, sit and listen up." He said, causing the few still standing weyrlings to immediately drop to the ground. "Today we begin with proper dragonet care." He said and then began the lecture which covered everything from how small to cut peices of meat depending on the dragonets size, not allowing them to just swallow the food whole, and when they would begin eating larger pits, to how to oil them properly, how thick to make the layer of oil, when to oil them fully vs just oiling scratchy spots and much more inbetween.
A half dozen questions and a full 2 candlemarks later and T'der was finally done with the first lecture of thier dragonriding life. "Now any further questions?" He asked looking about at them all.
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Post by stardragon on Feb 11, 2006 15:42:54 GMT -5
Adara sat quietly throughout the lecture, taking in every word. When the weyrlingmaster asked whether they had any questions she began to think hard. The last thing she'd want was for her dragon to become ill because she missed something. "will they always eat so much? Or will their appetites die down?" She asked.
T'der nodded thoughtfully. "Good question. Their appetites do trail off after thier initial growth spurts, eventually they will eat only once every sevenday or so though at that time they will eat anywhere from one herdbeast to as much as three if they have gone too long without food and are large enough, like a gold." He replied. "Any others?"
L'ron smiled as he listened to the weyrlingmasters lecture. He remembered learning this himself. He chuckled also remembering it had been hard to pay attention when his slowly healing injuries from the day before had hurt him something chronic. He decided that after they were done he would talk to some of the weyrlings. Just so they'd know older riders weren't scary. Jarth finished his meal and landed beside L'ron scanning the crowd of weyrlings and dragonets. {I like that one} he said nodding his Head to wards one little blue sitting among the crowd. {Smart little tike} He added.
L'ron looked to see if he could determine whose dragonet it was. {Which one?} he asked again surveying the crowd. {That one} he raised a claw and pointed. {I'll find out who his rider is for you after the lesson} said L'rom smiling, he liked making friends. L'ron then turned back to Ramola and said in a hushed voice so he did not interrupt the weyrlings, "Do you remember much of your hatching?"
F'con raised his voice above the croud "At what time would they be fully grown approxamatly?" he asked. He then turned to Taronth thinking how big he might get and how they were to mount them.
Xaria listened, it all interested her very much. She just wondered whether or no there were question she would benefit from. Raising her hand she asked "What are the obvious signs of sickness?" She needed to know this as Dracoths health was very important and finding how to notice would help alot.
Romola nodded and whispered back "Yes, I had alot of fun..I seemed to bond with Ismath alot more after learning how to care for her properly. She was also very good...never got upset if i did something wrong, and we helped each other alot. Lesson was always very enjoyable."
L'ron had the urge to answer the weyrlings questions. Instead he excused himself for a moment and walked over to T'der standing beside him. Hoping that T'der might let him answer some questions. He looked again at the rider of the dragon Jarth was interested in. It was a young boy. When the boy asked a question he listened hoping maybe T'der would say his name.
T'der nodded to L'ron as he stepped up and then answered the questions. "F'con, for greens, blues and browns they usually reach physical maturity at about 2 turns old. Bronzes and golds at about 2 and a half. And there are no real dragon illnesses Xaria. If you dragonet is off their food for some reason it'll most likely be emotionally or mentally caused and they will get a sort of greyish tinge to their scales. They'll be droopy and listless, but these are not overnight symptoms and they don't go away that fast either. Usually you'll know something is wrong before it ever gets to the point of them showing physical signs." He explained.
"Anyone else?" He asked.
{Their you go Jarth} Said L'ron smiling. {His name is F'con. I'll talk to him when they're done see if i can make friends} L'ron chuckled he sounded like some desperate loner, but it would be nice to befriend some weyrlings. {Thank you mine.} Said the bronze dragon standing silently beside him scanning the crowd of new riders.
Adara listened carefully trying to think of another question. one she thought was relevant to the current lesson. She decided on one though it wasn't really related to the current topic "How many riders are there at Starfall? Will we get to meet some?" She blushed at her complete irrelevant question. {Good question mine.} Joked Lamorth {Thank you} Replied Adara {Sarcasm is a foreign language to you isn't it mine?} Asked Lamorth laughing happily. {Yes i suppose it is.} Laughed Adara joining in on the wonderful inside joke.
Xaria nodded in the answer to her question...she had learned some from it. She laughed silently at Adara's question, she was a brave one, and the question was a good one as well. Xaria looked around the crowd smiling.
"Well at this point we are well under manned." T'der replied not seeming to think the question at all irrelevant. "We are gaining new members every day but we currently only have one full Wing of dragons. We have 12 Candidates that remained with us, there are 16 of you Baby weyrlings, 10 Senior Weyrlings and about 2 dozen staff. The StarHall has about 30 poeple. So all told we have about 125 people in StarFall. The Weyr can accomdate nearly 600, 400 of which can be dragonriders."
"wow..."said F'con in awe {thats alot of people.}
{yes it is mine, but my concern is its many dragons to compete with for Thread} replied Taronth seriously. {Yes but you just sounded like a Holder Taronth, try not to do it again} laughed F'con jokingly.
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Post by stardragon on Feb 11, 2006 15:47:30 GMT -5
Seeing no other questions at this time T'der nodded. "Very well, that's all for today's lecture. Time for chores." He said to the reply of many groans. "Chore sections are as follows, this will be your section for the next three months- Section 1: Marissa, T'llen, D'ein and Cerika. Section 2: F'con, Adara, X'el and P'das. Section 3: J'dan, Teren, Xaria and Banira. Section 4: A'tan, B'eld, Samana and Koria. Your daily shores will rotate, there is a notice board by my office the daily schedule will be there, usually the night before. Dismissed." He barked, then turned to L'ron. "Next class it's your turn." He said with a grin. "Review of today's lecture and beginning hands on work, plan to get oily."
L'ron laughed and rubbed his hands together "Getting oily? That's a new thing isn't it T'der?" He laughed and knelt to retie his boot lace. "So review of lesson and hands on work." He smiled "Got it." With that L'ron saluted T'der and scanned the crowd now moving away. He spotted the boy that he recognized and grinned. {I'll get to talk to him eventually} He said to Jarth who moaned {Well i want to meet his wonderful young dragon... very confident little one too.}
Adara successfully suppressed her laughter when most of the weyrlings moaned. Instead she stood and joined her group. She found F'con and tapped him on the shoulder. "Did you noticed that someone was watching you?" She asked giggling. {Taronth was being spied on too} Said Lamorth giggling in an image of her rider. {That was very informative wasn't it mine? Now you can feed me properly}Adara cracked up laughing tears of laughter flowing down her face.
F'con looked around to see who had tapped him as he walked off with Taronth, when he saw it was Adara and heard what she had to say a slightly confused look came on his tanned face... "So there was a guy looking at us... are you sure he wasn't thinking..." and he changed his voice all deap to imitate the guy thinking he was prbably an old guy "theres a few troublemakers". F'con smiled and added "I'm sure it was nothing important... Wanna join me?...I'm going to check on the notice to see what we're on for chores."
Adara laughed "I'm sure they weren't thinking badly of you." She then rolled her eyes and giggled again "And of course i'll coem with you, we're in the same group. Were you paying attention?" She shook her head and laughed continuing to follow Taronth and F'con up the hill. {Are we going to have fun mine?} Chirped Lamorth excitedly {Maybe Lamorth, Maybe we shall.}
(OOC this will rotate around daily, but I'll rarely actually put it up since it's rare we'll actually RP chores.))
*Chores List*
Section 1 - Weyrling Barracks (this is all cleaning, including latrines, only Baby barracks)
Section 2 - Infirmary (assisting Weyrhealer as directed)
Section 3 - Kitchens (assisting Headwoman as directed, not cooking work usually)
Section 4 - Feeding Pens (this is mucking pens, feedings and such)
Xaria followed the crowd and nodded at the notice, she was on kitchens. She then went off to find Adara and F'con to talk about the lesson and such.
Adara scanned the notice, she and F'con where on Infirmary duty... delightful. During harder time this would be more fun' thought Adara 'but not when its just normal' She sighed inaudibly not intending anyone to notice her displeasure. A dragon rider didnt complain so neither would she. "Come on F'con lets go." She gestured to him and began walking towards the infirmary.
F'con looked at the notice {Well i'm sure it could be worse} he said with a small chuckle, {Yeah... sure it could mine} laughed Taronth. F'con then looked toward Adara and watched as she started to walk away a bit before calling him so he followed. "How long do you thnk the infirmary job lasts for?" he asked Adara as they walked.
Adara shrugged, "No idea F'con. Guess we just keep working till they say we're done." Adara didn't mind chores, she had them all the time. Seeing as she was born at starfall she knew he place pretty well. She discussed the lesson with F'con while they walked to the infirmary ready for their chores. {What is an infirmary mine?} Asked Lamorth {Somewhere where sick or injured people go Lamorth} Replied Adara smiling {Oh... so we are going to help sick people yes?} {No probably not the healer will probably give us small jobs like cleaning.} She shrugged unsure exactly what they be given to do.
((OOC And this completes the move to the new board for old posts! Whee!))
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Post by ForeverFrostWings on Feb 11, 2006 23:05:23 GMT -5
L'ron sat upon a rock near the bowl fixing his wherhide riding vest, he'd torn it just recently and was now busily trying to sew up and large ugly hole. This was not a job he enjoyed but it was nessicary he couldn't rick having a hole in his riding gear.
L'ron sighed and looked up from his work to see Jarth still watching the weyrlings heading off to their chores. {You are really interested in that blue arent you Jarth?} He asked his bronze massaging the large scar that ran along the side of his face, he had this scar for as long as he wanted to remember. Jarth chuckled {Yes, he is very much like me when i was a hatchling} L'ron laughed almost histerically {When you were a hatchling? How about now Jarth? And the way you said that makes you sound old.} The two laughed for a while and then L'ron returned to his work.
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Post by ForeverFrostWings on Feb 20, 2006 6:01:22 GMT -5
L'ron had now finished repairing his jerkin and slipped it on. {Come on Jarth lets go for a fly} He gestured for his dragon to come in. Hopefully T'der wouldnt need him today. Jarth arrived with a grin on his face {Can i get tricky today?} He sounded like a excited child. {OK, yes you can Jarth" L'ron nodded and swung himself onto Jarth's back supressing a woop of joy as the great wings rose and fell and the sky zoomed up to meet him. {This is the life} He mutered to jarth who nodded and rumbled his agreement.
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Post by ~0RiGiN@l BrOk3n~ on Mar 10, 2006 8:59:21 GMT -5
{Are we in early fall, if so this post would be fine wouldnt it. If not, Ill have to change it, just let me know.}
Romola sat cross legged at the side of the lake watching Ismath swim around slowly. Smiling she began to play with her hair, suddenly she has the urge for a swim. Jumping up she ran to wards the water and straight in. The water stung at first but she had never minded the cold. {Oh mine what are you doing now?} Romola laughed {Swimming silly}. She made her way over to Ismath, they swam together for a while before Romola climbed up onto her back to rest. Ismath continued to swim.
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Post by ForeverFrostWings on Mar 12, 2006 6:16:28 GMT -5
Jarth flew like the wind his wings beating somewhat uncoordinatedly. His eyes swirled the red of stress. His vocals let out and long shrill cry as he appeared over the bowl. Shrilling and creeling he cried out long. He had been flying with his partner when he had tried to pull and inverted loop. One of the branches of a tree below him knocked L'ron from Jarth's back and into the forest below.
Jarth had called for L'ron but got no answer. Confusion and worry had taken over Jarths mind, he flew back to the weyr forgetting where L'ron had fallen. {Help!} He cried pitiously his eyes swirling red.
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Post by stardragon on Mar 13, 2006 21:43:28 GMT -5
((Oh this works lol, ignore my last PM, hadn't been here yet... heh heh.))
Fayrenth raised her head in alarm, rarely had she heard a bronze in such a panic. {Calm down Jarth.} The senior gold instructed, she really didn't want to force him if she didn't have to. {What is the matter? Where is Yours?}
Mirinda meanwhile dropped the files she had been scanning back onto her desk and headed for the height where Fay was sunning.
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Post by ForeverFrostWings on Mar 17, 2006 4:23:11 GMT -5
Jarth heard the golds voice. Her calmed some but he continued to tremble. {I don't know... he fell out there somewhere} Jarth let out a long wail his wings flopping either side of his bulk. {What a terrible flier i am. Letting him fall like that} He wailed and clawed at his face frantically with his long talons. {Answer me mine!} He wailed again his eyes swirling a deep red.
((Theres another post under out and about too))
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