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Post by Kandarra on Jul 9, 2006 14:06:51 GMT -5
Valkoran had been too distracted talking to Jessa to notice the new eggs on the sands. Now, as he looked up from their conversation sitting in the tiers, he saw them: a strange black one that reflected you and sucked you in at the same time; a gold-swirled blue-and-grey one that reminded him of the stones he used to find at his Hold; a smallish blue-green one that was likely a blue, or, well-- Valkoran grinned-- a green.
Kaith had laid ten new eggs since he had looked at the Sands last; that was a large number for him not to notice. He looked back at Jessalyn, and waited for that squeeze-y feeling in his stomach. It came, but his face also grew warm, and he looked down at his feet.
Why does it have to be her? he asked himself, knowing full well that there was no answer except the obvious one sitting in the seat next to him. It was because it was Jessa; she had a charm that other girls Valkoran had met didn't come close to possessing. She was actually, truly interested in the scrolls Valkoran read, which was a very rare occurrence. She didn't laugh when he stuttered in his excitement. She was witty and funny and actually enjoyed the jokes they played on one another, and she cared what he thought. They had so much in common with growing up in the same hold, raising the same runner, and now both being Candidates. He understood her like he had never understood any of his family, and to add to all that, she was beautiful, with her raven-colored curls, exotic, dark blue eyes, and trim figure.
That's why it's her, he answered himself. I know. But she's my best friend...
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Post by Tenma on Jul 9, 2006 14:48:37 GMT -5
"Cool. Well, Roxis, let's go." He smiled brightly. "Come on." He headed over to the tiers.
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Post by Spirithawk on Jul 9, 2006 14:51:56 GMT -5
Perin brushed his blue-black hair from his dark face. He looked almost like one of the Native Americans from old Terra but his eyes were pale blue. He fished a tie out of his pocket and tied his smooth hair back from his face. He watched the eggs, a look of awe on his normally impassive face. He hadn't had much of a chance to meet the other Candidates. He had kept to himself, trying to sift through his tools. He hadn't had the chance to ask the Weyrleaders if he could act as the Weyr's Tanner. He had his mastery and he knew that the Weyrs were always in need of leatherworking.
He looked around, wondering if he should introduce himself. After all, these people would be riders one day, at least they all hoped they would, and he would be putting his life in their hands just as they would be putting their lives in his hands. He wanted to get to know them. He hoped that they wouldn't think that he was too aloof.
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Post by maira on Jul 9, 2006 22:26:03 GMT -5
Jessa and Valkoran had been so absorbed in their conversation that it took her noticing him looking at the eggs to realize that they must have been talking a long time. There were quite a few more than she remembered and she couldn't help but stare at one egg in particular... the one that was various shades of blue, from almost black to light blue. How had they missed so many eggs being laid?
Turning to ask Valkoran how long he thought they'd been talking, she saw a faint flush on his cheeks and she couldn't stop one of her delicate eyebrows from inching up on her forehead. What in the world could cause Valkoran to blush? He was a quiet guy, really reserved (except when talking about some random scroll or runners) and as hard as she tried she could not remember ever seeing him blush before...
Leaning in close to her friend, who was staring at the eggs in a daze, her first instinct was to poke him in the shoulder but instead she wound up leaning against it with her own. In a voice barely loud enough to be heard above the commotion of the crowd she asked him, "Whatcha thinkin?"
She wasn't sure she wanted to know though. Whatever could make Valkoran blush likely wasn't something Jessalyn wanted to know about her best friend. With that thought she couldn't help but scan the crowd for likey causes of her best friend's rosy cheeks. The sudden surge of jealousy was not something Jessa was proud of, nor did she really understand why it was there in the first place...
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Post by Kandarra on Jul 9, 2006 23:17:12 GMT -5
Valkoran reddened even more when Jessa's shoulder touched his and she asked what he was thinking. Of course he wasn't going to tell her! He thought of something, fast.
"Uh, well, there are, uh, so many new eggs, and I was trying to decide which was my favorite." Valkoran mentally punched himself for sounding so stupid. "I think it's that red one with all the jagged horizontal lines." Decent save, at least, he thought. It was true; that one was his favorite so far. "Which one's yours?" The red slowly faded from his face, even though he was still very aware of Jessa's shoulder pressed against his.
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Post by Wolf on Jul 10, 2006 13:35:31 GMT -5
Wolf headed for the tiers alongside Jakel, sitting down once they reached available seats. "Not as great a view but even then, its a privilege just to be here, wouldn't you agree?" Wolf chuckled, nudging Jakel gently with her elbow. She then placed her hands on her legs, wondering if any of the laid eggs down there would hold her partner within... "I can't wait... for the hatching, every time I think about it I'm more and more thrilled..." she told Jakel.
Roxis sat on the other side of Jakel, listening to Wolf's enthusiastic speech pertaining the clutch. 'I know how she feels... I've always felt the same, about impressing...' he thought to himself. He smiled gently, though he was disappointed about not having found the person he had been searching for. 'Where the heck could she be?' he thought again, looking around to all of the girls as to try and scan there faces to see if they were recognizable.
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Post by Tenma on Jul 10, 2006 13:37:58 GMT -5
"Wolf, no one can wait! I mean seriously." He laughed. He then turned to Roxis. "Come on, can you wait?" He questioned.
((Ack. Horrible.))
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Post by Akki on Jul 10, 2006 15:57:29 GMT -5
Akki, bored which was a deadly thing for her, headed towards Jakel, Wolf and Roxis with Hasima still in tow. She sat down near them and said, "Are you guys so excited you can't sleep? Eventually when the hatching comes closer you won't be able too.". She laughed and said, "I like the idea of you four not sleeping while I'll be in a very deep sleep.". She looked at the eggs, fondly remembering the day she Impressed, when Ebbeth pushed his way out of the egg and fell on the ground and opened his mouth to squeak and looked confused as nothing came out.
Hasima felt her body being dragged once more and she obliged, following the blue rider. She sat with Akki and the other three, shifting nervously. She never got used to sitting with other people, she was used to sitting alone. How was it possible for her life to change so fast? It seemed just this morning she was shuffling along the side of her father as he headed some where. Now she was sitting in the tiers, looking at dragon eggs with wide eyes.
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Post by Tenma on Jul 10, 2006 16:05:04 GMT -5
"Are you kidding? I can't sleep now. Why do you think I was the first one here?" Jakel laughed. "It just seems to good to be true. I mean, getting the chance to make an everlasting best friend." Jakel sighed and paused, daydreaming.
All of a sudden Jakel snapped out of it. "Hey...I don't know you." Jakel finally noticed. "I am Jakel." He introduced himself with a broad smile.
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Post by Akki on Jul 10, 2006 16:13:06 GMT -5
Ooc|| O.O That huge picture of Anakin scared me. One minute it wasn't there, the next it was. xD
"A dragon is more than a everlasting best friend." Akki said to Jakel with a grin as she continued, "They are a part of you. Once you Impress one you realize that all this time you were incomplete without him or her. The dragon will own a part of your heart, because it will be a part of your heart.". She laughed and said, "I should have known that you would be impatient Jakel.".
Hasima looked startled as Jakel talked to her and was jolted out of her train of thoughts. She opened her mouth and quietly stuttered out the words, "I...I'm Hasima...". She returned his borad grin with a small smile of her own, her lips twitching as she did so.
"I keep running into her, literally. So I figured if I don't leave her then I won't crash into her. And I doubt she wants me to crash into her here so I am dragging her every where with me." Akki said with a crooked grin.
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Post by Tenma on Jul 10, 2006 16:24:13 GMT -5
Jakel laughed. "Yes. You can call me...Akki! You are impatient so you can just call me that. And so we don't get confused, we will call you Jakel." He laughed.
((All my posts are so bad. And yes, the size of dragonics avvie is huge so I had to get rid of it, then make it smaller.))
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Post by Akki on Jul 10, 2006 16:27:31 GMT -5
She blinked twice and said, "What?". She was confused by what he said before her eyes lit up and she said, "Oh! I get it!.". "Wait. I think you partially insulted me. I'm not impatient at all." She lied. One thing she learned from her father was this; When you lie, lie with confidence. As much as she disliked him, she thought that was a good saying and kept to it.
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Post by Tenma on Jul 10, 2006 16:49:02 GMT -5
Jakel laughed. "Are you kidding me Akki? During the Christae's labor you were so impatient. You kept saying that you wanted it to end." He proved, crossing her arms across his chest and pouting, only to burst into laughter again.
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Post by Akki on Jul 10, 2006 16:59:01 GMT -5
"Because it probably wasn't much fun for Rhia at the time." She replied, telling him why she was that impatient. "Besides, you just came at that time so you didn't know why I was impatient." Akki said, grinning as she remembered him coming.
Ooc|| Ick. Short. ;-;
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Post by Spirithawk on Jul 10, 2006 19:34:26 GMT -5
((ummm...that was Rhia's labor...Christae fell into labor in the Weyrleader's meeting...)) Kaith's next egg looked like the Milky Way Galaxy. The egg was black with dark blue streaks across it. There were also paler blue sections.  She then laid her eithteenth egg. This one was a pinkish purple egg that looked like an amthyst. There were threads of lighter and darker purple along its gleaming surface.  |
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Post by Tenma on Jul 10, 2006 19:46:33 GMT -5
((Whoops.))
"Sure that is what they all say." He laughed. "Akki, look at those eggs. They are amazing. Were they this...well different from each other in the other clutches?"
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Post by Akki on Jul 10, 2006 22:27:44 GMT -5
Ooc|| I didn't catch that either. xD
Akki shook her head as she looked at the new eggs that were clutched. "They were different, but not like this. These are completely different from each other, none look the same as the next. This leads to a question, however. Just what exactly will be hatched from each one?" She said turning to the candidates she was sitting with.
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Post by Tenma on Jul 11, 2006 8:25:07 GMT -5
"Maybe a new animal." Jakel laughed and fell off his seat from laughing so hard. His laugh lessened and her rubbed his hair with embarressment. "Whoops." He stood up and took his seat again. "I blame you guys." He laughed, motioning towards the group around him including Akki, Wolf, Roxis, and Hasima.
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Post by Akki on Jul 11, 2006 13:44:39 GMT -5
Akki rolled her eyes and said, "Oh yes. We all pushed you off without even touching you. How? That's our little secret.". She laughed, placed her hands on his back and pushed lightly. "You guys probably talked about this already, but which is your favourite egg?" She asked.
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Post by Tenma on Jul 11, 2006 13:48:56 GMT -5
The light push actually shoved him off the seat again. He just wasn't prepared, was still laughing, and was sitting on the edge of the seat. "No, you pushed me like you just did. Stop doing that." Jakel wasn't very threatening, especially since he was still laughing.
"Are you really expecting anyone to choose? I mean look at them. I want them all." He opened his arms as if he were trying to hold them all.
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