[Disney & Harry Potter Touching] Do You Believe In Magic?

[medigel]

Arcadin

Free to inspect, but only at a candidate's invitation, Arc pointed out. Unfettered for now, but soon to be tied to singular purpose. Freedom was such an odd word to him. Nothing was ever truly free unless it died. But he supposed now wasn't the best of times to try and debate something like that, and he reeled the line of thought back in.

No, Avada Kedavra had a better question for him. Arcadin considered it for a few moments before giving a mental shrug. The restraint simply existed, he answered. Was the ocean weaker during low tide, or did it remain the same and merely changed pattern? It was just its nature. So too was his wall only instinctual, as natural to him as the push and pull to the sea. It didn't impede his every day activities and, really, Arcadin barely remembered it existed.

(True strength, physical or otherwise, need not be thought of. It was as easy as breathing.)

It was part of him, he explained, just as the egg had teeth and claws. Both wall and fang were tools: would it rather judge the tools, or the one who wields them?
 

[medigel]

Arlie

She blinked. They were eggs, they couldn't need much beyond love, right...? Love and affection that two of them had already given her without recompense, that made her feel indebted to the clutch as a whole. Even just thinking about it made her want to cry again, and Arlie blinked quickly, embarrassed with herself.

"Sure you don't need anything?" she asked, hoping that Be Our Guest had even a simple request she could grant, like moving it an inch deeper into the sand, or tilting it just a little more this way or that. "You've all been so nice t'me. I-I feel like I should make sure you're comfortable before I go..." Because it had to be so boring, sitting in the same place all the time, right?
 

[SilverLutz]

Shar considered the egg's point for a few moments, wondering if that did have something to do with it. She would have thought three parents might cause more confusion with the eggs, but perhaps it had brought an even higher level of comfort. Even the coloring of most of those eggs was more calm and cheerful than the bright, intense colors of this clutch. There was nothing wrong with the fact that the Harry Potter clutch seemed more rambunctious - Shar would rather have an intense dragon than a lazy or overly-cautious one if she got to pick - but from the tension in the air around some of the eggs here it was pretty much a given that their hatching was going to be tumultuous. Good to know, she thought as she gave a little glance in the direction of her friend and the new girl she had promised to help. They seemed to be doing well for themselves over at the Disney Songs clutch.

"I wouldn't say in charge of them," she replied to Expelliarmus. "But certainly keeping an eye out for them. It's their first Touching and to have two clutches to divide their attention between is a bit overwhelming." They were both quite gentle souls at that although she knew Rizdax could and would stand up for himself and his friends if it came down to it. She was eternally grateful Zamistia had touched a kind egg first.

"It's a bit overwhelming for seasoned Candidates as well," she added, giving the shell a fond pat before moving on. Although she was confident she'd get to all the eggs she knew she had to set a steady pace for herself. As much as she wished to linger with some of the eggs she had to keep moving, knowing that staying too long could rise the ire of the parents and with Expelliarmus's mother already red-eyed and alert, she didn't care to draw attention to herself in that manner.

On she went, moving to the spotted shell of the Dementor Egg. As she approached it a soul-deep exhaustion settled over her like a blanket, gentle but heavy. As she touched the shell she closed her eyes for a moment, giving in to the weariness that seeped into her bones.

"Well, that's interesting," she murmured quietly. She was used to being tired and could usually shake it off, but this was quite different and for a moment she wondered what it would be like to curl up on the warm sands like the eggs and take a little nap. She did remember to send a warm, open thought to the dragon within, wrapping it up in a little blanket of her own. Hopefully the baby was all right and this exhaustion wasn't an indication of illness.

"You all right in there?"  

[Meepfur]

Akaris - She, Western

Ah, this one liked her! It thought she looked good! Her smile was both pleased and charming as she sidled just a little closer to the Perfect Isn't Easy egg, a coyness in her touch as she traced the patterns of its shell. Flattery she could do, and do well, and would tell the egg what it wanted to hear without hesitation - and mean every word of it. You are darling, she agreed. You have one of the most beautiful shells I've ever seen: this blue! It's just perfect for you, and you pull it off much better than I ever could. And this heart on your shell, it's-

And then her heart froze. The blue - and he was enormous for a blue! - clutchfather stalked orange-eyed among the eggs. Oh no, oh no...! Akaris snatched her hand away from the egg and moved away, fingers just briefly brushing over the Friend Like Me egg as she made sure not to stumble into it. This was clearly about another egg, but she stood rooted to the sand regardless, watching in suspense and dread.

...as he proceeded to lie down next to the little egg. Oh. So it was...okay, maybe? Although she, for one, was not as okay as she had been, and would need to get herself together again before she touched any more eggs.

((Edited out touch-for-response from Friend Like Me, I know Wish is very busy. <33))  

[Dea and #Teddy#]

Demanthra and Monath

Demanthra was glad everything seemed to be a bit quieter, after Rhianth getting upset. At least she thought so when she saw Krahsujunth got up from where he was and headed over to one of the eggs. She felt herself get alert, had something happened that she was not aware of? No, Monath didn't seem to be angry at all...she would have if there was a problem.

Monath...the assistant candidatemaster began, knowing her green would fill in the blanks.

Don't worry, Mine, the little pink egg just called to its parents. And no, it wasn't because it is upset, least not from what I picked up from it. I think it wanted to help one of the candidates,Monath assured. She felt her rider relax at that news, though she would keep her eyes on things..just to make sure.


Zamistia (Her)

Zamistia felt so much happiness coming from the little egg her hand was on. She snuggled into the warmth of that joy, like it was a hug that she just couldn't get enough of. Hearing the baby assure her that there was nothing to feel, she felt a bubble of her own happiness swell up. Yes, having everyone together did usually make things a lot better. She was so lost in that joy, that she didn't even know the blue had made his way over to where they were. She had just sent a warm farewell and hope to see them during the hatching, then withdrew her hand gently from the egg with a light pat. As she was about to leave, she felt a hot breeze come down and ruffle her hair and clothes. Looking up, she found the blue hovering over and her eyes widened in surprise. Did..did she do something wrong, she didn't think so. Her eyes looked over to Shar, having heard her friend say she was going over to the other clutch. She seemed to be alright, even if she was near the queen, who she now saw was angrier than ever.

"I..am sorry...if I...did something...wrong....sir. My..sister and I..will just go over there,"she whispered to the protective father. Her eyes looked over to where Riz was, seeing him still near and alright, which made her feel a little better. Okay, both her friends were okay, she had to believe they would continue to be. Then her eyes looked to her sister, who had followed her over. She knew her sister hadn't done anything, but maybe it was better for them to give the father some room.

"Tizzy...maybe it would be...better to go...over there,"she suggested, taking her sister's hand gently. She pointed to one of the eggs that she had wanted to check out...now might be as good a time as any. So she began to lead the way around the egg that looked like it had been covered in blood. She went to the purple one with lightning marks down its center. Taking a deep, steadying breath, she tried to calm herself after having the blue so close. She reached for the good feelings she had felt from the two other eggs, and when she was ready touched the shell of Colors of the Wind.

Hello...little one. You seem...to be..quite calm. It is..nice to meet...you,she she managed to get out to the baby. She focused on warm thoughts she could of her family, friends, and other two eggs.

SilverLutz

Hattaki

Thaliawen

ShinosBee

Quick little something to Krah

 

[Princess_Feylin]

Taibbi (female/she) - High Reaches Candidate

With the not-quite-unexpected vitriol of the Crucio Egg, Taibbi found herself a little relieved to realize that she had touched just about every egg from this particular clutch. Some of them she hadn't really felt much of anything from, but she reminded herself that the first egg she'd touched had been encouraging and enthusiastic. Still, she was in no particular hurry to finish touching the last few eggs.

When the blue dragon who had been on the sands with one of the queens began walking toward the other clutch, Taibbi's heart just about stopped. After a turn living at High Reachers Weyr, she wasn't afraid of dragons. She'd been Searched by a blue, even. But she was still more than a little awed by them when they got very close to her. Not that the blue was as close to her as it was to some of the candidates touching eggs in the other clutch, but that was still very close in her opinion. She hoped no one would be in trouble. She was also glad that she'd decided to linger with Rhianth's clutch, so that she definitely couldn't be blamed for anything that may have gone wrong over there.  

[Excited Apathy]

Helaku // He/Him // Western

Only the second? Helaku's eyebrows lifted in surprise as he gave the egg a second look. Sure, it wasn't as large as the others...but that didn't always mean anything. And the shell was pretty, almost sparkly even. You'll see more of us soon, he thought at the egg. Look, here's one now. I bet you'll get to make friends with a lot of us!

He was distracted, then. One of the...parents?...was on the move. Had someone upset an egg again? It didn't quite seem like it...even so, the young man waited with bated breath until Krah settled in before finally relaxing and moving on from the starry pink egg with a light pat.

Some attention to the other clutch was in order, and he made his way to them before resting his hand on the Auror egg's striped grey shell. Hello, he thought. Have you been doing alright over here? There had been something going on over here a few minutes ago, after all.  

[Meepfur]

Talis - She, High Reaches

Talis drew back slightly in surprise at the response from the Expelliarmus Egg, that surge of power completely unexpected.  And the assurance of safety...she didn't know quite what to do with that.  She appreciated it, certainly, but safety - real, true safety, felt bone-deep - was rather a foreign feeling for her.  She was far safer here in the Weyr than she ever had been in Nabol, but an edge always lingered, somewhere far beneath the surface.  She wasn't afraid of being harmed, not here and now - wasn't afraid of being harmed in general, as it was nothing new, nothing she couldn't handle - but did she feel safe?  She supposed not, but also suspected that she would never be fully rid of wariness, and would rather not be.  To become complacent would be unwise.

But she did appreciate the egg's loan of that safe, protected feeling, although it left her feeling a bit out of sorts when she finally withdrew her hand.  The presence and then the sudden lack of that feeling highlighted that it had been missing in the first place...but that was fine.  She didn't need to be safe; she'd willingly forfeited that a long time ago.

The next egg along was Expecto Patronum, which she greeted wordlessly as she laid her hand against it, an open invitation to look as it pleased, as its siblings had.  

[Tsunake]

Phryana | female pronouns

Her lips parted briefly to draw a quiet breath before they curved into a true, secretive sort of smile. No, there was no need for flattery, was there? The honesty of the Imperio egg had her hesitate for only a moment before she acquiesced. It could very well delve through her thoughts without her permission, but it had not. She could not open herself up completely, even if she would like, but she did what she could to let the egg look as it pleased. Courtesy deserved to be paid with courtesy, after all. She was certainly above other people...but a dragon, she was realizing, was something more than that.  

[Meepfur]

Akaris - She, Western

Everything had been going so well, but once Krahsujunth had started going on the move, Akaris had taken several steps back in terms of how she was feeling. The eggs had all been absolutely wonderful so far, and she had actually started to look forward to touching the next, and the next...but worry and fear bubbled back up now that he was right there. Her first instinct was to seek out someone safe to cling to: A'ral, or Zinath, or Rylyrr, but... A'ral and Zinath were busy, and besides, she was trying very hard to do this right and make them proud. Running to them the moment she got a little spooked wouldn't do that. Neither would running to Rylyrr, however tempting that was.

So for awhile, she just stood where she was, wringing her hands and trying to rein in her anxiety and convince herself all over again that she could do this. Maybe she should...go try the other clutch...? Shards.  

[Thaliawen]

Dea and #Teddy#

Tizenia (link will be gotten) she/her
The egg seemed so happy, but it was calling for its parents. Tizenia was not surprised when the scarred blue came over, and while she took a small step back, she wasn’t afraid. He wanted to protect his baby. He looked scary, but he probably wasn’t any more frightening than her own father at home.

“Your baby wanted you,” she said, looking up to him. “It doesn’t sound sad, though.” He didn’t seem upset, yet, either, was he comforting the egg? Dragons really were like people, weren’t they? She wasn’t sure whether the thought terrified her or endeared her to them. People could be difficult.

Maybe Misty was right, though. She took her sister’s hand and followed her to Colors of the Wind. “You’re a pretty egg,” she said, pressing her hand against its shell.

ShinosBee

Tizzy says aww, DaddyKrah

 

[demon_pachabel]

Martirae - She

Yes. She...did have a lot more to see, didn’t she? Marty gave Hufflepuff a fond pat before moving on. Though she did take a moment to nod towards Iathe with a knowing smile. It was the kind of smile that perhaps would have unnerved an easily intimidated person, but that was really the only brand that she had to offer.

Now, she’d met all of Rhianth’s brood. It was time to see what kinds of souls the other clutch had to offer. It….was strange to have multiple clutches to look over all at once, rather than with weeks between. Still, she was tall and purposeful as she crossed the sands, bowed again to the parents (one of which was….in the middle of everything now. Hello Mr. Blue) before starting her paces around.

Certainly, she could start with Be Prepared there in the front. Plenty of personal space over here. That will make everybody want to approach no matter how high of walls you build. she knew that from personal experience, and she laced her thoughts with that. But it was more like she was scratching a hand along the wall, rather than trying to climb it. Just a hello, just for a moment.

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Juhvek - He

Hmm. Juhvek could very much respect the drive in Make a Man, and he nodded. He wanted to do a lot of things to help Pern, though he’d never considered what he’d do for just his sister. Was Alosha watching or was she at drills? For the first time, Juhvek actually cared enough to look to see if she was there.

To his surprise, she was. Huh. Alosha offered a wave from the tiers and he offered one back before moving on.

A touch here, a touch there, and soon he’d touched all of Fianth’s and it was off and over to meet Rhianth’s children. It was easy to pick a side to start with and he slowly began to move through them, though his hand rested for just a bit longer on Felix Felicis. You’ve been having a lot of visitors then, friend? It sounded as though he started the thought as an observation, then changed his mind to a question halfway through it.

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Fahn - She

Ah! Auror was a good egg and Fahn gave it a fond little pat before she continued on to touch the rest of it’s siblings. Then, just like that, it was off out of Rhianth’s view and off to see the other clutch of eggs. She needed to meet everybody! Though she did hesitate to get in the way of what Krah was doing right then. So, she skirted around him, fighting off a desire to reach out and pat his side and ask what kind of egg he was.

It was a really really tempting idea.

Instead, she touched the actual eggs as she passed by them and left a hand resting on Colors of the Wind. It’s a lovely day outside and you are out in it. Is it as lovely as a day to you in there? Maybe it wasn’t enjoying the whiplash of meeting so many people all at once?

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Kinyegele - She

Oh, what a sweet little egg! Kinye was more than happy to shower it with more good thoughts before she was off again, but who to meet now? There was a moment when she paused, as Krah had entered the group of candidates to come see her tiny pink friend from just moments ago. She looked at the blue dragon and after a moment gave him another bow before scuttling a little more quickly away.

It simply reminded her to be a bit more mindful of the eggs she was touching, giving a gentle pat to several more as she walked by. But she lingered for a little bit longer by When You Wish Upon A Star. It was a good day to meet everybody! I hope you’re meeting lots of wonderful people today, little friend. Is there anything you need that….someone like me can do for you?

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Kahbrohm - He

The push of Avada Kedavra far from turned Kahbrohm off. No, this egg wasn’t going to be gentle and he actually respected that. Squaring up his shoulders, he had no qualms with letting the baby snoop and poke around all of his thoughts - though the note about being jealous was enough to make him frown. Just slightly, and not for long.

When it asked what he wanted, it was easy enough to dismiss both power and attention. Kahbrohm was well on his way to having both of those on his own. No, what he wanted…..I want to have no limits.  

[Thaliawen]

Shanley, (Link will be gotten), she/her

“Smerdle”

“It is a very nice egg,” Shanley agreed, and offered Torin a smile before pressing her hand against the shell of Perfect Isn’t Easy. “You are lovely, aren’t you?” She directed, at the egg. It almost reminded her of Will. “What are you looking forward to most?”

Did it know? How could it? But dragons were smart. Maybe it did know.  

[demon_pachabel]

Medigel

Be Our Guest

Did...it need anything? Oh! Oh Arlie! It will be happy knowing you are cared for and not wanting for anything! Please do not cry because of it? The desire to please and see the young girl happy is nearly palpable under the shell of Be Our Guest.

Tsunake

Imperio

Imperio's continued snooping was so gentle that just the caresses of conversation it could have been giving would have distracted entirely from what it was doing - and it was taking it's sweet, sweet time. Then, when it was content, it seemed to stroke Phyrana's mind like a hand over the cheek - perhaps something it had seen inside of that lovely head of hers. Oh thank you. That was perfect.