Farellen was taken aback by the reply from the other candidate, "i was only trying to help....." he trailed off, fine.. if this kid wanted to get in the way.. fine... he'd warned him..., wouldn't be Farellen's fault of the kid got killed, as scared as he also was, it stung, he'd showed his scarring before to other candidates, as a warning NOT to get between hatchlings and what they wanted, it usually went well, besides the ewwww comments from some, he was the living example of what not to do .... poor Henwas was the fallen example... another shiver of fear strummed through his body ... that had been one angry dragonling... there were several .. malicious looking ones here... the one time they could willingly hurt ... "Look, sorry ok, just don't want you to end up dead, or worse, like i nearly was" he whispered, his mouth feeling dry.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:36 am
Talis Well, s**t.
"That's not creepy at all," Talis observed dryly, eyeing the Crucio green and suppressing a shudder at the feeling of cold laughter. She was all too familiar with that sort of laugh, and she didn't like it at all. The green freed yet another bronze, who bit her for the trouble - and there was finally a brown out now as well, then another blue, as more siblings were helped from their shells. Expelliarmus was clearly alarmed, as was Auror, who burst out green. They were two of the eggs she had found most agreeable to her own thoughts, and if they were concerned, well...
They had good cause to be, she was sure. Something just didn't feel right, not at all.
There was more movement in Fianth's clutch - another bronze! seriously? - but Talis felt it wise to keep her focus on Rhianth's little gang for now.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:44 am
Niika - EGG BETTING TRACKING
Not much was changing, but that crackle of laughter from that green - Oh, she had been bitten by her brother! - wasn't enough to make her grateful that she was up here and they were down there.
However, she did feel a certain smug satisfaction in making one of the bets as a double loss for the boy who had thought he'd end up dead. Good for him!
Hatching Order (tracking for a bet): Slytherin, Once Upon A Dream, Felix Felicis, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Hufflepuff, Let It Go, Crucio, Imperio, Avada Kedavra, Sectum Sempra, Dementor, GTD Who else is out and about, HELP, I needed first 12 and I'm stopping now
faesinger -Veltanna bets that Dynzrak will impress a male from Rhianth’s clutch. -Niika counterbets Veltanna that Dynzrak will impress one of Fianth's male children instead.
-Ahlalei is betting twice. First: A gold will chose a High Reaches candidate - LOSS Second: A Blue will chose someone that isn’t a candidate from either Weyr
-Niika has countered with: First: If there is a gold, it will choose a candidate who has stood for at least 2 PC clutches (Tarot, Spooky, and Tea) - WIN Second: There will not be more than 2 stands impressions.
Lutz -A'kir bets that someone is going to die at the hands of a dragon from the Harry Potter clutch, that there will be one gold dragon between the two clutches and it will hatch from the Disney Songs clutch, that both clutches will hatch an equal amount of browns, that the first egg from the Harry Potter clutch to hatch will be the Nimbus 2000 egg, and that the first egg from the Disney Songs clutch to hatch will be the How Far I'll Go egg. - LOSS, FIRST HP CLUTCH EGG WAS SLYTHERIN -Niika makes no counter bet. She is too stunned by how specific this is. - Win
Princess_Feylin -T'of is betting that Toren will Impress one of the first 12 eggs to hatch. -Niika bets Toren will impress one of the Disney Clutch.
Teiha -Farinalgo bets he will Impress a blue. -Niika bets Farinalgo will impress a Disney Song Blue.
-Venin bets that a dragonet will die or go between without finding its lifemate. -Niika bets there will be at least three Stands Impressions.
-Emori bets that at least two candidates will be mauled to death. -Niika bets a minimum of 7 candidates will be maimed.
Meep -Syflie bets that a gold will hatch, but won't choose a High Reaches candidate. - WIN -Niika is betting if a gold hatches, it will be between 40-43' as it's adult size in the profile that she can't read because she doesn't know this stuff but shhhhhhhh. AKA smaller than average. - WIN
dawns_aura -Lelte has bet that there will be 2 Golds, Fianth's clutch will be the more maim-y of the two, and that there will be more (PC) greens than blues overall - all in one -Niika makes no counter bet.
NovaCracker -Amila is betting on Impressing a green. -Niika is betting Amila will impress a green from Rhianth's clutch.
-H'lare is betting a Bronze will Impress someone people assume UNLIKELY to Impress a bronze. OOCly that basically means something like a Stands Impressiuon ETC. -Niika is betting swapped candidates from Western will impress more metallic dragons than High Reaches candidates do.
-Aerone bets a dragonet will try to break a BROTHER from HIS shell - WIN (Imperio and Dementor) -Niika is betting a female dragon will be assisted by a sibling in hatching. - WIN (Crucio and Sectum Sempra)
-(Aerone)that a white will hatch from either clutch. -Niika bets if there is a white, it impresses to a girl.
ShinosBee -Falienn is betting he doesn't survive the hatching - LOSS -Niika is betting Falienn will impress a dragon that mauled another candidate! - Loss
Magnadearel -Makimton bets he will impress a dragon from Rhianth's clutch - WIN -Niika bets Makimton will impress from Fianth's clutch! - LOSS
Sweet Symmetry -Nyaranau bets that there are two gold dragons, Impressing candidates from different Weyrs; the Auror egg will be the first egg to hatch overall, and the first egg to hatch from Fianth’s clutch will be the You Can Fly egg; the first dragon to Impress will be Brown; and Ruunan will Impress a Green from Fianth’s clutch. - LOSS, SLYTHERIN HATCHED FIRST -Niika has no counterbet for Nyara - just that one of those things won't have to happen for her to win. - Win
-Ruunan bets that the first egg to Impress will be a bronze from Fianth’s clutch - WIN -Niika bets first impression goes to a Green from Rhianth's clutch. - LOSS
-there are more female dragons than male dragons across both clutches, but there will be more male weyrlingpairs -We'll have more unusual lady impressions - at least 3 on a blue or a brown
-and Nyaranau will Impress a Blue from Rhianth’s clutch. -Nyara will impress a Green, rather than a Blue, from Rhianth's.
ME -Kinyegele has bet that Someday My Prince Will Come will impress to an aged out or a long-standing candidate!
-Niika has made no counter bet. ****Pach cannot win an egg
Tatterpixie -Jeri bets that she will finally Impress, from Fianth's clutch. -Niika counters that Jeri will impress from Rhianth's clutch.
-Willim bets the first to hatch will be a bronze from Rhianth's clutch - Winning -Niika bets the last to hatch will be a bronze from Fianth's
Akina Tokuwa -Ryah bets that more (PC) girls will Impress overall, and that at least two of those girls will match to an unconventional color.
-Niika bets that more than half of the PC green impressions will be to boys.
houllow -Fisher has bet that any golds in the clutch(es) will not Impress to a High Reaches candidate - Winning -Niika bets that more than half of any bronzes and golds will go to Western Candidates!
-Fisher has bet brawling dragonets will result in a candidate being unable to stand any further or a dragonet going between -Niika is betting that won't happen.
Prism Shine - Keris bets Phyrana will impress from Rhianth's clutch -Niika bets Phyrana will impress a male dragon
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:46 am
But it was the arrival of yet another bronze that gave Crucio pause. Expelliarmus burst from his shell with a concentrated, deliberate force. The glimmer of his hide was unmistakable as he stared the green down. Still, Crucio squealed her defiance, and nudged the eggs, attempting to widen the already growing cracks. Expelliarmus gave a bugle of challenge, and an answering call sounded from within the Expecto Patronum egg.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:53 am
The angry eyed dragonet was trying to scare everyone! Well, it wouldn’t scare her, even when that chilling laughter filled her mind. “I’m fine,” she said, and took hold of Will’s outstretched hand. She’d faced Thread. No dragonet could be that terrifying.
“I’ll protect you,” she added.
There were so many dragons on the sands now. “Maybe the angry one will Impress soon.”
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:57 am
Zyanzi
Zyanzi craned his head, taking in the fact that even more dragons were showing their faces from the colorful eggs. He wrinkled his nose at the coppery smell of ichor, his eyes taking in the Crucio hatchling. Poor thing. Though it seemed unfazed by the bite and blood, seemingly wearing it like a badge of honor rather than the wound it was. It had to smart a bit though. He was sure of that. Finally, he pulled his eyes from the wounded hatchling and looked excitedly toward the blue wandering the ranks of white robed candidates. Zyanzi couldn't help feeling hopeful. But he was more hoping that the dragon's chosen was among them and he would not be an unfortunate soul lost to the Between.
His eyes drifted back to the eggs and he let out a breath he did not realize he had been holding. More eggs were beginning to rock and crack. He knew that more dragonets were about to join the fray.
"Running just gets you killed from behind." Saekagi answered back, through tight lips. These dragons, as far as he could tell, weren't looking to impress just yet, and if he were attributing malicious intent to them, he guessed they might well know exactly where they were going, but were delaying it for their own brief and bloody glory.
If he even thought they were after someone behind him, certainly he'd turn aside, but they were not supposed to break ranks, and he felt like these red eyed, freshly hatched dragons might just hope to see them run like a frightened herd, to splinter off the weak.
He couldn't tell either if this other scarred boy legitimately had no idea who he was, or if he did know and was making fun of him. He thought the jokes might have finally died down but if he heard one quip about making sand angels for the babies he was going to...
He wasn't sure what he'd do. Probably have a nice fantasy about chucking someone to the hungry looking angry babies, or imagine punching them without actually breaking a knuckle.
He didn't unclench his fists, but he absently rubbed his cheekbone with the heel of his hand again, frowning at the memory all over again. Everyone thought they knew best, everyone thought they knew exactly what they'd do until you were actually in the middle of it, trying to remember your plans over the screaming white noise of adrenaline.
He didn't think anyone actually knew. You just hoped for the best.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:09 am
CRACK! Finally...
...the brown dragonet uncurled, the previously unmoving Be Prepared egg having ruptured around it. Eyes flickered red, orange, green, purple, yellow, orange, purple...orange...red as the brown got to his feet, stretching and eyeing his cousins with...was it trepidation? Interest? It was hard to say for sure what the brown felt as he slunk from the wreckage of his shell, keeping low to the sands. He was a skinny, sinuous thing, almost unusually so, but he seemed alert as he stalked in a wide arc around the eggs, towards both the candidates and the other clutch.
Farellen frowned "nono, i said DON'T run, but don't just stand there either". He was confused, he wondered why the boy thought he'd said to run, maybe that was why he'd snapped at Farellen? ah well, Farellen had given his warning, he kept his eyes on the eggs, one of which exploded showing a very clear bronze, who seemed less.. malicious than several of the others, maybe this was good but he was reminded again of getting between two bronzes that had fought, "not doing that again" he muttered to himself, dismissing the resident High Reaches candidate's attitude, coming from western, he hadn't really bothered getting to know this Weyr's candidates, despite the fact he'd been advised to make friends with potentially fellow weyrlings, he had just felt the need to advise the boy, to not just stand there and stand his ground, and maybe get killed, he had done so, whatever happened next was up to the hatchlings ...
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:20 am
Let It Go didn't allow his graceful walk to falter even as more glimmering hides and bugles of challenge between his cousins drew attention away from him. He simply kept his head held high as he carefully stepped through the candidates, looking each of them over thoroughly before moving on.
He'd known where they were just a bit ago...where...?
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:35 am
Akaris Things were getting...ever more interesting over in Rhianth's clutch and the turn of events and increasing number of dragonets out of the Sands were making it difficult to continue tamping down on her anxiety. Her grip on Rylyrr tightened again, and she forced herself to look away towards the blue from the Let It Go egg, all composure and grace. Things she was losing her grip on just a bit, as the action picked up.
There was also another bronze - so handsome, and going to check on his sister straight away! - and a rather thin brown slinking around. Yes, Fianth's clutch seemed...much less potentially dangerous right now.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:37 am
Ticene // She/her // High Reaches Candidate
Gaze continuing to roam, Ticene tried to keep tabs on each of the eggs. She kept glancing back to the sad little green as she made her way closer, working through the candidates. The young green spared her a glance before moving on and Tic felt the familiar pang of rejection. It was impossible to be upset with the green though given how sad she seemed. The sad sounds she made caused something inside Ticene to wrench. The candidate's jaw clenched and pushed her folded arms tighter against herself. Their teaching was always to do nothing. To just let the poor green wander around alone. Of course her parents were there to help, but they were huge, there was only so much they could do when it came to navigating crowds.
I'm here. If you need help. It was presumptuous, she knew that. That was if the green could even hear her over all the other thoughts in the cavern. I might not be the one you're looking for, but I can help you look for them. Just if the green needed someone to move people out of the way for her, or to... ugh, she didn't even know what she was offering. How was she supposed to help, it wasn't like the green could describe who she was looking for. The candidate just hated to feel so powerless in all this!
But then it happened and the tension in her body relaxed. A sad smile played at Ticene's features as the green threw herself into the arms of a sobbing boy. She was happy for them. That the sad little green had found who she needed. If the new weyrling's response was anything to go by, it looked like he needed the green just as much. Maybe that was why she was unsuccessful. Did Ticene really need someone. She was... fine. Maybe the dragon's knew that. She could manage by herself. Could she really blame any dragon for choosing someone who needed them over her? No, she couldn't. They were tying themselves to someone for their entire lives, they shouldn't ever be expected to settle for someone who wouldn't give them every fibre of their being.
A baby bugle snapped her out of her thoughts and Ticene turned just in time to see the newest bronze actually take a bite out of the spirited green. And people had been worried about her?! Ticene took a hissed intake of breath at the sight. For a moment she felt relief that the bronze was unlikely to come and look through the female candidates that she stood with. The candidate had to admit there was something a tad intimidating about how Crucio nuzzled the bronze and smeared her own ichor onto the bronze before darting off. At least she took it in stride? The hatchlings parted and moved through the eggs. Ticene wanted to believe that they were just being helpful because they were the sorts to do so, but it was slowly becoming clear that there was, perhaps, something more sinister to their actions.
Two new players entered the scene and it didn't help the growing sense of unease. The green seemed displeased and there was something about the blue that had Ticene think that he wasn't likely to be diffusing the situation any time soon. For now though it seemed like the clutch was more focused on each other. Hopefully their parents would not allow them to hurt each other? Candidates they had no loyalty and might not be as bothered by, but surely they wouldn't let the hatchlings be a serious risk to each other?
Avada Kedrava was clearly the ring leader of the group. That much was clear as he gave a commanding bugle and moved off. She had a feeling there was a bronze that was going to be aiming for the top spot. It was the methods he might use that concerned her. Auror hatched and it was clear from the start that she was not part of the clique. For the first time Ticene felt the first actual stab of fear. She was so small and she was alone. Would there even be time to intervene if something happened. The image of her clutchmates descending on her flashed through Ticene's mind clear enough to make her flinch. It was far too vivid and far too realistic a prospect for her to want to linger on. A bronze hatched and placed himself in front of a different green and the candidate couldn't say she blamed him. The group were beginning to seem very sinister to her. Like the wherry flocks back home that would swoop down and devour anything that wasn't strong enough to fight them off.
How many bronzes were there going to be? What were they on? Five, now? Or was it six? It was so hard to keep track and Tic wasn't even sure if they were halfway through the eggs yet. Still didn't look like this bronze was likely to calm the situation either. At least now the sides were looking a little fairer? If that was even something to be happy about.
While on the sands, Saekagi was trying to get himself back to as close to looking calm as he could manage (not very, between the scorched feet, the increasing number of alarming looking dragons, and fellow candidates who as far as he could tell were trying to claim to have said something they hadn't, (frustration and humiliation being what they were, and fueling the conviction that this was more of the same old mockery, in a shiny new bow)
K'der was in the stands grinning from ear to ear as the greens hit the sands. He wasn't thrilled that Crucio had been bitten, but he -adored- the fact that she seemed to have a plan and that she was, as far as he could tell, willing and able to pull other, larger dragons into it willingly. "Spectacular, you little emerald empress." He muttered into his hand.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:44 am
Lucius--High Reaches Candidate
The green with the red eyes had Lucius on guard, especially when a brown and bronze joined her. It seemed the trio were working to get the others to hatch. More and more seemed to be hatching from each clutch and a bronze had moved over to one of its siblings, placing a protective wing over the little green. "I don't now if I like the look of that trio." The bronze had the boy on edge, especially after he had bit his green sister, even if the green hadn't seemed to be bothered by it.
Glancing at Zelaya, Lucius was prepared to put himself before them and danger if need be, though it seemed like some of the trios clutchsiblings seemed to be hatching to try and protect, at least that was what he was hoping would happen. "The way that these are acting....there may be a fight on our hands." He looked at them again, a determined look in his eyes. "Zelaya, if anything happens...get behind me. I know you can probably handle yourself but.."
Tahirah had nodded back at the male as she stood beside Rune. The muted greeting from Rune caused the brunette to turn her attention back to her for a moment. "Are you alright?" Her worry was stopped for a moment as her attention moved to the eggs that were hatching and the potential bloodshed that might be happening. The trio that were now joined with a couple of their other siblings and facing down a couple more of their siblings and cousins.
"They don't seem to be...very happy..." She knew that was a stupid response but, she couldn't help it. "I hope they mange to impress soon."
Faster and faster all the time now. Eggs were practically exploding on the Sands, whether the dragonets inside were suddenly eager to get out, or those already hatched were insisting they come join the fun. It hardly mattered which, did it, when the end result was more dragons for whatever was coming.
It felt, sort of, like an oncoming storm. The sort you could see coming from leagues off, but couldn't tell whether it'd blow itself out before it arrived or destroy everything in its path. The sense that he was being laughed at by the little inciting green didn't help the tension in Zeraiah's shoulders. Nor, frankly, did the bugling, though if an upset bronze got in the way of the angry green...
No. That way just led to more chaos, he was sure. "Easy," he murmured aloud. "Just breathe easy. No need for trouble. Just breathe." And keep watching. And stay on you toes.
Niobet and Aedeth
Aedeth let out a low, interested rumble as she sank into her crouch beside Niobet, eyes an indulgent periwinkle hue. You see? I told you. They are strong. Clever. This is good.
Niobet glanced sideways, then thumped her shoulder solidly against golden hide. "Leave them alone," she warned aloud before pursing her lips. They don't need any encouragement from you. There are children down tnere.
Yes, came a drawn out hiss of admiration. We need strong, brave children. This is good, Mine. Very good.
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