The 'whump' of Be Our Guest falling over startled the hatchling within Colors of the Wind, and with a jolt the stubbornly resilient egg simply...split.
The top half cracked off like a lid, clattering against the remains of the How Far I'll Go's shell, leaving the hatchling—a green—to blink owlishly and slowly flick goop off her wings. With a natural poise she stood, whirling bright blue-green eyes at finally being free as she stepped from the egg's remnants and looked out over all those gathered here with interest.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:09 pm
Nonami - Western Candidate
There’s the tiniest of flinch when Amare wrapped an arm around them, but they look up through a fringe of soft brown hair that was a bit frazzled from the heat of the sands. But, Amaretti was right.. Maybe.. hopefully they all just wanted to find Theirs, peacefully. Nonami certainly hoped so. Standing behind Amare certainly sounded like a good offer, but was hiding the answer?
“N-no.. I’m okay, I want to see.” They just needed to be brave. It didn’t quite stop the mousy young teen from leaning a touch into their sister’s side for comfort.
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Ielin - High Reaches Candidate
He gave her hand another gentle squeeze, hearing the uncertainty in her voice. His mind tries to follow his own advice, recalling good thoughts -- happy memories. Waves hatching and sleeping in the crook of his arm, that day in D’mon’s office… Good memories, happy memories. Dark eyes flit up to the stands, trying to pick the two new forms out of the crowd and wondering if they might be watching..
Yet his attention is brought back down as he hears Amila croon, and -- Oh, Amortentia had hatched. Another lovely green to emerge from the clutches. But the one that drew his attention, one that had left a nice, dear memory from the touching, was Colors of the Wind. Another green, and he smiles. His respite on the sands with the egg had been so utterly calming for him, that he holds a gentle fondness for it -- for that lovely green, and Go The Distance as the bronze paced protectively by the candidates. He hopes, dearly, that they find their matches and find happiness.
But Ielin turns his head slightly, looking at Amila and then nodding at Amortentia. “She’s pretty, ‘int she? They’re all so nice.” He may not be good at communicating, but a good distraction? He can do that.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:35 pm
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Hey, anoither hatching egg! Siv's focus turned to Colors of the Wind immediately, the teen beaming at the green. Oh, what a sweet looking green! Siv waved hello a bit before stretching. So many unImpressed hatchlings. Nobody was goiing to fight for Theirs right? Because dragons didn't share, as far as she knew. And in this case, she hoped the eggs had enough ideas.
Amila
A crack drew Amila's eye briuefly. She hadn't touched at the Disney Son Clutch, but watching was so very nice, and the newest green made her new friend smile -- that was enough for her to smile a little to the green before looking to Ielin. He was a very nice man -- if people didn't understand, that seemed so weird. She could enough to know he was a nice person, and the girl offered a shy smile.
"They're all really pretty, even tyhe scary ones. Do youthink Yours is among them?"
She hoped so. Being safe was nice, but she desperately hoped the nice people Imprerssed -- they deserved it!
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:38 pm
Tarnaria
For the first time, Tarnaria was starting to feel fear on the sands. She watched the growing group of red-eyed hatchlings, shifting from one foot to the other. Would she have to run? Would she have to hide? She was suddenly faced with the possibility of injury, something she wasn't sure she was ready for after all. For a moment, Tarnaria was distracted by the babies that Impressed, but then her focus went back to keeping an eye on the angry ones. Whoever they Impressed to, she hoped they could keep those angry dragons in check.
Lady Grey
From behind the stands, Lady Grey dared to peek. The number of angry and frankly dangerous looking hatchlings had grown, but her gaze soon found Let It Go. Oh, such a poised little dragon... He found his own, and she couldn't help but smile, feeling like the new rider was a very lucky person indeed. Of the babies that had hatched so far, he had to be her favorite. Ah, but her attention was back to the eggs and dragonets, watching. Slowly, she moved back out of behind the stands to rest against them, out of sight but not without a view. This... This was much more comfortable for her.
When Colors of the Wind hatched, Lady Grey was struck again with admiration of such a poised creature. Such elegance... It was beautiful to watch.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:58 pm
Sylfie Oh, but while in the now it made her terribly anxious to receive such a compliment - such a high compliment that she didn't deserve and didn't know how to properly respond to - it was a moment that would certainly be revisited with fondness later. And frustration, over her daft, nervous reponse to such lovely words. But for now, it was terribly difficult to absorb, and much easier to keep fussing at Regory. What would she do when Theo left after the hatchling, and took his sweet little blue with him? It didn't bear thinking about.
"I haven't seen many Hatchings, but...but it seems about right, from two big clutches. Two of Hes' brothers were bronze, and two of her hatchling, too." The gold's poor brother Zsaldath had been lost learning to go between, the other and her sons...she wasn't sure what had become of, since she and Hes had left Ista as soon as possible to go home. She hoped they were alright wherever they were. "And there were th...three on the beach, weren't there?" Although she'd heard that one of the ones who'd gone to Western hadn't made it through training. While it wasn't uncommon, it was just so tragic to lose a weyrling, whatever the color.
But then he asked what it was like to Impress, and, well. As someone who struggled with how to say what she wanted in the first place, putting words to that was...borderline impossible. She opened her mouth, shut it, thought about it, and rocked Regory a little more. "It...I don't really know how to describe it. I'm sure other people could do a much better job. Even Hes." Another self-conscious little laugh. "I- She was just there, all of a sudden, and she knew me better than anyone, and she...somehow she wanted me anyway. I didn't even realize what color she was at first, I was way in the back and hadn't seen her. When I did, I thought maybe- maybe she'd made some sort of mistake."
We don't make mistakes when we choose Ours, dear. There was never anyone else.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:24 pm
Dhawsn
You know what made things easier when it got tense? Jokes! Bad Jokes!
"So this one time, I submitted ten puns ta this joke contest," Dhawsn said to Veltanna, without preamble, as casually as he pleased, "t'see if any'd get t'the finals. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did." And then he started to chuckle at himself.
The lameness of it was at least overcome by the two searching babies findings Theirs. He clapped enthusiastically. And look, Colors was another pretty green to join them! Gang of weird, dark-ish babies? What gang of weird, dark-ish babies?
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At the feeling of judgement and ridicule from one of the candidates, Amortentia drew back, stunned. Her eyes went from a vibrant blue purple to a dull grey. Had she done wrong? In her very first moments out of the shell, the little green had taken a misstep. Keening softly, the baby hid behind her sister, dolefully drooping wings at her side. Crucio, for her part, was instantly enraged, a rumble from her mother echoed in her own chest.
“Mr Cheri”
Gaia stop with this crap—posted on cheri’s behalf!
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:00 pm
Breaking from the bow next to Martirae, Anakumath suddenly turned, looking back towards her siblings with a renewed and very urgent yellow in her eyes as she creeled out towards them. Marty pulled up from her bow to A'ral, alarmed by the sudden worry from the small dragon. What is it? she asked, uncertain that there was even anything they could do. She is a perfectly wonderful dragon! I.... another anxious keen escaped the gold, unable to find the words.
Saekagi felt his confidence drop like the pit of his stomach did when he caught a glimpse of the unexpected shift in Amor's eyes, and the bright flash of anger renewed in Crucio's. He had no idea what had triggered the anger, was worried it might have been him, reviewing his thought, or trying to, picking them apart for something that might have upset the cheery little green, flicking glances around to try and predict where Crucio might have turned her attention,
Maybe it had been too soon to stop being nervous... but then Crucio hadn't bloodied anyone yet, maybe she'd just... give someone a good bruising...
maybe.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:06 pm
Veltanna smiled at the pun. “That is a terrible outcome for the punctual person.” She responded, eyes still tracking all the dragons on the sands. She happened to be looking when one of them suddenly drooped and hid behind a more scary green. Who was now clearly angry. Oh dear. The rumble for mom was all the indication Veltanna needed to decide someone else had not been watching their thoughts closely as well. And the longer this went on, the more likely that was to happen as people got tired or relaxed.
Come on, lovely one. Remember yours is out here and they will love you completely. Don’t worry about the naysayers. What matters is yours’ opinions. Maybe your sister can help you find yours. Veltanna thought earnestly. She knew the dragons could hear her…but was she listening?
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Ryah & Blue Kairinth --------------------------------
Ryah had no intention to startle the hatchlings. So she held it in. BUT when she watched a blue Impress to a girl, the bluerider was a glowing sun of approval and joy -- and not just because she was that much closer to winning her bet. YES, you see that? A sister in arms, flying blue. She has to be amazing, doesn't she? She will be, the woman babbled, bouncing a little in her seat.
You seem in better spirits, Ryahmine, Kai said lazily. But the dragon couldn't lie to his rider. She felt his warm glow too. Some of us just know to look deeper...
Was that haughtiness, even a little, that Ryah detected? More of that, yes please.
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When the blue and green chose their match, Calla allowed herself to turn to watch, a bit voyeuristic. What would it feel like? She turned back to center as egg after egg popped, a swirling surge of dragonets exploding onto the scene. And then... poor Amortentia. The grey in her eyes had Calla shooting glares at nearby Candidates, sparing the dragonets any drop of negativity. "Whoever is sending negativity to the dragonets, knock it off," she said, her voice more sharp than flat. Who would be so stupid to risk endangering a dragon? Really. Honestly. judgejudgejudgejudgejudge
It was her first Hatching, and the girl took herself seriously. She thought of their lessons as scripture and intended to follow it to the letter, as best she could, at all times. Even if someone was a disaster, couldn't they put it aside for a moment? What could they have against a dragonet?
With a deep breath, she went back to her training, summoning the happiest thoughts she had -- baking bread with her mother before all the fighting had begun, her grandmother showing her a painting she had commissioned of her father and his dragonet, the first time she had gone in the ocean, the way she felt walking through the cavernous halls of the Weyr when she first arrived. It wasn't just for Amortentia; it was for all the dragonets. Really, it was the least they all could do.
"What happened?" he whispered to himself, still watching as the green's eyes went dull. Without draconic levels of telepathy he had no idea what had upset the hatchling, but he despised the way she sagged and hid. He briefly debated encouraging her incensed sister to seek revenge on Amortentia's behalf, but a baby dragon would not know how to humiliate, only harm. He would not be the instigator of a murder, at least not here.
Torin stood very still.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:31 pm
Iathe
Was her resolve already going to be tested so quickly? Iathe squeezed her eyes shut for a moment as the tiny gold carefully made her way over to their clustered group of four, forcing them open again after a steady breath. What happened, she told herself sternly, would happen. Would Impressing a gold enable her to help the Weyr? Yes, of course. But she would not sharding allow herself to think she couldn't do the same thing by Impressing a chromatic. To think she had deluded herself for as long as she had was--shameful. Iathe drew herself up straight, keeping her head held high.
The gold looked between them for a moment.... and then lifted a delicate paw to touch at Martidae's knee. There was a rush of bitter disappointment, as sharp as a sting... but Iathe watched as clever, reasonable, tough Martidae slowly took on an expression of love and adoration. Martidae, a woman who would take no nonsense, who would see things get done the proper way, and woe befall any who were foolish enough who would stand in her way.
Martidae, the perfect guardian for a pair of tender, loving hearts.
As her friend walked away, Iathe found herself watching quietly. "Fine," She responded absently to Zyamel, reaching out to lightly squeeze Roana's hand that had alighted on her shoulder. "She deserves it. And she'll strike a rather cutting figure as a queenrider, I think," A rare second smile was offered to both girls nearby.
Dragons began to hatch left and right, so quickly that her head threatened to spin. And that was when the green charged forth, spraying hot sand over all of them even as Iathe instinctively shielded her eyes. When she lowered her hand, there was no doubting that rainbow sheen in the green's eyes... and she was looking right at Roana. A delighted smile flashed across her face, and she gave the girl a congratulatory pat on the shoulder.
That left her... and Zyamel. Planting her hands on her hips for a moment, she looked the other girl up and down. "You must be a good luck charm," She said dryly, but her tone wasn't unfriendly.
Then some idiot clearly upset one of the newly hatched greens, and the growl in Iathe's throat would give a dragon a run for their money. "These sharding idiots are just asking to get mauled." She hissed before forcibly reeling her temper back. Things would be fine. Don't fret, little one, for everyone is happy to see you here today!
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:31 pm
Niika - EGG BETTING TRACKING
A few more impressions, it was time to look at this list....
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. - 1 metallic HR, 1 metallic Western
-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 - 1 ladyblue thus far
-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. - 6 impressions so far, 3/3 Boys/Girls, 1 girl on a blue
-Niika bets that more than half of the PC green impressions will be to boys. 2/???? Greens on boys thus far
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
Things had gone fast forward again, hadn't they? More dragons had found Theirs, judging by the way they stared up at certain Candidates, and the Candidates gazed back. That was good, and a sort of comfort, given that the mounting storm that seemed inevitable hadn't happened yet.
Yet.
There was still time. zeraiah watched several people's attention shift back to the angry Crucio dragon and his followed. He wished it hadn't. "Might want to brace yourself," he suggested to Zyanzi. A tip of his head indicated the green. "She's mad again. Madder, maybe."
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