Revelio and Open Sesame! Double Clutch Hatching!

[Uta]

Fianth
The golden queen was not usually so dramatic, but these were still her eggs and her babies. There were rules in place, and Candidates usually were not meant to help eggs that did not Hatch on their own. While the baby may have asked for help, simply gathering around it and punching it was dangerous. What if the little one inside had been spooked by the sudden outside jarring? What if the little one hurt itself by the harsh and unexpected jostling? It was one thing for a baby to rock or roll an egg itself.. but that was their doing.

Let the Candidates grumble. Any one of them could have gone to her or her rider; any one of them could have had the decency to ask. Gr'del was there, the Weyrwoman and Weyrleader were there. Instead of assuming what was needed, they could have tried to be sensible.

The little baby certainly seemed all right... if a bit rattled. Just stay with Mama for now, sweet one. Everything will be all right. She would worry about getting them out once they were properly ready. To Krahsujunth, she added, They seem to be all right, if a bit surprised. The egg is very firm though. She'd had dud eggs before, but this one was clearly alive. Try again when you're ready, sweet one.
hankfully, though wary of the Candidates, she was not a queen to hold grudges.

Ah, but when Siv dared to give her advice, the queen gave the girl a baleful eye. A small part of Fianth was offended by the idea that she needed advice from a Candidate. At any other time she might have been amused, but right now, her humor was rather in tatters.

Still, she decided to say nothing instead. It was the more polite path. She was not alarmed, nor would she let the baby within die. When and if the egg needed assistance once more, then she would work her magic.

This was not her first clutch. My darling dears, I hope you area ll able to find Yours. Papa and I are here if you need help, sweet ones. She did not trust the Candidates at this moment. They were, perhaps, too over eager to do good.

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Mystery Green Two The dragon watched as the Candidate converged onto the egg. Hmm. Would no one pay her any mind? Well, that was just as well. It would give her time to look over everyone! The little green gave a playful cheep-cheep and bounded towards the group. Nobody seemed to be having any fun... Why not? Maybe this little one could stir up some excitement.

Bounding over to the Candidates, she looked them all over. Did anyone want to play? Oh! New siblings! Rising up on her hind legs, the little green gave a happy bugle. Play! Plaaaaay! She wanted to have fun! Who was with her?  

[TheWishling]

You Can Fly! was startled from his playtime by Firebolt, and he BUGLED in delight! Look at his cousin! SO much fun! Cousin! Come play! Play! He wanted to run! And tug on things! Make Candidates fall over!

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The Coral and Pink Green seemed distracted from her wandering by the green Firebolt, but after a moment ,she began to wander again, almost dreamily through the sands. This was so lovely, wasn't it?

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Dark Purple Brown was almost muttering to himself, making soft honks and whistles as he shook what little goop remained off his body. So many other eggs to share the sands with....He wasn't all too happy with that idea. He tried not to snap at the others as he wandered in to the group of candidates, just to walk. He wasn't ready, he wanted to look.  

[ShinosBee]

Finnisa
From deep deep within the throng of candidates, Finnisa peeked out enough to see the numerous eggs spill their babies onto the sands. Oh, yes, please! Let one pick her and save her from the lecture she just knew was coming from Gr'del! Or at least let them find theirs quickly, so that the parents would see all was well and relax. She'd never felt so guilty. At least, until a green streak blew by, and she felt her heart grow suddenly light. It...it was gonna be okay...!


Meztli
Well that was...a lot. So much had happened, and Meztli instantly backpedaled, Ruunan and Rykin in tow. The bronze that'd called for a line up wasn't theirs, and now someone had been trying to break an egg? The parents were prowling angrily, but more eggs were hatching. They made sure to be well out of range of the angry blue and gold, but couldn't help but perk up on tiptoe to see the recently shelled hatchlings. Blue and green and brown and that one bronze was still around too, right? "Still shocked none of them want to just match up and go eat."

A moment later their stomach rumbled in agreement.

Sweet Symmetry

@Ruunan

Smerdle

@Rykin

Zelaya
The eruption of more eggs both pleased and cautioned Zelaya. Who knew the tempers of these newcomers! Still, as they had done entirely up until now, they presented a bright, gentle welcome to them all. Hello darlings, welcome to the world! Surely one of these would be for Lucius...what about that little brown there? And maybe, just maybe, one of those greens would be for them too. A lance up into the stands for Z'tir or Siloth. They did so want to make them proud...

BastetAmun

@Lucius

Mr Cheri

Glanced at Z'tir

Theo
Theo would have squealed at so many happy babies tumbling about. AS it was, he simply redoubled his attempts to record them all, quill flying, and inkstone nearly rattling off his desk as he quickly filled another corner of the parchment.  

[Prism Shine]

Ielin - High Reaches Candidate

He watches as the bronze picks His -- an all-too familiar face. Yet Ielin can’t quite bring himself to care beyond stepping back from the line--and none too soon, as candidates had seemed to want to raise the ire of the parents by striking an egg.

Hitting an egg? Really??

He hopes that the egg would be okay, but in Fianth’s arms and Krah’s watch, Poor Unfortunate Souls was in the safest place to be.

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Cavera - High Reaches Candidate

Cavera hesitated briefly, watching as a healer spun Rizdax around to assess his injuries. She forced herself to release the bunched bit of his robe she’d held, fingers trembling in minor fear. Her brother was hurt in a way she can’t help, and yet here she is trying to make sense, standing on sands where the only one she knew was being dragged off to see to his injuries.

But suddenly Fianth is all but roaring, candidates are scattering away, and Cavera ducks back, away from Riz’ friends by accident until she found herself.. Alone. A nipping feeling that she chases away with the warmth under her heels, and the antics of even more eggs hatching as she tries to peek at Fianth and Krahsujunth peering over the assaulted egg. It would.. It would be okay. Rizdax would be okay.

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Tuelarua - High Reaches Candidate

It seemed that Slytherin hadn’t wanted her newly made acquaintance, and when she turned to look at him -- oh, gone. The.. second to leave her side. It stings, minorly, yet she moves away as the line begins to seperate -- and hurriedly does so when the parents began to move candidates to get to an egg’s side, and obey orders to get back. Tuela stumbles briefly, regaining her balance as she moves further back into a group of candidates. Perhaps being a bit alone would be okay..  

[Meepfur]

Sylfie and Hesperith
"Just o-one of these clutches would be a lot, with both at once it's..." Insane, in a word.  For all that it effectively doubled their chances of Impressing, she couldn't help but feel sorry for the candidates below, with how very overwhelming it must all be (or at least  would have been for her).  And after all the violence, the inevitable concern that that there would be more.

She tried to put it out of mind, and the squeaks and boop from Regory were quite helpful in that regard - and the offered distraction of breakfast!  She hated to admit it, given the importance of the occasion, the alternating solemnity and joy, but she was hungry, and doubtless their little friend was as well. "You...thought much farther ahead than I did," she said with a little laugh, doing her best not to look quite so eager about the presence of food as she was.  But while there wasn't more violence yet, there was trouble brewing when a group of candidates approached one of Fianth's eggs, and Sylfie was again murmurring, "Oh, that can't be-"

Nope.  Not good at all.  Fianth and Krahsujunth were understandably livid, and she flinched in sympathy for all involved.  Hesperith, meanwhile, gave an agitated hiss of her own.  How dare!

ShinosBee

 

[ShinosBee]

Ohooo, so someone wanted to play, did they? Mystery Seven Brown found his feet in barely a moment, all but sprinting after Firebolt. When she veered one way—towards Krahsujunth—he went another...and right into You Can Fly! With a HWONK!! the brown leapt, wings spreading, flapping, soaring...!

...Right over the blue, and onto his face in a heap on the sands. Ooooof.

...And then, boing! Back up, shaking it off and flapping about. That...had been SO COOL! For just a moment they turned their head towards the candidates, as if...no, no, they HAD to try that flying thing again!  

[~Kiana_Nala~]

Halvor

He'd only just opened his eyes when he saw a green come barreling towards him. His whole body seized with the effort to stay still. It wasn't worth upsetting the gold more if he moved and he definitely didn't want to startle the green. When she weaved through and around him, and those standing near him, he released the hold on his muscles ever so slightly. She wasn't here to rip open his leg wounds from the last green.

Halvor tracked her movements with his gray eyes as the green nearly ran right into her uncle. These hatchlings were so free and happy. Halvor was only just beginning to see what that kind of life was like. He wasn't nearly close to not looking over his shoulder towards the shadows--to see if there was an assassin in the dark--and he honestly wouldn't put it past his former master, for that's what he'd been, to kill him. The only person who would suffer would be the assassin. No, he wasn't yet ready to give up that weariness. At least not yet. Watching the green and her happy siblings flitter about on the sands helped ease something inside him though. Maybe one day he could be like that. Well, maybe he could have moments of that.

As he stood there watching the hatchlings, Halvor felt envy.  

[Eos Galvus]

Siv

Okay, Siv's hands went up apologeticallyto the gold, quite aware the look meant she was out of place, but she decided to defer to the golden queen. This Standing thing was newer to her than the dragons, so if she messed upo she understood if a dragon scolded, even with LOOKS. So instead the girl was quite ready to hobble to the group -- maybe take a breather hiding -- and Along came Firebolt, all joy and exuberance. Well!

That was a happy hatchling! Siv offered the dragonet a smile as she moved to satisfy her desire to settle in a more central, out of sight position to avoid affronting someone else. Social graces really weren't a strong suit for the moment and right here? Well she'd just take a moment to breathe, relax, and listen to her fellow candidates have conniptyions. Maybe there was a little bit of amusement had watching people freaking out. Who knew -- but she was content to fall out of project mode and to simply resume observing.

And maybe wish for breakfast.  

[houllow]

SOUI AND YURASTAR AND HAVELI

Lots of dragonets now, lots of running. Such cuteness, much fun. So babies.  

[faesinger]

She was tense, and Veltanna was sure she wouldn’t be able to relax until the little one in the egg was out and bonded. The more she thought, the more she realized their mistake. There were so many other ways, better ways, to have handled it. There would be some serious groveling to be had in the future. Unless she impressed…and then it would only be grovel…

There were so many happy dragons that she couldn't help but smile. Yet, as her gaze traveled back to Fianth and the egg, the smile dropped away. She was very worried.  

[magnadearel]

Weyrling Makimton and Green Zygmuth

Makim flushed slightly and turned his attention back to feeding his dragon. “Are you full yet?” He asked, peering into the bucket he’d been feeding her from. It was getting rather empty. Nope! came the cheerful reply. He sighed a moment, then smiled, "I’ll need to get another bucket then."



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Candidate Nalacko she/her

Zamistia was right about Riz being stubborn, but if he fainted…. Then he couldn’t do much about it right? Nala put a reassuring hand against her friend’s back, letting him know she was there for him.

She flinched as a weird voice sounded in her head. Come to them? Uh, no thanks, she’d just stay here kthanks. Would Riz want to go see that dragonet? She risked a peek out to see the bronze claim his rider. Several greens were being led off the sands.

So many more dragons were roaming now though. With luck those she was standing with might find their dragons today. Nala blinked as another voice echoed into her mind. Assist with what mess? She realized it was one of the eggs and some candidates were going to help. She watched, curious to see what emerged.

Nala squeaked with surprise as a healer suddenly appeared and whisked Rizdax away. Abruptly she felt very exposed. She looked after him for a long moment then sighed. Uninjured she’d be expected to remain on the sands. She shuffled as Fianth protested to a knot around one of the eggs and drove them away.

She gave a little gasp as even more dragons spilled out of eggs and onto the sands. Her eyes were wide. She’d never seen so many baby dragons at once. The Weyrlingmasters were going to have their hands full!

Hattaki

LOL!

Dea and #Teddy#

SilverLutz

 

[TheWishling]

There he was. Auror had been looking for him this whole time. Shaking off her pale green hide, she let out a soft kreel of dismay, slowly moving over to Hers and looking at him with whirling rainbow eyes. My Rinor, there you are....Your Ausrath was looking for you. She slowly moved up, putting her claws delicately on his knees as she tried to hug him with her wings, I have been waiting to make sure you all were safe before I came to you...I hope you do not mind.

Felyn

 

[Samuel Carlin]

Zeraiah

Well, there wasn't a point in lining up since the bronze had found his, was there? And at least they'd avoided being bowled over by the runaway egg, the racing dragon and the ferocity of pritective parents. That was lucky. So, bracing himself for what would probably feel like a long hike, Zeraiah gave Zyanzi a game smile and a little nod. "I'm ready now."

Mewsings of an Angel

Sorry about the delay. Rehearsal's over!