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738.09.19 | Sunshine And Seawater - V'ra - 20.Sep.17
Indivara had planned to take the day off, and in a particularly charitable moment, had even informed B’jin – the pair of which had been taking their lessons in Weyrlinghood education very seriously – that she wouldn’t be available for the next day, at least. Maybe more! The greenrider had been content enough to let her take a few days off, since his little gold firelizard had recently clutched, and he was intent on finding where she’d stowed her eggs away. Not that Indivara gave one whit about any of that, she just wanted time to herself – and Venseth.
While the morning dawned cool and crisp, with the promise of Autumn in the air, Indivara could tell it was going to warm up nicely, the girl sneaking quietly around the room she shared with V’ler to dress in the semi-dark. Slipping out onto the dragon’s ledge, she’d given Veeth’s nose a cuddle before she’d turned her attention upon Venseth, getting him into his riding straps and herself on board so that they could leap out into the brisk air. A few moments later, well above the Weyr, they had vanished between.
Three breath’s later, and they arrived above Ista Weyr. Venseth bugled a greeting to the watch dragon, and then turned on his wing towards a favourite beach. Not that they’d had much chance to visit it, given Indivara’s seriousness when it came to her learning all there was to learn about educating Weyrlings. She was still constantly surprised by how much she didn’t know, considering she’d been through Weyrlinghood relatively recently. Sort of.
While some folks enjoyed the white sandy beaches, Indivara and Venseth had come to favour a rocky expanse off to the edge of the Island, rarely visited by other dragonriders and never (to their knowledge) by non-riders. The area was full of sharp rocky crags that dropped off into choppy water. Indivara didn’t swim when they visited, but preferred to relax on the hot rocks near the edge where water could spray up at her, cooling her down without soaking her. Venseth tended to range from swimming out where the water was deep, to sleeping soundly on the hot, sunny rocks.
Today, Indivara had brought a fishing pole and line, with a small basket and some bait. While Venseth took off to swim before sunning himself, Indivara settled herself down on the edge of a high overhang, threading a piece of meat onto her hook before tossing the line out. As she waited patiently, little Saph and Queenie both appeared out of between, scolding her for leaving them behind. She was amused; they’d both been sleeping curled up against V’ler, and it was hardly her fault they hadn’t wanted to wake up. After the firelizards felt she was properly scolded, they set about playing tug-of-war with a piece of stolen meat, much to Indivara’s amusement.
RE: 19.09.738 | Sunshine And Seawater - Vaeyla - 14.Oct.17
Yes it is.
Because the earlier we go, the earlier we can come back in case we're needed.
You can sleep in the sun when we get there
Vee rolled her eyes and smiled a bit as she worked the straps over her fussy dragon and settled them into place before securing them. She was always extra diligent about her riding straps. It wouldn't do for her to fall off because K'ton might kill her.
Straps finally in place she picked up the pack she had prepared the night before and opened it. She put a bundle of fresh fruit and bread inside then closed it back up. She slid the strap onto her shoulder and climbed up and into her seat, where she fastened the pack into place. She secured herself into her seat and gave Nadioth's neck a gentle pat. Ready? Nadioth huffed as she stood and stretched lazily, like an overgrown feline.
Moments later they were over the beach, one of the generally quieter beaches, especially this time of year. Nadioth hovered for a moment, surveying the rocky area they preferred, for the best place to land. Vee felt Nadioth's annoyance as she spotted the blue and his rider.
She couldn't remember offhand ever actually speaking to her, and that fault was all her own. She had never had any bad experience with her, though her behavior was fairly well known, Vee had always kept herself separate from most of the candidates, lost in her own head as she had always been. She was suffering for it now of course, but she was working on it slowly. She was a gold rider, a Junior Weyrwoman. It was her job to know everyone in and around her weyr. She set her pack off to the side where it was unlikely to fall and looked up at Nadioth who was already looking more and more disgruntled. Why not go for a swim then stretch out in the sun?, she told her. Nadioth dipped her head down and considered her rider with one whirling eye.
The last bit was said sternly, she knew very well how tempermental her dragon could be around those she didn't like or know well. The gold snorted softly then, with a few wing beats and scattered stones, was off and gliding toward the ocean waves, where she delicately landed in the water a decent distance from the blue. Vee reaffirmed her command to behave then turned to where Indivara was fishing. This was probably not going to go over well, but she called out a friendly, "Good morning, Indivara.", regardless. "We're sorry to intrude,"
@Indivara
RE: 19.09.738 | Sunshine And Seawater - V'ra - 14.Oct.17
Indivara gave the fishing line a jerk, a smirk of success on her lips when she reeled the line in and saw a fat fish on the hook, struggling against the end of its life. Delighted with her catch, the girl unhooked the fish and quickly silenced it, killing it with a swift cut of the knife she kept beside her. Putting the fish carefully aside in the basked with slowly melting snow in it, Indivara set about re-baiting her hook and sending it out again. She wasn’t the best cook, but she knew how to cook fish, and she’d either gorge herself on fish here on the beachside, or she’d bring them home and share with Valerian. To be honest, she’d probably gorge herself here.
She was watching the vague direction of the line when Venseth looked up from where he was sunning himself on the rocks, and bugled a greeting. Frowning, Indivara’s gaze shifted up and her eyes narrowed when she took in the golden hide filling the sky like a second sun. She grimaced, and flicked her gaze to Venseth questioningly.
“Hello,” She greeted cordially, neither inviting nor dismissive, though her attention was upon the hook she was carefully re-baiting. Behind her, Queenie and Saph had dropped the piece of meat they had been playing with, and were watching Vaeyla curiously. Queenie looked disgruntled at someone coming to their private spot; Saph was sulking, but was distracted when he realised he could steal the piece of meat he’d been tugging against Queenie with, and the little blue grabbed it before dodging as Queenie caught on to the sneak attack. The two firelizards took to the air, Queenie screeching and Saph clearly amused as he darted about, keeping just ahead of Queenie.
“Normally no one is,” Indivara agreed, glancing at her bickering firelizards and then dismissing them. Venseth was watching Nadioth curiously as he remained lounging in the sunshine. Indivara didn’t have much to do with the goldriders, which meant that Venseth had very little reason to mingle with them. Apparently Indivara had once been on good terms with a goldrider, but she had passed away and Indivara didn’t like to think of her or be reminded of the fact. Venseth chose to leave well enough alone. At any rate, the young gold was a figure of curiosity to him, and he lifted his head as he watched her with one eye.
“The fish are biting this morning,” Indivara turned to look at Vaeyla once more, her eyebrows arching slightly on her scarred face. “Do you know how to cook them?” Indivara was trying to be, if not friendly, at least not offensive. Despite that, her voice and words came out demanding and her expression was flat as she stared up at the goldrider.
RE: 19.09.738 | Sunshine And Seawater - Vaeyla - 25.Oct.17
She offered a smile at the greeting, though it wasn't an overly friendly one. She would take the acknowledgement over scorn or being ignored any day. She straightened the loose tunic that hung over a light brown pair of pants. As usual, she felt a little self conscious about her appearance. She often felt out of place or out of fashion she supposed.
The agreement that the area was generally vacant told her that this was one of her preferred locations, even though she wasn't living at Ista. "It's a favorite place of mine, though I do not get to come often enough.", she told her quietly as she walked about, looking for a place to lounge. It wasn't hard to understand why Indivara liked the spot, even with all the rocks and ledges. Most people avoided it for the sandy beaches on the other side of the island, but that was too crowded. Vee wasn't overly fond of being crowded for long periods of time, if it wasn't something that was required. She smiled as she watched the blue rider's firelizards fighting over a chunk of meat and wondered where Digger was. Just like that, he popped out of Between and circled her before landing on her shoulder. He pressed his head against her cheek as he wrapped his tail around her arm. He watched the other two firelizards with interest but remained on her shoulder as she scratched him lightly.
She felt Nadioth's interest in something and found that she had quit swimming and was leaving the water slowly, but stopped before her paws touched the sand, and was looking at Venseth. Be. Nice., she reminded her dragon, who sent her a small feeling of annoyance.
She rumbled softly and flicked her tail back and forth in the water as she considered his invitation. She did enjoy laying in the sun, she particularly liked how the sun warmed her and make her hide shine.
Vaeyla had taken her eyes off Indivara long enough to watch Nadioth as he had moved to lay near the blue. She smirked just a little as she had watched her pick and choose where she stepped. There would be a bath in her future later in the day.
Pulling her eyes from Nadioth again as a breeze came off the ocean. Vee closed her eyes and smiled as the wind swept over her, bringing with it the smell of water and salt to her, and the crashing of waves against the rocks elevating her mood even more. When Indivara spoke again she opened her eyes and looked over at her. She had very rarely seen her up close, the scars on her face were a heavy reminder of what she had been through. Vee made a point to not pay any attention to them, or as little as possible, which wasn't easy considering she had to look at her, to speak to her. "Oh, well that's good. Can't really go wrong with fish.", she replied pleasantly. She lifted a brow at her next question, a small grin twitched the left side of her lips up. "If it's a big enough catch to be worth cooking, then yes, I can cook them.", she answered, her tone friendly and maybe slightly teasing. She didn't know too many women that's couldn't cook fish, at least not the ones from Katilla.
@Indivara
RE: 738.09.19 | Sunshine And Seawater - V'ra - 03.Dec.17
Indivara turned to look up at Vaeyla, lifting her eyebrows slightly at the information that was given to her. She wasn’t really surprised that the goldrider didn’t get out much; none of them did. It was one of the many reason Indivara was glad she had Impressed to a blue. Even a green would be better than bonding to a gold, and all that her bright sunny hide would entail. Yes, it was much more relaxing to be bonded to beautiful blue Venseth, even if Indivara was the mockery of all the other riders. Well, screw them.
Venseth watched with great (if carefully hidden) amusement. He was, after all, bonded to Indivara and if nothing else she was an excellent example of how women did not like to be laughed at, regardless of how funny their actions might be. That didn’t stop the blue from sharing his deep amusement with Indivara as the young gold dragon tip-toed across the sand to join him.
Venseth turned his attention to Nadioth as she spoke to him, and he considered her words carefully for several moments.
“You can cook, then,” Indivara stated firmly, and shifted to hold the fishing pole with her knees so she could shift the basket of collected fish towards Vaeyla. It was filled with enough salt water for the fish to be kept fresh, but their eyes were glazed in death. There were several of them, of a good solid size, within. “I was going to take what I don’t eat to the kitchens,” Indivara said mildly, picking through the basket. “There is a firepit I’ve used over there.” And she pointed slightly to the left, where a few rocks were gathered and she’d already loaded up several branches for burning. It hadn’t been lit, but was all set to go.
RE: 738.09.19 | Sunshine And Seawater - Vaeyla - 23.Jun.18
Nadioth rumbled quietly at the given answer as she considered his words.
Vee shook her head again and turned back to Indivara with an apologetic smile and said, "Sorry". It was her turn to lift her brow then, as she was, not necessarily rudely told but told nonetheless, that she could cook the fish the bluerider had caught. "Is that so?", Vee asked in return, though she was really more amused that she, unlike everyone else, seemed to not care one cracked shell about her being a goldrider. She wasn't entirely sure she cared for the bossy and bold personality, but her tone hadn't held any malice so she let herself simply be amused by it.
She shook her head at her dragon again then shrugged at Indivara and gave a slight grin as she took the basket of fish. "Alright then, but I might just burn yours out of spite.", she said, her tone full of sarcasm and empty threat as she carried the basket over to the firepit. "I am sure the kitchen would have appreciated the catch, although we do eat plenty of fish as it is, so I doubt anything eaten will be missed.", she said casually as she made quick work of gathering additional dry sticks and grasses for the fire before setting about lighting the fire.
@"Indivara"