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06.Jan.14, 03:02 AM
Rhaedalyn was wringing her hands nervously as she watched her dragon pace around her enormous clutch of eggs. Aradissicath had been in a foul mood for days thanks to being told that Candidates were going to start coming through for the traditional Touching of the eggs. It was obvious the gold had come to like her time on the Sands when it wasn’t being shared with noisy other golds and she especially liked it now that she was no longer egg-heavy and could move more freely; like now. Rhaedalyn knew her sweet dragon wouldn’t actually hurt someone but she did have a bit of an attitude when she felt slighted or something didn’t go the way she wanted and it worried the girl to have so many people running around the agitated dragon.
You’d like to think I wouldn’t eat any of them but some of them do look plump enough to tide me over like a herdbeast. Aradissicath grumped from across the clutch as she nosed another one to sit upright, only to watch it lean over again. Some of the eggs were lazy little buggers! Clearly, they took after Xyreith, the lazy bronze. Although, Aradissicath did still enjoy his silent company, especially when he had brought her dinner a few times. Rhaedalyn’s memories of that made the gold dragon happy since the girl was pleased to see them getting along. It was silly how she still thought the bronze beast would eat her, but since she was currently listening to a gold rant about eating Candidates, Aradissicath supposed it was understandable in the end.
The bronze was there with them for the horrible experience of watching her eggs be molested as well. She was silently grateful for that since Xyreith had a wonderful glare. Aradissicath’s mood lifted slightly at the thought of the bronze practicing eating humans or sitting on one that looked at an egg the wrong way.
“Oh, please, Dissi. It won’t be very long and they’ll be very gentle. Nearly everyone has done this before and the young ones are ‘brats and respect dragons. The Weyrlingmaster will be watching them as well.” Rhaedalyn pleaded once more as Aradissicath circled yet again and came to a stop at the gold egg. As requested, she had moved the egg to the side a bit so the golden Candidates could get to it without interfering with the others but that, too, had taken some persuasion. Aradissicath seemed to like having her clutch arranged a certain way and having the gold outside of her preferred pattern was making her twitchier than usual and even grumpier; if even possible. She nuzzled the little gold for a moment and finally made her way over to Rhaedalyn.
I do this for you. And for the babies. They need to find worthy riders. Aradissicath sat down primly just off to the side of the clutch where Xyreith had been silently observing her from just behind Rhaedalyn’s position. She was out of the way but close enough to react if anyone did anything she didn’t like. They’re going to smudge the pretty shells and ruin the silence of the day though. The resentment was still there but it was toned down and Rhaedalyn relaxed a bit, especially since she saw the Weyrlingmaster peek in to check that they were ready.
Rhaedalyn’s firelizards zipped across the Sands to greet the group with chittering excitement as she waved for them to come in and then quickly sat herself down on Aradissicath’s foot. The great gold wouldn’t dare toss Rhaedalyn aside, even if one of her eggs was in danger, so it was the best reassurance the weyrling could give to the group coming in. Although she had no way of stopping Xyreith’s unpredictable mood but thankful R’nya was braving Aradissicath’s wrath and was present for the Touching as well. Rhaedalyn smiled gratefully at the bronzerider.
Of course all of Rhaedalyn’s preparation didn’t stop Aradissicath from hissing at the men and the few women that came in. Rhaedalyn winced and gave an apologetic look to everyone. Muffin returned to claim her lap to help hold the large gold down while Rumour sat beside her on Aradissicath’s other foot. Whisper went right for R’nya, the little gold firelizard insisting the bronzerider hold her for the ordeal.
Rhaedalyn really hoped the Weyrlingmaster stayed true to his word and kept the Candidates moving and on their tight time schedule. They were, after all, the first group of the day and Aradissicath’s mood was only going to sour with each group. It was going to be such a long day!
For OOC purposes, all PC and LPC characters being played at the Touching will have been shuffled into group #1.
Touchings at Second Pass can be a little different to those at other sites. As a reminder, or an informer to those that haven’t participated here before, here are the rules!:
IC Tidbits
+ Bowing to the gold doesn’t happen in our canon; please don’t!
+ Firelizards ARE allowed on the Sands for Krypth and Okalinath’s clutches, given they are under control at all times. Any rowdy flits will be removed. Aradissicath is used to Rhaedalyn’s fair and will tolerate other firelizards if they are kept away from her. She’s cranky on the Sands so it may be best not to bring them at all.
+ Individuals should be fully dressed, including shoes, but sans excess additives such as jewellery (a rarity), scarves and flowy tops. Women are encouraged to wear pants for the Touching for safety.
Posting Wise:
+ A candidate may touch ANY egg he desires, and any number, but must touch at least one.
+ A gold candidate may only touch the gold egg.
+ You may only touch One egg per post. The post should conclude with them placing a hand upon the egg.
+ At the bottom of your post, indicate which egg it is your character Touched.
+ A member of the Team will post a response, after which your character can react and then move off to find a new egg.
Responses:
+ The team will do their best to come up with unique Touching responses for each and every character that Touches an egg. However, please remember there are 42 eggs in this clutch, and there are only three of us. We can only guarantee a maximum of 2 completely unique responses for each egg, but again – we’ll do our best to make sure everyone gets one.
Any questions? Ask at the bottom of your post, or PM Honey Love!
To the Eggies!
EDIT:
Northern Peasant Candidates
The Searchriders brought in fifty-seven (57) boys, aged 16 through to 24 from the very most outlying cotholds of Pern, from all over. These young men are all single, and second onwards sons. None of them were engaged to be married, and all of them come from very poor families - as such, they can barely read and write (if at all) and have no traditional education; they know how to do the work their lives required of them.
Each and every one of these young men were Traditionally Searched, and as a result they are all awed, and thrilled to be at Katila and offered the chance to Impress. Absolutely none were brought in with negative intonations towards the dragonriders or their beasts.
You’d like to think I wouldn’t eat any of them but some of them do look plump enough to tide me over like a herdbeast. Aradissicath grumped from across the clutch as she nosed another one to sit upright, only to watch it lean over again. Some of the eggs were lazy little buggers! Clearly, they took after Xyreith, the lazy bronze. Although, Aradissicath did still enjoy his silent company, especially when he had brought her dinner a few times. Rhaedalyn’s memories of that made the gold dragon happy since the girl was pleased to see them getting along. It was silly how she still thought the bronze beast would eat her, but since she was currently listening to a gold rant about eating Candidates, Aradissicath supposed it was understandable in the end.
The bronze was there with them for the horrible experience of watching her eggs be molested as well. She was silently grateful for that since Xyreith had a wonderful glare. Aradissicath’s mood lifted slightly at the thought of the bronze practicing eating humans or sitting on one that looked at an egg the wrong way.
“Oh, please, Dissi. It won’t be very long and they’ll be very gentle. Nearly everyone has done this before and the young ones are ‘brats and respect dragons. The Weyrlingmaster will be watching them as well.” Rhaedalyn pleaded once more as Aradissicath circled yet again and came to a stop at the gold egg. As requested, she had moved the egg to the side a bit so the golden Candidates could get to it without interfering with the others but that, too, had taken some persuasion. Aradissicath seemed to like having her clutch arranged a certain way and having the gold outside of her preferred pattern was making her twitchier than usual and even grumpier; if even possible. She nuzzled the little gold for a moment and finally made her way over to Rhaedalyn.
I do this for you. And for the babies. They need to find worthy riders. Aradissicath sat down primly just off to the side of the clutch where Xyreith had been silently observing her from just behind Rhaedalyn’s position. She was out of the way but close enough to react if anyone did anything she didn’t like. They’re going to smudge the pretty shells and ruin the silence of the day though. The resentment was still there but it was toned down and Rhaedalyn relaxed a bit, especially since she saw the Weyrlingmaster peek in to check that they were ready.
Rhaedalyn’s firelizards zipped across the Sands to greet the group with chittering excitement as she waved for them to come in and then quickly sat herself down on Aradissicath’s foot. The great gold wouldn’t dare toss Rhaedalyn aside, even if one of her eggs was in danger, so it was the best reassurance the weyrling could give to the group coming in. Although she had no way of stopping Xyreith’s unpredictable mood but thankful R’nya was braving Aradissicath’s wrath and was present for the Touching as well. Rhaedalyn smiled gratefully at the bronzerider.
Of course all of Rhaedalyn’s preparation didn’t stop Aradissicath from hissing at the men and the few women that came in. Rhaedalyn winced and gave an apologetic look to everyone. Muffin returned to claim her lap to help hold the large gold down while Rumour sat beside her on Aradissicath’s other foot. Whisper went right for R’nya, the little gold firelizard insisting the bronzerider hold her for the ordeal.
Rhaedalyn really hoped the Weyrlingmaster stayed true to his word and kept the Candidates moving and on their tight time schedule. They were, after all, the first group of the day and Aradissicath’s mood was only going to sour with each group. It was going to be such a long day!
For OOC purposes, all PC and LPC characters being played at the Touching will have been shuffled into group #1.
Touchings at Second Pass can be a little different to those at other sites. As a reminder, or an informer to those that haven’t participated here before, here are the rules!:
IC Tidbits
+ Bowing to the gold doesn’t happen in our canon; please don’t!
+ Firelizards ARE allowed on the Sands for Krypth and Okalinath’s clutches, given they are under control at all times. Any rowdy flits will be removed. Aradissicath is used to Rhaedalyn’s fair and will tolerate other firelizards if they are kept away from her. She’s cranky on the Sands so it may be best not to bring them at all.
+ Individuals should be fully dressed, including shoes, but sans excess additives such as jewellery (a rarity), scarves and flowy tops. Women are encouraged to wear pants for the Touching for safety.
Posting Wise:
+ A candidate may touch ANY egg he desires, and any number, but must touch at least one.
+ A gold candidate may only touch the gold egg.
+ You may only touch One egg per post. The post should conclude with them placing a hand upon the egg.
+ At the bottom of your post, indicate which egg it is your character Touched.
+ A member of the Team will post a response, after which your character can react and then move off to find a new egg.
Responses:
+ The team will do their best to come up with unique Touching responses for each and every character that Touches an egg. However, please remember there are 42 eggs in this clutch, and there are only three of us. We can only guarantee a maximum of 2 completely unique responses for each egg, but again – we’ll do our best to make sure everyone gets one.
Any questions? Ask at the bottom of your post, or PM Honey Love!
To the Eggies!
EDIT:
Northern Peasant Candidates
The Searchriders brought in fifty-seven (57) boys, aged 16 through to 24 from the very most outlying cotholds of Pern, from all over. These young men are all single, and second onwards sons. None of them were engaged to be married, and all of them come from very poor families - as such, they can barely read and write (if at all) and have no traditional education; they know how to do the work their lives required of them.
Each and every one of these young men were Traditionally Searched, and as a result they are all awed, and thrilled to be at Katila and offered the chance to Impress. Absolutely none were brought in with negative intonations towards the dragonriders or their beasts.
