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12.Jul.23, 05:59 AM
"You don't have to travel to the other Weyrs if you're set on staying at a specific one. but yeah, they seem to prefer having you there a month before the Hatching. If you've been to several at that Weyr already, then you can sometimes get away with arriving a week before the Touching depending on the Weyr. He knew Fort still did the full month but he wasn't sure about Benden or Igen's stances yet with their new leaderships in place. He'd have to look into that and verify with A'dis while he was here to see if M'ris and Ameris kept to their old policies.
He was going to offer to show Ereben around the three Weyrs he had lived in over the years when it seemed like his casual comments about how Touchings could go sank in. "Crap, sorry, I didn't mean to panic you about them!" He forgot how new the Candidate was and that Ereben probably hadn't heard much about Touchings in general. R'dare plopped himself down on Kadaisicalth's tail--an always convenient seat. "Pull up some tail or a paw. You'll be light to Daisi, so don't worry about hurting him."
He took another moment to organise how best to explain the drama that could be Touchings and then dove in. "Touchings are all in your mind. You can't get physically hurt unless you trip and fall. But sometimes they slip into your memories you'd rather forget and definitely don't want to relive so it can be horrific in the moment. You just have to remember it's not real and removing your hand from the shell will break the link and you can compose yourself." He was so thankful to have already Impressed. R'dare wasn't sure he would continue to Stand after the murders of his dad and sister if he hadn't. The risk of going through that pain again because of a curious or cranky hatchling was too high and not worth it. Well, knowing what he knew now and the love he and Kadaisicalth had for each other, maybe he would have the strength, but luckily, he would never have to find out.
"Usually, you're shown happier memories or left in a peaceful state because the dragonet was curious about a certain emotion or an activity you were thinking about. So you can kind of sway them with surface thoughts. And that's how they speak to you; just images and prompting an emotion in you. I'm not sure about why they forget the Touching. Maybe it's like they're sleeping and we're just a flitter of a dream to them."
He was going to offer to show Ereben around the three Weyrs he had lived in over the years when it seemed like his casual comments about how Touchings could go sank in. "Crap, sorry, I didn't mean to panic you about them!" He forgot how new the Candidate was and that Ereben probably hadn't heard much about Touchings in general. R'dare plopped himself down on Kadaisicalth's tail--an always convenient seat. "Pull up some tail or a paw. You'll be light to Daisi, so don't worry about hurting him."
He took another moment to organise how best to explain the drama that could be Touchings and then dove in. "Touchings are all in your mind. You can't get physically hurt unless you trip and fall. But sometimes they slip into your memories you'd rather forget and definitely don't want to relive so it can be horrific in the moment. You just have to remember it's not real and removing your hand from the shell will break the link and you can compose yourself." He was so thankful to have already Impressed. R'dare wasn't sure he would continue to Stand after the murders of his dad and sister if he hadn't. The risk of going through that pain again because of a curious or cranky hatchling was too high and not worth it. Well, knowing what he knew now and the love he and Kadaisicalth had for each other, maybe he would have the strength, but luckily, he would never have to find out.
"Usually, you're shown happier memories or left in a peaceful state because the dragonet was curious about a certain emotion or an activity you were thinking about. So you can kind of sway them with surface thoughts. And that's how they speak to you; just images and prompting an emotion in you. I'm not sure about why they forget the Touching. Maybe it's like they're sleeping and we're just a flitter of a dream to them."
