29.May.18, 01:40 AM
When word came that the hatching would begin at any moment, Ayontay had sent word via Shadow to R'nd and B'jin. He knew his dad wanted to be there and it wa sa good thing he had made the note days ago to toss at Shadow since Ayontay was slightly in panic mode.
This wasn't his first Hatching but it was still a bit nerve-wracking and left him feeling a bit frazzled. So many things could happen over the next several hours and they could change his life forever. He could Impress! That was the ultimate goal, of course, but that brought about so many new things that it would likely leave him overwhelmed until graduation. But there were also the possibilities of not Impressing, of a friend doing so, of someone getting hurt, of getting a dragon but not the colour you thought you'd get. Not that Ayontay thought about that too much and didn't think he'd care if he landed on green or bronze. He'd still be with a dragon! But he did admit he thought it'd be cool to get bronze like his brother. But maybe blue like his dad would be cool too. B'jin was fun, so maybe green would be okay. Brown... well... he didn't think that was what he wanted after all.
Distracted with his thoughts, Ayontay dressed without issue but almost left with the mess that was his hair being unattended. He had to dig through his bag of bathing supplies but finally found the elusive brush and worked quickly to remove any evidence that he had fallen asleep with damp hair and hoped he looked presentable. Given the early hour, he didn't think appearance would matter too much as most of the spectators wouldn't be in much better shape.
He walked silently and alone to the Sands, following a group that he could have easily caught up with and chatted to since he did count some of them as friends but wanted the time alone. It could very well be the last chance he had to be alone with his thoughts if a dragon thought him worthy and invaded his head. Not that Ayontay was really sure about what else he wanted to think about. He had mostly gotten over the drama of his first kiss but now he felt weird around Madiquel but he tried not to let it show and affect their friendship. In fact, when he finally reached the hatching grounds, Ayontay stepped just inside and glanced around to look for his best friend, smiling brightly when he saw and waved. He wasn't worried when he didn't see R'nd yet since it was early and the man would likely take his time making himself look perfect and grinned at the note Shadow brought back to him a minute later that stated as much.
Shaking his head and giving the note back to Shadow and telling the flitter to go hang out with Clover in the rafters, Ayontay strode forward with all the confidence he could muster and joined the other Candidates.
This wasn't his first Hatching but it was still a bit nerve-wracking and left him feeling a bit frazzled. So many things could happen over the next several hours and they could change his life forever. He could Impress! That was the ultimate goal, of course, but that brought about so many new things that it would likely leave him overwhelmed until graduation. But there were also the possibilities of not Impressing, of a friend doing so, of someone getting hurt, of getting a dragon but not the colour you thought you'd get. Not that Ayontay thought about that too much and didn't think he'd care if he landed on green or bronze. He'd still be with a dragon! But he did admit he thought it'd be cool to get bronze like his brother. But maybe blue like his dad would be cool too. B'jin was fun, so maybe green would be okay. Brown... well... he didn't think that was what he wanted after all.
Distracted with his thoughts, Ayontay dressed without issue but almost left with the mess that was his hair being unattended. He had to dig through his bag of bathing supplies but finally found the elusive brush and worked quickly to remove any evidence that he had fallen asleep with damp hair and hoped he looked presentable. Given the early hour, he didn't think appearance would matter too much as most of the spectators wouldn't be in much better shape.
He walked silently and alone to the Sands, following a group that he could have easily caught up with and chatted to since he did count some of them as friends but wanted the time alone. It could very well be the last chance he had to be alone with his thoughts if a dragon thought him worthy and invaded his head. Not that Ayontay was really sure about what else he wanted to think about. He had mostly gotten over the drama of his first kiss but now he felt weird around Madiquel but he tried not to let it show and affect their friendship. In fact, when he finally reached the hatching grounds, Ayontay stepped just inside and glanced around to look for his best friend, smiling brightly when he saw and waved. He wasn't worried when he didn't see R'nd yet since it was early and the man would likely take his time making himself look perfect and grinned at the note Shadow brought back to him a minute later that stated as much.
Shaking his head and giving the note back to Shadow and telling the flitter to go hang out with Clover in the rafters, Ayontay strode forward with all the confidence he could muster and joined the other Candidates.