04.Dec.12, 02:36 AM
That morning, the usual check on the egg Mevrit had received during the camping trip was done and the curly haired girl wondered if perhaps it was a dud. They knew it had to be a firelizard considering the hatching so many people had witnessed on the beach and how some of her classmates had their eggs hatch already as well. But this one seemed to either be content to take its time or the resident had already made its departure in the most saddening of ways. The usual pout was given at such a thought before gently petting the top of the egg and whispering they would be back later. It would be horrible if the little flit came out when no one was around! So she always gave it a timeline.
When midday rolled around, Rhaedalyn was pleased to see it and almost skipped from the Dining Hall back to her room. She had another plate of food; random bits of what was served that meal that could be saved. It was pretty unnecessary by that point since she had been doing that since they returned from the camping trip, knowing that food was needed to help convince the firelizards to stick around and become friends. So on the table next to the egg sat some fruits and a few bits of meat – the latter of which was replaced regularly because how gross would that be to leave meat out in the heat? Ew. Luckily, while she wasn’t the tidiest person ever, Rhaedalyn was good at keeping that task up to date.
As she sorted out the small collection of food, replacing the bad with the good, Rhaedalyn swore she saw movement from the corner of her eye. Head tilting in curiosity which sent long curly strands cascading over a shoulder, the young woman watched the egg suspiciously. Just when she felt like enough time had passed to prove she was hallucinating and was about to look away, the egg wiggled again and Rhaedalyn gasped in shock. “Mev!” Where was that girl? She swore she had just seen her a moment ago as well. Was her friend the actual hallucination that warm afternoon? “Come here! I think your egg’s about to hatch.”
When midday rolled around, Rhaedalyn was pleased to see it and almost skipped from the Dining Hall back to her room. She had another plate of food; random bits of what was served that meal that could be saved. It was pretty unnecessary by that point since she had been doing that since they returned from the camping trip, knowing that food was needed to help convince the firelizards to stick around and become friends. So on the table next to the egg sat some fruits and a few bits of meat – the latter of which was replaced regularly because how gross would that be to leave meat out in the heat? Ew. Luckily, while she wasn’t the tidiest person ever, Rhaedalyn was good at keeping that task up to date.
As she sorted out the small collection of food, replacing the bad with the good, Rhaedalyn swore she saw movement from the corner of her eye. Head tilting in curiosity which sent long curly strands cascading over a shoulder, the young woman watched the egg suspiciously. Just when she felt like enough time had passed to prove she was hallucinating and was about to look away, the egg wiggled again and Rhaedalyn gasped in shock. “Mev!” Where was that girl? She swore she had just seen her a moment ago as well. Was her friend the actual hallucination that warm afternoon? “Come here! I think your egg’s about to hatch.”