28.Dec.12, 01:40 AM
B'jin was still in a notably sour mood, for while everyone else with a dragon at their side had a fountain of delight to draw upon, he himself still reviewed his own Impression with bitterness and a distinct lack of joy. He hadn't wanted a dragon, and he certainly hadn't wanted to be a dragonrider. It was for that reasoning, he had decided, that D'ren had charged him with the latest batch of Candidates – Talian's inclusion aside, there were still a handful that were distinctly ill at ease with the idea of being a dragonrider. B'jin doubted that those that were truly sour about it would ever get over it, but he'd seen many of the past two clutches come around, and a lot of bitterness had been if not removed, at least dulled.
His early morning grumpiness was not improved when I'shan game galloping in, screeching at the top of his lungs and threw himself at B'jin, who was suitably startled by that simple act. Being picked up and twirled around, however, had B'jin squeal inelegantly as his feet left the ground, hands quickly grasping the taller man's shoulders as brown eyes popped wide, staring at I'shan with dizzy indignation as he was placed back on the ground. B'jin stumbled backwards, bumping into R'nd and pressed up against him, eyeing I'shan like a bomb about to explode. R'nd's soft amusement did little to settle B'jin's feathers, but his blueriding lover was distinctly the lesser of two evils at that moment.
Scowling fiercely, B'jin was interrupted before he could snark at I'shan, by the first candidate-made-weyrling approaching, the 'master giving small smiles and nods to the pairs that came to them. B'jin was distinctly pleased (even if he didn't outwardly show it) that most of them looked utterly thrilled with their new bonds. That could change, of course, as the thrill of the Hatching wore off, but the greenrider was willing to take what he was given. Many of the pairings didn't surprise him too much, having spent the better part of the past few months teaching them, he probably could have come out of it all quite well if he'd had the desire to seek out one of the blueriders holding betting pools. Many blueriders, in his experience, would take advantage of his being a greenrider in order to rip him off, exclude him for being a Weyrlingmaster, or show far more interest in betting on who would Impress green and who'd catch the little one first; noen of those sat very well with B'jin.
His thoughts were interrupted by R'nd, and the greenriders eyebrows tugged together in a slight frown as he shifted his attention to watch the young brown pair move off. A light 'mm' was given, neither in agreement not disagreement, though it was clear the man was less than pleased to have two brown in his class already, and an unknown additional number still in their shells. Knowing his luck, the whole damned rest of the clutch would be brown! He gaze the bleurider a mild sideways look, bemused and about to comment on that, when when Seijin brought his little green up before them.
“She's very beautiful,” B'jin replied gently, smiling slightly at Seijin as R'nd babbled to the dragonet. The greenrider supposed if you had to be bonded to a green, she might as well be a beautiful dragon. B'jin tilted his head, watching the pair move away, before turning to smile at R'nd in fond amusement. “Sap,” he teased, leaning over to kiss the bluerider lightly on the cheek, a sceptical eyebrow raising at the wine bottle. “You'll make yourself sick,” amusement lingered in the undertones of his voice, brown eyes dancing with humour before he scowled slightly. Giving the bluerider another quick kiss, B'jin spun and walked over to where the current Weyrlings were feeding their little ones.
“When they're full, slap some oil on any itchy spots, don't worry about a full coat we'll fix that up this afternoon. Then Larrikith will take you over to the Barracks. Choose a room and go back to bed. The kids will sleep until probably late afternoon. Everyone can meet and greet then. If you have any issues or the dragonet wakes you up, give Larrikith a yell. Okay?” B'jin waited for tired responses before waving them on, knowing that the fresh bond would affect the pairs far more now than it would in the future. For now, they were one, eventually, they'd learn to function on their own, but with the bond so young and fresh they wouldn't be able to differentiate between dragon or human for quite some time. Nodding when they'd made their way, with Larrikith shepherding them along, B'jin turned and returned to R'nd, one hand finding his mate's and fingers twining as B'jin leaned lazily against the other man's side.
His early morning grumpiness was not improved when I'shan game galloping in, screeching at the top of his lungs and threw himself at B'jin, who was suitably startled by that simple act. Being picked up and twirled around, however, had B'jin squeal inelegantly as his feet left the ground, hands quickly grasping the taller man's shoulders as brown eyes popped wide, staring at I'shan with dizzy indignation as he was placed back on the ground. B'jin stumbled backwards, bumping into R'nd and pressed up against him, eyeing I'shan like a bomb about to explode. R'nd's soft amusement did little to settle B'jin's feathers, but his blueriding lover was distinctly the lesser of two evils at that moment.
Scowling fiercely, B'jin was interrupted before he could snark at I'shan, by the first candidate-made-weyrling approaching, the 'master giving small smiles and nods to the pairs that came to them. B'jin was distinctly pleased (even if he didn't outwardly show it) that most of them looked utterly thrilled with their new bonds. That could change, of course, as the thrill of the Hatching wore off, but the greenrider was willing to take what he was given. Many of the pairings didn't surprise him too much, having spent the better part of the past few months teaching them, he probably could have come out of it all quite well if he'd had the desire to seek out one of the blueriders holding betting pools. Many blueriders, in his experience, would take advantage of his being a greenrider in order to rip him off, exclude him for being a Weyrlingmaster, or show far more interest in betting on who would Impress green and who'd catch the little one first; noen of those sat very well with B'jin.
His thoughts were interrupted by R'nd, and the greenriders eyebrows tugged together in a slight frown as he shifted his attention to watch the young brown pair move off. A light 'mm' was given, neither in agreement not disagreement, though it was clear the man was less than pleased to have two brown in his class already, and an unknown additional number still in their shells. Knowing his luck, the whole damned rest of the clutch would be brown! He gaze the bleurider a mild sideways look, bemused and about to comment on that, when when Seijin brought his little green up before them.
“She's very beautiful,” B'jin replied gently, smiling slightly at Seijin as R'nd babbled to the dragonet. The greenrider supposed if you had to be bonded to a green, she might as well be a beautiful dragon. B'jin tilted his head, watching the pair move away, before turning to smile at R'nd in fond amusement. “Sap,” he teased, leaning over to kiss the bluerider lightly on the cheek, a sceptical eyebrow raising at the wine bottle. “You'll make yourself sick,” amusement lingered in the undertones of his voice, brown eyes dancing with humour before he scowled slightly. Giving the bluerider another quick kiss, B'jin spun and walked over to where the current Weyrlings were feeding their little ones.
“When they're full, slap some oil on any itchy spots, don't worry about a full coat we'll fix that up this afternoon. Then Larrikith will take you over to the Barracks. Choose a room and go back to bed. The kids will sleep until probably late afternoon. Everyone can meet and greet then. If you have any issues or the dragonet wakes you up, give Larrikith a yell. Okay?” B'jin waited for tired responses before waving them on, knowing that the fresh bond would affect the pairs far more now than it would in the future. For now, they were one, eventually, they'd learn to function on their own, but with the bond so young and fresh they wouldn't be able to differentiate between dragon or human for quite some time. Nodding when they'd made their way, with Larrikith shepherding them along, B'jin turned and returned to R'nd, one hand finding his mate's and fingers twining as B'jin leaned lazily against the other man's side.