[Anakumath's Hatching] From a Little Spark May Burst a Flame

[Zaikt]

[ candidate kedriom ] - high reaches weyr - he/him

Well. That wasn't a great sign, now was it.
Between the tinge of red in the Bronze's eyes and Heleste's urging, Kedriom knew he only had so many options here. He'd hesitated, but he'd been about to step forward when the No. 2 Pencil Egg split open to reveal not one, but two Golds.
Twin queens. Shards, he should've bet on that.

Grimacing, he allowed himself to actually move away from Heleste, although he spared her a somewhat nervous glance over his shoulder on the way out--he had to stop and gather his composure before he went much farther, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly. When he was ready, he drew a bit nearer to the Lisa Frank Bronze, keeping his face a mask of calm.
Hopefully, this wouldn't end badly.

faesinger

 

[Prism Shine]

Iskernyk - Standidate - He/Him

Oh, now that was eye-catching. “Mm, look at that.” The male candidates were lining up for the regal-looking bronze, though it seemed not fast enough to him. Leaning forward, almost squashing Sir -- just in time to see another egg split open and twin golds to tumble out. Oh, how very interesting.  

[magnadearel]

Rider Ly’bur/ Brown Hinburath
Things started off with a smash and a clash. Ly’bur arched his brows as one of the larger eggs dumped a green and a blue onto the sands. That wasn’t the end of it. Another egg had a pair of greens. But the most interesting by far was the twin golds. Interesting. He leaned forward and steepled his fingers. Well well well. What would she do now?

The gold is commanding the candidates for the bronze. Hinburath noted. I suspect they will listen this time.  

[faesinger]

Remdianori He/him - Western

Okay. The second call got him considering moving again. But before he could decide, the gold hatched and commanded it as well. But it wasn’t the gold that got him moving as much as the imminent bloodshed from the blue and memories of what happened when dragons were insulted. So he pushed down his pride and began to move towards the bronze. He hadn’t wanted to insult the bronze with his pride just…stand on his own. Well, his pride was not worth his life. Nor was it worth the life of the bronze.  

[ShinosBee]

Finnisa - HR - She/Her
She flinched when the gold's (and there were TWO golds! So many twins!) words hammered into her head. Attend the... bronze? But she was a lady, and... still, she felt pressed, like she should go forward, and took a hesitant step... and then another. It wasn't for any purpose, but she'd go all the same. Even a baby gold was hard to resist, and she still kept her head on a swivel, in case any of the myriad others demanded her attention more individually... but she began to edge towards the bronze all the same.

Zelaya - HR - She/Her/They/Them
She'd been slowly retracting her hand, not wanting to risk her fingers with the blue growing more and more angry, warily watching as the green interposed herself in his way... and then her head snapped up, around, as an imperious voice drove a command into her mind. "Oh, dear..." A glance down at the frothing blue. Poor little thing... he'd just wanted attention. But as the saying went, the dragon decides, and the rider... or candidate, in this case, complies. She gave Eggplant blue a tender look, and a soft "This won't take long... bronzes aren't for... well, me..." before she edged around him to join those angling towards Lisa Frank bronze. She glanced back often enough to be sure she wasn't about to be mauled, but gave the little shining hatchling ahead a fond smile. She'd liked that egg, even if it wasn't to be. "It looks like you'll have your choice after all, hmm? The best for the best, was it?"  

[magnadearel]

Candidate Nalacko - HR, she/her
She winced as Lojze spoke to the blue. That probably wouldn’t go over well! And the Lisa Frank bronze was getting angry too. Discretion was the better part of valor here, Nala decided. She took a few steps back and hoped Eggplant blue wouldn’t take too much out of Lojze’s hide. Remember what I said about us not tasting good. She thought weakly.

Nala jumped with a little squeak as another egg broke shell. For the third time this hatching, two dragons spilled upon the sands. Twin golds. Her father would be thrilled. She winced at the force of the command from one. Nala closed her eyes. I’m not a boy, I’m not a boy, I’m not a boy! The urge to approach Lisa Frank was strong.  

[Meepfur]

Elibrie - she/her

Oh. Oh. Not only was there a gold, there were two golds, and Elibrie was absolutely in awe of them - not desirous, because she knew better than to ever truly think she would be enough - but she gasped over them in genuine awe. Her gaze lingered on the one that tumbled to the Sands, but it was the other that commanded attention. Literally. Her bearing, and the power that broke across the Sands like a wave...it crossed beyond awe and into fear. And though the bronze's command had been for the boys to attend him, when his sister demanded it, that power hit every last one of them.

Confused, and fighting fear back and down where it belonged, she looked to her sister and started to step forward. She knew they weren't wanted for this, but that pull...

Tsunake

demon_pachabel

Relku - he/him

Oof. Though Relku was already where he'd been asked to be, he was no more exempt from the gold's command than anyone else, and had to fight the urge to step closer still. To get any closer than he already was would be dangerously presumptuous, regardless of any compulsion.  

[Zaikt]

The Happy Ghost Green had made a fatal error here today. She'd blocked him from exacting his very justified revenge, and the Eggplant Blue's rage was practically palpable as a result, rolling over the Candidates nearby in waves. The injustice of it! The indignity! Did she not think that he was deserving of his pound of flesh, particularly when it had been laid out before him so cleanly?
No, he couldn't have that.

I told you to MOVE. He didn't roar, at least not vocally--he was too busy clamping his teeth around as much of his sister's shoulder as he could manage, but the tone of his mindvoice made up the difference. Do you not understand when you're being spoken to? I gave you plenty of time to stay out of this, and yet here we are anyway!
The Blue did what he could to try and bear the Happy Ghost Green to the ground, seemingly more intent on just getting her out of the way--he wasn't exactly trying to hold back in the process, though. She had incurred his wrath, and he had every intention of making sure that it would be felt.

And Lojze was next on his list.

demon_pachabel

tatterpixie

 

[Hattaki]

Suyua - She/Her

At first it had seemed like such an amazing thing, being called over by another candidate to stand on the sands near them, to maybe... no she wouldn't likely make friends on the sands. There was too much chaos that happened almost the second she walked over. Too much that happened right in front of her eyes even!

Suyua had put her arms up when that brown had come and sliced into the male candidate near her, hopping backwards just a bit, but it seemed that was superficial at least. The dragon hadn't been after him... or at least not that one?

No sooner had the little eggplant blue shown up to ask for attention, to gently nudge her, then anger and ichor explode again. So this was a hatching then. The teen straightened ever so slightly and her dark eyes watched, narrowed a little at the man who'd spoken. The poor green. There were so many dragons on the sands now, twins falling out of eggs everywhere, she should have been having nothing but excited feelings, joy. But instead she was on edge, her thoughts carefully blank as her instincts took over instead.

"You're a very strong blue aren't you? Everyone should be paying attention to you." Oh how Suyua had wanted to reach out and return that nudge she'd received with affection and so she let it radiate from her towards the Eggplant Blue. Her desire to return the gentleness she'd been shown, but also her respect not to reach out and see how soft his pretty hide was.

Zaikt

 

[Zaikt]

[ candidate kedriom ] - high reaches weyr - he/him

If he'd thought his heart had lurched before, Kedriom was in for one hell of a surprise when the Bronze surged forward to snap Juhvek up in his jaws. He stiffened immediately, putting all of his focus into moving as little as possible so as to attract less attention--he didn't want to look down at the bloody mess of his fellow Candidate, either.
Swallowing thickly, Kedriom continued to stare forward, trying to ignore the steady drum of his heartbeat in his ears. Stay put until the Lisa Frank Bronze says to move--that was the plan, and he was going to stick to it.  

[dawns_aura]

Lelte, She/Her. HR
There was so much to see, and the possibility of another fight breaking out among the babies… then the bronze attacking the candidate out of nowhere… Nope, she was definitely fine staying where she was for now. Far enough away to hopefully avoid the drama, and any potential bloodshed…

But then there was that brave little green standing between the candidate and the angry blue, and the sweet green twins, and the two lovely golds… There were those she would love to go and see… but it wasn’t her place.

So she would simply send waves of sweetness and welcome and kindness, hoping it might be accepted or appreciated.  

[Meepfur]

Oh, Faranth hold him! Red and White Toadstool blue could have swooned into the Sands. His hearts practically fluttered as his bronze brother brushed against him just ever-so slightly, and as if that weren't enough, Mother booped him! Oh, be still his hearts. The hatchling stuttered a step, and had to sit for awhile to compose himself. If...Mother didn't mind, that was? He would move along, if she would rather, but things were once again looking...unseemly further out on the Sands. A green sister defying a blue brother, Candidates defying a bronze, and his golden sisters had now hatched!

No, he daren't get in the way of any of it, and if permitted, would primly move closer to Anakumath, well out of the way of any of his metallic siblings. He would wait until they were all quite finished with their business, as was only proper. He did not expect protection from his beloved, esteemed dam, but only wanted to make sure to give his naturally superior brother and sisters the space and spotlight they so deserved.  

[demon_pachabel]

The white of pain laced Happy Ghost Green's red eyes as Eggplant Blue's teeth sunk into her flesh, her wings flaring out as she pushed herself up indignantly in her determination to keep him from his prize. She made no snaps at his neck or shoulders in turn, not aiming to hurt but rather to impede.

If it is but words you will hear, then I am telling you that you will not have him! she declared in turn.  

[Spockat]

Rahmsii


Rahmsii sucked in a sharp breath, it stung in his lungs. He generally wasn’t someone who was gave into fears easily. It was certainly testing his limits on that as he felt the rush of air as the bronze lunged. The audible crack had his stomach roiling, what had transpired between candidate and dragon to cause such a thing? Was he just standing in wrong place at the wrong time? Rahmsii held still, staying put as the bronze dragon commanded. Would Juhvek be alright? He bead of sweat trailed down his back as time felt impossibly long - hoping to see any sign of movement from the felled candidate.