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 Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:16 am
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Mhinadi
Things were really moving now! So many dragonets on the sand and eggs knocking into each other and falling over, Mhinadi hardly knew where to look first. If she watched the browns too long, she'd miss one of the greens, And if she watched the blue who'd stuck his head back into his shell -- something that had prompted a quickly muffled laugh from the girl -- she would have course have seen his twin sister pop her head out, but then she might miss what the sandy hatchling was doing and --
She realized she was still holding Oreune's hand when her fingers tightened and she remembered that her hand wasn't empty. She let go immediately. "Sorry! Sorry," she breathed, her eyes full of wonder. "But look at them all!
Ollandin
"Twins." Ollandin blurted with a sudden blossoming of his smile. "Twins," he echoed, looking up at Papys. Of course his new companion had probably already noticed. "I guess it makes sense. I mean, Kleoth is a twin too, but ... twins!" He was, perhaps unsurprisingly, partial to things that came in pairs, and at the notice, his gaze did skip across the Sands to seek out his twin. It might have been nice to be beside him in this moment, but he was okay where he was too. He had no doubt that Ollanmar was also just fine.
Then Kleoth moved to the lightning egg thad had doubted it's worth and been so sure it didn't deserve all the kindness it was feeling. "Oh no," he exhaled. It wasn't really a surprise when the white's head popped out. "You can do it," he said out loud, if quietly. "Come on. We know you can."
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:31 am
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Sablie (She/her)
Sablie watched as grey starry sand baby walked over to a group of the boys, was the baby going to impress? She craned her neck to see, but didn't see any rainbows, so maybe they were just going to say hello or...was the candidate crying? He seemed to be smiling, so she could assume they were happy tears, but she wouldn't imagine a just hatched baby dragon would know any better. Then pink flower egg moved again, before a foot and then the rest of a blue baby coming out. However, he poked his head back in his shell...though why? She noticed blue diamond giving a wiggle, but it seemed comfortable where it was for now. Bee began to wobble, before a baby green was free and shaking off the rest of her shell. Not to mention, the reason for blue pink flower to go back to his shell was soon revealed with a head of green poking out. Ooo, so he had a twin, that made so much more sense. She could only imagine with more greens, Guarath was just ecstatic up in her perch.
"Oh dear, seems the baby in one of the eggs I touched needs some help,"she commented to her friend, pointing to the lightning egg as Kleoth went to assist the baby within. She had no doubt the queen would be able to get the little one out, she just hoped the baby was okay. She noticed emperor penguin brown looking at one of the boys, but didn't seem like he was happy at the moment. Teal rosette seemed to go rolling and she held her breath, before it came to a stop against blue diamond. Her eyes were just all over, as she saw the white head come from lightning egg, so that is why it had trouble. It seemed blue diamond had a blue, that did not seem to appreciate being disturbed..even if by accident.
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:46 am
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On the Sands, the Bone Egg had begun to shift. It rolled slowly over, and then over again. Was it time? Perhaps.
As it moved, the Orange and Purple Dapple brown moved past it, first going to investigate Ollandin, who seemed to be in a good mood. Then, when he did not quite suit, he sniffed Papys, and then, turning his head, sneezed.
No, not him either. Hmm.
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:58 am
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OREUNE
There was....a lot happening all at once, and Oreune was thankful for that hand that had been in hers. She wasn't scared of what was going on, as all the dragonets seemed calmed enough, and most appeared to be downright friendly? Even the sand colored (she was amused) dragon appeared to be acting out of love and concern, and perhaps it would Impress to one of the group members over there? It would be nice to see.
When Mhin let go over her hand, Oreune reached and took it back, careful those so as their fingers weren't so hard pressed. "It's okay, I appreciate the comfort. You're sharing your hope." Hope that Oreune was starting to feel despite herself, or in spite of, or whatever the proper phrase was.
Or maybe it was just a feeling of something as she watched twins hatch, and then a white appeared from an egg. If she could recall correctly, wasn't that the egg that had called for its mother during the touching? Oreune had been doing her best at that time not to get ratted out by the diamond egg which hatched blue, much like the shell color, and maybe that was why she made sure not to make much eye contact.
No need for anything to happen there.
But the picky brown from before was moving still, looking over candidates, and the young woman turned to her companion. "Maybe make sure you look neat and tidy, incase it decides to come over. First...uh...visual impressions and all that." Oreune herself was decent enough looking in how she presented, because that was just her thing. It didn't matter how tired she was - she needed to look good.
Or at least not bedraggled.
"Good luck, Mhin."
Samuel Carlin NOT ME SNEAKING ON AT WORK nope nope nope
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:19 am
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All this time, Blue Diamond had been doing his best to ignore a certain gnawing feeling, if only for the sake of staying in his nice, cozy egghome for as long as possible. He'd been loathe to leave, but now that the choice had been taken away from him...well, he was still loathe to leave it. Still, as the blue lay in the remains of his egg, the rumbling in his stomach seemed to grow more and more insistent.
Bother. Seeking a way to stifle it, he licked at the egg goop on his foreleg and took a moment to consider it, rolling the taste on his tongue. Hmm. Not a bad flavor, but...rather lacking in substance. After another lick to confirm this opinion, he whuffled at the nearest shell fragments before lipping at one and drawing it into his maw.
Cronch.
Cronch cronch cronch.
Hmmmmmm. Not much flavor, but the texture was delightful.
Three stars.
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:27 am
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Natiri - he/him
Very quickly the hatchlings to keep an eye on multiplied, from one to two to four and on and on. Things seemed mostly calm, which was good, though Natiri caught himself rising on his toes to try to get a better look when Kleoth moved to tap and pick at one of the eggs. A hatchling was stuck? A white, then, he'd guess (and he couldn't quite spot the hatchling peeking out from this angle), which was definitely interesting. Small, swift, uncommon, and unlike other dragons in many regards... but certainly just as needed and wonderful as any other color of dragon to be found. Even if some places might think otherwise, or have thought so in ages past. It looked like the little one had gotten the help he or she had needed, and so he returned his attention to the others who were currently roving around.
The two browns were inspecting candidates (and they drew most of his attention by simple virtue of being the nearest—he didn't want to stand in anyone's way if they needed past), twins had come from another egg, there was bronze, there was green, there was... a blue, chewing at his own egg's shell... Well. It was hard to really know where to focus. He didn't hope to impress any of them in particular, of course, but any of them would be grand... Perhaps he'd simply stick to minding the ones nearest for now. That made sense, yes.
"Do any catch your eye, Fyfy?" he asked Fyfy quietly, half-attentive to her potential answer. "All that's missing now is a gold, but look—how close these browns are. They'll be fine fighters, I think."
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:35 am
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Kleoth
Stuck you are. Kleoth agreed, delicately nosing at her tiny daughter. But not for long. She tilted her head one way and then the other, musing over the best way to go about freeing her little one. The tapping resumed again, much lower on the shell this time. More cracks appeared, and Kleoth's eyes whirled. All right, darling. Let's see if we can't get you out. If she could keep with the gentle cracks, perhaps it would be enough for her daughter to get her back legs free...
Nemeryn - he/him
Nemeryn knew that baby dragons could be deadly before finding Theirs, and he had no interest in seeing such a thing firsthand. They were large, dangerous predators... and being babies, well. It was easy for them to not understand their own strength compared to a human. He squeezed Aneirin's hand silently, watching the two browns for a moment more. They separted shortly and went their own ways, earning a quiet snort from him.
It made him think of his own brothers. "She is." He agreed. More and more dragons were hatching quickly now, and Nemeryn was surprised to see twins... and then, Kleoth moved to help an egg. He knew that wasn't exactly normal, but it wasn't unheard of, either...
Maybe Aneirin would have appreciated someone more witty who was willing to banter while they watched and waited. Nemeryn's attention was already being pulled in multiple directions just trying to watch the hatchlings, fascinated and amazed. The way the browns and that bigger dragon were approaching some of the boys... were they looking to Impress?
Bukichi - he/him
After a few pointed bites and slashes, the brown brothers seemed content to move on to search through the crowds. Many more dragonets were spilling from their shells... including a bronze from the Purple Spotted Dinosaur egg. As focused as he was, it took him a moment to realize that Valendyr was looking at him... and Sioryl was... crying? Bewildered, Bukichi hesitated, unsure whether to pat the younger boy on the shoulder or...
Navit moving closer as though to include him earned a sharp, scrutinizing look... before Bukichi nodded slightly with gratitude. He certainly didn't need to be included anywhere--but he'd be lying if he said it didn't make him feel a little more at ease.
An enormous, sandy-colored dragonet suddenly bounded towards them, and he couldn't help but grin a little at its cheerful greeting. It's sudden concern with Sioryl definitely caught his attention, and he had to wonder, was this it..? And, no doubt about it, that was definitely a shimmer he spotted...
Serrekhar
To say Serrekhar was overwhelmed by all the activity going on was a little generous. He could barely keep up with what was happening! Babies were hatching left and right! "Maybe," He grunted, not sounding very sure of himself.
Of course, then he realized that one of the eggs was drawing Kleoth's personal attention...
Distracted now, he could only stare as the mother dragon began to tap her formidable claws against the egg, wondering what she was up to... "Is it stuck?" He asked, and if he sounded a touch anxious... well, he had a not-so-secret weakness for little things that needed help.
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:43 am
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:43 am
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The Purple Flower Green pulled her way free of the shell, peering around the sands for a moment. Huh. She really wasn't last. Well, okay. Don't let me slow you down, though. While she didn't seem nearly as excited as her brother, she wasn't uninterested, either! Curiously looking at the gathered group, she was perfectly content to let her twin take the lead.
The Bee Green huffed with amusement, and after taking a nice, long stretch, allowed herself to sprawl on the sands to better watch. Boys. They didn't even have the sense to give us a good show! She sighed dramatically, but seemed to perk up as their mother moved to help. Oooooh, stuck, are we? It wasn't their sister's fault, but hey, it made for a good show.
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:02 pm
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Mhinadi
Mhadi looked down at her hand, then at Oreune and smiled brightly. She didn't mind if Oreune kept her hand, not in the least. If it kept her from bolting if a dragon headed their way, so much the better.
But what? Her eyebrows tugged together a little and she looked down at herself, lifting the other hand to her hair. Had the braid come undone? No. Did she have sleep marks or drool on her cheek? Her sandals were sandy, but there wasn't much she could do about that. "Do I not look okay?" She thpoight she looked okay. She hoped she looked okay. Yes, particularly if the fussy brown headed their way, but really, for any of the dragons. They aall deserved her bedst.
She fidgeted with her robe, now, twitching it a little to the left, then to the right. Shells!
Ollandin
Was he holding his breath? He was definitely holding his breath as the brown inspected him. Yep. Standing still, holding his breath. Not doing annnnything to make this brown want to n** or slash at him. And so maybe that meant he wasn't interesting enough, but...
He tried not to laugh. He really did. Dimple deep, his cheeks were aching though. "At least he didn't sneeze on you."
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:37 pm
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Papys - He/Him
"Ohhhhhh," Papys was all but distracted from the twins emerging from one of the eggs in place of the approach of one of the brown brothers. He didn't hold his breath, even though he was appropriately full of awe and wonder over the smaller of the two having come over to investigate.
But then it seemed neither boy was quite what he wanted. Ollandin's response to the almost dismissive sneeze was answered in another broad grin - "Aye, but he was awfully nice to come over and say hello, yeah?" Being looked over was somehow easier to the young man when he at least had been briefly considered.
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Matotoka - He/Him
"Uhh, sometimes? I've seen a few people choose to carry their newly impressed lifemates off, rather than walk together," and sometimes it was because somebody or other had been injured in the process. Or had done some injuring and now were too tired to deal with it.
His eyes rested on the dark blue who was.....eating egg shell pieces with a small frown of dismay. "That one's gonna wanna be carried for sure."
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Josen - He/Him
An absolute Mama's boy, Josen was admittedly a touch of a sucker over the sight of the tiny white and her mother as they worked together to free her from her shell. "She won't be for long," he informed Serrekhar before glancing over the rest of the dragons on the prowl. Twins, some greens, and the larger of the two browns seemed awfully put off by all of the boys they were looking over thus far.
"What color do you think the sandy one is?" he asked, too far away to see much of anything underneath all of the sand. Maybe those boys up close could tell?
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Kadosse - She/Her
"Ohhh, look how pretty the greens are!" sure, the browns and the bronzes were handsome, and she'd be sure to check out their riders later to fawn appropriately over them and any newfound attractiveness impression gave them, but if any dragon was going to look her way, it was going to be one of those darlings that had settled in together.
"What do you two think, greens in your future or are you hoping one of the handsome boys will come take you away?"
Kadosse wanted a handsome boy to take her away, but not necessarily a dragon one.
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Amahno - He/Him
He couldn't help but tear his gaze away a bit from the dragons looking over the male candidates when he saw Kleoth moving to the aid of one of her eggs, taking in the scene of the little white who popped her head out.
And they had several blues on the scene now too, how nice - he practically radiated friendliness at any dragonet who even spared him half a thought, even those who seemed perhaps a bit less receptive to it all.
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:57 pm
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The large brown dragon circled once, circled twice, and did pause to give Brenley a very long look. The dragonet seemed to consider the others ask before giving another snort and a low rumble. I have seen enough and remain unimpressed. Carry on.
Well, that was a waste of time.
As he trundled past, the dragon was aware that some boy was talking about him. He turned to regard Natiri with great offense, drawing himself up tall. I am greatness incarnate and will not be simply a fine fighter, but an exceptional one! Just let the young man say otherwise!
Giving Natiri another snort, he carried on. Now, what about this one? He came up to Aneirin and Nemeryn, and began to circle them both, looking over each one very carefully.
Wait a minute....
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That had been most unexpected. The Teal Rosette Egg had slowly begun to crack after it's very rough run-in with its brother.... and after a few moments regaining its senses, the egg fell to pieces. A delicate and petite green dragon remained, though she did seem a little unsteady on her feet. A few steps here, a few steps there, and she very quickly sat right down in the sand.
You've got me seeing double, handsome! She spoke to Blue Diamond Blue, disregarding that the dragon was currently cronching on shell.
Maybe she'd take a few moments to recompose herself.
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:27 pm
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Oh come now, if Pink Flower Blue had properly articulated hands to cup his twin's face with, he would have as he gently chided her for even thinking he'd head off without her. We go together or I don't go at all, dear, he informed her, tucking a wing over her before he took the lead.
Off towards the girls, it seemed, to peer up into all their lovely faces. After all, they had so many brothers in throng with the boys it only made sense to share the love a little bit. And oh, here were a few lovely girls indeed - Sablie and Dascyana!
Are we still pretty? he asked Sablie in particular, seeming to recall the young woman from when she'd touched their egg.
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