Time is closing in [ TOUCHING! ATTN: All Dragon Candidates]

.: Ailexyan :.
Tag: Veronica and Servat

Lex had been rather put out in the past few days. There had been firelizards and he had missed them. As a weyrborn candidate, he wasn't watched the way some of the other candidates were and was free to leave the weyr for short periods on his rest days. Lex was well aware of just what a privilege that was and that it was one he would not have if he used it too often or stayed out too long. But it seemed that his outing with Leela had been very badly times, for he had returned to the weyr to learn that firelizards had been found, and impressed to, some even to his fellow candidates. On the other hand, there were two queens (one midori and the other shiroi), that odd Gin-Aoi and several other females from that one found clutch, so eventually there would be plenty of chances to get one, and in the mean time he might be able to convince Leela or one of the other riders of his acquaintance to take him to a beach where they could look for eggs.

He was in the smithy, working at the monotonous task of making nails, when Nagtih called. "Tomais" He called to one of the older journeymen "Nagith's calling" The woman looked over at him and then waved a hand to tell him to go. Lex ducked out to the forge, grabbing the bucket of water which was located just outside the door for just these sort of reasons and ladling out some water, dumping it over his head. He scrubbed at his face with a rag which one of the apprentices handed to him, getting as muc of the grease and soot from his features as he could, and then took it to his arms. There was nothing which could be done for his clothing and the others would just have to deal with the scent of hot metal and clean ash which stuck to him.

With a wide smile, Ailexyan entered the hatching grounds, approaching the gathered group of fellow candidates. He arrived just in time to hear one of the girls speaking of being nervous. "Don't be worried" He said to her and to the boy next to her who had confessed to being equally nervous. "It's not hard to get it not-wrong. Just use some common sense and it'll all be fine"

Tag: Seryn and Khetzar

Jenesys looked up from where he was tending to one of the toddlers as he moved about his feet. This day the children were a bit more then just the average handful for the crèchemother but once the younger ones were down for a nap after their bottles and the older ones were playing with their toys, or if they were old enough, they were off doing their studies. Ophelia was being a bit more clingy then normal, she was still young and unsure but opening up little by little.

He heard the call just as he was pulling a new shirt on a little girl who'd slipped a bit of ink on herself. Smiling to the girl he gently shooed her away before turning to the crèchemother and excusing himself to attend the Touching. He was fairly certain he'd be returning straight after, he had no hopes to Impress...not really. Ophelia clung to the back of Jenesys's shirt as he made his way to the Hatching Sands. Once on the sands along with the other candidates he reached up and Ophelia immediately crawled over his shoulder and press into his hand crooning sweetly as he waited to see what was to occur next. He noticed Seryn and Khetzar and slowly walked forward to stand between the two. "Hello, Seryn...Khetzar."

.: Ailexyan :.
Tag: Veronica, Servat, Itessi, Kelyra

"You're Akadeanna's sister?" Ailexyan gave Veronica a second look over, and then looked over Servat again too. "You've some illustrious blood ties there" Lex had never quite understood the way the hold folk focused so strongly on bloodlines. His own sire and dam were riders, but it had been Avila who was his mother in every sense that mattered and she shared not a drop of blood relationship with him. In the weyr, blood ties came second to the relationship bonds you formed yourself, but if this pair were friendly with their sibling and her weyrmate, he could understand the claim.

"I'm Ailexyan." He returned the introduction "Weyrborn and raised." He spoke proudly of that fact, for he was indeed proud of being a part of the weyr.

Lex laughed quietly when Itessi asked if he was excited. "I've been standing for a while now. Getting to be close to the eggs? It's as awesome now as it was when I started" Given he had had all of about twelve turns to his name at the time, that was saying something, though whether that something was about the excitement of the eggs or Ailexyan's personality was a matter up for debate.

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.: Zurianna :.
Tag: Itessi and Kelyra

Zuri had been in the middle of kitchen chores when Nagith called. Just because she was a trained harper did not mean she got out of doing the other duties a candidate might be assigned. She had jumped when the queen called, knicking her thumb with the knife she had been using. The cut was over the pad of her thumb and it wasn't deep, though it was bleeding. The woman currently overseeing the candidates and weyrbrats on this chore and looked her over, pronounced her fine and had her wash it out before wrapping a clean cloth around it.

Tor crooned worriedly from her shoulder as she approached the sands, the bronze glancing at his human's injured thumb. "I'm fine Tor" Zuri reassured the striped dragonet. "It'll have stopped in a moment" She wouldn't take the bandage off for a while though, in case the act of taking it off started the bleeding again.

Spotting Climber and Wilde, Tor took off from Zurianna's shoulder, the bronze creeling a bright greeting to the pair. He made to land next to them, rather than fighting for a space on their particular section of the stands. If the pretty midori wanted that space, then he was not going to argue with her.

Zuri herself headed for Itessi and the young woman whom she was standing with. She reached them in time to hear the girl's question. "Have you ever held a wherry egg?" She asked "It's kind of like that. Tough and hard but still fragile and breakable." Zuri had been standing for several turns now and this was not the first time she had been to an egg touching. She was happy to share her experience with others, even as her heart strained longingly towards the eggs and wondered if maybe this time she would be walking away with a dragon partner.

Haruka waited as the candidates gathered, silently counting to make sure everyone was there. There were only about 35 Candidates, which was quite low, but it was all that Sabishi could manage, between Weyrbrats and the stolen ones. She had sent off to High Reaches more than once, but they were silent and withdrawn as they always were. She sighed. 35. Well, it would have to do.

She walked over the Sands to the wait in Candidates. " Greetings, everyone. For those who haven't Stood before, there I a time before the eggs hatch where the Candidates are allowed to come in and touch the eggs. We've found that the Touching, as it's called, usually leads to a calmer Hatching Day with less injuries. " she paused and looked over them all. " Remember though that baby dragons are still quite dangerous. They don't have full control of themselves, or good balance either. " she showed them a scar near her collarbone," This was from another dragon in the clutch that Hatched Nagith. This one is rather small, but others have worse. I've even seen Candidates mauled to the point of near death. My best advice is to try and stay out of their way of they don't appear to be coming to you." She said, smiling.

" Please don't let that scare you though. Serious maulings are still quite rare." She added, spotting the look on a few faces. " Now, how this works is you show respect to Nagith in the form of a bow before approaching her eggs. Then you may walk among the eggs, touching any that suit your fancy. Please, only girls touch the Midori egg. " she added.

" Alright, so ladies first! Please come forward and touch as many as you like. Sometimes you might get a response from the dragnet, other times you might not. Don't get discouraged though. Even if your dragon isn't in this clutch, if you were Searched, you have a dragon waiting for you, it just might not have been laid yet. So come along now. "

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Alright, so time for the Touching! Below is a list of the eggs, separated by size. I have them named for convenience. They aren't actually named IC. Please put which eggs you touch in your post, and see if you get any responses :3

-Extra-Large-
Midori Egg
Snow Egg

-Large-
Light Egg
Dark Egg
Candle Egg
Shadow Egg
Daylight Egg
Nighttime Egg

-Medium-
Midnight Egg
Dusk Egg
Dawn Egg
Twilight Egg
Noon Egg
Sunrise Egg
Sunset Egg
Crystal Egg

-Small-
Air Egg
Fire Egg
Water Egg
Earth Egg
Metal Egg
Wood Egg
Smoke Egg
Lightning Egg
Spirit Egg