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

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Between Haruka's direction and the encouragement of her new friends, a change fell over Kelyra. Her nervous shyness turned to nervous excitement as she exclaimed "We can touch the eggs?" Kelyra's lips grew into a boyish grin as she slipped her hand into Itessi's arm & started dragging the taller girl towards the clutch. Whirling, her hair falling in a long mess about her. Kelyra called back to the others "I'm going to introduce myself to that tall egg!" She pointed towards the Nighttime Egg, grinning an infectious boyish smile.

Her eye's sparkled as she made her way before the eggs. Reaching out, she placed her hand atop the egg, feeling it's shell with a gentle stroke. "Hello little dragon, I'm Kelyra! And this is my friend Itessi! We've only just met but Itessi has a very gentle nature. I'm too rough though. But I like to listen." And with that, Kelyra placed her ear against the shell, listening for the dragon within.

_{Sorry for hijacking Itessi! But but but egg touching... I just HAD to post...}

Smoke- A warm, yet eager presence pushes out at you when your hand rests on the egg. The dragonet inside shows a brief interest as it investigated your presence, but then with a huff, breaks the connection suddenly, before you even stop touching the shell.

Crystal- You seem to sense both a masculine and a feminine mind from inside this shell, though you can't tell if it is from two seperate minds or two sides of the same mind. Either way, both examine your psyche, though the male seems to have real interest, while the female is giving off a sense of distrust.

Noon- The dragonet in this egg seems extremely eager to touch your mind. a soothing sense of acceptance comes from the creature, and it seems loath to let you move on to other eggs.

Twilight- You don't seem to get a response from this egg. In fact, when you touch it, you feel the presence inside purposefully pull away, and it almost seems as if the egg pulls away from your hand too.

Nighttime- The dragonet inside this egg is the exact opposite of the previous one, seeming to push closer as your fingers rest on the shell. A distinctly feminine mind touches yours, almost seeming to say'everything will be alright'.

Shadow- A somewhat judging presence fills your mind. You sense that the creature disapproves of you, but not the way that you normally get. It disappoves with your chosen identity, not with what you physically are. A soft giggle fills your mind as it pulls away from you.

Snow- Arrogance. Pure arrogance. You are not GOOD enough to be worth the dragonet's full attention. It seems to give you a once-over before turning away and pretending to doze as it promptly ignores you.

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Spirit- At first you get a sense of irritation at being bothered, but then the dragonet seems to examine you curiously. It seems to give you a carefull examination, but shows no further interest, and lets you move on without issue

Smoke- The dragonet inside examines you eagerly, yet tenderly. It seems to hold some interest in you, but like with Jenesys, pulls away from you before you actually stop touching the egg.

Light- This egg seems to see-saw between interest and disinterest, as if it isn't sure if you are someone it would want or not. The dragonet is quiet before giving you a happy mental pat, sending a sense of "Not me, but yours is here."

Nagith nods to her allowing her to touch the Midori egg.

Midori- The dragonet inside the Midori egg keeps your hand against her shell far longer than you might have wanted. She seems to pick through your mind, though not unkindly, and you get a memory of your sister on her Shiroi brought to the foreground, and she finally lets you go, leaving you with no impression of how she felt about you.

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Twilight- The mind inside this egg seems a bit high and mighty. It prods your mind, but you feel a mental shrug as it breaks the connection, leaving you touching just a shell.

Water- The dragonet inside this egg doesn't seem to know what to think. You sense a strong disapproval as it gleams information about your attempts to escape, but then changes to more of a "well, I could keep you here," kind of mindset. It lets you move on without a fuss though.

Nighttime- A warm, caring sense overwelms you, accepting of who you are, and willing to help you be what you want to be. After a few moments though, you almost hear and unhappy sigh as it allows you to move on.

Candle- A firm mind meets yours as you reach out to touch this egg, almost seeming to dare you into touching it. It seems a bit crude as it searches your mind, the egg seeming to pull closer to you. This egg doesn't want you to leave, but allows you to anyway.

Midori- The dragonet inside touches your mind for the briefest of moments before firmly rejecting your presence. If you don't want to be here, then you don't deserve me, is what you can almost hear it saying.

Orion was late...he knew that, but he wasn't about to hurry when he could simply burn by standing outside too long simply waiting to touch the eggs. The tall Albino was completely covered from head to toe and since his skin was so pale no one could really see the cream that covered his face, though he made sure not to have any on his hands...not when he touched the eggs. His red eyes swept the Sands, watching as each Candidate took their turn to Touch and be acknowledged before stepping to the side. He waited patiently, not really caring if he stuck out like a sore thumb unlike the other Candidates.

When there was only one or two Candidates left Orion stepped forward, his red gaze turned to the Midori Queen and bowed to her. "Thank you for this privilege," he said, his deep voice strong and smooth as silk...it was rare to hear the man speak, but didn't mean that he never did. Stepping up to the first egg, one of the smaller ones, he wasn't about to discriminate, he lay a large hand on the Wood Egg before moving to the Spirit Egg. He spent the same amount of time on each egg and though he didn't touch many, he looked at each carefully before touching. The Dusk Egg was next before he stepped through the maze of eggs two press a large palm to the last two, the Snow Egg and the Dark Egg. He stayed by these last two for a moment or two before moving away. He didn't dare touch the Midori, no matter how tempting it was to see what the creature inside would do. instead he moved towards the other Candidates, his eyes raking over one in particular...he couldn't tell if they were a boy or girl...either way...they were a lovely creature.

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Kelyra found herself enthralled by the soft touch of the dragonet's mind, losing track of Itessi somewhere in the excitement & enchantment of it all. She looked about for a moment, confused by the voiceless voice of the gentle egg. She was surprised - but felt enriched for that touch. Wishing to meet more, she wondered what quality the dragonet's might find within her? And perhaps, should she be looking for some quality within the dragonet as well? Could she even do that?

The largest eggs all seemed too popular, so she looked elsewhere. She wished her moment to be intimate- like a long awaited first kiss. Not a rushed peck before a crowd. Stepping to an egg unmolested, she gently pressed herself against the Midnight Egg's firming shell. She hesitated - unsure what to ask. Then the words just spilled out of her "Hello. Would you like to race the world with me?" She finished with a broad grin, wondering at what the dragonet might think of her.

Seeing another lonely egg, she stepped into the Earth Egg. Gently feeling the egg's shell, she asked cheekily "Are you fast enough to outrun me?" Of course Kelyra hadn't a hope of outrunning a dragon - but she figured any dragon that didn't want to try, probably wouldn't like her much.

The other children had touched so many eggs... It seemed liked they meant to meet every egg before today was done! But there were just so many to choose- who would know which eggs to meet? Who might... - A broad grin formed as an idea slid into her mind.

Walking purposefully, she forgot her nervousness for a moment - until she found herself standing before Nagith, waiting for the Midori's attention to settle upon her. As those massive eyes whirled over to focus upon her, a shiver ran through her. Excitement and nervous warnings filling her. Despite her shiver, Kelyra kept a confident look about her. She bowed politely, before speaking in a carefully paced voice "Nagith, only a mother knows her clutch best. I'm confident... Rough and competitive. I'm not very good at being a girl - but perhaps you might have child whom might like me despite that?" Her voice cracked slightly, rising higher as Nagith's attention settled closer on her. If she hadn't of met that first egg, she never would of considered this... She probably shouldn't have considered this. Her father's lessons on facing predators raced through her mind. Kelyra must hold her ground, just as she might an angry wherry flock. Stand still - but tall. Confident, daring. No sudden motions. Do not startle, do not scream. Face the beast - and if it steps towards you, step towards it - but slowly. Warily. Wait, patience. And never look away from it's eyes. Nagith's eye's were so big. Her snout was too large to see when she was this close. Large enough to swallow herdbeasts whole? Her teeth must be taller than children! Perhaps even taller than Kelyra herself! But Kelyra didn't dare look anywhere else besides those whirling pools of color - it was far too late to run now.

Itessi wanted to comment to the two people but the Weyrwoman was talking so she just squeezed the other girl and smiled at the handsome boy before doing as she was instructed. "Don't worry Kelyra you will do fine and I'm sure the eggs will be super interesting!" she said as she moved forward to look at the eggs. They were all so different and interesting. Some where colored funny in her eyes as well. Each touch seemed to bring out a different personality to her mind. She was curious to see what was in each and was starting to formulate a plan to start a bet among the other candidates.

Walking back up to where Kelyra and Ailexyan were she smiled and nudged each as she noticed Zuri. Jumping from foot to foot she patted her on the back. "I wish the little ones could see this don't you?" she asked grinning like a fool. Putting her hand on the next egg she let her mind wander and the personality within to take over her. It was crazy to think something like this would hatch one of the most beautiful and rare creatures on their world. Even more crazy was that she might impress one of them. Her mind was reeling back and forth about how she felt at the moment. Fear and joy were mingling in her so strongly Climber crooned nervously from his perch.

Climber was currently highly unhappy as the queen had disposed his spot, but not to be deterred he crooned at the queen. If he couldn't have the best spot he might as well earn favor with the lady. The higher he was in her favor the higher he was in firelizard society. Climber was supposed to be the highest after all so it only made sense right?

Walking up to the Queen dragon she bowed regally as she was taught and made her way to the Midori egg when she was given the ok from the lady dragon.  Walking up to the big egg she wiped her hands on her legs to remove the sweat.  Putting her hand on it she waited to see it's reaction.  After her interaction with the eggs she shivered and moved on to the next biggest which was the Snow egg.  This one made her wonder as well about the probability of a queen.  Every girl dreamed of impressing a queen but Essi wasn't sure what she wanted in that aspect.  Putting her trembling hand on it she braced for a rejection and tried to keep her feelings calm despite so the little baby inside would not be upset by her mind.

Next in line were some rather large eggs as well and only two were free so she walked up to the Dark egg and laid her hand on it curiously.  The mind inside took hold of her and it was a few moments before she was allowed to move to the Shadow egg.  Each egg was so different from the rest it was strange.

Knowing she had time she walked up to the the Dusk and then the Dawn eggs and said a hello to each dragon inside and tried to analyse the responses she was getting.  Finally she moved on to the smallest eggs in the batch and sighed at how cute they all were.  "Hello darlings I hope you don't mind if I say hello." she smiled knowing that most candidates would be more interested in the big ones.  Touching first the Air and then the Fire eggs she tried to give off loving, calm thoughts.

Zurianna

Snow- The dragonet inside seems eager when your hands rest on it's shell. It seemed to give you a "We could go far, kid" kind of feeling, though the next moment, it seemed to change it's mind and pushes away from you.

Candle- The mind in this egg seemed to not want to interact with yours, like it had already made up it's mind and didn't want it's opinion changed. After a moment, it turns away fully, choosing to ignore you.

Daylight- An almost cloying sweetness comes from this egg. The dragonet inside looks you over, but doesn't seem to look too deeply, and lets you move on without issue.

Light- This baby only barely touches your mind before recoiling, not wanting anything to do with you.

Dark- You feel a hesitance to meet your touch as you rest your hand on the egg. The dragonet seems curious, but unsure. Finally, when you are just about to give up, it gives you a mental bow and lets you go on your way.

Midori- The Midori egg holds you tight in her grasp, Undeniably interested in what you had to show for yourself. She picks through your mind, passing no judgement, weighing your merits. Finally, she lets you go, her examination over. She doesn't leave an impression about her opinion of you other than approval.

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Orion

Wood- This egg seems to pull away at first, then pushes closer, seeking out who touched it. The baby inside examins you thoroghly, and seems to like what it sees, but then lets you go without issue

Spirit- This tiny egg nearly growls at you as you touch it, as if to say 'Finally!' The young mind inside looks you over, but not seeing what it seeks, allows you to move on.

Dusk- The dragonet in this egg looks you over quickly, like it is skimming your mental state instead of feeling you like it would normally do. It holds you to the egg as it takes a second, harder look, and seems loath to let you move on.

Snow- This dragonet seems to fully know what it DOESN'T want, for as soon as Orion touches the shell, it pulls away, making it known that it does not wish to be touched by such as you.

Dark- This dragonet seems entirely disinterested in you, and doesn't even give you the courtasy of it's full attention.

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Kelyra

Midnight- You can almost here a snicker from the dragonet inside. Race the world? Why should I? it seems to nudge you away from it.

Earth- The dragonet inside seemed to laugh, and replied 'And what happens when I win?' Despite being just a dragonet, this creature gives off the vibe of a dirty old man ( AKA pervert)

Haruka stood casually next to her dragon, stroking her chin with her hand as she examined all the Candidates and their reactions to what the eggs did. She hid a smile as she remembered how many of them felt to her.

She tilted her head as one of the girls approached them. Kelyra. That hunter girl Auraveth and hers had brought in. Haruka liked her, because she reminded her of herself when she was younger. Nagith rumbled as the girl addressed her, and Haruka stepped aside, senseing what her bonded was about to do.

Nagith suddenly snaked her head forward and snapped her jaws together. It would torn Kelyra's head clean off... if that had been what Nagith had been aiming for. Instead her maw was about a foot above her. Haruka laughed and stepped forward, answering Kelyra's question. " You must not know much about me yet. I'm totally awesome, so you should, but that's okay," she said, " I've never been the girly-girl type. I hate all of that frou-frou stuff. And look where I ended up," she said with a chuckle, gesturing at Nagith. " If you were Searched, you will have a dragon, even if it's not in this clutch." she finished, nodding firmly.

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Itessi

Midori- She was very gentle as you touched her shell, seeking what you were all about. She seemed to like what she found, though she sent you off with a happy cheep.

Snow- This dragonet was eager to search your mind, looking for the one who belonged to it. After a little while, it gave a snort of disappointment as it let you go.

Dark- The baby inside this egg seems to really be happy that you touched it's shell. It pulls you in close as it looks you over. After a moment, it lets you move on, but you sense that it didn't want to.

Shadow- The mind in this egg seems to not be sure of you, not out of fear or anything, just not sure if it likes you or not. It takes a moment to examin your mind before letting you go.

Dusk- The dragon in this egg didn't seem too interested in you when you touched it. It gave you a precursory glance, sure, but you could sense that it didn't really care.

Dawn- This egg seems to give off a suspicious air, picking over your psyche as if you are hiding something. With a mental headshake, it allowed you to move on.

Air- The dragonet in here seems happy to see you, but then you aren't so sure as it roughly searches your mind. It growls, then suddenly gives you a cheerful pat and sends you on your way.

Fire- This baby seems loath to even look you over, but does so after a moment. It's attitude leads to more of a ' I'm doing this because I have to,' instead of actual interest in trying to find out if you are its.

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