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S'koi: *curled up in a corner, pale and shaky* ;;

Akaya: *told of the general state of things via Sleeth, at least concerning Laith's "condition" and decides to make that offer of support from before in person once more. So now she's standing outside his weyr, hoping she's not intruding too badly ^^;;* S'koi...? It's Akaya.

S'koi: !!! *crap, not now* One moment. ^^;; *gets up and tries to compose self a bit. ... It was a bit too late to make himself look fully better, but hopefully he would be able to mask his distress well enough while she was here* Come in.

Akaya: *waits to be invited, and even then she's hesitant to invade his space. It just doesn't seem right to at least not /try/ to help though...and he looks at least a little upset...* Hello ^^; Um. Sleeth said--er, I just wanted to make sure you were all right ^^;

S'koi: I'm fine, thank you. ^^; Have you been well?

Akaya: Well enough ^^; Are you sure you're fine? You look a little pale... If there's anything I can do...?

S'koi: Ah, just feeling a bit under the weather is all. ^^; I'll be fine. *would go back to his corner as soon as she was gone*

Akaya: ... *wryly* A bit under the weather that will mysteriously clear up as soon's the Flight's done? *been there, done that. Her first experience hadn't been awful as she'd thought but...well, greens rose pretty frequently, and it /was/ entirely a gamble for all of them*

S'koi: *expression turns slightly more serious* I don't believe that I ever mentioned that.

Akaya: ...I told you, Sleeth. It's not hard to see that kind of thing--Sleeth's due for another Flight before too long too. :/

S'koi: Yes, well, the Flight will pass. *keeping expression cool and neutral, though is still pale*

Laith: [Mine... I can't hold out much longer. ;_;]

S'koi: !! *panic in eyes, despite trying to remain cool* [... Do what you must.]

Laith: [I'm sorry. ;_;] *screeches for the Weyr to hear*

Akaya: *frowns slightly at S'koi's attitude, though she doesn't really have any better ideas--but what's this? Panic? And then--*

Sleeth: [Laith Rises, Akaya-mine! You are still with Hers?]

Akaya: ... [I know, I heard.] *pause, thoughts wavering* S'koi--do you wish me to stay? Should I go?

S'koi: *does not respond. Has moved back to corner to huddle in on himself, and is hyperventilating now* ;;

Laith: *is blooding a kill, and male dragons are starting to gather about-- at least the ones who'd never caught her before*

Akaya: *dammit, she can't leave him like this. If he still reacts this badly after so long of being a rider...* S'koi, please, breathe! You have to calm down... *gets closer hesitantly, unsure if actual physical contact is anything near comforting for him in this situation*

S'koi: *makes no efforts to calm himself. How could he possibly be calm? Was anyone ever calm about what was essentially rape?* ;; They will find me. They... Laith will be caught. *he would be caught. He would be in pain. Everything would hurt*

Akaya: ...Laith will, yes. As for the others... *what to do? Barricade the weyr? That probably wasn't really going to work...* What would help? *He must've tried some things. Losing himself to Laith's mind was inevitable, but would it be a good thing to try it earlier on? She was hardly very experienced in these things either, and she hadn't yet found a permanent solution to anything--*

S'koi: There is no help. ;; I will be the girl.

Laith: *bugles challenge and takes off*

S'koi: I've always been the girl. *buries head in arms, shivering. It was the story of his life*

Akaya: No female blueriders...? *Not that it would necessarily be much better in the larger scheme of things, but any small victory might help?* My friend, G'brel--I could ask Sleeth to ask her and Lifth to try? *places a tentative supporting hand on his shoulder* Or you could try getting lost in Laith earlier--it's not much of a solution, but might make things more bearable?

S'koi: The women riders are so few... They've never won. *and getting lost in Laith was what he was afraid of, cause then he'd seek out the other riders just as they sought him. And yet already he was wrestling to maintain control of his own mind while his green soared through the air*

Akaya: I know the odds are very unlikely ^^; *especially with browns and the odd bronze around to make it even more difficult for blues to win* Still, it's worth a try? *glances about, though she already knows the weyr is empty besides them* And you've never tried asking a friend to be here instead...?

S'koi: ... *doesn't have any friends*

Akaya: That's a no, I suppose. [Sleeth, ask Lifth if he feels like chasing the green, if he's not already?] *there was Xan and Opeth too at least? Though who knew with them either...*

S'koi: *breathing slowing down slightly as he begins to lose the battle of wills, view-point flickering between his room and the sky* You... may wish to leave. Someone will be coming. ;; *is basically already defeated*

Akaya: … not if I’m here first they won’t! *decision made, she gets to her feet to bustle towards the door. Now, how to actually do this…She’ll let G’brel in if Lifth wins, she supposes, but it’s more important to make sure this leads to a least-traumatizing-option for S’koi. She hopes she’s less traumatizing, anyway, she won’t be in dragon-thrall…* I’m going to block off the door a bit.

S’koi: *eyes going out of focus* You don’t… *starts getting to his feet, moving automatically*

Akaya: *finishes up the makeshift chair-door barricade hurriedly* Better a friend than a stranger, yes? *tentative smile back, but she’s not sure if he sees, or if he’s already ‘gone’*

S’koi: *is totally already gone, so much so that he doesn’t even notice the barricade in his way and can’t figure out why he can’t get outside* … *is just watching the flight now as Laith evaluates her suitors*

Akaya: *steers the zoned out S’koi back towards the interior of the weyr, lest he make a run for it at some point or hurt himself trying to get through* [Sleeth? How proceeds the flight?]

Sleeth: [Everyone’s in full chase~ I think it will last a bit yet? Laith flies very high~]

S’koi: *holds onto Akaya, not even realizing that he is doing so. A large bronze is closing in… Laith evades, but comes dangerously close to a blue in the process*

Sleeth: [Oh! Close, but she is agile! Gogogo, Laith~!]

Akaya: … *seriously, Sleeth cheers on other Rising dragons? There’s a certain irony of ‘watching’ from Sleeth’s perspective yet not actually being involved in things… yet? ^^;*

Laith: *weaves through the air effortlessly. For a green she has rather good stamina due to her long wings making flight easier*

S’koi: *is able to pull back to reality briefly* What’re you…? *eyes widen as he realizes what she’s doing* You… You can’t… *doesn’t want to put her through this*

Akaya: *firmly* I can do whatever I like. So long as this’ll be better than… the alternative. *And greenriders gotta stick together?* I don’t want you to be afraid, S’koi.

S’koi: :< *touched, and a bit teary* Tha… thank you. *is unable to cling to reality much longer and slips back into Laith’s mind, a bit less terrified now*

Laith: *is pulling a downward cork-screw. But is caught by a bronze in the process* !!! *Hey! She wasn’t done showing off ye-- Ooooh~ This bronze was rather nice though* <3 *he would do*

S’koi: *is no longer in any control of his own body, and moves forward to kiss Akaya, as she is nearest at the moment*

Akaya: *softly* You’re welcome. *besides, it’s not like she’s heartless… How could she not try to help after seeing S’koi so scared?*

Sleeth: [Laith is caught!]

Akaya: *and Sleeth’s announcement warns her what’s next, as S’koi reaches to kiss her. Though she’s not operating out of Flight desire, she can at least respond gently? Depending on Laith… well, chances are S’koi may act much more aggressively than he would otherwise*

*after the Flight is over~*

S’koi: *slowly comes back to awareness. It… didn’t hurt? Nothing hurt. Everything was good* ._. *this was a completely new experience for him. Not a bad one though, clearly. He was suddenly aware that he wasn’t quite alone. Ah, Akaya, right. His cheeks flush a bit* ^^; Are you alright?

Akaya: Hmm? *had dozed off a bit there beside him* ‘m fine… *blinks, waking up a bit more* And you? Are you alright? *on the scale of things… well, honestly, wasn’t any worse than other Flight-encounters and still better than some of those she’d had. Overall, given he wasn’t running away or anything, it had ended well enough for them both?*

S’koi: *his cheeks are still red, but he nods* I’m fine. I’m… sorry to have put you through that. .//.; *is hyper-aware of their bodies still pressed close together. He had never been like this with a woman before. It was… nice*

Akaya: *smiles faintly at his apology; she doesn’t know for sure, but she suspects this may have been his first not completely disastrous after-Flight* Any trouble gone to I chose for myself. And I was able to help a friend. *pauses* I wouldn’t mind… ah, cuddling for a bit? Unless you’d rather not. Or if you’d rather we got dressed again… ^^;

S’koi: *surprised*Ah, n-not at all. ^//^; *holds her close, feeling more than a bit awkward with how foreign this was to him*

Akaya: *snuggles against; cuddling makes her feel better about the situation generally than running off does… well, depending on the bedmate. <<;* I hope I helped? ^^; I know you still didn’t have much of a say in things…

S’koi: *shakes head* No no, you were a large help. ^^; *and no attempted maulings by Laith was also a huge relief*

Akaya: I’m glad to hear it. ^^ *anything she could do to prevent future panic attacks…* I know you seem to prefer quiet… Should I stop talking? XD;;;

S’koi: *blinks* I do not mind conversation. I just tend to be more quiet myself. ^^; *especially since his older sister had passed… But that wouldn’t be brought up*

Akaya: Ah~ I see. ^^; I was a Harper before Impressing, so... I tend to wax eloquent. XD;; Where were you from? Here, or elsewhere?

S’koi: Ursul Hold. From a Weaver family.

Akaya: *nods* Weavers, huh? Any skill with it yourself? Or would you not have wanted to carry on in the family business anyway? *reflectively* My family were Beastcrafters… Up near the coast. I never did like ovines much. ^^;

S’koi: *is slightly quieter now* I enjoyed Weaving. I helped out as much as I could.

Akaya: *trained in voice, she knows going softer may not be a good thing* As much as you could? Did some dispute your contribution then? Or was there another reason to leave home for Weyr?

S’koi: *shakes his head. He does not like this personal questioning* My work was fine, but I was singled out by a Searchrider. It is not an invitation that is typically turned down.

Akaya: *has the feeling she asked something she shouldn’t’ve* Very true. It’s tempting to at least try as a candidate… And good thing we did, I suppose, for the sake of Laith and Sleeth. ^^

S’koi: *nods* Our partners make it well worth it.

Akaya: yes, they do. ^__^ Ah… how is Laith doing, by the way? *may or may not have heard about past maulings, or rather attempted ones*

S’koi: *checks* She seems content. *for once* Thank you again. ^^; She’s rather… protective of me.

Akaya: *wryly* Oh, I’ve heard. *and hopefully Laith wouldn’t be paying her a visit. >>;* I told you. It wasn’t really too much of a fuss. ^^; And now you know it doesn’t need to be awful?

S’koi: *smiles faintly* Thank you.

Akaya: You’re welcome. *shifts in her snuggling of him* Unless you object, I wouldn’t mind a bit of a nap here? Up to you.

S’koi: Sleep as much as you’d like. *likewise settles in. It might not hurt for him to rest a bit as well*

Akaya: Thank you, S’koi. ^^ *drifts off not too long later, comfortable in her cuddling of the slightly smaller greenrider*

*time passes~*

S’koi: *is still quietly asleep*

Akaya: *wakes, notices S’koi is still asleep, and begins to carefully work on slipping out of the bed. Hopefully without waking him… ^^;*

S’koi: *wakes slowly as the other begins to move. Blinks sleepily for a moment while he gets his bearings straight* ah, sorry. *withdraws his arm to allow her more freedom of movement*

Akaya: I didn’t mean to wake you too. ^^; Go back to sleep if you’d like. *off the bed… and now to find clothing. This is always the real embarrassing part…*

S’koi: It’s alright. ^^; I’ve rested well. *should probably get dressed soon himself*

Akaya: *has found her clothing, and some besides which she places on the bed, the easier for S’koi to decide what to do with* Ah then… good afternoon? Good evening? Sleeth says the sun’s still out.

S’koi: Good evening. ^^; *accepts the clothes and begins to get dressed* … I think Laith is still asleep.

Akaya: *speed-dresses, since standing around bare’s a lot more embarrassing than snuggling under the covers* Is she? That’s good, isn’t it?

S’koi: Mhm. She’ll likely be in a good mood for a while. *for once*

Akaya: *smiles faintly* I’m sure she will be. I doubt she enjoyed waking up to you in pain… before.

S’koi: *flushes* Mm. ^//^;

Akaya: *fully dressed now, she reaches to touch S’koi’s nearest hand* So please don’t let yourself get like that again? If not making arrangements with a female rider and getting far enough away that no one else can chase… Well, I’d rather you ask me than let Laith go after some innocent dragon. ^^;; *and rider, maybe*

S’koi: .///. *well, actually it /was/ the riders she went after, not the dragons, but still* I understand. *now that he knew not all Flight were equally horrible, he’d be a bit more proactive in making them less painful*

Akaya: *smile* Of course, if you find some other girl, I won’t be offended. ^^ *because she is not terribly cute and prolly not S’koi’s type anyway. ^^;;*

S’koi: I doubt that will be an issue. ^^; But I would be sure to let you know.

Akaya: I'm sure you would ^^ *sure he will? Well, whatever he ends up arranging...* Ah, I was going to wander to the kitchens and see what they had. Would you like to come with me, since Laith is still resting?

S'koi: Ah, sure. Let me just finish getting dressed first. ^^; *gets up to hunt down the few missing pieces of clothing that the other hadn't already located*

Akaya: *turns politely towards the door to offer him some privacy, then realizes it's still barricaded. Ahahahaha...best to fix that. Chairs are put back into place as S'koi dresses behind her*

S'koi: *is able to finish dressing fairly quickly* Thank you again. ^^; *he had no real way of expressing just what her sacrifice had meant to him*

Akaya: *doesn't think of it so much in terms of 'sacrifice', given the alternative of letting S'koi have further evidence to contribute to hysterics. And even without Sleeth's passion to drive her...well, it'd gone well enough, really.* You keep saying thank you, which necessitates my having to reply. *gently, mostly teasing* Do I look worried about it, S'koi? *she smiles faintly again* I've had better luck with Flights than you, I think. I'm not so bad as I was when you tried to comfort me.

S'koi: I suppose not. ^^; *and he was glad to hear that she had had good Flight experiences. He didn't wish poor Flights on anyone* Shall we?

Akaya: Yes, let's go~ ^__^ *leads the way to the kitchens, still smiling*

*end RP*