It's Now The Monster Mash: The Spooky Clutch Hatching!

[Smerdle]

There. Yes, there. The perfect example of what he had been talking about.

Still smiling... somehow... Oerlen gestured with his chin toward the vicious green, pointing it out for Kambri if he somehow hadn't noticed. "A gentle hug." He pressed his lips together to school his face into something more serious, and shuffled backward.

~Kiana_Nala~

 

[Andranis]

With a happy chirp, Marsh took a spot on Casgar's shoulder. She leaned slightly to hum and chitter at Fidget, then looked over at the sands. After a moment, the flit hunkered down and hid her face in dark hair, seeming to go to sleep where she sat.

P'tius stared for a moment, watching his brother and Casgar. Finally, he sighed, rubbing his face. "I'm just so worried..." He peeked out of between his fingers when somebody patted at his back. He looked downward at Nemo, blinking slightly.

"Your worry is commendable, and you're a good brother who just wants the best, but in this case, it's best that he's here, not there. Besides..." Nemo paused, watching the sands with increasingly wide eyes. "Oh dear, cover your eyes again. Come on, cover them!" As another hatchling went on a rampage, the greenrider reached up to try and cover the brownrider's face so he couldn't see. Would these babies ever calm down?

Mx Cherie

 

[ChaosTheories]

Jagmund

The friendly green left him, so the joy he felt ebbed away a little, but he was still feeling much better. Wait, was that an egg running around? He shook his head, smiling. It was nice to see playful babies after the violence.

He finally noticed Vimiath had moved, and with a gasp, he realized that Talela was here! No wonder the gold was in much better spirits. Did this mean that Auntie was okay? He felt like a small child again, and felt safer than he had all Hatching.

Then a little green came along and gave him a disgusted look. He frowned at her, wondering what her problem was. Well, he didn't want a green anyway, so she could do whatever she wanted!

Oh... but perhaps he thought too soon when she began to tear into Dezerac like the Candidate was prey. Then the bronze, that lovely third bronze! He defended the Candidate, but she just directed her attacks on him.

"No, not again..." Jagmund felt sorry for the bronze, he was just trying to do the right thing, wasn't he? Sitting on the sands suddenly seemed like a bad idea, so he slowly moved his legs under him...

And almost passed out from the pain of rising from his position. His core muscles tightened as he stood, causing his ribs to scream in agony. Jagmund bit back a yell and swayed, very close to falling to the sands again.

"Why must... you all... harm us?" He asked the dragonets, though he wasn't sure if he was close enough for his weak voice to be heard.

The green gave up tearing up her victim and moved to another, and Jagmund closed his eyes. This green had something against boys, didn't she?  

[Shaddaling]

Rylyrr

He wasn't expecting that but let an arm rest carefully over the child, trying to comfort her, and let her hide her face in his chest and robe even if it was a bit icky. "Shush, and I will tell you." He murmured comforting. It had been a while since anyone had clung to him comfort that was this small.

His niece had when she was just toddling, but she was a little mischievous fireball now. Rylyrr was rather thankful Shyn'ar had not allowed Rhylune to come to the hatching.

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Esfir

 

[ShinosBee]

Falienn

Falienn had frankly had it about up to here with all the attacks. He'd been lucky so far, but the green? She looked out for blood. Part of him had been hoping for the green, or a green. If he had to impress...it would infuriate K'ienn the most. Or disappoint him. Helping crack a white open intentionally would probably anger him most...But yeah. If he had to impress, something 'meager' would do best. Just not a bronze. To that effect, he'd sidled up closer to more ladies than men, hoping to be ignored by the largest of the clutch. One rather alluring lady had caught his eye, and he'd admittedly become more intent upon her than anything going on...

...Which was apparently a horrid mistake. He'd turned to look at what direction the screeching was coming from, one hand grabbing onto Jacquol's arm either to drag her back or duck behind her, it was hard to say, but it was too late already. Green and red filled his vision, and the world was set to spinning. His hand was dragged off of Jacquol's arm as he hit the sands on his back, both hands flying up to try pry the ravaging green from where she'd sunk her teeth into his throat, keep her from biting deeper.

"H-help!" He screamed. Or meant to. Only a wet gurgle came out instead...before he went limp, shredded hands dropping limp into the sands that were growing even more blood-soaked.

Mx Cherie

Teiha

Jacquol

She'd not minded the High Reaches boy flirting...not really. She was Ambrin's, of course, but she couldn't help it, could she? She drew them like flies. And it was fun! At least until the boy she'd been letting think had her in the palm of his hand was ripped—literally—away, bore into the sand. "Faranth between!" She gasped, darting back a step. She'd been firmly told not to help, but...she also hadn't really seen what might very well be death this point blank before. "Get off him...!" She still didn't dare get closer, but...but why him? He hadn't even done anything...!

Andranis

 

[Meepfur]

Another hard shake, more ripping to go with it, and as quickly as it had started, it was finished. Hazily, with vision limited by pain and blood and the effects of being shaken so violently, he started to assess himself. There was blood. Obviously, look past that. His intestines were...in. His shoulder...no, not so much. Beyond ******** if he knew, he'd find out when he started moving. Which he did.

No one was going to be carrying him off the Sands, thank you very much. He coughed and set about righting himself, pushing through the pain. He could do this. Pain was just pain, and he knew it well. Pain would never be what killed him, only a reminder that he was still alive. Pain and a creel from the bronze who'd tried to help him, and he'd...maybe probably hit, at some point. But he was already off limping after the green, and probably wouldn't hear Dezerac's mumble of regret, and gratitude that the hatchling had tried and succeeded in intercepting some of the green's wrath. It wasn't exactly coherent, anyway.

But it was the sort of thing Mezrin had done for him more times than he could count, and he really was grateful. And sorry. And he...

No, thinking about his brother would get him nowhere. Move, Dezerac. Pick yourself up and get out of here.  

[Nilah44]

Varinia gripped Damon's hand tighter as the green began the maulings again. Of course it had to happen right as they all thought perhaps the rest of the hatching would happen in peace. "So many of them just want blood...and there's so little we can do." The girl frowned. She knew there was nothing she could do for the poor boy now, perhaps she could at least keep Damon out of the way of the little green who seemed to have a problem with boys.

Rennati's eyes smashed closed for a fraction of a second as the room began to spin. Once she had centered herself and took a deep breath, she opened her eyes and tried to avert them from the poor boy. There was nothing she could do for him. And quite honestly, it made her consider joining some of the others over at the candidate master. But she wouldn't give in quite yet.

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[Aukai Oceansoul]

nilah44

Damon clung right back meanwhile the rest of his body language looked sure. Only she was allowed to see the nerves frayed by such a violent hatching. He would not leave though until the sand was clear of dragons. It was his duty. He was glad Varinia stood beside him though. "Evidently some male has pissed her off pre hatching. I want to apologize but I think she would eat me."
He too had been hoping for a peaceful end. Then the goblin had impressed and her pure joy went to a candidate instead of out on the sands. He was happy she impressed but missed the attitude. The werewolf was still out there and so was the Djinn.

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Reenav came up to Rennati and engulfed her in a hug. She was another expat from High Reaches they vaguely new each other and she had looked so very alone. "Are you okay?"  

[Masterharper]

SilverLutz

Kiri
"I think I'll just be relieved if the rest of theirs find their own. I don't know what I thought a Hatching would be like, but I can assure you, this wasn't it." Still she smiled, and looked back among the dragonets and the Candidates. When he mentioned Vimiath, she turned her gaze to the gold -- she hadn't really been paying attention to what the mother was doing -- and beamed. "She's looking better already! So glad that Talela seems to be on the mend. I would've hated for...well..." She nipped that thought firmly.

Everyone had thought that Vimiath might die, or Talela might fade away to nothingness, but no one really had talked about it. And she didn't want to bring that up in such a sensitive Hatching.

When the green came up to sniff Vennodren she almost gasped, thinking he might have found a match! But no... And when the green turned to face her, something within her desperately wanted the beautiful creature to be hers. Was this one going to be? She froze, for a moment, but then the green moved on.

The disappointment hit her surprisingly hard. She hadn't thought that simply being approached by one of the babies would have caused her such hope. Maybe she wanted to Impress more than she'd let on. Maybe this was what she wanted.

But then... more chaos, and she groaned. "Oh no. I thought we were over this!?" Part of the girl frowned at the savage green. This wasn't right, she didn't care about the color. Find yours, precious. Leave the fight for another day! She appreciated the greens fierceness, but mauling the men would do no one any good.
 

[magnadearel]

Vosin and Killakeeth (W)

The egg on legs made her laugh until tears filled her eyes. Oh that was too funny! Dragonets were running everywhere. It looked like utter chaos down there from up where she was sitting. It was hilarious. Vosin wondered how it looked from the candidate level this time. Then one green laid into a boy. Seemed the maulings weren't quite done yet. There is still some spunk left in Vimiath's clutch. Killakeeth commented, also watching.



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Candidate Rinis (W)

She watched the remaining dragons on the sands. Goblin seemed quite playful though Rinis didn't really think playing with her sibling's egg was such a great idea. Werewolf was also having a great time with Greenest Green who was still mostly in his shell. The candidate kept a close eye to move out of their way if they came toward her. She smiled at Peacock Blue's cute cheep as it rolled onto the sands. That one started to immediately poking among the candidates to search for her rider. Rinis was slightly worried about the Zombie Green. Was she ok?

The sands were so full of little dragons! None were appearing as violent as the Demon so far. She smiled as the Plaid Brown find his rider among a group. Goblin finally gave up on the egg, but her eyes whirled with rainbows, and Rinis wondered how she'd impressed way over there near the egg and away from the candidates. Whatever, so long as she impressed right? She did wince as waves of rage came from Scarlet, who was having some issues with her bronze brother? What had riled that pair up?

Something serious by the way she'd torn into a boy candidate. Rinis felt the boy hadn't even done anything wrong either. He'd just been standing in the wrong place at the wrong time. But Scarlet wasn't done with just one boy. Trailing a bleeding bronze, she went after another boy. What was it about the boys then?  

[Nilah44]

Varinia frowned. "I don't know but whatever her problem is I hope it gets resolved soon. But don't worry, just stand behind me, I'll protect you! " While she was half kidding, she was also serious. Varinia didn't want anything to happen to her new friend.

Rennati leaned into the hug. "I'll be fine. It's just....so much worse than Uridith's hatching....so much more blood...."

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