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Kindra
(tag to N'mol/Roscoe)

Kindra smiled her oh-so-sweet smile, the one that broke boy's hearts ... or used to, most knew better by now. She just smiled at N'mol, her eyes almost sparking at him, he wanted her to play the social Goldrider? .. fine. "Oh you know... i couldn't stay away" she said pleasantly enough but there was that sparkling undercurrent of... something else. "No, i don't believe you have but i do recognise a Benden face, even if i didn't remember his name" she glared at N'mol "Don't worry Roscoe, i'm sure your dragon will be in Suunath's clutch, Benden sticks together" she grinned, daring N'mol to argue, even if Roscoe didn't Impress, she was pretty sure that Benden's Weyrwoman's confidence would boost his hopes for other clutches.

M'lan
(tag to Tanya)

M'lan gleed a little when she promised to save him a bubbly pie at the next gather. He usually missed out due to Asoth wanting some thing or another, or at least, missed out on the good ones.

He was glad of a sympathetic ear, he'd get over it, he was fairly sure he was just getting echoes of Asoth's sulkiness. He chuckled at her "of course, Asoth is the best dragon ever" he said, only slightly sarcastically, "the big drama queen"....whoops, he'd said that aloud. Oh well, he liked Tanya and really did feel bad at forgetting her name. He was glad she remembered his but then, it was hard to forget someone that came and bothered the cooks every day.

He glanced towards where Tanya had been called from then gave her a big grin "You Tanya... are THE most wonderful lady ever" he said, his tone amused "If you can find me some nice juicy spiced wherry steaks?" he asked, practically drooling "perhaps some sweet roasted tubers if there's any?" he was hopeful, almost a little kid wanting something special. M'lan sure loved his food and if you were looking to make M'lan happy, just shove some good food in front of him.

Becka
(tag to Berath)

Becka caressed Berath's eyeridge softly as the Green spoke, she was such a comfort, Becka was sure the Green knew it too. "I'm glad it's less itchy Berath, and not as swollen? .. oh that's great" she said, gently moving around to take a look, she was no dragonhealer but it was looking so much better than it had.

She sighed when Berath asked about Rochelle, she really didn't want to be a tattle tail but... this was Berath, she could trust her.. or Berath would forget, so it was ok. She tried to remember exactly what it was Rochelle had said "Well she said she was willing to reconsider how much she wanted to even be bonded to a dragon if i didn't leave... and i only bumped into Carltis by mistake and Rochelle was there... i tried to say sorry to Carltis but... Shards Berath she's so horrible... why do so many people LIKE her?" she wondered out loud. "Carltis.. he just stood there.. he didn't even say anything Berath ... he just let her be all angry at me for no reason .. i only bumped him a little but she flipped like i'd gone and attacked her, then when i tried to be nice... " she sighed "It's ok Berath, i'd rather you didn't say anything to her... it would just give her something else to hate me for" she was grateful that Berath wanted to defend her but it really would probably make things much worse with Rochelle if Berath scolded her or something about it.

[Rochelle, tag Carltis]

Despite her intense fondness for hearing her own voice, Rochelle didn't interrupt. Storytellers typically failed to find it awesome. She hung on his arm like any good piece of armcandy, keeping pace with the tall man through the crowds.

He got his arm back when it came time for the wine. A man needed two hands to pour and, when she received the cup, her arm returned to its wound-around position on Carltis. She sipped.

She choked. Her arm tightened instinctively, small chin snapping up to keep from spitting wine everywhere. It burned the back of her nose. Rochelle managed to swallow and started to cough, squinting up at him with red cheeks and watery eyes from the lack of air.

"A goat?" She croaked. "s**t, you just had to say that when I was drinking, didn't you?"

Adi
Tag F'itz

Adi beamed when the little flit accepted the invitation, reaching up to scritch gently and his and La's feet while they snuggled. The gold issued a series of pleased sounds at their guest, combining them with a stream of happy feelings. There was no such thing as too much affection, even from a very new friend.

"Pleased to meet you, too," the younger rider agreed. "Nah, we're from Malvren. I like it here, though. Do you?"


Set'al and Pipith
Tag Narisa and Cepheith

Pipith had been keeping an eye out for his favorite gold - not that he was well-acquainted with any others - knowing that she was bound to be at an official celebration. He came to attention the moment she arrived, carefully positioning himself so that he would look his best. I would be honored to have your company, he responded when addressed, smug that it was his company she desired even with others about. I will send him.

Mine, Cepheith requests that you find Hers, he relayed.

Set'al set about doing as requested, less because his dragon wanted him to and more because he wanted to spend time with his friend. He made his way towards the front of the crowd, assuming that Narisa was most likely up there with the rest of the important people. By the time he got there, she was already making her escape, and he tried to catch up with her. "Narisa!"

[Rochelle, tag Carltis]

"You don't get a cheer for that, you a**. You should get a smack on the head." Rochelle stuck out her tongue, sulk mildly. She rubbed at her eyes with the back of her wine hand and took another drink to wash away the choke. He suggested they sit and without a word otherwise, she snagged his hand in hers and started to pull him vaguely towards the left. "That the end of the story? And screw standing. Only time you should stand and drink is when you want to get dizzy."

N'mol
(Tag Roscoe and Kindra)

N'mol let Kindra snipe at him, taking it with a grain of salt. She didn't like to be ordered around (Goldriders) and he had, essentially, done exactly that. So he kept his peace on her comments and nodded when she pointed out that Benden stuck together.

"You'll get a dragon. I'm not saving a space in my wing for no reason, after all." N'mol smiled and shifted his stance, subconsciously bringing himself closer to Kindra without actually making any move to do so. Still, the adjustment made it look less like a tripod and more like a matched pair speaking to a third person. "Try to make it this Clutch, though." He grinned at Roscoe. "Or you'll end up with a non-Benden egg more likely than not."


Cetalese
(Tag Eliza and D'lin)

Ceta was familiar with Eliza's gradually growing list of complaints about her wing, so she wasn't surprised to hear Eliza suddenly spout off about it. Eliza was just going to come up with more and more reasons for her to switch wings until she finally got in to some gigantic row with someone of rank, unless she was able to switch out sooner rather than later. Cetalese tried to keep an eye on her and listen when Eliza needed it, but there was little that she, as a Greenrider, could do.

"I know, Eliza. I'm sorry."

D'lin's offer prompted a small smile from her and she squeezed his arm. She did want to say hello, to M'lan and anyone else she bumped in to. Halith's Flight had reminded her "I'm going to go socialize with some of the other Trine riders. I'll catch up with you soon."

With that she slipped off into the crowd, heading for the table she had seen M'lan at. She returned a greeting from one of the Trine Weavers as she went, but didn't stop to talk.

"Hello, M'lan. How are you?" Cetalese asked as she came up beside him, taking a drink for herself and wrapping both hands around it.


Halith
(Tag to Microth)

Halith turned her head, seeking Microth in the darkness to match her face to her name. I'm Halith and I'm definitely enjoying my evening! I was just telling the boys here that things are starting to get boring, though. I'm trying to convince them to liven things up. Aerial displays would be perfect. Don't you think we need to do something to make this more fun? Too much sitting around makes for a boring Blue! Clearly that last was directed at the males, and Halith let out a snort of amused laughter.


Tanya
(Tag M'lan)

The crack at his dragon drew a laugh from her. She scrunched her nose slightly when he complimented her and then gave him a sparkling grin. She liked it when she could make other people feel good. "I'll see what I can do. Wait here."

She jogged off before he could reply, only because she knew that if she waited for much longer she was going to get a second call and it wasn't going to be as nice as the first. She helped open all of the baskets and whisked a plate from the pile, setting it to the side and adding things to it even as she was helping to unpack. However, the plate was the important thing at the moment, so she went so far as to get slightly in the way if it looked like something good was about to be put out.

When she finished she snagged a few rolls for herself and slipped them into a pocket. She loved wherry and gravy as much as the next person, but she couldn't fit that in her pocket on the go, so she would just have to pass. When Tanya turned to bring the plate back, vacating the space so the other servers could move more easily, she caught sight of a dark-haired women speaking with M'lan and came to an abrupt halt that nearly sent the roasted sweet tuber rolling off the plate.

From the close proximity between the two of them it was clear that they knew one another, and Tanya definitely didn't want to interrupt them. It might be a private chat. Oops! Well, I'll just wait then.

She turned back around so it wouldn't look like she was staring and went back to where she had been. She set the plate somewhere safe and set about making herself a small plate. The other servers couldn't complain; they were doing the same thing. Then, when she was done, she would see if the Brownrider was available again. If it really came down to it and it looked like they were going to keep talking she could deliver his plate and then take her leave.

Felix
(Tag Jordan, Kala, Talakor)

Felix had just accepted a glass from a pretty young woman pouring drinks when a hand grazed his shoulder. Well that had been easy. He hadn't even had to go looking for his own entertainment as one had just appeared behind him. Felix turned to inspect the young man who'd snuck up on him so well. "No bother. "He grinned and sniffed his drink real fast. "Ale, smells like. The little brunette there was passing them out." He jabbed him thumb towards Tanya where she stood talking to a man wearing rider knots.

Movement caught his eye and he glanced past Jordan's shoulder's to see his classmates shoving their way towards him. He lifted his hand in the air, a wide grin splitting his face. "Kala! Talakor! You guys made it!" He waited till they were close enough to talk at a reasonable level. "This guy and I were just getting drinks." He slapped Jordan on the shoulder. "You should join us!"

Dizzian
(Tag Mercy, Loveth)

Courath's eyes whirled with amusement as the green Velath perked up upon being greeted by Devith. She otherwise held silent and looked about to see who else was around.

Her search proved fruitful as she spotted a vibrantly pink hide bouncing jubilantly among the dragons. ~ Loveth! Over Here!~ She rose up on her front legs and gave a quick bugle to gain the crimson's attention.

Dizzian nodded, scanning the crowd of humans as Courath had done the dragons. "Yeah... It's a little scary. I mean... last time we had rider's from another weyr here we lost Alumanth..." She shouldn't dwell on negative things like that. Not here where the mood was supposed to be festive. "Not saying that I think it's going to happen again!" She added hastily when she realized she'd just said that to a rider from another weyr. "I just... well... fardles."

Z'fer
(Tag Hekate, Kleos, Suunath, Cepheith, ect.)

"You can mingle. I just want to be the first to congratulate you." He smiled and dipped his head to Kleos as she joined them. Looks like the mingling started now. Z'fer supposed he didn't mind too much. Kleos, he respected, and was glad to see that she and Hekate already seemed to know each other.

He let Hekate accept Kleos's congratulations before welcoming her himself. "Good to see you Kleos. Did Mercy happen to talk to you?" He figured she probably had. From what he recalled the crimson and white riders were on friendly terms with one another.

Narisa though, when she slipped up with her cheeks red he could well guess what she was thinking of. He gave her a knowing grin and didn't say a word till after she'd excused herself.

Calanoth stood from his spot and crooned as Suunath glided overhead. He moved towards where she had settled herself with the other gold and a few bronzes. ~ Cepheith ~ He returned Trine's gold's greeting pleasantly before greeting the others. ~ Pipith, Plexith, Tyeth. ~ He nodded to each bronze where they lay. Now that the flight was over and he'd won he felt no ill will towards the other bronzes. Whether the feeling was mutual was left to be seen.

Finally Calanoth turned to Suunath and gave her another croon. ~ Beautiful Suunath. ~ He'd wait to take her side till she gave him an indication of her mood. He'd rather not get himself clawed up when he was nursing fresh threadscores. Especially in front of the other males.

Zarike
(tag Orlina)

Terra circled overhead peering at the faces in the crowd till she found the one she was looking for. With a trill of success she popped between back to Zarike and sending him an image of Orlina among a crowd of faces he didn't recognize. She chirped and a flick of her head in the direction of the hiding candidate before fluttering away to join the multitudes of firelizards both wild and owned chattering about the festivities.

Zarike wormed his way through the crowds till he found the table filled with candidates. He slipped in beside Orlina, his small size making it easy. "Orlina! Lookit what I got!" In his arms was a ridiculously tiny flit, unmistakably a crimson. She was only a few sevenday old at most. She was bonded to Zarike but this was the first time he'd been able to bring her out and about. His father had been taking care of her up until now. Her struggle hatching had left her weak and being a cautious man, Hyasin had insisted that she stay under his care until she was strong enough to socialize. Zarike had spent a lot of that time at home with the little flit, keeping her accustomed to his presence.

Ailin

Now as people got their food and drinks Ailin was able to slip in and get a small plate for himself. Small being the relative term. The growing lad had discovered with an increase in height came an increase in appetite. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that his life involved a lot more physical activity too.

Now to find a bit of tablespace... knowing he didn't want to impose his presence upon strangers Ailin wandered around searching for Harper knots, or maybe a candidate or two he might know.

Cai

Why did everyone have to drop their work when it came to events like this? Cai had the most unpleasant look no her face as Hekate gave her speech. If it wasn't for the fact that this also served as the evening meal Cai wouldn't even be here. As it was, if she wanted to eat this evening she'd have to subject herself to a few moments of forced idleness.

Maybe she'd see if Bereck was available for once. She'd barely given him more then a hello-how-are-you since their arrival at Trine. Besides the fact that she always kept herself incredibly busy, he seemed constantly surrounded by the same group of children she'd met at Malvren. People she didn't care to meet again if she could do so. Becka as another apprentice healer was unavoidable but Cai had kept any interactions with her strictly craft related.

She spotted Kleos chatting with the silver rider and scowled. That Weyrling thought she was just tough s**t didn't she? "Tch." Cai looked away and called for Gingko.

The little green chirped and dropped down to Cai's shoulder, eyes whirling bright green with excitement. Cai gave her forehead a rub before snapping her fingers, her new signal that she had a task for the flit. When Gingko straightened up and locked eyes with her Cai spoke. "Go to Master Bereck." She sent an image of the old healer. "See if he needs food." Another image of Cai holding two plates of food and a feeling of questioning. "Then come back to me." She made sure her commands were clear before letting the milky green go off on her mission.

Hekate
Tag Z'fer, Kleos, Narisa, D'lin, Courath, Velath, Loveth

Hekate inclined her head poleitely in thanks when she was approached suddenly by Narisa. "My thanks Weyrwoman. I look forward to being in the air." She replied watching as congradulations made the woman made her way into the crowd before turning back to Kleos and Z'fer. Grinning up at him she chuckled giving his arm a light squeeze. "Oh I know. I simply couldn't begrudge my favorite bronzerider some time. Besides I'm sure the other Wingleaders will be wanting to see you out and about not to mention the rest of Malvren's people wanting to congratulate you on a won flight." She replied letting him get back to speaking with Kleos. The mention of the whiterider's name drew a frown from her and a rumbling growl in her mind from Devith, but she shrugged it off. It didn't matter after all.

Turning she was pleasantly surprised by D'lin as she once again greeting him with a smile. "Thank you Sir. I'm glad I could be of service~ However if you'll excuse me I think I'd best get to the drink table before it's drunk dry." She replied with a grin giving a polite nod to all three. "If you'll excuse me as well Wingleader Z'fer, Wingleader Kleos." Hekate added letting go of Z'fer's arm somewhat reluctantly to make her way through the crowd towards said table. She was getting rather thirsty and as she approached it was plenty glad to see not all of the drinks had been taken as she helped herself to a cup of fruit juice taking her seat at a nearby table.

Devith like Courath too was rather amused at how pleased the other green had been at his attention letting out a low pleasant draconic chuckle as he turned to his sibling seeing her calling Loveth over. It wasn't hard to spot the bright pink hide over the crowd and he too let out a light bugle of greeting to her urging her to come pay them a visit. Ah lovely Loveth! What a pleasure to see you about tonight. Tell me how have you and your riderbeen? He asked pleasantly though his eyes flickered a worried yellow as he spotted Sunnath's coppery gold hide as well. He hope his rider and hers remained seperated this gather as well as the bronze two-legger and hers. It wouldn't due to ruin such an occasion for his rider.

Mine. Sunnath's is here. Devith quietly warned Hekate his eyes scanning for the sight of the Queen's rider.

Hekate paused in sipping her fruit juice looking up to glance around. Great. Just great. Oh well they were in a crowd and Devith was separated from her so he was not here to have his temper riled. She doubted Kindra would try anything here and hopefully they all just avoided each other. Either way she would at least attempt to play nice.

It's ok Devith. If her manners are anything to go on I doubt she'll bother to come congratulate me and even then as long as you hold your temper I think we can make it through tonight relatively unscathed. Hekate replied to her dragon her tone light and teasing as she tried to reassure him that everything would be just fine. After all tonight for once they were on a slightly leveled playing field.

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Niyx
Tag Ailin

Niyx looked up catching sight of her favorite shy little candidate friend and lifted a hand to wave at him. "Ailin! Hey Ailin over here!?" She called flashing him one of her quirky little smiles as she called him over. "Come have a drink with me. This is quite the party isn't it? Not that it isn't sharding deserved. I mean look at all the progress we've made." Niyx continued hoping to put the clearly shy boy a bit more at ease with her presence.

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Meroc
Tag Cai

Meroc had been eyeing up a rather fetching lass not to far from the table when Havoc peeked over the brim of the Harper Journeyman's rather oversized brimmed hat and trilled happily. Following the bronze's gaze he grinned like a cat with a saucer of milk as he spotted his favorite prey. Rising from his seat, Harlot complaining at the sudden movement he waltzed his way through the crowd.

Coming up behind Cai he bent all but purring in her ear. "Why if it isn't the beautiful Healer Cai! Tell me milady how have the festivities been treating you?" He asked Havoc letting out a sad whine at seeing Gingko go, but there were plenty of other pretty lady flits to flirt with. Except Harlot. Flirting with Harlot always ended in being clawed for him and he liked his hide intact.

[Carltis - Tag Rochelle]

Carltis shrugged and looked up at the bright southern stars, so different to those of Malvren. "Well, what can I say, I am a Harper.... Some days I think I could almost be happy as just that, but then I run into people like Wingleader Sor'loser, and Wingleadrer Ba'by, and I think... what the ******** the point? People like that will always be more important than me."

Carltis had ranted at Rochelle about his colour politics before but this time his voice was softer, frustrated but sad and yearning for a thing that didn't exist.

"That blue I painted.... He didn't care, and he asked me if - I mean, I asked him about bronzes and golds and browns - he asked me if I would deny them their choice just because it fitted in traditional bounds.... What about human bounds? Potential? And dragon potential? Since when does a captain of the guard lead the patrols? Why can't a wingleader be small and command some of the fall from below? Or just fly conservatively to save strength?" He drank his wine, and looked down at his hazy reflection in the service. "What's the point? The blue was right. I can't ******** change it."