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Allende was, at first, a little startled to be addressed so abruptly, but since she agreed whole-heartedly with the younger boy's sentiment, she nodded. Looking over at him, she noted absently that he was an average enough lad with the obvious signs of someone who lived an active lifestyle. Not too surprising, given where he had just come from, (she had been subjected to those same labor intensive chores too! ) so Alle neatly filed away her casual observations for future reference.

"I'd say!" She replied, casting her eyes around as they continued to walk down the corridor. "I'll admit, I was just getting used to Ista, but how could I say 'no' to traveling to a new Weyr given the conditions on the island." The last was said cheerfully, without the twinge of disgust it would have held a sevenday before. Like many others, Allende had been increasingly disturbed by the rapid decline, and while she had initially balked at the notion of leaving a place she had only been at for a single Turn... hadn't her younger days been spent dreaming about traveling to new places?

"My name is Allende by the way, what is yours?"

"And my name is Arolon"

He added in after Gakere finished his own introductions. He nodded back in greeting. "Well met." Good someone knew where their rooms were, he had been prepared to explore until he found them.

He was a little surprised at the older candidates, usually around their age they either left or became too old to stand. He wondered if he would have to wait that long to impress. Their determination to be dragonriders rivalled his own.

"I see a lot of promise in our new home." He commented as a way to start a conversation with them all. He let Gakere lead the way.

"During the storms and heatwaves, all but the strongest and bravest riders must hole up within these strong walls, I'd imagine." Gakere's bright, wide smile was gentle as he responded. The man had traveled quite a bit, though he'd yet to stay at this particular weyr.

It was interesting, the assumptions Arolon made without asking. The young woman was a journeyman farmcrafter, who had been searched while delivering to Ista Weyr, she would not be heartbroken if she failed to impress after two standings.

Shaking her head once in response, the collected Dayo came to a halt, gesturing to the spit in halls before them. "No, Gakere and I both hail from Nerat Hold, though he has traveled much further than I in his studies. We are, however, quite accustomed to hot weather." A slow, steady smile was shared between the two.

"Here seems to be the break off between male and female quarters." A brief gesture. "Our guide mentioned that women were that way."

Gakere, of course, would be carrying some of Dayo's things to her rooms. Turning to the other female, she raised her brows. "Perhaps we should share? We've already begun to become acquainted and who knows who else may take the second bunk, otherwise."

"Heat waves...?" Obviously, Alle hadn't thought a desert could get any hotter then it already was. Mulling this concept over as the group continued down the corridor, she looked up again when they stopped and Dayo motioned towards the woman's side.

With nothing immediately obvious about the state of the rooms, Allende considered Dayo's proposition carefully. Before her friend Illabel had started sharing a room with her, Allende had been stuck with three other girls who had little in the way of humor. Polite was a good word to describe them, along with self possessed. Back then, she had thought it was just their age group, until Illabel had shown up. Leaving Ista had meant leaving her friend behind, and truth be told, Alle was loathe to enter a new situation with roommates she could barely talk too...

Glancing at Dayo, she wasn't sure whether the older girl was always so calm and collected, but her obvious friendship with Gakere led Alle to believe that rooming with her might be alright.

"That is probably true. There were certainly some interesting roommates to be had, back at Ista." She said, grinning as she remembered a particularly loud argument she had heard emanating from the boy's side one night. "If you don't mind an occasional firelizard visitor, then I'd be happy to room with you Dayo." She meant her own 'lizard Ranger, but she supposed Illabel's Bartan would be showing up more often then her own wandering brown.

Cue awkward entrance, the little brown abruptly burst out of between with a squawk and a dive into Alle's wispy blond hair. He'd been a part of her life for a few sevendays now, so Allende did not so much as flinch when the young firelizard scrambled over to her shoulder, keeping some of her hair draped around his body. Reaching up, she scratched along his offered eye ridges absently as she smiled with a nod of gratitude for Arolon's offer of help.

"Perhaps once we are all situated, we should explore a bit and find the dining area?"

Arolon smiled at the fire lizard, wondering what his would look like when it hatched. Right before he could tell them about his flitt egg they started talking again. He wouldn't be rude and interrupt. Oh well, he'd tell them later. Then again, why would they care?

Dining Hall? Oh, food sounded good. He'd been too excited to eat anything this morning. He wondered how different their food was here, probably no seafood but in a less crowded weyr he'd bet the food was better!

"Yes please, just got to set this sack down in my room." A room. He had a room. How cool was that? Before he only got to sleep on the floor! Which meant he would have a nice bed too! He was beyond happy enough to escape the overcrowding.

"Can't wait to see what the food's like here."

Arolon commented, leading the way back to the guy's side of the barracks. Checking a few rooms he finally found an empty one and walked in. He randomly picked a bed on the right and set his sack of clothes down on the pillow. He'd fold the clothes and put it away later. The egg should be warm and safe here for now.

He looked over at Gakere, wondering if this guy would choose his own room or choose to be roommates with him. He hoped they would be friends in time if he did choose to room with him.

"I'll pack later. I was too excited so I missed breakfast, I'm hungry too!"