At the Seaside 15.08.23 (open!)

[Shoki]

The breeze off the ocean was lovely. The familiar scent of salt in the air was very natural for the candidate who was sitting on the shore. For the moment, there were not many people around. She hadn’t spotted a dragon near, nor firelizard, nor anything that flew. It was quiet here but for the soothing sounds of waves. She had been sitting her for a little while, string in her lap, as she untangled the mess. She was almost done getting everything straightened out, when a puff of breeze tugged at the string, hoping to get a piece for itself. The olive hand kept the string right where it was, untangling the last bit. Cyan looked it over before letting a contented smile play over her face. Now was the fun part.

She took the lengths of string in hand, beginning to sing a little song. It was not a great performance, but nothing to send anyone running away with their hands clapped to their ears. As she sang she started tying the string together, knotting it cleverly into shapes. It was an easy way to practice knots and not have to deal with a boring series of squares at the end. She had learned from some of the other fisherman their favorite shapes, and was trying one of the more difficult ones now. “Have you seen her flying? Have you heard her clever song? It’s the lovely lifewing Kiyosh, healing all the day long.” The lifewing shapes were harder then the dragon shapes really, mostly because the impression of feathers was much harder to convey. Of course, half the point was to make mistakes and thus practice the knots more. She always thought it was clever how that worked. So she kept singing about her favorite lifewing while she practiced, enjoying the sea air. It was a lovely day.

[shapeshifter]

Once Tae had been introduced to her new Barracks by the Brownrider who had searched her, she was headed for the beach. She felt as happy as a Firelizard after stealing some food and getting away with it. She knew one day she'd have the chance to Impress on a dragonet, whenever that time would come. She felt like it was a time too far away from now. She hoped she'd have a clutching dragon, yet not many girls get that luck. Then again, the thrill of fighting thread with her dragon was not too bad of a thought. "Whatever I get, I get, for it will be my bonded!" she thought to herself as she saw the water glistening before her. She felt the warm sand between her toes and took a deep breath. Tae's eyes closed and she imagined hearing the roar of the crowd and the shattering of eggs. It was a glorious image in her mind. She snapped back into reality and plopped onto her bottom on the beach, "I have a while before I experiance that. The last Hatching is just now over, so it's going to be a while. Maybe now I can brush up on various kinds of studies....maybe healing?"

[Shoki]

Cyan was still singing as she lifted up the string to see how her work was coming. It looked kinda like either a dragon or a lifewing at this point, as mostly the spaces showed wings attached to a body. It seemed like her knots were good though, so she could continue to refine the picture. Obviously when working with string it meant that the end picture would be very stylized, but as the other apprentices were very aware, it still looked cool after they were done. She put her work back in her lap to return to her practice.

It took her a moment to realize that there was now someone else in the area, something that made her pause her song. She glanced at the unknown person, trying to figure out if she recognized them. She couldn’t say that she did. Still it didn’t change what she did next. “Hello! Fine day for the beach, yes?” Cyan continued to tighten the knot she was working on, even with her head facing the other candidate. Eventually she would be able to tie knots while having full conversations with people, or so the other fishermen had said. Whether or not she would have to, was an affair for the future. She left the future be, and let it do its work.

[shapeshifter]

Tae heard a voice and it sort of startled her. She nearly jumped out of her skin when she noticed the girl sitting not too far from her. She smiled broadly and said, "Of course, I'm officially a Candidate as of today! Nothing could be better than this!" She walked over to the other girl and plopped down on the sand beside her. She took a deep breath and said, "My name is Tae, born and raised here in the Caverns, what might your name be?" She studied the girl for a moment and her curiosity took over, "So, what are you working on?" She let her hand fall to the sand and began to make swirls in it with her index finger as she faced the girl. Tae was in a happy, bubbly, and more or less friendly/friend making mood. Afterall, she can have friends now that she's out of that Cavern!

[Shoki]

Cyan smiled a little at the other girl’s enthusiasm. It was nice to be around people that had a cheerful personality. “My name is Cyanee, or Cyan if you like. I’m from Cliff-Side Sea Hold. Nice to meet you.” She tugged on her knot one last time before more or less giving her attention to Tae. Luckily Tae was curious about what she was working on. “This? Well, it’s supposed to be a lifewing when it’s done.” She picked up her work and stretched it across her fingers. It very rough but it was possible to see how it was supposed to be a lifewing. The body and tail were there, and wing shapes as well, but it was clear it was not done. “It gets pretty tricky toward the end though. Cr’wean says I should practice my knots and stuff, so I figure I might as well tackle the tough ones.” She put her work back into her lap, fixing it so that it didn’t tangle.

“So do you like the beach? I mean, do you go hang out around her much?” Her hands were in her lap, making sure a stray breeze didn’t carry it away. Her face was entirely facing Tae, and it was apparent that she was happy to have someone to talk to.

[shapeshifter]

Tae smiled and replied, "Nice to meet you Cyanee!" She adusted her bottom in the sand by lifting herself up with her hands and moving slightly to the left. She put her hands back in her lap as she sat cross legged. She listened as Cyan explained what she was working on and as she cut to her question about the beach.

Tae had enjoyed coming to the beach, but was not always completely fond of it due to all the sand. To her, sand got into places it did not belong and was only good for keeping eggs warm. "Well, I like coming to the beach sometimes, but not an every day thing. Sand is not my absolute favorite thing in the world." Tae then in turn asked one of her famous random questions, "Speaking of sand, and the fact that we are both Candidates, what dragon color do you hope to impress and what personallity do you dream of? Cause out of an Impression, you never know what your going to be bonded to...besides unconditional love."

[Shoki]

Cyan gave a quiet little smile in response to Tae's words. "Ah, well it can be a pain. Still, I'm used to the sand, so it doesn't bother me any." She did not say anything more then that, but from her words and how she looked it was fairly obvious she was at home on the beach.

Tae's question had a very odd affect on Cyan. The moment it registered with her, her head tilted to the side and the look on her face changed to utter confusion. It seemed as though the thought had never even occurred to her. Having no opinion happened, but it wasn't even that, it was the complete lack of forethought. "It doesn't matter, they pick us, not the other way around. Whatever happens, happens. Should I be thinking of something?" Her first words were stated as fact, but the candidate still looked confused.