Nearly Identical//15.06.07//Evening//(Open :P )

[Simile]

//Candidate Barracks//
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Dandzael lay on his back on his bed in his room in the Candidate Barracks, his hands behind his dark-haired head. His black flitter, Andi, lay curled up on his chest. He wondered when Dalziel would show up and what he would want to do. Dalziel had always been more outgoing than his brother.

Some people couldn't tell the boys apart by looking at them. They were nearly identical twins, though, so, he supposed, it was to be expected. However, if anyone really knew them, they would notice the difference in the concentration of their freckles and the differences in their hair color. As well as their expressions and the way they looked out at the world.

It was true. Dandzael and Dalziel were very different in personality and how they approached problems, including arguments and confrontations. Dandzael had more of a temper whereas his brother would be more irritated than angry.

Dandzael looked around to see if his brother's cat, Pounce, was there. But he was sure that Pounce would probably be wherever his brother was causing mischief.

Dandzael sighed and sat up, stretching. Well. He might as well go look for him. Besides being his twin, Dalziel was his closest friend in teh world. Despite how different they could be.

Dandzael pulled on his shoes and straightened his shirt before standing to his feet. He was tall and thin and his very short-cropped brown hair which had an ever present cowlick in the back which Dandzael tried to ignore, though he found it rather difficult. Sometimes he was certain that people would just stare at it and that made him a little bit self-conscious at times.

Dandzael stepped outside the door, his upset Andi chittering at him for waking her. Dandzael gave a small half smile and kept moving, ignoring the flitter.

[Shoki]

“Come on Pounce, we have to get back.” Dalziel looked at his mostly silver feline, who was ignoring him. Pounce was a fairly active feline, but like most of her kind, she did things when she wanted to. Currently there was a particularly interesting bit of floor that had her attention. The candidate smiled a little wryly and put one of the rolls he was holding between his teeth. With his now freed hand he scooped up Pounce, who let out a meow only once before accepting the free ride. With his pet taken care of, Dalziel continued back toward the barracks, trotting a little to make up for lost time.

As Dalziel reached the barrack he spotted his twin emerging from the room, which made him speed up just a little to clear the last few yards a little faster. He stopped at a decent distance from Dandzeal, and held out the other roll. “Here, thought you might be hungry.” The words were surprisingly clear as they were spoken around the other baked good in his mouth. Pounce decided it was time to walk again, and squirmed, bouncing down as Dalziel let go. With his hand free he dusted it off any cat hair and freed up his mouth for talking. “Sorry I took so long. I got to talking.” He looked a touch embarrassed that he took so long, but it was evident that he had talked about something fun. Dalziel was pretty much an open book as far as emotions went, unlike Dandzeal. It was good for people understanding him, but sometimes he thought it would be better to not be so obvious.

The brother’s blue eyes searched behind Dandzeal for a moment, looking for the black firelizard. With a few more glances, he spotted Andi chattering away about something. Looks like someone was cranky. He tilted his head slightly to get a better look at the flitter, making his hair swing with gravity. Dalziel’s hair was cut longer then Dandzeal’s at the moment, helping out those less familiar with the twins. It did not change the fact he got mistaken with Dandzeal a fair bit though. It came with the territory he supposed.

“So, want to get going somewhere?” Dalziel was now nibbling on the roll, but he was swaying back in forth in place. He did not like sitting still too much, though he moved plenty during the day. Pounce was pretty good at convincing him to play. The spotted cat was currently rubbing against his leg, making sure he had cat hair all over his pants. Dalziel had long gotten used to this fact.

[Simile]

Dandzael gave his brother a smile. He couldn't help it. It was Dalziel, after all. "Thanks. Eh. I don't know to expect anything different from you," he teased, giving him a small wry smile. Emotions never lasted long on Dandzael's face, however and he soon went back to his cool, collected, somewhat cocky clean slate of an expression. "Meet someone new of interest today?" he asked his brother. Dandzael would often try to tease his brother about girls in often rather subtle and different ways that he was sure Dalziel had all memorized by now. They had spent their entire lives together...

Dandzael gave his brother another small smile. "Sure. Where did you have in mind, Dal?" Dandzael asked, using his childhood nickname for his Twin.

Andi landed and Dandzael's shoulder, her anger mostly forgotten as she crooned in a pleading tone for a piece of Dan's food. Dandzael shook his head and sighed. "Alright, Alright. If it will appease you, Andi," he said, and tore off a piece, tossing it towards the flitter who caught it effortlessly.

Dandzael turned his attention back to his brother once again. "Well... If there is nowhere in particular, lets just head out and decide as we go, I suppose."

[Shoki]

Dalziel grinned; glad his brother was in a fairly good mood. "Ah, I just got talking with a blue rider. Apparently he has a feline as well. We were comparing personalities. He seemed nice, and I don't remember seeing him around before." He shrugged at the last bit, admitting to himself he did not know everyone.

"Uhh..." Dalziel looked blankly at his brother, indicating he really had no idea where exactly he wanted to go to. It happened about even with having a good plan for him, because he wanted to move more then wanting to go to a particular destination. Andi caught his attention again, this time with her asking Dandzeal for food. The twins both had their gals, and both Andi and Pounce were not to be taken lightly. Still, neither of them would trade them for any one else. He smiled faintly while thinking about this, feeling the vibration from Pounce's purr as he did so. Dalziel was her human so to speak. He often wondered if she would get jealous if he impressed. Still, his thoughts redirected when his brother spoke again.

"That sounds better. Shall we get going Dan?" That was the most harmless nickname Dal had for his brother. He had been known to use some other ones when he was teasing, but that happened less now. He took another bite of the roll, ready to go as long as he had his friends and some food.

[Simile]

"I see..." Dan grinned. His brother -did- love felines. "Hmm... BlueRiders tend towards being rather nice, stable kinds of people. Do you remember his name?" Dandzael normally expected his brother to remember things like that, but if he didn't, it really wasn't a big deal.

Dandzael shook his head and laugh. "I suppose going for a walk would be the best course of action at this point." Dandzael knew his brother well enough to know that he preferred to be moving. Dan didn't mind, but it wasn't ideal for him. He preferred to be in one place more, observing what happened around him.

He shook his head at Andi as she tried to steal another piece of bread from what was left in his hand. "Andi!" he exclaimed, pulling it back and causing the little black to chitter even further at him.

He sighed. "There is just no pleasing her today." He was silent for a moment. "When do you think the next Hatching'll be?" he asked his brother. Dandzael often spent a lot of time thinking about Hatchings and even Weyr business that was, and would be for some time, beyond him.

[Shoki]

“Well, it was something like Br’sekeln or Br’selken or something like that. It was an amazing mouthful hearing it from him. I hope he forgives me for mincing his name if I get it wrong.” Usually Dal was good enough at remembering names of people he had met, but he was but a mortal.

“Let’s get going then!” He started walking and an arbitrary direction, looking pleased. Pounce followed at an uneven pace, slowing down to look at things, and then leaping forward to catch up. She almost always did this to him, so he did not pay it any mind. So long as she was moving she would continue after him.

Dalziel glanced back at his brother when Andi made him annoyed. She was trying to pinch Dan’s roll. They might have to take a stop at the kitchens if the black flitter did not cut it out. Still, who knew?

“The answer to that is the same it always is. Soon enough, but not soon enough for us.” Dal chuckled a little after he said it, even though he was fairly impatient as well for a hatching. “But seriously, I don’t know. What do you think?”

[Simile]

((AH! 0.o Hard to decipher. X3))

Dan chuckled slightly at his brother's difficult with saying the name. "Well... At least you are giving it your best effort. I'm sure he wouldn't be upset with you, Dal."

Dan followed after his brother without a word, walking calmly and casually, Andi continuing to chitter at him. "Quiet down, Andi. You'll get food later. Okay?" he told the flitter, trying to calm her, though failing miserably. He sighed. "I almost wish she'd been a grump and decided not to come today." His tone was irritable as he told his brother what he was thinking. Andi, seeming to sense his feelings hunkered down on his shoulder and made a pitiful sound, as if mortally wounded. Dan sighed. He couldn't stay mad at her... He loved his little flitter too much. "It's alright, Andi..." He scratched the flitter's eyeridges and sent good feelings towards her, and soon she perked up, though, she still seemed contrite... briefly.

Dan grinned. "Same answer indeed... Well... Hopefully soon. I wonder... When we Impress, if we are still just going to call each other by our nicknames." He grinned. He enjoyed thinking about this. For whatever reason, he found these nuances interesting.