Oops!

[Inkith]

Jekel sat without human company (since there was a Kagen sitting in his lap) in the middle of the hallway. He was grumbling to Umber (the Kagen) about all his chores and how much he hated them so but that the Candidate masters word was law and that he couldn't not do it else he would get in trouble. Umber meanwhile wasn't watching the totally oblivious grumbler he was watching what the grumbler was totally oblivious about. A girl. Mmmmmmm. Jekel was startled when his Kagen leaped out of his lap towards someone that he didn't even know was standing there. This was not good. Now he would have to talk to someone, who he was sure would not like him since they were just randomly attacked by his mischievous Kagen. "Great", he muttered aloud to himself.

[POTMRayne]

Raiin had just rounded the corners to the candidate barracks, not really looking where she was going. Which was kinda stupid because she hadn’t met anyone here, and walking right past people was not a good first impression to make. But Raiin was tired, very tired. She was just contemplating how bad it would be to run in on someone without noticing, when, she did. Well actually she didn’t run in on someone, that someone was actually sitting on the floor talking to a fuzzball. A reddy-orange fuzzball with a tail. A Kagen! Awwwww.... It’s so cute.... and so small! It must be a juvenile! Raiin completely forgot about the fact that a boy, round her age, was sitting talking to that ‘fuzzball’ and crouched to the ground. She wanted to get a proper view of the Kagen. She, of course, had seen Kagens before, on her travels, but never this close to a baby one!!! Kagen mothers were usually very protective, I wonder how he managed to get one so young.....

Raiins train of thought trailed of onto complete and utter rambling, wild stories began to form in her head. Did he steal it? Can you steal a kagen baby? I don’t think you’d look very pretty afterwards.... Maybe he impressed on one...wait, I don’t even know if you can impress kagens.... they’re very engaging little pets.... but are they as smart as a dragon or firelizard? Or a flit or wher?I have no idea.... I wonder who I should ask about that? Maybe the boy.... although he may think I’m rude for intruding on him..... which reminWHOA!!!

Raiins but hit the stone floor with a thump! It took her a little longer to realise why.....The little flame kagen had promptly crashed into her. “Ow,” Raiin said it to herself more than anyone else, she was still in shock that something so little, and fluffy, could hit so hard. “Well wasn’t that polite....”she accused the little fuzz. Raiin brushed herself off and stood up, facing the boy. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to upset your little Kagen.... I can leave if you’d like.”




(Ha! Now you can truely be awkward! ;DI'm probably going to bring t'im into the conversation somehow.... i don't know how yet..... btu i will! xD)

[Inkith]

"Sorry, I didn't mean to upset your little Kagen..... I can leave if you like," said the girl. Jekel didn't really want to talk her. Well I could just give her a stony glare and not say anything to her and hope she would go away like she said she would Jekel thought to himself. But she seemed genuinely sorry so she actually might make a good friend if they got a good conversation going. He tried to say something he had a really witty remark which he thought might make up for Umber attacking her, though he didn't really know why Umber did that. I must remember to try and ask him, he made a mental note. So as Jekel went to say his awesomely witty remark. She smiled. Which he had no idea why she did by the way, but that smile blew the breath out of his lungs and all that came out was a not very intelligent sounding, "blamghf," with a nervous giggle attached to the end of his sentence. He glared at his Kagen for putting him in this situation. "Thanks Umber," he said unknowingly aloud. That remark was the only thing that he had said in front of the girl, that might have made any sence, and the remark wasn't even said to her. How confused she should be, standing in front of a bumbling fool who is completely ignoring her after she was attacked by his Kagen. How nice.




(Yay I've made him look like a fool and he has the hots for Raiin even though he doesn't even know her name.....awkward)

[POTMRayne]

Umber? Who's Umber? Oh! The kagen..... right..... Well he hasn't exactly asked me to leave yet.....

"I'm Raiin," she held out her hand to the boy, who still hadn't actually said anything to her. "I'm new here, I really didn't mean to intrude."Raiin smiled at him again.

Raiin had only just started to properly look at the boy, his skin was very tanned, borderline on brown. His hair was very spiky and stuck straight up on end, she imagined it would take a lot to keep it down. His huge brown eyes were struggling to fit on his face. And rather to Raiins disgust she began to smile again, not out of politeness, but out of humor! She doesn't even know the boys name and she was already comparing him to a ferret! She couldn't help a small giggle before regaining control of herself. It's not that bad, it isn't UNattractive, it's just different. It sort of suits his lankiness I guess. It was true though, this skinny youth did suit his 'ferret face'. If he would only talk once in a while....




(*hinthint*)

[Inkith]

"I'm Raiin,"said the girl and stuck her hand out at Jekel "I'm new here, I really didn't mean to intrude."she smiled that dazzling smile at Jekel again. Jekel was staring at the hand not knowing what to do He could see the girl was sizing him up looking him over. Before she could come to any conclusion about him Jekel shoved his hand in hers since it had been waiting there a long time, "Jekel," he said to her he was trying to think of something else to say but hie tongue wouldn't obey his commands so all he could do was size her up too. She had a nice figure not too fat not too thin but curvy, Jekel decided curvy was a good word for the girl. Her skin is reasonably tanned and her eyes couldn't seem to decide what colour they wanted to be. "Cool," he said aloud, not meaning to, now he had to explained what was nice, he would basically have to explained that he was checking her out. That was going to be awkward......



Sorry I could have done more but i wanted to see where you wanted to take it.....

[POTMRayne]

Raiin cocked her head to the side, unsure of what Jekel was talking about. The little kagen made a grunting sound in the back of her throat, diverting her attention to it for a moment. "He certainly has a baleful stare doesn't he." Raiin smiled to take the sting out of her question. "Um, if you don't mind me asking, what were you grumbling to him about, while sitting on the floor in the middle of the barracks? Not that there's anything wrong about that, but it doesn't exactly seem like the most.......erm......."

Raiin temporarily blanked out, she forgot about Jekel and focused all her energy on trying to find the word she was looking for. Giving a small whimper when she couldn't. "Sorry, I have completely lost my entire grasp on English, I really can't find the word I was looking for." Raiin gave Jekel a pitiful look, " Gah, I hate it when that happens.... in fact I think there's a word for forgetting the word you want, but I forgot. Meh, I'll probably remember it in a few minutes..... but still, what are you doing here?"

Raiin had become more comfortable now, and sat down beside Jekel. Careful to sit on the opposite side of the little kagen, who seemed absolutely set on not liking her. She even forgot about asking Jekel what he thought was cool.



(Lucky for him!!! )

[Inkith]

"Well if you have to know, I had just finished all my chores and I was just grumbling to Umber here about how much I hated the chores and that I couldn't just not do them because the Candidate masters word is law," he trailed off at the end realizing he had just spoken a full sentence to the girl. "But then Umber jumped on you and by the way he doesn't actually hate you, he was just confused about why you were standing there doing nothing," Jekel said to the girl. Now he was lost for words yet again standing there awkwardly doing.........nothing.........yay.......


(sorry couldn't think of anything else)

[POTMRayne]

“I wasn’t standing there doing nothing, I was more crouching.......” Raiin flashed a cheeky smile at Jekel, Well I have to amuse myself somehow.

“Actually, I was more staring at him and wondering how you got one so young.... I thought mother kagens were supposed to be very protective of their young...... meh..... In truth I have no idea.....” She hoped the Jekel would tell her how she got one, not that she wanted one, but it could be a cool story. “But being so small, he does look like a giant fuzzball.... I don’t mean any offence by that, I think fuzzball kagens are cute.....” Raiin suddenly became wary of the fact that she was talking to a boy, and that he might get offended, maybe calling it a fuzzball so soon wasn’t such a good idea......



(Happy? I posted, now what?)

[Inkith]

Yes finally something we can talk about that I actually know something about so I don't have to feel so awkward.

Jekel started explaining his Kagens story to this girl, how Jekel was wandering near the Kagens nest and Umber fell over and how naturally Jekel had to help the Kagen to his feet and how it followed him home and then his sister told him that you could impress and how wondrous it was to have a friend.

Jekel finished his his story with a sigh remembering that day. He turned to look at the hopefully having impressed her with Umber's story and decided that this girl was nice and probably wouldn't judge him so he built up his courage and said.....

"Um.... do you want to get dinner now... um... because its um.... time for dinner or supper....um..... I think...."

Wow....Awkward much......

[POTMRayne]

“Sure!” Raiin did her usual bouncy stand up and waited for the boy to get up to. “I do think it’s time for dinner, in fact I think that might’ve been where I was going before I saw you, I’m not entirely sure, I have terrible short term memory loss, especially for important things, like dinner!” This wasn’t entirely true, Raiin was actually very good at remembering things, but she thought it was funny, try to uplift her tired mood.

“Well the Kagen story was pretty cool, you must be really good with animals to get that close to the herd. Is that what it’s called? A herd? A herd of Kagens...... Meh..... I don’t know. But truly, it following you home..... that’s sooooo sweet! So do you know which rider searched you? You said the candies masters word was law, so I expect you’re a candie. And how did Umber handle between? I didn’t have to go between, which was cool, I know I’m going to have to go there lots, if I make it to being a dragon rider, but still, the place, or more, absence of place, creeps me out!” Raiin shivered theatrically. Well I don’t care if he thinks I’m weird for not liking between, it IS creepy!





(Hehe! But I'm serious, between is creepy! )

[Inkith]

"Wow, you have so much energy where do you get it?" Yes something that makes sense. " Well I agree with you between I is just scary, I mean we will have to get used to it I guess, if I impress," Jekel added as an afterthought, "But for now we are allowed to be scared of between, at least we should."

Jekel got up and was now actually realizing how tall she was, or wasn't, she was short. "Um, sorry, mind blank, you asked so many questions I am finding it hard to answer them all, what was the next one? Ah Umber and between. Well he was a bit scared for a little while after actually a bit scared is an understatement, he was hysterical, but he is going to have to get used to it isn't he? Um, there were more questions weren't there? Um, Yes I am a candidate as I'm sure you have figured out. Well we are almost there, but were there any more questions?"

Wow I just had a full conversation with her and no bumbling. YES. Jekel did a little, in head, victory dance while waiting for her to answer his questions.



(See Rayne much better than any of the others isn't it?)

[POTMRayne]

“Erm, Ah! Yes, do you know if a group of kagens is a herd? That wasn’t really phrased as a question before, ‘cos I kinda rambled straight onto the other questions. But do you know? Oh and sorry about asking too many questions, I have a distinct gift for talking. And I’m not too proud to admit it! I have a gift of the gab! Anyhoo..... You don’t have to answer the herd question, ‘cos my gift of the gab is about to take hold again. Completely random subject change, do you have any brothers or sisters here? No wait I did ask you another question! Did you know who searched you? That’s how the subject was focused on umber being hysterical as you went between. So, do you know who searched you?

And throughout that entire conversation, there was some speculation on that fact that if Raiin actually breathed. Yes she truly has a gift of the gab!





(Now is the time for you to tell your story of running away! *hinthint*)

[Inkith]

"Well, I have a question just before I answer all of yours, again, um, did you breathe at all just then?" Jekel smiled to take the sting out of his joke, "But before you answer I will answer your questions, okay, no I don't know if a group of Kagens is called a herd, I think they are just called, families."
"Next question, no I don't know who searched me, because technically I wasn't actually searched until I got here, it's a long story, are you up to spending all dinner talking to me about my life?" Jekel asked that question rather hoping that she would say yes, as they were seating themselves at a table together right now.


(OOC: he he. you do know that after this I am going to make you tell me your story including your brother, and you story might actually be longer than mine.)

[POTMRayne]

“Yesm, I would love to spend all dinner talking about your life. I know I sort of have diarrhea-of-the-mouth, but I am good at listening! And yes I did breath, just one of my many talents.” The latter was said in a long-suffering-pompus-guy attitude. She smiled across at him just to make sure he knew she was joking. Raiin sat across from him, but then got up realising they hadn’t got any food yet. “Do you have a favourite? Food I mean, or are you happy to eat whatever I get? Considering you’re already sitting down.” Again she smiled, it was easy to like Jekel. And he was so definitely not a weasel, in the bad sort of way. And Raiin felt much better now that she knew Umber didn’t actually not like her. And she was ok with the fuzzball thinking she was weird, because, of course, she was.




(OoC: Well now you’re going to, but I could have left! [Tries meekly to think she’s still in charge, though she clearly isn’t ][[hehe triple brackets ]])

[Inkith]

Did she just offer to get their food??? That is what I was going to do, so I would seem, um, whats the word, gentlemanly, no thats not the word but it will have to do. "Uh, I will get our food with you, ah, you didn't have to offer, actually I was going to,"Jekel said that to her kinda shyly. They got back to their table and Jekel started to tell his story.

"Well, how do I start, um, my parents were just normal holders, um, well my dad was...." He didn't really want to mention his mother though if she asked he would tell her, "Um, my dad never really liked me and all my brothers were jealous of me, though when my sister told me that, I could never really figure out why, but that doesn't matter, so where was I? Oh right so every day my brothers would try to , you know, um, beat me up, I guess, and I just got sick of it so as you should have noticed I am really shy and gradually after years of being tormented by my brothers I drew myself out of other, ah, humans company, I kept to the barn and gradually it became my job to look after the animals, since I spent so much time out there, I loved animals and I was actually pretty good at looking after them, I had a sense for animals, or so my sister said. Well I also had a humongous amount of time on my hands so I built up my speed and strength," Jekel summoned the courage to flex his muscles at her in a joking kind of way of course. "And eventually my brothers couldn't catch me anymore, but a still needed to get away, so I ran away. This was after I had found Umber of course, now not thinking about he time of turn was my biggest mistake, I was heading for the Weyr, I knew the general direction of it, and I only had a few essential supplies, and that was when winter set in now I had used up all my supplies and I couldn't find which way the Weyr was and I gave up hope. But I woke up from, what I thought for me was the brink of death, and I was here, and I got selected to be a candidate." Jekel was astonished that he had just laid out his whole life in front of Raiin.

Wow that feels weirdly relieving to have told this girl everything, except his mom, hopefully she would not have noticed her being missing from the story, it was still a sore spot after eleven turns. He felt slightly emotional and Umber gave him a few confused and worried emotions, Jekel patted him to show him he was okay.

"Okay ask your questions now but after you have to tell me your story, its probably more interesting than mine." But not likely any shorter.



(OOC Hey POTM long enough for you?)