Rejected (open)

[ShadowReine]

Gwenduinne sat on her cot.

Part of her just wanted to say, 'Well, it's because there wasn't a gold'.

But then there was the niggling little voice that said maybe she wasn't even good enough for a green.

When that barred had looked like it might go between...

It had just been confused, of course, going to the girls when its rider was with the boys. Or maybe Barreds only Impressed boys when none of the women were suitable.

Maybe she was just worthless. A croon distracted her. "Oh, Spunky, trying to cheer me up?"

She shouldn't be upset. She shouldn't. There had been no queen...

But being left Standing twice had left a bit of a mark.

[Nick]

Little Bronze Aldin, the Weyrleader's mini Alduth, was drifting around the Weyr after the Hatching. His was still hurt from Threadfall...so there wasn't much for the Bronze to do but ramble around.

He happened to be sticking his snout in the Candidate Barracks at the time that he felt the sad emotions of a girl, and heard another fire-lizard.

Why not check it out? The Bronze flitted into the room and settled onto the bed near the girl and chirruped questioningly...ooohh..she had a Barred fire-lizard?

[ShadowReine]

Spunky chirped back to the bronze, although there was as yet nothing really flirtatious in it. She was a good way from her first rising.

Gwen looked up. "What? Oh, hey there, little bronze." She wasn't sure who's firelizard it was. But it was definitely a nice little bronze...not that she wasn't quite happy with her barred.

Maybe one day that nice little bronze would fly Spunky and she'd have eggs to give out. She could hope, anyway. "You're so handsome."

Spunky chirped again, more indignant this time. "You're pretty, Spunky. Different thing!"

[Nick]

Aldin toddled closer to the girl, enough to gently nuzzle her leg. He sent her pictures of His and Alduth, and of happy things. He wanted her to cheer up!

Another cheep and chirp to the Barred the girl had called Spunky and Aldin's eyes whirled happily as the girl called him handsome. He gave a purr and sent her pictures of nice pretty things like flowers and the ocean while the sun set...then a picture of herself.

He set his head on her leg and crooned. Maybe he and the Barred could cheer her up good!

[ShadowReine]

Gwen tried not to laugh. She really did try, then she failed. "Thank you, little bronze."

At least the firelizards liked her, even if nobody else did. Well, maybe Spunky didn't have the choice, but the bronze was not Impressed to her...

"Who's are you, eh?" she asked him.

[Nick]

At the girl's question, Aldin climbed onto her leg and looked up at her. He sent a clear picture of Y'xem to the Candidate and chirruped happily. There was no one he loved more than His...well...maybe Kora. Still His was His.

For a minute the Bronze turned his attention to the Barred who couldn't be much older than him. He gurgled to her and gave her a nice little bob of his head. Hers was pretty, and the Barred wasn't that bad herself.

He nuzzled the girl's hand and crooned.

[kandykat]

Shador had known one candidate would be left standing at Kelth's clutch, and she had something special for them. She was slightly disappointed when the candidate was Gwen. She wasn't sure if she liked the girl, but being left standing was hard for anyone, so she decided to be nice.

She smiled as she walked through the candidate barracks. It had been ages since she had been here! In her hand was a tin full of home made cookies for the girl. She found the room, one of the last occupied ones, and knocked on the door. "Special delivery for Gwenduinne?"

[ShadowReine]

Gwen glanced up. Perhaps it would not have been quite so hard if she had not been the only one left standing -twice-. "Oh," she murmured to the bronze. "You're Y'xem's." Now, there was somebody she hadn't...

...and then a knock. "Come in." Somebody must have decided to come cheer her up. She had not, though, expected the violetrider. Spunky was now involved in an extensive conversation with Aldin. More precisely, she was talking -at- him. Chitterchitterchitter.

[Nick]

Aldin gave a curt nod at her realization. He would have liked to had a chance to been this girl's pet...he could at least tell a little what she was thinking then. Still...

A knock!? Aldin was about to take off to see who it was before the Barred Spunky began to chatter at him. She could talk rather fast....maybe he'd like that later on? He chirruped back at her and gurgled, scooting up the girls leg to get closer to the Barred.

[kandykat]

Shador bounded into the room, putting a big smile on her face for the girl's sake. "I baked you cookies!" She announced cheerfully, handing Gwen the tin. In truth, she wasn't a great cook, but she had tried, and maybe they wouldn't be too bad.

"Look, I hope you're not too upset about being left standing." She shrugged. "There will be other chances. A lot of riders don't Impress the first time."

[ShadowReine]

Gwen studied her, then, softly, "Or the second?" She accepted the tin, though.

She was so torn. Two voices ran through her head. The first said 'Your gold hasn't hatched yet'. The second said 'You're pathetic, unworthy of even a green'.

"Of course...Kelth's clutch was smaller." She smiled. "Somebody told me first clutches often are, though? And they were all lovely dragons. And I'm upset...but I'll get over it. I did before."

[Nick]

Aldin usually got bored easy, but now...that really wasn't the case. He chirped at the girl and her fire-lizard. He needed to go back to His in the Infirmary, or maybe go to Kora?

He sent the girl a picture of His in the Infirmary and then crooned a goodbye to her. As he took off, he was sure to fly a small circle around the new woman who he recognized as Shador!

He flew out of the room and then off to find Kora. She could take him to the Infirmary, that was more fun.