WeaverCraftHall Great Hall(#2555RJM)
A large tapestry in lavender and white proclaims in filigreed woven 
calligraphy that this is the WeaverCraft Great Hall. The 'C' is the 
spindle of the Tailors seal and the 't' is the shuttle of the 
WeaverCraft seal. Tapestries representing each Hold, Craft and Weyr hang 
on metal rods that line the length of the hall. Some show familiar 
scenes of everyday life while others depict strange scenes that 
illustrate events long forgotten in Pern's past. Some are faded and some 
seem quite new, but they all display the artistry of the Weavercraft by 
the intricacy and complexity of their designs. Wooden tables and benches 
are lined up in neat rows. They vary from the plain utilitarian tables 
of the apprentices and staff to the carved raised table of the masters. 
Type 'places' to list them. You may +view the tapestries here.
Contents:
Varina
Nalla
Obvious exits:
Outer Entrance  Kitchen  Teaching Wing  Inner Courtyard  Craft Museum  

Nalla hugs Varina. "That wasn't so bad.../between/ can be fun, if you 
keep the proper attitude...
Nalla smiles and waves to Opa!

Opa enters from the outside, looking behind her for the apprentice that 
*should* be right behind her...

Masao has arrived.

Nalla waves to Masao!

Masao waves

Opa smiles as she enters, shivering a bit from the chill of /between/ as 
she takes off her flying jacket and hands it to a passing drudge.

Bess has arrived.

Varina grins at Nalla, "I'm glad you were okay... How do you feel, Bess? 
Get *between* sick this time?"

Bess grins slightly. "Well, not as bad as my first time, but.." She blushes.

Masao grins

Nalla just stands around with a silly grin, nodding to people as they enter.

Opa looks around as she approaches the master's table, stopping at 
Varina's spot to talk. "Lenore isn't down here yet?"

Masao sits down at Apprentice Table.
Masao plops down excitedly at the apprentice table.

Varina hangs her flying coat on a coat hook and sighs slightly, "How 
could I forget and wear a -turtleneck-?" She shakes her head at Opa, 
"No, no one's seen her yet."

Masao grins at Nalla and Bess, 'So how is everything? Benden is pretty 
cool with lots of places to explore.'

Nalla grins, following Masao to the Apprentice Table.

Bess takes a seat next to Masao and waves. "How've you been? I don't 
think I've seen you since I left for High Reaches.."

Opa turns around as Masao seats himself and points warningly. "I don't 
want to hear a peep from you tonight, now." She turns back to Varina 
with a small sigh. "Perhaps she's only finishing up some project or 
Craft business."

Nalla says, "Oh Masao, that must be really exciting...though High 
Reaches is a lovely places as well..."

Bess says "High Reaches is great, really different from any other place 
I've been before.. But cold, too, you need to keep bundled up there."

Masao nodsa to Opa, then forgets as soon as he turns around and chats 
with Nalla and Bess, 'How is High Reaches?'

Varina nods to Opa. "I have to give her my reports at some point.... I 
hope she shows up soon." She looks over her shoulder at Masao and thin 
grins at Opa, "He been giving you trouble?"

Opa rolls her eyes in the manner of the long-suffering. "Like you 
wouldn't believe..."

Masao nods, 'Benden is really cold too, but they have these nice hot springs

Nalla nods to Masao! "So does high reaches! It makes the cold nights a 
lot warmer, that's for sure."

Masao grins, 'Keeps you warm.', then drops his voice to a quiet whisper, 
'and they don't wear any clothes when they swim.'

Varina shakes her head chuckling, "Bess and Nalla aren't too much 
trouble... but they're always -whispering-!"

Lenore walks through the doors from the Inner Courtyard to the south.

Bess snorts loudly, as if to say yeah, right. "You haven't SEEN cold 
'til you've been to High Reaches." After a moment of thought she adds, 
"Or *between*."

Lenore stumbles in, looking a bit dazed.
Lenore creeps over to the Masters' table and sits down.

Opa chuckles. "Oh, I'd prefer constant whispering to the mischief that 
that one comes up with."

Masao shushes as Lenore walks in then grins at Bess and Nalla, stifling 
a chuckle.

Nalla blinks at Masao and blushes, then turns and gives a respectful 
wave to the Masterweaver.

Lenore rubs her eyes and looks around blearily. "Hello everyone."

Bess watches the Masterweaver come in with concern. "Are you alright, 
Master Lenore?!"

Varina nods to Opa, "There she is," and then watches Master Lenore walk 
to the table.

Opa turns at Lenore's arrival and strides up to her, taking her arm in 
both greeting and concern. "Master Lenore," she says with a smile.

Lenore coughs slightly. "Oh, sure." though she definitely looks tired.

Varina sits down at Journeymen's Table.

Nalla sits down at Apprentice Table.

You sit down at Masters' Table.

Bess takes a close look at the Master. "I hope so.. You don't look to 
go-oops! I mean.. You look sort of sick, or tired.."
Bess sits down at Apprentice Table.

Masao grins at Bess, snickering quietly

Nalla grins as she plops down at the apprentice table, then whispers 
something in Masao's ear.

Masao leans over and listens to Nalla.

Varina leans over to whisper greetings to the next journeyman at the table.

Opa joins Lenore at the master's table and takes the chair to her right.

Lenore hmphs at Bess. "Oh, I'm fine. Just a big groggy."

Bess quietly gossips with a few apprentices still posted at the hall, 
and shakes the boys hand when she's done, looking rather confident.

Masao stifles a laugh, looking up at the masters table cuatiously, then 
looking at the table.

Varina turns to look at the apprentices. When she sees them whispering, 
as usual, she grins and turns back to chat with a friend.

Masao grins sideways at Nalla, chuckling.

Lenore says apros of nothing, "So Opa, what do you say about those 
apprentices, eh?"

Opa tilts her head to check out Masao's doings, but still keeps one eye 
on Lenore.

Varina peers over her shoulder again at the apprentice's table.

Opa chooses her words carefully. "I find them challenging, Lenore, no 
doubt about that."

Bess tries to listen in on Masao and Nalla's conversation as she idly 
chats with another apprentice, but can't hear anything.

Nalla just grins smugly, pausing to wink at her mentor across the room 
at the journeyman's table. She picks up a fork and begins elegantly to 
topple Bess's spoon across the table.

Bess cocks a brow at Nalla. "What was that for?"

Masao grins and takes his knife, balancing it on his spoon, then placing 
various food items on it and flicking it at Bess playfully.

Bess leans over to pick the spoon up from the ground. She shines it on 
her shirt and conveniantly switches it with someone elses.

Lenore nods. "Well, I think it's high some of them had more to do 
instead of getting into mischief, hmm?"

Varina frowns at Masao when she sees him flicking food, and tries to 
catch his eye.

Bess shields herself from the flying food with her arms, quickly 
catching one in her mouth. She sticks her tounge out at Masao, and 
chucks a meatroll back at him.

Opa nods. "Indeed. There are many seams that need to be sewn at the Weyr."

Masao grins, and tries to duck the flying meatroll.

Lenore nods. "I hope you find the extra help useful."

Opa ahems, raising her voice towards the apprentice table. "And of 
course, there are other punishments which can be meted out at any time."

Varina half-rises at her table, looking at the food-fighters.

Lenore suddenly stands and beckons to Varina. "I need you up here."

Bess straightens up, smooths down her skirt, holds her hands in her lap, 
and puts on her most angelic smile.

Masao flushes and looks up at Opa guiltily, then quietly hangs his head.

Nalla grins broadly at Opa and, without a word, points to Masao.

Varina turns around quickly to nod at Master Lenore. She gives the 
food-fighter one last nasty gaze before walking up to the Master's table.

Opa continues to regard both Masao *and* Nalla with a less than pleased look.

Bess flicks her eyes torward Masao accusingly.

Masao kicks Nalla in the leg under tha table.

Nalla smiles sweetly, clasping her hands under the table.

Bess jabs Masao in the stomach with her elbow, and NOT very lightly.

Masao oofs, then looks up at the table and subsides quietly, rubbing his 
stomach and glaring at Bess.

Bess says "So... Anyone heard what this meeting's about?"

Lenore nudges Varina gently, whispering something to her.

Nalla gives a little shrug to Bess, then smiles.

Varina glances at the apprentices -again-before she leans over to listen 
to Master Lenore and nod.

Opa also joins the conferrence, looking back over towards the 
apprentices at varying intervals.
Opa -r

Nalla stops her little activities for a moment, then watches the 
Masterweaver and Varina intently, nudging Bess to do the same.

Masao just sits there, quietly rubbing his stomach.

Varina nods one more time to Master Lenore and then walks briskly over 
to the apprentice's table, scowling when she sees food on the floor.

Bess is already watching Varina and the group of Masters, trying to read 
lips with no success.

Masao hangs his head guiltily and looks everywhere but at Varina or the 
masters.

Bess mumbles something about harder than it looks..

Nalla pouts a little and nods to Bess.

Bess runs her hand through her hair and meets Varina's eyes with her own 
perfectly innocent ones.

Masao snickers at Bess, mumbling, 'Yeah..right.'

Opa flashes a small, knowing smile to Lenore before looking back out 
across the chamber to regard Varina's actions.

Varina kicks a meatroll out of her way and returns Bess's look.
Varina begins, "Bess?"

Bess doesn't look so sure of herself anymore. "Um, yes, Journeyman Varina?"
Bess shoots a lot at Masao. "He really WAS the one to start it, no 
matter when you think."
Bess says "A look, not a lot. (OOC)"

Masao says "What? I did not!"
Masao says "You started it."

Nalla just sits and grins smugly.

Opa's eyes glitter over at Masao's outburst. "Apprentice!" is the only 
word she says.

Masao looks up sharply at Opa's word and subsides, staring at the table.

Varina tries awfully hard to keep a scowl on her face as she looks at 
Bess, and nods an aside at Masao, before continuing, "Well, actually I'm 
more concerned right now about what you've been doing with our looms at 
High Reaches."

Nalla whispers loudly to Bess, "I told ya she'd find out about that 
smith-glue..."

Lenore eyes Bess closely.

Bess looks surprised. "Huh? I didn't mess up /again/, did I? And it 
couldn't have been.. Nah.. She promised not to tell.."
Bess clasps her hand over her mouth, obviously saying too much.

Nalla whispers to Bess again, "Don't worry...only light stable duty for 
that one."

Varina ignores Masao and glances at Nalla, shushing her quickly, 
"Actually, I'm quite proud of the work you've been doing, and Marian's 
been delighted with the bolts you made her." She grins at Bess but 
continues, pretending she didn't hear it, "Bess, I'd like to give you this."

Varina opens her hand slowly to reveal a senior-apprentice's knot.

Nalla's eyes widen as she smiles, snugging her fellow apprentice!

Opa smiles approvingly, muttering something about knowing how much 
Marian values quality work.

Nalla applauds!

Masao oohhh, then pokes Bess in the side, nudging her toward Varina, 
'Well, take it you ninny.'

Besss jaw drops. "I.. don't know what to say.."
Bess stumbles to her feet and removes the old knot, handing it over to 
Varina.

Varina grins and shoves the new knot into Bess's hand, and leans over to 
whisper something in her ear.

Amina walks through the doors from the Inner Courtyard to the south.
Amina has arrived.

Nalla smiles to Amina.

Masao grins at the latecomer

Amina sits down at Apprentice Table.

Lenore smiles. "Congrats Bess!"

Nalla cheers for Bess!

Bess fastens the new knot onto her shoulder, grinning broadly. "Thank 
you..." 

Amina cheers for Bess :)

Masao says "Yay Bess!"

Opa smiles at the young girl's entrance, and waves her over towards the 
apprentice tables with a smile and a manner that indicates she should 
scamper.

Varina glances at the food on the floor and shoots Masao a warning look 
before hurrying back to join the journey ranks at the table.

Bess doesn't seem to notice Amina's late arrival, too busy stroking the 
new knot.

Masao coughs nervously and shifts in his seat, looking around at his 
fellow apprentices before gazing at the table.

Lenore turns her gaze on Nalla and she slowly walks towards her. "I've 
been hearing a lot about you, young lady."

Masao snickers at Nalla quietly, 'And none of it good, i'm willing to bet.'

Bess slowly sits back down, her grin not fading a bit.

Amina tries to hide a grin.

Lenore peers up at Nalla. "Well, mostly from Varina. You awake, girl?"

Masao pokes Nalla in the ribs to check for Master Lenore.

Nalla peers up at Master Lenore just as she's about to flick a pea into 
Masao's ear. "yes, Ma'am..."
Nalla grins sheepishly.

Bess giggles softly.

Lenore hmphs. "I'm the only allowed to nap at meetings."

Varina sits twisted in her seat to watch Nalla. She shakes her head as 
she sees Nalla quickly pocket a pea.

Opa hands Lenore a 'one'. ;)

Lenore eyes Nalla. "You'd better behave now. This is an important matter."

Nalla looks indignant. "But..wasn't...napping..." She points at Masao, 
then at the pea...
Nalla nods solemnly, droping pea and fork into her lap.
Nalla smiles sweetly.

Masao snickers, whispering to Nalla, 'busted...'

Bess has disconnected.

Lenore clears her throat. "Well, Nalla, it seems you've been busy...busy 
with your measuring tape."

Nalla pouts in Masao's direction, then claps her hand over her mouth as 
she stares at the Masterweaver, wide-eyed.

Duvetyne walks in from the kitchen and storage area.

Masao grins and snickers a little louder.

Duvetyne rushes in breathlessly..

Masao mutters to Nalla, "... he?'"

Nalla eyes Varina helplessly.

Masao grins at duvetyne, then motions her over to the table.

Lenore smiles. "Yes, a busy worker, I hear." and whisks the old knot 
away and pins a knot on Nalla's shoulder.

Duvetyne straightens her clothes, "My apologies, Master."

Varina returns Nalla's look, nodding quietly.

Duvetyne sits down at Apprentice Table.

Masao laughs and claps, 'Yay Nalla!'
Masao grins

Opa clucks her tongue at Duvetyne, and watches her take a seat. She 
mutters to Duvetyne, "... managed... a rider... you..." 
Duvetyne senses "Opa clucks her tongue at Duvetyne, and watches her take 
a seat. "I'm glad you managed to find a rider to fly you here.""

Duvetyne blushes deeply and nods to Opa.

Nalla beams at Master Lenore as she stares incredulously at the new knot 
on her shoulder! "Th...Thank you, Master Lenore!" she blurts!

Nalla grins exultantly to the others at her table, slinging her arm 
around Bess!

Lenore smiles warmly at Nalla. "Don't thank me. Thank, Varina."

Masao chuckles and grins at Nalla.

Nalla beams warmly at Varina and mouths the words, "Thank you...

Varina beams proudly at the two High Reaches apprentices, clapping 
softly for them.

Nalla grins broadly, reaching into her pocket to fumble with her tape 
measure.

Opa looks over towards Lenore inquiringly.

Lenore nods to Opa.

Nalla watches the exchange between Lenore and Opa with curiosity.

Varina finds herself with quite a silly grin on her face as she watches 
Nalla and quickly schools it into a less cheesy smile.

Opa stands and makes her way over to Duvetyne's table.

Nalla's eyes follow Opa as she approaches the apprentice table.

Duvetyne is still looking away from Masao and misses Opa's approach.

Masao shifts uncomfortably around Duvetyne, gazing everywhere but at her.

Opa clears her throat gently to get the young woman's attention. 
"Duvetyne...a moment, if you please," she smiles.

Nalla grins across her table at Duvetyne.

Duvetyne blinks and turns to Master Opa, "I'm sorry ma'am?"

Lenore hrms. "Are these apprentices getting deaf?"

Masao snickers quietly

Duvetyne blushes even a deeper red at MAster Lenore's comment.

Nalla sticks her pinky in her ears and twists it around.

Masao looks at Nalla, then snickers.

Opa nods and resumes. "You've been with the Craft for a while, now, and 
your work has shown much improvement. While there are many aspects yet 
to teach you, you have more than earned this..." she says, pulling a 
senior apprentice's knot from her pocket.

Duvetyne beams, "Oh, thank you..."

Masao looks up at Duvetyne as she is presented the knot, but turns away.

Opa's expression is warm. "And I hope that your new posting with me will 
open up many new areas of instruction."

Nalla cheers for Duvetyne!

Duvetyne nods emphatically, "Yes ma'am, I am sure it will..."

Opa leans over to exchange the knots on Duvetyne's shoulder, and then 
steps back a bit to look at the effect.

Amina grins.

Varina grins proudly at Duvetyne, and leans to whisper approvingly with 
her friend at the table.

Duvetyne looks truly happy for the first time in ages.

Lenore smiles brightly at Duvetyne. "Congrats!"

Duvetyne touches the knot gently, as if to convince herself it is real...
Duvetyne smiles, "Thank you, Master."

Nalla applauds loudly and cheers!

Opa smiles back. "The thanks must go to yourself and your efforts."

Lenore nods, still smiling. "That's right."

Duvetyne smiles at Opa, "Lord Boll must have really liked that outfit..."

Opa chuckles. "I'd say so, yes."

Duvetyne giggles happily.

Opa then turns her attention to the young man next to Duvetyne. "Masao," 
she says, her tone sharper than usual.

Masao snaps his gaze up to Opa, his manner subdued, 'Yes, ma'am?'

Lenore frowns at Masao.

Opa fixes her gaze on the lad. "Masao, in the sevendays since you have 
arrived at Benden, you have been guilty of more duty-shirking, 
insubordination, and the most impious pranks I have ever witnessed in my 
Turns in this Craft...including some which I am at a loss to find solid 
proof for!" 

Nalla grins at Masao.

Masao glances guiltily around the hall, looking for support among his 
fellow apprentices, then looking back up at Opa.

Opa looks right back. "Well? What do you have to say for yourself?"

Masao looks quietly at the table, mumbling incomprehensibly.

Opa leans forward. "I'm sorry, what was that?"

Nalla quirks a brow at Masao, trying not to giggle.

Masao hunches down in his seat, shrugging slightly, 'i dunno.'

Opa stands up straight again. "I thought as much." She holds out her 
hand. "Give me your knot."

Duvetyne cannot help but glance concernedly at Masao.

Masao looks up at fearfully at Opa, stammering, 'wha..what?'

Amina watches Masao, while sitting next to him...she blinks startledly.

Nalla suddenly looks ashen.

Lenore nods sharply to Opa. "Quite right."

Opa puts on her best 'displeased Master' face. "You heard me. Unpin it 
and place it in my hand."

Masao looks at his fellow apprentices sorrowfully, then slowly reaches 
up and unpins his knot, gazing at it for a few moments before thrusting 
it into Opa's hand.

Duvetyne looks about to burst into tears.

Nalla dabs at her eye with the corner of her shawl.

Opa stuffs the offending knot into her pocket and regards the knotless 
lad. "You won't be needing this anymore, that's certain." She pauses for 
a very tense while, leaving the room hushed and silent. "You see, I 
cannot deny that even with all your insubordination, you do good work."

>Masao pages: No. i do not wish to be promoted if that is your intent.

>You paged Masao with 'You don't? Not to senior apprentice?'.

>From afar, Masao shakes his head, 'No.'

>You paged Lenore with 'Problemo. Masao doesn't *want* to be promoted.'.

>You paged Masao with 'Can I ask why?'.

Nalla stops her snuffling and grins broadly, patting Masao on the shoulder!

>Masao pages: Because I do not wish to.

Varina mutters to her jrank friend quietly, "yeah, good work of making a 
mess..." nodding at the mess of food on the floor. But she grins at 
Masao anyhow.

>Lenore pages: what?

Nalla titters softly.

>You paged Masao with 'Well, the thing is...Lenore and I recently decided 
 we wanted to divide the apprentice rank into two...junior and senior. 
 But junior apprentice is basically just a rank for people who have only 
 *just* joined the craft...being a senior apprentice basically just 
 means that you're a full-fledged member of the craft.'.

>You paged Lenore with 'I kid you not, he says he doesn't want to be 
 promoted to senior apprentice. I'm trying to explain to him that it's 
 because we've decided to divide the apprentice rank into two.'.

>Lenore pages: what does he want to do then?

>You paged Lenore with 'I honestly don't know...I'm waiting from his 
 response to my explanation. Stay tuned...'.

Opa icks OOCly and experiences some technical difficulties. One moment, 
folks. :)

>Masao pages: I don't really like it much in the craft. to be honest, 
 it's pretty much dead. Communication is virtually nill except for the 
 lower levels. I've only created 2 or 3 things IC'ly and don't really see 
 how this could happen IC'ly. Everytime Lenore tries to rp she lags, or 
 idles. That really annoys me. Then she moves everyone around so that we 
 don't see each other anymore. you hardly log on at the same time as me,

>Long distance to Masao: Opa okays, well...I'm still having a problem 
 seeing why this would make you reject a promotion. If you don't like the 
 Craft, which saddens me of course, especially since my own recent lack 
 of activity is due to various heavy RL stuff going on, I'd feel much 
 better if you'd tell us that you'd be happier somewhere else.

>You paged Lenore with 'He tells me he's not enjoying being in the Craft. 
 I'm not clear on why this has made him reject a promotion yet.'.

>Masao pages: the point of a promotion is that you give it to someone 
 becxuase they earned it. Not cuz you decided to rearrange the craft. 
 Tell me this. what is the whole point of being a weaver?

Varina turns in her seat to pour herself some juice. She jumps as a pin 
works it's way loose from her hem where it had been quickly stored 
earlier and drops with a loud *ping*

Duvetyne jumps!

>Masao pages: Just put it on hold and work on the others. We can talk later.
>Masao pages: you can treat it like you want me to stew and want to see 
 me later or something.

>You paged Masao with 'The point of making you a senior apprentice is 
 that a) there's no such thing as a straight apprentice anymore, b) 
 you're not of junior apprentice quality and c) Lenore and I believe you 
 have earned it with your enthusiasm and your RP. In terms of the point 
 of being a weaver, I would hope that you do it because it's what you 
 want for your character and because RPing being a weaver is something 
 you enjoy.'.

Varina bends over and retrieves the pin, muttering to herself about 
losing too many pins. She quickly slips it back in the hem of her skirt 
where she can find it later.

>Masao pages: Just pass me by and promote whomever else. We can talk later.

>You paged Lenore with 'He says, 'just pass me by and promote whomever 
 else. We can talk later.''. 

>Lenore pages: that's really unfair.

>You paged Lenore with 'I do wish he'd been honest with us about this. He 
 really does seem to regard being a senior apprentice as something rather 
 distasteful. However...since it's evident we're not going to resolve 
 this in the next five minutes, I suggest we move on?'.

>Lenore pages: how can we resolve this ICly? I don't want people to think 
 we're kicking him out of the craft. 

Varina has disconnected.

Lenore drops OOC, since we've be so interrupted.

Nalla nods and smiles to Lenore.

Lenore says "Does anyone have any questions or concerns they want to bring up?"

Opa plops straight down on the floor, then. :)

Duvetyne shakes her head..

Opa pales as she sees the sequence of poses scrolling up on her screen. 
Man...didn't know you could get deja vu over the Internet.

Nalla says, "How's the ranking gonna work from now on, Master Lenore? do 
we have jr app, app, sr app, jr jman, jman, sr jman, etc?"

Lenore says "yes, everything, but sr.journeyman"
Lenore says "I think it will give people more steps to work towards."
Lenore says "We think some of you may be ready for jr. journeyman soon, 
so keep up the good work. :^)" 

Duvetyne yawns quietly and nods.

Opa nods. And make people feel that they're not just stuck in one level 
forever and ever. :)

Duvetyne grins.

Varina has connected.

You say "Oh, yay, she's back. :) Varina, we were just having a small 
break for OOC questions/concerns during your absence."
 
Varina ahhhhs. Did I miss any lively questions?

You say "Just a small clarification on the new divisions of rank."

Lenore will post a bbnote about it.

Opa nods. If there aren't any more questions, though, I can get off the 
floor and we can go on with the last IC bit of the dinner. :)

Nalla nodnods to Lenore.:)

Opa bounds up and scurries back to her seat. :)

Lenore beckons to Opa and walks slowly over to the journeyman's table.

Opa rises from her seat again and walks beside Lenore, matching the 
Master step for step.

Duvetyne has disconnected.

Lenore says "You know sometimes Holders actually write about how much 
they enjoy having their journeyman around."

Varina whispers to her journeyrank friend a moment about the food before 
stopping to watch the Masters.

Nalla smiles and nods to Lenore, then turns back to her plate.

Lenore says "And I have received two such letters about this woman recently."

Nalla grins broadly, looking up.

Opa nods. "Her name has been mentioned as a crafter of high quality at 
Gather fairs, as well."

Lenore says "Not only that, but she's always available to help her 
apprentices with her bright enthusiasm."

Opa chuckles, looking over towards Bess and Nalla. "And her patience."

Lenore smiles. "So since no good deed goes unpunished, we've decided to 
promote her.
Lenore smiles warmly. "Please rise, Master Varina."

Varina nudges her friend expectantly.

Nalla blushes deeply and giggles into her napkin.

Varina looks up startled!

Nalla looks up and bursts into whoops of joy!!

Opa tries valiantly to keep a straight face.

Nalla bounces up and down, cheering!

Varina blinks and looks at her friend in astonishment, forgetting to rise.

Race pops out of *between* and circles around before landing.
Race swoops down towards Masao.

Lenore clears her throat. "Are the apprentices going deaf too?"

Race jumps into the air and pops *between*.
Race has left.

Nalla waves her napkin in the air joyously!

Amina applauds :)

Varina looks at Lenore and blushes, standing up quickly. She glances at 
Nalla in embarrasment and stammers, "Oh... Oh.."

Opa clears her throat and makes discreet little hand motions at Varina, 
muttering 'get up!' under her breath.

Lenore smiles at Varina. "Come on, lass. It's not all that bad."

Race pops out of *between* and circles around before landing.
Race swoops down towards Masao.

Varina takes a deep breath and says more calmly, "Oh, Master Lenore, 
Master Opa, I'm so honoured." and smiles in relief.

Opa intones gloomily, "At first."

Nalla Beams excitedly!!!

Race jumps into the air and pops *between*.
Race pops out of *between* and circles around before landing.
Race swoops down towards Masao.
Race is owned by Torlana
Race has left.

Lenore winks at Opa.

Opa turns to Lenore and grins in response to the wink. "Of course, she 
really doesn't belong at this table anymore."

Varina blushes all sorts of shades of red.
Player Name        On For Idle  Doing
Varina              00:18  40s  Master of Disaster! I mean Weaving!
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Varina waves to her friend at the journeyrank table, looking bewildered 
and very pleased, and follows Masters Lenore and Opa.

Nalla beams as she watches her mentor walk the tables.:)

Lenore smiles warmly at Varina as she and Opa escort her to Masters' table.

Opa contemplates dragging Varina, but after a shaky start, the threesome 
head up to the table at the head of the chamber.
Opa er, heads.
Opa pulls out a char for the newest master.
Opa +i

Varina glances at Opa, embarrassed at the gesture, and takes a seat, 
thanking her.

Nalla flushes with pride as her friend and mentor takes her seat at the 
Masters' Table.

Opa leans in confidentially towards Varina. "And you'll of course have 
the honour of my former role...that of Apprentice Master, if you can 
stand the chaos." She chuckles.

Amina uh ohs quietly.

Lenore smiles. "You'll have your work cut out for you, but then you 
already are in charge of a few apprentices."

Opa enjoys the sudden hush over the apprentice tables as their occupants 
realise just exactly what Varina's new position will mean for them.

Varina nods to Opa, and chuckles wryly, before fixing Masao with the 
firmest glare she can muster.

Nalla beams and bounces some more!!