meeting

From outside Serafa's Cot: Jayden quietly wanders around the room, ignoring the beckoning cot. He knows he should sleep...really...but the chances of him sleeping are rather nonexistant right now. He's a Candidate. Faranth. And he seriously doubts that things are going to seem normal in the morning.

You stand up from Serafa's Cot.

Serafa blinks and bolts straight-up right murmuring sleepily "...numbweed...reduce swelling.....cut it off!" Rubbing one eye with her fist, she wakes all the way up and realises that she was talking in her sleep again. At least no-one was up to see her. It is of course then when she notices the pacing form on the other side of the room, luckily the darkness hides her blush as she makes her way closer. "Cant you sleep huh?" She asks of the shape, thinking it was Yuli.

Jayden jumps at the sound of a voice. Of course, he's rather easily startled in this condition. He whirls around to see a figure coming forward. He stares at her with a bemused look. "Sleep? I can't even stay still for one second. How could I possibly sleep?"

Serafa jumps even more than Jayden. "You arent Yuli" she accuses before grinning, her white teeth glimmering faintlky in the dimlight. "I think I was just as bad last night, I mean the dragon that searched me I've known all his life and then whoom he decides I should stand" Yes she's babbling but she's catching his nervous excitement.

Jayden chuckles. "You're right, I'm not. A keen observation." At least his speech skills have somewhat revived themselves. "Who searched you, anyway?"

Serafa grimaces and settles on a soon-to-be-occupied cot. "Care to sit a while" she asks breathily before answering his question. "N'ano's bronze Bydelth, I almost had a heart-attack" After all being searched by your exes dragon didnt occur everyday. "And you who did you get searched by?"

Jayden nods and takes a seat on the cot next to Serafa. He grins. "N'ano's a very, erm, interesting character...he gave a rather crude demonstration of a dolphin being eaten by a dragon in the 'Mug this evening...it was, well, interesting." Ahem. "I was Searched by Elle and green Larisseth."

Serafa chokesplutters "He what?" Of course that bronze of his was addling his brain. "He used to be such a sensible boy" she comserates before asking in a throaty tone. "Are you a sensible boy Jayden?" Mrrrow Candidacy had its good points for Serafa it seems

Jayden laughs. "Well, sensible isn't the word I'd use to describe how he acted tonight. And he claimed that he was sober, too. Was drinking juice. Highly suspicious, I say," he grins. "Of course, I don't know the guy, but I know drunk when I see it..." As he was going to be tonight until the riders strode in...Faranth knows he'd much rather be Searched than drunk. His eyebrows raised in an amused expression at her last comment. "Sensible? Oh, I don't know. I can be." He flashes a grin.

Serafa pouts "I dont like sensible all that much, sensibles boys always blush and run away....You wouldn't run away would you?" Its a pity that in the dim-light he cant see her practised canine-puppy-eyes. N'ano is disregarded for a moment while she gently probes for a response. "Oooh do you know Brina or --um--Katarinna?" she asks suddenly changing the subject.

Jayden chuckles. "A Turn ago I might have run...but not anymore. Running's just no fun." Why does he feel like he's drunk? Oh...right...he just got the biggest news of his life today. Almost forgot about that for a second. And its forgotten again as he ponders Serafa's question. "Vaguely...I've seen them around the Hall and things of that sort."

Serafa nods "They were the very fist people I met when I came to Ista" Four turns ago now but she still remembers them. But on to other more interesting things. "Would you run away from me?" Blinkblink-flutterflutter. "I'm not all that scary am I?"

Jayden nods. He honestly can't remember the first people he met in Ista. Of course, he had been scared out of his mind at the time. He studies Serafa the best he could in the dark and comes to a conclusion. "Nope, you're not scary. So why would I run?"

"I like you....Can I keep you" Serafa totes out her favourite line, so far no-one has ever said yes, but she keeps on using it anyway. "Um no reason" He doesnt need to know all her sordid history does he. "So..." She shuffles closer to him on the cot, without supervision she loses all pretence at subtlety.

A groan from the direction of a cot indicates that someone else seems to be awake. "Mmumph." comes the muttered comment, followed by "Where am I?" then "Oh." the last said in tones of rememberance. "Anyone else here?" comes the voice again, face hidden by blankets.

Jayden looks at Serafa and considers it. "Nah...I'm not to into letting people keep me. There's just something I like about having independence..." His classic grin is flashed. He raises an eyebrow. "That was a very suggestive 'so'." He may be in shock, but his sense haven't been dulled /that/ much. He hears mumbling and then a definite question. "Yeah, two of us are awake..."

Serafa glares at the form in the cot mumbling a quick "Shardit" under her breath, she should have known. Then she turns on her charm. "Morning sleepy-head" She chirps brightly, its not really but eh she thinks it's funny. Turning to Jayden she grins "Yeah it was wasnt it? Mind if I 'borrow' you on occaision, seeing as you are all independant and all" Sledge-Hammer Seffy strikes again.

Tousled head emeges from under blankets, accompanined by three firelizard ones. "Morning?" the figure, now idenitfiable as a she says. "Oh, I'm Kaslarna, half asleep." Kas sits up, glancing around as she does so.

Jayden raises an eyebrow. "And what's your definition of 'borrowing'?" Though he might have been better off not asking... He sends a wave to the newly-awoken. "Hello...I'm Jayden, the newest candidate."

Serafa giggles "I'm Serafa, half-dead" She teases before turning her attention to Jayden once more, she cant help it, its was getting more and more interesting. "Um I'm sure we can work that out at a later stage" She purr's invitingly. before stifling a yawn.

"Good to meet you Jayden, and you Serafa." Kaslarna says, sitting more upright. "So, we're all candidates then? I used to run from people like us." Idle chit-chat.

Jayden chuckles at Serafa. "I was actually starting to consider it, but the yawn just ruined the mood." And this is rather fun, he's decided. He sends a nod towards Kaslarna. "So did I...at one point, anyway."

Serafa yawns again, this time with more feeling. "Thats nice dear, but I need to get some sleep, You'll know what I mean this time tomorrow night" She grins and shuffles her way to her cot. "Nice meeting you Kaslarna, I'll see you tomorrow when they give us our chores" With that last comment she inches her way into her bed and yawns softly before falling asleep.

Thanks go to Serafa for letting me borrow the log *hugs*