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| Atlea - Impression [ Candidate ][ Impression ][ Weyrling ][ Rider ] [ Beach Shards Weyr ][ Firestone Weyr ] It was the humming that woke Atlea - though one of the other candidates bouncing over her to get to her chest definetly helped the situation. Groggy, she blinked slowly, trying to clear her eyes. People rushing past were large white blurs. Atlea idly wondered why everyone was wearing white, what that piercing noise was in her ear.... And then a candidate robe was thrown in her direction, and everything clicked. Totally panicked, she managed an incredible feat by jumping out of bed and grabbing the robe in one motion, groaning to herself as her head spun at the sudden straightening. Stubbornly she shoved the robe over her head, pulling the night gown out from underneath. Shaking her head to clear the dizziness, she managed to stumble sfter the other candidates, who were trailing the Headwoman to the sands. The humming increased to an almost unbearable level, and Atlea hurried forward after the other candidates, pushing forward in anticipation as they filed onto the sands. As they entered the first egg began to rock, and all the candidates spread in a loose circle around the pile, concentrating on the first egg that was rocking. A blue emerged, and a collective breath was expelled as it stumbled in almost absolute silence to find his lifemate. Atlea stepped back slightly, positive that only a green would pick her. Before the blue could make his choice, another egg split, revealing a dark green within, who immediately set out to find the perfect lifemate. Again Atlea stepped back - except this time she had no reason to tell herself. The Impression was made by another girl, and Atlea watched her enviously as they filed out of the Hatching Grounds, starting the beginning of their new life. A brown hatched and Impressed, while Atlea watched in a kind of daze, blinking back tears. She then chastised herself, saying the clutch wasn't even half hatched - she still had a large chance of Impressing! Two greens suddenly burst forth, banging heads together. Atlea stepped forward eagerly with another candidate, and righted the darker green, before stepping back slightly as she waited for the greens to make their choices. Jealously she watched the lighter green Impress the other girl, turning her head around to watch the newly found lifemates exit the Grounds together. A bump on her leg made her eyes widen, and then another dropped her to the hot sands. She gazed into the eyes of the forest green dragonet's eyes, tears once again springing to her eyes as she wrapped arms around the creeling dragonet. And then she let go, gaping in amazement at Cylanth. She wondered in the back of her mind why she knew the greens name, but dismissed the thought as Cylanth bespoke her. Really Atlea, there's no reason to stare. Now then, let's go and get off of this hot sand. Atlea gaped a moment more, before throwing her arms about her new lifemate. "Oh, Cylanth! I've waited so long... well, not really..." She admitted sheepishly. An insistent nudge on her thigh and the girl grinned, chuckling. "Alright then, Cylanth, off the sands it is!" |
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