Up (Do's) and Down (Do's) (Lilu)

[Ember]

Meal times are things Ae'on greatly dreaded. Just when he'd thought he'd gotten used to his green salamandyr's attention seeking tendencies he'd ended up waking up naked with Farryl and Elisabeta in the main hall. Whenever the green called attention to herself or him now he had the sinking suspicion that a couple of the people who gave him or Me looks had seen him naked. Theoretically, in the weyr, it didn't matter half as much as he felt but he was Holdborn. After that he'd been through Healer Hall. Normal people simply didn't do that.

Me was mostly being obedient at that moment, quietly(ish) eating the scraps of meat he'd gotten for her. She was making some odd not-entirely-vocal slurping and pleased sounds to augment her eating that sounded suspiciously dirty. He noticed the occasional glance his way and turned back to his own food stubbornly. Like hell I'll let Me bother me at all, Ae'on thought darkly. The creeping red on his face told a different story than his thoughts, though.

Ae'on finished his rather substantial meal and leaned back a little, stretching his arms upward. He was keeping it pretty low-key but it was actually his nameday (his eighteenth, to be exact). He'd never been a fan of parties nor did he much care for the useless gifts people tended to give him. Not that he knew enough people to warrant a party or anyone who would give him super tasteless gifts. He wouldn't admit it to their faces but he considered Ithanna and Jenna friends and precious little anyone else. Neither knew his nameday but if he did he doubted any gifts they might give him would be impersonal garbage.

Sfelyth was being blessedly quiet about it, too, although the rider suspected the blue liked being the only one at Selenitas to know. Nephele knew, being his sister and all, but she wasn't there. In the end the only risk to his secret was Me catching on. Between her embarrassing him with weird sounds and her spilling his secret, it was pretty obvious which one he preferred. So, when Me finally finished her food with a delicate little belch and exclaimed SEX! he didn't even bother to reprimand her. He was suddenly wishing magenta wasn't such a bright colour, though.

[Aftershock]

Lilu was on a hunt. Publicly, she was getting some dinner in the dining hall, but in reality, she was bored. She hadn't had a boy to tease in a few days, and she was desperate for entertainment, so she came to the dining hall to find a... well, victim. Spearing another small morsel of chicken from her plate, she held the fork limply in her hand as her grey-blue eyes scanned the room, seeking her prey. As she looked, she suddenly heard some of the most inappropriate noises coming from somewhere nearby. Looking about with more of a target in mind now, she finally spotted the source of the sound... a small green firelizard... no, wait, it must be one of those salamandyrs she's heard about... eating some meat in a very noisy manner. The creeping blush on the neck and cheeks of the boy sitting beside the green indicated to Lilu that not only was he the mandy'rs bonded, but was also easily embarrassed.

Intrigued by this development, Lilu's attention shifted from the salamandyr to what she assumed was her bonded. Easily embarrassed was a good trait... at least, when it came to being fun to tease. Moving her eyes back to her meal, so the boy wouldn't catch her looking, she kept him in her peripheral vision for a bit longer, observing him as the prey she considered him, until suddenly a feminine mindvoice blasted the word "SEX!" into her head. Glancing around confusedly, as many others in the room were at this point, she couldn't help but notice the boy with the green 'mandyr grow even more scarlet in the face, and she smiled coyly as she realized the mindyell was from the green, as well. She heard the bond often let the firelizard/dragon/wher (and she could only assume salamandyr) get an impression of the thoughts of their bonded... and considering what the green just yelled, she could only imagine what was going through the blushing boy's mind right now.

Deciding that she had found her fun for the evening, she began to set the bait to get the boy's attention. She began looking right at him, then purposefully looking back towards her plate demurely when she "caught him looking", making sure he did see that she was looking at him. She stretched languidly when he was looking. She would cross her legs just so, so that her skirt fell in just the right way to show a little more thigh, right where he could see it. "Distractedly" flexing her toes downward to emphasize the lean muscle of her calves and thighs, as well as her prettily-painted toenails and jingling anklets. All the little tricks for getting a boy's attention.

[Ember]

Me was basking in the attention she'd garnered from such a simple little stunt. Really, the people folk were always so easily distracted by that small three letter word. The green could, and would, go to great lengths to get attention if she needed to but when it was easy life was truly good. What she hadn't figured on was getting Handsome some interesting attention as well. It was indeed the green salamandyr that caught sight of the female looking at Hers so intently. The green pleasantly shared this disovery with Ae'on and he frowned faintly, glancing over to where his green indicated.

Oh. Indeed. She was, unfortunately, very pretty and he did find himself blushing (or would have, had his Me induced blush died down). He also ended up rolling his eyes. He may have preferred reading up about Healing in his spare time at Healer Hall but he had noticed the flirting techniques of the girls there. Largely towards other guys. Even still he had some extra weight on him despite what he'd burned off during his weyrlinghood and wing drills. He was stronger than at the crafthall but not terribly different. Why he seemed to be getting attention all of a sudden, he doubted he'd ever know - or want to know, for that matter.

His salamandyr was not about to let this opportunity for Hers pass him by though. The green flew right on over to Lilu and landed on the table in front of her. Handsome think Show Off pretty. Handsome nice ass have. Look? Good, promise. Me spoke to 'Show Off' almost companionably. Attention for herself was loved, but so was attention for Handsome. Ae'on groaned quietly from where he was. It wouldn't be half bad if Me hadn't been broadcasting to everyone near her, as well as Lilu.

[Aftershock]

As Me landed on her table, Lilu acted startled, then let a huge grin split her face as she exclaimed, "Oooooh, what a CUTE salamandyr!" She mentally crossed her fingers that her guess as to the creature's species was correct, then giggled out loud as the green extolled the virtues of her bonded's "ass"ets. "Oh, really? Who is this 'Handsome' you speak of?" She looked around as if seeking to pick Ae'on out of the crowd, thinking to herself all the while that if there were some kind of golden statue given out for acting ability, she would definitely win it.

[Ember]

Me practically purred at the praise, though she did add, Cuyoote. Purty too. Much to the green's slight annoyance, though, she had trouble with both words. Rather than dwell on it, the green posed quite elegantly for the candidate while silently luring Hers over. Actually, the green privately informed Lilu that, Handsome come, promise. You see, you see! Me wasn't super fond of females, usually ignored them, but this was for Hers and hey she was still getting attention.

Ae'on, feeling Me's delight and knowing, just knowing she was probably saying something about him he groaned and briefly put his face in a hand. "Stupid Me had to go talk to some stupid girl about me and ruin my stupid meal and my stupid nameday," he muttered to himself as he picked up his food with a huff and all but stomped over to the girl. Me was a damned stubborn green when she wanted to be and it'd honestly be better to just go along with it, whatever it happened to be. He hardly become an expert on women after his run in with Elysia but he'd learned the hard way that ignoring them didn't apparently work so well.

The green bounced happily when Hers sat down at Lilu's table, not bothering to greet the girl for a moment while he glared at his salamandyr. "Me," he started warningly, "Shut. Up. And you. Girl. Don't you dare encourage my salamandyr in...anything. She's a right nuisance without any help. Ae'on, of Sfelyth." Why yes, he did just reprimand his salamandyr, warn the girl, and introduce himself all at once. She could deal with it. He didn't even want to be there with her anyways...especially not since she was prettier up close, damnit.

[Aftershock]

Lilu gave Ae'on a big, friendly grin as he arrived with his plate, taking his seat at the table. Ignoring his rude tone (since she found that when boys thought they were being manipulated, they often fought back by being aggressive, and the best way to defuse said aggressiveness was to not return it), she giggled and said, "Hello. You can call me Lilu, it's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard so much about you," she added, winking at him as her grin widened playfully.

Giving Me a chin-rub, she crossed her legs and leaned forward, supporting her chin on her wrists, hands loose and elbows on the table, giving Ae'on "the eyes" and saying, "So, what exactly is it that caused your 'mandyr to say such... complimentary things about you? And how true are they?"

[Ember]

Hmph," was Ae'on's oh-so-articulate response to Lilu's introduction. He wasn't a messy eater, being a Healer and thus rather meticulous, but he decided just maybe he could gross this girl out enough to have her leave him alone. Stuffing an almost too full fork-load of food in his mouth he glared down at his salamandyr. He didn't actually mind her attention seeking personality most of the time. It was when she decided it was his turn to get attention that he got bothered by her.

Me purred at the attention. She approved of this one, she did. That she could give her attention to both her and Hers...yes, quite satisfactory. Would have been better as a male though. Ae'on bristled at the green's thoughts. So not interested in men. Paying attention to Lilu seemed to be the better option. "Complimentary things? She didn't care to share with me but I'm going to assume something about my ass?" It was rather disturbing how much something linked to his mind liked his ass. It is a rather splendid ass, grumpy Mine. Don't you start too.

"Whatever she said is the opposite of the truth. As for why she says it, she thinks she needs to share her copious amount of fans with me." He shook his head and shrugged.

[Aftershock]

Lilu purposefully ignored the boy's apparently crude eating habits, considering she was just here to tease, not to play. She wasn't concerned about a mouth she wasn't planning on kissing anyway, and maintained her interested expression as she responded to his statement with, "Yes, it was in fact something about your ass," then grinned impishly. Pouting cutely, she added, "I think you're selling yourself short... Ae'on was it? What a handsome name... and was that a contraction I heard? Does that mean you're a dragonrider, too?" Her smile becoming genuine, she looked around a bit, as if expecting to see a dragon hanging out in the rafters, and excitedly said, "Is he close? Can I meet him? Oh, I do love dragons so!"