The Marvelous Adventures of Star and Shard (Open)

[Rowana]

Shard loved to explore and there was so much yet to be seen! As long as no stinky males found her. She would explore every corner of the whole Weyr! She had started with the weyrs closest to her bonded's. Most humans and dragons in them, some had fire lizards, salamandyrs, and even felines too. And nearly all of them had had males! It was getting harder to get around without running into one. Finally, she had found a room that had seem fairly empty.

Hello, little one. What brings you here? Shard screeched so loud that it woke up the other occupants of the room. Tervain swooped at Ruskeath, scolding him loudly, while the brown dragon look at them in confusion. Shard dove into a chest of drawers and bumped noses with an odd white thing. As irritated pictures came into her head, Shard realized it wasn't a thing at all, but a salamandyr.

Shard and Star stared at each other for a long moment. Shard was confused. The white one didn't seem male, but she wasn't quite female either. Pretty girl? she asked. Star glared, shooting a string of pictures. Of course she was a girl, didn't the pesky hatchling know anything? Shard perked up. Me Shard! Be friend? Star considered a moment. Then she sent her agreement and a picture of her name.

Pretty Star! Come play? We run, hide. Find shinies! Star complained that she didn't like running or shinies, but hiding and getting food were good. She was hungry. Good good! Get tasties! Shard readily agreed. Where find? Star showed her the kitchen, had she ever been there? Yes, yes! Hers had often taken her there to get food. It was a long way, but it would be fun.

Star looked at Shard balefully. Normally she would just between to the kitchen, but Shard couldn't do that. With those wings, she would be amazed if she could even fly. Would Shard mind carrying her? She didn't feel like running the whole way and Shard was bigger. Carry pretty Star? Yes, good! Shard was happy to, it would be fun! Star curled up between Shards long wings and wrapped her tail around her middle for security.

Shard was off like a shot, eager to be away from the room with the big, brown dragon. Into the hall and down the corridor they went, looking like a very odd tiny dragon and rider. What adventures awaited them?

[Sheari]

Child was snooping. She shouldn't be snooping, but she was and right now it was one of those snoops where she didn't have anything particular in mind and she didn't want to do anything particular. Except maybe hang from a tree. Yes, that sound like good fun. Maybe she would find herself a tree to hand from, or someone's arm. Maybe she could cling from their hair upside down and squawk like a bat. They wouldn't mind that too much would they? Most of the not-Her's had not-Pagoths and the not-Pagoths often demanded the attention on the not-Her's, certainly simply hanging from their hair would keep her out of the way! It was jolly good plan it was and the fire lizard set out now with slightly renewed gusto.

She slinked along the wall, wings flat against her back, a green thing with legs she was along the wall. Up these stairs through that hole, out of the same hole, oh crap a big gold not-Pagoth! She had learned to avoid them, as they often had big teeth and she'd seen what the ugly, smaller, night-time ones did when they ate.

Walking. Walking was so tedious! Without another thought, Child opened her wings and launched into the air for a lazy glide. What was she going to again? It had something to do with green, she recalled. She was green, did it have something to with her. But...it was brown too...Pagoth? did it have something to with Pagoth? She liked Pagoth. The big brown was the best big brown she'd ever seen cause he had a spot on his shoulder.

Child flapped her wings and skimmed close to the ground, unawares of the streak heading her way.

[Rowana]

Shard skidded wildly as something green and fast whizzed at them, but it was too late to avoid collision. She and her "rider" crashed into Child and went tumbling over each other. Star bounced free, and landed several feet away, just catching herself with her wings to land softly. Shard was not so practiced and she landed in a heap of tangled limbs and wings. Pretty Star safe? she cried worriedly, though clearly she was in more of a mess herself. Star sent back that she was fine, just upset, and still hungry.

Shard managed to get herself upright and nuzzled Child in concern. It was a fellow green, so she would certainly be friendly, as long as she wasn't angry at them. That she was a fire lizard hardly matter in the least. Green flyer safe? she asked timidly. Be friends with Shard? Friends with pretty Star? Maybe she would like to come to the kitchen with them and get food! That was a great way to make friends and forget crashes.

[Sheari]

In a tumbled of legs, wings, and tails, Child tumbled out of the air with a frightful squawk. Something just hit her, she was sure! Her sharp talons had caught her side and her leg, green ichor dripping out. Green on green wasn't very noticeable but oh it stung like crazy! Child bend down and began licking the wound until something nudged her and asked if she was okay. Child chirped and sent an image of being totally fine.

Friends? Yes she'd be friends! She'd met one of the strange no-fliers before, that was green. They'd played tag in the woods when Her's and Pagoth had been walking. They'd met another not Her's and little one too. It seemed there were more no-fliers than fire lizards. Child was fine with that, they were friends! Child sent her name to Shard and to Star. The white one, Star, didn't seem to talk like the Shard did. It pleased her. Maybe she was a lizard in a no-flier body? Peculiar that was.