Le Me Introduce Myself [open]

[Ruby]

You need more friends, MySeri, Ildyth commented, crunching down a wherry bone as he curled and uncurled his tail, fully enjoying every moment of his meal. Futh says he has lots of friends, more than me, and you don't have any for me to count either. You don't even try to talk to the rest of the healers, he sighed gustily.

Serissa, busy repacking her own midday meal into the carrysac she'd brought, drew her eyebrows together briefly, totally ignoring the gore fest in front of her. Ildyth was not a neat eater. Who's Futh? she asked, a hint of concern in her mindvoice. Remember, Ildyth, we're not really supposed to be here. We put in our transfer papers, but if anyone finds out we forged them, we're out. We can't go back to Fort, she added, cutting off Ildyth's explanation. Sometimes she wasn't sure if the Blue understood why they couldn't go back, but it was imperative that he did. Couldn't be blabbing where they were from to every dragon he came across.

Futh is a blue, we sometimes sun together. I'm skinnier than he is, but I think his wings are bigger. And he doesn't care where I'm from, Ildyth replied, a touch of sulk in his voice. And I'm still hungry, MySeri. Let me give you a ride back towards the Weyr, where there are people! You can talk to someone while I catch something else delicious. Ildyth's change of tone was instantaneous - now he was brightly excited, his eyes moving from yellow to blue without seeming to go through green first.

Laughing, Serissa swung her carrysac onto her shoulder and double checked the pouch of supplies at her waist - she was never without a first aid kit - before mounting Ildyth, clipping in even for this short flight. It turned out to be a good idea, as Ildyth's sudden excitement translated his usual bounce to the sky, and it proved to be a bumpy ride. Idly, Serissa wondered how she'd fare on an angry herdbeast. It couldn't be much worse than this.

Ildyth dropped her off near the entrance to the feeding grounds, although he wouldn't hunt from there. Serissa didn't see anyone around, but if Ildyth wanted her to be more social, she'd try. Climbing up onto the fence to wait, she watched as her blue flitted across the sky, moving more like a sparrow than a dragon. It wasn't long before he plummeted into the trees, leaving her alone with her thoughts (and about 200 head of bovine, but they didn't count, did they?)

[Rowana]

"Talking with the beasts?" Merridan leaned against the fence next to Serissa. She'd started growing her hair out a touch longer so now it came almost to her shoulders. Maybe she was trying to remind people she actually was a girl, for all she rode brown. But since she kept it tied in a horsetail behind her head, she still looked more like a boy. She looked Serissa over curiously. She hadn't really met the other woman before and she seemed on edge.

As if on cue, two fire lizards, one green and one blue, slipped from between. Auran settled on the fence next to Mer, eying the new person with suspicion. Vikky tumbled out of the air, squealing with delight at the new toy. She hopped right up to Serissa, chirping happily in greeting. "That's Vikky," Mer offered with a wave of her hand. "She likes everyone."

Fair skies, Ildyth, Chaoth crooned in greeting. He circled the skies some distance above the smaller dragon. He didn't need to hunt at the moment, and he didn't want to scare the blue's prey. How is Yours settling? Maybe it was the brown in him, but Chaoth was greatly interested in being sure that everyone was at their best. That meant making sure human riders were alright too. Besides, Ildyth was nice and a good flyer. It would be neat to talk with him more.

[Ruby]

"Mmm?" Serissa hadn't even noticed Merridan coming up behind her - she'd been trying idly to get a count of the herdbeasts in this area of the pen, but they kept moving around. The Brownrider had startled her slightly, but that didn't phase her. Swinging a leg over the rail she was sitting on so she could face the other Rider, she smiled. "Trying, but really, the don't have much to say to me. They can be a little exclusive, sometimes," she joked, putting on a face of false tragedy. And indeed - the presence of two dragons above had the herdbeasts lowing and calling to each other, parents searching for children and the like. Luckily, they weren't so close that the were too loud.

The sudden appearance of flits didn't seem to help, sending the nearest bovines wandering off towards a far corner of the pen. Serissa, on the other hand, smiled and held out a hand for Vikky to perch on, if she wanted to. "So many people have them here... at the Weyr, at least. Maybe I'll look in to getting one, myself. Hi, Vikky," she added, reaching out to stroke the green's head. "Aren't you pretty? And who's your suspicious friend?" she asked, looking over at the Blue. Then, feeling silly for knowing the names of the pets but not her companion, she offered the hand not occupied by Vikky to the Brownrider. "Serissa, of Blue Ildyth. I don't think I've seen you around, have I?"

Far above, the Blue banked around so he could take a look at the Brown. Fair skies indeed, Chaoth. It has been beautiful the last few days, hasn't it? Turning left again, the Blue circled lower, stalking a wherry that had wandered unwisely into the open. We are doing quite well - the dragons here are very friendly - excuse me, he tacked on, tucking his wings to snatch the idiotic creature out of the sky. Once he had it in his claws he headed back towards His, then cocked a head up at Chaoth. Are you not hungry? I'm very hungry - well less, now that I ate a herdbeast, and have a wherry. Will you join me while I eat, if you aren't planning to hunt yourself?