Weightless (PRP;Serring)

[Zephyr]

Kate was upset. Lani wasn't concerned, though. She seemed to be in a perpetual state of unhappiness since they had moved to Burimyu. The greenrider just chalked it up to the dragon being far away from anything familiar, and her usual personality. This time though, Kate was upset that there wasn't enough food here for her. She knew how to hunt, what dragon didn't, she just didn't feel like hunting wild game when she was so used to just picking out animals from the feeding grounds. The green had little choice though, so, at the moment, she was off finding whatever she could find to eat. Lani was sure she would find out later what she had chosen.

for now, she was wandering around the weyr at large, trying to stay away from any wastelander she could find. The girl had hoped to run into someone from her weyrlingclass (well, former weyrlingclass seeing as they were all riders and she hadn't been promoted yet), but she had yet to run into any of them. For the most part, Lani was absolutely thrilled with the move to Burimyu. She had missed the riders that had resided here all those months and it was nice getting to catch up. Plus, she had lots of new Salamandyr babies to fawn over since Harmony's hatching. Of course, not many of them liked her fawning, they'd have to get used to it.

For now, she flopped onto the ground outside the dining hall, knees pulled to her chest, chin on her knees and long reddish brown hair fanned out over the left side of her body, catching glinting light from the sun and displaying the natural highlights in her hair. She wasn't sure exactly what she was expected to do here, but she watched people past, smiling pleasantly when anyone said hello to her.

[Ivy]

Preeeeeeties! You have pretties?

The voice was heard just a brief moment before the chubby Bronze salamandyr hatchling waddled his way into view. Waddle wasn't really the proper term for it though, since he was running - yet still wobbly and bouncy as he went due to his rotund physic. A few steps behind him was a young man with dark curly locks walking at a leisurely pace with a somewhat disturbed look on his face.

"Please, Atlas. You don't need 'pretties'." His face took on a slight flush as he said the last word, knowing full well it was women's lace undergarments his pet was after.

It had only been a few days after the hatching in which he had acquired the Bronze - and already he'd found a few pairs of unmentionables on his bed when he came back from chores. Luckily he'd been able to snatch them away from his pet and get rid of them before anyone came looking for them. How bad would that look on him should one of the owners came around and found them in his bed? Heh. He'd rather not have that happen.

Still Atlas seemed intent on torturing his bonded and embarrassing him - he was asking every female he could find about their underwear. You! Girl person! Beauty girl has pretty things, yes? Atlas had made it to Leilani and was now crawling up one of the girl's legs. Making it to her knee he tried to wiggle his way in towards her chest, taking it upon himself to find out the answer.

Eyes widening at the sight of his 'mandyr making a move on the seated girl he rushed forward and plucked Atlas up by the tail. Setting the Bronze in his left hand he kept a loose grip on him until the 'mandyr seemed as if he'd stay still. A glare was given to him before Serring looked down at the girl his pet had accosted. "I am so sorry ma'am. Atlas here has yet to learn any manners."

[Zephyr]

She hadn't exactly been paying attention to much, but when she suddenly felt soft baby claws clambering up her leg, she nearly jumped, dark gaze turning to see the little bronze salamandyr making his way up. For a second, she didn't know what to do. Lani looked around for the owner of the salamandyr. She couldn't tell who it was just by looks though, because she hadn't been paying much attention during Harmony's hatching. So, she watched the salamandyr settle on her knee, then reach for her chest. She curiously watched him until a man came and snatched the 'mandyr away from her.

Head jerked up, half smiling at the man above her...a candidate judging by his knots. She rose to her feet quickly, not wanting to be sitting down with him standing over her. The first thing she noticed when she was on her feet was how much taller he was than her. A little flustered, she smiled as pleasantly as she could at him. " Oh it's fine...and don't call me ma'am. It makes me feel old, and I don't think...I'm that old." She feigned thinking for a moment, before returning a grin to the tall boy. " Nope. Not old." After a moment, she watched the little salamandyr in his hand. " Pretty things?" She inquired of them both. What was he talking about?

[Ivy]

"Don't encourage him... please." Serring's voice was soft and friendly, but his grip tightened ever so slightly on the Bronze he was holding. He knew if given the chance, Atlas would be down her shirt to show her what he meant. "He... has a thing for lace and silk... especially... girl things."

Despite not usually being the overly shy type, Serring couldn't bring himself to tell the girl that his 'mandyr wanted her knickers. Definitely wouldn't give the best first impression. Still Atlas squirmed and looked up at Leilani, Nasty mine is mean. Keeps me from pretty things. Soooft things. Beauty girl has them, yes?

Deciding to ignore the Bronze, Serring looked down at the girl, "I'm Serring. This monster is Atlas. Its a pleasure to meet you... miss?"

[Zephyr]

The girl grinned broadly as the boy spoke about what his salamandyr liked. It took her a second to realize what it was he was talking about in the first place, but when she did, her grin was spread wide. She was amused hearing him explain what it was. She thought about being cruel for a second and feigning understanding in what he was talking about, just so he'd explain further. Fortunately for both of them, that idea was merely a passing fancy. She couldn't be so cruel.

The pickings in this jungle aren't that good, Lanilove. Why can't we just go to the feeding grounds again? The inopportune interruption by her dragon wasn't completely appreciated, but she shrugged it off, patiently answering the green. Because they don't have a feeding grounds here yet. I'm sure they'll have one eventually, but for now you're stuck with wild animals. She heard the dragon grumble lightly, but apparently she had something that was at least edible, because the hunger pit in her stomach was being filled.

Leilani grinned pleasantly down at the salamandyr, and spoke in a friendly manner. " Yes, I have them, but it isn't polite to ask random 'beauty girls' for their pretty things." Still grinning from her conversation with the salamandyr, she looked up at its master. " I'm Leilani. Pleased to meet both of you." Introduceeee me! A mental sigh, but the girl physically didn't miss a beat. " And my dragon is Katearath, but she's off stuffing her face at the moment." Ignored the green's indignant growl in the back of her mind. " What brings you over this way, besides your monster?"

[Ivy]

The pudgy little Bronze continued to squirm in his bonded's grasp as he looked up at Leilani. So she did have pretties! Atlas crooned gently to the girl. He couldn't understand why she and His did not like his asking about the pretties - but for the moment he would relent. Just for the moment though.

As his 'mandyr seemed to relax a bit more, Serring let his grip loosen on him. He certainly hoped this whole obsession with undergarments was a passing phase - if not he was certain to get himself into a lot of trouble around the Weyr, and Serring with him. Attention moving from the Bronze to the young woman in front of him he offered up his most charming smile, "Leilani is a beautiful name. Very fitting for a beautiful young lady such as yourself. And a dragonrider as well? Katearath. I look forward to meeting her sometime when she is not dining."

Ah yes, now that he had his pet under control, Serring was free to be charming and flirtatious. Green eyes briefly flitted over the woman, though not in an obvious gawking way. Just a soft appreciation of her appearance, and there was plenty to appreciate. The hue of her hair was brown, with a tinge of red to it - it showed better when she moved and the light caught it. She was slender but still he saw a hint of curves hiding beneath her clothes. It was a welcome change from half of the Weyr's female population - they all seemed intent on flaunting their cleavage and bodies everywhere they went. Her eyes were so dark, so so dark... and that's when he realized he had been staring at them a bit too long. He definitely did not want to creep her out on first meeting!

Beauty girl needs prettifuls.[/color] Atlas said to Serring, and then managed to squirm his way from his hands. A short glide to the ground and he scampered off - waddling a bit awkwardly as his rotund form soon disappeared from sight. Inwardly Serring sighed and worried that the Bronze would come back with someone else's undergarments to gift to the girl. However a short time later Atlas came back and scurried to Leilani, offering her a beautiful small flower he'd found somewhere nearby. Beauty girl! For you!

[Zephyr]

She was glad the salamandyr had stopped asking about her undergarments, but he was so adorable. She almost wanted to give them to him anyway...almost. The risk/reward ratio of pulling out her undergarments right here and now was a little skewed. She smiled gently at the salamandyr, eyes traveling to the master as the older boy spoke. Eyes widened when he called her beautiful. The girl's face blushed a little, but she kept up her smile. " I'm sure she'd love to meet you. She gets a little jealous when she hears me talking to someone." Kate was probably pretty busy eating, otherwise she would have been tuned in to her mindmate's conversation and would have undoubtedly quipped in there.

He was a very good looking man, she decided, so she half wondered why he was even talking to her. It was a little odd. Guys hardly spoke to her outside of flights, and she had had only one of those...not something she wanted to remember. Lani could see herself as one of those girls who really didn't like sleeping with different people during flights. It was a necessary evil though, in some cases. She was going to say something when his salamandyr suddenly started talking again, wiggling out from between his hands and waddling quickly out of sight. For a moment, she worried he would return with an armful of undergarments.

Luckily though, what he had was...a flower? The girl crouched down, her grin impossibly wide. She plucked the flower from his little grip, " Ohhh, thank you, Atlas." She lifted it to her nose and inhaled. " It's gorgeous." She mused, appreciating the flower for a moment before rising back up and grinning at Serring. " He's so polite! You're so lucky. I've head salamandyrs can be demons."

[Ivy]

"Oh I'm sure he is a demon - in fact I know he is. He is just biding his time before he tries something again. Mark my words." Serring shook his head slightly as he watched Atlas working his charms on the girl - and the man tucked in the back of his mind that she liked flowers. Always good to know the likes and dislikes of the fairer sex around the Weyr after all. Could come in useful later down the road.

He had noted her blush when he called her beautiful, which only made her even more appealing in his eyes. He hated those women who were so full and cock-sure of themselves. A bit of humility was nice to see, even though surely a lovely girl like her heard it often. "Jealous when you speak to others? She must not like sharing you with other people then, you must be something quite special she wants to keep just to herself."

Another disarming, charming smile was flashed in her direction and then he tilted his head ever so slightly, "So what is it you were doing out here all alone? And how are you liking it here? I've been lost a few times already myself."

[Zephyr]

“Hmmm.” Leilani mused for a second, her eyes on the salamandyr for a moment. She twisted her face into an expression of pure contemplation for a moment, where she looked like she was seriously regarding his bronze hide for another second before she shook her head. “I just don’t see it!.” The girl turned her head back to Serring with an exasperated sigh and a little wink. “Unless he’s an extraordinarily good actor. Which…might be possible, actually.” With that, she gave Atlas a scrupulous glance. “ Are you a demon, Atlas?” Oh, she was sure the little salamandyr would do whatever it took to get on her good side, perhaps as a way to try and get her to give him her “pretties”. He was cute though, so she’d play along.

Speaking of cute, she turned to face Serring. Which was difficult without the excuse of the ‘mandyr to talk about. He was just so good looking and she found herself at a loss of words when it came to cute boys…especially those who actually talk to her. And Er’ani, M’ze and Mo’rya didn’t count. They were like her brothers. She could never think of them that way. Well, Kate had no problem with it…which made certain times a little awkward for the girl, but as long as she was engulfed in her dragon’s mind, she supposed it wouldn’t matter. “She’s just a little needy thing.” Lani grinned brightly. “ Heyyyyyyy.” Oh, NOW she listens. Lani ignored it, keeping her attention on Serring. “ I’m nothing special, I assure you.”

His smile made her lose her words for a second and forget why she was outside in the first place. She looked around slowly, before shrugging. “ I was kinda lost myself.” She admitted a big meekly. “The place is so big…and I didn’t really have anyone to talk to. Everyone seems to be so busy with setting in, I’m kinda forgotten in the shuffle.” Her eyes widen dramatically. “Not that I mind at all, though. I understand completely!” Oh great. She’s sounding like a sharding bitch. " What about you?" She asked quickly, trying to somehow erase that fail from her record. " Someone like you is sure to have a girl or two on your arms." She grinned wryly at him.

[Ivy]

"I can't imagine others forgetting about you or you falling into the background of every day life around here - your beauty is enough alone to draw anyone in." Serring said with a grin. A bit cheesy? Maybe. But he wasn't above getting a bit cheesy to get a smile from a beautiful young lady. As His went about being all cheesy and lame with his compliments - Atlas was trying to perfect being an innocent angel.

Or at least appearing as one. When she asked if he was a demon he shook his head and trilled out, Oh no no beauty girl. Soooo sweet and kind. Just like beauty girl. With the amount of compliments being thrown at her from the man and now the salamandyr, it wouldn't be surprising if Leilani turned bright red. The pair may be over doing it, just a tad.

"As for women on my arm - I haven't had a one yet. With the exception of here and there, a few months back. Women around here seem immune to my charms." He winked and grinned at her playfully, but then added, "Not that I am after a multitude of women mind you. I'm really not."

Way to back pedal - sure she won't notice. Way to go, smooth operator Serring.

[Zephyr]

His words were enough to take Leilani aback. That’s not how she saw herself, how she would ever see herself, and that wasn’t how anyone had ever described her, at least in earshot of herself. At first, she didn’t know how to respond. He first and dominating thought was to brush off the compliment like she had before. Talk about people not taking compliments well. Lani was a master at that. She stopped herself before uttering the words. What was the point, really? There was a point when all men got tired of complimenting someone who didn’t deserve said compliments, and she definitely wouldn’t if she kept brushing them off (not that she thought she deserved them in the first place, but that’ what got us into this mess in the first place). So, instead of brushing the compliment off, her look of disbelief slowly shifted into a smile, a genuinely grateful smile. “ Thank you.” She said, her voice extremely soft. Even though she found it hard to accept compliments, when she got them, they really made her day.

She laughed when Atlas spoke. He was furthering the deep crimson of her blush. Now they had to be lying. No one deserved that many compliments…did they? She didn’t want to waste time thinking about it though, not when there was perfectly good company in front of her. As long as her companions weren’t blatantly trying to make fun of her, she was perfectly fine with letting the compliments go.

“ Why do I find that hard to believe?” Leilani said, beaming up at the man. He certainly was smooth, she’d give him that. It really was difficult for her to understand that he didn’t have girls running at him from all sides. He was charming and hot, a really irresistible mix. “ Maybe they’re all just really shy. Your kind of perfection is hard to handle.” She laughed, only really joking at the perfection part. She grinned as he winked at her. “ Well, now I’m really surprise. I’ve heard that all the nice guys were taken. Clearly someone’s lied to me.”

This conversation was getting easier and easier for the girl, hopefully it kept going so. She wanted to get it away from him complimenting her and her possibly making a fool out of herself fangirling over him. Because she was close, really close. “ Well then.” She started, grinning. “ Anyone in particular you are after?” Better to turn the conversation on someone else.

[Ivy]

“After? No, none in particular. Of course I don’t know all that many people, which is odd since I’ve been around so long… Candidates tend to stay busy and unknown though I suppose so it’s not too surprising.” Another one of those smiles and he shook his head a bit. “Oh well, I’m sure someone will catch my eye…”

As he said this he made it a point to make direct eye contact with the Greenrider, a bit of a wink snuck in there after a moment. Then he looked around, “And you? Where is your man? Surely you have one. I don’t want to make him mad and get beat up for flirting with his girl you know.”

Another bit of a wink – honestly at this point any on lookers may think he had a tic or something – and then he chuckled. Atlas crooned softly and hopped over to sit on Leilani’s shoulder, where he spent a few minutes rubbing along her cheek and neck before peeking down her shirt, Prettieeeeeeees. It seemed as if the angelic act was over and Atlas was once more after the girl’s undergarments.

[Zephyr]

She smiled visibly at his words. It had been so long since she'd met someone like this that she actually genuinely enjoyed talking to. It was mostly due to lack of effort on her part, but she really did tend to favor those who had impressed alongside her. Still, this was a very, very attractive and apparently unattached man. Kate would probably be pushing her to hook up with him. Probably because she felt slightly guilty for saddling her with H'nes during her flight. But still, it hadn't been like it had been her choice anyway, had it? " Mmn." She grinned lightly. " And she'll be a lucky girl indeed." She said at last, rather quietly.

That smile widened when he spoke. " I don't have a man. So, flirt away sir. I'm actually quite enjoying it." She winked a little at him. When Atlas jumped to her shoulder, she lifted a hand and ran it along the salamandyr's back, scratching his eyeridges affectionately for a moment before he looked down her shirt. Giggling, she bopped him on the nose with a finger. " Be good Atlas, and I might see what I can find for you in my drawers." She was sure she had some panties or something she wouldn't mind giving the salamandyr, because Faranth knew she had enough clothes.

Finally, she looked at Serring and grinned. " Well sir. Would you want to take a walk? I'll understand if not, but Kate is positively hammering away at wanting to meet you now that she's finished hunting." And she hoped that he would want to take a walk, she really did.

[Ivy]

Atlas huffed slightly as he was bopped on the nose but at the promise of pretties later he settled down a bit. Besides her petting and scritches felt nice so the Bronze decided he could be nice for a bit longer. As long as she held up her end of the deal.

Serring's dark eyes brightened as she mentioned a walk and meeting her dragon. What a silly question - would he like to go for a walk with a beautiful young rider to meet her dragon? Turning he offered out his elbow to her, "Of course m'lady." He was a flirt, but he was also a gentleman when the time called for it - and anytime he found himself in the good company of a lovely woman it called for it. "Kate. I like that. Most dragons have such long, complicated names. Makes nicknames nearly impossible - or improbable. She is exictable though, no?" He started walking then, leading her forward a few steps before letting her take the lead.