Cloud Burst! {Razorclaw Hatching}

[Ember]

Gawain, at Kami's affectionate gesture, preened a few of her feathers as he watched over the nest with her. There was no doubt in the male's mind that their offspring would be quite extroardinary. Perhaps one would even choose his bonded's new little pet-thing. He still wasn't sure what to make of Sena but considering she spent a lot of time around Iskierka and he trusted the bluerider...Speaking of that pair...The bluerider was saying something to the girl and gesturing towards him or his mate.

Iskierka shook her head and gestured briefly towards Kami. "That one is the Candidatemaster's bird. K-something or other, I think." She might have suggested the girl go actually get some meat from M'kai but her attention caught on someone else. It was rather surprising that she hadn't noticed him before, especially since he was most definitely not trying to blend in. That and he was broadcasting like a green about to- ah. That made sense. It made even more sense when she checked in with Ioth.

It was only because she was peripherally aware of his movements after first noticing him that she didn't gut him when he slung an arm around her shoulder. She was still adequately surprised though at both the nickname and the ear nibble. "X'rx," Iskierka acknowledged, tone just this side of a warning. "The kid is Sena, my...niece." It took her a moment to come up with the right word. She'd been called an aunt, despite the lack of a blood connection, so niece fit well enough.

Ignoring the fact that she had a catty, hanging greenrider on her, Iskierka once again addressed Sena. "This is X'rx. Former weyrling of mine," she said. The girl already knew that Iskierka had once been a weyrlingmaster herself. Hopefully the student-teacher relationship would be good enough to explain why she wasn't snapping at the greenrider. She really couldn't blame X'rx that his green was proddy.

[Zephyr]

The blonde girl was busy watching the hatching. The chicks certainly were adorable! They weren’t scary, like the salamandyrs, well, they weren’t when they were babies…and they weren’t flying around crashing into anyone. All at once, she decided that she needed one. Gwen was busy pushing her head under Vellani’s hand when someone suddenly startled the girl. She nearly jumped into the air, turning to see Er’ani striding towards the pair of them. Vell wasn’t expecting to see him here and suddenly colored bright red. Her first thought was to sink back into the crowd and disappear, but that was kinda hard with a baby dragon following you everywhere.

“H..hey, Er’ani…” She said. Gwen looked up at her, sending pulses of comforting and supportive energy into her rider. It seemed to help a little and Vellani gathered herself. “ Gwen’s great. She likes lessons, even if she has to spend time around Yeomenth. Kyr’n’s green isn’t nice to the poor dear, and M’ta’s cool. Surprisingly. I was convinced he hated me.” Er’ani’s offer of pointers was tempting, as was any excuse to get closer to the hot albinorider. Gwen suddenly shoved her forward, noting the coming of Vellani’s indesicion, and she glared back at the innocent looking green, looking back up to Er’ani. “er…thanks, Er’ani.” She grinned warmly at him, hardly needing Gwen’s subtle “nudging” right now. “ That means a lot.”

Leilani had been watching the other girl. Boy she was hopeless, wasn’t she? When Er’ani turned his attention to her, she lit up. She grinned at the boy. “ It’s so good to see you!” She said, approaching her former classmate. “ Kate was just saying the other day how she misses Lketh, Nitrath and Epifayrmuth. She certainly whines about it enough. I think she’d love that, and you know me…” The girl said with her eyes sparking mischievously. “ I’m always game.”

Vellani blinked nervously and tried to back up near Gwen, leaving Lani and Er’ani to catch up. Gwen bulked. You should talk to him more! The girl wasn’t having any of it though. He’s busy Gwen, leave it. With that, the green finally relented, looking over at Leilani and Er’ani somewhat sorrowfully. She did want her’s to be happy.

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Olivia was enjoying the birds. They were all so cute and fluffy and she wanted to cuddle them! The first one had found an owner, it seemed. The girl beamed brightly at the little man, and wanted to go congratulate him when another egg in the nest suddenly fell out. The girl gasped loudly, hand in front of her face as a firelizard swooped down, to catch the egg. Luckily though, the flit had succeeded, and soon, a fluffy white ball of fluff was produced from Vikky’s claws. It was SOOOO cute! It was looking at her too! “ Look, Pip! Isn’t it adorable?”

The canine was decidedly less impressed and only yawned. He was much cuter than any old ball of fluff. But when Olivia suddenly rushed towards it, the canine whined and tilted his head to the side. He was cuter, right? Olivia wasn’t aware of her canine’s indecision and she scooped the chick up from the firelizard’s claws. “ Thank you for saving him!” She beamed at Vikky before cuddling the little bird close to her chest. It was so cute and fluffy and soft! At length, she pulled the bird away and looked at it critically “ You’re such a happy little boy, aren’t you? I think I’m going to name you Merry then!” Kneeling down, she clanked over to Pippin, who was looking after them sadly. “ Pippin! Come here and meet Merry. You guys should be friends.”

Pippin padded over, sniffing the little bird, who was flapping his wings happily. All this love was so nice, but he really was very hungry. He nipped Olivia’s finger affectionately. Food please! Liv frowned a little, reaching out for a bit of meat from one of the bowls and offering the meat to the bird. It cheeped at her happily, and looked at the meat, but didn’t take any of it. The little girl frowned a little. “ Aren’t you hungry, Merry?” Liv pouted a little and looked around for help. When she didn’t see any, she stood up and carefully walked to Merridan. “ Scuse me…” She said a little shyly. “ He isn’t eating! Is there something wrong with him?”

[Ruby]

Well, the Cirrus Egg seemed to be taking its own sweet time, now - once the wing and the leg broke shell, both flailed for a minute and then drooped, as if they hatchling inside was already exhausted. Eventually, both leg and wing retreated, and Kami made a curious cooing noise, nipping affectionately at Gawain before hopping back down into the nest. Tapping at the half-broken shell again, she got a little wiggle in response... but then, behind her, the Stratus Egg rolled and shattered against the edge of the nest, leaving the mottled gray Stratus Hatchling in its wake. An annoyed peep came from the Cirrus Egg, which just made the Stratus Male try to gather in his bulk and shrink down to nothing.

The scuffle at Shira's nest distracted Kami for a moment, and the Stratus Hatchling took that second to scan the crowd. He'd be happy to stay with his mother, be a wild bird or just... go away, after all, who would want him? Everyone was busy looking at the Cumulus Hatchling, which was all fine with him. Except... except there was someone here who was being pushed off just like he was. Ignored, pushed out, separated from the one she had come with (maybe the Stratus Male was being dramatic, but hey, he'd just hatched). With a melancholy chirp at Sena, he waddled her direction, trying and mostly failing to climb out of the nest. If she wanted him, she could come get him, otherwise he would just go somewhere else so he didn't bother anyone.

M'kai, meanwhile, was trying to sort out exactly who he should be talking to. Everyone who started making conversation seemed to be immediately distracted by a bird or another person, so he gave up trying to keep things going. Eventually, though, the dwarf handler (especially minuscule next to M'kai's 6'3") made it back with his bird, and M'kai gave him a lazy sort of smile. "Well, looks like you figured out the bonding part, Max," he said, gesturing at Nefertiti. "Congrats on your lady, I'm sure you'll see me and Merridan around more than normal. These birds love their families. If you just grab some of the meat and hold it up above her beak, she'll reach up and grab it. They need to be fed every two hours, and you'll need to keep her with you all the time... honestly they're kind of a pain, but they're fine once they're grown up."

[Ruby]

Stratus Male
Name:
Species: Razorclaw
Gender: Male
Bonded to: Sena

Appearance
The Stratus hatchling is large, or at least on the large side of average. He looks big, but that has more to do with some extra fat over whatever muscles he has, and rather fluffy feathers. His chest is deep and his wings are wide, like his mother's, but while Kami is all power, this male is all chunk. Extra-long tail feathers don't make him look any smaller. He is average at everything that might matter to a razorclaw or owner - his endurance is middling, his speed is mediocre, his agility and intelligence and trainability are all distinctly average. Actually, if the male ever felt the need to try, he could be pretty good at just about everything, but he doesn't try. Ever.

His coloring is distinctly gray, the same shade as his egg, and mottled like his egg, too. Several shades of gray patch and mix over his feathers in a vaguely striped pattern, mostly paler along his spine and shading towards black on his belly. Like the rest of Kami's offspring, this male has her black eyeliner, surrounded by a pale tan that bleeds almost immediately back into the gray. A single black teardrop marking sits just below his left eye. The prettiest parts of him are his eye-markings and his claws, which are shiny ebony and always appear well cared for, even when the rest of him looks pretty scruffy (which he often does).

Personality:
This male seems constantly down. Like a gray day, all of his moods are muted by what seems like endless depression. He's constantly mopey, and seems to get his greatest enjoyment out of seeing the worst in every situation. There's no silver lining with this razorclaw, he's just an endless downer... but somehow, it's not in a bad way. He's just so depressed and so depressing that he ends up being cute more often than not. Those big, eyelinered eyes often seem so close to tears, and this male has a certain way of looking up at you like you are the only decent thing in the world... well. It just melts your heart, even though he doesn't mean it to. Actually, simply because he doesn't mean it to makes it even cuter.

The only thing that seems to make make him even remotely happy is His. He is a constant companion to his human, either riding on their shoulder or hovering somewhere over their head, and he is a needy bird, too. Hunting is hard, and he's not as good as anyone else, and he would probably just get hurt anyway, so won't His feed him human food? (At least munching on flits and mandyrs won't be a problem) This same train of thought seems to infect everything about the bird: why try, because he will certainly do it wrong, and make a bigger mess for someone else, and he doesn't want to do that. Compliments will be met with dismissal and maybe a shy hint of acceptance, but only when they come from His - everyone else is just wrong, or trying to be nice. It is unlikely that he will rise to mate, given his low self-confidence, but if he does he will probably self-sabotage. The females deserve better mates, after all.

[Ivy]

Roselle was an early riser and was just finishing oiling up Tserieth when her Green informed her of the Brown's call. Razorclaw eggs? Hm. Somehow she had managed to go without Impressing anything since she came to the weyr - not that she was complaining much. She had heard some of the salamandyrs and those things could be sharding annoying. Firelizards weren't too bad she supposed, though time to time they wore on her nerves. Razorclaws... She hadn't seen many of them, so maybe it was worth checking out.

Setting her supplies aside she grabbed a clean dry towel and wiped her face and then her hands off. Tousling her hair she turned and headed towards the wherhandler apartments. She was late - a fact which was made clear to her when she realized some of the eggs had already hatched and the little fluffy birds had picked humans to call their own. They were cute she supposed. Spying someone - M'kai - with meat she grabbed some, just in case. "How does this work anyway? They don't Impress like anything else does, do they?" Her question was an open one, anyone nearby was welcome to answer as she hadn't really addressed it to anyone in particular.

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Swisk had slipped ahead of His to head to their apartment, while Swithin took his time. The wraith-like Blue may have been in a hurry to get to sleep but Swithin had some things on his mind still and figured he'd walk a bit slower. It was this slow gait he chose that led him into the hallway shortly after the clutch started hatching. Right into the midst of a group of others.

While Swithin normally didn't mind the company of others, he wasn't quite in the mood to be surrounded by people. Moving to side-step around the group he was stopped when the eggs began to hatch. Even in his current moodiness he couldn't deny the fluffy little hatchlings were adorable. Rather than moving on he stopped and leaned against a wall, keeping quiet and to himself.

[Tashe]

Oh man, he was late wasn't he? Well, A'emi shouldn't complain, after all he originally wasn't going to come in the first place. He wasn't entirely sure why people were always so interested in getting a pet, dragonic or otherwise, sure they were useful sometimes but all the rest? Well more often than not, they were just as detrimental! So why even bother? Either way, he was bored as all shards and had decided to face the "I told you so's" from A'emi so that he could have some entertainment in his day. The Greenrider was always a center of amusement, except of course, when he was moping or sulking over a certain Bluerider and his girlfriend. No names mentioned of course (m'kai). By the time he had arrived a good third of the clutch had hatched, not that he was upset at all mind you, at least not because of that... but A'emi of course, was no where to be found. He should have expected the Greenrider to pull something like this. Note to self; punch A'emi next time I see him.

Sighing (since he was here why not stay?), K'thay cast a glance around for people he might know. And the blazing red hair of a certain bluerider (m'kai) called out to him like a beacon. Walking quickly over to him, he nearly paused when he saw who the rider was talking to. It was nearly laughable really, such a tall man talking to such a... short one. Easing up to M'kai he put an elbow on his shoulder and leaned against him casually, giving the er... short guy a polite smile. "Congrats I suppose, hope you like waking up every couple of candle marks." Then to M'kai he said, "You have to remind me to..." He caught sight of Titania, "... express my wholehearted gratitude to A'emi for getting me to come here. Especially since he's not here himself." Although the Bluerider said this cheerfully, he hoped M'kai would catch his meaning underneath it all. He managed to slip his little snippet of commentary in before a girl wondered over to ask M'kai a question about Razorclaws. K'thay kept his comments to himself and continued to lean, content to simply just chill against his Blueriding buddy.

[Aftershock]

Max took some meat out of the bowls M'kai held, and held it above Nefertiti's head like he was instructed. The little razorclaw snatched a bit of the meat with her beak, swallowing it down before snatching a bite more. Smiling, he looked down at the silvery female and said, "Aw, I don't mind, she's a cutie, isn't she? Lucky for me Maximisk does most of the walking, so I can just be along for the ride if this little lady keeps me wore out."

Taking another piece of meat, he was feeding it as well to Nefertiti when K'thay approached and said his piece. Catching the man's sardonic tone, Nefertiti gave him a biting glare, holding herself up imperiously and making a haughty cheep before grooming a stray feather back into place, then resuming eating.

[Rowana]

At least someone had gone to the white baby, Merridan sighed with relief. He couldn't be badly harmed if he could still imprint on someone. Vikky seemed fine too. She trilled happily as Olivia came to take the baby, then starting to collect her gangly body together. Auran fluttered down, scolding and checking her over. Idiot green would get herself hurt one of these days. Vikky crooned slyly. Auran actually cared! The blue snorted indignantly. He only cared about Merridan, having Vikky around was a necessary pain. Vikky apparently didn't care, since she nuzzled him anyway.

Merridan saw that the girl was having some trouble though, and borrowed a few pieces of meat from M'kai's bowl before going to help her. She didn't know this one well, so she'd probably been a Burimyu candidate back before the joining. The canine was a bit worrisome, but it hadn't tried to eat the baby yet, so that was good. "He's fine," Mer assured her. "Just picky. Try this." She handed Olivia a bit of the raw meat, mushing it into a pulp between her fingers. "Just a little at a time." Shards, but she felt like someone's mother. And all because Shira wouldn't leave her alone if she didn't help too.

Shira glided back to her nest as the Stratus Male hatched and found his person. Her last egg was certainly taking it's time. Shira tap the little Fog Egg impatiently with her beak. Come now, it was time to hatch. It was keeping everyone waiting. The egg tapped and shook in response, but the baby inside still only managed a tiny hole before cheeping pitifully. Shira clucked in annoyance, but leaned down to pull some more of the shell free of her her offspring. When she was done, the tiny Fog Male sat blinking in the light.

He regarded the crowd with bright, curious eyes wondering why they were all there. Still, so long as they were, one of them would feed him, right? He waddled to the edge of the nest, examining each person in turn. It seemed he might really take his time decided, when he finally cried happily at one girl in particular. She was perfect! He wasn't fool enough to jump for her though, would she please come and get him? Hurry up, Roselle! They had things to see before the day was out!

[Rowana]

Fog Male
Name:
Species: Razorclaw
Gender: Male
Bonded to: Roselle

Appearance:
In contrast to his siblings, this small male is almost entirely brown. His feathers are a rich, dark brown that shines with a red glow in sunlight. His belly is covered in a soft grey color that spreads into bands down his back and colors two of his tail feathers. He does share the mask of the rest of his siblings, edging his eyes and beak with black. In flight, his colors are sure to display beautifully.

Much smaller than most razorclaws, this male will need extra care from his human. His muscles and bones are more frail than most and his body is delicate. While he is a fast and agile flyer, his endurance leaves something to be desired. Had he been born in the wild, he may not have to fledging and his human will need to be sure he doesn't injure himself. That being said, he will be capable of hunting on his own and extra skilled at taking down smaller prey, even darters. His wings, though small, are long and pointed making him an very fast diver.

Personality:
Curious and adventurous is this young male. Despite his size and strength, he will try his best to learn all he can about his world. This extends to exploring inside as well as out and trying to meet nearly everything living thing, that won't try to eat him. Like his mother, he is quite intelligent and will be a willing listener when his human tries to train him. He can been easily distracted, however, when sent on tasks out of sight and earshot.

While he likes to hunt, this male doesn't mind being fed and pampered to a point. He needs his space though, so don't expect him to hang around all day when he has things to investigate. Being small, he won't bother fire lizards or salamanders much, but he is fond of others of his own kind. He'll even try to chase the females, though with his small wings he might not win many. Usually he'll try to display his wits with fancy tricks or steep dives.

[Avu]

Oh, whoops, wrong bird.

Sena nodded, gaze flicking to Kami from Shira and then back again, curiously. They were both very pretty birds, weren’t they? She didn’t notice much aside from the birds—the Impression of the second one made her squirm slightly, still hopeful despite herself—until someone imposed between her and Iski. Sena’s first response was to blurt, “Oh, sorry,” assuming that whoever was trying to get through to the clutch or something, but the half-formed apology died in her throat when she turned startled, wide eyes to X’rx and discovered he had plastered himself onto her aunt and…what? She wasn’t that much younger than him, surely. Sena’s eyebrows furrowed, her frown more confused than truly antagonistic; she didn’t—

Her chin lifted slightly at Iski’s introduction of her, and Sena attempted a polite smile despite the beginnings of indignation, a sort of jealous possessiveness at the familiarity. “X’rx?” she echoed, testing the name out for pronunciation, “Nice to meet you.” Would’ve offered to shake his hand but he didn’t seem all too likely to accept it. Or to let go of her aunt, at that. Instead Sena sidled around to Iskierka’s other side, leaning defiantly close to her, although she wasn’t quite childish enough to reclaim her hand (if only because it probably would’ve been too blatantly obvious, that).

Except—

The baby toddling towards the edge of its nest (and her? Sena couldn’t really tell with everyone gathered so closely around the nests, but maybe) had her attention instantly, though, and as the Razorclaw wobbled, Sena darted forward to meet it, flicking a tentative smile at the baby’s mother as she cupped her hands under the baby, coaxing him into her palm. “Hi, sweetie,” she crooned softly at it—him, she thought, even though balls of white fluff weren’t quite conducive to gender-identity. Curling her fingers up around the baby to keep him from toddling off her hand—not that he seemed very eager to go anywhere but—she backed away from the clutch again, turning to make for the meat now. She paused to smile widely at Iskierka—disregarding X’rx for the moment, because baby bird!

“I’m going to have to name you, aren’t I,” she murmured to the bird, returning her attention to him as she managed to get to M’kai without jostling her precious burden, “You’re just precious, aren’t you?” She patted the pads of her fingers gingerly over the downy, damp feathers as the creature cheeped at her soberly, blinking beady eyes up at her anxiously. “Um,” Sena answered, unsure of interpreting bird-speak, “Food, s’at what you’re asking for? Okay…let me see, just…” She settled baby close to her collarbone to free up one hand, smiling tentatively at M’kai, “Hi Candidatemaster…could I have some food for him, please?”

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Your sarcasm can hardly be appreciated, Titania commented with no little amusement to K’thay, flaring her wings in pleasant greeting to the man. He wasn’t as familiar to the Salamandyr as M’kai was—mostly because he didn’t have a Razorclaw that liked to kidnap her on occasion—but Titania was around A’emi enough and A’emi was around K’thay enough that she was completely comfortable with him. The green nipped M’kai’s jaw lightly, and then leapt to K’thay’s shoulder instead, circling once before she looped herself around his collar, craning up to nip his earlobe as well. You couldn’t possibly go a little closer, could you? she asked, ignoring his comments on A’emi deliberately. Kami’s makes a very poor perch, his height aside.

[Requiem]

Oh. Niece! X'rx's expression shifted immediately to a more genuine - even friendly - smile. He was fine with a niece. She was rather pretty, too, though she wasn't one of his males. Shame. Maybe later. Maybe...she seemed a little shy. The greenrider responded with a, "It's my pleasure. Your niece is quite charming, Iski." The bluerider's ear was graced with another affectionate nibble and her shoulders squeezed before, content now that there was no danger of his blue being stolen from him, X'rx moved away to locate some more males to entice and secure for later.

M'kai and K'thay were passed up due to their proximity to the razorclaw thingies. (He had no intention of getting one of those birds. He was here for the males and the males only.) No, his eyes lit on a rather thin and lanky creature instead, a man off by himself. That was Jeth's. Crooning in his throat, X'rx sauntered over toward L'am - that was his name, right? - and without preamble laced his fingers through that shaggy brown mane of his. The bluerider wasn't so much taller than him that he needed to stand on tiptoe to plant one on him, the kiss teasing. "Hi there, handsome. Has anyone told you that you have excellent style? How did you manage to find such clothes after the earthquake?" X'rx traced a hand down the man's arm and smiled up into L'am's eyes.

He might well have even turned it up another notch or two. (Ioth's he didn't have to wonder about coming, but Jeth's he wasn't that familiar with. The more males the better. Besides, the part of X'rx that wasn't completely lost in a pre-Flight hormonal tempest always enjoyed new options, new friends, new bedmates. Yeessss.) He might have, but for a certain scene he caught out of the corner of his eye. Was that one of his males flirting with two greens? Really? Really?! He turned his head and smiled, the expression containing a slightly sharp edge. That. Would. Not. Do.

"Come along, big boy," he purred to his 'acquisition.' In his mind L'am could be used to create a similar simmer of jealousy in Lketh's, and he snuck a handful of the man's ass in a light squeeze before taking his arm and half-pulling him toward the two girls hanging all over the albinorider. They could have him when they were about to Fly. X'rx was really sensible that way. But when it was his turn, the males were his, and he wasn't sharing them with greens that didn't even have a glow. (He might be convinced if other greens were close to Rising, because all greens should have males to court them.)

An almost haughty look was given to Vellani as he passed her with L'am (hopefully) still in tow. Though if the bluerider were smart he'd extricate himself before any drama could unfold. X'rx nipped the man's neck and murmured a sultry, "Stay close," to him, complete with a wink, before edging past Leilani. "If you're looking for a good time," the greenrider commented suggestively, a hand going to his hip as the other trailed up Er'ani's chest and he lifted a brow. "I can do things these children have never dreamed of."

[Rei]

Er’ani smiled warmly at Vellani. Faranth she was adorable when she got all shy on him. It was part of what drew him to her. He liked the shy ones a million times better then the throw themselves at you types. Slutty had it’s uses. But it was the shy ones that were the most worth his time. Plus they blushed the best and he loved the way girls looked when they blushed. Vell was just…special. And he hadn’t even slept with her yet. Nor would he go that route till Gweneveth was well old enough. But still he liked her a good deal. “That’s good. It’s always better when they actually like the lessons. Lketh doesn’t really have much in the way of feelings about anything so I had to be gung ho for the both of us. Be happy for her enthusiasm.” Tilting his head his expression became thoughtful. “Isn’t nice to her? Well she’s likely just jealous.” Turning to the dragon he wiggled his fingers at her playfully. “Hear that Gwen? Don’t let her get you down. She just is insecure is all.”

Turning back to Vellani Er’ani couldn’t help but laugh. “Yeah he is cool. But don’t tell him that. Make him wonder. It’s more fun that way.” Winking at her he grinned. “Nah. M’ta talks a good game but he’s really an awesome guy. One of those act tough but underneath he’s a real softy. Believe me I know. He just cares and it comes off as gruff.” Leaning forward he said in a quiet tone as if he didn’t want to be overheard. Really he just wanted an excuse to be closer to her. “Probably has a bit of that short man syndrome really. Acts all tough to compensate for his height.” Straightening back up he smiled again. “Ah don’t mention it Vell. I mean it. Anytime we can help Lketh and I will be glad to give you a few pointers or even some advice.” Keeping her close was a good idea. She was a sweet girl and made a good friend. Even if nothing ended up happening between them he decided a long time ago that he’d rather she stick around.

Leilani had his attention next and when she came close he pulled her into a hug before releasing her. “You look awesome Lei.” With a playful smile Er’ani continued. “Well of course. We for sure have to get together and make some more mischief. Been far too long since we all had lessons together.” Lketh took that moment to croon to Leilani. The albino quite liked his siblings. They would be among a small spattering of dragons that he felt any affection for whatsoever. In fact Er’ani much suspected that Kate might be the only female he’d ever chase. He certainly had not shown any interest whatsoever in anything else that had ever risen.

Attention still solely on the two females Er’ani’s first clue that something was up was a surge of interest from Lketh. Blinking the albinorider glanced around and saw none other then that over the top sexual male heading his way. Yeaaah no thanks. He might have left if not for the girls. No sense leaving them there for the guy to snark at.

Dark eyes narrowed on X’rx as he approached with his ‘pet’. When he moved past Leilani to actually touch him the young man stepped back from the touch and gently batted the greenrider’s hand aside. “Sorry hun. Not interested.” He said flatly. Not one bit. Lketh behind him had gotten to his feet and a soft growl started to emanate from the white dragon’s chest, his lip curling slightly, though no teeth were bared. Yet. Er’ani watched Xr’x out of the corner of his eye as he spoke to the two girls again.

“Vell, Lei. Getting a little crowded. You want to grab some klah or something?” With that he stepped past X’rx and firmly mentally reined in Lketh. No Buddy. It’s fine I’ll handle it. The growling stopped though whirling crimson eyes stayed focused on Xr’x. Not that their color necessarily meant anything. Lketh’s eyes, after all, were always red.

[Ruby]

Taking it's time indeed. For one of the first eggs to hatch, the Cirrus egg waited at least a full minute after the Fog hatchling had broken shell and Impressed before moving at all again. Kami actually hopped over to nudge it, tapping on it as she had before the first limbs had broken through. Was her baby ok in there? It had almost half hatched, time to break shell all the way, time to enter the world!

Finally, after much persuasion, the Cirrus Hatchling complied. Once all of the other hatchlings had been claimed by their new mamas, once the maximum attention had been turned back to the nests, the Cirrus Egg finally split between the holes punched earlier, cracking neatly in two halves to expose the striped, slim little Cirrus Male. Whistling his arrival, the smallest Razorclaw of the two clutches puffed out his chest feathers despite the residual egg goo, shaking himself all over. Yes, he had arrived! Now, who looked like a good mommy?

Well, that was an easy enough choice. Only one had his style, his flash - and there was something shiny in his hair. Cheeping at X'rx, he flapped at the Greenrider, trying to get lift with his tiny baby wings (and failing). Kami had to snag him by his extra-long tail feathers to keep him from falling out of the nest, then aimed a pleasant crr-rrr-rree at the greenrider, inviting him over. She wouldn't bite.

Once again, questions were answered for M'kai as soon as they were asked. It seemed like the best way to get a Razorclaw was to say 'hey, how do I impress one of these things?' M'kai never really got to explain that it was more of a sort of mother/child imprinting than actual Impression, but whatever, those that got one would figure it out soon enough. K'thay, though, managed to escape. "I'll do that," he replied with a sardonic smile, tempted to shake K'thay off but resisting. The two Blueriders had chased together often enough - Kyrahth usually swapped between Castidenloth and Futh - so physical contact was nothing new, but still. Physical contact with any other man was particularly odd at the moment.

Luckily, Titania whisked K'thay away and the girl who'd gotten the first of Kami's babies approached. He should know her, she was a Candidate, what was her name? Oh well. "Sure, have at it," he said, holding out the bowl with a smile. That's when the Cirrus Male decided to make an appearance, his loud call stealing M'kai's attention away... and then it was over. Just like that. Kami nuzzled Gawain one final time before winging her way back to M'kai's shoulder, settling in to her familiar place there. Yes, everything was back to normal.

[Ruby]

Cirrus Male
Name:
Species: Razorclaw
Gender: Male
Bonded to: X'rx

Appearance
A pretty sort of mixed color, the Cirrus male's feathers are tan and gray and white, clustering into stripes much like a tabby cat's. It is a unique pattern on a razorclaw - some may have faint stripes, or the beginnings of stripes, but the Cirrus male is striped. Unlike a tabby cat, however, his most obvious stripes are white, not dark. The white stripes down his wings and his extra-long tail make very pretty patterns when he flies, and he knows how to use them quite well to his advantage. Besides his stripes, his only marking is his mother's eyeliner, and his claws shine ivory instead of ebony, but altogether it makes him quite remarkable. In all honesty, he likes being a flashy bird.

His frame isn't quite so flashy - he's a small male, not just smallish but straight up little. His feathers will always be sleek and shiny, but his wings are proportionate to his frame (i.e. small) and his musculature, while also sleek, will never be powerful. He's slender and, honestly, looks - and is - rather delicate. He'll need to learn to be a careful flier, which should be easy since he is not fast and his stamina is mediocre at best, although his long tail makes him extra-agile. Until he learns to respect his own shortcomings, however, injuries may be frequent.

Personality
The Cirrus male isn't the brightest birdy in the nest. Call it ego, arrogance, or self-confidence, this bird has a somewhat inflated view of himself, and he isn't afraid to act upon that. He likes chasing the biggest females he can handle, and will often switch females mid-flight if one of them does something particularly exciting. Outside of flight, he's exactly the same, always assuming he is the best at everything despite all evidence to the contrary. Depending on how other beings react to him, this can be either be not a problem, or quite intimidating. If you treat him lightly or happily, he'll be a light, happy bird, but if you treat him with fear or challenge, you'll get the same right back.

He's quite independent, but he loves to be loved. If His is affectionate, he will return the same, but if His seems annoyed or displeased, he will disappear for days, weeks, or even months at a time. Unfortunately, since he isn't the most intelligent creature alive, he is not especially trainable, and His will have a very hard time breaking him of his desire to eat other people's pets, salamandyrs especially. He doesn't understand how or why they talk, and it irks him. The best way to keep him from snacking on inappropriate food is to distract him with bigger prey. Despite his size, he is a talented and vicious hunter, even with his conspicuous feathers - that only means he will have to be more silent and more sneaky, and therefore more deadly. That said, he will reject any food he doesn't have to hunt for himself, and pre-killed food will likely be thrown back in His' face. If His is loving, though, the Cirrus male will want to care for His and share his bounty, so expect 'gifts' of partially dismembered creatures on a regular basis. Here's hoping His has a strong stomach.

[Zephyr]

L’am really wasn’t paying much attention to anything else besides the hatching chicks. He didn’t know anyone here, not really, and while he wasn’t anti-social in the least, he was just having a much better time watching who the birds chose instead of getting to know any strangers. There was always time for that. So, it surprised him when he noticed someone walking up to him. Eyes shifted to the other man, and L’am confirmed the fact that he did not know this one. He was about to say hi, or anything really when the man walked right up and caught his lips in a kiss. For once, the man was speechless. L’am’s eyes widened, but he didn’t push the man away. He still retained his shocked expression even when X’rx pulled away from him. “ Um..well, I…what lottery did I win?” He said, smoothly reverting back to his jokester persona.

He noticed the man looking away, and thought perhaps there was something about that other man he should know. When X’rx started pulling him towards Er’ani and the girls, he didn’t fight it. So. He wanted to make the attractive bluerider jealous? Finally it dawned on him where he’d seen this one around. He was a greenrider. He is Evelyth’s. She is about to rise. L’am sighed lightly. He should have known. And I suppose you intend to chase her? He felt the mental shrug of his mindmate. It’s a possibility. Thanks for being direct, Jeth. Eyes went towards the weyrlings and the bluerider, a shiver going down his spine when he felt the greenrider’s breath on his neck. Oh Faranth. He was no match for a cute greenrider, especially when their dragons’ flight was coming and they were positively throwing themselves around.

He had had good times in the past, maybe this would turn into more? Not that he’d complain.

L’am eyed the bluerider, grinning lightly. He was a good looking man. Maybe he could join in if he played his cards right?

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Vellani was all ready to sneak away when the two men walked up to them. Eyes widened at the blatent public display of affection, smiling sheepishly and blushing even more. Though, when X’rx tossed her the look he had, her smile disappeared. What had she done to him? I don’t know if I like this man… Gwen said, pressing close to her rider. Vellani decided that this was a bad situation all around and wasn’t prepared for the surge of jealousy when X’rx propositioned Er’ani. The rise in emotion affected Gwen and the little dragonet growled softly. It wasn’t really loud enough to be heard, but Vell felt it in the subtle rumbling of her bonded’s body against hers’.

The blonde smiled triumphantly when Er’ani turned the man down. Not only that, but he invited her and Leilani to join him for a drink. Her eyes widened happily, but she wasn’t sure if she wanted to go and quite possibly make a fool of herself in front of him. This is your chance! Don’t worry, you’ll be great. You always are! Vellani scratched her dragon’s ridges affectionately and smiled at Er’ani. “Of course! I’d love to!” Gweneveth was positively thrumming with Vellani’s newfound confidence.

Leilani wasn’t impressed with X’rx’s display either. She understood that he couldn’t help himself. She remembered how she wanted to throw herself at anything moving right before Kate had risen. It was what led her to having to sleep with H’nes, something she didn’t like reliving, honestly. But still, one had to be able to control themselves right before their dragon’s flight. This one was obviously having a little trouble with that. And he seemed to be making the dragons uncomfortable. She brushed past the man, hopefully to separate him from Lketh and Gweneveth some more when she answered Er’ani’s invitation. “ Well yeah I’ll go. You don’t even need to ask. And I think Kate will be back soon.” She flashed Lketh a grin. Maybe Gwen and Lketh could get to know each other a little though. Maybe it would make them both feel a little better.