HRWClutch:34/NPCs

HRW Clutch 34/NPCs

Two greens and a brown

There's no way to tell which egg ends up going first: it's one, two, three for the Flashing Lights, Untamed and Molded Glass Eggs, all hatching at once to leave behind two greens and a brown. The trio all go off in different directions, teetering between their as-yet unhatched siblings before - finally! - finding their matches.

Narrow, Insubstantial Blue Nhidanth and local girl (Quielle)

Shuddering and twitching, the Snikt Egg performs a partial roll forward. It's just enough momentum to place a hairline fracture across that wicked silver cross, one that abruptly breaks further apart under the frenzied efforts of the dragon within. The narrow, insubstantial blue teeters to his feet, and then loses his footing altogether. It's fine, though: he ends up collapsed at the feet of one of the local girls, whose face breaks into a brilliant smile as she reaches down to cradle him, promising, "I've got you, Nhidanth."

Bulky Green and Farmcraft Boy / Dainty Green and Girl

The concerted efforts of the hatchling within the Weirdly Wonderful Egg have had it rocking back and forth for a few minutes, but now, finally, an almighty shove sends it rattling against the nearby Remnants of a Wish Egg: both shatter on impact. Left in their wake, a dainty green and her bulkier sister take their time in getting up and moving on, the latter finding a farmcraft boy soon after, the former wandering lost for several minutes before she finds her girl.

Green Ghislaith and Sabella (PC)

The sickly bands of color on the Demonic Stink Egg shudder under pressure from within, unravelling into shards as the hatchling breaks through. Lichen-green and little, she crawls free of an egg that is still partially intact, head lifting with interest... and a hunger that turns her eyes to whirling rapidly red.

Meanwhile, the little lichen green clambers past some egg shards, poking her nose into them in a moment of brief interest; but no, that's not really what she's after. Something else. Something better. She finds it quite by accident, running straight into Sabella's knees, meeting her eyes only when she falls backwards onto the sands. Success!

Strutting Brown Cissoth and Canie

Huge Tracts of Land Egg bursts open abruptly, scattering egg goo everywhere - and especially about the strutting brown within. He is quick on his feet, sidling past the bigger dragons and his siblings in order to seek out the one he's interested in-- light-fingered Canie. This one? She didn't need to steal at all!

Green Solith and Telavi (PC)

The You Might Vanish Away Egg cracks along the darker edges of its tendrils in long, ribbon-like wisps, but its former occupant proves to be as insubstantial-looking as her protective shell had been: all gossamer wings and hazy eyes, having a difficult time of it until a girl breathlessly breaks the line of candidates and helps the little green up.

Summer-Sky Blue Khadreonth and N'gan

The little summer-sky blue that hatches from the Bright Idea Egg doesn't seem to know which way to turn: this way, that way, back around upon himself. In his confusion, he quite shoves past a group of candidates, arcing wide towards the... galleries? It's Lady Edeline's young cousin, Ennegan, widely considered a possible heir to her Hold, who throws himself past the barriers and towards the little dragon. "Khadrenoth," he yells, utterly oblivious to the problem his Impression has just caused. "Yes, you found me. I'm your N'gan."

Sly Blue and Sybile / Blue (became Ahruth and E'sren) / Green

It's another three eggs that shudder and crack open in quick succession, on different parts of the sands - the Kal-El's Heel, Better Living Through Pharmacology, and The Void Looks Into You Eggs issuing forth two blues and one green. One of the blues, with a sly cast to his features and an intelligent light in whirling eyes, is quick to pick out dark-haired, quick-witted Sybile, whose grin is just this side of crafty despite her obvious joy. The others follow after.

Birch-brown Adrovanth and J'tor

Tiny shards begin to fall from the Fegg to the sands, littering the golden backdrop with iron and amber and red. Abruptly, a sharp talon pushes through, snicker-snack, and with this opening in place, the rest follows easily: limbs and body and birch-brown tail. He takes his time, hunting through the sands, but finally finds himself a skinny boy from High Reaches' lower caverns. "Adrovanth!" he says, all delight.

Steely Blue Erdiath and Kestia

Perhaps it's the metallic chill of The Hotter it Gets Egg that has it taking so long to even shudder, but when it does begin to make its move, the hatching is almost instantaneous, revealing steely blue dragon beneath steely blue shell. Slow to move and slower to choose, he eventually meanders up to a girl from Nabol way who's so far been stunned by the speed and confusion of her first hatching. Until: "Erdiath! Of course I'm paying attention..."

Blue and Green and local candidates

In a flurry of eggshells, the Now You Don't and Love Is Like Oxygen Eggs collapse upon themselves, issuing a green and a blue onto the sands. Neither seems especially picky: they both pick local Candidates as their partners in quick order, and are moved steadily off the sands.

Rusty Brown and boy from Crom

The complex patterns of the Plumbing Puzzle Egg seem to twist and turn in on themselves until the series of cracks has the shell fall into nothingness, expelling the rusty brown within. He finds his match in a rough-looking boy from Crom. Aren't there an awful lot of Candidates from there this time around? Still, it's too late to wonder about that: that brown is the last of them, and as he is led off, the sands are suddenly overwhelming quiet.