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Month 1

Sometimes, it's hard to keep up with exactly what is going on with other PCs, and, even when we know what is going on, it's not always easy to know how much of it we might have ICly noticed. This page is designed to provide a place for to lay out anything other weyrlings (and the weyrling staff) might know about what is going on with your character. If you've written a vignette that you think sums things up, feel free to link to it. Otherwise, you can write a few lines, a paragraph or two, or even nothing at all (this is wholly optional).

A new page will put up each IC month.

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Edyis

These two struggle from the very beginning, and it quickly becomes clear that they are opposites. Those who know Edyis might quickly recognize the memory lapses and constant distractedness whenever Akluseth is awake as abnormal behavior. Akluseth promises to be trouble from the onset, often (unintentionally) disruptive during lectures. He doesn't stay still for very long, and usually takes at least two reminders to do something before he gets distracted again. Where the pair does well, is in the physical conditioning, Edyis doesn't have to change much in her usual routine and Akluseth while awkward, enjoys the direct challenge of physical exertion. Practice, however, is another matter entirely.

Farideh

The first month of weyrlinghood is a trying one, and while for the most part it doesn't appear as though Roszadyth and Farideh are having issues with separation, willpower, or agreement, it is apparent that there's something brewing underneath the surface. Farideh has ups and downs: happy one day, sad the next, mad another, or simply brooding. Everything is overwhelming and new, from the light calisthenics to the added pressure of impending placement exams and Harper lessons; not to mention the upcoming months of even harder training.

They keep mostly to themselves, Farideh in her self-absorbed way and Roszadyth in not wanting to intrude into the lives of her siblings. When they do socialize, it's both distracted and weary, and they're not long in excusing themselves altogether. Left to her own devices, when Roszadyth is sleeping, Farideh will often find someplace in the bowl (patio ledge, lakeshore, etc) to retreat, to get away from the constant buzz and flow of the barracks. From an outside perspective, it could look as either the gold pair are taking their newfound roles with ease, or that the once-laundress is scattered.

Keysi

The pair are quickly notable to be one and the same- mirror images of each other at the core. Every action they do is a play off of each other to do it better than the last time, or perhaps faster than the other weyrlings. Every day is a challenge to be stronger than yesterday. The physical training comes easy to them, even if Neianth's impatience is an explosive thing when he can't do everything perfectly the first time. It is clear, however that Keysi herself is not excelling at this first month of weyrlinghood. Her biggest struggle is separation, in which at first she doesn't even try. Those who know her can see emotions she's never shown before, simply reflections of Nei's tumultuous personality. The once studious and work-focused girl has been neglectful of duties and shown an absentmindedness that makes even simple interactions difficult. Her second issue remains even harder to overcome- the forgetfulness of Neianth's age as their physical limits are pushed far more rapidly than this first month of growth should allow.

Laine

Lucky: Laine and Lifreyth's sleep schedules align to one another within the first few nights. Unlucky: that schedule doesn't quite match up with what's expected of them. The two are slow to rouse in the morning owing to late, late nights (usually spent together on Lifreyth's couch) and, like clockwork, both dragon and weyrling return to the barracks for a nap in the early afternoon as soon as lessons permit.

But despite increasingly off-kilter sleep patterns, the two are attentive at lessons and answers come readily from Lifreyth and Laine--albeit far more slowly from the latter... almost as though prompted. And, like several of their clutchmates, separation of selves poses a challenge. Laine's complaints seem to revolve around how superfluous and unnecessary she finds the exercises to be--and it becomes more apparent as the month wears on that she's simply unable to distinguish between them. Separation comes in starts and stops, with evident reluctance on Laine's part to even put in the work.

Towards the end of the month, those who are in close contact with the two may come to realize that it's Lifreyth who's the driving force between the pair, feeding his seemingly boundless, perceptive energy back into his lifemate: dazed, Laine's just caught up in his wake.

O'nahi

R'van

Despite R'van's apparent disinterest in anything dragonriding prior to Impression, he and Vadevjiath have made a surprisingly solid pairing so far. Separation of their feelings hasn't been an issue, and Vadevjiath isn't an outwardly needy dragon in general: he keeps to schedule, he doesn't cling, and overall he gets into far less trouble than his clutchmates. Truthfully, Vadevjiath seems more content than anything, lacking his more curious siblings' taste for sticking their noses where they may not belong. He's too serious, too focused, with a optimistic doggedness to him: he's not the biggest, not the most coordinated, not the best; but he's determined and makes steady progress.

R'van is easily one of the most educated among the clutch, owing to his apprenticeship with the Smiths: no stress about exams and placement tests here. He's still somewhat aloof, more focused on his dragon than his fellow weyrlings; Vadevjiath's one quirk is his physical possessiveness of whatever he deems his, and R'van himself is tops of that list. Those who encroach on either of their spaces will find themselves facing the ire of a bronze who postures much bigger than he is. Excepting the leg up his education gives him, R'van is as solid but unexceptional as his dragon: he's smart, which serves him well, but he's completely new to this life unlike many of the others. And while he might not slack, exactly, he's certainly not pushing himself nearly as hard as he likely could. While he's clearly still tired at the end of the day, same as anyone, he weathers it with only a little more snappishness in his typically dry wit. If there's one thing to be said for apprenticing, it certainly prepares you for terrible hours and shit work at the bottom of the food chain.

Rook

T'mic

T'mic doesn't remember much of the hatching. Hesitating before going in, something about a wandering brown, the gold hatching, and then it's just Jorrth all the way down. The first few days, he'll have been utterly surprised and first-time-happy for each and every other weyrling he's met in the barracks, whether they impressed before or after him. By day two, he'll have made note of the faces who aren't there. Throughout the first two weeks, he'll be a little surprised every time anyone than Jorrth calls him T'mic, and may even have tried to correct them with his departed 'o'. T'mic's a bit more his old Tomic self when Jorrth is asleep, though something is clearly not properly aligned in their sleep patterns, and T'mic isn't always retaining much of what's said to him in these times. The big guy's exhausted. Exhausted, and completely and utterly smitten with his blue Jorrth. Jorrth's own enthusiasm to see and know (and headbutt and play with) everything is enough to power the both of them through the constant oilings and roamings and discoveries. How long it will take before T'mic can maturely reflect on how much his life has changed remains to be seen.

Yesia

Surprising some, Yesia took well to the demands placed upon her by Aeaeth in the first month, proving she's got the ability to be adaptable and willing to take on challenging tasks, provided they are something she wants to do. The newly Impressed pair did not get any more sleep than their peers (less, maybe, because she insisted on rising earlier if only to brush and style her long hair) and Yesia had plenty to say about some of the weyrlings' assigned tasks, but for the most part what she has told the weyrlingmasters directly holds true: Impressing Aeaeth did not change her routines or her abilities; she just had to accommodate the chatty green, a thing she did very willingly.

Aeaeth, for her part, is a clingy and very emotionally needy dragon. Lacking as Yesia is in the friends department - and with Paz and Olrina both on blues, engaged in a completely different sense of camraderie that omits her - feeling like she played a pivotal and necessary role in Aeaeth's life out the gate was good for the greenrider. It can be noted, however, that as the month passes, Yesia's patience with Aeaeth is mercurial at best. She sometimes goes from being extremely calm, smiling at the green obligingly, to snapping aloud at her over something. This could be cause for concern, if it's witnessed by the staff; however, probing or talking to the green will suggest she's not worse for having been treated thus, often forgetting anything even happened happened, or forgiving the incidents immediately. She's likely to make excuses for her lifemate's behavior, blaming it on stress or sleepiness or even hunger...but it can be noted she always tells these with the ribbons of color that indicate she might be concealing the truth, both about her feelings and about Yesia's motivations.

Ysaera

Z'kiel

That first month finds little obvious change in Z'kiel - he still rises early (along with Ahtzudaeth) and he goes to sleep late (with some napping in the middle of the day, of course). It's apparent enough that he's as taciturn as before - if not more so. In truth, he's even more distant, but that might be difficult to discern owing to his pre-hatching aloofness.

But. He takes well to the lessons - particularly anything that requires physical labor - and he tends to Ahtzudaeth with the utmost of care. He's very aware of his dragons needs and sees to them without question. The pair seem to converse regularly, but there is no verbalization on Z'kiel's part - he takes quite readily to the mind-to-mind communion that some have trouble with.

Interestingly, separation is not a problem. Though it might be perceived of as a problem with communication, it's quite the opposite; they both know where their boundaries are and know to keep to their side of the line.

For his part, Ahtzudaeth keeps his counsel to himself (for now) and is keen on learning. He's a cunning sort, watchful and curious, but not as prone to being as physically involved as the others. That's not to say he doesn't exercise - quite the opposite - just that he reserves his energy for something purposeful. He'll often be found walking and stretching and otherwise giving his limbs a good working out when he's not daintily devouring dinner or slumbering away.

Month 2

Edyis

Exam results:

• Reading: A+
• Writing: A+
• Arithmetic: B-
• Local History: A+
• World History: A+

All that time in the Records Room, and her compulsive need to know and study pays off in not being seated in remedial lessons. In most classes, she takes extensive and detailed notes in shorthand, but none of it helps much with her people skills. She does help anyone who asks, but has become more withdrawn, often only in the barracks when required to be. She is keen to follow the letter of the rules, but the spirit of them is something else entirely. There are all the makings of quiet rebellion starting to brew beneath the surface, especially after haircuts. Classes provide some relief; Edyis is the most engaged in Dragonhealing classes, often talking with the instructors after class when they will allow. Self-defense, however, is a complete and perhaps obvious frustration. Often distracted or struggling to pay attention, strangely when singled out she can usually demonstrate or answer questions effectively, but often she's reading something for another class. It is the etiquette lessons that seem to be the most challenging, (unsurprisingly to some) and often she stays after class to ask questions when the instructors allow.

Akluseth is his usual restless self, often frustrated by his rapidly increasing size that limits the places he can explore. He is beginning to take an interest in his clutch mates and other dragons. The new exercises added into the physical routines has helped with his ability to focus and his sometimes (unintentionally) disruptive energy. His recklessness is most noticeable, sometimes starting an action even before the instructor has finished their sentence. His relationship with Edyis seems to have changed somewhat too, and while he can't explain to anyone what goes on in his rider's head he reacts to her moods more quickly. Often fiercely so.

Farideh

Exam results:

• Reading: A
• Writing: A
• Arithmetic: D
• Local History: B-
• World History: A-
  

Much of month two is spent studying and reading, and then studying for more in preparation for the placement exams. Farideh has been adamant about succeeding and not ending up as the last of their class, though the actual results vary in the end. She throws herself into her duties too, and seems to enjoy the morning and evening laps that she does in the bowl. Others may notice she spends less time in the barracks, when Roszadyth is sleeping or otherwise occupied, and more time in the records room or wandering the lower caverns. She isn't deliberately aloof, but seems to have a lot of things on her mind and bonding with her fellow weyrlings isn't high on that list.

Roszadyth is as kind and sensible as ever, and seems to be having more of an impact on her lifemate in terms of rerouting her temper. As for herself, she takes her own part with delicacy, not exactly throwing herself into the extra exercises that now include the dragons, but neither does she withhold. She continues to enjoy spending time with and talking to her clutchmates.

Keysi

Exam results:

• Reading: A+
• Writing: A+
• Arithmetic: A
• Local History: A-
• World History: A-

Month one ended in frustration, month two in a sense of self-resolve that may have some heads spinning. Keysi and Neianth appear to have come to an understanding, one in which they're never seen apart and they simply feed off of each other- to betterment, not detriment so far as was feared by the once-healer since day one. Together, they've refocused that energy tirelessly into studying and training to the point where some may wonder if she even sleeps. Her pre-Impression self has returned in full-fury, and the examinations provided little difficulty given her history of travels, and turns within the HealerHall. Her change is not perfected, certainly, and Keysi is still prone to funneling and amplifying Neianth's impatient annoyance into her interactions with her fellows and superiors. Delayed, she criticizes herself for the things said, but has yet to be humble enough to apologize openly.

She seems to have taken a different approach to the classes than she did initially, while Neianth continues to pursue his own training with over-enthusiasm and doesn't quit even when the sessions are over- even if his awkwardly long legs and wings make things more difficult than he deems fair. At first, they'wasted her time' in her opinion. However, she's come to realize just because she knows so many things, doesn't mean she's too good for it. Even in the self-defense courses that are so painfully basic, she's polished a couple of the rough and dusty edges of her modesty and has remembered just how important those basics are, in everything. And In a gesture towards Weyrlingmaster Quinlys, Keysi cut her hair herself.

See Month 2 Vignette

Laine

Exam results:

• Reading: B+
• Writing: B
• Arithmetic: A-
• Local History: C
• World History: C-

Marks saved only by the grace of her craft, Laine does not prove to be a keen student. The placement exams land her squarely in the middle of the class, with math, surprisingly, emerging as her strongest suit (must've been all that measuring twice, cutting once business). Admittedly, she tries to study for the exams, but... that sleep schedule of hers and Lifreyth just keeps getting weirder. Not yet to the point of nodding off in class, she's holding it together, apparently, through force of will alone. She's most alert and attentive in the self-defense and first aid classes, though her enthusiasm for the etiquette classes is lacking. The calisthenics and physical exercise are embraced willingly--it's not uncommon, even, to find the weyrling running laps at odd hours.

Lifreyth remains his self-possessed, cheeky self, offering support to his lifemate and his clutchmates in spades. His unbound curiosity takes him not only to the farthest permissible edges of the Weyr (and sometimes a little further beyond that), but also has him exploring the minds and personalities of the dragons of 'Reaches with that probing inquisitiveness. Some consider it charming; others, snooping--but in any case, Lifreyth isn't one to complain if he's rebuffed.

O'nahi

R'van

Exam results:

• Reading: A+
• Writing: A+
• Arithmetic: A+
• Local History: A+
• World History: A

If it weren't obvious already, R'van's a smart guy. He finishes exams with flying colors, though his history scores certainly benefit from being a local: it's his least favorite of them all. He also may have tried to show off on the math portion, with his own notes written in on higher-level applications than what they'll likely be tested on. Because R'van is also a smart ass, and that's becoming readily apparent as weyrlinghood becomes more of a stressor. He's early to rise, late to bed, often working on his own secretive things: reading well after curfew; taking advantage of Vadevjiath's naps not to rest himself, but to push on with his own personal agenda. While he does well enough in dragon-related classes, he's not tops there: it's just not the same kind of priority. Of course, all this focus on his own business means he continues to be disconnected from his peers, and even the one he's been friendliest with--Farideh--seems mighty pissed at him by the end of the month.

Vadevjiath, for his part, is growing steadily, but it's increasingly clear that Ahtzudaeth and even Lifreyth are outstripping him in that department. He makes up for it in single-minded determination, pushing himself hard--if, maybe, not quite so bullheadedly as Neianth. He doesn't seem to mind his rider's independence, at least, though they seem overall well-bonded. On the physical side, while R'van can keep up with the exercise regime without much trouble, it's not his best skill. He's thoroughly middling in fact, and for the most part content with that: his arrogant competitiveness is reserved for academia. He should probably work on that.

Rook

T'mic

• Reading: C
• Writing: C+
• Arithmetic: C-
• Local History: C
• World History: B

T'mic is much more aware of the people around him and the changes in his and their lives in the second month of weyrlinghood than he was in the first. He may show some nervousness when talking about the far-off future, but he seems settled enough now to take the here-and-now and near-future as they come. It's easy, after all, with Jorrth by his side. Not that he'll have had a chance to show his new outlook on life much.

The harper testing does not go all that well, and not just because he didn't really get his head into the game in time to study. T'mic isn't one of the quick ones, and his catch-up classes consume a great deal of his time. That he does notably better with anything that can be taught or practiced orally rather than in writing may have bumped some of his grades upwards. Although he can read and write passably, his retention of what he reads leaves much to be desired. But he's tenacious, and so far refuses to give up.

He intends to send his clay baby-Jorrth to his mom in Benden.

Jorrth is still adorable, and still smaller than general growth rates (or, you know, the code on game) suggest he should be. He seems to learn more quickly than his rider (though this has yet to create any friction between them). His interest in anything and everything is hardly a secret to his clutchmates or the weyrling staff.

Yesia

Exam results:

• Reading: A
• Writing: B+
• Arithmetic: C
• Local History: B-
• World History: C
  
  

As it turns out, Yesia's pretty smart. One of the few who didn't fret about harper exams - "I'll do fine," marked the weeks approaching testing, and a quiet, insufferable gloating came after - her scores earned her quite the reprieve in most cases. She struggles with math and world history, and when the time comes also is not amazing at memorizing dragon anatomy, though she does enjoy playing with the clay and her sculptures are good, even if she can't name the parts. It can be noted that after several negative encounters in month one, Yesia's eased off being so - terrible. This might be somewhat Aeaeth's doing, or maybe she was scolded one time too many, but she can be caught frequently catching herself, biting her tongue, and replacing cruel outbursts and insults with cutting smiles and manipulation of those who haven't already been alienated by her. Some weyrlings don't get much of a break from her reign of terror - caught in her crosshairs, they're likely to continue to feed into mutual animosity.

For her part, Aeaeth is beginning to balance her internal relationship with Yesia and her external relationships with her clutchmates. Where she was largely disinterested in them in month one, she seems more keenly aware of the other weyrlings' presence, and is certainly more bubbly and interested in the dragon gossip mill, should any of them provide something she deems worthy of sharing. It won't take long before someone realizes this is a bad idea, because Aeaeth is not above sharing this information, sometimes with the entire class during calisthenics, sometimes just with Yesia, who will use it later as a strategic conversational barb. There is a possibly unhealthy co-dependency brewing between the pair, even if it's hard to tell if someone should address it as such.

Ysaera

Z'kiel

• Reading: C-
• Writing: C-
• Arithmetic: C
• Local History: D
• World History: D

If it's possible, the former hunter grows more introverted - for the most part. Z'kiel has little to say - but, considering his exam scores, it's no surprise: he has little time to casually chat with the load of remedial work that he's been burdened with. He is, as a result, a bit short-tempered - but no one will really see the full force of it. Indeed, his quiet and removed nature may well make it seem that he's just busy and nothing more.

That agitation has only grown since the removal of his braid - and his subsequent shaving of his head. Toward the end of the month, he'll be seen more and more often with bruised and split knuckles, but the source will remain unknown. He's not talking and it clearly hasn't resulted in anyone else being put in the infirmary, so it can't be that terrible. And, considering he's still shouldering the burden of studying and lessons well - with an intense and silent stoicism - there probably isn't much reason to remain concerned.

It helps, too, that he's physically in peak condition; the physical lessons are the ones he shines most strongly in and it's not uncommon to see him exercising when he's not drowning in studies or seeing to Ahtzudaeth's needs.

However: it is no secret that, despite the limitations of the posted notice, he has written and submitted his own request to transfer.

Ahtzudaeth, however, will have none of it. If asked directly what his thoughts are, he'll respond in the same way - with a chortle and a mild, « High Reaches is our home - and he knows it, as surely as I do. This shall pass. » The bronze, in direct contrast to his rider, is far more talkative and eager to give advice - asked for or otherwise. He, as usual, takes easily to the lessons as presented and is more than happy to help his fellow weyrlings out when they need it. Whatever dark moods have claimed his rider have seemingly no effect on the perpetually good-natured bronze.

It's toward the end of the month that the bronze displays signs of severe itchiness. The healers will note nothing appears to be wrong and the episode - which will last nearly a month - is perhaps due to a combined burst of rapid growth and his rider's stress.