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Recap

Edyis

By the end of month five, nothing of the stubborn pride and obvious boredom seen in Edyis remains. She is quiet and attentive in most classes. Intently focused, but also more open to admitting areas of weakness. She is still offering help to her fellow clutchmates, whether it be with oiling, notetaking or even just someone to listen. That is something else she does a lot more of, listening instead of airing her opinions. Though she seems to focus on the strengths of others as well, less embarrassed to ask for help in areas she struggles in. One of the biggest struggles seems to be the ground crew equipment, particularly flamethrowers, which she seems to avoid subtly on principal.

Frustrations are taken out in the workout room, either on the bags or the sparring mat. What free time isn't spent in study or assisting gets shifted to the workout room or extra laps around the bowl. The absurdly perceptive might notice that she has been sleeping less since ground crew equipment training started, if pressed she denies anything being wrong. Though she has been known to take small naps between classes in odd places.

Teamwork is a constantly improving effort between the pair and each day proves a little more that the two are a good match if a bit... overzealous.

Akluseth too seems more aware of his siblings, girls, in particular, hold an odd, often awkward fascination. He often makes sarcastic observations, that while well intentioned often result in the reddening of his rider's ears. He is as restless as ever though he is more interested in having buddies than leading, and much to Edyis's chagrin has acquired quite a few of them in their class. Over all, he has become much more manageable since they took to the air. Able to burn much of his excess energy.

Farideh

The fifth month of weyrlinghood sees both big changes and smaller setbacks. It's less a matter for Roszadyth, who still enjoys the freedom of using her own wings and experiencing new heights, and more of a combination of changes in Farideh's routine and emotions. By now, the gold pair, as they always have, work fluidly together, with Roszadyth being the calm, sensible one and Farideh having to be checked for her irrational impulses; if anything, the innocent-eyed gold keeps wearing her rider down, softening the abrasive edges over time. Physical training is becoming easier, and the lessons more of a breeze, but where Farideh has trouble is still in balancing all of her duties as they stack one-on-top-of-another.

Those extra classes and duties added by the leadership program aren't the hardest -- she certainly has no problems dancing, no matter who she partners with -- though the formation studies and social maneuvering lessons appear to frustrate her the most. Most of her time outside of regular weyrling hours, when not running laps on the mountain road leading to the Weyr or tending to Roszadyth's needs, is taken up with her goldrider training. She is consistently taking that aspect seriously: shadowing the headwomen, participating in the daily lower cavern meetings, and learning how to manage both the Weyr population and its finances; her fervor to learn hasn't changed. But this month, while her participation and training remains similar, Irianke charges Farideh with visiting the dragon infirmary every other day, about an hour, to start learning about dragonhealing; likewise, Niahvth begins assisting her daughter in the skill of gold influence.

Because of her newly altered schedule, and even less time, it might be noted that she's not around as much to experience this month's wingleader's impact; that doesn't stop her from complaining loudly about him when he's in the same room, or getting involved in altercations when she doesn't approve of his leadership and expectations. More often than not, her peers might hear her listing his flaws rather than his strengths, and to no avail will she be waylaid.

However, towards the end of the month, there comes another shift. Roszadyth remains her usual, charming self, but Farideh seems perpetually distracted and out of sorts. One can only guess it's because of her added responsibilities, or her turnday that looms at the end of the month, marking the end of her teenage days.

Keysi

Laine

O'nahi

R'van

Rook

T'mic

T'mic and Jorrth have remained among the better pupils for ground formations and dragon-only flying, yet they're not among the first to go up for mounted flight. The reason? Straps. Just when it seemed like Jorrth would stop with the insane growth spurts already, he keeps outgrowing the straps T'mic has made for them. It's not so much that he's gaining length or height, but that he's changing shape, putting on a whole lot more bulk up front, especially in the shoulders. It's the third set that finally does the trick for them and sees them airborne. They are, of course, pretty decent at it, though there are the same wobbles of correction to adjust to both T'mic's added weight, and that big ol' hump of Jorrth's. He's strong, though, for a blue, and T'mic is not exactly quiet with his pride in that.

Jorrth's been growing up a bit mentally, this month, as well. Not just in that his voice is changing a little, cracking here and there when he's excited, or sometimes just because, and dropping a bit lower and scratchier than his youthful high pitches, but also in the way he's acting. He's always been enthusiastic, but his focus is getting more intense, more professional. He's friendly as ever, but starting to display a bit more wit as well, and and to test himself physically against some of the other dragons. Oh, he'll still lean his head against Roszadyth for some quiet time, but when he's at play now, he's headbutting and pushing and jostling with the other dragons, especially some of the bigger browns. He does try to keep it fun, because he's still Jorrth; and when he steps over a line, he'll feel remorseful, he'll apologise, he'll stop what he's doing in the moment. He's learning the balance here, too.

By the end of the month, T'mic's writing will have improved enough that he's not just spending his time trying to re-copy his notes into something that resembles actual language, and he actually seems to enjoy attending the wingleader's meetings. The dance classes and formation whys and wherefors, too. Enjoying it, but still busy with it, still spending a lot of his time with homework or with oiling Jorrth. That he's not exhausted, with the sleep he's missing, probably comes purely from being in his early twenties.

The extra work kept him home from the Fort hatching, and so he was there to (try) help comfort the clutchsiblings, alongside Jorrth, when the dragons keened. Of course, he hates dragon keening and it put him into an adrenal response, so how well this noble impulse went is anyone's guess. (And can be determined off-camera if anyone wants.)

Yesia

Ysaera

Z'kiel