HRW:Weyrlings/Month4/Recap
Recap
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Edyis
By month four, Edyis and Akluseth show even more signs of improvement working together. Brief but more frequent glimpses of what happens when the two work in tandem evident. Considerable improvement in attitude might be noted as well.
In class, Edyis is as focused as ever, still taking notes. She is still asking questions that are pertinent to the lesson (and as always genuine questions) during class, and the ones that might derail the lesson (but she still wants to know the answers to) after. Completely focused on the learning. Surprisingly she doesn't volunteer answers anymore, though if this is because she doesn't know them, or is simply holding back is unclear.
If either is disappointed in being left out of the silver thread program, they don't seem to voice it openly or at the very least seem to understand why. Edyis offers to help sometimes with those who have extra work piled on, offering her skills as a copyist for notes, or helping out with oilings on occasion. This offer help is naturally extended beyond those with the silver threads, to anyone who asks or close friends.
Socially the pair seems far more outgoing at this point as well, Akluseth as usual is ever protective of his clutchmates, and not one to put up with bullies or bullying. More evident than this is his sarcastic sense of humor. Still, he remains ever restless, and while a little awkward at first in flight, he takes to the sky like he takes to the water. Most of his time spent in one or the other, or trying to sweet talk someone into supervising. The physical parts of drills are enjoyable, at least as long as he can stay focused on them.
Farideh
The fourth month of weyrlinghood is an extension of the third. There isn't any letup in the extra duties, and between the regular lessons, the leadership program, and time spent with her mentors, Farideh seems more distracted than ever before. She doesn't waste as much of her free time sleeping, but continues to throw herself into her studies and ever-looming future with abandon. Most of her fellows have, and will, notice her ability to mask her emotions better, though the impassiveness with which she responds is mostly unnatural; the best worn facades take time cultivating, after all. Feelings aren't worn on her sleeve anymore and as such, it's easier to talk to the goldrider without her typical dramatics if one can find her when she's not in the barracks, shadowing the headwomen, or flitting between Irianke's weyr, the lower caverns, and her dragon's side.
For her part, Roszadyth is radiant about her new-found ability to fly, from the initial gliding to eventual end result of full-fledged flying. She takes to it easily, and though she seems wont to go farther than she can in the early stages, she resists the urge and follows the heeding of the weyrling staff; that doesn't stop her from dreaming, from wanting. Everything is new and an adventure, but in moderation, tempered by patience and understanding, to the quickly-growing gold.
When it comes to classes, Farideh listens, but doesn't make much of an effort to answer questions or supersede her fellows; she's observant and curious, not overpowering or demanding. She still doesn't make much time in her busy schedule to bond with her peers, and yet, it's noticeable that when she does have time, as little as it may be, she's interested in listening to their questions, qualms, or tribulations rather than starting fights and instigating tempers. It's a noticeable shift, but as time carries on, it seems to be behavior that's going to stay.
Keysi
Laine
O'nahi
R'van
Month 4 marks the leadership selections, and R'van isn't among them. This is probably not especially surprising, considering how little interest he's typically displayed in Weyr matters; what is interesting is that Vadevjiath clearly doesn't share that opinion. However, instead of picking a fight with his rider or sulking over Quinlys's choices, Vadevjiath has taken to sitting in on the leadership classes himself. After a testy confrontation with Kamornth at one point, he at least sits there quietly--unless he's conferring with Olveraeth on the sly. Vadevjiath is an odd combination of instinct and planning, and where he can't figure something out right away, his determination sees him through. But the older he gets, the more a fearsome temper is starting to show through: he's stubborn, territorial, and direct, qualities which may become more offputting than his youthful contentedness. This is especially obvious when he wants to debate his classmates later on on the things they've learned. He's got a knack for convincing others that he's right, regardless of facts.
R'van, for his part, remains busy. He keeps up with actual weyrling classes, and does well in them: he's not especially driven that way itself, but performing well is a habit, something so ingrained in him that he can't not put in the basic effort necessarily to succeed. He's also, not so secretly, continuing to work on research for his smithing projects, experiments that keep him--and Vadevjiath--squirreled away on their own, in the barracks or outside it, especially as they gain more independence. By the end of the month, Vadevjiath has him helping keep notes on the leadership program, and while R'van won't attend any of the classes himself, he's clearly helping the bronze out: R'van's brain is like Vadevjiath's very own catalog of useful information, a library the bronze is ruthless about utilizing whether R'van wants to or not.
