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Breana Gets Tapped


Date:  July 20(?), 1997
Place:  Benden Weyr's North Bowl and Living Cavern
Game:  PernMUSH
Copyright Info:  The World of Pern is copyright(c) to Anne McCaffrey 
l967. The Dragonriders of Pern(r) is a registered copyright.

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Kassi's Note:  Normally, P'tran would be the one to tap new riders into
Thunderbolt. :)  But as Breana had proven hard to catch, he gave me and
Jal leave to tap her if we could get ahold of her, and I proved to be
the lucky one.  Thus Bree ends up graduating to full rider status on 
her foster mother Aphrael's Turnday, and Aph gets the gift of 
witnessing it as well as the more mundane present Kassi gave her. :)

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The Log:

You backwing for a landing on sands of the bowl.

<*> Asrai walks up with a handfull of wild flowers in her hand. Seeing
suzot, and the landing Lysseth, she raises her free hand to wave a greeting.

<*> Suzot waves, sitting outside in the late night.

<*> Lysseth comes to a landing beside the dunking booth with wide sweeps of
her wings, causing wind to swirl around her and her rider. "Oh, for
Faranth's sake, Lyss," said rider exclaims--but she doesn't sound as though
she really minds as she unbuckles her straps in order to head ground-wards.
"Heya, Asrai, Suzot. Nice flowers!"

You slide off of Lysseth's neck to land beside her easily. She rumbles,
cocking her head down at you, and you rub her eyeridges gratefully.

Suzot looks around. "Flowers?"

Kassima points to the wild flowers that Asrai's holding. "Those. Where'd
you find 'em, Asrai?"

Asrai smiles and holds up her flowers, "Yep, there almost in full bloom
down in the southern end of the bowl...in the medow." they are a pretty
boquet of pink, yellow, and white. "You know, the small one by the lake?"

Kassima gets a good look at the blossoms, and grins. "Lovely, they are
i'truth; I've nay really taken much of a look towards the meadow since the
flowers barely began to bud. Lysseth's more interested in water lilies than
in the other kinds." Pulling off her riding helmet and gloves, she hangs
the one on her strap-hook while the others are stuffed promptly into a
pocket. "How fares it with you both?"

Prefeth backwings for a landing.

Suzot was only having a walk as Asrai spoke to her, but she answers Kassima
right enough. "I'm back, ma'am. For posting."

Suzot turns as a flurry of breeze indicates a dragon about to land in the
night-dark bowl.

Aphrael climbs down from Prefeth's neckridges with practised ease.

Aphrael slides to the ground, letting out a faint sigh as she glances
around, and yet there's a faint smile on her face. "Thing's seem kinda
quiet here now, eh?" She says, apparently commenting to her dragon, though
her voice is clearly audible.

Asrai waves to Aphrael on top of Pref as they too join the small group. She
then turns to Kassi to answer, "Oh, I'm fine as one can be on nothing more
then dry crackers and tisane." She shrugs, then turns to Suzot, "That's
wonderful, then you will be here full time." she then looks towards the
living cavern, "Come on, lets go inside folks."

Suzot nods, following the Riders.

Asrai walks beneath the lintel and disappears into the living cavern.

Aphrael catches Asrai's wave, and grins back to the bluerider even as
Prefeth warbles a soft greeting to each of the dragons in the bowl. Tugging
off her gloves, Aph trudges after the others towards the living cavern.

Kassima turns, already grinning as Lysseth has informed her of who the
arrival is. "Aph, g'deve! And things are quiet... but 'tis to be expected,
methinks." Inclining her head to Suzot, she notes, "I'm glad that you're
back--that is, so long as you don't keep calling me ma'am. My name's
Kassima, and 'tis what I go by." Another grin preceeds her adding, "And
congratulations on the posting!" before she heads inside after Asrai.

You walk past the lintel and into the wide living cavern.

Aphrael walks in from the bowl.

Asrai comes in, leading the others. When she sees R'val already present she
gives him a wave with her free hand. In the other is a small cluster of
white, pink and yellow wildflowers. "Heya, R'val."

R'val peers at Asrai curiously, waving to Aph, "So, what's with the flowers?"

Suzot walks in from the bowl.

Suzot replies to something Kassima's already said outside. "Yes'm,
Kassimama'am."

Aphrael follows the others in, smiling over towards R'val in greeting as
she detours towards the Skyfire table, dumping gloves, jacket, and hides
down there before joining the others.

Asrai smiles brightly as she comes nearer. "They are just starting to get
full grown. there are a whole bunch of them in the meadow by the lake....so
I picked a few."

R'val smiles at Asrai, "Do tehy smell as nice as they look?"

Suzot waves to R'val. "Vintnercraft's duties," she says automatically.

Kassima waves cheerfully to the Dawnslight bluerider on her way into the
room, plunking herself with the customary lack of elegance into a seat.
"Heya and g'deve, R'val." At the continued ma'aming, she allows a
still-good-natured groan to escape her. "Kassima. Ka-*see*-muh," she adds,
emphasizing the short pronunciation with an amused sparkle brightening her
dark green eyes. "Nay ma'am on the end of it, please! Insofar as I know,
I'm still nay either old or respectable as yet."

R'val chortles dryly, "You'll get old someday, Kassi.' He threatens.

Aphrael shudders easily as she slides into a seat, "Please, /don't/ remind
me about age," she remarks dryly, a faint grimace on her face.

"You're only as old as you feel, R'val," Kassi cliches serenely in
response. "By that count, I'm only old part of the time--and still quite
young for the majority, thanks be to Faranth." Turning her conversation
along a different course, she wonders of Asrai, "Any luck in finding M'kla
yet?"

Asrai giggles, "But not respectable, huh, R'val?" she plops down into one
of the clear seats, holding out her flowers, "Sure do...wanna sniff?" she
asks of R'val.

R'val winks amiably at Aphrael, "Oh, age is nothing to be afraid of. Beats
the alternative."

D'ru walks in from the bowl.

Salless stirs the stew to make sure it doesn't burn.

Asrai looks rather guilty for a moment as she continues to hold out her
flowers to R'val. She mutters softly, "Not yet...not ime."

Aphrael stabs a finger at R'val. "T'is easy enough for you to say, Uri.
You've not got a Turnday coming up." Raising an eyebrow, she asks sweetly,
"What's the alternative? Not aging? I'd like that."

Asrai mutters in response to Kassi's question, even.

R'val chuckles softly, "You're right, Aph, my turnday passed about eleven
days ago."

R'val sticks his tongue out at Aph, "Silly. The only way not to age is to
drop dead."

Aphrael flickers her fingers towards D'ru in greeting, smiling as she adds,
"Benden's duties to you and your lifemate, D'ru. How are you?"

D'ru nods hello to everyone as he enters. "Hello All." and he looks about
the cavern. At Aphrael speaks to him he smiles. "And Forts as well. Not to
bad, though I'd stop by since I was out this way. You?"

Asrai looks over her shoulder, flowers still in hand. when she sees D'ru
she grins, "Hello D'ru...back so soon? didn't you know the festival ended
the other day?" she asks with a smile.

Suzot turns to wave to D'ru.

One might note that Asrai is being completely serious in her question of
the Fortian Bluerider.

R'val turns to regard Asrai with a smile, "So, why do you need to see
M'kla?" he asks, curious.

D'ru smiles to Asrai, and he chuckles. "Yep, I have heard stories about
that yes. Actually I thought I'd reply to a question I believe Aphrael
asked me."

Aphrael grimaces faintly, "And I didn't get you a Turnday gift! S'all my
sharding memory's fault." She sighs. "One more problem with getting old."
Snorting lightly at R'val, she adds, "Prefeth isn't about to let me drop
dead. He has too much fun in being mischevious to do such." With a grin to
D'ru, she answers, "We're pretty well.. aside from growing old," A faint
quirk to her mouth, before she adds, "Would you like anything to drink?"

Kassima points out, "And even then, your corpse technically ages... save
perhaps in *between*. My theory is that age is only a state of mind."
Directing a wave D'ru-wards, she echoes Aph to a degree by calling,
"Benden's duties to Fort and her queens, bluerider! Welcome back, and all
of that sort of thing...." She tsks, then, at Asrai, eyeing the small rider
with some concern. "Y'know, I know that I certes griped when 'twas my time
for check-ups... but they really are important. T'you, and to the babe;
besides, the sooner you get used to the Healers, the better." Finally, she
snaps her fingers and points at Aph. "*That's* what I nigh forgot! Your
Turnday gift! Shells, 'tis a good thing I brought that satchel with me...."
Rummaging quickly ensues, as the greenrider opens the top of her satchel
and starts hunting around inside.

Aphrael tilts her head. "Question? Oh--you named the gold you Impressed
from Ankara's clutch, then?" She asks of D'ru.

Aphrael eyes Kassima, and gulps visibly, "It's /not/ my sharding turnday,
greenrider." She answers, muttering darkly. She doesn't like getting old,
nonon.

R'val smiles at Aphrael and winks, "I don't advertise my turnday, m'dear,
so it's ok that you didn't know about it."

D'ru shakes his head. "Thats quite alright lass." he tells Aphrael. He
smiles as she remembers. "Yes I did, Aurial, Took me some thought."

From D'ru's shoulder, Aurial chirples greeting to all the large pink things
in the cavern.

Suzot is a large brown thing.

Asrai is too busy wincing to respond to D'ru at the moment..darn, somebody
caught on. "Umm, well, M'kla was to give me my check up. You
know...determine wether or not I was pregnant. But my stomach emptying
itself on K'tyn kinda told us that." she looks over at Kassi. "M'kla said
she'd do it...we just haven't had time yet..."

Aphrael grimaces faintly, shaking her head slightly. "Shards, Uri.. I wish
I could do that. Some people though," She's not looking in Kassi's
direction, nono, "Just have a terribly /good/ memory for that sort of
thing." Beaming the next moment at D'ru, she grins, "Aurial! That's a
lovely name!"

D'ru smiles and nods. "I thought so. Though it was a while before I could
think of it." and he smiles to Aphrael.

R'val grimaces, "Aigh, you puked on K'tyn? Terrible! Well, M'kla is
checking you out?" he tsks, disapproving.

Suzot * goes to call and reserve a ride home for later. BRB in 5.

"Nay," Kassi's voice can be heard, "but 'tis either give it to you a bit
early or risk it being a bit late. I very rarely hit these things on the
head, it seems--and I figure that the latter is better than the former.
D'you want the gift, or don't you?" To R'val, she makes a face. "I noticed
that, aye. You'll get your gift from me nonetheless, have nay fear--but the
relative who's working on it is still wrapping up the finishing touches.
Sorry about that." She finally produces a medium-sized parcel in wildly
iridescent shades of blue and green, with the now-traditional huge and
floppy bow of black, red, and green. "Happy early Turnday, sie mine!" She
can't resist adding to Asrai, though, "I certes hope that she doesn't
pronounce you to have some sort of virus instead. Lose my bet? When 'twas
so close? Golden Faranth's glowing gallstones forfend!"

R'val grins at Kassi, "You remembered? Shards. I was trying to see if I
could fool the infallible Kassi, she who remembers everyone's turnday."

Asrai looks back to R'val with a frown, hr nose scrunching up a bit.
"what's wrong with M'kla? She's a midwife." She then looks to Kassi with
shock, "Just a virus?"

"Viruses do cause people to upchuck sometimes," Kassi notes pragmatically.

Aphrael grins up to the tiny gold firelizard, "Hi there, Aurial," She
greets the young queen, chuckling softly to D'ru, "Ankara, I named right
off. Imzadi -- that's my other gold -- she took a few days thought, too.
Kassi ends up helping me name most of my fair though," She admits a tad
ruefully. She winces slightly, "I suppose you'll manage to give it to me
eventually, so.." Curiousity quirks her brow as she takes the package from
the greenrider, tilting her head. "What is it, sie?"

D'ru smiles to everyone as he starts to head out, "Like I said, thought I
would stop by and say hello, Congrats to how ever has the turnday today."
and he smiles waving as he heads to the exit to the cavern.

Kassima suggests impishly, "Why nay open it if'n you want to find out, sie?
C'mon, now--have I ever given you a Turnday gift that was all *that*
terrible?"

Aphrael glances up to D'ru, smiling. "Clear skies, D'ru.. and thanks for
dropping by!"

Asrai raises a hand to wave farewell to D'ru, "Clear skies." she says
somewhat absently, still a bit taken aback by Kassi's comment.

D'ru nods and waves agian as he leaves. "See ya'll around."

D'ru walks down the short tunnel and out into the bowl.

Aphrael can't miss that logic, nono. With a rueful grin, she opens up the
package, even as she answers Kassima, "Well, no, t'is true. Still, I
wouldn't want to end up with another kilt to have to avoid wearing, or
anything." She winks.


---

        This box rattles when it is shaken, with what sounds like the
muffled clink of glass against glass; opening the box swiftly reveals why.
The first thing you see inside is a pair of shot glasses, of the sort used
as glass hats by truly drunken people--save that *these* glass are stained
an artesian waters blue that matches Prefeth's hide to an admirable degree.
A small rampant dragon of silver metal decorates each... the odd thing is
that while the dragon is right-side up on one glass, it is upside-down on
the other. Of course, if you turned it around to use as a hat, it would
look perfectly normal....
        Between the two glasses is a pouch of soft leather, dyed a deep
shade of black with vivid crimson drawstrings. Highlighted against it on
one side is the Skyfire Wing sigil, in all its brilliant colors. Deep blue
lettering surrounds it: 'Aphrael and Prefeth' edge the circle on the top,
and 'Benden Weyr' can be found on the bottom. Some of the rattling seems to
be coming from within, and when you draw it open to spill out the contents,
the reason for this becomes apparent: it's full of glass marbles! Or as
some might call them, miggsy balls. They are in varying hues of rich
cerulean, verdant adventurite, deep mahogany, molten bronze, and dawnfire
gold; there are even some of opaque black and a shining blood-red mixed in
for good measure. The largest marble, the shooter, is perfectly clear...
but somehow, the form of a very tiny blue dragon has been captured in blue
dye within.

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Benden Weyr> Breana snuggles everyone!! :)

Benden Weyr> Kassima says, "Breebabe! :)"

R'val waggles a finger at Asrai sternly, though he smile sgently, "You
really, really should let a real healer do it. M'kla is talented, but she's
not officially sanctioned by the Healer Hall." Spoken like a true ex-healer.

Benden Weyr> R'val snugga Mentee!

Benden Weyr> Aphrael says, "BREE!!! :)"

Benden Weyr> Asrai snugs a Bree!!

Asrai giggles, "But that'd be silly, R'val. We only have male healers of
any rank here."

Benden Weyr> Aphrael ROTFL!!!!!! KASSI!!!!!!

Benden Weyr> Asrai says, "What'd you get???"

Kassima rolls her eyes expansively, giving Aph a look of mock-reproof.
"Why, sie! Would I do that t'you?" Most of her attention is on the
bluerider and her package, but she does note offhand to R'val, "I think
M'kla would be perfectly capable, sanctioned or nay--but if'n she's too
busy, then a Healer might be a good idea."

Benden Weyr> Kassima couldn't resist, Aph. She just could not resist. ;)

R'val smiles, "And what, pray tell, is wrong witht that? Oh, he'd have to
look you over, but still. It wouldn't be too uncomfortable.

Benden Weyr> R'val peers. Whyfor you ROTFL Aph?

Benden Weyr> Breana blinks! Hmm? What did Kassi do? :)

Benden Weyr> Suzot pounces Bree.

Benden Weyr> R'val wonders the same thing :)

Benden Weyr> Aphrael falls off her chair laughing. Oh dear. Hang on, just
let me type up a pose ;)

Asrai just stares at R'val for a long moment, "You...want me...to let a
/male/..look...down there?" Her tone is full of disbelief.....like R'val
couldn't be serious.

R'val smiles, "Male healers are very professional."

Aphrael removes the wrapping, pulling out a box. With a curious look at
Kassi, she removes the pouch from within, spinning the contents out onto
the table in front of her. They appear to be.. glass marbles. Miggsy balls.
Aph peers at them for a few moments, stunned, then bursts into laughter.
"Kassi! Oh, these are /perfect/!" She crows, giggling.

R'val beams, "How nice of Kassi!"

that's it, the thought is too much for Asrai....since she is looking at
R'val, he has a good view of her violet eyes dissapearing up into the back
of her head. Without further ado she slumps in on herself, passing out
cold. There is a soft *thump*, followed by a louder *THUD* as first her
body, then her head hits the floor.

Suzot dashes forward to catch Asrai, but is too far away to reach in time.
She does, however, quickly get the woman's head into her lap and make sure
she's breathing.

R'val yelps loudly, all thoughts of Turndays and healers gone from his head
as he dashes to Asrai's side, picking her up half off the floor, her head
in his lap. He regards her, stricken, "Asrai!"

"The miggsy balls are actually more for Prefeth, and the shot glasses for
you," Kassi explains, her delight at her friend's happiness with the gift
almost palpable. "Lysseth suggested them when 'twas trying to think of
something--she thought he might have fun playing with them. I'd just been
reminding her of the whole time Jareth, Veyath, and... was it Torth, or
Tzornth? Anyway, the time they all played with miggsy balls in the Bowl."

Benden Weyr> Aphrael giggles. Look what you've done /now/, Uri! :)

Benden Weyr> R'val says, "Bwhahahahahahahahahahhahahaha!"

Benden Weyr> Asrai giggles as Suzot and R'val get to fight over whose lap I
put my head ;)

Benden Weyr> C'vadan waves and/or snugs :)

Aphrael coughs and giggles helplessly, starting to replace them in the
pouch. "I'm sure he'll /love/ them. Thanks, Kassi, Lysseth," She adds,
pausing, then glancing over with concern as she hears the twin thuds.

Benden Weyr> Breana pounces Cav!!! :)

Kassima starts at the sudden thud, and whirls in her seat. "Asrai? R'val,
what'd you *tell* the poor girl? She looks to have fainted dead away!"

Benden Weyr> Suzot's pose went through first. :)

Benden Weyr> Asrai snugs a Cav, "you missed the fun, Cav...R'val made Asrai
feint. ;)

Benden Weyr> Aphrael snugs Cav!

Benden Weyr> Kassima pouncesnugs an indentured servant-to-be! Heya, Cavman. ;)

Benden Weyr> R'val says, "Faint, Asrai, faint. I didn't feint at you ;)"

Benden Weyr> C'vadan says, "Taken up the sword, Asrai? ;)"

Asrai's head lolls to the side, her tiny body limp. But there is one good
thing...she /is/ still breathing.

Breana walks in from the bowl.

Benden Weyr> Asrai :P, just :P

Suzot holds Asrai's head in her lap; the poor woman seems to have fainted.

Kassima is distracted by Breana's arrival, and waves somewhat absently to
the younger rider. "Bree, heyla! Just the bluerider I was hoping to
see...." Flicking Asrai a last, concerned glance, but noting the plethora
of people around her to help her, she turns back to the new arrival. "Might
I have a brief word?"

Breana wanders in waving to everyone and plunking herself down near Aph.
She looks curiously over at Azrai "What's up with Asrai?"

R'val gently pats Asrai's cheek, trying to revive her, frowning, "I was
talking about healers and then..she passed out!"

Breana looks up at Kassi "Hmm? Um...what?" her attention seems more on
Asrai, but as Kassi's words sink in she looks at Kassi with automatic guilt
"Um...why? What ever it was i didn't do it!"

After a few good taps, Asrai's eyes flutter open. "huh?"

"She's fainted, methinks," Kassi sighs. "Probably at the idea of a man
examining her." She shoots R'val a brief *look*, but it's only halfhearted
at best. Looking again towards Bree, she gestures to a seat beside her.
"'Tis nay something that you're in trouble for, Bree! I merely wanted
t'speak with you. I hear you've got a weyrmate now?"

Aphrael snorts easily. "If'n you were talking about healers, no wonder the
poor girl fainted," She mutters lightly under her breath, smiling as she
spots Breana. "Bree!"

Benden Weyr> R'val whees. The moment good RP starts, bang, my computer dies.

Benden Weyr> Asrai grins. "Of course. :)

R'val smiles down at Asrai in relief, "Asrai! You fainted."

Breana loos relived and makes her way over to Kassi, plunking herself down
on the seat next to her "Oh...um yup..I have...Davidon andi are gonna be
weyrmates...well once i get a weyr we will...we're living with Kindre until
then...cos Alt wouldn't fit in the Resident's hall..."

Benden Weyr> C'vadan blinks. You and Davi, Bree? :)

Suzot isn't holding Asrai's head, wasn't quick enough, pose going through
or not. She's standing near the door and takes the moment when no one's
noticing her to leave.

Suzot walks down the short tunnel and out into the bowl.

Kassima nods, expression sympathetic as she listens to Bree's reply. "Must
be difficult, having a weyrmate without a weyr to live in. I'd nay imagine
there'd be much privacy. And Aph told me you wanted to foster a child
eventually, too... is that right?"

Breana grins at Aph and then at Kassi "Course i do...I've always wanted to
you know that....We decided that we're gonna get a little girl about 5
turns old...Isn't that great!?!"

Aphrael grimaces at the mention of Breana's fosterchild. She was trying to
do the 'igore it and it'll go away hopefully' routine. Letting out a faint
sigh, she makes her way over towards the two, grinning ruefully. "Five
turns? Oy.." She looks a little faint herself. "I hope you don't need..
foster-grandmother Aph to look after her.."

R'val helps Asrai to her feet, "Are you ok?" He asks, concernedly. "Mayberr
you SHOULD see M'kla.'

Kassima smiles, leaning back in her chair with what seems to be sincere
happiness for her friend. "'Twill be, indeed! And I'm right happy for
you... but what I really wish is that I had a way to help you out. I know
living with someone else when you're eager to get a family started must be
a tough thing...." She leans back in her chair now, tilting it backwards a
bit as she regards Altaith's lifemate. "A'course, I suppose there *is* one
thing that I could do to aid you, perhaps...."

Breana giggles and reaches up to squeeze Aph in a hug as she comes over
"Course i do! That's what grandmothers are there for!"

Asrai blinks, trying to sit up. She manages, rather ackwardly, but it gets
easier as R'val helps. "I did? I just remember the room spinning for a
moment, then I was on the floor. M'kla, yes...of course..when she's free.
Can we sit down, ? My head hurts for some reason."

Aphrael oofs, grimacing at Kassima over Breana's head. "Oh.. joy." She
mutters, swaying a little. "Old and /still/ looking after children."

Breana looks up at Kassi, her eyes gleaming with curiousity "What you up to
Kassi? What can you do for me?"

R'val concernedly helps Asrai to a nearby seat, helping her into it, "Poor
thing..I'm sorry I made you faint.' He looks very embarassedly down at Asrai.

Breana looks over to R'val and Asrai, distracted for the moment from her
conversation with Aph and Kassi "What are they up to?"

Kassima chuckles, and spreads her hands. "Well, it seems t'me that the
answer would be obvious. You can only be assigned a weyr once you're
assigned a Wing--so that means that there's only one way that I could
possibly help you to accomplish that." The greenrider actually doesn't take
even a moment to search through her pockets; she simply produces, with a
flourish, a full bluerider's knot and a slightly wrinkled Thunderbolt Wing
patch. Smoothing out the latter, she arches an eyebrow upwards. "And that's
to claim you for our Wing. Will you ride with us, Breana?"

Asrai gives R'val a smile...only marred a tad by the slight wince at the
end. Reaching back to rub her lump, Asrai shakes her head...slowly. "Oh,
its alright R'val...you didn't know that was going to happen...I didn't
know that was going to happen."

R'val sighs, glancing at the bump searchingly, "I know, but I feel
responsible."

Breana's attention goes *zing* back to Kassi "Um...what? Um...Yes? But
isn't P'tran s'posed to ask me? I mean..um.." She looks a little confused,
but she's grinning braodly with happiness and then throws her arms around
Kassi ina hug "Oh thankyou!!"

Benden Weyr> C'vadan cheers for Bree :)

Benden Weyr> Suzot says, "What'd she do?"

Asrai lets R'val look at the bump, which isn't all that large..seems that
Asrai has a rather hard head, go figure. "Oh R'val *wince* don't worry
about it. Its just a little bump."

Benden Weyr> Asrai snugs a Bree! Newest member of the Thunderbolt wing!

R'val spots Bree being knotted and BEAMS, "Oh, Bree!" He calls out
joyfully, grinniing from ear to ear, 'My mentee is finally knotted!"

Benden Weyr> R'val HUGS Bree.

Asrai winces slightly at the loud call.

Benden Weyr> Suzot snuggles Breana (both because she's in Thunderbolt and
because she's one of the few people onMUSH who desced herself round).

Kassima glacks, very nearly flying backwards out of her tilted chair as
she's hit by the hugging bluerider. "He's had a lot of things to attend to
recently, I fear, so you only get a lowly Wingsecond type." She winks at
the girl, grinning, then reassumes her serious on-duty demeanor. "I take it
this means that you accept?"

R'val leaps out of his seat and nearly tackles Bree, sweeping her up into a
bone-crushing hug.

Breana giggles, squealing as she's picked up and hugged, managing to gasp
out "Yes!" in answer to Kassi's question...

Benden Weyr> Aphrael beams, 'Grat's Bree. :) She was winged.

R'val erks, momentarily regretting his impulsivity. he puts Bree rapidly
back on her feet so she can accept her knot

Asrai looks over at Bree with a grin, still cradling her head. "Congrats
Bree, that's wonderfull!"

Benden Weyr> Breana hugs everyone back!! :) and looks very very happy!! :)

Benden Weyr> Asrai says, "New rumor type like thing added :)"

Benden Weyr> R'val grins. Which tiny bluerider, Asrai. R'val's not exactly
huge :)

Breana laughs and manages to make her feet connect with the ground again
(somehow) and she stumbles forward laughing to accept the knot "Oh thanks
Kassi! Look Aph! I'm a thunderbolt rider!"

A smile blossoms across Kassi's face, then, and she holds out the hand with
the patch and knot. "Then welcome to Thunderbolt Wing, bluerider. We look
forward to flying with you." She raises the other hand to salute Bree
sharply, the seriousness of the gesture somewhat spoiled by the happiness
visible in her eyes to those who know her well. She pins the knot to Bree's
shoulder and hands the patch to her. "That's for your jacket--and we'll
like as nay have a weyr ready for you ere too long. Congratulations."

R'val beams at Breana, his mentee, pride shining visibly in his face

Benden Weyr> Asrai says, "Well, I said /he/ must have said...so I'd asume
'tiny' ment the barely 5' Asrai :) Picky. ;)"

Benden Weyr> R'val tickles :)

Aphrael laughs and giggles to Bree. "I saw! Congratulations, rider!" She
calls.

Breana laughs and takes the knot, saluting, then feeling a little silly
about it. "Oh Kassi..Altaith says he's gonna be so proud to fly with you
guys!"

Benden Weyr> Asrai hees :)

Asrai stands up with a grin, and much more steady on her feet.
"Congratulations once more, Bree. If you all will excuse me..I have some
things that need doing."

Kassima grins, most of her seriousness banished the moment that the
ceremonial stuff is over. "I'm sure you'll make a fine addition to the
ranks, Bree! And now mayhaps you and Davi can finally get a place of your
own--and that child, when you find her. Don't you forget to let me meet her
when you do, y'hear?" She winks, impishly, at her newest wingmate.

Benden Weyr> Asrai snugs all, but must head off to go to bed. :(

R'val smiles, "take care Asrai. And nurse that bump!

Benden Weyr> R'val SNUGS Asrai.

Asrai walks down the short tunnel and out into the bowl.

Breana bounces up and down ont he spot, grinning as she looks at thos
around here. "Oh...um..what do i do now Kassi? I mean Alt is ready to go up
and fly right now!"

Benden Weyr> Kassima snugsnugs Asrai! Night, Water-Victim. :)

Benden Weyr> Asrai says, "Woohoo! :)"

Benden Weyr> C'vadan snugs Asrai g'night. :)

Benden Weyr> Breana snuggles Asrai...and has to head off herself soon! :(

Benden Weyr> R'val clings to Bree.

Benden Weyr> Suzot pouts. Drat, that means I can't ask Bree for help.

Kassima laughs, setting her chair back on the floor with a quiet thump of
wood against stone. "I'll tell you what you do--you come to the North Bowl,
first thing tomorrow, for drills. The sooner you're integrated and familiar
with the Wing, the better off we'll all be."

Benden Weyr> C'vadan snugs Bree, too :)

Breana bounces some more and then looks down at the knot in her hand
"Oh...i just have to go and show this to Alt!! he wants to see it right
now!" And with this she races out into the bowl, her aura of happiness
almost visible around her.

Breana walks down the short tunnel and out into the bowl.

Lysseth> Breana grins as she races across the bowl. She pauses to dance
around Suzot and hug her "Su! I got accepted into the Thunderbolt wing!!
Alt and i are real riders now...well i am..Alt kinda can't be can he?" She
then races on off to see her dragon.

Lysseth> Suzot freezes as she's hugged and danced, stiffly moving with the
enthusiastic rider.

Benden Weyr> Breana snugs everyone and bounces happily off into the
sunset!! :)

Benden Weyr> Kassima grins and congrats Bree again, too. :)

Benden Weyr> Suzot snuggaBree.