Verity's Interviews

[Drache]

1. Have you got a Search token?
"No sir. One of the healers that helped stitch my face together found me. He told me that his dragon thought I would make a good candidate." Verity felt slightly out of place. Was she supposed to have been given a Search token? The thought that she was missing something displeased her, causing her to frown slightly.

2. Please list your name, age, and birthing day.
"My name is Verity, sir. During the middle of the last sevenday, I turned eighteen turns." Verity smiled, a very small smile, but still a smile. She had enjoyed her birthing day. It had come and gone without any complications.

3. Where have you come from?
"I have lived in Lateo Weyr my entire life, sir." Verity thought back to her very first memory, the memory of who's face she took to be her mother's. She hoped she had made her proud.

4. Do you have any skills? Belong to a Craft?
"No, sir. I know a little bit of healing from helping out in the Infirmary." Her days at the Infirmary had been when she was a Drudge. This thought made her even more thankful that she was now a candidate, or at least, a hopeful cadidate.

5. Do you have any valuables that you would like locked up?
"No, sir, I came with nothing valuable." Verity blushed slightly at this statement. She had never owned anything valuable, and was a little ashamed of her background as a Drudge.

6. Did you bring any pets with you?
"Yes, I have Binsley, my feline." Verity acquired a very worried look on her face as he asked this question. Would she have to get rid of her precious Binsley, the only living thing in the world that she loved and that loved her? That would be absolutely devastating to her, but she would do it, actually she would do anything, to become a dragonrider-to-be.

"Thank you for your time, sir." Verity spoke softly, as always, and then turned to walk out the door.

((Written by Nixnivisumbra))

[Drache]

F'ren studiously wrote down everything Verity said, short hand of course, as he listened to her answers.

"Which rider and dragon would that be? If you were a Weyrbrat before becoming a Candidate then you won't necessarily need a Search token, but I'd still like the name so I can confirm it with him."

F'ren smiled at Verity. "Happy belated Birthingday then."

"Ok, so you are a Weyrbrat. You won't need a Search token then."

"Since you've been studying with the Healers, you can continue in your apprenticeship with them if you'd like or you can try a different Craft. Each afternoon you are allowed a few hours to practice a Craft."

"There are just a few guidelines for pets in the Barracks. While they are in the Barracks they are your responsibilty and you will be responsible for any troubles that your cat may cause. If your cat misbehaves, you will be the one punished for it."

"Well, that's it for now. You can go ahead and find yourself a bunk. The girls hall is to the right when you exit my office. Feel free to take any free bunk that doesn't have a name tag on it. Remember to come back for your next Interview in a few sevendays." F'ren escorted Verity to the door and then went back to writing up a report for the Weyrwoman.

[Drache]

Verity knocked softly on the candidate master's door. He had said to come back, didn't he? She waited nervously, hoping that he would answer.

As she waited, she thought about everything that had happened to her since arriving. She had done her chores everyday, had found flit eggs and had impressed two of them, Binsley had adjusted nicely to the barracks, and she had made a few friends. It seemed as though this had been the place where she needed to be all along.

Oh, please hurry. This nervousness is going to affect me for the rest of the day. He did say to come back, I know he did. Oh, what if I am in trouble. Oh.......no......

((Written by Nixnivisumbra))