Nonsense Symbols (Blue please)

[Nragod]

Glepgh found his way into the weyrhall after chores, a hide and piece of coal in one hand and a rumbling stomach beneath his loose shirt. The man looked around, carefully deciding on a secluded corner where he could sit before moving to get food. Finding himself with a full bowl of stew and a mug of klah, he was thankful for his large hands and ability to balance everything thru the slight crowd.

Sitting down heavily at the table, Glepgh set his things down and unrolled the hide where a rough alphabet was scratched onto part of its surface. Having lived most of his life working on the Apora with his father, he had never learned to read or write. After a humiliating meeting with the man named H’mei, he planed on fixing the problem no matter how frustrated he might become. Taking a sip of klah, he stared silently at the hide willing the nonsense symbols to paint themselves into his mind and make sense.

[lyricalblue]

In his usual happy mood, Searisan walked into the Hall. Well his walking was more like bouncing. He was hungry as usual and had managed to sneak out of his last bit of work with his usual train of friends in tow. Micho and Lyla were all twitters until the little green caught sight of what Gleph was doing. She swooped in and landed neatly on the piece of hide. She looked down at the letters then looked back up at Glepgh and cheeped.

After a moment Searisan plopped down opposite the other boy, with a mug of klah in one hand and stew in the other. Smiling brightly he too peered at the scrap of hide. Almost comicaly looking just like the flit.
"Whatcha doin?"

[Nragod]

Glepgh jumped, spilling a little of his klah onto himself as the green flit appeared out of nowhere on top of his hide. Glaring at her, he was equally surprised as she was scooped into a familiar boy’s arms. Turning the glare from the flit to the boy, it took a moment for him to place the boy as a fellow candidate despite the age difference.

Shaking his head, he began to wipe off his tunic, considering as he did so to ignore the boy completely. The bright smile on the boy’s face, however, left Glepgh feeling he should at least say something. He only came up with one word, however.

“Working.”

[lyricalblue]

Completely undeterred, Sea leaned over the table to get a look at the hide. Lyla chirped as she was almost squashed against the table. The green struggled free and decided it would be safer to try and nab a meatroll for the plate by the hearth.
"Ohhhh letters, I learned those when I was really little." The younger boy grinned brightly, amber eyes dancing. "I'm Searisan, hey you're hear for the hatching too right? Whats your name?"

Lyla came back with a full belly a few moments later and plopped down beside Micho on the table, just to the left of Sea's elbow. The little flits chittered happily and the green walked forward to examine the hide once more. She sniffed it and began to gnaw at the end. Sea jabbered on not noticing her.

"I just got here, I came from Talmah hold, where did you come from? Hated it there, really hated it. The Weyr is so much nicer." Batting long lashed eyes at Glepgh he kept grinning. "So you're here for Impressions too huh? Isn't the Candidate Master kinda scary?" He glanced back at the hide. "So why you looking at letters?"

[Nragod]

Finding the boy leaning over the table, Glepgh frowned and leaned away. What on earth is he doing? Shouldn’t he be off playing with the other kids? Hearing that the boy had learned them when he was little made Glepgh snort as he carefully put a hand on the boy’s shoulder and slowly pushed him a little farther back.

“uh… Glepgh.” He said, giving the boy a disbelieving look as he remained cheerful and full of questions. It was as if the boy was incapable of being quiet. The flit returned, however, to be distructive to the hide and the dark man couldn’t help but let out a shout as he snatched the hide away from the little flit.

Glaring at her, he answered one more of Searisan’s unlimited questions. “Because I don’t know them.” Rolling back up the hide, he put it on the other side of him so he could keep an eye on the flit as he finally put a spoon into his stew.

[lyricalblue]

Lyla let out squeek of surprise and jumped back to cower behind Micho. The Brown curled up disintrestedly and yawned. Searisan smiled brightly at the little flit and once more scooped her up into his arms, holding the green as most girls held dolls. He was quiet a moment as he took a sip of klah then once again leaned back over the table.
"So you don't know your letters huh? Wow I've never met anyone who didn't But then again I haven't really met many people. Our hold was small and my father didn't like outsiders."

He pointed to the first letter. "That one is easy to remember, see it looks like a vee of dragons." Then he pointed to the next, oblivious that Glepgh would be anything but estatic Sea was here.
"The next one looks like two dragons curled up side by side."
Tilting his head, the boy peered closer at the letters.
"From this angle they are kind of funny looking don't you think. But then for you I bet they are funny looking from any angle."

Still oblivious, Sea continued smiling and talking.
"Oh hey! I have an idea." He snapped his fingers and winked. "I could help you learn them durring our breaks." With a smile like Sea wore, one could swear the boy just built the largest sandcastle ever to be seen.

[Nragod]

Glepgh raised an eyebrow at the boy's enthusiasm as he jumped straight into describing the letters. Trying to see the dragon's in the lines, Glepgh could only shake his head. This boy sure did have an imagination. He, on the other hand, never really was good at imagination anything.

Hearing the snap of fingers, the man looked up from the hide to find himself looking at a rather proud smile as the boy offered to help him during breaks. Pausing in his thoughts, Glepgh weighted the pros and cons of such a situation, attempting to find any good reason possible to decline the boy. Injured pride, however, was not a good enough reason for the man and he sighed.

"I wouldn't want to keep you from your friends." He said simply, deciding the best way was to give the boy a second chance at dropping the sudden offer.

[lyricalblue]

For the first time that night Sea frowned.
"Well I've really only just gotten here, haven't had time to meet anyone. So I can't say as I have any friends here."
He looked away for a moment and then looked back grinning brightly once more. Lyla trilled as Micho crooned and preened her. And for the most part the two flits looked like they had forgotten about both boys alltogether.

"But say! You're my friend and I'd really like to help. I bet I could get you to know them in no time. I had to teach my little sister letters." He didn't mention that it really was their Harper that had taught all the children letters or that most of the time he and his little sister just played dress up. But for sure Glepgh wouldn't have been intrested in that. Not many boys liked playing dress up.

[Nragod]

Hearing that the boy next to him had no friends, he was surprised but it did not really show. He just wasn't sure how one so talkitive could be lacking in such an area. At the mention of himself being Searian's friend, the surprise finally showed through. When did that happen and why hadn't he been told? Thinking about these words as well, Glepgh found himself not exactly upset at the idea. It had been a long time since he had help with anything and help with these letters wouldn't be unwelcome.

"Alright, Alright. You win." he said, a small, rare smile curling the corners of his lips ever so slightly. "So what do you do to remember this one?" he asked pointing to the letter 'e'.

[lyricalblue]

Searisan was once more grinning brightly at Glepgh's agreement for his help.
"Alright!" He glanced at the letter and then looked back up at the older boy.
"You know when small felines curl up, it looks like that. Its called the letter eee." He drawled out the sound and then smiled again. "You use it in words like easy or ever."

It was then that Lyla decided that the skin needed some chewing again, and Sea had to scoop her up with a squeek into his arms again. While the firelizard squirmed the lanky boy nodded at Glepgh. "Get it?"