Midday Meal ((open))

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K'mar yawned, tired from the last night's celebration of the Fidelis Class. So many strong-looking graduates, and Ardeo had been fortunate with their pick of weyrlings. They had gotten all the weyrlings he and T'sum had hoped for without arguement from the other Wings. He could already tell that their next Wing Practice would be a good one. Now they just needed to think of a Practice that would easily allow the new Dragonriders to fit in but also challenge the entire Wing. Once the newcomers got a hang of things, K'mar knew their Wing would be unstoppable. Then again, there were those from Duro and Bloodchar who were much more competitive. What if--no...He shook his head at the thought. The Weyrleader would never approve of it. Or would he?

Just as the thought triggered on another idea, a man's voice called out to the Wingsecond loud enough to pull K'mar from his new thoughts. "K'mar, m'boy! Come find a seat beside me!" The older rider, D'ran, was retiring this year, and yet he still had as much exuberance now as he did when he first Impressed, not that K'mar knew from sight. D'ran was much older and grayer...probably late 60's. K'mar urgently wanted to work on this new idea of his, but he didn't want to appear rude to his old friend. "Thank you, Sir--" "I told you to call me D'ran! You make me sound so old." The Wingsecond grinned as they shook hands and he took a seat across from the bluerider. "So have you taken up your plan with the Weyrleaders?" D'ran laughed and shook his head.

"Of course not! With all the events that are about to happen, I think I'll wait awhile first." K'mar raised his eyebrow in question. "Events? Like what?" Surely he would have heard of them, right? If they were big enough to call for the Weyrleaders' attention, then most of the Weyr should have heard. "Yes, m'boy! The Hatching at Lateo has started. You are planning on going to the Feast tonight, right?" The bronzer blinked in surprise, then tried to hide it away from D'ran. "Of course I knew. And I'll ask T'sum if he would like to join me as well. I'm sure the Wingleader would enjoy a night out of Sodalis full of dancing and singing." K'mar grinned, knowing he would get that bronzerider to dance if he had to ask every woman to his taste...and if not then he would just get that man to drink some.

"Will you be going?" D'ran shook his head and laughed merrily. "No, I've got a few things to take care of here. It's easier to finish them off when the Weyr is practically empty." K'mar eyed him curiously, but there was nothing suspicious in the old man's eyes. Probably some business with the Headwoman or Weyrhealer. He had been visiting both of them quite often. "Can I help you with anything? Maybe that way you can at least spend a few candlemarks there." Again, D'ran shook his head. "No, no. I don't want to keep you here when there will be a party at Lateo. Too many lovely ladies will miss out on you." K'mar laughed, but he was intending on "looking" for any women while he was there. Just to dance and have a good time. T'sum would probably just enjoy being back in his old Weyr again.

"Well, I hope you accomplish your plans tonight. But what other events are there?" D'ran shifted a bit more nervously for this one. Clearing his throat, the bluerider answered, "The Queen is close to Flight. You can tell just by looking at her. It's going to be soon, I tell you." K'mar's eyes widened. That's right. He had noticed that a day or two ago, but he hadn't put too much thought into it. Weyrleadership flight. It was very important to Sodalis that the male who caught Caliath was right for the position. "Are you going to try and Fly her?" D'ran coughed while shaking his head. "No? But why not?" Of all people, D'ran seemed fit for the position. He always had good ideas of how to improve the Weyr. "I'm getting too old for things such as those. The Weyr needs a young man with plenty of strength to care for Sodalis now with Lateo becoming so strong."

K'mar's concerned frown cracked into a grin. That man always seemed so competitive when it came between the two Weyrs. "But young men could also ruin the Weyr with their inexperience and arrogance." D'ran grinned. "There are men who are young and quite able to take over the Weyr without its destruction." The bronzer laughed nervously. He wouldn't tell anyone, but he was nervous about the Flight. So many riders would be there to try and catch Caliath, but who would win her in the end? K'mar flew last year and Beodith had won. Would the outcome be the same? He sighed and pushed the matter aside. Those thoughts would have to wait until the time came. He had too much work to sort through with the next Wing Practice coming up soon. He needed to talk to T'sum first, though.

"Well, thanks for the talk, D'ran. I need to work out a few things right now for the next Wing Practice. Talk to you soon?" The bluerider smiled and gave an affirmative nod as K'mar stood. The Ardeo Table was empty, and the bronzer immediately took the seat on the end. It was his favorite seat, mostly because it was easier to get to when he wanted to get more food and come back. K'mar pulled out his hides and tried to picture the next Practice until he had it memorized in his head. Yes, that would do. Now to sort it out with T'sum. But for now, he could relax. After a deep sigh, K'mar relaxed his eyes shut for a few seconds, although the few seconds turned into minutes as he began to be lulled into a light sleep. Just what he deserved after going one night without sleeping after so much drink and dance.

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Z'rion walked into the Weyrhall with a laugh that was loud enough to echo off every wall. He always made an entrance whether he intended to or not. The large young man saw that the Ardeo table was not completely filled and figured he would join the few that sat there for a meal. It felt good not to ahve the responsibility of the wing for once and certainly not the only Bronze... that had been annoying. Running a hand through his blonde hair he smiled at his old Weyrling friends and made eye contact with everyone he passed. Half the Weyr knew his name by now. Never a day passed where he did not meet another person.

Grabbing some food, which he piled on his plate modestly for his large size. "Yes, my favorite." He grinned looking at his plate gratefully. Then he grabbed a cup of klah. It would be a long day today. After he had finished his food gathering we brought it all with him to sit at the table with the another rider, he felt bad he did not know everyone in the wing yet. Plenty of time for that mine. Besides you ahve been busy getting to know other people.
The sly remark was not a retort as the dragon seemed to like the girl more than he thought of most humans. You are odd sometimes you know that...

If I was the same as everyone else you would never have impressed.
It was times like these that sent Z'rion into a quiet laughter that made his eyes twinkle more brightly than usual. "Dragons are the comedic relief of my life.."
His lopsided smile was enough to make most people agree. He was going to like this life...and he was going to make the most of it too. Viderieth, we are going to need a few new furnishings for our weyr...
Yes, and you should really get help on that as your sense of style is less than admirable.

[fallinrayne216]

A loud noise echoed through the Weyrhall and abruptly awoke K'mar from resting his eyes. Shard it, what was that? The Wingsecond turned in his seat and found one of Ardeo's newest additions making his way to the table with a plate full of goodies. He hadn't realized how hungry he was until he saw that plate of food being brought his way. Maybe he should go get some for himself before even thinking about his idea...

You still amaze me after all these turns. K'mar grinned. It hasn't been that long! They were quite young in fact, especially to be Wingsecond already. The bronzer quickly left his seat with his hides left at his spot. No one would dare steal them, and who would want to anyway? It was a burden to carry if he was just going to get some snacks.

"Hm..bubbly pie, a few meat rolls, some bread, of course klah...and why not mix in some fruit rolls." Stacking them on his plate, his grin widened at the meal he was preparing to eat. He strode back to the Ardeo Table and took his seat, noting the other Ardeo Riders who decided to join him, or at least, join the table. K'mar took his seat and pushed the hides aside for his plate.

"Hey, it's Z'rion, am I right?" K'mar faced the fellow bronzer who had his own plate of food. He may be new to the Wing, but he could see already that the ex-weyrling had made quite a bit of friends. "Are you going to the Hatching Feast tonight at Lateo?" This could be his first trip to Lateo, and the perfect first-time. All the women would be rejoicing and drinking, and they all loved to dance.

There was much more of a selection, because of the two Weyrs combined. Besides that, it was always fun to meet the people from Lateo to make sure the competition D'ran had been speaking of didn't happen. By looking back to Z'rion, K'mar guessed he might already have his sweetheart. "Got your date yet?" He laughed and took another bite of his bubbly pie.

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He was in the middle of chewing qwhen he heard his name...glancing across the table he noted it was the wingsecond...K'm...K'mir...K'mar
Thanks
"You are correct sir." He grinned as he was almost always smiling. Some of the other wingirders were already beggining to like the new wingman. "After last night I am not so sure... two parties in a row...well I might be able to convince someoen to come with me. It does take a lot of persuasion sometimes." HE winked at a couple of the women in the hall, who all knew him to be a bit charming but not necessarily the type that slept with just any girl... it was probably part of the attraction for him.

"How about you? Bringing someone special or have you not found her yet?" He was certain the other Bronzer was free as a bird but that didn't mean Z'rion was right by any means. He knew all the relationships in his weyrling wing, here it would be no different after a time everyone knew everyone else like brothers and sisters. In the meantime he finished his wine nad had another meat roll. If you eat a bubbly pie we have to do double the amount of work...
Especially after two feasts!
You don't want to gain any weight....
no kidding... I'm going to need to go on a long run today.

"I am goign to need an extensive workout today to make another feast possible...Viderieth won't let me get out of shape." He smiled...well dragons knew more when tehy were born than humans... so he'd trust the dragons instincts over his own. Besides he wouldn't want to lose his new dare he say it, 'girlfriend' , over a weight problem...that would be horrible.

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K'mar laughed as the fellow bronzer winked at the ladies. "Well I don't think you'll have much trouble in that area." He grinned and went back to his bubbly pie, letting his tastebuds enjoy the sweet flavor before swallowing. The bronzerider savored every bite and never let one go to waste. He did finish quicker than expected, but he just continued to the meat rolls and fruit rolls. At Z'rion's question, he laughed again and shook his head. Him? A special someone? Not since long ago...he was fine with temporary weyrmates off and on for now.

"Unless you count T'sum as a date, then no." He grinned. "The Wingleader needs a break I think, so I'm going to make sure he goes." Pausing for another bite, he swiftly chewed and swallowed before taking a sip of his hot klah. "Besides, I might be able to convince him to dance with a few Lateo women. It's very entertaining when you make your superiors dance." He chuckled and stuffed another fruit roll in his mouth. He couldn't see how Z'rion wouldn't want to go to such a festive occasion.

"Training?" He swallowed and smiled. "Me and Tal used to train every spare moment we had too. But I missed out on so many parties where I could have met my weyrmate to be. Now you don't want to miss her, do you?" He paused, then changed his mind to continue. "Say, do you have your sweetheart yet? If so, then this is a perfect moment to spend some time with her. Plenty of dancing too, although you had better be good at it before daring to try at Lateo in front of so many people."

He laughed, as though he knew from experience, and then continued eating. You are such a fat wherry. But at least I can enjoy myself tonight without needing to worry about eating the entire time, right? Besides, I'll just work it off while training with you. The bronze was not satisfied, but decided to save the arguement for a later time.

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"I will go just to see him dance. Its good to see ones Wingleader having fun, then you know their personality muuhc better. Besides... I have never been one to miss a good party." The young man grinned, knowing that he was quite the partier in his WEyrling turns. He hoped they hadn't caught every single one he had put on but he knew they had caught most of them. "You are right. I have no trouble with women. Theres nothing wrong with that either." He thought about it... "Actually I have never met a person I didn't get along with. Most people are generally good natured...even at the Weyr."

"I'm not too worried about training. Videreith and I are in great shape... I just think that doing a little each day is better than killing yourself once a week at Wingdrills." He ate a few bites of tuber and washed it down with some juice. "So you haven't foudn your Weyrmate ? I suppose its hard to be certain..." The nineteen turn old suddenyl felt very young but never insecure. He boldly moved on to say, "I don't know if I should be calling her anything that serious yet. I want to take this slow." He thought for a moment. "I think if I brought some of my stash of Benden she would come." With a genuine smile he ate a mouthful of veggies.

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K'mar laughed at the image of T'sum dancing again. He was a good dancer, it just took awhile to get him back on the dance floor. "Oh, yes, it is a good way to see a Wingleader's more fun side. He's pretty laid back, but you should really see him dance." The bronzer grinned. "I can see that. You seem to have a way with the ladies as well. And there is nothing wrong with that. Every bronzerider enjoys a different lady every once in awhile for a nice change. Unless they have a weyrmate that is."

K'mar nodded, taking a stip of his klah, then continued. "This Weyr is a bit more laid back than Lateo I think. Then again, it could be just because Ardeo isn't as anal as the other two Wings. We believe in ourselves more while they only believe in their training. That doesn't mean we don't train in our free time...we just don't train every spare second we have." The Wingsecond stuck another meatroll in his mouth, barely enjoying the taste as he thought of what to say next.

K'mar shook his head. "Nope, but why limit yourself to one when there are so many out there? I'm still young, but I'll settle down when the time is right." He finished off the last of his meatrolls as Z'rion explained his situation. "Slow is better when you're serious about the girl. You don't want to rush her into anything and then scare her away." K'mar laughed. "That's a great idea. I'm sure she won't be able to turn down fresh Benden wine, now can she?"

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He listened to what K'mar was saying. Of course he had a way with women but he really didn't like to take too much advantage of them with that fact. As a Weyrling attachment had been forbidden them. Now that he was out sure he had a couple girls all lined up in his mind and he had been ready to do what most Bronzers did. Then a certain girl had disrupted all that. He had tried to talk himself out of it already. It wasn't going to happen.

"Sometimes we just find a special person earlier in life I guess. I was quite ready to have some fun with several women when I got out of training but things have changed." In two days things had changed completely... inevitabley....Viderieth was even encouraging this.
"Its not that I ahven't tried to talk myself out of it. I have. I fear I have no control over myself in this case. With her everything is differet so I must approach the whole situation differently." He knew he was right about this adnd he really began to wonder if he should tell her exactly what he was feeling or wait.

"I am glad to be in Ardeo already. Viderieth was hoping he wouldn't get stuck in a wing that wouldn't appreciate his antics." The bronze seriously had some thrill issues. So did Z'rion... too bad they wouldn't get to do flybys to the Weyrling master anymore. He let a smile sprawl across hos face that was a entirely too devious.