'The World of Pern(tm)' and 'The Dragonriders of Pern(r)' are copyright to Anne McCaffrey (c) l967, 2000. This is a recorded online session, by permission of the author but generated on SouCon MUSH for the benefit of people unable to attend.

You walk toward the archway leading to the main hall.

Sydnie strides over from the entrance hall.

Swinging arms at her sides, Auralia strides into the Main Hall, whistling softly to herself, tossing off riding gloves and the like. "Southern's Duties to Honshu and her Queens, and greetings to you all."

R'zar looks up from deep in thought, "Sorry.. didn't notice..." He smiles, "And my duties to Southern and her Queens" He nods to Lilith, "And to you Hall and its Masters."

Lilith finishes the fruit and rises from her seat. She steps over a sleeping rider next to her and makes her way to the table to get something to drink. She asks as she walks, to the nearby group, "Anyone care for some refreshment while I am up?"

Auralia unceremoniously drops her things into a corner, pleasently replying, "Thats alright." Scanning the room, she adds, pausing, "I'd love something, thank you." No qualms about eating anywhere other than home with this one, "Some klah, perhaps? Or...a bubbly?" Eyes twinkle, and she adds, "Auralia, Iesath's rider, by the way."

Sydnie walks in slowly, one hand raised to her forehead. Ignoring the others, she starts to go to the food tables, then finally focuses on Lilith. With a scowl, she grumbles, "Whatever you do, don't try the klah." Then, squinting, she asks more politely, "Kin you get me some water, please?"

Lilith grins at Auralia and says, "Lilith, Vintners." She starts to pour the woman some klah when she hears Sydnie's words. Her hand lingers above the pot as she asks her, "What do you suggest?" To the rider, "Water then?" In an economy of movement she pours two mughs of water and places before the two woman before filling a plate with assorted bubblies and placing it before Auralia. She grabs some juice for herself and slides into a seat very near the bubblies.

R'zar chuckles "I imagine the klah's a bit cold." He stands and walks to the klah pot.

Auralia takes a seat, smiling broadly towards Lilith, "Thank you, and well met, of course." She shrugs, "Water is fine. Don't much like klah when its cold, really." She makes a bit of a face, before grinning, and adding, "Don't mind me, really. Just came to visit for a while. The candidates are driving me mad!" A peach bubbly is lifted from the plate, and she pops it into her mouth, chewing thoughtfuly, "Not bad these. Almost as good as ours at home."

Lilith reaches and breaks off a bit of bubbly without so much as a by your leave and nibbles on it for a minute. "Yes, these are very good, i like the blue berry ones the best though." She quickly finishes that bit and crosses one leg over the other as she reaches for the rest of the bubbly.

R'zar pours himself a cup of his klah.

Sydnie wrinkles her nose. "Wasn't cold last night," she mumbles, "But it sure tasted strange. Ain't had nothing like it before." And, that flight-brewed pot of klah gave her quite the headache this morning.

R'zar says "Anyone else?"

Auralia takes a firm sip of her water, and shakes her head firmly to R'zar, "No thanks, Sir. I'll stick with the water now, I think." Whulfing down the last of her first bubbly, she goes on for another, this time getting a blueberry one herself. One bite down, she ponders, and replies, "Mmm, I think berry are my favourite, still, though. But these're nice."

Sydnie shakes her head at R'zar, eyes wide, and takes a healthy gulp of her water.

Lilith shakes her head and says, "Water is find Sir." She seems to puff up a bit as she adds, "There is some fine wine also..." She glances around and it seems the light plays on her delightfully as she gently encourages anyone who may be straddling the fence on whether to have a bit of wine. Grinning she wipes some jelly from her chin.

Auralia wrinkles her nose, shaking her head madly, "Wine? Blech!" But she's not really -that- much more than a child, so you can almost forgive her. And being a greenrider, she doesn't have much need to drink, "I'll skip that, thanks anyway." She takes another swig of water, wiping the excess droplets from her chin and taking another bubbly to sample, "I really do have to compliment your cooks around here. Should make it here more often."

Sydnie perks up at mention of wine, still unaware it was the cause of her ... ah, klah trouble. "Wine? What color?" That would be the limits of this child's wine knowledge.

R'zar nods and returns to his seat, sipping his klah.

Lilith finishes her bubbly and eyes the plate as she responds, "Well there is red and white out. I know there is a bit of blush in the storage room."

Sydnie nods, "Da never had any wine, but he used to tell me about it...The way it rolled over his tongue, or shocked tinglies into the back of his throat."

Auralia holds back a snicker, finishing the last dregs in her water glass, and setting the glass back onto the table. "Sounds...fascinating," says she, with a grin, adding, "I've heard people who says it does that. Never had much, myself."

Lilith shrugs as she reaches for another bubbly. This time she choose a plain berry one that seems to be overstuffed with jelly. It drips from either end and she has to reach under it to keep it from dripping all over the table. She says as she brings the tasty treat closer to her mouth, "I just drink to taste." She takes a bite and lets out a soft hum of delight.

Sydnie shrugs, then confides, "I think da always missed his wines." She blinks suddenly, then offers, "I'm Syd."

Auralia wipes the water residue from the edge of her glass, turning to smile at Sydnie, "Well met, Syd." She pauses, adding, "Dare I ask why he didn't drink them?" Probably not, but anyhoo, "Don't make a mess there, Lilith!" She grins, reaching out for another one herself, accidently squishing it on its way to her mouth, the hot filling dripping out everywhere. "Ooops."

Lilith smiles as she nods towards Syd. Little does she know that the very motion of nodding caused a bit of berry jelly to make it's home on her nose. "Well met Syd..." To Auralia, with jelly on her nose, she says innocently, "Me..make a mess? Never!"

Auralia holds back the laugher, giggling madly all the same, reaching out to wipe the incriminating evidence off Lilith's nose. "Well...I'd like to believe you, but I know otherwise." So there? The filling goes into her mouth, and then she does the same with whats on the table, "Tastes better this way, honest!"

Sydnie lifts one brow at the messy women, then nods to Auralia, "Dare away." Was that a hint of /challenge/ in her voice? Nah. "We just never met with traders who had wine." She shakes her head, sighing, at the two's sillyness. Women.

Lilith's eyes go a bit crosseded as she watches Auralia wipe at her nose. She giggles too as her eyes come back into focus.

Yes, Aura is silly. And yes, she's a woman. But then, why not? She's a greenrider. "That might help, I guess." Maybe, just maybe. With arched eyebrows, she adds, "You'd look good with a splotch of filling on your nose."

Lilith asks sweetly, "Cherry, berry or blue?" She raise and index finger and taps her nose as she grins mischieviously.

Jilian walks over from the entrance hall.

Jilian walks into the hall.."I know it's cold you little scamp, but that doesnt mean you can crawl into my shirt.." she mutters as she tries to extricate a creeling firelizard from her clothing.."C'mon..you can curl up by the hearth.

Auralia stands, looking mischevious, "Or perhaps in the hair?" Definately in that sort of mood, isn't she? Dancing around the room, with half a bubbly in her hand, and half the filling on her finger. Luckily, she just misses running into Jillian, "Er...Hiya, there. Sorry." Back to the table. Lets keep safe here.

Sydnie glances at Jilian, then giggles childishly. Yes, childishly, not girlishly. There's some sort of difference in there.

Lilith eyes Auralia, suspcious about the hair comment. She turns in her chair so she can follow the greenrider with her eyes. They twinkle as she reaches for another bubbly.

Jilian gives Auralia a wary look as she finally coaxes Song out of her coat and he zips over to the hearth, still complaining rather animatedly..she gives Sydnie a warm smile and heads over towards her.."Heya kid..how ya doin?"

It'd probably be a good idea to wonder what on Pern Auralia is doing right now. Especially since the bubbly filling is dripping everywhere. Jilian is given a broad grin in return for her wary look - a much better trade off, don't you think? - as the girl slides back towards the table, still not stopping. Is her green proddy or something?

Sydnie shrugs, "I'm okay. Just drinkin' my water." No more klah for this kid. It's just another weird thing about this weyr, so she must think. She frowns suddenly, "Did your head ache this morning?"

Jilian chuckles softly.."Yeah, it usually does after I've had too much to drink.." she says.."I'm guessin yours did to?"

R'zar finishes his klah and stands, "If you all will excuse me, I think I'd better go check on the twins."

Lilith considers a few options as she continues to follow Auralia with her eyes. One wins out, she starts to eat her third bubbly, careful not to make any more mess than she already has.

Sydnie nods, "But why would klah do that?" Her eyes narrow suspiciously, "Did you put something in it?" R'zar gets a distracted wiggle of fingers.

R'zar waves and heads out

Jilian shakes her head.."Not me..but I think someone did.."

Dragon> All sense that Mallarth pushes his tired player to bed << GoodNight! >>

Sydnie scowls and finishes off her water. At least the water's safe.

Jilian chuckles.."Important lesson you just learned Syd.." she says, "Drinking too much can make ya sick.."

Auralia's still dancing around the room. Wheee! But what's this? She's heading for the door, having just grabbed the plate of bubblies in one hand, holding that same half in the other hand. Follow if you dare...

You walk over to the entrance hall.

Lilith walks over from the main hall of Honshu Weyr.

Auralia is still dancing, swinging, turning. She's in a really weird mood, can't you tell?

You walk toward the front terrace of Honshu Weyr.

Qurinath looks up curiously and sniffs..mmmm..what's that smell..

Iesath blocks the entranceway with her bulk, looking down at Lilith with big eyes that whirl a bright bluey-green. Aura stops, puzzled, still holding those bubblies.

Lilith sticks her head out and watches Auralia on the Terrace. She comes face to face with a rather large creature who seemed to move into her view. She looks up with her mouth slightly opened.

Lilith closes her mouth and clears her throat.

Iesath isn't going to move. And Aura doesn't seem to be able to move. Quite a different figure from the one that was running around with a plate of pies a moment ago. But then, Lilith probably can't even see her with 22 odd metres of green dragon in front of her, can she. "So..." comments Aura, her jaw dropping. She starts again, "So." That didn't get much further.

Qurinath shifts forward to peer of Iesath, sniffing more at that yummy smell the woman is carrying

Iesath> Qurinath senses that Iesath's wise tones carry forward << Don't smell Auralia - smell the other one. She smells good.>>

Qurinath looks at Iesath a moment, then blinks, leaning over to sniff Lilith too, wuffling softly

Lilith seems to lose herself int the delicate pattering of mopssy-green on Iesath hide for a moment before echoing Auralia's, "So..." At Qurinath's snife she looks over at the dragon also. She is unsure of what to do and if they bite.

Iesath doesn't bite. Not really. But she does get right up close and look at Lilith, before tilting her head back to Qurinath for a moment, and then Auralia. Don't they see it? Aura stops, frowns, and then sighs, calling, "Iesath, get your head out of the poor girls face. I know that you want...shardit!" Calling across the green, she adds, "In a minute, she'll move, and we can talk." Or something. Strangely enough, the green does move. Slightly.

Qurinath leans closer still to the sweet-smelling girl and croons curiously..then ..licks her

Iesath> I bespoke Qurinath with << You smell it too, don't you? I knew it. >>

Lilith drops what's left of her bubbly at the lick. Her eyes widen as does her mouth in a perfect circle. She looks a bit comical as somehow, yes...she did get a bit of jelly in her hair and some of it sticks up like the thorns on thistle.

Qurinath finds the jelly in her hair and tries to lick it out

Dragon> Qurinath bespoke Iesath with << She tastes good too! >>

Auralia begins to laugh - harder and harder and harder. Trying to control herself, and moving forward at the same time to give Qurinath a Look, commenting to the other dragon, "Don't do that, you'll scare her." But she's laughing so hard it doesn't quite get out right. "Sorry about this...Sharding Iesath."

Iesath> Qurinath senses that Iesath sounds bored with the whole thing << Of course she does. They all do. >>

Lilith as the dragon's tongue licks her Lilith makes little squeaky noises. Her wide eyes flick to Auralia and in their depths there is a plea for help as she is now a lollipop for a dragon.

Auralia takes a deep breath. She pauses, controls herself, and then looks directly at her own dragon, "Iesath?" whatever the meaning behind it, the green seems to understand,since she looks at Qurinath.

Iesath> I bespoke Qurinath with << My rider says that you have to stop licking the candidate. I don't know why she wants to spoil your fun.>> Added dryly: <<If it is indeed fun. >>

Qurinath stops and looks at Iesath with a puzzled croon, then kinda slinks away, almost appearing to be sulking

Yes! Iesath has power! She croons, then warbles, and then backs fully away herself so that Aura can get closer to Lilith. The greenrider steps forward, takes a deep breath, and then wonders, "Ever been to Southern Weyr, Lilith?"

Lilith manages to close her mouth and focus on the greenrider who is now speaking to her. Her hair is really sticking up all over the place fromt he dragon licks and she manages to croak out, "Once before winter..." Her golden eyes dart from dragon to dragon. She stands a bit closer to Auralia since she seesm to be able to control the dragons.

Auralia can't - but if Lilith thinks so, then its a good thing. "Fancing going back again?" Iesath rumbles slightly louder now, and her tail swishes on the ground below her. Aura sends her lifemate a Look, and the green quiets. For a time, anyway.

Lilith looks down at the bubbly that fell from her fingers then back up to Auralia. She uses her hands to try and smooth down her jellied, dragon spit covered hair. She pats herself on the head a few times and asks, "It was very nice there, but I was assigned to Honshu. Does the weyr need wine?"

"I'm sure the Weyr has plenty of wine. More than enough, probably. And, perhaps, more than enough candidates. But unfortunately, Iesath here seems to think we need another one." So says Aura, rubbing her arms behind her back.

Qurinath looks up ..candidate

Iesath bugles! Candidate!

Lilith stops patting her head and just hold her position as she looks at the rider then her dragon. At first, her mouth moves with no sound, then the sound comes like the croak od a large white swamp VTOL, "Me... a candidate?"

Auralia's head bobs up and down, and she grins broadly, "Thats what she says. If you'd be willing and all." Iesath's head moves closer again, inspecting, waiting for the right answer.

Lilith lowers her hands and rocks back on her heels. She doesn't hesitate anymore and says, "For Pern I am willing of course."

Dragon> All sense that Iesath's usually calm, wise tone, is no longer. For the moment, anyway <<She said yes!>>

Dragon> All sense that Tizonth sounds intrigued, << Who said yes? And to what? Really, I must know all the details! >>

(And somehow, I've lost the rest. Hrm.)