Spastic Flitts (Open)

[Minato]

"Now the Ruathan woke to nature’s call and stumbled towards a tree,
Behind a bush, he lifts his kilts and gawks at what he sees
And in a startled voice he says to what’s before his eyes
“O, lad I don’t know where you been but I see you won first prize!”
"

Minato sighed, letting his breath gust out to whip his hair about his face before it was lost in the breeze blowing on the Rim. If anybody asked where he'd learnt drinking songs; he'd happily blame it on his sire. If that failed, well...he guessed there was Igen.

He missed Igen, just a little. He wasn't exactly the most sociable boy on first glance, but he'd grown used to having quite a number of those his age around him, Candidates or not, liked or not, and going from that to this quieter, more...almost exclusive lifestyle did get under his skin a bit at times.

Just now and again, it'd be nice to have someone closer to his age to bother and joke and complain and share chores with...someone that wasn't wrapped up in other duties other than those of Candidacy, someone who wasn't busy or older. Sure, his father was good to talk to, and his mother always had a solution when he complained to her, but they were busy, and like he was with J'zeni despite their close enough ages, Minato was reluctant to intrude in on those with busy duties.

Especially not with issues as childish as being lonely or bored.

Truthfully, he was a little. It was why he was able to apply himself to studiously to his lessons and chores, why he'd chosen to climb the Rim once his work was done. But still...eh. There was also the fact that he did miss his best friend, just a little. Fugaku had been a surly sort at times, but the other weyrbrat and his interest in weaponscrafting had been what had spiked Minato's own interest, though he hadn't exactly mentioned it to J'zeni or anyone else.

He had chosen to accompany his parents, though. He knew that, and he took responsibility for it like he did everything else. And under his more pragmatic nature, the youthful warmth and optimism that had earned him the playful nickname of Flash still burned, and told him it would so be worth it in the end.

"Yes, yes, I know, I'm being a tosser," he grumbled playfully as he sat up, eyeing the green firelizard that had been resting on his stomach moments before when he had been laying, enjoying the warmth with his head against the stone. It was surprisingly warm up here, relaxing, and he enjoyed the view. Not like Igen Weyr, where the heat kept all but the hardiest and the most foolish off the Rim at this time of day.

As for Muse, well, he couldn't tell if she was annoyed that he'd moved, or that he was moping, or that she had to share with Memnon and Naru. His parent's firelizards were odd like that, and a little annoying...they'd somehow taken it into their little heads that he needed constant following from the moment he'd learnt to walk...something, according to Tsunade, he only had himself to blame for.

"Don't any of you have something better to do? Doesn't Father or Mama need you?" he said, eyeing them shrewdly one by one, not caring if anyone saw him arguing with firelizards like they were humans. He'd grown up with them, so it was hard not to.

It was probably because he'd grown up with them that he knew their ulterior motives off by heart, too. Muse was here because if she didn't get to henpeck someone at least once a day, she got freaky-humoured. And if she couldn't bother J'raya, she bothered Tsunade. And if she couldn't bother Tsunade, she bothered Memnon and Naru. And when they took off, she followed, chattering her head off scoldingly like she had been doing when the flitts had appeared, obviously seeking some kind of protection from her. And then they'd been distracted by him climbing the Rim, and had decided he needed an escort.

And then, conveniently, they'd found that this place he'd climbed to was so lovely and warm and perfect for lazy. Daft creatures. And they only proved it more so with their responses to his question - Naru rolled over next to Minato to sun his belly, happy to ignore the boy. Memnon was more obliging, lifting his chin and chirruping imperiously before Muse decided he needed another round of 'henpecking spouse game', and promptly proceeded to terrorise the bronze firelizard until he took to the sky, fluttering above the Rim and winking in and out of between...though whether it was to get away or annoy the green more, Minato didn't know.

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((Meh, this post is super-short but at least it gets something on this board.))

Despite the late summer season, there were a few clouds in the sky. They were fluffy white cirrostratus clouds, so they high and drifted across the azure expanse slowly. A breeze stirred what it could, making what would have been an otherwise hot day a pleasant one instead. One of the advantages to being situated in the mountains - at least in the summer - Great Cliffs Weyr never got too hot.

Not far from where Minato sat brooding about his loneliness, under the shadow of the Eye Rock there came a flicker of movement. A dark shape lurked in the shadows there, its green eyes gleaming. Somehow the shape managed to blend in well with the shadows, and made what it was rather difficult to discern immediately.

[Minato]

Memnon saw the eyes first. And the shadow, winking about as he was above the rocks. The bronze firelizard instantly froze in midair, and his first reaction was to disappear for the nearest safe haven, which was generally the Infirmary in most cases. But then the little bronze's gaze drifted to Minato, still curled up against the rock with the his squabbling weyrmates.

So changing direction, the firelizard zipped back to the teenager, a short-clipped bugle escaping his maw as he landed in front of the boy. Once there, he immediately turned tail, hackles raising like a feline's in suspicion as he faced whatever it was that hid in the shadows. This immediately got the attention of the other two, and upon noticing the flicker of moving shadow, green Muse began a reaction similar to that of Memnon's, hissing and spitting as her eyes began to whirl with hints of red.

Naru, meanwhile, began to back up towards Minato, who by this point had heard the firelizards and their very noticeable change in mood. Warily, he lifted his head, promptly freezing mid-situp when his blue eyes followed theirs to the glittering green eyes. T'was a mark of the boy's common sense that he did not cry out or move suddenly, but his body was tense, eyes fixed on the shadow he could see far less than the flitt's could, ready to take off. He was a good runner, a good mover, quick and instinctual, but the fact he was on the Rim made it more of a cautious situation than it might have been.

Eyes still trained carefully on the shape, Minato attempted to ignore the prickle down his spine, the unease of not knowing what something was. Curiousity prickled too, but not enough for him to get any closer, and when brown Naru backtracked up his shoulder, trembling, he moved his cheek to rest against the brown's neck, and his voice was a soft mumble as he flashed one image, then another, to the little firelizard.

"Get Dad...or J'zeni. One of them, get one of them..."

The brown cheeped unhappily at the prospect of leaving him despite his own fear, but he obeyed, winking *between* in his search for Flight Leader or Candidate Master, or, ultimately, whoever he found that might respond first. Meanwhile, the boy's hands curled under him, ever so tense as he watched the gleaming eyes, daring not to take his eyes off them for a second.

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Another movement, swift and brief came further into the shadows as though something was being flicked or jerked in first one direction than another. The emerald gaze watched the bronze impassively, following the fire-lizard’s movements as he flew to his human. They affixed themselves first to Muse and then to Minato. Once they were staring green to his blue, they blinked. Then the entire form shifted, appeared to grow taller and then moved forward.

From the shadows slunk possibly the largest domestic feline Minato had ever seen. He was easily the size of a small child at the shoulder, yet not larger than any of his wild cousins merely unusual to be seen around the Weyr. Minato might or might not recognize the large black feline.

As soon as the feline emerged, he sat down not far from the rocks and began to clean himself, completely uninterested in the ruckus the fire-lizards were making; instead he concentrated on a patch of ebon fur on the back of his paw.

[J'zeni]

And this was the part of the job J'zeni despised. Bah... paper work... While he had heaps of responsibilities and had been thrust into an important position, he still wanted to have fun once in a while. With all the tasks he had to do on a daily basis - between Weyrling training, Candidate lessons and some other things K'ivan had him doing, J'zeni was almost constantly busy. This afternoon he was restless. No amount of klah or lunch or any other thing he did in attempt to focus was successful.

Does anyone like this 'paper work'? J'zeni chuckled and shook his head, "No, not really... its the worse part because its the most boring." Scowling a bit, he realized he's spoken aloud again. I still forget! He shivered as he felt rather than heard Vor's draconic laughter. I know what you're saying Zen-mine when you people-talk too. I can't. Tezorath complained and J'zeni shook his head as he chuckled. Don't worry, Zora you missed nothing. Just paper work. Oooh..... that's boring Zen-other-mine, you should come and play with Vor and me and bronze-Star. Her voice echoed with the imperious nature of her color. Aww... I wish I could...[/i]

Naru would have an easy time finding J'zeni in his office. For the moment he'd abandoned his stack of in-coming Candidate reviews and decided spinning in his chair was much more amusing. Talking to the twins helped too. It was better than reading yet another 'this is what I think of this Candidate' report by S'yloa or one of the other Searchriders.