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RolePlay Logs

Lessons (July 9, 1999)
Weyrharper Elise chides Dallan for her manners.

A Name, an Occupation (August 5, 1999)
An encounter with tanner Savaryn gives Dallan a glimpse of what it means to love one's craft; they also briefly explore the value of the weyrbrat's name.

Trouble (August 6, 1999)
Dallaney watches a hatching, then advises the new recipient of a firelizard.

Doorways (August 14, 1999)
Dallan gets possessive over her Weyr in the face of a Miner's visit.

Klah (August 21, 1999)
Weyrfolk do the usual: drink klah in the Living Caverns. All's well - except in this case where young Dallan is involved.

Yours and Mine (November 14, 1999)
Dallan gets to argue with a cook when she tries to steal a bite.

A Weyr With a View (January 8, 2000)
Teenagers toss words about in the confines of their room, and don't quite get along. A vignette of life, as it was for Dallan, for too short a time.

Sweetsticks (May 17, 2000)
Dallan chats with Sh'lor about childhood stories, beginning with the offer of a sweetstick, and RP continues to revolve around these dubious treats when May enters the scene.

Homeward Bound (June 24, 2000)
Dallan gets marooned in Telgar while on an errand, then returns home by dint of a deal with a weyrling.

Growing Pains (November 18, 2000)
Dallan babysits and talks dragons.

Just Another Day (November 23, 2000)
Healers fraternize, speaking of things both wild and serious.  Dallan listens in.

Escape! (November 24, 2000)
Dallan takes the pretext of Search to leave Igen, helped along by the reluctant request of B'unz, firelizard-loving Hotcroth, and Sivadath.

Rules of Engagement (November 25, 2000)
A Telgarian explains the rules to their new candidate, and honestly at that, earning fair marks from the tomboy.

Meeting the Neighbours (November 26, 2000)
The candidates introduce themselves.

Workaholic (November 29, 2000)
Dallan hunkers down to chores, moving around in the presence of varied people and varying circumstances.

Chores and More (or Less) (December 2, 2000)
Candidates talk about cleaning and dust before escaping to the less-stifling outside world.

Towels (December 3, 2000)
Idle chatter takes place between two candidates as they fold towels in the baths.

Egg-touching (December 4, 2000)
Candidates touch eggs and Dallaney gets distracted.

Artificial Colouring (December 10, 2000)
Pre-party, Telgar's candidates spruce up the Weyr's food.

Dismembering (December 12, 2000)
Dallan loses her jacket, finds it again, then becomes witness to blood and gore in the feeding grounds, as a dragon kills and a Healer wants fodder for surgical practice.

Galleries Mix-ups (December 14, 2000)
Gifts and flying toys rule the stage as candidates catch each other egg-watching.

New Faces (December 18, 2000)
Dallan gets life lessons in the most unexpected way, from a stranger-turned-comrade newly moved to Telgar, and talk turns to the why's and wherefore's of their lines of work and aspirations as she rinses buckets.

Passing Fads (December 20, 2000)
Dallan is bypassed by dragons, lots of them.

About Rocks, and More (December 21, 2000)
A direction-giving Dallan leads Maelisa to the shelter of the living caverns, then gets guided by Daymar.

Lethargy (January 28, 2001)
Paths cross intermittently, one hot, lazy day in the Living Caverns.

Off the Job (March 10, 2001)
An off-duty Dallaney meets the gentle Nest.

Lurking (March 11, 2001)
Dallan makes yet another acquaintance while lurking in the caverns' shadows.

The Other Side of Solemnity (March 24, 2001)
Outside, Thread falls, Riders flame; inside, adolescents vent in childish chase.

The Walls that Bind (March 25, 2001)
Post-Clutching, Dallan finds herself confronted with another cage and another choice by Lah'i and Isavroth's taloned request.

Mosiac (April 22, 2001)
Dallan joins a pack of candidates in a secret peephole, ostensibly to paint a mural.

Lake Party (May 19, 2001)
Candidates have a party by the weyr's lake.

A Late-Night Conversation (May 30, 2001)
In the privacy of the peephole, Mikani and Dallaney wade towards confidence.

A Clash of Consciousness (June 2, 2001)
An unexpected robe check leads up to the greatest fork in Dallaney's life; Lt. Barclay - Nhaeth - finds his D'ney.

Baby Steps (June 7, 2001)
D'ney and her fellow weyrlings have their first official lesson, learning more about what makes their dragons tick.

Fish and Chips (June 10, 2001)
Halis and Dallan talk about fish with their dragons, in a strange case of catching-up, post-Hatching.

Spitting Flame (June 15, 2001)
Weyrlings learn about groundcrewing at Crom Hold, where Thread is falling and people get hurt.

Firestone Lesson (June 20, 2001)
Leigha goes over the sacking of firestone for the weyrlings, after which they practice the task by themselves.

Flying Solo (June 24, 2001)
Nhaeth gets to trek where no one has ever gone before - so he thinks - as first amongst the weyrling group to try solo flight, with unspectacular results.

Formations (July 4, 2001)
Weyrlings get into line with a formations lesson taught by Betha and K'rah.

Synchrony (July 11, 2001)
Synchronise is the cry of the day. See the pair fail at this essential frame of thought.

Uncanny Angst (July 20, 2001)
Fellow weyrlings take a rare moment to converse during their dragons' feeding time, in which D'ney comes close to caving in.

Partners Take Flight (July 22, 2001)
D'ney and Nhaeth fly - together - at last.

When Things Go Wrong (July 26, 2001)
Nhaeth tangents, and so does D'ney: in the reverse direction.

Workin' (August 10, 2001)
The pair returns to messenger duty and pass some weyrfolk along the way.

Blackness, Darkness, Hopelessness (August 12, 2001)
Nhaeth rides the downward spiral as the weyrlings are due to go into much-feared Between.

A Desert Bloom (August 17, 2001)
Olexath, Miyusherath and Nhaeth go hunting for flowers in the desert.

On Flights (August 24, 2001)
D'ney listens to Betha's spiel on mating flights, and adds some opinions of her own.

Star Child (September 4, 2001)
Nhaeth chases dreams and starscapes in the form of glowing Kezasuth, and Echo and D'ney find themselves sharing a dragon couch afterwards.

Wine and Tangents (November 7, 2001)
Golden Spectreth clutches and Nhaeth Searcheth.

Dreams (February 23, 2002)
Riders doze in the living caverns while their lifemates delve into sand outside.

The Tides of Life (March 17, 2002)
The pair learn of a change in the wind for a friend and her lifemate.

Threadfall (March 29, 2002)
Riders battle their ancient foe, D'ney among them.

Visiting (April 15, 2002)
D'ney visits Telgar to talk to an old friend, and bumps into others along the way.

Names (May 7, 2002)
D'ney spies on Halis' babies, then escapes to the Living Caverns for a drink and some talk.

Soup and Eggs (May 11, 2002)
Another normal day in Igen, with the usual madcap interludes.

Trundlebugs (May 17, 2002)
D'ney gets annoyed at the little buggers, Nhaeth is nervous, and the others help with catching them.

Rabbits (May 19, 2002)
Weyrfolk take a break from work in chatter that turns to hunting and trade.

New Waters (May 25, 2002)
The Weyrleader calls, our sturdy wingrider replies, and gets an unexpected promotion.

More Baby Talk (May 27, 2002)
Conversation revolves around babies in noontime Igen.

Claws and Sprawls (May 31, 2002)
Weyrfolk invade the Southern Continent in search of pelts, but are pounced on instead by conniving felines.

Dunkin' Firelizards (October 26, 2002)
Igenites chat in the baths.

A Theory on Death (November 4, 2002)
D'ney listens to Mhare, who expounds on the dead.

Lies and Favours (November 30, 2002)
Arah helps resolve Nhaeth's problem and D'ney reciprocates by lifting a sack, but gets embroiled in healer trouble when Belluth tries to be helpful too.