1/2/2003

03:39 PM

Logfile from Briny.

 

 

El'ric walks into the barracks checking a clipboard he's carrying as he does so, glancing round he spots who he is looking for and walks over towards Briny and Belynth "Hiya you two" is the cheerful greeting as he comes to a halt interrupting whatever it is they are doing.

 

Briny and lifemate are not exactly settle near their couch. Unsettled is more like it. Blue is sitting upon haunches, but has head lowered to nip at Briny's rump every time she bends over pull on a shoe. "Belynth.... Belynth!... Oh!" At El'ric's voice, both glance in his attention, all innocence and brightness. Salute comes quickly, "Good day, El'ric."

 

El'ric glances at his clipboard again "So how's the wing exercises been going?" he asks as he steps foward to the blue and looks him over "May I?" as he reaches out to one of Belynth's wings.

 

Belynth shoots a glance askance to Briny before climbing back to his feet and extending a wing. Naturally, the tip catches Briny's hair, fluffing it up. The girl shoots the blue an exasperated glance before nodding to El'ric, "Very well, I think. We try to get out and do them when we can."

 

El'ric nods as he throws the clipboard over onto Briny's cot and reachs out, hands checking along the muscles of Belynths wing, a slight prod here and there, he moves onto the other wing and checks there as well, "Okay quick refresher then, whats this bit of the wing called?" he calls out over his shoulder as he indicates the wingsail area.

 

Briny follows along behind El'ric, peeping at his examining of the blue's sails. Her nose twitches and she reaches up to rub at it with the back of her hand. "Uh.... the sail? Maybe the fingersail?" Or she could be wrong, lips pursing in something of consternation.

 

El'ric doesn't say anything or even acknowledge if the answer is right or wrong before moving straight on to indicate the structure of bones that form the front of the wing, he runs a hand along from the base of the wing along that leading edge towards the tip pausing at a few points as he goes, "How do you tell if the muscles along here have been strained?" he asks when he stops.

 

Briny continues to shadow El'ric's ever move, fingers twining in the hem of her shirt with a touch of nervousness. "I suppose if Belynth starts complaining about it?" she hazards. The blue warbles slightly, almost sounding like an abbreviated chuckle. "He says you are tickling him. And nothing feels wrong, even if you feel funny."

 

El'ric looks at Briny as he listens "Pretty much, although its full name is the wingsail not fingersail." he moves his hand back down the wing slightly with a light chuckle before he drops his hand to go in search of his clipboard, "Right do you think Belynth here is ready for a short flight?"

 

Belynth answers that question before Briny can even consider it. The blue is lifting his wings high and bouncing forwards to shoulder aside his lifemate. He croons a long note, right at El'ric, eyes bright with expectation. From the shadow of the blue, Briny pipes up, "I think that's a yes."

 

El'ric grins and reaches out to pat the blue on the head, "Okay okay please breathe elsewhere and I'll let you fly for a wee bit." he steps out of the way and points towards the door "Go wait with Dras on the commons and we'll be right behind you." he waits with an expectant smile "I forgot how enthusiastic they got about this. Right lets go." he motions to Briny to follow.

 

Belynth ducks his head and then pounces over to Briny to begin the gradual process of headbutting her towards the door. The teenager stutters and tries to keep to her feet, "Enthusiastic? That's an understatement."

 

El'ric chuckles as he follows the pair outside "You'll get used to it." he adds on a "hopefully!"

 

El'ric walks off northeastwards to the wide green commons outside.

 

You amble northeastwards to the wide green commons outside.

Wide Green Commons - Monaco Weyr(#692RJMa$)

   This green is the hub of activity at the Weyr. The area extends along the base of a cavern-pocked cliff which rises southeast to northwest from here. The grubbed soil has been allowed to grow to a trampled turf, but hard stone walks bound it on all sides

   Weyrfolk and support staff move occasionally from the elevated, slate-topped infirmary complex that bridges the river on the eastern edge of the green to the open multiple decks of the sprawling, two-tiered Weyrhall to the north.

   South and west of here, the cliff face looms high, with a wide opening leading into the Hatching cavern and a cut-stone path rising to several weyrs housing the Weyr's leaders. Emerging from the hatching opening, an oft-trod path skirts the cliff to an opening a bit to the west.

   More directly west are more caverns and finally the swath widens in the northwest into the landing field used by visitors to the Weyr.

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El'ric

Drasjoveth(#2830OVaep$)

Obvious exits:

Weyrleaders Complex  Hatching Grounds  Shady Path  Western Landing Field  Candidate Barracks  Weyrling Barracks  Storage Caverns  WeyrHall  INFirmaries 

 

Briny manages to keep her feet as they make their way outside and to the commons. Once in the light of day, the blue shops his pushing of Briny and instead basks in the glow of the sun with crooning delight, adding in a greeting to Drasjoveth as well. Briny grins wryly after the blue before looking expectantly at El'ric.

 

El'ric walks out and waves Dras over to join them as he waits for Briny and Belynth to catch up and calm down. "Right come over here and listen, what will happen from here is that Drasjoveth will demonstrate what to do and I'll talk you through it as well, hopefully." Drasjoveth whuffles as he makes his way to a clear spot of ground and turns to face the group waiting for his signal.

 

Briny flickers a glance at Belynth as the blue finally drops to settle on his haunches, peering after Drasjoveth with mild interest. Briny smiles wryly before looking back to El'ric and bobbing her head in confirmation. "We're all eyes... and ears."

 

El'ric smiles over at Drasjoveth "No dancing mind." before turning to Briny "Some of the exercises you've been doing so far are crouching anf hopping and also flapping and the occasional glide, this is where we out it all into practise." he points at Dras who starts on his part of the show and raises himself onto his haunches and crouching down he leaps skywards stretching his wings out he flaps them with a few powerful strokes to gain some height before allowing himself to glide back into a landing on his hind feet. "See nothing too it, most of it will come naturally to him but the bits to look out for are the landing and whe he starts to flap, please make sure he understands that if he can't keep himself up to just let himself glide back to the ground, a wing strain at this point /Will/ keep him grounded for a month."

 

Briny emphasizes a few of the notable points to the blue, who just bobs his head in understanding. The girl smiles wryly, reaching over to rub him gently on the shoulder, "He says he understands." Of course, the blue is avidly watching Dras the entire time with a thoughtful gaze. "He is always flapping his wings around, even when we weren't doing the exercises. I'd like to think he is ready."

 

El'ric smiles in reassurance to Briny "Don't worry he'll do fine." he pauses before adding more to Belynth "Well what are you waiting on get to it."

 

Some take-off flags and runway lights? Belynth seems to startle at El'ric's words, snorting once, and then getting ready. This'll take a moment. Haunches bunch, rear talons dig into the soft earth, wings are hooded. Beat... another... "Be-" *WHOOSH* The blue bounds forward one stride and then pushes up with wings wide. There is a bit of a hiccup as he doesn't quite get the height, one leg thrusting down to push against the earth again haphazardly. A beat of his wings brushes tips to the dirt before height is finally managed.

 

El'ric watches and winces as the blue almost doesn't make it airborne, the mad rush forward stops suddenly as Belynth makes it to the skies "Waaah... he's okay." His hand raises and runs through his hair nervously as he watches patiently for the rest "Mind and get him down again soonish, his wings won't be able to keep him up for long."

 

Briny smirks after Belynth as the blue furiously works his wings, drawing them up and back to reach some sort of altitude. Once apparently comfortable, he stops the flapping and goes on to just gliding. Briny flickers a glance askance to El'ric, "Do we get to do this every day now?" Meanwhile the blue does a couple more circles before beginning his haphazard decent.

 

El'ric doesn't take his eyes of off Belynth as he flaps and glides "Yeah, this is something that will become part of your daily routine from now on as long as he lands okay." his eyes flick back to Briny briefly "I'll check him when he makes it down and if he's okay he can get another go today, but that will be it until tomorrow."

 

Belynth moves in fits and starts as he begins to descend, slowing abruptly with an extreme angle of his wings, a few more flaps, and then a drop of about the length of a person and down he is. Rough, but he made it. The blue burbles an excited note to Briny, which leaves the girl to grinning, "He can't wait 'til next time."

 

El'ric grins as he moves forward towards the blue "We'll see first if there is going to be a next time." he gets to the blue "Right wings out so i can check them."

 

Belynth doesn't replace his wings to his sides, leaving them out so that El'ric can check them over. "He insists everything is fine," Briny adds, trailing after El'ric once again.

 

El'ric nods "True he may do but I know the lengths another blue would have gone to to get airborne again so I need to check as well." He runs his hands over those important wing muscles checking meticulously before standing back "Okay take a few deep breaths, you did well even if it was a bit shaky but I've not seen a first flight that wasn't so far." he moves back further to give the pair a bit of room "I want you to have another look at Dras doing it before I let you up again."

 

Briny flickers a glance over Belynth, watching him with a critical eye. "Yeah, I'm sure he'll do far better with a bit more practice." The blue warbles another delighted note as he waits to be checked over.

 

El'ric nods in agreement "Yeah the take off and landing are always the worst bits, I remember Dras hopping about before he leapt up into the air during his first practises. Don't worry though the practise will help and you'll be getting plenty of that from here on in."

 

Briny nods her head, reaching a hand over to lightly rub along Belynth's chest, "If it is okay, I'm going to take him to the pool for a bit of a swim to work out his muscles? I don't want him cramping up or anything after all of that work."

 

El'ric chuckles "okay then, tell Drasjoveth when your ready for todays second flight and we'll come and meet you here."