Hatching Excitement Thread

[ASTROLOGICAL!!]

19 daaaays, wooo!



This is mostly for the "OH GOD WHAT IS EVERYONE GONNA GET?!" guessing fun, because I like to lick read over candidates and take my guess.

Also for anything else off-topic about the hatchings so we don't spam Whim's feedback thread. BECAUSE SRSLY GUISE THAT'S FOR FEEDBACK. This is for silliness.



REGARDLESS, my prediction is that all the babies in the clutch will contain a mysterious mutation that causes them to fire spoons from their eyes. Also all of them will be green. All of them.

No but srsly I will be taking guesses. Wooo.

[catnip]

-bounces around happily-

This was a good idea!

Oh, let's go with there aren't going to be any Prince Rank dragons. -nods-

[summerrain]

I bet that the three largest ones are either going to be Princes on the large end, or Queens.

[ASTROLOGICAL!!]

I'm pretty sure there's going to be a Prince, and I bet a girl's gonna get one. I just don't know which girl.

LET'S SEE HERE, I have guesses for all the Candiates' general ranks since I stalk all ur apps. Let me go find them.

HERE ARE MY GUESSES

Cyndell - Brown-rank, probably a female Sail or a mutated genderswapped Brown/Purple/Prince-rank

Zayin - Brown-rank, but male, or a very large Blue.

Tsadi - An Orange

Rekima - A dazzling Sail with a ~fabulous~ hide

Kekara - Lash or Breath

Eavla - Green or Lash

Ranoji - Blue-rank

Aleiph - Something that will make her confront her fear of prince-rank riders. Basically anything but blue-rank. ALTERNATIVELY SHE'S MAULED AND DIES ON THE SANDS

Echelerov - Crest

Maika - Either left Standing until she ages a Turn, or Green-rank

Garienne - Blue-rank

Siarryn - Green-rank

[catnip]

-watches the space intently-

[ASTROLOGICAL!!]

SPACE HAS BEEN FILLED.

In other news, we are 17 days and counting. Wooot.

[summerrain]

Tch! Maika with a Green? Is that just because she's 13?

[ASTROLOGICAL!!]

It's what I'd give her to prevent squick, personally.

A queen can't be kept on the ground, especially during a Pass. If she were older, I would consider it, which is why being Left Standing is the best option. If a Queen rises, and the rider is only like, 14 or 15 during her first Flight, that's sort of... not something people want to play. Not everyone is cool with it and it's a little sketchy.

Greens and other dragons, however, can be kept on the ground until the rider is of-age. I try to avoid squick like that when Impressing, just because. Honestly I tend to give younger candidates male dragons just b/c of that. It's not something everyone is 100% cool with and forcing someone to possibly play out a trigger or a squick b/c of a rank is a dick move.

If she's left standing for a few Turns, I can see her maybe getting a Queen in the future. But for now I think she's simply too young, and that sort of makes me go, "no thanks plz."

Ofc I'm not handling Impressions, and these are just my personal thoughts and opinions on candidates.

[moonchilde]

So much this. Über squicky otherwise.
Besides why have young candidates who can't fight until 16, rising is an issue, not as strong or emotionally developed as an adult.... When older options without those issues exist?

Plus what kid has the emotional fortitude or hell life experience for the responsibilities of queen riding? -shrugs-

Tbh I suppose I also have some bias based on plots and posts. I always hope the interesting chars I like reading will impress rank because I know they'll do cool plots with it. I haven't made any guesses yet. I'd love to see more of Tsadi though. She's interesting. And I adore Aleiph.

[summerrain]

Well, Whim-sempai and I already talked about that stuff. I was just wondering why Maika was automatically designated as a Green-ranked rider. I mean, if she DID Impress a Queen, she could just request to be locked up and unaccessible while she was still young. Or some other sort of compromise could be made for her. I'd be surprised if this had never happened before in Pernese history, even if it was never written in the books.

Then again, that's just me. Maika wouldn't be quiet enough as a Green-rank if she thought others were doing something stupid. She'd come out and say it, and then suggest what she thought was better. As a Green-rank, no one would take her seriously.

[moonchilde]

Riders are shown as needing flight sex. Dragon decides the ride complies. So I'll be straight up. Queen candidates that young squick the hell out of me because kids shouldn't be having sex much less first time sex in a flight. Especially since older riders exist and that's be an additional gross. Nobody- I hope- wants to see a 14 year old in that situation.

Also considering the massive responsibility of queen rising and the lack of lfe experience at that age is asking for disaster. I just don't see why handling those issUes is better for the weyr than designating appropriately aged candidates... Hell the books dont show anyone NEAR that young standing to try to impress queen. I always figured it was for a reason.

[moonchilde]

And I hate the stereotype that greenriders can't have worthwhile opinions. Mirrim was very outspoken ad sometimes involved n decisions. Let's not stereotype greenriders like that =\

Green riders arent voiceless pawns. I hop no queen rider thinks its okay to ignore opinions of other colors because they have a shiny. A good leader listens to others. Especially those with good ideas.

[summerrain]

Well, no one's gonna take her seriously for a while, no matter what she Impresses(IF)...

[ASTROLOGICAL!!]

...Because Greens are my favorite and the most versatile, and I see Maika with a female dragon.

She can have a female Sail but I defaulted to Green because it's my favorite dragon. It's not a drama-causing issue, really, and I don't see why you're offended b/c of my personal opinions. And Nyche is loud, outspoken, and disrespectful towards Bronze riders that are disrespectful to her. Have you seen her threads with R'lar? She insults him. She acts differently towards her wingleader because he's kind to her and she thinks he's deserved her respect. Nyche is not an ineffective or boring character because of her Lash! I chose Lash because I love Green-ranks and they allow such freedom in plotting. It's not meant as an insult to your character or you -- it's just something I'd avoid and I've stated my reasons for it.

Look, I've known people who lost their virginities young (we're talking >13 young), often through forcible means. It makes me sick. It's not something I want to see happen in RP just because it's so squicky and triggering and I'd rather avoid that. Whatever Whim decides is what Whim decides, but these are my thoughts and opinions, now can we please drop this topic, thank you?

[Whim]

I suggest listening to Astro; this topic seems like a risky one to continue.

I am curious about everyone's thoughts on other characters, though. Astro, what's your thought process on Aleiph? And everyone's on Rekima?