Sister, sister [Atlas]

[Sari]

Y'suba was bored out of her mind. Even in fall, Semaca was hot and temperate in weather, but surprisingly, that got a bit boring. She was lying near the lake, soaking up the sun beside her dragon--both sunning happily--with her eyes closed, but...she was still bored! As she heard the sound of someone approaching, she opened one eye...and then the other, sitting up. Spotting Lori, she gave an exaggerated wave. "Lori! Lori! Come join me! I am. So. Bored. And I'd looooove to talk to you!" Had she talked much to Lori in the past? No more than her other fellow weyrlings. Still, Lori seemed the nice sort...and certainly someone sweet.

"I mean, we're like, sisters! Impressed together, spent weyrlinghood together! That's close enough, riiiiight? I mean, my real brother is still my favorite, but yanno."

But...you are not sisters? Why do you say this, Y'suba? It is not true, and both of you are aware of this fact. It wasn't even a lie, at that point--just an obvious untruth. Y'suba didn't respond to her dragon, merely grinning at Lori, waiting to see how the bluerider would respond to her friendliness.

[AtlasHyperion]

Lori was looking to spend some time alone with her dragon and her flit. She'd been spending as much time as with Phi as his weyrling lessons would allow- and by Faranth, she knew how much time those took up-, but sometimes she just wanted to spend time with Raerth. While walking out to the lake, her favorite place to be, she spotted Y'suba, who had obviously spotted her. She gave an equally exaggerated wave and a bright smile back to her ex-classmate before making her way over with Rae and Skippy.

"Hey, Y'suba!" She laughed at the whole sister thing- she had no sisters! Just her and her mom. "Yeah, I suppose that it's close enough! How are you fairing today? It's so nice out today, are you planning on spending all your time out here at the lake?" She loved this lake more than anything in the world, it was her favorite place in all of Semaca. "That was my goal today, at least. It's always so beautiful out here."

Hello, brother, Raerth greeted his brown sibling. How are, um... uh... and how are you fairing? It's certainly been a little while. Certainly. He sat himself down on the grass near his rider. He wasn't exactly sure what sort of terms he and Einth were on, so he kept his distance. Lori would make sure that everything was alright, he was certain of it.

[Sari]

Y'suba nodded. "Yeah. It's a lovely day, isn't it? Semaca's good for that. Want to go swimming with me?" She enjoyed spending time with others, and even if Lori said no, well...good company was hard to find, and Lori was always the fun kind. "Or we can just relax. We'll have a blast, either way!"

Einth looked at Raerth curiously. Despite Y'suba's exaggerated familiarity, he didn't know Raerth well at all. What secrets might the blue be hiding? He moved closer to Raerth, almost uncomfortably close, clearly with no issue invading the blue's personal space. Keeping distance? Didn't occur to him that the blue might want this. Raerth. Yes...I am...confused. My rider is strange, with her forced familiarity. I do not understand... Confusion, in his mind, was not a positive feeling. It didn't occur to him that Raerth might want him to say he was well. He was not entirely well, so why would he say that? He, similarly, did not ask how Raerth was doing. Instead, he looked over the blue, curious but solemn.

It has been more than a little while. Y'suba...how many days has it been?

"Three hundred and eighty two," Y'suba immediately answered.

Untrue...and impossible. If only Einth could remember past a sevenday...Well, either way, he looked back to Raerth. He'd already spoken a lot. Now was the time to let Raerth speak. Maybe he would learn something new. He just stared at Raerth for an uncomfortable moment. Waiting.