Bad Attitudes [OPEN]

[nineofswords]

Hyliath had been Diamond's bond long enough now that - short-lived memory or not - she knew Diamond's moods. She knew how the human was most likely to react when something went badly. Specifically, when things went badly with another woman.

Diamond was stalking towards the Weyr's gates, rage and hurt swirling inside her, so the garnet quickly crossed the Weyrbowl to her human. Diamond, my dear, what are you doing?

"What does it look like?" Diamond snapped. "I'm heading to Tillek Hold. I need to go beat up some of their sailors."

Hyliath sighed. Please be serious, Diamond.

"I am being serious!"

You are not going to walk to Tillek, and once you get there, you are hardly going to punch the first sailor you see.

"Oh yeah? Watch me!"

Hyliath brought her tail down on the ground in front of Diamond, blocking her path. Diamond tried to scramble over it, but Hyliath just brought it up to chest height to continue blocking her, then slamming it back on the ground before Diamond could try to duck underneath. Skud, being Skud, tried to move the tail himself, but he was only a firelizard, and Hyliath just ignored his efforts. Finally, the woman glared up at the garnet. "Don't try to stop me, Hyliath! Those Tillek sailors have it coming!"

They have done nothing to you.

"Yeah, well I never liked their attitudes!"

Diamond, if you refuse to be reasonable, I will have no choice but to take you back to our weyr myself until you find you can be calm.

"I'll just run into the lower caverns!" Diamond snapped. "You can't stop me, Hyliath! Don't even try!"

The garnet considered this. Very well, then, I suppose I must confine you here. Gently, carefully, she knocked Diamond over, settling one of her massive claws daintily on her torso to keep Diamond in place. Then she settled down on the ground comfortably to wait for this temper tantrum to run its course.

"Hyliath...Hyliath, get off me!" Diamond snapped. "This isn't funny!"

No, it is not, and that is why I am not laughing, Hyliath said. She tossed her head, trying to get Skud to stop fluttering around her eyes. The firelizard didn't seem to know whether he should attack Hyliath or not, but he was extremely upset that she was pinning Diamond to the ground.

"HEEEEELP!" Diamond shrieked.

What are you doing? Hyliath demanded, sounding horrified.

"Calling for help!" Diamond said, indignant. Then, raising her voice again: "HEEEELP! SOMEONE GET THIS THING OFF OF ME!"

Assistance is not required! Hyliath assured anyone who might've been listening. She is my rider, and I am not hurting her in the slightest.

[Femisis]

Assistance may not have been required, but that didn't mean no one would show up. Curious about the noise, Hong'lu wandered over, snack in hand, to watch the chaos unfold. "Are you in need of assistance, madam?" He asked, making absolutely no indication that he was going to do anything about her current predicament. It wasn't like he could move the woman's dragon off her, and he was fairly certain that Gerauth would not get up from his nap to assist, so at least, for now, he was a willing spectator in all of this.

[nineofswords]

"Yes, obviously I am in need of assistance," Diamond snapped at the rider who'd ambled over to see what was going on. "There is a dragon pinning me to the ground!"

She has gotten it into her head that she wishes to get into a fistfight with Tillek sailors, Hyliath explained with a sigh. She is currently unwilling to listen to reason, so I have put her into time-out. There is no need for help, as I said, but your generosity and altruism are appreciated.

Skud, having realized someone else was there that he could blame for this situation screeched and dived for the interloper's head. "Skud, behave," Diamond shouted at him, and the firelizard refrained from clawing at Hong'lu, but he was making bluff charges at him and screaming nonetheless, clearly holding Hong'lu responsible for the confrontation between dragon and rider.

[Femisis]

"Fighting Tillek sailors? Whatever for?" Hong'lu asked, curiosity mightily piqued now. He'd originally ambled over to snoop, but now he was here for the tea. "I have all the time in the world, don't keep me waiting~"

Just don't get me involved," Gerauth huffed, completely disinclined to leave his couch for anything short of an attempt on his rider's life.

I wouldn't dream of it, Hong'lu replied airily, then returned his attention to Hyliath. "Chop chop, I'm sure you'll have quite the story to tell! I have a feeling your rider won't tell me." His giddy excitement was broken as Skud made a pass at his head, screeching angrily as though he was the reason for all his rider's troubles. "Goodness, you'd think I ate his dinner!" The Bronzerider huffed, a bit annoyed, but not enough to do more than swat half heartedly at the firelizard.

[nineofswords]

"Tillek sailors are all jerks!" Diamond complained, more than happy to explain her reasons, although perhaps not the context behind it. "They're loud, their crass, they think they're better than everyone, they steal jobs from under other sailors' noses, and...and...well, I just don't like them!" She struggled and flailed her arms. "Now get her off of me, would you? So I can teach those bastards a lesson!"

Hyliath heaved a hefty sigh. Her family are all Balen sailors, Hyliath explained. She doesn't actually have a problem with Tillek sailors, they just a convenient avenue to express her current frustrations. She used to go down to the docks to get in fights with them when she was younger and angry, and apparently has not found a suitable replacement. Regardless, fist-fights are not an appropriate response to a heightened emotional state, she added, her tone becoming stern as she was clearly addressing her rider.

Skud, if you do not stop bothering this nice rider, I will put you in timeout too! Hyliath said, smacking her tail on the ground to emphasize her point. She was beginning to get a little stressed, having to be the sole voice of reason between them all, but she was trying to keep it together in front of a stranger. Her eyes were beginning to swirl in colors of stress, though.

[Femisis]

In other circumstances, Hong'lu might have gone so far as to egg dragon and rider on to see the 'conflict' escalate. However, this seemed to be a matter of two people who seemed perfectly nice but had different views on a matter and were at an impasse. He could see the stress growing in Hyliath's eyes and body language, though, so those thoughts were dashed. "There must be a better outlet for your frustrations than stomping off to punch some random sailors in the face, right? Is there a rider you find particularly vexing you could punch instead?"

Not helping. Gerauth groaned, facepalming as much as a dragon could. You're supposed to DIFFUSE the situation, not make it worse.

How am I making it worse? Hong'lu asked, apparently completely oblivious to the potential chaos he was stirring up. I'm saving the sailors!

I'm too tired for this... Grumbling, Gerauth settled back in, fully intending to go to sleep and completely ignore his rider. He didn't have enough brain cells to lose to his rider's idiocy.