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Princess_Feylin rolled 1 12-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-12)
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 Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:04 pm
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Taibbi and green Neuwith
Distraction/Intensity: 4 Exhaustion/Alertness: 3 Memorization/Visualization: 3 Anxiety/Confidence: 4 - 2 = 2Slacker/Studious: 4
Sevenday 2, Grid 2
1. Courtesan Hall
Quote: 5-6: Mostly Success! If you have a 4 in Anxiety/Confidence, you learn a healthy dose of fear as it takes you a bit longer to appear Between. You make it (somehow) but even your dragon is spooked. You know that you almost got lost there, but somehow managed to make it through. For the rest of your rolls on this grid, your Anxiety/Confidence score is down TWO points.
2. Redoubt Hold
3. Paradise Falls Hold
4. Sand's End Hold
5. Western Weyr
After a week of successful practice in going between, both Taibbi and Neuwith were feeling pretty confident. Not overwhelmingly so, but more than they had been when they started out. Thus, as the pair readied themselves for the next series of trips, they were both in a good mood.
What do you think Courtesan Hall's patrons think about a bunch of dragons popping in and out above them? Neuwith wondered.
I'm sure they're too busy to notice, Taibbi answered, blushing a little. Also, I don't know if they have patrons in there. I think it's just for training?
What do you think that's like? Neuwith asked as she prepared for the leap between.
Taibbi blushed hotly and tried to focus on the coordinates she had memorized. Neuwith fixed on them and they blinked between. Perhaps it was her discomfort from their previous discussion making her heart beat faster, but it seemed to Taibbi that there were too many heartbeats going on. Black panic to match the darkness of between began to cloud into Taibbi's mind as she worried that her mind hadn't been where it was supposed to be after all.
Neuwith? she called uncertainly.
Before she could falter further, they emerged from the chill and the dark, Neuwith sending reassurances she barely felt toward Taibbi, who was apologizing profusely for her lapse in attention, which prompted answering apologies from Neuwith for distracting her in the first place. It took a minute for the pair to pull themselves together and ready themselves for their next attempt.
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Princess_Feylin rolled 1 12-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-12)
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:11 pm
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Taibbi and green Neuwith
Distraction/Intensity: 4 Exhaustion/Alertness: 3 Memorization/Visualization: 3 Anxiety/Confidence: 4 - 2 = 2Slacker/Studious: 4
Sevenday 2, Grid 2
1. Courtesan Hall
2. Redoubt Hold
Quote: 8-12: Success! You manage to make the leap without any trouble! Good job! Breathe easy!
3. Paradise Falls Hold
4. Sand's End Hold
5. Western Weyr
Their confidence badly shaken, Neuwith and Taibbi concentrated on their next point: Redoubt Hall. Happily, they arrived without any difficulty, but they were both significantly less assured than they had been at the beginning of the exercise.
What was it that kept us between? Taibbi asked as Neuwith circled in preparation for their next jump.
I don't know. Maybe your coordinates weren't detailed enough? She felt a little bad even suggesting it, but the fact was that as a dragon, Neuwith went where she was directed to go. If her directions were faulty, they wouldn't end up there. That point had been made over and over in the course of their lessons. Also, I don't really know these locations, so I couldn't compare what I remembered with what you gave me.
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Princess_Feylin rolled 1 12-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-12)
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:15 pm
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Taibbi and green Neuwith
Distraction/Intensity: 4 Exhaustion/Alertness: 3 - 1 = 2Memorization/Visualization: 3 Anxiety/Confidence: 4 - 2 = 2Slacker/Studious: 4
Sevenday 2, Grid 2
1. Courtesan Hall
2. Redoubt Hold
3. Paradise Falls Hold
Quote: 2-4: Success & Failure! If this is your second or third roll, if your Exhaustion Level of 3 or higher is going to be reduced by one for the rest of your rolls. i.e. If you had them down as a 5, they are now feeling like a 4. All future rolls will be based on this number until you finish the game. If you had them as a 4, they are now down to a 3, and if you had them as a 3 they are now down to a 2. You are feeling mentally exhausted!
4. Sand's End Hold
5. Western Weyr
For all that Paradise Falls had been one of the locations Taibbi had been certain she would remember easily when they were practicing visualizations on the ground, the sudden realization that Neuwith hadn't been paying attention during their lessons and wouldn't be able to confirm or even guess at the accuracy of her coordinates put a new stress on the young woman.
Why weren't you paying attention? she demanded.
Sheepishly, Neuwith answered, I think I was talking to one of my sisters. I'm sorry. But I know we can do this. We did so well last time, and we've come through all right so far, haven't we?
Both of them knew they were not coming through as well as they had before, and Taibbi doubled down on calling up every single detail she could of their next destination, and holding it in the forefront of her thoughts long after they were actually circling above the splashing cascades.
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Princess_Feylin rolled 1 12-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-12)
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:20 pm
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Taibbi and green Neuwith
Distraction/Intensity: 4 Exhaustion/Alertness: 3 - 1 = 2Memorization/Visualization: 3 Anxiety/Confidence: 4 - 2 = 2Slacker/Studious: 4
Sevenday 2, Grid 2
1. Courtesan Hall
2. Redoubt Hold
3. Paradise Falls Hold
4. Sand's End Hold
Quote: 5-6: Mostly Success! If you have a a 3 or lower in Anxiety/Confidence levels, perhaps you needed more fear of Between because something goes wrong and you fail to return and are lost forever... unless you get your coordinates checked.
5. Western Weyr
Mentally, Taibbi was flagging, and that worried her. It worried both of them. What's more, she was having a hard time recalling anything about Sand's End Hold. There was sand, maybe? Or maybe there wasn't, hence the name. No. there was definitely sand.
Should we check? Neuwith asked, feeling guilty because she knew she couldn't help. Her thoughts had been running along similar lines to Taibbi's, regarding what Sand's End Hold might be like, and those thoughts were far too vague and uncertain to base a jump between on.
We should, Taibbi agreed, coloring with embarrassment again. It wasn't that she didn't know these destinations. She'd studied and practiced and even sketched a few of them. She was just having a hard time trusting in her memory, and even her memories of her sketches made her worry. She wasn't a really great artist. She probably rendered them wrong, and if she remembered them as (incorrectly) drawn, she'd kill Neuwith and herself.
A chagrined and weary pair appeared in the sky above Sand's End Hold, having confirmed the coordinates with their instructors.
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Princess_Feylin rolled 1 12-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-12)
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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:28 pm
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Taibbi and green Neuwith
Distraction/Intensity: 4 Exhaustion/Alertness: 3 - 1 = 2Memorization/Visualization: 3 Anxiety/Confidence: 4 - 2 = 2Slacker/Studious: 4
Sevenday 2, Grid 2
1. Courtesan Hall
2. Redoubt Hold
3. Paradise Falls Hold
4. Sand's End Hold
5. Western Weyr
Quote: 8-12: Success! You manage to make the leap without any trouble! Good job! Breathe easy!
Despite their misgivings and exhaustion, the jump back to Western Weyr went off without a hitch and the pair came to a relieved rest on the edge of the Weyrbowl. Taibbi slumped forward and gave Neuwith a hard hug, despite her short arms making an unimpressive span of the athletic green's girth.
We made it, she breathed.
Yes. I will pay more attention. I promise, Neuwith swore. I love you.
I love you, too.
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Tsunake rolled 1 12-sided dice:
8
Total: 8 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:34 am
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Tsunake rolled 1 12-sided dice:
10
Total: 10 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:39 am
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Tsunake rolled 1 12-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:44 am
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Tsunake rolled 1 12-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:13 am
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Phryana and Gold Kleoth
Stats:
Distraction/Intensity: 4
Exhaustion/Alertness: 3 - 1 = 2
Memorization/Visualization: 4
Anxiety/Confidence: 3
Slacker/Studious: 4
Sevenday 2: Grid 2
1. Courtesan Hall
2. Redoubt Hold
3. Paradise Falls Hold
4. Sand's End Hold (Minor Hold beholden to Western Hold)
5. Western Weyr
Taking her dragon's wise advice, Phryana didn't immediately attempt to have them take the jump to Sand's End Hold. High above on Kleoth's back, she admired Paradise Falls from what she could see, enjoying the verdant green and the abundance of life. Once she felt better prepared, she summoned up the coordinates from many long hours of study and fixed them firmly in their mind.
With a gentle thought from her rider, Kleoth prepared to take them both Between....
Quote: 5-6: Mostly Success! If you have a a 3 or lower in Anxiety/Confidence levels, perhaps you needed more fear of Between because something goes wrong and you fail to return and are lost forever... unless you get your coordinates checked.
...and paused. Are you certain? Kleoth asked softly, never doubting Phryana. The young woman sat silently for a moment before she spoke. "Please ask one of the assistants for the coordinates." She replied, equally soft. Kleoth did so, and the rider leaned back in her seat for a moment, eyes closed. That... could have been the end of them, if Kleoth hadn't stopped them.
But it wasn't.
Refusing to let herself dwell on What Could Have Been, Phryana visualized the corrected coordinates and urged Kleoth Between. Fortunately, the journey was without incident.
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Tsunake rolled 1 12-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:20 am
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tatterpixie rolled 1 12-sided dice:
7
Total: 7 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:18 pm
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Sorsha of Gold Leoth
Stats:
Distraction/Intensity: 3
Exhaustion/Alertness: 4
Memorization/Visualization: 5
Anxiety/Confidence: 4
Slacker/Studious: 4
Sevenday 2: Grid 2
1. Courtesan Hall
2. Redoubt Hold
3. Paradise Falls Hold
4. Sand's End Hold (Minor Hold beholden to Western Hold)
5. Western Weyr
The second sevenday came around and Sorcha was feeling much more rested, and much less distracted. "We're going to do this!" she said to Leoth, patting the big gold on the neck. Still, the scare she had gotten on the first sevenday's attempt haunted her. Shaking the feeling off, she gave Leoth the coordinates to Courtesan Hall and urged her Between...
Quote: 7: Mostly success! If you have a Studiousness level of 4 or 5, or a Exhaustion/Alertness level of 4 or 5, all your hardwork.. fails. Maybe you memorized the wrong pages, or maybe you had too much detail and wind up lost in the wrong time. Either way, where you showed up is right, but the WHEN is all wrong! In fact, your dragon starts to panic when they realize that the time and place is... not right! Too quickly, before you are able to see much of anything worth noting, your dragon begs to return to Western Weyr. You visualize the coordinates, and pop successfully back to the right time and place--thoroughly shaken. Your Anxiety level automatically plummets to a 1 from here on out. Alternatively, you can fail your return and die on the way back to the right time. Your choice!
Courtesan Hall appeared beneath them, but Leoth suddenly sent waves of distress to Sorsha. Mine... this is not right. We must return NOW, Mine. NOW!
Rattled by Leoth's sudden fear -- her big gold weyrling wasn't afraid of anything -- Sorsha quickly visualized the coordinates for Western Weyr and just as quickly appeared back over the Weyr Bowl. What happened, beloved? What was wrong?
We weren't supposed to be there... then. The place was correct, but the WHEN was wrong. We could have been lost forever...
Sorsha shuddered as they landed. "Faranth..." Leaning over, she hugged the dragon's neck as best she could. "I'm sorry. I'll do better next time, I promise."
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tatterpixie rolled 1 12-sided dice:
10
Total: 10 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:34 pm
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tatterpixie rolled 1 12-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:42 pm
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tatterpixie rolled 1 12-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:50 pm
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tatterpixie rolled 1 12-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-12)
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Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:57 pm
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