[DL] Dinner Conversations

(NRPG: This takes place prior to my last post where a foolhardy Darlea flies
Makayla to help Michel & Paranth)

Darlea and Minty had been sitting with several other fellow trainee's for
dinner. She was glad that Minty was sitting with them. She really wanted the
girl to feel welcome. So Darlea had asked her to join them and she
graciously agreed. Darlea was dying to ask her about it, but refrained for
fear of upsetting the girl and sending her flying to another table where
people weren't so rude as to ask personal questions. Despite her normal
outgoing personality, Darlea did not like to be in the middle of conflict
and certainly didn't like to cause other people heartache.

As the others trickled out it left just the two girls there. Darlea had been
enjoying the conversation. The shy, quiet girl to her left was a mystery.
While she had sat with them, she hadn't talked much. 

Just then David walked in with a strange man that Darlea had never seen
before. Both were rather messed up, looking like they had just come out of a
fight. Yet they were laughing and obviously enjoying each other's company.
The odd man headed away leaving David to fill his plate.

"Minty, don't you think David's a handsome lad?" She noticed David looking
over at them so she smiled and gave a quick wave. "Maybe he'll come sit with
us. Wouldn't that be nice?"

"He seems nice enough," said Minty guardedly.

"Oh, look. If I didn't know better I'd think he could read my mind. He's
coming."

"He is a telepath," Minty told her.

"Oh, yes, but only with dragons."  She smiled to him as he sat down.

"Hi.....how es ye both doin' tonight?" David said happily.  "May I take this
seat?"

"Of course," said Darlea, pleased to have a chance to chat with him.

*Kaylin is a splendid dragon!* she heard Makayla say.

*Oh hush, deary. You think they are all splendid dragons. Besides, David
isn't near as handsome as M'ressan* She thought back to her dragon through
the rosey glaze of a young crush. *But don't you think David and Minty would
make a wonderful couple.*

"Have you been fighting, David?"

"Aye, just a bit a sparin'."

The trainee's began to chat about their lives. Darlea, having spent her
whole life in the Warren was interested to hear about where the other two
had come from. She had been on may flights with her father, she had even
teleported with him to various Warrens and towns, but she had never been
allowed to stay anywhere but Keldarra. Her mother had been very strict on
that point.

Darlea kept the conversation on Minty and David, hoping to get the two to
talking to each other. David was very friendly and geniunely interested in
people, so it wasn't hard getting him talk. But Minty was much quieter.
However, even she eventually began to open up a little, and Darlea was sure
she was enjoying her conversation with the lad.

"I need to go and speak to my mother. I hope you both don't mind. Please
keep talking." Darlea smiled at the two as she rose and hopped off happily
to the kitchen.

--Darlea & Makayla
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NRPG: Please don't mind Darlea's match making... she's still young<BG>
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