The cast:

Solaria - Starcraft Master
Darwin - Master Starsmith of Pern
Resa - Harper Sr. Apprentice
Hynavu - Harper Apprentice
Marion - Harper Appie Secret! :)
Kayrelen - Starcraft Apprentice/Harper Apprentice

Darwin strides with a lazy swagger in from Second Floor.

Darwin takes the stairs two at a time, literally hopping down them with a   broad grin on his face, rocking to a halt at the bottom with a hand clutched   over his heart.  "Whew.. getting too old for that," he states cheerily, the   winks at the passing crafters.  "You'd think they'd never seen a Master   hopping down stairs," he says, tilting his head directly at Solaria.

Solaria is standing outside the library, mouth open to begin yelling at   someone. She just stares, then laughs as she sees Darwin coming down the   stairs, "And here you had me ready to get on to some apprentice for doing   that!"

Darwin laughs and takes a few deep breaths, sweeping his hair out of his   bright eyes, before gesturing toward the exit.  "I'm just on my way to have a   drink at the 'Wings.. care to come?"

Solaria smiles, "I think I could use one myself...  settling back in has   been... fun?"  She glances down at the notebook in her hands and decides to   leave it in the classroom.  Quickly returning, she sighs, "Ready when you   are!"

Darwin quite cavalierly offers his arm as Solaria returns and winks playfully,   "After you, m'lady, but of course, you /must/ take my arm.  I insist."

Solaria laughs, taking your arm, "Thank you milord. It shall be a pleasure to   have you as company tonight!"

The two head towards the 'Wings...

Hold Courtyard
Crom hold's courtyard stretches out, its rooms standing tall against the   mountains behind.  Imposing and dark, the previous inhabitants have mostly   never thought much of decoration, but Crom's newest Lady Holder has taken it   to her personal attention to add joy and color to the rather barren   countryside.  A road leads out towards Telgar and the Hold's gather grounds, while little   trails by the hold take twists and turns to a pleasant garden, the stables,   the minercraft hall, and a charming and scenic trail through the valleys and   hills of the Crom Area.
It is a clear, crisp evening  Belior is half full and Timor is slightly more   than half dark.  It is a spring night.
Perched somewhere up high, you see Taran.
You see Evreth here.
Kryten and Darwin are here.
The following dragons are here: Diamath, Cyvarth, Zafirath, Rosalth, and   Alabeth
From here you can go:
Hold Doors                Mine Hall                  Hold Gardens               Crom Road                 Stables                    Scenic Trail

Kryten watches the tail descend and blinks, gazing upwards and then upwarsd   some more. "Well that was hardly sporting of you, was it now?  Whatever did I   do to deserve that?" Watching the other dragons being to interact he inches   back in the grass, fearing himself the cause of the agitation. As an   afterthought he sniffs under his arm.  Nope, still fresh. Couldn't be that.

Rosalth disolves back into a watchful gryphon, her tail-tip animated with   annoyance as it rests not far from the bartender.

Darwin glances up at the dragons as he passes through, Solaria on his arm and   a rather merry step about him, almost like a boy, he is.  "Just a little   further and we'll have something to wet our dry tongues."

Alabeth doesn't mind people. If anything, she likes them quite a bit. The new   faces, in fact, are getting inspections, her eyes whirling into the cheerful   greens, and a light snort descending on the both of them. Well, hello there.   Are you the one who's making my lifemate so happy?

Solaria smiles, taking in all the dragons in the courtyard today. "Seems like   Crom is the place to be this evening!"  Looking closer, she tries to see if   she knows any of them here, but finds she doesn't.  "Ah... the 'Wings, how I   have missed you!" she says with a laugh!

Darwin strides with a lazy swagger into the Hold.

Kryten quickly stands, no longer willing to take his chances with the flicking   tail.  He covers his fear by moving to quickly greet the humans who enter the   courtyard. "Hail and well met! You want the Wings?  Let me lead the way.    Please."

The two step through the hold and into the 'Wings...

The Golden Wings
The Golden Wings, Crom Hold's place of relaxation and friendship.  Around you   the influence of the weyr and hold ties abound. Hanging from one wall a woven   tapesty depicts a Queen's wing in formation.  All brightly woven with care.    The tables finely crafted of the finest hardwoods the near by forests have to   offer.  All the chairs look well worn from their many occupants.  On another   wall an opened window looks out to the courtyard.  But the shutters may be   shut in case of need. The stone floor, well kept shows much use as well.    Near the door leading to the back room is the tavern's bar.  It's shine   outshines anything in the tavern.  It's brass fittings well kept, high gloss   woods show your reflection as glance at it.  Other tapestrys hang depicting   the hold's long history, some look to be in repair to revive their brilliance.
You see Oceanus, Juri, Chakotay, Huntress, Dribbly, and Tenor settled   comfortably on an overhead rafter.
You see the bar, Stalk, Today's Menu, Spice, Meka, Dice, and Turnabout here.
Milar, Hynavu, Resa, Lexi, Marion, and Darwin are here.
For whatever reasons you'd like to leave The Golden Wings , you can go: Private Quarters          Game Room                  Crom Hall

Marion goggles at Rees, "Flying bovines?"  and then at Hine, "Bad luck?  WHy?"

Darwin's brows arch up as he steps in, catching Marion's comment.  "Flying..   bovines?" he questions, patting Solaria's hand upon his arm, before releasing   it and pulling out a chair for her at his usual table.  "Sit, sit, sit," he   says quickly, gesturing at a barmaid.

Resa giggles nodding at Marion, "Yep...  flying bovines."

Marion turns to Darwin, readily explaining herself, "Rees turned to a fish!"    how is that explaining?  who knows?

Solaria chuckles as she hears the comment, and gladly takes the offered seat,   "Thank you Darwin..."  Looking around the 'Wings, she smiles, remembering the   times you had here. "Shards, it has been too long!"

Lexi stetches her aching muscles, "Yeah, but I wouldn't trade it for the   world.  I love working with them critters.  Just love it!"

Resa glances over to the newcomers, knowing the gentleman looks familiar...   ah! Kayrelen's Master!  She gives friendly waves and smiles to both the   Master's, blushing at Marion's comment.

Marion looks up at Rees'  "She was a fish, and Hine turned her back!" she   goggles, watching for signs of fish-face on Rees.

Kryten saunters in from Crom Hall.
Kryten goes home.

Milar chuckles. "I can understand that." she says with a brief nod. "I have my   caprines, and that's more than enough for me. They're enough trouble, though.   I'll leave the rest of the herd to you folk." She taps lightly against her   other blue, Sir's, side. "I wish I could leave these with you as well,   sometimes." she adds, jokingly.

Hynavu thinks hard ... and fast.  "Ah ... because ..." he trails off to wave   to the arrivals.  "Evening," he calls softly, getting out the bovine picture   again.  Frightening piece of work, that.

Marion looks over at Hine, confused.  "But /why/?"  Oh, the dreaded question!

Resa smiles, knowing that Marion is watching her.  She begins to pucker her   lips up, just slightly, wondering if Marion will catch it?

Darwin grins at Marion as he settles down into his own seat and plunks his   heels up on an empty chair.  "Into a .. fish?" he questions, chuckling   softly, but indulging the child.  "I don't think I've ever turned into one..   is it fun?" he questions of Resa, before nodding at Solaria.  "It's quite   good to have you back, Master Solaria."

Marion looks at Rees and squeals, crawling up in her lap and poking her face,   "Your going to fish again rees!"

Resa busts out laughing as Marion pokes and prods at her face.  Turning her   head, her hands go to catch the little girls before she pokes an eye or   something.  "It's ok...  you're here to help!"

Kayrelen walks in from Crom Hall.

Lexi giggles a bit and sips at her juice.  Her eyes wander around, "It sure is   busy here."

Marion giggles, "Okay!  No more fish," and goes back to looking at Hine's   pictures.  "Why is it bad wuck Hine?"

Milar nods in agreement with Lexi. "Very." she says. "I don't usually see it   this busy. Then again, I'm rarely in around the evening, usually, I'm more   occupied with the apprentices and Journeymen that are about. Tonight, though,   I had time all to myself, and decided to use it." Her glass is held aloft to   display this, her smile warm as the wine in her belly. "So I'm enjoying it."   she finishes.

Solaria begins to chuckles softly at the antics of the young ones at the next   table.  Resafish? Hmm...  "I would think it would be interesting as long as   someone didn't catch you on their fishing pole..."  Turning back to Darwin   she smiles, "It is good to be back, Master Darwin.  So many things have   changed around the hall in just the Turn that I was gone."{

Marion looks around the hall at the mention of Rees-fish and fishing poles in   the same sentence, she says to solaria, "We fixed her!"

Ah ha! For once she doesn't trip, fall, or make a fool out of herself! Go   Kayre! Ahem... There Kayrelen slides, eyes golden eyes flicker brightly,   falling upon everyone there, "Wow... Master Darwin, what brings you down to   the 'wings? I'm being good and doing all my work-" A yawn tugs at her lips   and one of the books in her arms falls to the floor making a soft muffled   thud.

Lexi nods and sips more of her juice, "Everyone should be allowed to have some   fun sometime."  She glances around a bit, "But maybe not all the same time at   the same place."  seh adds with a little giggle.

Solaria ohs? to the small girl, "How? " Head turns as she hears someone come   up behind her, then jumps as the book hits the floor.

 Marion looks up at SOlaria with wide eyes, "Hine put her out of the water with   the moon shinin' and she changed back!"  then she giggles at the funny   Kayrelen.  Hasn't she seen her before?

 Milar laughs again, looking about at the different people in here. A lot of   them. A very lot of them. "I couldn't agree more." she states with a nod.   "Things certainly do get confused when everyone shows up, don't they?"

Resa rolls her eyes to Master Solaria, a simple statement starting all this,   really!  Next time, she'll remember not to say certain things in front of a 2   turn old! She leans back to whisper in Marion's ear, "That's Kayrelen, she   stays in the dorm too..."

Lexi grins a bit and shrugs, "I guess I'm still not used to all the bustle of   Hold life.  It still has my head spinning everytime I step into a crowded bar   like this."  She shrugs, "I s'pose I'll eventually get used to it."

The barmaid, very slow on her feet it'd seem, finally comes back with a drink   for Darwin and one for Solaria, as the former leans back in his chair, feet   up.  "Hmm?  Wuh?  Oh.. drinks!  Definitely drinks," he replies cheerily, if a   bit distractedly to Kayrelen.

Marion noddles at Rees and like a perfect little lady, she toddles over to   Kayrelen, grinning, "Hi Ka'r'ln

Marion grins.  "I'm Mawon!"

Solaria smiles to the apprentice, bending down in her chair to pick the book   up.  "Here ya go.. Kayrelen?"  She tries to remember the name, though it   doesn't ring a bell right offhand to her.

 Milar chuckles. "I think you will. Particularly if you're in a Craft. Have to   get used to all the folk bustling about. Although I'll admit, the miners   don't usually get so crowded. And I'm asure the Harpers have it worse." She   shrugs after a moment.

Marion tries again to get the name right, "Kay'earln?" nope, that's not right   either.  Oh well, she grabs that person's hand and shakes it, grinning.

Lexi nods and shrugs, "Yeah, but I came from a very small farm to..."  she   gestures around her at all the bustle, "this!  Its amazing how small a place   can feel after you leave it."

Kayrelen seems to always gain the attention of those she doesn't want. She was   the one that tripped and fell last time Marion saw her, the one who quickly   scampered back out because of embarrassment. "Sorry about that..." Is   murmured quietly as the apprentice slowly bends down to pick up the book she   dropped only to nearly bump heads with Solaria. "I'm so sorry, I fear   coordination is not one of my high points. Perhaps I should go find a weaver   to make me a bag for all these books. Ah yes, a weaver, perhaps I could join   that craft too, then I'll never have any free time." A small smirk curls her   pale lips before attention sways from Solaria to the young harper kidlet.   "Kayre will do young one. Just Kayre." A blink, surprised blink is given to   Marion as her hand gets grabbed and shaked. Eep...

Resa hears Lexi's comment about coming from a small place, and nods her head,   for she knows /exactly/ how the girl feels!! She offers Lexi a smile,   nodding, "Aye.. exactly!"

Darwin waggles a finger playfully at Kayrelen as he takes a sip at his drink   and expounds: "Now, now, young lady, you're the one who chose a second   craft," he reminds her, his tone stern, though his blue eyes are dancing with   utter amusement at her griping.  "Talk to the hold's headwoman and I'm sure   she'll have a spare rucksack around for you somewhere, alright?"

Marion grins at Kay, "Kayare!" and giggles...that wasn't quite right   either...but then she never gets names right.  She looks at the books, and   looks up at Kayare, "Are you a harper?" she asks.

Solaria chuckles softly, as she manages to miss colliding heads with the   apprentice.  eyes bright with merriment, "Two crafts? Impressive!"  She turns   to Darwin, an eyebrow raised.

Milar nods in agreement, standing up and tapping her forehead to Lexi. "Too   true." she says. "However, as much as I've enjoyed talking to you, this wine   is really starting to take effect." She finishes her glass off. "I need to   get going." she says, indicating the door. "I'm afraid I'm rather tired. But   it has been a pleasure talking to you."

Lexi nods vigorously, "You too.  Maybe we'll meet up again sometime."

Hynavu glances up as he hears the inflection of parting phrases.  "Good   evening, Milar," he says softly.

Resa gives the Headwoman a wave, "Good night to you Milar!"

Kayrelen holds back the urge to stick her tongue out at the Master, she really   wanted to just for that comment. "I like the work Master Darwin, just wish I   could sort it out between the two from time to time." Solaria and Marion both   get a small gaze of gold, "Starsmith and Harper Apprentice Kayrelen at your   services." A sly smirk filters across her lips, tugging at it gently before   she skitters off towards an open table and slides into a the chair that was   just /screaming/ for her to sit."

Milar walks deliberately toward Crom Hall.

Marion looks at Kayrelen goggle-eyed as she skitters away...what'd she say?    Oh well, "Hine!  you got some more pictuwes?" she grins in anticipation of   pretty pictures!

Huntress fades back into the shadows, only glimmering eyes telling where she   is.

Hynavu peers at Marion.  "I've got so many, I have to hire a wagon to cart   them around," he told her mock-solemnly.

Solaria laughs, shaking her head as the girl makes her get-away.  Picking her   glass of wine up, she toast Kayrelen, "Here's to you... may you always have   the energy you need to keep going!" thus said, she takes a sip.  Ah... this   is good! Just what the healer ordered after a long day getting settled back   in the Hall.

Darwin wiggles his pinky at Solaria around the edge of his glass as he leans   in toward her and grins.  "A little extra work never hurt, eh?" he queries,   still just as playful as he was before as he watches Kayrelen's departure   from the table.  "Though of course, I don't load it on..."  Of /course/.

Marion gasps at Hine!  Wow!  "Weeeaally?  That a/lot/ of pictuwes!"

Resa grins, holding her arms back out for Marion to sit back in her lap since   it was too busy to get the pot they usually use for the little girl to sit   on.  "Aye, he's got a lot Marion. Hyn is /always/ drawing something!"

Marion looks over at Rees and giggles, crawling up into her lap and looking up at her lovingly before planting a kiss right on her cheek!

Solaria leans in, a smile spreading across her mouth as she nods, "That is   true Master Darwin... so very true!"

Resa holds onto the little girl, though her glance darts around the wings,   every watchful.  Sometimes, she just knows she's tempting fate like this, but   what else is she gonna do?

Hynavu has to smile as he watches the little girl.  He shoots a reassuring   look at Resa.  "I think we're safe, for tonight."

Marion looks up at Rees' watchful look, "Whatcha doin Rees?"  somehow this   intuitive little girl knows that it has something to do with her, and she   looks around worriedly, "Someone gonna come and take me 'way from you?"

Darwin taps a finger or two on the table and levels a more direct gaze at   Solaria, the cheerfulness still there, but he's serious as well, in one   manner, at least.  "How /are/ you settling in again, Solaria?  Any   difficulties I should be aware of?" he questions, turning to talk shop.

Resa glances to Hyn, glad to see she's not the only one being watchful.  "I   know..  I just... " She shrugs instead of finishing, her gaze going to   Marion, "No... never!"  Ok, so that's a little white lie...  Fararenth, don't   kill her now!

Kayrelen holds back a snort a that, "I will always have the energy Master. I   am Kayrelen, the girl who spends her day hours doing harper work and chasing   around her horrid little trio of firelizards, and during the night hours   spends looking at the sky and making maps. I am nothing special, just a tad   insane." Okay, so she's a bit more then a tad, but everyone knows that Kayre   isn't at all hmm... sane? A drudge is found, the one she always seems to   catch, and a mug of tea is ordered as the apprentice starts setting herself   up. A book here, a pencil there, ahh, everything she needs to do both star   and harper work.

Solaria sits back, head shaking alittle, "No, not really. Just trying to get   used to new faces and new titles.  There's so many who's gone up in rank   since I last saw them. Then there's the few who aren't around anymore, having   gone to the weyr's.  " She ponders her wine for a moment before taking a sip,   then looking back up, "Just getting used to it all again..."

Lexi has disconnected.

Marion seems satisfied with Rees's answer and snuggles up close.

Resa wraps her arms around the girl, resting her chin ontop of Marion's head.    "Getting tired?" she asks. Can she hope?

Marion shakes her head and grins, "Can I have a sweetwoll Rees?" Uh-Oh, these   are beginning to get addictive!

Resa smiles, then looks down at Marion, "Weeellll.. it's gonna cost you.    Whatcha got to pay me with?"

Marion looks up at Rees, a little worried, and looks down...Oh!  And she pulls   off her sock pushing it into Rees's hand and smiling!

Resa blinks, looking at the sock in her hand before starting to giggle, "Well,   I guess this will do, though I was looking for something a little sweeter   than a stinkie sock!"  She snags a passing drudge and orders a couple of   sweetrolls.

Marion looks up at Resa and looks at her fingers.  She picks them up offering   them to Rees...well, she thinks they are sweet!   Resa grins and holds Marion's hands to her mouth, nibbling on the palms, "Ok,   that'll do for now!"  Chuckling, she glances up in time to see the drudge   return with the sweetrolls, "Here we go!"

Solaria watches the harper girl and child together over the rim of her   wineglass, a shadow of a smile playing at her mouth.  Her thoughts wander,   thinking about certain things..

Marion giggles at Resa!  "Oooh!  That tickles!"  and she gets a sweetroll,   taking a bite and looks around, wondering when the flitters are going to   start begging...

Eirekki looks up innocently from his perch.  Beg?  No, he never begs ... he's   a fierce hunter and ... drool.

Resa sneaks a glance just in time to see Eirekki start to drool.  Yep, here   comes the flits again!

Marion looks up at Eirekki, grinning!  Oh, he's gonna have to come closer!    She can't throw it...Rees said no.

Eirekki wiggles from nose-tip out to wings to tail, getting ready to stalk the   wild sweetroll.

Marion grins.  Oh what a funny flitter!

The bronze pounces onto the table again, tail waving like a banner.  Slinking   low, he advances, while Hynavu calmly goes back to the flying bovines.

Resa laughs, rolling her eyes once more as it seems Marion has the flits   eating out of the palm of her hand... quite literally!

Marion grins at the bronze, and holds out the sweetroll...yes!  Come a little   closer and she'll scritch your itches!

Solaria lets her gaze find the Master StarSmith, noting how even he's changed   in the last turn.  Why does it feel as if everyone changed but her??

Eirekki continues to belly-slink until he's staring Marion eye to eye ... or   more like eyes to hand and, more importantly, sweetroll.  He chitters   hopefully.

Marion grins and gives the flitter the sweetroll, scritching him on the neck,   then.

Resa sits back, finishingher meatroll and watches Marion with the flits,   somehow amazed at how well she does with them.

Eirekki tears a big chunk out of the meatroll and tries to croon happily at   the scritching with his mouth full.  Crumbs dribble from his mouth.  Oops?

Marion giggles, "Oh silly!  You're making a mess!" she says looking at the   table, but continuing the scritching of Eirekki.

Eirekki looks proper repentant, and will clean up the crumbs later.  Will that   do?

Marion giggles at Eirekki...he'll /lick/ them up later, no doubt!  But that's   okay.

Resa plays with Marion's hair a little as she eats,  waiting for her to finish   before they leave the 'Wings.

Marion suddenly looks up at Rees, "Can we go pway in de water?" she asks   hopefully.

Resa grins, nodding to Marion, "Aye, bath time it is!"

Hynavu chuckles softly.  "Don't you mean splash everything in sight time?"

Solaria sighs, finishing her wine.  With a smile, she glances towards Darwin,   "It has been a long day today and I'm beginning to hear my bed call my name.    Care to walk this poor girl back to the Hall?"

Resa laughs, nodding, "That too!  We can hope the baths are completely free at   this time!"

Marion grins, "We gonna pway in de waterrrr!" there goes her famous singing   again!

Hynavu shakes his head.  "Shall I wish you two ladies good luck?"

Darwin tils his head distractedly at Solaria and rises from his seat, dropping   a mark onto the table for the barmaid to pick up.  "Certainly..."

tilts Resa blinks, wincing just a little as Marion hits a particular note.  "Aye...    we'll need it!"

Marion grins at Hine, "You gonna come Hine?"

Solaria smiles, taking Darwin's arm again, lets him lead her back out to the   Hall.  She wishes the others a good night before she leaves.