Flits, Good or Bad?

Writers: April, Roxanne
Date Posted: 11th August 2004

Characters: Z'al, C'lor
Description: Z'al and C'lor have a talk about flits
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 1, day 18 of Turn 3

Z'al was in the weyrbowl. He was oiling Nyinth. Dis was being his usual
self and not being helpful. He flew about Z'al's head and on occasion would
dive down and ruffle Z'al's hair.

"Morning Z'al." C'lor said as he and Hayreith reached their classmates. He
had just finished bathing the bronze who asked to be oiled in a few spots
that were still rather itchy. The pair settled down next to Z'al and
Nyinth.

"Morning." he said just as Dis took another dive. "Would you stop that you
confounded beast." He mock growled. He glanced at C'lor with a laughing
sigh. "Flits! Can't live with 'em, and you can't live without 'em!"

"How do you get one?" C'lor asked interested in the flit's actions. He had
seen them at the hold, but until coming to the Weyr he had thought they
were only for those who had marks to pay for them.

"My dad was a fisherman. He would bring the eggs home. We never did find
out where the nest he plundered was. It was his tradition to give his
children one when they first went out on the ship. I got Distraction when I
was thirteen turns."

"Does he actually do anything helpful?"

"Well, he helps me meet interesting people. He is a good singer. Then there
is the fact that he helps me clean Nyinth."

"That would be helpful. Aren't they more trouble than they're worth most of
the time? That's what I've always heard from the holders that had flits."

"I guess that all depends. Sometimes he is a real pain. Then he can be
hilarious. He can make you love em. I don't know what it is, but you just
can't help loven them when you look at them."

"All the ones I've met just want to steal my food from me."

"Well, Dis and I been together a long time. He wouldn't steal. But, He is
never above beggin."

"I'll remember that. Do you know whom I would talk to about getting an
egg?" he asked curious about getting a firelizard for himself.

Anyone with a gold. Or you could take to searching the beaches.

"Do you know of anyone here who has a gold?"

Hmmmm No. Guess you will have to do it the hard way. He said saddly.

"Maybe I will find one someday. If you hear of any eggs being available,
please let me know."

No problem. Hey I'll even send a letter to my dad and ask him if his
hiding place has any.

"Thanks. I'm going to get something to eat before classes start. I'll see
you later, Z'al." C'lor replied as his stomach began to growl. He had found
that being a weyrling gave him more of an appetite than he had ever known
was possible.

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