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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 5, 2018 10:12:34 GMT -5
Mistyfur smiled, it was really easy to tell that Sootstripe was trying to hide a grin. "Well then, don't mind if I do." She said, padding over to sti down an inch or two away from him. "Now then, how to start..." She sorted through what she could remember of her earliest days and finally decided how to start it. "You probably know this, but I was born a rogue. The second my sister and I could walk, we were on the move. At the time, we didn't really know why."
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Post by Jade on Aug 6, 2018 7:17:24 GMT -5
Sootstripe tilted his head back, letting his eyes fall half-shut as the warm sun and the story washed over him. When Mistyfur paused, he leaned forward. "Why was it?" He prompted.
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 6, 2018 10:32:35 GMT -5
Bumblepaw grinned and took off, hoping to at least catch up with Cloudpaw so that it would be a close competition instead of him just letting her win. "Who's a slowpoke?" He asked casually as he finally caught up with her.
Mistyfur shifted uncomfortably as a bad set of memories swept in. "I really don't remember much of back then, I was only a moon or two old. We were travelling through some sort of forest, when a group of cats attacked us. They weren't a clan, or anything like that. At least, I don't think they were. Anyways, they killed my mother and I had thought they killed my sister as well. Turns out I was wrong about my sister though>"
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Post by Jade on Aug 7, 2018 8:32:39 GMT -5
Sootstripe's eyes darkened, his expression flooding with sympathy that quickly shifted to anger at the thought of the threatening group and, more potently, at the injustice of their actions. "I'm so sorry," he murmured, all proper and eloquent words failing him. "I can't imagine what that must have been like."
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 7, 2018 22:40:12 GMT -5
Mistyfur sighed. "Not many can. Heck, until that bunch of rogues came threatening the clan, I don't think that even Sparrowstar fully believed me. Still, I haven't even gotten to the worst part yet."
Bumblepaw noticed Cloudpaw falling behind. He quietly chuckled to himself, figuring that she was coming up with another creative way to beat him there.
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Post by Jade on Aug 8, 2018 8:33:57 GMT -5
"Great Starclan..." Sootstripe muttered under his breath, the words slipping out before he could stop them, though he did his best to conceal them beneath a heavy breath. The light in his eyes guttered as memories of the long battle with the rogues slipped into the forefront of his mind. To be put through that not once but twice... Dragging himself back to the present, he forcefully shoved the thoughts away.
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Stormy
hello lovelies ^-^
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Post by Stormy on Aug 8, 2018 14:44:34 GMT -5
"So, um..." Duskstorm fumbled with her words. "How a-are you?" she asked, starting a conversation. She took a bite of her bird and waited for Leafpelt to reply. (( Jade yeah, Fishkit would be good for Shrewkit)) Shrewkit kept looking around until he spotted another kit standing in the doorway of the nursery. Without saying a word to Duskstorm or Leafpelt, he dashed off to make a friend. "Hi. My name is Shrewkit." he tried to sound confident in his words.
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 9, 2018 0:01:16 GMT -5
Mistyfur heard Sootstripe's comment, and smiled. "It's fine. I didn't get the worst end of it. Losing my mother means almost nothing to me, since I hardly even knew her." She paused for a second, then continued. "Well, somehow I escaped. I wasn't in great condition, and fell unconcious shortly after. Next thing I knew, I was safe with an old cat tending to my wounds."
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Bisexual
Stormy
hello lovelies ^-^
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Post by Stormy on Aug 9, 2018 16:31:31 GMT -5
Duskstorm smiled. "I was wondering when you'd ask.." she mewed. "When I was a kit, an animal attacked me, probably a badger or a fox. My guess is that it was a fox because it kept me alive." Duskstorm rambles about her knowledge. "They don't actually eat cats, like badgers, but they do kill for sport. I think that's how my parents died actually..." she said in an almost solemn way. "But that was a long time ago and I don't really remember them so there's no need to be sorry for me that I lost them, and my eye, I guess." She says, standing up tall, hoping to look braver than she actually is.
(gonna be gone for the weekend, sorry guys)
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 10, 2018 13:38:14 GMT -5
Bumblepaw rushed foward to make sure that Cloudpaw was okay. In his rush to reach her, he smacked into the same branch that she had. (Sorry for short response.)
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Post by Jade on Aug 11, 2018 8:15:50 GMT -5
(Ahh sorry for disappearing!! My family is on a weekend vacation, so I'll try to get on as often as I can when we have wifi :3)
Sootstripe relaxed slightly as the recounted danger came to an end. Since kithood, he had always found it difficult to separate himself from the stories that he was hearing—and the fact that the tale was Mistyfur's of all cats certainly didn't do him any favors in that respect. "Was it someone from Sparrowclan?" He asked curiously, leaning forward to hear more clearly as a gust of wind shook the branches overhead.
Fishkit jumped at the sound of an unfamiliar voice, his tiny claws unsheathing. "Oh, uh—" He stumbled, flushing beneath his fur as he caught sight of the 'looming threat' a few steps away from him. He smiled shyly, dipping his head in a cordial greeting. "Hello. I—I'm Fishkit. I've never seen you before."
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 12, 2018 13:56:56 GMT -5
Mistyfur shook her head. "Not even close." She meowed quietly. "Turns out he was a rogue who was... Sort of a guide or leader to a group of rogues. They didn't really have enough structure to be called a clan, but they all lived together, supported each other, and respected that cat. His name was Old Bark."
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Post by Jade on Aug 14, 2018 16:01:23 GMT -5
"Another group of rogues?" Sootstripe felt his ears flatten slightly at the announcement of another threat—though Mistyfur didn't seem particularly concerned—or angry at all, for that matter. "Did they treat you all right?" He asked with a hint of concern that he did his best to hide.
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 15, 2018 10:58:32 GMT -5
Mistyfur nodded. "They treated as well, if not better, than Sparrowclan. Occasionally I have actually been tempted to go out for a while to see if I can find them again. Although I don't actually go, because I know that I might not want to come back to the Sparrowclan if I do find them." She sighed. "Besides, they probably are dispersed by now, so it would just be a waste of time even if I did."
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Post by Jade on Aug 16, 2018 8:01:35 GMT -5
“Better than Sparrowclan? How?” Sootstripe felt his stomach squirm at the thought of Mistyfur disappearing to another, far-off group. Still, he did his bet to school his voice into mild curiosity as he remarked, “You never know. Have you ever tried to look for them?”
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 16, 2018 9:04:23 GMT -5
"Nah. Besides, right now there's a few reasons that I wouldn't leave the clan even if I did find them still out there." Mistyfur settled down a bit more. She decided that it was about time to swap the topic back to ths story, before he inquired to much into her reasons as to why she would stay anyways. "Well, besides that, any happiness that I could have found there didn't last long. Four moons at most."
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Post by Jade on Aug 17, 2018 7:46:06 GMT -5
(Take all the time you need, Cloud; I totally understand. I hope things get better!!)
Sootstripe tipped his head curiously in response to Mistyfur’s words but quickly brushed away the questions cropping up in his mind as the story continued. “Oh Starclan, not more problems,” he groaned, his eyes sparkling though there was genuine sympathy behind his words.
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 17, 2018 12:21:49 GMT -5
(Cloud, don't worry about it. I understand... I don't mean to copy Jade, but I also hope things get better.) "I guess more deaths does count as more problems." Mistyfur sighed. "One night, I was out for night hunting practice with Old Bark. But when I got back to the meeting place he was lying on the ground, his throat torn out. Turns out my psychopath of a father showed up and decided that he would try to take me into his group, by force if nessesary. My sister was also there trying to convince me as well."
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Post by Jade on Aug 19, 2018 13:37:22 GMT -5
Sootstripe's breath hitched. "Wh- how could he?" He stammered, his voice a low growl. "What did you do?"
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 19, 2018 17:58:59 GMT -5
"What else could I do? I ran. Again." Mistyfur paused for a moment as sbefelt her chest tighten. After getting her breathing under control, she continued. "Never saw any of the cats from the group Old Bark led again. I managed to get away by going through several bramble patches and squeezing through a rabbit burrow. Left a large portion of my pelt behind as well. I probably still have scars under my fur from it. After that, I don't really remember until I woke up in Sparrowclan's medicine cat's den with Sparrowstar and the medicine cat at the time leaning over me. Apparently I had wandered into camp half dead and then just collapsed in the clearing."
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Post by Jade on Aug 20, 2018 9:25:15 GMT -5
Sootstripe was silent for a moment, grasping for the proper words. "Wow. That's..." He shook his head. "I—I'm glad you found us," he replied finally. "No one should have to face all of that alone." Suddenly, something clicked in his memory with an almost physical jerk. "The rogues who came to Sparrowclan those moons ago...were those the same ones?" He asked, already dreading the answer for Mistyfur's sake.
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 21, 2018 0:12:21 GMT -5
"You mean the ones that it took two clans to defeat? Yeah, those were my father and his goons. I know that Sparrowstar killed my father, but I think my sister may have survived. I didn't see her after the battle, dead or alive." Mistyfur said, flicking her tail. She looked up and started absent-mindedly gazing at the clouds. "I hate to admit it, but when my sister came marching into camp demanding that I immediatly left Sparrowclan and joined them, I actually considered it. I was just tired of seeing the cats around me get killed off by that psycho."
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Post by Jade on Aug 21, 2018 13:37:50 GMT -5
Sootstripe shook his head. “I for one am glad you didn’t go with her,” he insisted, leaning forward earnestly. “And you know I—Sparrowclan,” he corrected hastily, “Would rather fight than let you—or anyone—be taken by those rogues. I’m sure you’d be the first one to fight if someone else in the clan were in danger.”
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 21, 2018 18:39:07 GMT -5
"Maybe so, maybe so." Mistyfur sighed, glancing over at Sootstripe. He would rather fight than let me get taken away? Mistyfur thought, starting to feel a lot happier. Then she shook off the emotion, thinking I'm sure that he didn't mean anything when he corrected himself.
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Post by Jade on Aug 22, 2018 9:17:48 GMT -5
Sootstripe smiled, his eyes still glittering warmly as he pulled his gaze from Mistyfur and surveyed the sky above. He let out a soft oompf of surprise at the sun hanging low in the sky. I completely lost track of time. "Come on," he remarked. "Let's head back to camp before it gets dark."
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Post by 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱 𝓑𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓵𝓮 on Aug 22, 2018 14:11:46 GMT -5
Mistyfur pulled herself out of her own thoughts and scrambled to her feet. She Then nodded consent towards Sootstripe and started slowly padding towards camp.
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