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Post by SmugGull on Apr 17, 2019 11:58:05 GMT -5
Shrikeclaw grinned at Foxwhisper. "Congratulations," he purred. "You'll be a great mentor." He had no idea what went into being a mentor - but Foxwhisper seemed like he could do it. Especially considering how concerned he'd been with Spirit - Lightpaw - earlier.
Sparkpaw beamed, nudging Lightpaw gently, being mindful of the other apprentice's leg. "We're gonna be apprentices!" she whispered. "We're gonna be warriors!"
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Post by cloudheart on Apr 17, 2019 18:57:43 GMT -5
((I will also be withholding from roleplay posting, gonna give sylveeon some time to respond as well Ohhhhh yea the allegiances that's the other thing I needed to do! Thanks Sparkly, but I'll do that while I'm on pause. I think we'll show the cats adjusting for a day and then skip to some other time. Lycaonia and owlspots are you both wanting to rp the births of the kittens? We can just keep skipping to birthing days and then maybe another just "oh look at our lovely clan life" and then BOOM! There's a Ghost. OOH with Smog jumping in either just before or after Doeshine's kitting because it's about time for his reappearance.))
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Post by SmugGull on Apr 17, 2019 19:23:29 GMT -5
(There's a Ghost delightful. Shrikeclaw is going to perish on the spot.)
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Post by cloudheart on Apr 17, 2019 19:56:11 GMT -5
((Eh, sometimes I try. Poor poor Shrikeclaw, just when he thought he was safe.
Hey everyone, how is the alternating black and white on the allegiances on the eyes? I'm unsure of it, like it doesn't hurt but I feel like it's still a little difficult for mass reading.. Opinions/feelings?))
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Post by owlspots on Apr 18, 2019 5:41:12 GMT -5
(I agree with Sparkly, I think he'd be a more significant threat to the Clan with more kits around. And I don't mind either way regarding the birthing of the kits ^^ I've already picked out names and appearances for them and I think I might be in love...
The allegiances look really cool! The black and white fits really well!)
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Post by sylveeon on Apr 18, 2019 9:45:40 GMT -5
The black and white looks pretty nice on the allegiances :0 )
Juniperfoot smiled as she saw the newly-made apprentices and mentors. She couldn't help but remember when Sunpaw back in had lost part of his vision and had became her apprentice 7 moons ago. Turns out, he loved his new job. 'Sometimes bad circumstances can lead to good outcomes,', the molly thought to herself as her mind wandered from the topic, 'just like my arrival here.'
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Post by Lycaonia on Apr 18, 2019 17:10:12 GMT -5
((*Is Dead* Don't mind me, just being dead over here *Faceplant* Also, according to my previous notes in this thread, Doeshine is having a cream tabby tom called Applekit, A red lynx point she-cat called Honeykit and a blue lynx point she-cat called Birchkit. All the way back on page 8 that was XD. I also agree with Owl that I don't ind either way about rping the birth, though it would be nice to rp out introducing them to the Clan and announcing the names. Also Sparkly I was thinking about the cats I could rp for the enemies and was thinking, If Smog has done what he did to Tawny with other she-cats, he must have kits? Maybe some of them are old enough to fight with their father?)) DoeshineDOeshine chuckled, nodding in agreement. "A small first litter is definitely easier to deal with," She meowed fondly, before dragging over the bird that had been set in front of them, "But it's natural to be nervous. Lilyfern will be able to ease some of that, but it will never truly go away. She nudged it over to Blossomtail, offering the other Queen the first bite. "Have you given any thought to names yet?" Doeshine asked, politely curious as she eased herself to the ground and curled her tail around herself. Foxwhisper"You would have made it," Foxwhisper replied, voice certain, "You're strong and far more capable than you believe. We just have to build up your confidence a bit. We'll work on it together." Smiling bashfully back and ducking his head a little, Foxwhisper jumped a little as Shrikeclaw spoke, scrubbing a paw over his muzzle in embarrassment. "Thanks," He squeaked, before clearing his throat, tail flicking with his slight agitation with himself, "Ah, I mean, I'l be trying my best." Dropping his eyes, Foxwhisper steeled himself and raised his head to quirk a shy smile at the other tom. "And... Sorry for earlier," He murmured, fighting to maintain eye contact, "My mother, Doeshine, she says I can be a bit... 'Emotionally obtuse'. I tend to retreat when I get confused or overwhelmed." ShadowfrostShadowfrost heaved a fake put-upon sigh. "Why do I feel that I'm going to be over-run with excitable young cats?" He grumbled, pretending to pout as he turned his nose up in fake disgust. He held the pose for a moment, before chuckling deeply. "There goes my quiet life," He joked, picking up the couple of mice left near them and handing one to each she-cat. "Alright you two," He rumbled, nudging them closer, "Eat up. We're meant to be celebrating." LilyfernLilyfern gazed fondly at the young tom who had become her Apprentice. She was thrilled - He seemed to have begun opening up already and seemed so curious and enthusiastic for the new role he found himself in. "They may do," She purred, thinking over what little Ashflower had been able to tell her, "Ashflower, the last Medicine Cat of the Clan that was here before, indicated that she would be keeping a rather close connection." She hummed in thought, before shaking her head and giggling. "Oh yes," She meowed, excited about all the new kits coming to the Clan, "While we can't give a kitting Queen too many herbs at once, I do have some in my stores that will be useful. After we check Blossomtail tomorrow, we'll get nests set up in our new den and I'll begin assessing what you already know and teaching you the things I already know. Helping deliver kits is something I've done before luckily."
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Post by cloudheart on Apr 18, 2019 21:03:47 GMT -5
((Lycaonia oh my gosh I've been there so many times, you poor thing bless. Everyone with everything you are saying..yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess))
Lionfire with Eaglestep
Laughing along, Lionfire nodded. "Oh yeah, you're gonna be reeeal busy. Sparkpaw looks like a lot to handle alone, though maybe that's the excitement of something new," he said. After a moment of watching the bouncy apprentice gush with Lightpaw, he looked back at Eaglestep. "I think you'll be fine, either way. But if you need any extra help, I'm sure I'll be around." Even if his words sounded cheeky, the small tom was being sincere. In attempt to keep his cool guy appearance, Lionfire took another glance around camp. An amused glint sparked in his eyes when he caught a frazzled looking Pearlfang talking to that ginger and brown tom.
Pearlfang with Squirrelleaf
With a quiet sigh of relief Pearlfang let her fur fall flat. She gave a small smile before nudging the bird to offer Squirrelleaf the first bite. That seemed like the polite thing to do while she sat and hoped she could regain composure before she had to talk again.
Jasminestar with Piketooth
Catching the ex-kittypet's jumbled words, Jasminestar giggled. They dipped their head to Piketooth. "Looks like you might have your paws full, I am forever grateful to you for taking her as your ward," they mrrowed as they gave a full bow to the elder cat.
Mothpaw with Sootfang
Grinning, Mothpaw gave a nod of agreement. It hadn't crossed his mind that cats who didn't have Twolegs to feed them could actually starve. Of course he knew they had to get their own food and would get hungry, but what if the prey got scarce..how would the clan make sure they stayed fed? Head down, he looked at his paws. Even though he flexed his claws didn't come out, he knew they never would. Dread suddenly clogged his throat. "How am I gonna hunt if I can't grab prey?" He was surprised when the words came out, but when they did he looked up at Sootfang with once again fearful eyes.
Berrystorm & Badgerheart with Juniperfoot
Having had her fill of mouse morsels, Berrystorm buried the bones at the edge of camp. When she finished she padded up to Badgerheart, she just really enjoyed his company. Her steps halted as she noticed he was trying to talk with a cat she wasn't sure she knew. Oh wait! With an extra hop, she covered the distance between herself and the cats. "Hi I'm Berrystorm, you're Juniperfoot right? Jasmine's great-great..great? grandmother was Juniperclaw, it's so cool that you share part of her name," she trilled. Knowing how the tiny cat was already, Badgerheart put a large paw gently between her ears. "Easy there tiger." He looked up at Juniperfoot apologetically, "Sorry, you'll learn to tune her out after a while."
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Post by owlspots on Apr 19, 2019 7:39:44 GMT -5
(Oooh I'd definitely be interested in making a character or two who are Smog's kits! I'll get on that asap
Blossomtail is having two toms and a she-cat: a ginger tabby tom called Acornkit, a mostly-white tom with black ears and a black patch on his forehead called Dewkit and a dilute tortie-and-white she-cat called Flowerkit! And like Lycaonia said it'd be nice to rp introducing them to the Clan!)
BLOSSOMTAIL Blossomtail purred her thanks to the older queen as Doeshine pushed the bird towards her, and gratefully took the first bite as she had been invited to. She had never actually given any thought to what she might call her kits - she supposed Clan names would largely be based on what her kits would look like. She took a moment to think while she chewed her mouthful of bird. "I'm not quite sure," she admitted once she'd swallowed, "I've always liked the name Flower, but I suppose it would be Flowerkit now that my kits are going to be part of the Clan. Other than that, I suppose I'll just have to wait and see." She could hardly wait for her kits to arrive, even if she was more than a little nervous. "What about you? Have you given any thought to names?"
BUMBLEPAW The young she-cat giggled, beaming up at Tawnyfur. "I'll keep them busy, don't worry!" she promised eagerly. Bumblepaw had never actually been around newborn kits before, although one of her former neighbours had had multiple litters - her twolegs had given them away before Bumblepaw had seen them, each and every time. She knew they'd be very little, and that she'd have to be incredibly careful even when they were big enough to start playing, because by the time they were ready she'd be bigger too. "What are you going to call them?" she asked, tilting her head up at the queen. Before Tawnyfur could answer, however, her attention was drawn by the scent of mouse right underneath her nose, and her stomach growled loudly. Startled by her own stomach, Bumblepaw's ears flattened sheepishly against her head and she stifled a laugh behind her paw. She obediently took a mouthful of her mouse and swallowed with hardly enough time to chew properly.
PALEPAW "I'd love to meet her," Palepaw murmured, eyes wide and voice soft with awe. To think, that one day he'd know enough about herbs and StarClan to be given a full name like Lilyfern and be able to converse with StarClan in his dreams...it sent shivers down his spine. He looked around, scanning the camp carefully. "Which one is our den? I know that one over there is the nursery." He pointed with his tail to the semi-constructed den near where the queens were chatting. He was very much anticipating the arrival of the kits, and was looking forward to seeing them when they were born. "You've delivered kits before? What's it like?" he questioned, pricking his ears in interest.
SOOTFANG "I guess they have cats hunting every single day," Sootfang mewed, mostly to himself as he gazed in fascination at the pile of prey in the middle of the camp. The pile had dwindled since everybody had started eating, but he was impressed by just how much prey the Clan had managed to accumulate before their arrival. At Mothpaw's words he turned quickly to the young tom, his eyes meeting Mothpaw's fearful ones. He immediately scooted a little closer to his apprentice in an attempt to comfort him, pressing his flank against Mothpaw's. "Hey, kid, don't worry about that, okay? We'll figure something out, I promise. I won't let you fall behind the others." Although he would never admit it to Mothpaw, Sootfang wasn't entirely sure how they'd work around his...difficulty. He'd have to ask some of his new Clanmates for advice, and it certainly wouldn't be an easy task for either of them when they got to actually putting any ideas he'd gathered into practice - Mothpaw especially. But now the kid was his responsibility and everyone else be damned if he couldn't help him out.
PIKETOOTH Piketooth straightened, a little taken aback by Jasminestar's strong gratitude. "Don't sweat it, young'un," he purred, flicking the tip of his tail against his leader's flank in a friendly gesture, "should be easy enough. But if she has even half as much energy as the apprentices then I'll definitely have my work cut out for me." He was only jesting, of course, because Jasminestar had asked this of him and he would do his best to fulfill his leader's wishes; he would've gladly taken on a much more hyperactive cat than Pearlfang if it had been Jasminestar's request. "It's the least I can do considering you took me in and made me a warrior - fleas, sore joints and all."
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Post by Sparkly on Apr 19, 2019 7:48:40 GMT -5
(Okay, I have these four sweethearts lined up for Tawnyfur's kits. Darkkit: A dark brown tabby tom with dark green eyes. Smokekit: A dark brown, black, and grey patched tom with one bright green eye, and one bright orange eye. Brindlekit: A tortoiseshell she-cat with beautiful green eyes. Owlkit: A brown-and-black tom with green eyes. I'd definitely like to RP introducing them to the Clan. I have no real feelings either way regarding the actual birth, although I'd like to show the very start and end of the kitting.)
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Post by sylveeon on Apr 19, 2019 8:38:54 GMT -5
"No, no, she's fine." Juniperfoot purred to Badgerheart, swishing her long black and white tail. "I would introduce myself, but it seems like you already know me." She responded, directing her words more to Berrystorm this time. She was glad that these cats took time out of their day to talk to her, but why? She wasn't much of an interesting cat other than the whole "Great-great-great grandmother" thing. *Did I do something wrong? Did the leader order them to speak to me?* the warrior thought to herself. She couldn't help but betray a glimmer of confusion in the depths of her green eyes.
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Post by SmugGull on Apr 19, 2019 10:02:23 GMT -5
(Ahhh I love the kits!! On a related note, do you think Smog and Ghost would team up - however temporarily - or would they remain rivals? They both want to steal cats (or kits) from the clan, after all.) Shrikeclaw nodded as Foxwhisper spoke. It made sense, although the explanation left a funny feeling in Shrikeclaw's stomach - he didn't want to make Foxwhisper uncomfortable. "It's all right," he assured the other tom. "It happens." He realized he was staring - it wasn't his fault that Foxwhisper's fur was so bright red - and broke eye contact with an embarrassed flick of his ears. ~~ Sparkpaw's ears twitched as she heard Eaglestep speaking quietly to Lionleap. She batted gently at his flank. "Stop that," she scolded, tossing her head. "You sound like Shrikeclaw. You're gonna be a great deputy, just you wait!" ( Anyway I think it's safe to make that crush mutual now...Shrikeclaw you useless goober.)
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Sparkly
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Post by Sparkly on Apr 19, 2019 11:06:48 GMT -5
(I think that they'd team up. Maybe Smog arrives initially, gets the stuffing kicked out of him, returns with a few kits, STILL gets beaten up, and then he teams up with Ghost? A big battle could be a cool idea, tbh.)
Eaglestep glanced down at Sparkpaw, smiling at the apprentice. "I don't know about that," He admitted with a shrug. "You haven't known me for as long as I know myself. Every piece of prey I catch, two escape. Every battle I win, I come away defeated in two more. I'll never be as good as some cats here."
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Post by owlspots on Apr 19, 2019 13:39:09 GMT -5
(The squad out here... Nettle and Rabbit are Smog's kits from a much earlier litter considering they're even older than Tawnyfur, and although they don't get to see their father often considering he never seems to be around since he started pursuing Tawnyfur, they've been conditioned to stick by him. Their mother abandoned them because of her loathing for Smog and her kits just continued to remind her of him, so they went to find their father. Rabbit lost his tail after a run-in with some twolegs and their dog. Hound is just some huge scary dude from some obscure place in the city who used to fight dogs and win, making him a bit of a big deal around the city, but he lost an eye and got some real ugly scars out of it, and Iris is the kids' cool aunt/older cousin-like figure who helped them find their dad initially.)
Name: Nettle Clan Name: N/A Age: 15 moons Sexuality: bisexual Gender: she-cat Short Description: A lean, wiry grey tabby she-cat with a white throat and paws and green eyes. Current Status: street cat
Name: Rabbit Clan Name: N/A Age: 15 moons Sexuality: heterosexual Gender: male Short Description: A skinny, long-legged brown ticked tabby tom with a tufted stub of a tail and amber eyes. Current Status: street cat
Name: Hound Clan Name: N/A Age: 51 moons Sexuality: heterosexual Gender: male Short Description: An enormous, heavily-scarred hound-like white tom with tan-coloured patches along his spine and one single yellow eye. Current Status: street cat
Name: Iris Clan Name: N/A Age: 26 moons Sexuality: homosexual Gender: female Short Description: A sleek black she-cat with a v-shape notch in one ear and blue eyes. Current Status: street cat
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Post by owlspots on Apr 19, 2019 14:08:41 GMT -5
(I've got an idea in my head that Nettle's a bit twisted like her dad because she's really been conditioned to idolise him, which was sort of helped along by her hatred of her mother for abandoning her and Rabbit. Rabbit's a pretty chill dude though, just follows his sister around and does what she does because she's his littermate and he loves her to bits. He's gonna be really reluctant to go through with the whole kit-stealing thing and will probably have to be bribed by Smog a little more, but after seeing what Smog's real intentions are...who knows what's going to happen with him ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Hound and Smog could go way back, if you'd like? He doesn't say much and is pretty mysterious, nobody really knows anything about him other than the fact that the dude used to fight dogs for fun because he's like, actually huge. Iris is pretty wicked and sly, and she's loyal to Smog because she cares about the kids so she'll be on board.)
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Post by owlspots on Apr 19, 2019 17:08:36 GMT -5
(Oooh I'm liking that idea. Hound definitely has a couple of kits out there, but he was never too fond of the chase afterwards so just sort of left them to it I guess? Any cat in the city who's definitely way too big to be a cat is probably one of Hound's lost kits.
Honestly I'm really tempted to give one of them a redemption arc, mostly looking at Rabbit for that because he's definitely the least eager to start stealing kits and he doesn't hold any resentment for his mother unlike Nettle. Maybe he could end up as SnakeClan's inside man after a while.
I feel like the dynamic between Smog and Ghost themselves is going to be very much a 'rival leaders squabble constantly for power and authority' sort of thing where they're always trying to belittle the other and gain superiority over them. There probably wouldn't be as much hostility between their followers/groups as such because they all have the same goal and most likely wouldn't really see much point in it considering their leaders are already fighting so much. )
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Post by SmugGull on Apr 19, 2019 17:16:26 GMT -5
(Oh yeah Ghost is gonna be very smug the entire time because she only lost one kit to SnakeClan whereas Smog managed to lose a whole litter plus their mom, and I doubt that's gonna go over well with Smog.)
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Post by owlspots on Apr 19, 2019 17:23:27 GMT -5
(Okay but Rabbit would highkey love Tawnyfur if he got to actually meet her face to face, because all he's heard about her is what Smog has told him and Nettle. He'd probably call her "mum" as a joke and would absolutely adore her kits oh my gosh he has to join the Clan at some point my sweet son
He'd miss Nettle a lot but she's loyal to her dad through and through so I don't think she'd ever consider joining. If Rabbit was to leave Smog's group in secret to join the Clan, she'd be the first to know but because that's her baby brother (he was born after her and she's never let him forget it) she'll keep his secret and tell their dad he got hit by a monster or something)
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Post by SmugGull on Apr 19, 2019 17:27:04 GMT -5
(I love Smog he's such a terrible cat. Ghost is very quality-over-quantity too - she probably has a smaller gang than him but they'd be more inclined towards "loyal well-oiled machine" than "swarm of fighters" I think?) (Also I love Rabbit already.)
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Sparkly
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Post by Sparkly on Apr 19, 2019 17:34:24 GMT -5
(Oh my God, Rabbit is such a smol adorable little kitteh. Tawnyfur running around and introducing Rabbit to the whole Clan... *Squeals* Tawnyfur's kits just running around Rabbit and being so adorable because YOU BET THAT THEY'LL LOVE THEIR BIG BROTHER TO DEATH.
Smog is 100% a control freak, a narcissist, and a sadistic, terrible cat who values quantity over anything else, and runs a gang full of smart, powerful cats who'll stop at nothing to get Smog's kits back, and to find new she-cats for Smog to have babies with. He'd be the perfect candidate for starting the Dark Forest. Smog, quite honestly, is the Tigerstar of SnakeClan.)
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