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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 4, 2023 21:17:29 GMT -5
River Ottermask blinked in contentment with the young warrior's response. He twitched his whiskers in amusement. "Don't go asking Earthstar to die just so you can see him come back." He glanced at their leader with a smile, but inwardly he found himself wondering how many lives Earthstar had left. Ottermask never counted. There was that time Earthstar saved Frostlake from the foxes and the death stick. That was at least two. He could very well have eight left, Ottermask breathed a little easier at the thought. What would the Clan do if Earthstar was lost? Sky/Thunder Silvercloud slowed when they entered the twoleggedplace. "Keep your wits about you." She glanced back at her clanmates. "Twoleggedplace belongs to no one cat, so it's free reign for prey. We might risk stealing someone else's lunch." Riverclan: “Oh goodness! Never ever ever!” Owlwhisker gasped, eyes wide as he looked at Earthstar and then at Ottermask. “Earthstar’s been the best leader a cat like me could ever ask for! I’d rather Starclan not take him, or any of you yet! I guess I want to be kinda selfish about that… I like all my clanmates so much.” He admitted, knowing that losing any of them always hurt him in his heart. Thunder/Sky: Featherfoot nodded lightly at Silvercloud’s words, agreeing with her. He remembered when Indigo, Suki and Lybex had fought off a few loners that had tried to claim the prey they had caught. Dangers could be anywhere, and one always had to be alert. He mewed lightly. “The twolegs sometimes keep prey as their property. They don’t eat them, they treat them like kittypets. If we hunt those, then a twoleg will certainly chase us down…”
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 4, 2023 21:26:08 GMT -5
River
Ottermask smiled softly at Owlwhisker. "I know what you mean." He had gotten so used to losing cats when he was younger. His father. His mother. Mentors and clanmates to AdderClan. Then, his sister. He often wondered in the days after the AdderClan battle, who he would lose next, and for a time, Deadpath was one of those cats, but now, the Clan was mostly consistent. He had Frostlake, Smogstorm, his kits, and Deadpath. I still feel guilty about that patrol, though. Ottermask let out a sigh. He lost his entire patrol while trying to fight the flood that filled RiverClan territory. So desperate to keep his Clan safe, he didn't worry about the cats he brought with him.
Sky/Thunder
"Depends on if you get caught." Silvercloud huffed. "And if the twoleg is foolish enough to leave it's prey pet within our grasp. Any prey is good prey in my opinion." She looked off, remembering her argument with Splashecho before getting assigned to this patrol. Splashecho was determined that SkyClan ate birds, nothing else. Well, she's about to eat something else now. She smirked to herself.
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Post by Willow on Mar 4, 2023 21:28:42 GMT -5
Willowsong flicked her ears, not liking the sound of Silvercloud's warning. "We've had enough trouble with rouges. I'd prefer we didn't start anything if we can help it."
Skyflight looked around nervously, taking a step closer to Silvercloud. The senior warrior felt completely out of her element out here.
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 4, 2023 21:49:26 GMT -5
River Ottermask smiled softly at Owlwhisker. "I know what you mean." He had gotten so used to losing cats when he was younger. His father. His mother. Mentors and clanmates to AdderClan. Then, his sister. He often wondered in the days after the AdderClan battle, who he would lose next, and for a time, Deadpath was one of those cats, but now, the Clan was mostly consistent. He had Frostlake, Smogstorm, his kits, and Deadpath. I still feel guilty about that patrol, though. Ottermask let out a sigh. He lost his entire patrol while trying to fight the flood that filled RiverClan territory. So desperate to keep his Clan safe, he didn't worry about the cats he brought with him. Sky/Thunder "Depends on if you get caught." Silvercloud huffed. "And if the twoleg is foolish enough to leave it's prey pet within our grasp. Any prey is good prey in my opinion." She looked off, remembering her argument with Splashecho before getting assigned to this patrol. Splashecho was determined that SkyClan ate birds, nothing else. Well, she's about to eat something else now. She smirked to herself. Riverclan: Owlwhisker relaxed at Ottermask’s calm tone, though now the younger tom looked at him with a glimmer of understanding in his eyes. “I’m glad that we can visit your sister. It must be hard being away from her all the time. Sisters are the best.” He purred lightly, sometimes imagining what it would have been like had Tessa lived, been able to be a kit and been happy growing up instead of having to become a cat filled with anger and pain, and enough love for him to tear down any cat at the cost of her own goodness. Shimmer surely must have been different, but Owlwhisker hoped that she could bring Ottermask some comfort. Thunder/Sky: “Touche.” Featherfoot conceded with a small smile at the Skyclan Warrior’s bold statement. He could see why she was selected to be on the patrol. Jadefeather looked at the fences and admitted. “It’s been so long since I’ve climbed some of these fences. One of them used to be red, but now it’s started peeling off back to wood, like a shell.” She observed. “Maybe we can start looking for nests with gardens to hunt in.”
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 4, 2023 21:54:25 GMT -5
River
Ottermask nodded and looked ahead. They were getting closer to his sister's garden. "Shimmer and I were inseparable when we were young apprentices. I looked out for her, she was too soft for Adderstar's AdderClan, though. It hurt when I found out she became a kittypet without telling me--you see, I thought she was dead. I understand why, now. This life suits her better."
Sky/Thunder
Silvercloud nodded in agreement to her clanmate. "Some gardens will have little seed holders that attract birds. We might be able to take advantage of that."
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 4, 2023 22:15:16 GMT -5
River Ottermask nodded and looked ahead. They were getting closer to his sister's garden. "Shimmer and I were inseparable when we were young apprentices. I looked out for her, she was too soft for Adderstar's AdderClan, though. It hurt when I found out she became a kittypet without telling me--you see, I thought she was dead. I understand why, now. This life suits her better." Sky/Thunder Silvercloud nodded in agreement to her clanmate. "Some gardens will have little seed holders that attract birds. We might be able to take advantage of that." River: “Ah. I see. I’m sorry you had to feel that she was dead for that long. You deserved to know at least, but I’m glad that you are still close now.” Owlwhisker nodded quickly. He was glad that he was not here to experience all of the awful things he had been told about Adderclan. Thunder/Sky: “Oh, those! Yes, that would be a great idea. Sometimes squirrels like to hog them too. Might be able to get a nice fat one from there.” Featherfoot offered, supportive of Silvercloud and Jadefeather’s suggestion. He looked at Willownose and smiled. “They’re funny contraptions, these seed holders. Birds are lucky that twolegs feed them, but don’t try to take them from the sky. They just… kind of watch them eat, I suppose.”
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Post by Icefire15 on Mar 4, 2023 23:20:45 GMT -5
Thunder/Sky: Ghostscreech flicked his ear, eyes scanning for any sign of prey or danger, “Shall we get started then?” He asked, looking at Silvercloud and Skyflight. He didn’t want to let his guard down just yet, not when they were in territory that wasn’t as familiar to some of them.
Firepaw looked around with wide eyes, taking in the many new scents and sights. He looked over at Featherfoot as the ThunderClan warrior spoke of the birds, giving a flick of his ear in curiosity, “What’s the point in watching them if you can eat them?” He asked. Twolegs were weird, he thought to himself.
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 5, 2023 16:33:43 GMT -5
Thunder/Sky: Ghostscreech flicked his ear, eyes scanning for any sign of prey or danger, “Shall we get started then?” He asked, looking at Silvercloud and Skyflight. He didn’t want to let his guard down just yet, not when they were in territory that wasn’t as familiar to some of them. Firepaw looked around with wide eyes, taking in the many new scents and sights. He looked over at Featherfoot as the ThunderClan warrior spoke of the birds, giving a flick of his ear in curiosity, “What’s the point in watching them if you can eat them?” He asked. Twolegs were weird, he thought to himself. Featherfoot's whiskers twitched with a bit of humor at the apprentice's question. He glanced at Firepaw and admitted. "Twolegs are oddly picky when it comes to prey. They do not like to catch living prey from my experience. They seem to have their prey piles hidden inside some of their nests, and they admittedly smell enticing. But, of course, we probably would get sick if we ate all the things they ate. So, I suppose the quick version is that they are too lazy to hunt, so they like to watch instead."
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Post by Willow on Mar 5, 2023 16:39:04 GMT -5
Willowsong shook her head, her eyes narrowing as she looked around at the twoleg nests. "I knew those twolegs were lazy, but that just sounds ridiculous. At least they won't mind if we catch their prey then."
Skyflight nodded toward Ghostscreech, "Are we splitting off or staying together?"
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 5, 2023 18:08:47 GMT -5
River:
Ottermask nodded. "I'm lucky that she turned out to be a kittypet instead of a dead cat. Others in the Clan weren't so lucky." He dipped his head to Earthstar. "And Earthstar is graciousness enough to let me visit her from time to time."
Thunder/Sky
"The sooner we start, the sooner we can leave." Silvercloud eyed a few rooftops. When she and Spiritstar were here, they got ambushed from above a lot. She looked at Skyflight. "Some of us might be able to hunt from up high. There might be rats along the gutters or birds upon the roofs."
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Post by Icefire15 on Mar 5, 2023 19:27:32 GMT -5
Thunder/Sky:
Ghostscreech gave a nod, looking at the others of his patrol, “We should go in pairs.” He suggested, not wanting to seem as if he was telling the SkyClan cats what to do. “It would be safer in groups of two instead of going off by ourselves.” Ghostscreech added.
Firepaw flicked his ear at Featherfoot’s explanation, making a face at the idea of being too lazy to hunt for your own prey, “They sound pretty pathetic to me.” He murmured, scenting the air for anything worth catching.
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 5, 2023 20:04:54 GMT -5
River:
"That certainly is gracious. Riverclan really does have a great leader! And cats like you too, Ottermask. You're very inspiring, you know." Owlwhisker admitted, eyes glittering with delight. "I've always wanted to swim as well as you and the other older Warriors can. Even without a long coat."
Thunder/Sky:
"Pairs sounds good." Featherfoot nodded lightly, before he glanced down at Tigerpaw, and then at Firepaw. He mewed. "If you would like, I can hunt with the apprentices." He offered, knowing that it would probably be odd for Firepaw, but not wanting either of the young toms to be in any kind of danger if he could help it.
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Post by Willow on Mar 5, 2023 22:16:46 GMT -5
Willowsong looked at Ghostscreech, eyes hopeful. “I’ll go with you then.”
Skyflight looked between Jadefeather and Silvercloud, “You two should split up one of you with Firepaw and one with me. I’m worried I’ll never find my way back here otherwise.”
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Post by Frozen on Mar 6, 2023 16:04:57 GMT -5
Earthstar listened to Ottermask and Owlwhisker's conversation and grew deep in thought. A part of him was surprised that Owlwhisker didn't believe he had nine lives; though, he supposed he was never there when the leader lost any of his lives. The Clans would surely be different now if we didn't have nine lives, he thought, imagining how things would change if Diamondheart were in charge, or even if Adderstar and Robinstar had died for good after losing their first lives. I have six lives left. I wonder how many of my Clanmates know that. he thought to himself. The day that he joined StarClan for good seemed endlessly far away.
He was brought out of his thoughts by the current conversation. "I remember the day I caught you, Ottermask." he spoke. "You were so worried about getting in trouble, but I was glad that Shimmer was alive and that you still care for each other. Even though she's a kittypet now, I think we can still help each other."
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 6, 2023 16:13:05 GMT -5
Sky/Thunder
Silvercloud nodded to Skyflight. "I'll go with you. We can check out the alleys for anything mildly tasty."
River:
Ottermask's ears tilted back in light embarrassment at the memory of Earthstar catching him sneaking out of camp. "Hopefully, she can tell us what this fur is, but I know she will be glad to see us. The last time I visited she kept asking about everyone."
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 6, 2023 16:15:33 GMT -5
Earthstar listened to Ottermask and Owlwhisker's conversation and grew deep in thought. A part of him was surprised that Owlwhisker didn't believe he had nine lives; though, he supposed he was never there when the leader lost any of his lives. The Clans would surely be different now if we didn't have nine lives, he thought, imagining how things would change if Diamondheart were in charge, or even if Adderstar and Robinstar had died for good after losing their first lives. I have six lives left. I wonder how many of my Clanmates know that. he thought to himself. The day that he joined StarClan for good seemed endlessly far away. He was brought out of his thoughts by the current conversation. "I remember the day I caught you, Ottermask." he spoke. "You were so worried about getting in trouble, but I was glad that Shimmer was alive and that you still care for each other. Even though she's a kittypet now, I think we can still help each other." “That’s got to be a workaround, right? Technically it’s not a paw in two worlds if Ottermask is still fully loyal to Riverclan, and Shimmer doesn’t try to cross the border when she’s not a Riverclan cat anymore?” Owlwhisker asked, trying to think if it was legitimate or not. It made sense to him. That, and who was going to tell Earthstar that his Warriors couldn’t speak to whoever they liked on their territory?
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Post by Frozen on Mar 6, 2023 19:12:12 GMT -5
Earthstar shrugged his shoulders lightly. "I don't want to prevent Ottermask from seeing his sister, but we shouldn't promote such actions. There are some cats in our territory who are not quite so friendly." he told Owlwhisker, lashing his tail as he thought of Jaguar. "If word gets out in a place like this, who knows what could happen? Someone may start to think that our territory is open to anyone." He was reminded of ShadowClan's ownership of Fourtrees and made a note to remember that for the next gathering. "Or ShadowClan may try to shift their borders to take more territory. Cedarstar's got some nerve to mark Fourtrees for all these moons."
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 6, 2023 19:20:24 GMT -5
“It’s frustrating that they still have it. What are we going to do for the gatherings?” Owlwhisker pouted, before he looked between Earthstar and Ottermask. “…Do you suppose we should tell them to return it now?”
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Post by Shadowfire on Mar 6, 2023 19:45:35 GMT -5
I'm so excited to join this. I know i can't comment here but i want to say))
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 6, 2023 21:00:06 GMT -5
(*cough*cough* technically all this time has still occurred in one moon xD *cough*cough*)
Ottermask listened quietly to Earthstar and Owlwhisker. His brow furrowed at the thought of Jaguar still being out there or anyone encroaching on their territory. "Every time I'm out on border patrol, we check the Fourtrees scent markings. ShadowClan marks in the same places each time. They haven't moved them any further into our territory." He looked at Earthstar. "Perhaps Cedarstar is keeping to his word and will return Fourtrees at the next gatherings? RiverClan doesn't need that territory and with this unknown creature within our borders. We might not want to instigate conflict with another Clan."
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Post by Icefire15 on Mar 6, 2023 21:07:38 GMT -5
Thunder/Sky:
Ghostscreech nodded in agreement with Willowsong, “Then we can meet back here once we’ve caught what we can.” He mewed, looking at the others to see it that was alright with them.
Firepaw looked at Jadefeather and Featherfoot, waiting to see what they would say. Featherfoot did say he would stick with the two apprentices, but then that would leave Jadefeather on her own. Unless the four of them would hunt together.
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Post by Icefire15 on Mar 6, 2023 21:13:42 GMT -5
Chaos lifted his head when Greaser stopped, scenting the air, “I don’t recognize it. Can’t be one of ours.” He said bluntly, looking over at Greaser. It seemed Greaser’s temper had gotten worse ever since he had a run in the strange cats that had been with Eclipse, but Chaos had never been phased by the change in his moods. Making a decision, Echo jumped down from the dumpster and turned her head in the direction Greaser’s patrol was coming from. That was the direction she shouldn’t take, that much she could tell. Echo turned away and started walking, eyes still scanning for any sudden movements. For Fox!)
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Post by Foxstar26 on Mar 6, 2023 21:17:22 GMT -5
Greaser thought for a moment. “Come on Chaos. We will go around and cut this cat off while the rest will continue this way.” He spoke before turning to leap up onto some piled trash to make a wide berth around.
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 6, 2023 21:17:38 GMT -5
Thunder/Sky: Ghostscreech nodded in agreement with Willowsong, “Then we can meet back here once we’ve caught what we can.” He mewed, looking at the others to see it that was alright with them. Firepaw looked at Jadefeather and Featherfoot, waiting to see what they would say. Featherfoot did say he would stick with the two apprentices, but then that would leave Jadefeather on her own. Unless the four of them would hunt together. “I can take Firepaw then. But we’ll stick close to you two.” Jadefeather nodded to Featherfoot and Tigerpaw, knowing that Firepaw would certainly trust her more than cats who weren’t Skyclan. Luckily, Featherfoot seemed very agreeable, giving a quick nod of understanding.
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Post by Moonblazer on Mar 6, 2023 21:24:49 GMT -5
Sparrow sprinted harder as soon as he caught scent of Echo, though his heart skipped a beat as the scent of the group of cats he saw was just as strong. Surely they had to be right on top of her, what if they had already found her? He growled deeply, pushing past another alleyway as he whipped his head around sharply, looking for if Echo or those cats were nearby.
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Post by Icefire15 on Mar 6, 2023 21:50:06 GMT -5
Greaser’s patrol:
Chaos gave a sharp nod and hurried after Greaser, eyes glinting and tail lashing as he prepared for a fight.
Echo felt the fur on her shoulders start to prickle, finally catching the scent of multiple cats coming her way. She needed to hurry if she wanted to avoid a fight.
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Post by Willow on Mar 6, 2023 22:32:00 GMT -5
Skyflight gave Silvercloud a grateful look, moving to her side. “You lead the way, I’ll follow. If you think we can hunt better at the top of the nests, that’s fine. Just show me how you usually get up there.”
Willowsong held in a purr as she started to pad away from the patrol, keeping close to Ghostscreech, “Do you want to stay on the outskirts or go look in those twoleg gardens?”
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Post by Icefire15 on Mar 6, 2023 23:27:35 GMT -5
Thunder/Sky:
Ghostscreech started walking away from the others, scenting the air as they moved. He looked over at Willowsong as she spoke before glancing over at the tall twoleg fences, “Let’s check the twoleg gardens. But let’s be careful, the less kittypets we deal with, the better.” He said, looking back at her.
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Mar 7, 2023 19:11:52 GMT -5
Thunder/Sky
Silvercloud flicked her ear. Given that she didn't have any claws, she hoped her other Clanmates would hunt the roofs, but she didn't want to admit that to the ThunderClan cats. "Why don't we start in the alley, and go from there?" Silvercloud turned away and started off down the street.
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Post by Willow on Mar 7, 2023 19:38:51 GMT -5
oop I forgot Silvercloud didn't have claws )
Willowsong nodded, "I hope we don't run into any, from what I've heard all they want to do is talk. They don't have any hunting skills or fighting skills." she replied, wrinkling her nose at the thought. Her eyes darted from side to side as they continued to walk through the twolegplace. She frowned, feeling like there were too many new scents around her to make out anything clearly. "Can you smell any prey? There's just a lot of unfamiliar scents around."
Skyflight flicked her tail, unbothered either way. "Sure, whatever leads to more prey." Skyflight was obviously tense as she walked through the ally, her face curling in disgust at the scent of the carrion in the nearby alley. "We're not gonna eat rats like Shadowclan are we?"
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