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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 21:25:34 GMT -5
 INTRODUCTION
You rush around a street corner, breaths coming out ragged against the grimy air. Behind you excited barks and growls signify that the dog pack is not far behind you, and your head and ears swivel around erratically, frantically searching for any footholds, or places to hide. Your fur really starts to stand on end as you hear a howl, then more. They've found your trail! You attempt to scrabble up a smooth bin to your left, but it's no use.
Then, in the distance, the sounds change. Howls are mixed with confused yelps and some unrecognizable cries. You back into a corner uneasily as the trailing dogs change tone from triumphant to pain, and then fade into the distance. A heartbeat passes by, then two and three and..
"Anybody down there? Ya alright?" calls a raspy voice down the alleyway, two sets of pawsteps echoing down after it. "Those dogs are gone, are you injured? Need a bite to eat?" another voice continues.
You poke your head out slightly. Two she-cats with their tails raised in greeting are shadowed at the mouth of the alleyway, their forms tall and proud. Did these two... fight off that whole pack of dogs?
The slimmer one tips her head, her eyes narrowing "Trying to catch fleas with that open mouth? If you're hungry, I can assure you my mate will find you a bite to eat" she calls out, in that same raspy voice.
Guess you've got nothing to lose, right?
BACKGROUND / SETTING
The two she-cats lead you up onto a nearby rooftop, nimbly traversing drainpipes and jumping between buildings. They lead you through the open window of a large, empty building. Well.. not completely empty. A few thin eyes light up in the distance, watching your entry. The building is an abandoned warehouse of some sort, filled with old blankets and lounging cats. There's a small bit of food in the corner, which the female with kinder eyes encourages you to partake in. After settling down on one of the many cushioned piles, the two she-cats explain your surroundings. You are at the Rogue Outpost, a waypoint for cats established moons ago by the two queens sitting before you. They explain that after many moons of traversing the dangerous city, they claimed the place you now sit in for their own, opening it up as a safe haven for any cats passing through. They seem to be vaguely familiar with the idea of clans that you bring up to them, but shake their heads when you ask if they are one. "No clans here, friend. Only us. You will find others along the way, cats who find their way to live on scraps like us, but who are simply not comfortable living in our outpost" one she-cat meows. "And, those who aren't welcome" the more crass she-cat rasps, her tail batting the earth somewhat irritably. TERRITORY
The cityscape where the outpost cats roam is in the middle of an artistic and industrial section of a large city. Nearly a day's journey to the west, the hard concrete of the territory falls into a vast expanse of water, where some fish can occasionally be seen. Opposingly, to the east is a cut of forestland in the midst of the hard earth of the city, where small prey can be hunted. Occasionally, it is possible to catch a bite to eat at these places, or find prey abandoned by twolegs or other creatures. Although dangerous, the city provides plenty of opportunities to find food if a cat knows where to look, and strange twolegs may even occasionally leave out valuable food for hungry bellies. The landscape becomes somewhat treacherous in the winter, with cold seeming to live in the belly of the city. Cats alone during leafbare often are not seen the following newleaf, such is the harshness of the city. In the summer a new danger approaches, with increased twoleg movement and more activity with other animals living in the city. There is a wild dog pack dwelling in the city in addition to several groups of other animals that can cause problems for single cats, but are often easily dealt with in groups. -- NEARBY LANDMARKS --
Twoleg Prey Place - A place where twolegs congregate to eat. Should be avoided during the daytime, but is a good hunting location at night, due to humans leaving scraps out overnight for prey. Caution should be taken when hunting here, as dogs also occasionally sweep the area for food, and can be dangerous. Dog Pack Den - A junkyard houses the local wild dog pack, which will attack even if unprovoked, and is to be avoided at any costs. The dog pack has an irregular schedule of patroling the city for food, so it is wise to travel only by rooftops in the area surrounding the den. Grassyard - A short distance from the outpost is a large section of grassland amidst the twoleg dwellings. It is a good source for water and small prey, but can be dangerous during daytime hours due to lack of cover and proximity of humans and dogs. Edgewater - Nearly a days journey from the outpost, but a good source of food in the winter, this is where the rough earth of the city suddenly switches to musty wood and salty water. Although the water cannot be used for drinking, it does provide a unique source of food, and during the winter can be one of the only reliable sources of food. Twolegs will occasionally leave preyscraps here, but waiting for this food can be dangerous, due to competition from other animals, such as dogs or raccoons. -- THE OUTPOST --
Nestled among several abandoned buildings is the shell of an old warehouse, which serves as a beacon of safety for the rogue cats of the city. Boarded up from the bottom, the only entrance is through a busted window high on the second floor, connected to a neighboring building by an old slat of wood. The inside is filled with old wood relics, cold metal twoleg constructions and various other odd items.
Over the seasons, Cocoa and Lemon gathered odd items here and there to make the outpost more comfortable. Old blankets are pushed into corners, providing warm places to nestle into on cold nights. An overturned hard basin of some sort collects dripping rainwater from the roof above, giving the outpost a source of fresh water in the wetter months. Shafts of light pour in through the shabby windows, giving patches of warmth for cats to spread themselves in. It isn't much, but its a comfortable alternative to the outside.
-- PREY AND PREDATORS --
Mice (Very Common)
Crows (Very Common)
Pigeons (Very Common)
Rats (Very Common)
Possums (Common)
Squirrels (Common) Raccoons (Uncommon) Seagulls (Uncommon)
Snakes (Uncommon)
Eagles & Hawks (Rare) Wild Dogs(Rare)
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 21:27:00 GMT -5
-- CATS AT THE OUTPOST --
- Lemon -
|| 70 Moons || She/Her || Medicine Leader || Born Rogue ||
Lemon is an older she-cat with strange, ruffled fur. Her attitude can be somewhat sour, but she never turns down a cat in need, and can always be counted on for a spare paw if you need one. Her mother was a healer, as well as her mother before her as far back as her family could remember. It was tradition within her lineage to pass down your knowledge of healing to your kits. Because Lemon has made the choice to not have kits, she chooses to pass on her mother's gift of healing by helping as many cats as possible. Her life partner is Cocoa, and the two have been mated for many moons.
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| - Cocoa -
|| 72 Moons || She/Her || Hunting Leader || Born Rogue ||
Cocoa is by no means a small cat. This she-cat is known to stand a head over many of the toms who stop by their rag tag little group, and normally this doesn't bother her until someone makes the effort to point it out. She is a patchwork of thick white, black, and orange fur and most curious are her curled ears. Cocoa is always watching over their group with friendly green eyes, her most fond of expressions saved for her mate Lemon. They have spent many seasons together with Lemon taking care of Cocoa- the more prone to injury as she goes out of her way to help passing cats and to hunt in situations less than ideal. Cocoa knows her mother belonged to two-legs at some point, but Cocoa has only known the life on the streets; she is most content when she can roam the city with Lemon at her side, so she could never imagine a different life.
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| - Fluffy -
|| 30 Moons || She/Her || Hunter || Abandoned Kittypet ||
Fluffy is a very easygoing cat with a tendency to laze around more than she actually does anything of importance. She does her best to do her fair share around the outpost, but can sometimes fall short of the mark. Having absolutely no skill in healing (or rather, putting in no effort to remember herbs) Fluffy was put to the task of helping Cocoa hunt for the outpost. Fluffy will never say no to helping others, but sometimes she can be a bit forgetful of tasks, and might not follow through on her promises. She often makes up for her lack of effort in hunting by bringing home scraps from twolegs, or pointing out areas where food has been left out. She is still very friendly with twolegs, despite being abandoned by her family in the city many moons ago. Fluffy joined the outpost after Cocoa rescued her from a dog attack. She has been exceedingly loyal to Cocoa ever since.
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| - Puddle -
|| 42 Moons || She/Her || Undecided Rank || Born Rogue ||
Puddle was raised along many siblings by their bonded parents. Yet when their parents heard stories of cats living in the woods, they took their siblings and made for the forest. Between sewers, allies, monstrous machines, and two-legs... Puddle ended up separated from their family and retreated to the only home they know. Puddle hasn't... officially joined the outpost yet, but she is far more comfortable with her own kind than two-legs, and she shuddered the thought of being touched by one. She's distant but cordial with the cats around her. Puddle prefers to be clean and spends a lot of time grooming themselves, and is quite fond of the shops where the two-legs grow flowers. She follows Lemon around at times to help drag herbs around, and she is a great listener (she's more than happy to throw Lemon's barbs back at her in friendly jest) she's hesitant to agree to mentor under Lemon. Maybe her family will come back. She could dream.
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| - Jack Frost -
|| 24 Moons || He/Him || Errand-Boy || Part-Time Kittypet ||
Jack Frost is an all white tomcat. His fluffy coat only adds to his grand size and he can easily stand nose-to-nose with smaller-medium sized dogs. Despite this, he's quite agile and is well aware of his body and where it stands in relation to himself. Born outside of the city and adopted as a kit, almost a year and a half later his humans had to move due to work and school transmute being much easier if they lived within the city limits. Unfortunately for him, the apartment his family got wasn't an ideal place for such a large cat. Everything was cramped and with the littler humans growing up, there was even less space. So, he decided to up and leave the house. Not the family, though. He still swings by and they'll feed him and occasionally bring him to the vet. Or he'll visit his humans' schools. They always love that. But as far as most others are aware, he's a stray. After an encounter in which he saw the cats of the outpost help another stray, he followed them and learned as much as he could. Nowadays, while he wouldn't consider himself a permanent member, he does like to lend a paw here and there. Kind and playful, Jack Frost will often bring trinkets to toy around with or things he deems "pretty". He'll sleep inside when it rains, his pelt takes forever to dry. Otherwise he can easily be found up one of few trees in the grassyard.
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 21:28:24 GMT -5
-- Rules --
- All forum rules apply. No spotlighting, godmodding, powerplaying, or Mary Sues either.
- Similarly, unwarranted aggression towards other players is not tolerated in any form. Be civil.
- We will reject your character or ask you to modify behavior if we feel you are making roleplay unfair or unenjoyable for others with your characters.
- This is a semi-realistic roleplay. Cats may get injured, but will not die unless the RPer wishes it.
- All orientations and identities of characters are accepted and welcomed.
- Members are expected to RP at the semi-lit level. You don't have to write paragraphs upon paragraphs, but we do expect 3-4 complete sentences for each post.
- Similarly, please keep OOC chatter to a minimum and within () brackets.
- Repetitive posts which do not further the RP will be considered spam and will be flagged for removal to staff. This includes bumping, repeatedly quoting and @-ing users
- Certain levels of actiivty are not required, but please expect that if you are offline for more than a few days, users are welcome to move on in order to free up characters
- Kit stealing is allowed only if a battle has been arranged beforehand!
Ignorant of the Rules /=/ Excused from the Rules
You get 1 Warning. Break 3 rules, you're out.
(All notifications are done privately. No one is publicly shamed or punished here)
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 21:29:51 GMT -5
[Introductory Posts Finished] This RP is being created mostly as a place for faundestwishes and I to explore characters and have a space to RP freely. However, we welcome other forum users to come and RP with us! Just know that this is going to be more of a relaxed space, meant for character exploration and low-key plots. Prophecy cats are welcome, we'd love to play around with your characters, just understand that the Outpost is more of a place to stop by, rather than involve in a larger plot/story. Otherwise, feel free to bring up narrative ideas, and we'll play along! Joining Form: Cat's Name || Cat's Rank || Cat's Age || Cat's Gender And then a short description of their appearance/personality. If you could also guesstimate how long you'd like to participate in the roleplay (just stopping in/regularly/only for a specific RP) that would be helpful as well! |
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 21:34:09 GMT -5
Link to the picrew used to create Cat Profile Pictures: (Click Me!)faundestwishes do you have your cocoa pic? I made some formatting changes to the pages, any thoughts? |
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 11, 2021 21:40:00 GMT -5
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 11, 2021 21:41:54 GMT -5
I am admittedly doing this all from the desktop version on my phone- but from here thr formatting looks great!
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 21:43:14 GMT -5
OK Rad
I didn't have anything in mind for specific plotlines tbh... Are you wanting to add any other cats?
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 11, 2021 22:04:46 GMT -5
Aight. I suppose we should come up with something to start us for now, and I think I'm gonna add one more. I think I got the picrew done.
As for plot ideas
*Fluffy getting in trouble and cocoa helping
*lemon and cocoa looking for herbs- flower shop to be raided, anyone?
*unexpected rain, a little bit more leakage in the den than expected
*a rumor of some good food just being left out nearby and that's ideal for us to go get?
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 22:27:28 GMT -5
Ooooooh, all of these are really good!!
I think we should leave the post up for a sec to see if anyone else wants to join (or if you decide to make another cat) and then we can go from there
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 11, 2021 22:42:08 GMT -5
Sounds good! And I did make another cat, immediately realized he was basically aspenfur djdhdj
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 11, 2021 22:58:03 GMT -5
We gonna roll with this tho Puddle 42 moons|| She/Her || Undecided Rank || Born Rogue Puddle was raised along many siblings by their bonded parents. Yet when their parents heard stories of cats living in the woods, they took their siblings and made for the forest. Between sewers, allies, monstrous machines, and two-legs... Puddle ended up separated from their family and retreated to the only home they know. Puddle hasn't... officially joined the outpost yet, but she is far more comfortable with her own kind than two-legs, and she shudderd the thought of being touched by one. She's distant but cordial with the cats around her. Puddle prefers to be clean and spends a lot of time grooming themselves, and is quite fond of the shops where the two-legs grow flowers. She follows Lemon around at times to help drag herbs around, and she is a great listener (she's more than happy to throw Lemon's barbs back at her in friendly jest) she's hesitant to agree to mentor under Lemon. Maybe her family will come back. She could dream. How's this? |
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 23:40:26 GMT -5
I love Puddle!!  uugghhh Im so excited!! |
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 11, 2021 23:53:40 GMT -5
Yayyy!! And her not joining yet could be a plot point bc obvs she just could, and help Lemon out, but ya know, not fully committed
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 11, 2021 23:55:14 GMT -5
Should we get Novi in on this? Novi, are you there? |
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 11, 2021 23:58:52 GMT -5
Oh most definitely we need Novi
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Post by Novi on Feb 12, 2021 11:20:30 GMT -5
holy hell. y'all can't do this to me out of the blue X'D my heart wasn't ready. but ill be def reading up and joining <3
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Post by Novi on Feb 12, 2021 12:08:18 GMT -5
Jack Frost || errand boy? || 24 moons || male Jack Frost is an all white tomcat. His fluffy coat only adds to his grand size and he can easily stand nose-to-nose with smaller-medium sized dogs. Despite this, he's quite agile and is well aware of his body and where it stands in relation to himself. Born outside of the city and adopted as a kit, almost a year and a half later his humans had to move due to work and school transmute being much easier if they lived within the city limits. Unfortunately for him, the apartment his family got wasn't an ideal place for such a large cat. Everything was cramped and with the littler humans growing up, there was even less space. So, he decided to up and leave the house. Not the family, though. He still swings by and they'll feed him and occasionally bring him to the vet. Or he'll visit his humans' schools. They always love that. But as far as most others are aware, he's a stray. After an encounter in which he saw the cats of the outpost help another stray, he followed them and learned as much as he could. Nowadays, while he wouldn't consider himself a permanent member, he does like to lend a paw here and there. Kind and playful, Jack Frost will often bring trinkets to toy around with or things he deems "pretty". He'll sleep inside when it rains, his pelt takes forever to dry. Otherwise he can easily be found up one of few trees in the grassyard. |
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 12, 2021 19:15:24 GMT -5
I love him lol
And sorry to surprise, we just got excited haha
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Post by Novi on Feb 12, 2021 19:48:02 GMT -5
I haven't created a new cat in ages. I had to decide what I wanted. Lol
And y'all are good. Now I'm just excited ^^"
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 12, 2021 20:33:30 GMT -5
Lol I understand that. I made Cocoa forever but Puddle is new and like
How does one create characters these days lol
Me too 💖💖💖
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Post by Novi on Feb 12, 2021 21:35:11 GMT -5
his original bio was much longer but i was like "this...isn't...necessary.." *proceeds to hold the backspace button*
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 12, 2021 22:09:47 GMT -5
LMAO.
I mean, never bad to have a long bio
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Post by Novi on Feb 13, 2021 14:50:08 GMT -5
Maaaybe XD how are y'all doing? :3
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Post by faundestwishes on Feb 13, 2021 17:10:57 GMT -5
I'm doing good! It snowed a lot over here and I went out to enjoy that for a while, but now I'm bundled.
How are you?? :3
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 13, 2021 17:16:14 GMT -5
Waaaahhh!! Sorry for dipping for a minute there, I have also been heavily distracted by the snow and was not paying attention haha
Novi!!! I'm so happy you wanna RP with us. I will add in Jack Frost when I hop onto the computer later today. We should open the official RP thread later tonight and get started!!! I'm so excited : D
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Post by Novi on Feb 13, 2021 17:27:54 GMT -5
We're expecting to get more snow tonight o-o
Cinnamoooon *glomps* im so excited for it all :3
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 13, 2021 19:00:16 GMT -5
We got our first snow of the year this weekend! Literally our temps have not dropped below the low 40s like all year, and now suddenly we have 8 inches of snow XD
I am adding in your kitty now Novi, then I'm going to start up the official RP page! I'll link when its up
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Cinnamon Roll
Long time RPer, up for anything. Don't be a stranger, say hello!
Pronouns: Call Me Cinnamon! (They/Them)
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Post by Cinnamon Roll on Feb 13, 2021 19:28:18 GMT -5
Official RP post has been completed! Link link link |
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uugghhh Im so excited!!
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