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Post by Brownie on Jan 31, 2022 14:49:19 GMT -5
[[ Babies <333
Imma put up an Indigothorn with Pancake while Sage and Pronghorn are having their Moment.
-- sniped.
Also deputy Cinderfall <3 ]]
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Post by *•.¸♡𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦♡¸.•* on Jan 31, 2022 14:53:12 GMT -5
(Gonna post something for Songdapple soon!)
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Post by *•.¸♡𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦♡¸.•* on Jan 31, 2022 15:11:03 GMT -5
»»————- ★ ————-««
Songdapple
Temp camp
With everyone (O p e n)
The tortoiseshell molly had been awake for a while. Songdapple found it hard to sleep, no matter how tired she was. Nightmares of the tornado still haunted her, Songdapple shook.
Golden sunlight hit her tortoiseshell coat. The Clan seemed to be rebuilding itself the best they could. Of course, it'd be hard to rebuild after such a disaster, but the Clan was trying their best. Songdapple was grateful to be back.
The Clan was so small now, they must've lost more than half of their Clanmates. Grief was still present, Songdapple wasn't sure when it would go away. She knew that as long as she was in the camp, grief wasn't going to leave her alone. All of the memories she had with her Clanmates were painful now. They used to be happy ones. Now they were memories of the times when she was happy.
It was hard to believe that those memories weren't from very long ago. Not even a moon ago. Time sure was moving fast. How could a day feel like moons? Songdapple shook the memories away, she shoved them into a dark, dark corner in the back of her mind and listened to the sounds around her.
There was no chirping of morning birds. Songdapple looked up. There wasn't a bird in the sky.
They must've all been scared away. She thought with a frown. The ones that weren't dead, at least.
And there came another problem the Clan had, prey. All the prey was either dead or in hiding, who knew when they would come back out.
Never. Never sounded realistic. Maybe she was exaggerating. If she were prey she wouldn't come back out, that's for sure.
Life was changing and Songdapple had to face the truth, things would never be the same. |
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Post by Tealraven on Jan 31, 2022 15:11:27 GMT -5
( y'all i'm so attached to everyone's characters already. i just. want the best for them all and for them to be happy <33 too bad that's a long time coming for most of em lmao )
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 15:21:54 GMT -5
[ same!! every character deserves the best but everything is ruined right now oops ]
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Post by *•.¸♡𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦♡¸.•* on Jan 31, 2022 15:28:59 GMT -5
(Trauma? Trauma.
I feel so bad for everyone they've been through too much)
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Post by Brownie on Jan 31, 2022 16:03:06 GMT -5
- - - Ahhhh dad man coming thru - - - Indigothorn PrairieClan Camp -- Sagepaw, Pronghornstar
He was happy to see the outsider was willing to help them. Honestly, he'd been surprised when he saw Pancake at the meeting at all; Indigothorn didn't really acknowledge it at the time, but he'd thought the cream tabby would have disappeared in the night, leaving the broken Clan cats be to return home. With a good night's sleep distancing Indigothorn from yesterday, his reflexive wariness of the outsider had faded some, more so now that Pancake had proven himself: he hadn't left, hurt anyone, or shown anything more than pity and curiosity towards the Clan cats, even showing some tenderness towards Songdapple as he helped the injured she-cat.
Indigothorn acknowledged his assignment with a flick of his ears. The Clan needed to eat, after all, and prey would be scarce after the storm's destruction; their patrol had their work cut out for them to provide for all the injured cats that couldn't hunt on their own and would be starving from a day without any food at all. Even Indigothorn's stomach rumbled, try as he might to ignore it the best he could. Hungry hunting made for sharp focus, he remembered that much from the winter of his apprenticeship.
After the Clan was dismissed, he was on his way towards Pancake --who had stayed a cautious distance away from the others, as an outsider should-- when he saw Sagepaw bound up to Pronghornstar. Indigothorn turned his ears their direction. "I need to make a quick trip back to the medicine den," he heard Sagepaw say. The apprentice only had one volume, he'd noticed, and it wasn't suited for private conversations.
There was a moment's pause, then Pronghornstar looked over her shoulder to address the two tomcats. "You two patrol without me. I'll meet up with you as soon as I'm done helping Sagepaw."
Something fierce raged up inside Indigothorn at that and before he could put a stopper on that emotion, his paws had already pulled him up beside Pronghornstar. "Let me go instead." The words tumbled out of his mouth faster than Pebble Stream after the spring rains. "I'll just bring back as much as I can salvage. Mudfeather taught us how to package herbs in dock." His eyes flicked down to the small Sagepaw, then back up to Pronghornstar, pleading. Don't let her go back, Indigothorn tried to say with his pressed back ears. She's the only one that's been spared that horror. - - - |
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Post by Tealraven on Jan 31, 2022 16:12:58 GMT -5
CINDERFALL prairieclan temp camp / with songdapple
Tortoiseshell fur flickered at the edge of his vision. Songdapple. The molly's sky-blue eyes were haunted, filled with nothingness rather than the warm kindness that normally lit her gaze. It unsettled him. The warrior had always been softspoken and sweet, her presence uplifting everyone she spoke to. He saw none of those qualities in the tortoiseshell now. Perhaps that Songdapple had been lost in the tornado.
Wherever her mind had gone to, it didn't look pleasant. He wondered what she was thinking about. He wondered what had happened to her yesterday and how she'd wound up with a loner, of all things. "Morning," he remarked, hoping to catch her attention and draw her outside of herself. He flicked his tail in a friendly wave. "It's good to have you back with us, Songdapple. How... how are you feeling today?" He hesitated to ask the question, not wanting to force her to dwell upon unpleasant feelings, but reasoning that maybe talking about it would help in some way.
SAGEPAW prairieclan temp camp / with pronghornstar & indigothorn
It was as though someone had sucked up all the air out of the apprentice. There was nothing left but a decidedly flattened-looking cat. Sagepaw simply deflated. "Oh," she breathed. She frowned in a consternated sort of way. "I... I see. I'm sorry," she added, though she wasn't sure why. She had expected to feel more upset, or sad, or angry or something. Anything but this numbness. Her eyes were curiously dry. The logical part of her brain, outside of herself, noted that this feeling was probably shock. The wrestling with grief and denial and bargaining would come later, probably as she was trying to fall asleep.
She blinked. Once. Slowly.
Then Sagepaw inhaled a long, shuddering breath and seemed to snap back into herself. "Then it's even more important that we find some herbs to treat our wounded. Ordinarily, the process would go faster if there were two of us to tend the Clan, but now that there's just me, I--" Her eyes had fixated on a point in the middle distance as she processed this information and lack of emotion. She hadn't noticed Indigothorn approach; her mind was elsewhere. After a ponderous moment, she met her leader's gaze once more, eyes filled with determination and voice brisk. "Well, we shouldn't waste any time." She pointed her little white paws in the direction of the wrecked camp. "Let's go!"
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Post by Tealraven on Jan 31, 2022 16:22:02 GMT -5
( you know what? pronghornstar needs a hug. i mean so does everybody but man it's gotta be hard to be in her position. poor gal <3 )
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 16:29:08 GMT -5
[ shhhh she’s fine, or as fine as she can be, I’m sure it’ll all hit her later though and she’ll be a mess™️
I’ll work on replies soon though, my roommate just came home so we’re gonna watch the newest attack on titan episode cx ]
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 17:28:54 GMT -5
 Pronghornstar --
Brownie
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Heaviness hung in her chest. She had been the bearer of grim news just the day before when she had told Mintpatch about the deceased she had stumbled upon before meeting up with the elder. But telling Sagepaw about Mudfeather was different. Perhaps it was because Mintpatch had seen death countless times whether it be from battle, illness, or natural causes. Sagepaw, however, had yet to witness such a tragedy. Maybe it was knowing that she was ruining Sagepaw's innocence that hung so heavy on her. Pronghornstar knew Clan life was hard, that every cat needed to face those facts one day, but this felt like looking a kit in the eyes and telling them their parents had been killed. There was also the fact that Sagepaw, despite it all, had still been so chipper, so full of life, and seeing that spark of life had brought something like solace to the leader. Even if things were terrible, there was still hope, and Sagepaw helped remind Pronghornstar of that. But now...now... It was Pronghornstar herself that was ruining that flicker of hope.
She stood there, taut, barely able to keep her gaze on the medicine cat apprentice as she took in the news of her mentor. Pronghornstar wanted to reach out and comfort the younger molly. She wanted to give her a nudge, or lay her tail gently over her shoulders, but she was frozen, stiffly standing there until the apprentice drew in a long breath.
The Sagepaw she knew was still there, but buried. Already there was a new sense of maturity to the molly, at least from Pronghornstar's perspective. In a situation like this, though, maturity was needed, but something about seeing such a young cat take on such an important role didn't settle with the leader quite right.
Just as she was about to agree and head back to the destroyed camp with the apprentice, a new voice entered the picture. "Indigothorn," she greeted the tom. It was surprising to see him speak up against the job that had been assigned to him, but she didn't question it. Rather she shook her head, denying his offer. While usually she wouldn't mind who did what so long as the job got done, something deep down told her that both her and Sagepaw needed to do this. "If we both went, we'd more than likely miss some of the herbs that Sagepaw needs. I know I probably couldn't tell the difference between sorrel and weeds, and I'd hate to bring back the weeds instead. Patrol with Pancake." Pronghornstar could see the pleading deep within Indigothorn's eyes, could tell that he didn't want Sagepaw confronted with anymore despair, and Pronghornstar seconded that, but in times like this, youth couldn't be spared. |
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Post by Brownie on Jan 31, 2022 17:36:09 GMT -5
[[ Noooo baby <3 we tried.
ooc I don't disagree but like,
Indigo doesn't see that pov at all ]]
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 17:47:52 GMT -5
[ pronghorn doesn’t necessarily disagree with indigo but like
im excited to stir some disputes up c:< ]
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Post by Tealraven on Jan 31, 2022 17:58:45 GMT -5
( ooh inter-clan drama? yes please c:<
i have to admit that indigo and pronghorn separately deciding to be sage’s surrogate parents is pretty funny
do you wanna respond with indigo before i move forward with sage, brownie? )
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 18:04:22 GMT -5
[ indigo and pronghorn as bickering parents to sage?? yes pls ]
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Post by Brownie on Jan 31, 2022 18:09:10 GMT -5
Uhhhhh? Maybe? Im currently working on cooking some dinner so itll be an hour ish.
Im going to have him just bluster a bit but go off and gather pancake and follow orders. You can just assume he makes a bit of a scene and then storms off if you want to move, thats perfectly cool ]]
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Post by Tealraven on Jan 31, 2022 18:36:05 GMT -5
SAGEPAW old prairieclan camp / with pronghornstar
Sagepaw had taken only a few steps forward when she realized she wasn't being followed. She threw a perplexed look over her shoulder at Pronghornstar, one eyebrow arched. Belatedly, Sagepaw remembered that Indigothorn had promised to help her dig out the tunnel to the medicine cat's den today. But Pronghornstar had given him something else to do, and he very clearly wasn't pleased with this turn of events. The brown-and-white tabby was saying something, quite sternly, to Indigothorn, who looked rather incendiary at the moment. Thankfully, the warrior didn't explode on the spot, instead subsiding in grumbles as he stormed away.
Sagepaw waited until Pronghornstar came to her side before pressing on. The bigger cats had cleared a narrow trail through the rubble that led them back to the old camp, but she still had to sweep branches aside and occasionally scramble over bent and broken twoleg creations, careful not to cut herself on the sharp metal edge. It did not take as long to reach the camp as it had to leave it yesterday.
The sun was now well above the horizon, and the clear morning light glanced off of twisted sheets of metal and shards of glass, revealing the torn camp in sharp definition. It definitely looked worse today than it had yesterday evening when Sagepaw had found it. The extent of the devastation was unmistakably clear: it could take days or weeks to clean it up, let alone rebuild the dens and make space for living. It would be an arduous task for a full Clan of able-bodied warriors. They had seven cats. Sagepaw swallowed.
"Alright," she said, looking to Pronghornstar. "I guess first we need to find the medicine den in all this mess. If it hasn't totally collapsed." She surveyed the ground helplessly, not sure where to place her feet without stepping on something - or someone.
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Post by *•.¸♡𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦♡¸.•* on Jan 31, 2022 18:53:42 GMT -5
(I'll get a reply up for Songdapple tomorrow, my replies are still slow I'm sorry about that)
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 19:02:03 GMT -5
[ there's no rush, dawn! i want this place to be chill, so don't stress over reply speed~ ]
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 19:02:56 GMT -5
Pronghornstar --
Tealraven
While Indigothorn had left without a fight, Pronghornstar could tell that he was miffed. The tabby flicked her tail. The last thing the Clan needed was in fighting, and a part of her wanted to go after the tomcat and explain her trail of thought more, but she denied the urge. Maybe there would be a better time to attempt smoothing things out with the tom, but for now, she had to live with the thought of him being annoyed toward her.
The trek back to camp was a silent one. Pronghornstar carefully maneuvered herself over what was left of the debris, clearing away a few twigs and rocks that hadn't been moved away during their first egress. With the sun now out, it was much easier to see where to put her paws, and the PrairieClan leader found that they reached their destination rather quickly.
While she was glad for the sunlight, she was also troubled by it. In the golden light of the single star, the camp lay a much bigger ruin than Pronghornstar had expected; the night before it had been a dark mass of debris, but now she was able to get a clear view of it all, and what she saw dampened the hope of a quick fix to the camp. With only a few Clan cats remaining, fixing the camp could take moons, perhaps even seasons, and that didn't account for the fact that half the survivors were also injured.
Swallowing, Pronghornstar attempted to focus on the task rather than the sights. "Here, follow me," the leader meowed, stepping in front of Sagepaw, carefully placing her paws where it was safest. While she wanted to make sure Sagepaw remained safe in the rubble, she also wanted to stay in front and guide Sagepaw so that they could avoid the bodies. The last thing Pronghornstar wanted was for Sagepaw to see Mudfeather's tattered corpse or Hollypaw's broken body. |
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Post by Tealraven on Jan 31, 2022 19:08:59 GMT -5
( don’t worry, dawn! my replies are only coming in fast bc i happened to have extra time on my hands today. no need to rush! :> )
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Post by Tealraven on Jan 31, 2022 19:30:45 GMT -5
SAGEPAW old prairieclan camp / with pronghornstar
Sagepaw gladly followed Pronghornstar. She wanted nothing more than to have someone older than her take the lead and show her what to do. Her head spun with the idea that she'd have to remember herbs without a nudge from someone else, make decisions about how best to care for her sick and wounded Clanmates without someone to bounce ideas off of, from here ever-forward. If she forgot something or made a mistake, it could prove fatal - and she'd have nothing to blame but her own incompetence.
Would PrairieClan be safe, with one so young and inexperienced as her to care for them?
"Pronghornstar," meowed Sagepaw, stepping cautiously around a greasy, malevolent black puddle with a rainbow sheen to it. "I know our first priority is to gather enough herbs to treat the injured, but, later... do you want something to be done for the others? F-for the bodies, I mean?" The Clan had already held their vigil, and it was unlikely there were going to be any burials anytime soon, but she wanted the molly to know she hadn't forgotten the fallen. As a medicine cat, she was sworn to care for her Clanmates in death, as well.
Though Pronghornstar had guided Sagepaw away from any bodies, it was impossible to ignore their presence. She knew they were there even if she couldn't see them. Death was all around her. Sagepaw kept her eyes downcast, focused on Pronghornstar's paws in front of her. She didn't want to accidentally see something that couldn't be unseen.
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Post by Brownie on Jan 31, 2022 19:43:47 GMT -5
- - - ^^ - - - Indigothorn PrairieClan Camp -- Pancake
Indigothorn bristled under Pronghornstar's dismissal, the long-furred tom's hackles rising. All the stress of yesterday crashed down on him at once and he found himself gripping dirt between his claws; he tried to find words for his anger but there were none and so his tongue was empty and he stood there with his mouth open for several heartbeats, staring at his leader. He heard Sagepaw exclaim something gently and the sound snapped Indigothorn into perspective, sending a hot rush of shame, and anger, and worry, and all those other emotions he tried so hard to avoid before the storm.
He tore his eyes from Pronghornstar long enough to see Sagepaw's pale green eyes, wide as moons on the young molly's face, staring up at them, and he found he couldn't say anything against Pronghornstar in front of her. "Fine," he spat, turning on his paws and storming off towards where he left Pancake earlier. He didn't spare a glance at the outsider, didn't trust the anger surging through his paws, merely stomped on past. "Let's go," he said shortly as he went, wanting to get away from here before Sagepaw could see any more of him.
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 19:54:38 GMT -5
Pronghornstar --
Tealraven
Pronghornstar remained silent even after Sagepaw had asked her question. The leader didn't want to think too much on the fact that gathering all the bodies and burying them all would take too much time - more time than the Clan had. It would also take too much effort, and with most of the Clan now injured, there was no way it would be possible to give their Clanmates proper burials. The question couldn't be avoided, though. An answer would have to be given.
After making her way around a muddied puddle full of shrapnel, she risked a glance toward Sagepaw. "I wish we could give their bodies the rest they deserve, but..." She shook her head, sighing. "But there's so few of us able to bury them, and so many to bury. The time and effort would be wasted if we tried. If we want to survive, we need to focus on hunting and rebuilding." If rebuilding is even possible. She kept that thought to herself.
Eventually Pronghornstar came to a stop. The camp was unfamiliar to her now, but from where she stood, it looked as if they were near where the medicine cat den had been. She gestured with her tail for Sagepaw to come up beside her. "I think we're here." She wasn't entirely sure, but surely Sagepaw would be able to confirm or deny the leader's suspicions. |
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 19:55:45 GMT -5
 Pancake --
Brownie
While Indigothorn had gone to speak with his leader, Pancake remained where he stood, trying to keep himself out of any of the Clan's inner drama or politics. He knew he would forever be involved with the Clan now that he was stepping in and helping, but he didn't want to get dragged down by drama that he believed was unnecessary given the circumstances. He'd keep his opinions to himself; however, it was clear to him that Indigothorn and Pronghornstar was having a silent battle, mentally bickering with one another over Sagepaw. His whiskers twitched. Was this a spat between parents now divided? Or was this just a spat due to higher than usual tensions? Probably the second option, but Pancake wasn't going to push it by asking.
Instead he remained silent even as Indigothorn stormed back. He followed without question or comment, though eventually he wanted to break the tension. Indigothorn's spat wasn't with Pancake, and if the loner was going to help, he needed to somewhat get along with the Clan cats. |
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Post by Brownie on Jan 31, 2022 20:06:20 GMT -5
[[ lmao ex-wifes Indigo and Pronghorn would be so interesting but also so weird I love it
Hopefully Pancake keeps this misconception for a while haha
also idk if yall can tell but my muse has been so garbage since friday :(
I had to do like, three short stories for my workshop and idk what happened but I can't write good sentences
used all my juice on that last short
so may be a few mins between replies if yall are going fast.
I will say I squealed when reading over the prong/sage/indigo argument tho
I'm glad they have conflict!! it's so good!! ]]
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 20:10:08 GMT -5
[ pancake over here just like "these two??? divorced???" and no cat is going to tell him differently
he hangs out with song at one point and has the courage to ask her since she's his clan friend
all your posts have been amazing! but i get the low muse thing, and there's never any rush to reply, if you ain't feeling it you ain't feeling it
i've only been quick to reply today because it's my day off and i've had nothing else to do other than play legends xD
same!! im loving the inner clan conflict, makes it feel a lot more realistic and makes it a lot more fun so im definitely excited to see where it goes and expand on it even ]
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Post by Tealraven on Jan 31, 2022 20:23:16 GMT -5
( this platonic indigo/pronghorn duo is so weird and i’m here for it lmao. the best part is sage doesn’t even know
inner clan conflict is so fun! im looking forward to seeing how this all plays out ^^ now i just need to think up some suitable shenanigans [ try saying that three times fast ] for cinder. can’t leave my boy hangin! )
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Post by Feathertalon on Jan 31, 2022 20:26:06 GMT -5
[ sage has no idea she's been adopted by these two cats that are now fighting for custody
time to cook some stuff up for cinder c:< ]
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Post by *•.¸♡𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦♡¸.•* on Jan 31, 2022 20:32:44 GMT -5
(I have failed at saying “suitable shenanigans” three times fast :’)
When they (the clan) leave are they going to collect rogues and loners? Just wondering because I want Sapphire to have a tiny level of importance 😂)
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