[dionysus]

Originally Posted by Empress Of Evil

Lying on a lush patch of grass, Cardinalsnake was on his side and soaking up the sunshine. His clean, russet pelt glimmered in the sun and felt quite glorious at the current moment. His eyes were closed as he rested peacefully, the quiet hum of his clanmates voices buzzing in the background as he put himself in a calm state. Beside the tom lay a small pile of bones and beside that, a small pile of ruffled feathers. He had just eaten a small snack, one that would keep him energised enough to go hunting soon. The sun was just approaching sunhigh and Cardinalsnake was lazing in the clearing, enjoying the warmth on his pelt and allowing himself some time to rest and become more energised.
The tom suddenly sat up, tucking his paws in and curling his tail around them. He frowned as he looked down and noticed that one side of his pelt was ruffled, the fur messy from being squished against the grass. Sighing, he bent his head down and started grooming his fur. He always had to look his best, after all, a pretty she-cat might be passing by and the warrior had to look impressive. First impressions were very important. Stroke by stroke, he smoothed down his fur and soon enough, both sides of his pelt were equally neat. Lifting his head and letting out a satisfied breath, he closed his eyes for a bit and didn’t move a single muscle as he let the warmth reach every part of his body. Leaf-bare would be upon the clans soon and he had to enjoy the warmth while he could. Soon enough, the sun would be out for less time each day and that meant he had less warmth to enjoy and less sunlight to make his russet pelt glow.
From where he sat, Cardinalsnake wriggled. He was growing restless. He had spent enough time by himself and he had the itch to socialise. The tom was a social butterfly and he couldn’t stay too long away from his clanmates. He needed to talk, he needed to comment on the weather, he needed to flirt. His paws itched for him to jump up and run on the spot. That wouldn’t be a good look and he couldn’t afford to do such a silly thing, so he sat stiffly and silently hoped for someone to come past quickly. Anyone would do, as long as they could hear and talk.

@Beau

Halfgaze padded into the clearing, shaking water off of her paws in turn as she walked. Her short hunting trip had led her to one of the boggier parts of Shadowclan and some muck still clung to her feet. A single lizard swung from her jaws as she headed for the clearing. Halfgaze had always enjoyed short early morning hunts to wake herself up and had limited herself to one catch so that she would make it back to camp in time to carry out any duties that still needed to be completed. Now that she was in the camp, however, the deputy found that everything seemed to be going swimmingly. She had assigned patrols the evening before and it seemed that the necessary ones had already left. The camp, which had been dead when she left, was now a bustle of activity. Halfgaze dropped her lizard on the pile and looked around for a place to sit for a moment and give her paws and legs a quick once over. Her mismatched eyes landed on Cardinalsnake and a little smile leapt to her face. It was always nice to spend some time with old friends.
Still smiling, Halfgaze walked over to her friend, creeping up at the last second to try to throw a paw over his eyes and crow, "Guess who!" Laughing, the molly sat down beside the russet tom and started grooming the wet fur. "Good morning!" She chirped, focusing her dual-colored eyes on Cardinalsnake as she washed the dirty water from her paws.