November 27th, 2023, 02:01 AM
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Re: Battle of the Fishcats! (open to apprentices + warriors!)
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Originally Posted by lesbianism
♡ r i p p l e p e l t The apprentices on her team seemed to have mastered treading water, so she decided to move on.
"Now that you know how to keep your head above the water, it's time to do some real swimming!" Ripplepelt swam deeper into the stream til her paws barely brushed the bottom. "To move faster in the water, you'll need to bring your paws up nice and high one after the other, then pull them back through the water til they're back underneath you. Your back legs are the same - pull them up towards your underbelly, then back behind you. Really put some power behind it - remember, it's a race!" she mewed. "While turning, you may instinctively try use your tail the way you normally would for balance. Unfortunately, it won't be much use to you in the water - if you want to turn in a direction, turn your head and your body will follow its lead!"
She left the team to get the hang of it for a few minutes, giving tips and more instruction where needed. All this swimming only makes me wish new-leaf would come sooner, Ripplepelt thought wistfully. After new-leaf came green-leaf, and there was nothing she loved more than cooling down in the water on a scorching day - and she didn't have it that bad compared to some of the thicker-coated cats. That reminded her...
"Something to keep in mind - you may feel light in the water, but wet fur is heavy fur!" she warned. "Especially for those of us with thick fur, it might be trickier to pull yourself up out of the water than you expect. You may want to practice pulling yourself up on a rock a few times before the battle."
Ripplepelt narrowed her eyes in thought. Was there anything she'd missed? I'm beginning to grow tired of the sound of my own voice, she thought wryly.
"Alright, I'm done talking your ears off now," she purred, hoping what she'd said hadn't gone into one ear and straight out the other. Now all that was left was to make sure everyone had the hang of it - then she could hand them off to Bluefang for some battle training.
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Blue Team: Ripplepelt, Bluefang, Sunsetpaw, Troutpaw, Lionpaw, Frostpaw, Frecklepaw
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Frostpaw obeyed, and with some effort got himself swimming further than the others.
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