Marshykit
Male / 5 Moons / ShadowClan / Sexuality Unknown
Russet tabby tom with cream-brown fur around the torso, blue and yellow heterochromatic eyes, and a naturally sinister expression
“
Well there’s no point to misery without joy, now is there? Just like there’s no point to beauty without brains! That last part is something that you, my friend, need to work on!”
~Marshykit
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To the little tom-kit’s disappointment, none of his clanmates appeared to be immediately interested in hearing out one of his stories. His eyebrows furrowed, and with a deep sigh, Marshykit began to gaze sorrowfully around the clearing. That was quite a shame… he had thought that his story would be quite interesting to tell, as well as to hear and watch. His heterochromatic stare darted from cat to cat in the clearing, pausing on each and every one o confirm that he wasn’t at least receiving some unspoken attention from any of them.
Maybe they’re still… considering! He decided, whiskers twitching in excitment.
That’s right! Maybe they’re still considering coming to me for a story. Of course, who- excluding all of the idiots, jerks, brats, and pessimists- doesn’t like a story? Goodness, EVEN some of the idiots, jerks, brats, and pessimists love a good story! But why can’t they understand that that’s exactly what I’m offering? That it’s exactly what I want to give them…? But one thing was for certain: Marshykit wasn’t going to end this until he found a story-victim to bother.
That was when Marshykit’s gaze landed on one of his denmates, a black she-kit with gray stripes running down her pelt called, “Shadekit.” The dark-furred she-it was sitting alone and unbothered in one of the shadowy corners of ShadowClan’s new camp, and for the most part, she had seemed decently uh disturbed until Marshykit had decided to start screaming for the entire world to hear. Now, did Marshykit understand and realize that he was the reason Shadekit’s peace was ruined? Yes. However, did Marshykit care? No. Instead, Marshykit stared at the she-kit through narrowed eyes, squinting to try and get a better look on her reaction just as he had the rest of the cats in camp.
I doubt she’ll be too interested in any sort of story, anyway, but… then again… His right ear flicked in amusement.
…I don’t know her all too well, I cannot make assumptions! In fact… maybe a story could encourage her to be a bit more social, even! Interesting… Marshykit, satisfied, let his tail swish to fall over his front paws as he stared.
But after a few long moments of squinting and staring at his striped denmate, the russet and cream tabby coudln’t help but notice that she didn’t seem to be in the happiest of states. Mildly puzzled, Marshykit blinked and focused his vision to get a better look, and once he did, he began to notice how much he had truly startled her. The tabby tom-kit took an internal note covering the bushing up and prickling of Shadekit’s fur as whatever thoughts she had been enjoying were swiped from her, replaced by Marshykit and what had just finished being the obnoxious sound of his voice. Marshykit cocked his head to the side, blinking again with his tail curling in anticipation.
Very easily startled, is she not? He asked himself. A small smile crossed his face as Marshykit stared at Shadekit and her situation.
That’s HILARIOUS! I had thought she was on the braver, more powerfully-stood side! I suppose I don’t know her enough then! Only one way to change that… an introduction, then onto a story! And maybe she’ll even- oh!?
Marshykit jerked his head back when he realized the striped she-kit was glaring in his direction, her annoyance with his howling growing obvious. Marshykit mumbled a, “
Hmph!” and felt his tail start to tap against the ground eith… excitement.
Oh, does she despise me now? That’s new… and absolutely LOVELY! Oh, how I love being hated… the drama! Now, I doubt this is the path I’m headed down with Shadekit, but many story-rivals even make it onto the same page and become close friends, if not more! Shadekit and I? I’m sure she’ll hate me forever, even IF I tell her a wonder-story, but that’s also interesting! I have no reason to complain, this is just PERFECT! If Shadekit was annoyed with him this early, then she was
bound to dislike him even more once this interaction was over. Marshykit felt his heart begin to bounce up and down like mad, and his smile grew as he proceeded to stare. This, this right here, was
drama.
And once Shadekit’s fur pricked with embarrassment, Marshykit raised an eyebrow.
Oh? He centered his focus on the she-kit’s face and tried to read her expression.
Is she extra angry with me? No, that can’t be it… embarrassment, perhaps? Oh, but what for? Marshykit out some thought into it, brain swirling and whirling with ideas and thoughts. Then finally, the realization clicked.
Ah! She’s humiliated, that’s it! Possibly because she got so startled once I called out to everybody in camp? At that thought, sympathy began to dance in Marshykit’s eyes.
Aw! Of course she feels that way, with what I think is a grumpy and pessimistic personality! She probably fears vulnerability, that sound ABOUT right…! Yes, Shadekit was interesting to Marshykit. The tabby tom-kit was feeling a strong urge to speak with her, and when he had an urge, he never ignored it. So confidently, Marshykit hopped onto all four of his paws, and with a proud smile crossing his face, he strode forward in his striped denmate’s direction.
He waited until he was just in front of her before grunting, and once he was close enough to be heard clearly, he spoke. “
Greetings, there, Shadekit!” With the flick of his tail towards himself, he offered a friendly smile. “
Why, you look rather anti-social and unhappy at the moment, don’t you agree! I am Marshykit, that drama-obsessed denmate of yours who probably starts singing literally every time he wakes up!” Marshykit shrank down into a sitting position, tail returning to lay over his paws, keeping his smile up and wide.
Well, at least I’m honest with my own introduction! Surely Shadekit would have to give him credit for the truth in all that he said? Marshykit waited for a quick moment before speaking again. “
Anyway, because you look terribly miserable over here by yourself, I thought I would come and change that, so we can be in a rotten mood together!”
Marshykit, happy to have somebody rude to make fun of, pointed to his face with his tail tip, and exaggerated a grumpy and miserable expression as much as he could. Through gritted teeth, he told Shadekit, “
This is how you look. Grumpy, angsty, bratty! Now why don’t we change that, shall we? How about to… this!” Quickly, the smile jumped bakc onto his face and Marshykit nodded to Shadekit hurriedly. “
What I’m saying is- I think we can make this morning a happier one for you, a grumpy pessimist with nothing better to do than hate on her clanmates because… well, why not! Am I correct?” Whatever Shadekit’s answer to this was, Marshykit mostly ignored it and piped, “
The answer was YES! I am correct, always!”
Finally, he finished his offer off. “
Now, Shadekit, I’m sure you heard me yowling my face of for the entirety of the forest to hear yes?” His smile dropped just a little as he explained the less funny things, reaching the informative part of his approach. “
Here’s what I can do. I want to tell you about some of your personality through story… but in order to do so, I would need you to introduce yourself! Without spitting and snapping at me, that is! Would you be so kind as to… possibly give it a try? Just this once?” He blinked over and over as he waited for a response, smile with teeth and leaning forward enthusiastically. Then as if it was helpful at all, he added, “
And well, who knows! Maybe a story will make you less of an angsty villain, even!”
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