[SilverWinter]

Originally Posted by RedHead

Two golden paws poked out of a nest, and a big yawn was heard coming from the tomcats mouth. Opening his green eyes, and blinking them a couple of times, Canarypaw stood, shaking his pelt to rid bits of moss that clung to him. The golden-furred cat stepped out of his nest, heading for the exit of the apprentices den. He passed the other apprentice curled up, but stopped suddenly and turned back to look at her. Hmm... That is not the face of a happy cat. Canarypaw walked up to her, sitting down beside her nest, bending his head down to be eye level with her. "Hey, you doing okay?"
It was a simple question, a broad question. One that could be taken negatively an positively. Canarypaw hoped she would see it as a genuine gesture, that he actually cared that she might be down. He wanted to make her feel better. No cat should be sad. And no cat should be left alone.

Yeah, I'm a complete disgrace to the-
"Hey, you doing okay?"

Moonpaw snapped open her eyes that had been beginning to close. She glanced behind her and saw a fellow apprentice that was watching her politely. It took a second for her to register that he had spoken to her and exactly what he had said. He cares! Someone cares! ... But...no, maybe he doesn't and he's just trying to say it because he's polite. Yeah, that's probably it. I better just appease his feelings."

Pushing back her urge to open up, she forced a smile and replied. "Yeah, everything's fine. Just tired, you know..."