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Originally Posted by Stario
Bubblestep yowled and jumped back in surprise. The cats fur was standing on end. She was usually kind to everyone and would have happily greeted Hawkfeather, but instead her reply came out rather harshly. "You can't just walk up to someone who's lost in thought without warning!" she hissed, ears back. |
Now, the tabby was used to being yelled at. She had been called annoying, and some other, more hurtful names. So Bubblestep's snappish response didn't scare her at all. Instead, she stood there with a puzzled expression for a moment before the cheerful grin returned to her features. "Okay! I won't do it again, promise! Sorry I scared you - or startled you, or whatever!" That smile never faltered. Hawkfeather wasn't easily hurt, and she was all too eager to get to know the cat better. Everyone thought of the high ranks as superpowered cats. But the tabby wasn't interested in getting to know Bubblestep because she was the deputy, as a matter of fact, she didn't care at all. She was interested in getting to know her as a cat. Just herself. No title needed. "You know, I wouldn't be stressing out if I were you. It's not good for your mind, at all! If you get stressed out, you know what'll happen, right? It'll start destroying you from the inside out. And that wouldn't be good, because then everyone who likes you will be reallyreally sad!" How could someone so foolish sound so smart sometimes? It was true; Hawkfeather knew that stress would eventually destroy you. But the way she phrased it made it sound light and stupid, because that was how everyone viewed her... just a friendly, bubbly, excitable cat.