ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[Scarecrow102]

Originally Posted by tulle

Beechkit
Surprise caused whiskers to twitch and ears to widen as Beechkit turned, staring at the source of words directed at him. This kit was big! Much bigger than him - but mama had always said he was tiny. So maybe he wasn't that big. "I'm Beechkit!" he exclaimed, stomping his tiny paws before him as a fluffy tail soared in the air behind. This was fun, maybe this kit would play with him? Forgotten was his tumble out of the next, in its place a chance at making a new friend.

Glancing around the larger and older kit to where he had come from, he added, "Is that your mama over there? That's pretty cool she's here! I'm not sure where mine is, I think she left earlier because she wasn't in the nest when I woke up." Tiny facial features furrowed in confusion as Beechkit turned his head this way, then that way, but ended up shrugging as he couldn't find his own mama.

(thank you so much!)

CrowKit laughed awkwardly. Clearlight, the brown tabby queen, wasn't his mother but its true that she treated him with a lot more kindness than most.
"I'm sure your mother will be back soon." CrowKit promised, "It's nice to meet you, by the way."
CrowKit got down low, moving into a more playful stance, "wanna play?"

[Froya]

Scorchfrost | @Jayvines

It had been a pang of sympathy that balled in the hollow chest of the chocolate warrior. Of course, fatherless felines did not go unheeded nor were a rarity amongst the Clan. There had been plenty, even Eveningnight himself had been absent during the early development of his son until he became apprenticed. Yet, he still felt guilt; it had been a privilege that he experienced that others could not. Whether it was due to death or mere neglect, lay unknown. However, Scorchfrost couldn't imagine missing out on the life he brought to Earth and despised whatever tomcat would dismiss their kin. He ensured he wouldn't, making a silent promise to himself that he would be a shining beacon amongst his kits and relatives; after all, upholding and securing the family name was what his father desired of him. He would not overlook the obligation.

"I apologize," The words sounded from his jaws sincerely, soon followed by a bow of his wedged-shaped head. Scorchfrost then met the molly's eye as he raised his head, his own eyes bright against dark scleras. "If it provides any comfort, you very well exceed expectations. I know you're a noble warrior, and you've accomplished that all your own. Not many cats possess the ability to say that." He spoke truth; Scorchfrost was astounded by the professionalism orchestrated by the other. Each syllable echoed with dignity and a passion that blew embers into the air. Sparrowflight was a feline worthy of respect, at least so he thought as of now. She had yet to show the chocolate tabby otherwise, and as she continued it became harder to imagine that she would disappoint.

Lifting his paws to a stand, Scorchfrost grazed the white of his dark chest with a velvet tongue. He remained in silence for a heartbeat, seeming to be captivated in his reeling mind before he parted his lips. He glanced to the apprentices momentarily before refocusing on the molly. "Well..." Swaying his tail behind his foreign figure, a hum of consideration resonated in Scorchfrost's vocals. "If ThunderClan does not call for your service so quickly and you find yourself with a silver of spare time, why not join me for a hunt? The morning light and noon sun are too bright for my eyes, so I tend to go in the evenings. If you are free then... I would appreciate your companionship." Scorchfrost concluded with an ivory grin, paying now no mind to the young cats surrounding them. His focus was placed solely on Sparrowflight.

[Socks]

// Dripberry

Both apprentices had a similar comment to make towards the other, though Bumblepaw's glance was different, Dripberry just couldn't decipher his reaction to all this. But they were both ready to train so everything was A-OK. "Now, now, little buddies, we'll be training soon enough." The bengal sat back on his haunches so he could give each of them a pat on the head and ruffle their fur. "We're all gonna be the best of friends here so only friendly shoving each other into ponds, please!"

He could already imagine all the stuff he'd teach them, how did his own mentor teach him, again? It was a tour of the territory first... wait, Bumblepaw and Cinderpaw already had a mentor before him, so they must've already done the tour. What more had they already done? "Who was your mentor before and what do you already know? I don't wanna bore you by teaching what you already know." It was probably the smartest thought he had in a moon, usually, he didn't the critical thinking skills to realize it was a question he ought to ask.

@Papaya @littlelove

[Jayvines]

~Sparrowflight~

Tilting her head down in thanks as the tom's words before she felt her fur begin to heat up at his unexpected compliment towards her and her accomplishments. While she knew she was a warrior in fair standing with her clan, she didn't feel like she had done anything especially noteworthy to be receiving that level of praise. Still, it was a welcome thing to hear and she met his gaze with bright green eyes shining in pride.

"Well thank you very much," she purred, taking the brief moment where Scorchfrost bent to groom his chest to run her own tongue over a tuft of uneven fur on her shoulder to smooth out her pelt. For some reason she had suddenly felt slightly more aware of her general appearance as the bigger tom rose up... Shaking off the odd new feeling as a symptom of sitting in the same place for too long, she turned her attention back to him with a smile to rival his own as he spoke once more.

"You make a tempting offer," she stated and flicked her tail to touch his shoulder experimentally, a purr rumbling in her chest at the thought of getting to spend more time with this interesting tom... Why not! He seemed like a loyal warrior and valued member of Thunderclan, if a bit overzealous, but cats who held high aspirations tended to act that way (at least in her experience). "Perhaps if a spare moment finds me during an evening that you are free as well..."

Why was she suddenly feeling nervous? Staring into those bright contrasting eyes was doing odd things to her head, but it was... oddly enjoyable. Flashing him a brighter smile Sparrowflight turned her eyes back up to Aspenstar and attempted to quell the strange sensation those piercing eyes had brought to the surface, but not moving away from Scorchfrost's form beside her.

@Froya

[duskfire1]

Oatkit sat, a little jealous about the other apprentices, but made no comment.

[duskfire1]

Originally Posted by Pheasantflight

@lamented duskfire

"Well, um, almost?" Foxpaw was an honest cat. She didn't like to lie. He had done pretty well, for a kit. His paw had made him sloppy though, so she couldn't say he had done well. But then there was the morals of that. Who told a kit they didn't do well? It wasn't very kind, but once again, Foxpaw wasn't an expert on kind. Or kits. Or anything, really. "I'm not the best teacher, you should leave that to your mentor." She blinked. "When do you become an apprentice? It must be pretty soon now. Oh, and do you have anyone you want to become your mentor?"

Oatkit heard the hesitancy in her voice when she studied his leap, but he didn't mind. He was glad she was willing to help anyway.
"Oh, not really. And yep, I'm 5 moons now." He mewed proudly, getting up from his position in attempt to look tall. "Who's your mentor?" He tried to keep his mind of Sparktail, but he couldn't really. He admired the tom, but then again, he admired a lot of cats. His parents, siblings, Ivy, Sparktail, Mosspaw, Foxpaw herself, etc. He could go on, but he didn't really feel like his head would survive if he tried.

[taillow]

Beechkit
The kit sounded reassuring, and Beechkit found himself nodding along as he spoke. Of course she would! She wouldn't wander off too far. After all, he wasn't quite the age of an apprentice yet - Mama wasn't allowed to leave until he left! That's what she had told him, after all. And Mama didn't lie.

"It's nice to meet you too, Crowkit!" the tan tom chirped back, essentially dancing from one paw to the other. He wanted to play! Beechkit didn't know a lot, but he knew a playful stance when he saw one. Games were about the most fun thing he and the other kits could do, since the camp clearing and territory were off-limits. At least for another moon. "Okay! What game didja wanna play?" he asked, copying the older kits stance, tail puffed out behind him.

@Scarecrow102

[Ikoria the Wolf Pup]

Originally Posted by Raven~

Larkstorm looked at him with worry. “Well, does Icicleripple know?” She asked. She was worried for her friend’s well-being. It couldn’t be healthy to have such long claws. “I’m sure she could help you.” Larkstorm also noticed he tucked his paw underneath him, almost as if he was hiding something. Strange.

Rootspark shook his head. "No, Icicleripple doesn't know. Neither did Sunhowl." He had always just tried to deal with it himself. What he did now worked well enough, so why would he go to a medicine cat? Wait a minute.. Now that he thought about it… "Where is Icicleripple? I haven't seen her for a few days."

[littlelove]

Cinderpaw's ear shot up as she heard her voice being called by a familiar, familiar voice... She spun around excitedly, her plumed tail whipping in the wind, as she turned to find exactly who she was hoping for.

"Mom! Mommy, Where've you been? I haven't seen you around for a while!" She shouted, running up to butt her head gently into her mother's chest fur. It reminded her a lot of being little. "I know warriors are all busy, so it's okay that you're only here now! I just hope I'm not that busy as a warrior."

At the prospect of training, Cinderpaw's mane poofed out in excitement. Training? With her Mom?! Could this day get any better?! "I don't think I have anything else to do today, so let's go! Can we do battle training? I love battle training, even if 've never done it. I wanna get stronger like you."

@Jackpot

[Reptilian Cabinets]

Originally Posted by Jackpot

Bogkit | he/him

Okay...well, that wasn't that bad... still, he would much rather just be curled up in his nice comfy nest, asleep. Bogkit yawned loudly enough for multiple cats around them to hear, his paws gently scuffing against the ground. The toms long tail dragged on the ground, surely picking up a lot of filth in it. Not like Bogkit really cared all that much; he was never the cleanest anyways. Maybe he could lay down in his hiding spot and get some rest if Swampkit wasn't able to find him that quickly. Oh stars, he hoped so. "urghhhh... fine. Start counting." he droned flatly, gazing pointedly at his brother.

SwampKit
He/Him


SwampKit smiled,, “Yay! Okay I’ll start counting!” He closed his eyes and positioned himself “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7…” He began, slightly opening his eyes to cheat, then he closed them again, thinking he’s sneaky. “8, 9, 10! Ready or not here I come!!” He shouted, swinging his head around, looking for his lazy brother.