WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[*longfire*]

scalekit mumbles to himself,"pfft who needs to play I'm fine on my own I don't want to play anyway," he curls up hoping no one will ask to play with him, bc he's not social his eyes close but his ears listen to softkit and the others as they play @littlefang @CherryPaw

[Orion]

|| Shattervenom (she/they/whatever) | @TheNyanCatMinecart @Atticus ||

The innocent attention of the little kits warmed Shattervenom's numb heart like sunshine spilling over grass, suffusing her with a lightness that seemed to spread outward from her chest. Although the warrior still worried that their mothers would shoot out from the shadows to tackle her at any second, she found herself wanting to stay with them longer... to learn more about them, their kit-quirks and their nascent interests... their minds were so fresh and new that despite her inner awkwardness, Shattervenom instinctively desired to protect and guide them. Was this how everybody felt about kits? Was it normal for her to experience such quick and uncomplicated affection for their adorable faces? Shatter would fight to the death to defend anyone in her clan without question—yet a part of her wondered if she'd fight just a shard more to ensure that these babies never had any reason to fear for their lives.

At the praise of her "cool name," Shattervenom's entire soul melted into a puddle. Soooo cute! Twistedkit may not have the usual bone structure of a cat, her facial proportions undeniably off, but the brightness of her spirit shone beautifully through. Though she'd been taken somewhat aback at first, the warrior now found Twistedkit's veener to be... oddly endearing. "Enthusiasm is good for apprentices," Shatter murmured, a smile tugging one half of her muzzle. She wondered who'd take on the little lass's training... it'd have to be someone who could figure out how to work around the difficulties that Twistedkit would meet with her crooked jaw. This girl would definitely have to learn how to utilize her claws, possibly longer-range strikes...

At the mention of Twistedkit's father leaving, coldness creeped into the warmth that Shattervenom had previously been basking in. She didn't have many memories of Palecloud, and barely knew Willowsky, so it was far from her to make any negative judgements of the girl's family—but nevertheless, that early seed of protectiveness bloomed a bit more.

"I don't want to get you in trouble," Shattervenom blurted, ears flicking upright in alarm. A few of the things that Twistedkit said were... worrying? Why would a mother not like listening to her own child talk? The terror of being a bad influence hit Shattervenom like a slap; she mentally closed herself off, taking a single step back from the playful kits. "If either of your mothers get upset with you... just tell them that it's Shattervenom's fault. Got it?"

The warrior allowed Hickorykit a moment to taste the snake if he felt like it; then she carefully scooped her prey up with a paw—mindful not to make it wiggle too much in case it frightened the kits again—and nodded in farewell. "I'll let you two get back to playing. If you ever need anything, let me know—I'll be around." With a soft grin, Shattervenom grasped the serpent in her jaws and padded back toward the warrior's den, content to spend the morning finishing off breakfast and seeing if she was needed for anything else.

[Elder_Reintje]

Originally Posted by Rippleshade

@Elder_Reintje "Yes. I don't mind getting my fur wet." She felt self-conscious as she said it, as if she knew she would look ludicrous. "To be completely honest, I kind of enjoy the rain."

Basilcliff || ...

Basilcliff nod. "Let's find a heather bush to bury this under first." She looked around; the rill wasn't far off but that was about all in this stretch of land. With a twitch of her nose, she picked up the rabbit by the scruff, moving downhill to the edge of the small stream. Her head turn, looking up and down the water, and finally spotting a small shrub. Basilcliff glanced back at Rippleshade, flicking her tail and quickly trotting towards the shrub.

Her grip loosen on the rabbit and she laid it down, examining the lone shrub. It was small, but it was some sort of landmark, so it would have to do. She unsheathe her claws, digging a depression a little way's from the stream so she wouldn't dig straight into water. Finally, after some sore claws, she laid the rabbit in the shallow hole, using her paws to hide it with the dirt she had uncovered.

"Well then, where to next?" She perked her ears, shivering under her pelt as a slow breeze roll over the moors. Basilcliff's gaze shifted to Rippleshade and she sat down, running her tongue over her fur and cringing as water fell from it.

[-Ambermoon-]

Originally Posted by littlefang

[ @dark seeker — @-Cherrypaw- ]
{ open for more kits willing to play with softkit! }

Smiling after seeing both the cats joining in on her playing, she yelled out from her moss version of the tall rock:
" Meeting dismissed! " She didn't know what dismissed meant, but she said it anyway to sound smart. She just knew that was when all the cats would leave the meeting.

She leaped out of the pile of moss, just to hit her face on the dirt floor— she shook the dirt out of her fur and looked around awkwardly for a second, just to pretend nothing happened right after.
" Now, me, my deputy, and my medicine cat are going on patrol to protect Windclan!"
She also didn't know that medicine cats didn't go on patrol, but either way, she wasn't going to leave Scalekit out of their 'game'.

She walked to the corner of the nursery, looking back to make sure the other kits were following her, and just started walking around.

"Yes, Softstar!" Ripplekit mewed, her eyes gleaming with excitement. She padded after Softkit. She remembered when Softkit accidentally fell over the moss pile, so she carefully tiptoed over the pile of moss, being careful not to trip. Oh, shouldn't have done that, I look like a mouse! She shook her fur. "Softstar, where are we going?" She asked playfully, following her clan leader.

Pls bump me after 3 days!

[-Ambermoon-]

Originally Posted by dark seeker

scalekit mumbles to himself,"pfft who needs to play I'm fine on my own I don't want to play anyway," he curls up hoping no one will ask to play with him, bc he's not social his eyes close but his ears listen to softkit and the others as they play @littlefang @-Cherrypaw-

The grey and white she-kit looked back at Scalekit. "Come on! It will be fun! Scaleclaw!" She mewed. Ripplekit bounced playfully. "It would be funner if the clan has more members! Softkit, is that okay?" She perked up her ears, leaving a last glance at the tom before jumping back behind her 'leader' again.

Pls bump me after 3 days!

[Spotty]

-» Berrykit

Ears pricked and with a little smile on her face the dull-white-colored little kit peaked out of the nursery. She wouldn't sneak out camp, no no, she would never. But things were getting boring with Shingingmoon gone. And as much as she missed her mother, she couldn't just sit in her empty nest all day. Nope, Shiny wouldn't have liked that at all! So she had to do something. Not sneak out of camp, but maybe sneak into camp, when the nursery became too dull of a place to spend her time.

And so the speckled kit scrambled out into the open clearing and looked around, her blue and green gaze searching for something interesting, or someone interesting, she wouldn't mind either.

[This post is open, and I will make longer ones when I get more muse. Please let me know if you would like me to mention or quote you when replying

[Nixey]

(So sorry for the delay in this <3)
Quite honestly Swiftwind didn't think she needed to visit the medicine den. Sure, she was underfed, possibly even to the point of being malnurished, but the wounds had healed. That was clear by the nasty scars along her chin, upper neck and the top of her head where the dog had grabbed her. Though Twilightstar had told her to go here, and Swiftwind wasn't about to disobey the leader when she just got back.

So, stepping into the den, Swiftwind had cast her gaze around before calling out a light "Peachfrost?" considering the last time she was here, thats who was running this den. Though Swiftwind stood at the entrance and peered inside, awaiting to be invited into the den.

@x ghostie

[*longfire*]

scalekit looked at them," i guess i could try playing with you guys," he says not really excited like the others his head lowers as he got up and tried playing with them @CherryPaw @littlefang

[duckie]

SOOTFLARE
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The primarily-white tom emerged from the field just a tad bit more colorful, both paws and face thinly coated in the bright yellow pollen and the occasional matching petal. It would all fall away as they made their way back - shaken off with their normal movement and brushed away by the thick grasses of the moors. For now, though, Sootflare looked as if he had instead been born as some sort of tabby point.


He waited patiently as Shattervenom set off on a mission for honey (and stepped a few tail-lengths back as she want rocketing past with a swarm of bees in tow) but made no effort to assist. The warrior seemed to have a plan worked out already and he had no intention of interfering.


When it seemed they were all finished and ready to head home, Sootflare kept pace without protest, not taking the lead in an embarrassed-panic state as he had on their way out. Yes, keeping his mouth shut and just hoping for the best as he got the work done seemed to be the best course of action. It kept him out of trouble, even if it was a bit lonely...

[ @xath @Kingly apologies for the late reply, i've had my head stuck deep in my schoolwork the past couple days. next post can probably in the territory?]

[falling]

Cloudkit giggled as he watched the other kits.