WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[Akira]

Pouncestone took a nap.

[Kunaisoul]

|Lionpaw of Windclan|

She sat in the clearing, looking around. "Fallownose? are you there?" She asked. "I would like to speak with you." She said, sitting up.

@NinjaBloss

[sock]

Originally Posted by Alchemist Kitsune

Snowypaw

Oh...

Snowypaw frowned in mild concern once again, this time because of the fact that he feared he might have been right. There really was no reason for this kit to not have friends at his age. It would have been fine, of course, if Twigkit simply preferred it this way, but the way the green in his eyes almost seemed to mute itself with sorrow at his question, the large apprentice doubted this was the case. Pursing his lips so his whiskers twitched lightly, Snowypaw lifted his head as he brought one massive paw to his chin, tapping it rhythmically as he got lost in thought.

He could of course try to help the kit find friends, but he was hardly the savant when it came to talking and charming others, giving him no real advice to offer. The large tom supposed he could also encourage Twigkit to be more open to talking to others in an attempt to form friendships, but he was afraid that there he was once more out of his depth. The closest Snowypaw had to friends in WindClan were Deadmoon and Specklepaw, both cats who were really far too patient with him and who he could never be so bold as to proclaim himself as their friend. No no, those two were priceless, amazing cats. A clumsy oaf like him had no business being so familiar as to overstep in their relationship. He was just grateful to be gifted with their company whenever he had it. What helping words of encouragement could he offer Twigkit with his own situation being the way it was?

A sigh escaped the patched tom in frustration as he set his paw back down. Could he really not help his small companion? He tilted his head to the side as he glanced at Twigkit once more, refusing to give up. This young kit's kindness and friendliness could not be squashed before it had a proper time to blossom! Well... if he had no words of wisdom to offer, he supposed he could always offer himself as a mediocre substitute for friends? Until the youngster had found proper friends of his own, of course! He wouldn't want to impose for longer than Twigkit needed him to! A small gleam of determination crossed his eyes for a moment as his jaw set, his whiskers twitching before he spoke.

"W-well... I would be happy to come around after training every day, if you want? Y-you could tell me about your day, or we could play something you like?" he stammered slightly in his usual, soft voice, unused to being so bold and demanding when he spoke. Oh, he certainly hoped he hadn't just offended poor Twigkit with a misplaced attempt at being friendly.

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@FredTheFrog

Twigkit looked up again. "R-really?" He squeaked, shuffling his paws again. The cream tom's green eyes brightened, as a smile crept across his face. This was the nicest cat he'd ever met! "Y-yes please! That would be great!" He purred, and kneaded the ground with small forepaws.

[puppeteer]

Originally Posted by Ritsuka

Squirrelear smiled, still looking over the kits, but he sent his sister a look and a roll of his eyes once she finished speaking. As if he wouldn't want to interact with them often! And not like he needed to be told.

"Hey, don't jinx it," he huffed, sitting up and swiping at his sister's ears playfully. "And ya don't need to tell me: I would've done it whether you liked it or not."

The ginger she-cat just gave her brother a small smile. She had to be prepared, just in case.

"Just in case." She murmured, nosing her kits to her belly to feed.

[Akira]

Originally Posted by cloudy sky

The ginger she-cat just gave her brother a small smile. She had to be prepared, just in case.

"Just in case." She murmured, nosing her kits to her belly to feed.

"Yeah, yeah, I got it," Squirrelear huffed irritably, turning to the kits once more. He tilted his head curiously, thinking for a moment, before turning to his sister again. "Think they'd want to get along with me? What if they don't like me?"

[Alchemist Kitsune]

Snowypaw

As Twigkit's eyes shone brightly, glee instantly apparent in his face, Snowypaw purred, sharing in his happiness. It may have not been much, but he had obviously said the right thing to the young tom. Added to that, he was quite frankly happy to keep his promise, too. Having no friends or littermates of his own, it would be nice to watch out for this kit. He would just have to make sure he was a good role model, for Twigkit's sake.

"It's a promise, then. Tomorrow I'll bring the fattest rabbit I can find in the fresh kill pile and we can share it in the clearing," he mewed in the same whisper as before, still making sure to keep his voice light for the sake of the sleeping kits and queens. Sharing a rabbit had been how he and Deadmoon had met, and to this day he still relished the memory. He hadn't shared many meals with his clanmates, but from those he had, he could definitely say that those were the best tasting morsels he'd had, no matter what they had been. Hopefully it would be a nice, bonding experience with a clanmate for Twigkit as well!

Getting up gingerly, once more towering close to the nursery's ceiling, Snowypaw looked down at the cream kit and gave him an apologetic smile. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a few nests to clean," he explained gently. A small, uncharacteristically mischievous glint sparkled in his eye as he dipped his head once more, getting closer to Twigkit before he whispered in a conspiratorial voice. "If I don't, I'm afraid this place will stink worse than ShadowClan crowfood by nightfall." A purr of amusement escaped him at this, letting the kit know he was speaking in jest.

Snowypaw's eyes grew a bit softer as he looked at Twigkit before giving the young tom a small, brotherly lick between the ears. "Call for me. If you need anything. Kay?" he mewed, his gaze growing a tad more serious at his last word in a silent attempt to ensure Twigkit that it would be no trouble at all. Lifting his head once more, he begun to turn around, only to stop and look at his young companion one last time before leaving. "See you tomorrow," he added in a gentle, breezy voice before turning to leave, his chores for the day still waiting for him to be done.

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@FredTheFrog

// I think this is a nice stopping point for this interaction? If you ever want to have Twigkit and Snowypaw have a talk again, though, Snowypaw meant what he said. He's going to be stopping every day after training to talk to Twigkit while sharing a meal with him, at least until Twigkit gets tired of it or makes friends he would prefer to hang around with! So just feel free to give me a poke when you want to rp them. \\

[sock]

Originally Posted by Alchemist Kitsune

Snowypaw

As Twigkit's eyes shone brightly, glee instantly apparent in his face, Snowypaw purred, sharing in his happiness. It may have not been much, but he had obviously said the right thing to the young tom. Added to that, he was quite frankly happy to keep his promise, too. Having no friends or littermates of his own, it would be nice to watch out for this kit. He would just have to make sure he was a good role model, for Twigkit's sake.

"It's a promise, then. Tomorrow I'll bring the fattest rabbit I can find in the fresh kill pile and we can share it in the clearing," he mewed in the same whisper as before, still making sure to keep his voice light for the sake of the sleeping kits and queens. Sharing a rabbit had been how he and Deadmoon had met, and to this day he still relished the memory. He hadn't shared many meals with his clanmates, but from those he had, he could definitely say that those were the best tasting morsels he'd had, no matter what they had been. Hopefully it would be a nice, bonding experience with a clanmate for Twigkit as well!

Getting up gingerly, once more towering close to the nursery's ceiling, Snowypaw looked down at the cream kit and gave him an apologetic smile. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a few nests to clean," he explained gently. A small, uncharacteristically mischievous glint sparkled in his eye as he dipped his head once more, getting closer to Twigkit before he whispered in a conspiratorial voice. "If I don't, I'm afraid this place will stink worse than ShadowClan crowfood by nightfall." A purr of amusement escaped him at this, letting the kit know he was speaking in jest.

Snowypaw's eyes grew a bit softer as he looked at Twigkit before giving the young tom a small, brotherly lick between the ears. "Call for me. If you need anything. Kay?" he mewed, his gaze growing a tad more serious at his last word in a silent attempt to ensure Twigkit that it would be no trouble at all. Lifting his head once more, he begun to turn around, only to stop and look at his young companion one last time before leaving. "See you tomorrow," he added in a gentle, breezy voice before turning to leave, his chores for the day still waiting for him to be done.

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@FredTheFrog

// I think this is a nice stopping point for this interaction? If you ever want to have Twigkit and Snowypaw have a talk again, though, Snowypaw meant what he said. He's going to be stopping every day after training to talk to Twigkit while sharing a meal with him, at least until Twigkit gets tired of it or makes friends he would prefer to hang around with! So just feel free to give me a poke when you want to rp them. \\

Twigkit watched his new friend leave. "B-bye!" He called, before curling up again. (sounds good!)

[Alchemist Kitsune]

Lightningkit

In the dark, warm, silent world that currently spread around the small calico kit nestled between her littermates, Lightningkit's soft, sleepy breathing gave the molly only the faintest of stirrings as dreams fluttered freely by. She knew not what she dreamt of - she would forget as soon as she woke up - but she could always remember the feeling of wind on her face. She desperately clung to that feeling until... it vanished. Replaced instead by a gentle, loving touch on her head. A touch that while she normally would be more than happy to receive, made her just a bit annoyed today. She wanted to remember so bad what it was she had been dreaming.

Unable to recall, the small kit settled for letting her displeasure known by giving a small, shrill mew of complaint. She turned around slowly, her tiny paws clumsily kneading the ground until she recognized the scents around her. In her short life, that was the one constant Lightningkit had, and she memorized them well. One was "favorite scent", a warm, loving scent that brought her a sense of calm and safety, as well as food whenever she was hungry. There was also "tiny smell", "cuddly smell", and "getoffme smell", the three scents that were always around her, usually cuddled up with her, with "getoffme smell" usually infuriating her as it got on top of her and refused to move. There was a fifth smell that was relatively common as well. That one was "visitor scent". She did like the scent, and had grown to enjoy its presence, but it mostly remained a mystery to her.

Today, however, as "favorite scent" woke her up, her mouth open in her tiny, complaining squeak, she could taste something different in the air. The objection in her voice slowly changed to that of confusion, quickly followed by curiosity as she turned her blind, deaf head towards the source, letting her nose guide her. Crawling awkwardly, little paws dragging her towards the source of the scent, she slowly made her way towards the edge of the nest, questioning, mewling chirps escaping her at this new yet oddly familiar scent. It was rather similar to "favorite scent" if she was to be honest. It lacked the delicious milk scent that was so synonym to "favorite scent", but there was still a very similar loving warmth to it that made her raise her miniscule nose and purr, letting the scent know that she liked it and wanted it to stay. As long as it didn't join "getoffme smell" in annoying her, that is...

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@cloudy sky @Ritsuka

[MockingRabbit]

Originally Posted by Catrina

Snapclaw shook her pelt to ride it of dirt and dust "thats better" she muttered to herself before turning to Shiftheart "so how's your day been?" @Rabbiteye

"Been good, what about you?"
He scratched behind his ear to remove a clump of dirt.

[sock]

Twigkit sat in his corner, tracing his leaf in the dirt. The leaf was the only thing he had to remind him of his mother... the rogue Tillie, who gave birth to him before leaving the poor kit on Clan territory. He sighed, and pulled the leaf out of the dirt to admire his work. Jagged claw marks traced where the leaf had been, and his sharp green gaze faded. He let the only memory of his parents swim in his head... a soft smile... a gentle tongue... and twolegs. Twolegs and blood. Twigkit's eyes flew open, and the small cream tom felt a tear fall onto his chest. With a small forepaw, he swiped it across his drawing, sending dirt flying into the air. His lip quivered, and he had to bite his tongue to keep himself from wailing aloud. [open]