WindClan: Life Before 2023's Fire

[~dust~]

Whispersong plopped in his nest lonely.
His tail swished around soothingly
He looked around the den and then sighed hoping someone would come up and talk to him.

[Confuzzled.Lynx]

Originally Posted by Drago0n

I don't.. Nightpaw thought as he pressed his pelt against hers. "Don't worry, there are cats in WindClan that love you too. Maybe not in the same way, but they love you."

Blackkit nodded, quiet.

[Finpaw]

@UpperclassFailure

Sheepkit - now Sheeppaw’s - heart thrummed with excitement as Twilightstar proceeded with the ceremony. His very own mentor! His new name to denote himself an official apprentice of WindClan! It was everything he’d been dreaming of and more. He felt a little bad for the other kits who seemingly didn’t show up, but perhaps they had just been busy and would get their own ceremonies later. Now, he just needed to find his new mentor, and-

Right as Sheeppaw turned around to look, Rockstone padded up to meet him first.

“Hello sir, I am Sheeppaw, yes!” he returned the greeting warmly. StarClan, it felt good to say his new name out loud. “And you’re Rockstone, my mentor, I presume? I hope to do my best and make you proud.”

[Ziera]

// @Slushie

Swankit held his breath just to look bigger and hopefully intimidating, but Loonkit's swipe had him spitting out the extra air. He bristled immediately at their jibe. Loonkit's little smirk annoyed his paws off! Why couldn't they react to what HE said for once, growl maybe, or just feel as small as they were for five seconds!? Loon's next swat had Swankit glowering.

"I- I do actually win!" Swan didn't mean for his voice to jump an octave when he said that-- some cat might think he was being defensive, but not true, nuh uh. Loonkit wasn't better!

They just got lucky.

...a lot of times in a row.

What was there to be defensive about? He wanted to repeat the bit about rules, but Swan knew how much Loonkit cared about them [not at all.] Actually... that was a good point to bring up, wasn't it? Yeah. Swankit sneered down at Loon, showcasing tiny little pinprick fangs on one side of his mouth.

"You only win because you cheat. You're as bad as a shadowcat!" Swan didn't actually know what that meant, he was just repeating it from someone else. It felt cool to use warrior phrases, and he assumed Loonkit wouldn't get it either. They're not half as mature as me, Swan thought, sticking his tongue out at them for good measure.

[Wings]

Originally Posted by TheNyanCatMinecart

Ashfeather felt bad about the apprentice. Hopefully, she could help Windpaw be a little less shy around her. She seemed to want to learn. “Okay,” she meowed, wanting her voice to sound steady despite the slight distortion. “Hunting. WindClan cats run, but it’s important to know how to creep up on your prey if it’s too far away from you. So, I’ll show you the hunter’s crouch.” Ashfeather crouched down, praying to StarClan that it wasn’t lopsided. Her freakishly long and broken tail wreathed around her like a disgusting halo as she pressed her semi-broad paws into the ground. She managed to get her weight evenly balanced and was crouched low to the ground. Her skinny legs could barely support her belly, which was bulging a bit more than before. They weren’t used to holding up all this weight. Oh, StarClan, why did she have to be a mentor? She wanted Windpaw to have the best learning experience. However, her technique was right, as much as her legs ached. A skinny cat getting pregnant really wasn’t the best for training. “Like... this,” she gasped, each word an effort. “Try to... copy me. It should be... easier for... you.”

@Wings

[ Heyyy are you up to a RP between Wind and Rose? ]
-Windpaw-

Windpaw watched her mentor struggle somewhat. She seemed... ashamed of her body like herself. She listened quietly, her teaching method was very different than Nightshade's. She thought.. that everyone taught that way..
Otherwise, she followed her instructions. Crouching down very low, as she always did in the clearing. It was a... comfortable pose, a safe pose for herself as her tail curled in between her legs.

[TheNyanCatMinecart]

(Sure. I'd need a bit of background on Windpaw, though, so I'd know how Rosebriar would react to her and whatnot.)

Ashfeather felt her heavy belly weighing down on her, along with the imbalance of her tail, as she twisted her head sideways. Windpaw was doing an excellent job at copying her pose... well, except for the tail. She'd also had training before, surely? But still, the apprentice was doing a great job. Forcing herself to stay in her position, she rasped, "G-good job! Just... straighten the... tail out... behind you... low to the ground... so you're balanced... u-unlike me..." She hadn't been able to show her apprentice that since her tail was forever stuck in a heavy, jumbled mass of fur and bones.

@Wings

[dino.]

[ @Moonraven, @Rainquail ]

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Those words repeated themselves in Buckstar's head as he slipped into WindClan's camp. He wasn't used to the tall swathes of grass that carpeted the moor, and they tickled his belly, making him screw up his nose in irritation.

He wiped the expression from his features and plastered a pleasant smile over his muzzle, though his eyes still shimmered with obvious nervousness as he stopped in the center of the clearing. He cleared his throat. "Um- Twilightstar?" he called out apprehensively. "Coldamber? There's something I need to ask you two about."

Then, after a moment's pause - "I come in peace?"

[Arie]

-- @Slushie --

Wait. What was that she spotted. Okay. She had been partly asleep on the job but at least she'd spotted him before any of her lazy clanmates had. Jumping down from the Breezerock where she'd been watching, she ran over and eyed the cat. "Buckbranch." Weaselskip nodded in acknowledgement but refused to let the deputy pass further into their clearing, her sharp green eyes watching him carefully. Okay. Job done. Partly. Now to wait for Twilightstar to hopefully show up. "Stay there."

[dino.]

[ @Arie ]

Okay. Um. Buckstar turned around to blink at the she-cat who had spoken to him, and opened his mouth to correct her - maybe she'd forgotten? - and then remembered that she didn't know. None of the Clans, new, except maybe RiverClan, if Lionstar had told them. "Erm, hi. Staying right here, not moving, that's right." And then he sat right down where he stood, flashing her a small smile.

[dino.]

[ @Redtalon ]

Loonkit snickered and began to prance around Swankit, their laughter not cruel but merely playful as they reached out to prod Swankit in the chest each time they crossed his front. "Cheating, cheating," they sang, and then came to an abrupt stop in front of him.

"Cheating, schmeating," Loonkit snorted, swiping at Swankit's forepaws. They met his sneer with a teasing grin of their own. "I don't cheat, beetle-head, you just constantly get tripped up over me. Step higher next time, silly!" They pranced in place, bringing their paws up high enough to reach their chest, and then dove suddenly underneath Swankit and swatted at his paws, trying to hook them out from beneath him.