ThunderClan: Life Before 2023's Sinkhole

[-Ambermoon-]

Originally Posted by Spirit form

`I like that Idea! It sounds great!` Rose'Kit was a pretty fast runner, so maybe she could be one of the squirrels? `And I would like to be a squirrel!`

Blossomkit looked at Rosekit. Her eyes glimmered with excitement. "Great!" She mewed, giving a small bounce. The long legged she-cat nodded at her friend, and whispered, "That's a good choice, if i say!"

The kit looked happily at Cherrypaw. "You want to play this game?" She blinked at the apprentice. "If you want to play with us, what would you choose, squirrel or cat?"

Pls bump me after 3 days!

[Beaan]

(Closed!)

Dapplekit sat there happily. This was one of her final times in the nursury, she was going to be apprenticed soon.

[icey]

Littlefang took another pawstep into camp, but then paused. He clearly didn't think about how when he came back, he wouldn't be considered a member anymore.
" Erm— Just.. Around.... "
He spoke, ears laying almost flat against his head, but he pretended to be calm. The tom seemed obviously anxious and just wanting to get this done with, until he took a pause from speaking, and meowed again, but sounding more confident. " Y'know; with everything that has been going on lately, I just- I needed a break. I'm still loyal to the clan, but it was just too much for me to handle. "

[flopsy]

[ closed ]

Maplekit laid in his nest as he watched the nursery entrance.

[poppy]

| @starry. @Shade. @Naiad |

Cloudypaw hobbled into camp. The night was still young, so hopefully Sundust or even Rosepaw would be awake. Her silver fur was stained with Rainpaw's blood, and her useless, stupid leg was burning with pain from the weight she carried. Hobbling into the medicine den, she let Rainpaw slide from her shoulders into the nearest nest. "Sundust! Rosepaw!" She croaked, paws shaking. "I need... Rainpaw needs help."

[starry]

[ @poppy. @Naiad @Shade. ]

Pain was the only thing Rainpaw felt as Cloudypaw carried her. She barely noticed as her sister dropped her into a nest, blue eyes closed. Briefly, she wondered if she would ever see the light again. Her consciousness seemed to fade, slowly but surely. Would this nightmare ever end? What if she did survive this? Would she even still be allowed to stay in ThunderClan, with so many injuries? She asked herself such questions as she drifted into a sleep, unsure if there would be a tommorow.

[Glacial]

// @Adderbite @Fenz
Sorry about the late reply! Also, I didn't know if Muddyrose was already Fallow's mentor?? Lmk if I should change anything!

The tomcat had come into the nursery simply to deliver the queens and kits some prey. A thrush hung limply in his jaw as he glanced around, willing to get out of here as soon as possible. Such an act of kindness was quite unusual of him, but Fallowpaw hadn't really seen anyone else complete this job. Wait... no. It didn't take long for him to sight Muddyrose, and his eyebrows arched slightly. What was she doing here? Did she not have better things to do? Though he was mildly confused, he didn't let it show as he made his way over.

His head cocked slightly, he nodded to her, green eyes landing on the kit she was interacting with. Finkit, if he remembered correctly. His yelling was kind of annoying, but the apprentice let it pass, a puzzled look in his eyes. Fallowpaw's tail flicked from side to side, slowly and calmly as he dropped the thrush.

"I- sorry for intruding on that conversation you two are having." He resisted the urge to call it "screaming". "I was simply going to drop off some prey here, as I'm generally not intrigued on socializing, but you've got my attention. If you do not mind me asking, what has happened here?"
Honestly, he didn't completely mind being disrespectful towards a warrior for once as respect seemed a stranger to them, too. He let his stare drop to the ground. Why'd he gotten himself involved in this? Now he had to communicate.

[Shade.]

@Naiad

Rosepaw's face shifted to one of slight panic as she realized she either didn't know or didn't remember what was used to cure nausea. She had no idea if Sundust knee anything either. So far, she was also unsure of what the cause of this was.

"Uhh...um, uh, I'm not quite sure what I can do, I'm sorry. I mean, uh, has your stomach been hurting as well? Anything else?" she said awkwardly, looking down at the she-cat's stomach. It looked kinda round do perhaps it was bloated???

[Jayvines]

~ Sparrowflight ~

A pleased hum purred through her jaws at this physical bump of greeting her mentor offered. While Sparrowflight wouldn't consider herself desperate for her clanmate's approval, she certainly felt it deep in her bones whenever anyone made an effort to greet her or recognize her achievements (especially those cats that she considered family). Giving the old codger a quick touch of her tail in response to his struggle with recent dreams, Sparrowflight padded her way over to the problem spots that her mentor had pointed out.

He was right, these walls certainly weren't in an acceptable state. She began poking and prodding about with a small smile as Ridgeclaw began to question Cactuspaw. He always dug right into cats didn't he? No beating around the bush with Ridgeclaw. Ridgeclaw's bluntness was a quality that Sparrowflight forever appreciated. The grumpiness that some cats found abrasive, was oddly comforting; a consistency to Thunderclan's chaos that she gladly embraced.

Quickly she padded back to their little pile of brambles and twigs, selecting a few of suitable size and bringing them over to the drafty gaps that needed repair. Green eyes glanced back to Cactuspaw, and a flick of her tail welcomed them over to her whenever they felt they were finished speaking to the elder.

[ @Rani @marshall ]

[Adderbite]

MUDDYROSE
@Glacial @Fenz

For some reason, Muddyrose's heart twisted as she watched the little kit. She wasn't supposed to feel anything toward another cat. Not after her parents had disappeared. Not after witnessing Darkkit die from his sickness. Her heart was supposed to remain guarded. There was a reason that she kept herself distant from Roseheart. It was to protect herself. Yet, there she was, being so greatly affected by the kit's sorrow. Her brother had never accepted her attempts at befriending him, either. He had pushed her away, anger and resentment still burning in her eyes. No, it was going to be different this time. She'd not allow Finkit to waste away.

Her voice remained calm as she dealt with the kit. If she panicked, she felt that it'd only make the situation worse. "I know that it hurts." She actually meant that when she said it. Watching her brother suffer gave her some insight into Finkit's plight. "I had a brother who was similar to you. My mother never showed him love because he was sickly. She was afraid of becoming attached to him, because she knew that he was going to die." That must be where Muddyrose had learned being distant from. "I had to sit and watch, as he slowly wasted away."

Suddenly, her apprentice's voice sounded and she turned her head to peer at him. Annoyance surged within her immediately. She wasn't annoyed with Fallowpaw as she was with herself. She hadn't even heard his approach. How much of what she said had he heard? It was true; she did have better things to do than socialize with kits. It filled her with sudden shame that her apprentice had caught her there. She should be hunting or patrolling. No, She reminded herself, Compassion isn't weakness. Time for her apprentice to learn about caring for his Clanmates.

"I was bringing prey to the Nursery," She answered, "When I discovered this little guy by himself." She pointed to Finkit's matted pelt. "I couldn't leave him like this." She shuffled closer to Fallowpaw so that she could whisper into his ear, "Except, I don't know what I said wrong. He seems to be having a panic attack and I don't know what I should do." Ugh, she hated admitting when she failed. She knew that it was important. Fallowpaw was younger than her. He might be able to form a connection with the kit.