ShadowClan Nursery

[vampy]

@Paradise
Duskfern padded into the den with a mouse in her jaws. She bent her head and put it down in front of Poppyshine. ”I thought you’d want some.”

[Polaris]

Originally Posted by ChillCat

"You wanna know how I got these scars?" Scorchstrike said, gesturing to her face. "Lemme give you a real solid piece of advice. Dogs. You see a dog, you run and tell someone. Don't try to deal with it on your own. They WILL mess you up. That's how my face got wrecked. And that's what my nightmare was about." She shuddered, remembering that unholy creature. "I'm walking through the woods you see, all dark and scary, and it's stalking me from the shadows. BAM! I'm in the medicine den, and Dawnstar tells be to beat it out of Shadowclan because I'm useless. And even Dream Me knows that's stupid, because there are literally blind cats in Shadowclan that still do their job, and at least one of my eyes still works. But whatever, dreams don't make sense. So Dawn kicks me out and I'm walking out through the territory, the dog eats me and I'm dead." It was a pretty silly dream now that she said it out loud. @~Mud

Mudkit was silent for a few moments after the story was finished. He hadn't seen her scars in the dark of the night, but now he remembered the story about the dog attack. He looked at his paws, imagining if he had dreamt that horrible dream. He shivered and made a mental note to run when he saw a dog and listen to Scortchstrike's warning. He glanced at the calico she-cat, her one green eye gleaming in the dark. He looked back down at the ground, hoping she hadn't seen him looking. "That sounds like a scary dream," he said in a kind sort of tone, not realizing it until the words out of his mouth. He looked dumbly at Scortchstrike for a moment, in shock of what he just came out of his mouth. "U-uh, I mean..." His voice changed abruptly from being kind to grouchy. "That dream...seems..." He racked his brain for a way to change his answer. He scowled, not finding anything to say, and turned away, blushing a little.

How could I have said that?! There is no way that she didn't hear that I said that kindly! What's happening to me?! Mudkit took a deep breath, making sure that his face showed no emotion before turning back to the she-cat. "I'm sorry you had a bad dream." The way he said this was still grouchy, but less than it had been before, and a hint of something else seemed to be shining through. A thought formed in his mind and, before he could even begin to change his mind, he blurted out, "Why does talking about bad dreams help you?" Again, he stared at her, his face full of shock. How come this keeps happening?! Maybe it's the light of the moon getting to my head... No matter how hard he tried, Mudkit couldn't help but look at Scortchstike, intrest clearing showing on his face.

[ChillCat]

Jeez, this kit was cute. Grumpy, but cute. Kinda reminds me of when I was little, always trying to act more than my age. "It helps because telling someone you trust about your anxiety dreams means they can help you with whatever you're stressed about. You can't solve all your problems by yourself, and no one will know what your problems are if you don't tell them." Scorchstrike wasn't just making things up to reassure Mudkit, it was actually true. Talking about her nightmares with Irisflame had helped, and lengthy conversations with her once led to a dream where she poisoned the dog and won. Turning around to groom her back paws, she said, "Coming out for a breath of fresh air and some night hunting helps too, but talking about it usually works the best, because you're not left alone to stew in your thoughts." @~Mud

[ophelia]

OOG:// Oop, three poppies now xD @ChillCat

Poppyshine looked up as another kit was dropped into the nursery. She rolled to her feet and went over, curious. "Where's your mother, little one?" she asked and sat down in front of the kit.
@Minty @Cocoa <3 @BerryBranch @Saltyteardrops @Mumble

Poppyshine blinked gratefully as Duskfern came in with a piece of prey. "Thank you. I am a little hungry." She dragged it closer and took a bite. "HAve you met my kits?" She turned her head to call them over. "Poppykit! Stormkit! Heartkit! Hummingbirdkit!" Those were the only ones she saw around, but she could be missing some, as Mousekit was minuscule and she had terrible eyesight. Stormkit rolled over and gave the warrior a curious sniff. "Hi!" he yelled with his usual loud voice. "Stormkit!" Poppyshine scolded, "You know you're brother's sensitive, don't yell."

[PEPPERMINT~]

Originally Posted by Paradise

OOG:// Oop, three poppies now xD @ChillCat

Poppyshine looked up as another kit was dropped into the nursery. She rolled to her feet and went over, curious. "Where's your mother, little one?" she asked and sat down in front of the kit.
@Minty @Cocoa <3 @BerryBranch @Saltyteardrops @Mumble

Poppyshine blinked gratefully as Duskfern came in with a piece of prey. "Thank you. I am a little hungry." She dragged it closer and took a bite. "HAve you met my kits?" She turned her head to call them over. "Poppykit! Stormkit! Heartkit! Hummingbirdkit!" Those were the only ones she saw around, but she could be missing some, as Mousekit was minuscule and she had terrible eyesight. Stormkit rolled over and gave the warrior a curious sniff. "Hi!" he yelled with his usual loud voice. "Stormkit!" Poppyshine scolded, "You know you're brother's sensitive, don't yell."

Lilackit wasn't sure what to do. Her mother hadn't called her over, but she wanted to join her siblings in whatever was happening. "Mom, what about me?" It hurt a bit that Poppyshine had forgotton her. ( BerryBranch left WCO, let's just say that Poppykit died of sickness or something. Also I decided to change up Lilackit's personality a bit. ) @ChillCat

[vampy]

Originally Posted by Paradise

OOG:// Oop, three poppies now xD @ChillCat

Poppyshine looked up as another kit was dropped into the nursery. She rolled to her feet and went over, curious. "Where's your mother, little one?" she asked and sat down in front of the kit.
@Minty @Cocoa <3 @BerryBranch @Saltyteardrops @Mumble

Poppyshine blinked gratefully as Duskfern came in with a piece of prey. "Thank you. I am a little hungry." She dragged it closer and took a bite. "HAve you met my kits?" She turned her head to call them over. "Poppykit! Stormkit! Heartkit! Hummingbirdkit!" Those were the only ones she saw around, but she could be missing some, as Mousekit was minuscule and she had terrible eyesight. Stormkit rolled over and gave the warrior a curious sniff. "Hi!" he yelled with his usual loud voice. "Stormkit!" Poppyshine scolded, "You know you're brother's sensitive, don't yell."

”They’re beautiful kits,” she purred. “Who’s the father?” she asked, tilting her head a little.

[Polaris]

Originally Posted by ChillCat

Jeez, this kit was cute. Grumpy, but cute. Kinda reminds me of when I was little, always trying to act more than my age. "It helps because telling someone you trust about your anxiety dreams means they can help you with whatever you're stressed about. You can't solve all your problems by yourself, and no one will know what your problems are if you don't tell them." Scorchstrike wasn't just making things up to reassure Mudkit, it was actually true. Talking about her nightmares with Irisflame had helped, and lengthy conversations with her once led to a dream where she poisoned the dog and won. Turning around to groom her back paws, she said, "Coming out for a breath of fresh air and some night hunting helps too, but talking about it usually works the best, because you're not left alone to stew in your thoughts." @~Mud

Mudkit sat there in the dark, wondering if what Scortchstrike said was true, or if she was just saying that to try and make him feel better. He glanced over at the calico, his light blue eyes trying to see from her body movements if she was lying or not. Unfortunately, he couldn't tell. Can I really not solve all of my problems by myself? It's worked so far...But maybe she is right... He looked up at the moon, hoping stupidly for a moment that she would tell him if this she-cat was correct or not. He sighed when he got no reply from the floating white ball in the sky, thinking he was foolish. Maybe if I try it once...I can find out if it works or not... He pondered over this for a while, trying to decide if he could trust Scortchstrike. She had bad dreams too, so maybe she would know why, if he did tell her about his dream, he wouldn't want her to tell anyone else.

Mudkit took another deep breath before saying in a grouchy but hesitant voice, "I-if I told you about my dream...Would you tell anyone about it?" There. He had said it. There was no way that he could take it back now. She knew that he had bad dreams. She knew that he was scared of them. But, maybe what she said really would work. Maybe these dreams that plagued him almost every night would FINALLY go away. He didn't know if it would work, but he had to try it. All that he needed before he said out loud what he had been holding in for so long as the guarantee that she wouldn't tell anyone about it.

[Inconsistency]

Hollowkit was mostly well.. Bored out of his mind! All they did in Shadowclan was boring stuff! Kits didn’t talk to him because he was weird and mean? They said. Pfft. No way! He was awesome. He didn’t have siblings which was the worst! He didn’t have friends.. That was bad... Well it didn’t matter he didn’t need them right! He just needed himself and his apprenticeship. But... If he didn’t have friends what if he was always lonely? Yeah.. Well.. Ah! Fine. He got up and went over to a kit facing them he twitched his ears and thought if he should act really cheerful or just rude or himself. It mattered now he guessed. Hi... I’m Hollowkit. Who-!?..I mean what’s your name? He meowed hastily.
- @Cocoa <3. -

[ophelia]

Poppyshine blinked as Lilackit came over. "Oh yes, sorry darling, I din't see you there." She wrapped her tail around the kit and purred at Duskfern's compliment. "Thank you." She hesitated at answering the question though. She'd never told any cat who the father was. "Well, I'm not sure for about half of them. I've adopted Silentkit, Snowkit, Poppykit, Lilackit, and think another one..." she trailed off, not remembering the names of her kits. She had about a dozen in total.
@Cocoa <3 @Minty

[nykyrian]

@Paradise @Minty @Cocoa <3
Hummingbirdkit
The small tom blinked, confused as to why his name had been called. He moved closer to his mother, hanging back not trusting the unfamiliar cat talking to Poppyshine. He scowled at his brother as he made a horrid noise that stung Hummingbirdkit's ears. He finally moved to his mother's side as Lilackit appeared. He still was suspicious, but hide it as he sat down next to his loud annoying brother