[sleepyyjax]

 

Originally Posted by Cloverspring

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Minkvenom || She/Her || Reliable, Prideful, Boastful || Header made by the awesome newo!


"Smells good, doesn't it?" The molly responded, her face lighting up with a big smile. She watched as the apprentice become laser focused on the smell, her energy picking up as she jumped around eagerly.

"We follow the scent, we listen for sounds, and we spot it with our eyes!" Minkvenom answered, "But we can't just walk up to it like normal. It's an animal before it's our prey, so we have to be a bit sneakier..." her black fur hit the ground as she dropped into a hunter's crouch. The molly's crouch was different to a normal warrior, her back end seemed more curled over, perhaps due to the lack of a tail. Regardless, it seemed to work for her.

"Keep your paws light, and try not to step on anything loud. You need to get within jumping distance without it noticing," Minkvenom felt the wind on her cheek fur and another thought came to her mind. "Oh! And remember to stay downwind. If you feel your scent is going to be carried towards the prey, move to somewhere it won't."

She lifted back up with an expression of confidence, "It sounds like a lot, and that's because it is! But I think you can do this." The molly stood up and padded further back, looking around for somewhere to stalk nearby while the apprentice tried their first hunt. As much as Minkvenom wanted Hornetpaw to get it first try she knew she wouldn't, but that's why the warrior was making her hunt before even training her. She wanted to see what Hornetpaw didn't know, and what Minkvenom herself often took for granted, so she could actually teach her.

"Good luck Hornetpaw!" She called out before darting somewhere the apprentice couldn't see. The mentor knew she was going to fail this hunt, and that was the point!



( @sleepyyjax - Hornetpaw doesn't have to fail this, that's just what Minkvenom thinks would happen)

Hornetpaw
she/her - 6 moons
header: sushisiu

Hmmmm, sneaky... She wasn't sure sneaky was her thing, but she'd certainly try - she could become sneaky, right? That was what learning was about. She'd spent plenty of time perfecting her pounce with mossballs and pebbles and the like, so she wasn't too worried about that part. Just, this time, it would be a moving target. Hehe - just like her siblings. Then there was the downwind stuff - she wasn't really sure what that meant. Downward? Of the wind? So... Jump down it, or something, right? That sounded right to her.

Before she knew it, Minkvenom was scurrying away, leaving the hunt to her - as she should!! Time to show her what she's made of!

[making it so she only succeeds if she gets a nat 20 lol! - Hornetpaw rolled: 9]

Sniff sniff - she crouched down, snuffling the ground. Okay, so that vole smell: she needed to follow it. First, she started bounding along - then, she remembered Minkvenom's advice about being quiet - oops! She shrunk back down, creeping along the floor - eek! There goes a big twig, snapping underpaw, then crunchy leaves, then - urgh! How was she meat to avoid all this stuff?!?! The 'paw froze up getting frustrated - then, she saw it. The little brown rodent, running ahead. She'd have it in seconds! She sprung forwards, claws outstretched, ready to dig them into a tasty vole - only to land on an empty spot. It was already gone?! "Huh?!" She yelled jumping up, "no way! Was that, just like, a super fast vole, or something?" She pouted, turning around, hoping Minkvenom was there to hear her.