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[BEAR.]

"Oh, I think there's more than ten for sure. Lot of dead cats make all that, y'know? Silverpelt.. I dunno who named it that, but it's not as cool for a graveyard like Willow's Rise is." As his gaze drifted across the night sky, something warm and glowy caught his attention - some sort of fireball floating in the air. Wolfhive didn't smell smoke, so it couldn't be an actual fire, right?

No, it was a lil bug and one was coming right for them!

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Beachpaw -

Beachpaw would lose track after about five, so .. ten still seemed like the safest bet to them.

"Don't we bury them? How'd they get up there, you think?" They weren't overly concerned with the logic of the situation when, dead cats or not, they looked pretty cool! Like a bunch of shiny objects floating up there. And trying to estimate how FAR up there they were... ten. Probably ten. Again. Ten what, they weren't sure.

The little glowing dot elicited an "oooooh" from Beachpaw as they followed it with their gaze, oblivious to what it was but knowing they liked the sight of it. It made them want to pounce on it. "Is this one of the dead cats? Are they lost?"

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[BEAR.]

"Yeah, we bury 'em. It's the spirit that becomes a star, if you believe that." He wasn't so sure. Like yeah, he'd seen spirits... but they were either underground or in his head, and that seemed very far from the whole "they're in the sky" idea.

As for the firebug, Wolfhive had the urge to eat it. As it floated in front of him he lunged, catching it in his mouth - and near instantly recoiled in disgust, sputtering out bug goop. It tasted AWFUL! Like someone had taken Twoleg garbaged and assaulted his taste bugs. No THANK you! Ugh. He kept spitting it out, then licked dirt aggressively to try to remove the task.

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Beachpaw -

Beachpaw wasn't entirely clear on what a SPIRIT was. They were spirited! .. So like, the personality becomes a star? Eh. They'd be a star while they were still living, thank you very much. Why wait for death?

They made a noise of surprise as Wolfhive brutally attacked one of their lost ancestors, then giggled as it seemingly backfired. "So spirits.. not very tasty? Maybe it was a ShadowClan one. Or RiverClan! You ate a dead RiverClanner!" Well, they should've known better than to trespass into ThunderClan territory even after death.

A boom from the heavens above demanded their attention, and Beachpaw swiveled to stare into the sky at what'd made the loud noise. They were greeted with the sight of dazzling, twinkling stars somehow EXPLODING and fanning out.. and then with another bang, it happened again! "What's that all about?! They're having a good time up there without us... I think?"

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[BEAR.]

"I think ghosts would be FAR more tastier than that.." Wolfhive finished spitting out what he could of the bug and dirt residue, muzzle scrunched up. Disgusting, in all manner of the word. "Don't ... eat whatever those firebugs are. They nasty."

He flinched at the sudden loud BOOM, and hissed upward at the sky as it ignited in fire. Wolfhive's body had tensed from the noise and strands of fire, but within moments it faded only to be replaced by a slightly different light pattern. "Dunno..." but he didn't like it, and his instinct was to get up and pull Beachpaw away from the display. "But.. let's head back to camp." Get back under the trees, where he knew they'd be safe.

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Beachpaw -

“I guess that’ll be our next picnic: ghosts!”

Despite their intrinsic desire to pounce on and subsequently eat one of the floaty bug-lights, Wolfhive’s repulsion was enough to deter them. They weren’t going to make the same mistake.

It soon became clear Wolfhive didn’t care for.. whatever that was, they didn’t have a good word for it either. Sky explosions. And they supposed if Wolfhive considered it unsafe, they’d begrudgingly comply. They didn’t understand it either, but there was something mesmerizing about the patterns... if only they weren’t accompanied by a boom.

“Oookayy, fine.” Beachpaw didn’t seem overly distraught about returning--mostly because they were tuckered from everything. “This was the best day ever, by the way.”

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[BEAR.]

"You wanna eat ghosts??" Honestly, goals. Wolfhive wondered what they'd taste like. He'd seen that Jay... Jaycat before but he didn't really look snackable.

He was glad Beachpaw followed without much difficulty - he didn't want to have to drag them. ""m glad." Good to know Beachpaw enjoyed it as much as he did.

Though dark, Wolfhive's vision was good enough to catch sight of something shiny on the ground. Further examination determined it was a shiny rock; almost marbled in pattern with yellow and lighter swirls. "This kind of looks like you, you should keep it." He passed the pebble to Beachpaw.

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Beachpaw -

When presented with the pretty stone (MARBLE PATTERN! ooo!) and on top of that told it looked like them, Beachpaw was flattered. And even more so as Wolfhive actually gifted it to them.

Their eyes widened.

"I.........." Beachpaw drew in a breath, "love it!" It was among the top gifts they'd received! So thoughtful! And SHINY. "Ooh, this is goin' straight into my extra special collection. Ha! It does look like me." The babbled commentary was a response to peering at themselves in the glassy reflection before they scooped up the pebble.

Now.. they supposed they'd just have to find something just as good for Wolfhive! A pebble wasn't their first choice, but .. they were kind of surrounded by rocks and not a lot else. Still: they'd have to find the right one.

Finally, it caught their eye. It was blue-gray and banded, smooth-looking with a glossy exterior. "AHA! You!" The exclamation was both to the rock and Wolfhive as they snatched it up to bring it over. "Wolfhivestone!"

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[BEAR.]

Wolfhivestone indeed. Wolfhive admired the blue rock before he tucked it away for safe keeping. "Gonna put that in my own special collection." By the legs he acquired overtime.

He beckoned Beachpaw to come along as he headed back to camp, their walk through nature coming to an end.

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