Out of instinct, Stormtalon's half-ear twitched toward the sound of abrupt laughter. Was this pinched feeling in his temples the start of a headache? Jackdaw's voice grated; Storm found himself jealous of cats who never heard it before.
"If this is what you consider someone spending their time with you, I'm sorry." The charcoal warrior stood to arch his back, stretching each muscle and savoring the feeling. Took his time with the leisurely movement. "Not that I'm surprised. Your conversational ability lacks a certain - charm." And that was coming from Storm.
"As much as I'd enjoy listening to you spout off a hundred different things about anything -- no, actually I wouldn't." Eyes the color of sunlit leaves fell on Jackdaw once more, narrowed into pinpricks. He weighed the pros and cons of asking the one question that tickled his curiosity: Jackdaw-what? Well. If Storm had to deal with this intrusion of his time anyway, might as well get something out of it. "What's your name? I could keep calling you 'fish-brain' in my head, but I typically like to know who I'm insulting."
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Out of instinct, Stormtalon's half-ear twitched toward the sound of abrupt laughter. Was this pinched feeling in his temples the start of a headache? Jackdaw's voice grated; Storm found himself jealous of cats who never heard it before.
"If this is what you consider someone spending their time with you, I'm sorry." The charcoal warrior stood to arch his back, stretching each muscle and savoring the feeling. Took his time with the leisurely movement. "Not that I'm surprised. Your conversational ability lacks a certain - charm." And that was coming from Storm.
"As much as I'd enjoy listening to you spout off a hundred different things about anything -- no, actually I wouldn't." Eyes the color of sunlit leaves fell on Jackdaw once more, narrowed into pinpricks. He weighed the pros and cons of asking the one question that tickled his curiosity: Jackdaw-what? Well. If Storm had to deal with this intrusion of his time anyway, might as well get something out of it. "What's your name? I could keep calling you 'fish-brain' in my head, but I typically like to know who I'm insulting."
For Ziera (Stormtalon)
If Stormtalon thought Jackdawblaze wanted to be anything close to charming he was further off track than a kit hunting for the first time. The strange truth of the matter was that Jackdawblaze actively sought to be a thorn in others' sides--sometimes that was the only way to ensure he'd have a constant supply of the entertainment he so craved.
Like this. While Jackdawblaze found Stormtalon grating and perhaps even a bit detestable, he was also engaging with the material and that made him the perfect toy. And Stormtalon was heavily mistaken if he was under the impression Jackdawblaze wouldn't play with him accordingly.
"At least fish know to swim away when something smarter comes along," said Jackdawblaze, his voice picking up a condescending half-purr. "That's Jackdawblaze to you."
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Jackdaw's comments didn't faze Storm. He was quite secure in his own intellect, thank you, and felt the opposite of threatened by the tom's show of 'wits' over the course of this conversation. Instead of responding to the jab Stormtalon latched onto the name previously missing from his mental records: Jackdawblaze. Yes...that sounded right. He recalled it now.
"Thank you," arrived Storm's nonchalant response. "That one nagged at me. Now...if there's nothing else you wanted to say, perhaps you should introduce yourself to Blizzardsky. He should be more your speed." How fortunate a meeting that would be, considering both toms shared the same amount of brain cells; it must be a lonely existence. Storm would happily introduce them himself if Jackdaw hesitated.
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Jackdaw's comments didn't faze Storm. He was quite secure in his own intellect, thank you, and felt the opposite of threatened by the tom's show of 'wits' over the course of this conversation. Instead of responding to the jab Stormtalon latched onto the name previously missing from his mental records: Jackdawblaze. Yes...that sounded right. He recalled it now.
"Thank you," arrived Storm's nonchalant response. "That one nagged at me. Now...if there's nothing else you wanted to say, perhaps you should introduce yourself to Blizzardsky. He should be more your speed." How fortunate a meeting that would be, considering both toms shared the same amount of brain cells; it must be a lonely existence. Storm would happily introduce them himself if Jackdaw hesitated.
For Ziera (Stormtalon)
Jackdawblaze was high-speed but high-drag as well; he didn't need to take suggestions from this overgrown sap who seemed to have quite the enormous ego. There had to be some way to poke and prod him to get a reaction he'd crave. After all, most other cats would've already walked away and left Jackdawblaze without his daily sip of tea. But not this one.
Why was that? What gave? Stormtalon was a tease, acting like he was about to fall right in Jackdawblaze's paws and then turning around like he was better. Hmph.
"Blizzardsky is at nobody's speed and you know it," he said matter-of-factly but not before letting out an irritated snort.
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Oh dear – did the troublemaker happen upon some trouble he didn’t enjoy? It was both this (learned from that annoyed snort of his) and Jackdawblaze’s comment about Blizzardsky that prompted the tiniest of genuine smiles to appear on Stormtalon’s face. Mostly the latter reason. He wouldn’t overlook this cat’s ridiculous mentality of ruffling strangers’ fur because he felt like it, no—it wasn’t the ‘enemy of my enemy is my friend’ dynamic here—but the dig at Blizzard was just a little bit funny.
“Then he would be the easiest prey for…whatever this is. I don’t understand what merit there is, getting mouthy with strangers for no reason, but to each their own.” If Storm got snarky with anyone, they more than likely deserved it. For instance: Jackdawblaze.
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Torn between letting out another snort or rolling his eyes, Jackdawblaze's gaze settled back on Stormtalon when he elected for neither. It seemed their distaste for Blizzardsky was mutual...probably because Jackdawblaze didn't hang around cats who didn't know how to count to ten. Jackdawblaze was greedy and vain and perhaps something close to narcissistic, but certainly not stupid. Stupidity wouldn't serve him well in these trying times, anyway; he knew whose buttons he could push and whose he couldn't.
"You should have seen it--this idiot Pikefluff trying to fight me on the training islands." There it was--the blue-gray tom finally rolling his eyes. Hell, how he wanted to see Pikefluff and Blizzardsky interact. That was bound to be the most entertaining thing on the planet. "Almost fought an Apprentice, too. I'd like to see what would become of the Nursery if both he and Blizzardsky happened into it."
His jaw stiffened at the thought of Blizzardsky reproducing. How had that happened? Surely, RiverClan knew that was a horrible idea. Oh, hell, Pikefluff...some cats certainly didn't need kits. Jackdawblaze huffed at the thought.
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Insulting Blizzardsky had been cute, but when Jackdaw went on wagging his tongue, Storm's faint amusement dissolved. He didn't know Pikefluff. Wasn't sure why such a warrior was relevant to their unpleasant exchange until Jackdaw eventually connected the dots.
So. That's how it was? If Jackdawblaze couldn't worm his way under Storm's skin (despite going all out), his next plan was to join forces, roast RiverClanners together as if they were united on any conceivable front? Sorry - but no. It implied a camaraderie the tom just hadn't earned. Little instances of irritation combined into one baseline aversion; they mixed like oil and water.
"As far as I'm concerned, Jackdaw, you can join them." A line drawn. "They might tear down the nursery but you're the one who belongs there." With that, having finished his grooming, Stormtalon turned and padded off from the clearing. Enough delays. Time to get back to work.
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Re: Let's just say we're a bad idea (and not the fun kind.)
