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AIN'T NO WAY FOR A BOY TO BE

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MOSQUITOKIT . 6 MOONS . HE/HIM . SHADOWCLAN

He doesn't like that—hearing that Wormkit's used to cats asking this sort about stuff to him, all mean. He bets someone very brave and strong might demand to know who's been like that and go deal with them accordingly. As much as he wishes that cat could be him right now, it just isn't. Maybe someday.

Here he goes, always with the lists:
-I need to talk nicer
-I need to get braver
-Someday I'll ask Wormkit who's been mean to him

It occurs to him that maybe it's not his place to ask that kind of thing—after all, he doesn't even know if they're friends yet, really, or if they ever even will be—but he knows, generally speaking, that cats should look after each other. And if nobody's looking after Wormkit then someone who's noticed that should be the one to try, right? Only, Mosquitokit can hardly handle himself, so any heroics for anybody else's sake will have to wait. Or...or maybe he'll just tell a trusted adult. Later.

And then, also: maybe he's just overthinking a simple joke.

Hhhh.....

"Uh, your ma sounds cool," he offers after a moment, working to keep himself engaged and on track. "I don't...really w-wanna leave camp, though," ohhhh he's already cringing at his own behavior but it must be said. It must be said. Mosquitokit literally cannot stop himself: "Uh because i-if we get caught we'll be punished an-and I'm real close to, uh, to bein an apprentice and-I-don't-wanna-get-held-back-because-I-needa-keep-my-friend-company-'cause-she-sorta-said-she's-lonely—"

It's one hell of a ramble. Always a ramble with this guy. It's entirely heartfelt, though. Getting punished with a postponed apprentice ceremony is the worst thing he can think of, half because he's a lame-o little rule-follower and half because he has to make it to the apprentice's den as soon as he can. He has to.

"Um. B-But one day, I do wanna see it. Promise. Jus' not...not while I could get in trouble f'r it. A-And you should be careful diggin' out there, too, y'know..." He doesn't want to outright tell Wormkit not to, but he wishes he could. For Wormkit's sake. Mosquitokit clears his throat, scrambling for a way to change the subject: "Um! Y-Your ear, did you hurt it?"

@seeingstars ; WORMKIT