Yellowtwist watched as the cats gathered, very judging the cats which seemed to think he'd be using his eyes. Apparently, they weren't using their ears. He'd ignored Quietpaw at first, after all, he'd said that not being seen was good too, so maybe the apprentice had tried that before the event. No harm in that, he supposed. Still, this event was for focusing on senses besides vision. Shadekit, on the other hand, appeared to very much think he would be looking. "I'm not gonna be looking at cats. Just smelling them, and hearing them.
You can change where you're standing if you want, by the way."
[to be clear, shadow fiend will still give you a bonus. this is just him being ic.]
with that, he closed his eyes and gave them time to cover their tracks and hide their scents.
"Tomatoes are in the same family as some of the world's deadliest poisons. That just goes to show how rebellious tomatoes are." "What about how the apple can fall far from the tree?" "No, sometimes the tomato falls from the plant."
Mosskit attempted to hide her scent, her clumsy paws moving swiftly (as fast as a 2 moon old kit could move) she really wanted to win this thing perhaps if she won her mother would praise her!
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"Ah!" He yelps—and is quickly very embarrassed by it, because it's just Shadekit. Where...how...?
"Shadekit!" He's starstruck. Was that on purpose? Or was he really so inattentive... "H-How'dja...where...? I didn't know you were there, that was—! Y-you're gonna be really good at this," oh, he shouldn't gush right now, Yellowtwist is going!! But he's so impressed, and so curious, and— "Um! Hi, also, sorry. I...I really wanna know how y'did that, if, uh, if you wanna tell me s-sometime—only not now—'cause—"
Mosquitokit nods quickly over at Yellowtwist. "Umsorry, 'mtalkin' too much, let's...good luck, Shadekit!" Not that she needs it with a neat trick like that (or, alternatively, which such a natural proficiency for stealth) but he offers it anyhow, unable to stifle a brilliant grin before awkwardly bouncing off to find someplace to hide himself away. He goes for a place near the freshkill pile, hoping the prey-scent will stifle his own. If Yellowtwist's really gonna have his eyes closed, then...he hopes this is an okay strategy. He's got no other tricks to rely on.
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"Ah!" He yelps—and is quickly very embarrassed by it, because it's just Shadekit. Where...how...?
"Shadekit!" He's starstruck. Was that on purpose? Or was he really so inattentive... "H-How'dja...where...? I didn't know you were there, that was—! Y-you're gonna be really good at this," oh, he shouldn't gush right now, Yellowtwist is going!! But he's so impressed, and so curious, and— "Um! Hi, also, sorry. I...I really wanna know how y'did that, if, uh, if you wanna tell me s-sometime—only not now—'cause—"
Mosquitokit nods quickly over at Yellowtwist. "Umsorry, 'mtalkin' too much, let's...good luck, Shadekit!" Not that she needs it with a neat trick like that (or, alternatively, which such a natural proficiency for stealth) but he offers it anyhow, unable to stifle a brilliant grin before awkwardly bouncing off to find someplace to hide himself away. He goes for a place near the freshkill pile, hoping the prey-scent will stifle his own. If Yellowtwist's really gonna have his eyes closed, then...he hopes this is an okay strategy. He's got no other tricks to rely on.
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Shadekit watches Mosquitokit's reaction, a little bemused, a little amused. She hadn't even meant to startle him, she was just... in the shadows, like she normally was. It was natural for her, I guess. She watched Mosquitokit hurry off to the fresh-kill pile. Not a bad strategy, as Yellowtwist had said he wouldn't be using his eyes. A nice little challenge. She knew there were other senses he would be using-- his ears and nose. She could be quiet. That wasn't a problem, not a problem at all. Now, to cover her scent... A little more complicated, but she was sure she could pull it off. Dust and dirt wouldn't do much good, but some plants have a strong scent. Of course she could go over to the fresh-kill pile as well, but she intended to move around, not sitting still like a waiting mouse.
She slunk closer to the undergrowth, her pawsteps light and careful, letting the soft pine needles underpaw muffle her steps as much as she could. There was no way she was going to lose immediately. She had spent too much time being the quiet, observant one. She was confident in her abilities, but this was a full warrior. He would probably know all the tricks. She knew to be wary.
Her strategy consisted of benefiting from the soft needles underpaw, the scent of pinesap (which would hopefully be strong enough to cover her scent, she had always thought it to be a strong, sharp scent) by sticking closer to the trees, and slipping away, just out of reach of Yellowtwist whenever he got close.
She hoped it would be a good enough strategy. No sense in hoping, though-- If she got caught, she got caught. It was a depressing thought, but she knew it was true. She relied on her own experience, which albeit wasn't much compared to a warrior, she had to try. She could prove her worth, even if nobody would notice. And if she failed, well, it wasn't a desirable outcome, but she couldn't deny it if it happened. It was an opportunity to... learn. Yes, she could do that.
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There's been a change in Purrks, which means Shadow Fiend unfortunately can't be activated on kits... Just putting this in. @Aolani will you still count it as an advantage?
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Gutspaw watched Yellowtwist carefully, waiting for him to close his eyes and the moment he did the apprentice was swift to start getting as far as possible. It stepped completely silent, paws as soft as snow. It ducked into a few dark green bushes that rested nearby in hopes it would be decent to camoflauge their fur and scent. Even if he wasn't using his eyesight, it was the thought that count. Gutspaw settled down close to the ground, long tail wrapping around its body. Seemingly, its scent seemed to blend into its surrondings.
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As Yellowtwist offered his instructions—and the gathered kits and apprentices scattered to search for secret, shadowy, and obscured areas—Glade surveyed the clearing with a closely critical eye; while appearances, and then camouflage, weren't as important in this training, the place that snagged his attention the most was a quiet area tucked by the apprentices den, where a small stream cut in. After a moment's consideration, a singular glance back towards Yellowtwist, and absolving the conundrums plaguing his thoughts as to the placement of others that rattled around incessantly in his mind, he slunk across the ground with as quiet steps as he could muster.
Two factors poked at his brain regarding stealth—it required him to be completely solemn (and thus suppressing the gentle joviality he so careened about with), and it required him to obscure both scent and sound. Glade supposed the former won out in difficulty; solemnity was simply not in his nature. Consequently, neither was this...yet. A thought intruded, disturbing his focused steps and serious intentions: Would mud suffice? Sidling up to the small bank, water burbling in some semblance of raucous activity (a small blessing in disguise, he hoped), Gladepaw spotted his goal—a patch of mud, glistening with miniature rivulets of water. They almost looked like tributaries that branched off larger rivers, if only captured in minuscule by the stream.
Even though his coat resembled a motley assortment of browns, a speckled russet pattern, and wouldn't be served by any further camouflage in the mud, it would hopefully obscure his scent; with the position by water, any sounds as well. Despite the advantages of rolling in it to further hide any scent, it likely would have created a sound and disturbed the purpose of the training. As such, Glade avoided it for the time. Instead, he settled just a few padded strides short of the bank, sinking onto his belly in the mud to watch vigilantly. The goal, after all, was as much hiding as subtle obscurity by other senses. While he blended more so into the mud (where a proper coating might have helped), Glade relied on its other qualities to serve him well.
Regardless, it was a strategy to obscure his scent and location.
Now whether he had succeeded, or brazenly declared his position to Yellowtwist...well, that was a wholly different matter.
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