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SQUIRRELRISE
she/her. 14 moons. small, scarred russet molly with brown markings and yellow eyes.
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squirrelrise is still working on her conversation skills, but she likes to think shes doing pretty good so far! she's even gained a few new friends because she's stepped out of her comfort zone. twistedpaw (who she hopes is doing well, and receiving all the happiness she deserves) and gutspaw, for example. there are still a few cats that she's hesitant to talk to..mostly the enforcers. especially rookfire and sleepysunrise. she has no personal issues with the two – she supposes it's just the fact that they both became enforcers right after becoming warriors. she's a little..well, intimidated...

today's the day she gets over that, though!! hopefully! shes exchanged words with sleepysunrise (it was on a patrol, so she feels like that isn't really a conversation) before, so she's going to try and talk to rookfire. although, she's not really sure what they'd talk about.

it feels like i'm the complete opposite of him, she thinks as she starts her journey towards the enforcer. they're only a few moons apart in age, she's pretty sure, but rookfire seems much older in a way. no no, I'm definitely overthinking..he's probably very nice, she shakes her head as she slows to a stop - a pawstep or two away from rookfire. oh well, the worst thing she can receive is a no! exposure therapy or something like that...

"ehm...hi, rookfire..would you..like to go walk around..the t-territory?" she inquires, forcing herself to stand still despite wanting to shuffle her paws to soothe her nerves. maybe she should've used 'patrol' instead of walk..that would've sounded more professional, probably.

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ROOKFIRE
[ he/him | shadowclan enforcer | purrks ]

things have been...hectic, there were things he didnt like that had been happening and he felt a bit out of control but lonely most of all. still wasnt sure about mossfreckle and how they stood, roachflare was nice but he was only one guy, it was..strangely lonely, even in a large clan he had managed to avoid sharing a rank with most cats, possibly making him harder to approach and resulting in even less interaction. perhaps he should stop being mean, finally face the fear of people knowing him for more than what idealised version of himself he presented to most. no. he also wouldnt approach cats, if someone needed something, they could come to him. there were a select few he would actually seek out and lower himself far enough to ask them to do something for him. you see, whenever he selected clanmates for unofficial patrols, he didnt go up to them asking a genuine question, it was a order packaged to come with the illusion of choice. he didnt give honest options. he was in control.
when squirrelrise spoke up next to him, rookfire turned his head away from where he had been staring at the treeline to face the warrior instead, gaze briefly empty, unblinking and unfocussed until he finally left the thoughts he had been thinking behind. "hmm? yes sure"
a walk. why not. he had nothing negative to say about squirrelrise, besides the fact that hers and sleepysunrises names were driving him insane and he had noted how quiet she usually appeared to be.

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