Bouncing out of the blue{Training thread}

[Crown_Sage]

 

Originally Posted by Badwolf

[Bouncepaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Windclan

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[Bouncepaw rolls a 20]

"I smell mice," Bouncepaw meows, his tone much more confident than last time. "More than one, a family, over in the thicket, and a thrush and sparrow under the hawthorn trees." He points using his tail towards the direction of the animals.

"And..." Bouncepaw frowns, trying to make out the exact location. The smell is faint, so faint it might as well not be there, but he can hear tiny rustles from a distance, "A rabbit, maybe? But I don't think it's nearby."

It'll be smarter to head for the mice, Bouncepaw decides. And this time he'll show his mentor that he could hunt well.

Bluestrike flicked his tail in surprise. Good! I see you practiced. He smiled, nosing his way towards the mice smell. Now, you must catch them.

[Badwolf]

[Bouncepaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Windclan

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(If he rolls badly... lmao.)

"Here goes." Bouncepaw mutters, flexing his claws and getting ready.

[Bouncepaw rolls a 5]

(Oops the dice hate him, don't they, lmao.)

Bouncepaw crouches low to the ground and tucks his tail in. He slowly ventures nearer the thicket. He's actually a tad too slow; Bouncepaw is very nervous on this hunt, especially after what happened on the first one, but hey, maybe he'll have better luck this time. The details need work, but there's no big problems with his form.

But just as he readies his body for the jump and pounce, the wind changes. It blows Bouncepaw's scent towards the mice, sending them scurrying away in all directions. He desperately jumps onto the mice, claws wildly flaying, but his claws only slip by their tails.

He isn't willing to give up. Bouncepaw chases the mice, which are incidentally heading towards Bluestrike.

[Bouncepaw rolls a 4]

There's two of em he's chasing, but he can't catch either, they're too fast. Bouncepaw stops just before he collides with his mentor, cursing the mice's bad sense of direction to run to the big cat.