[Bouncepaw]
Apprentice|7 moons|Windclan
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Bouncepaw leaps on his prey, but he's nervous and anxious, and it shows. His swipes are not sharp or precise, they are wild and panicked. Even with his good stance and pounce, this leads him to fail. Again. Bouncepaw doesn't even attempt to follow after the escaping squirrel as it runs into the safety of the tangled roots of the oak tree. He could tell he couldn't catch it, not like this.
And so Bouncepaw instead focuses his attention on the birds. He takes a deep breath and grits his teeth, trying to avoid Bluestrike's eyes looking at him. He could do it, he had to do it. Prey were dumb, weren't they? Focus, for the love of Starclan.
[Bouncepaw rolls a 9]
A small sparrow enters his line of sight, and he stalks it. His tail tucked in, and his fur not even rustling, Bouncepaw gets closer and closer. He prepares to jump. Sadly, just at this moment, the sparrow flies away. The reason is unclear. Bouncepaw didn't make any big mistakes or noises. Maybe the sparrow just felt like flying off for a sip of water or to spread it's wings. Bouncepaw notices a small mouse which had been nearby the sparrow when it flew away, and now it hops closer to his direction. Bouncepaw prepares to pounce...
[Bouncepaw rolls a 3]
He couldn't. Just looking at the mouse made him feel sick. Bouncepaw watches, frozen, as the mouse scrabbles away.
"I can't do it. I..." He can't cry. He has to stay firm. But it's not easy, and his meow is raspy as if he ate a handful of nails, "I just can't! I can't hunt, Bluestrike, I'm sorry."
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Crown_Sage /Bluestrike
(Honestly I'm kinda tired of Bouncepaw's bad luck, so this will be the end of it. If his dice luck doesn't get better next post, I'll let him catch something without rolling, yay.)
Re: Bouncing out of the blue{Training thread}
