[open] Rotting Starbarn - Page 8

**c1nder** · #71 December 27th, 2024, 04:42 PM

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☆*: .｡. o Vanta o .｡.:*☆
☆*: .｡. o The Wrathful, The Silent, The Wordsmith o .｡.:*☆
❧ Outsider [Healer] | He/They
❧ Lyrebird's Lullaby, Dreamwalker, Herbal Knowledge T1 (Coltsfoot, Horsetail, Marigold)
❧ [ #vantablack ]
Ashes on your tongue
I'm the black smoke in your lungs
So give up and get down
And get your eyes off my crown

at least the white and gray cat followed his instructions. examining the laceration, the silent stepped out, going to grab a part of a horsetail and a couple of marigold leaves. re-entering, he placed down the plants, "don' touch 'em. i need to grab somethin' else."

exiting yet again, the black and white tom grabbed a stick, running his amber eyes along the dusty barn, until it landed on a white patch, cobwebs. he returned, yet again, propping the stick against the wall, and grabbed the plants again. both helped with bleeding, and both helped ward off infection.

he slid them into his mouth, chewed them up, and then spat them out onto his paw. he should probably find something better to carry the chewed-up plants with. "this'll sting but it'll 'elp." if the other allowed, he rubbed it onto the wound, and quickly grabbed the webbed stick, clawing it off and patching it, albeit sloppily, he didnt have much practice for it, onto the laceration.

- @SoulJoy

he didnt know who this young brown and white cat was, but they weren't a kit! perfect test subject. might as well test out the pineberries. he walked away, rummaging through the pile of plants until he found the purple-blue berries. he picked two off and returned, rolling them towards the other. "eat. i'll go get y' some prey."

he left the rotting barn, and went to find something for the cat to eat. eventually, he found a squirrel, it was probably more bone than meat, but food was food. he caught it and returned, dropping it in front of the other.

- @GreenTheGreat [the 'pineberries' are juniper berries, which give a bit of strength and helps with anxiety, and stomachaches]

the hell was wrong with this cat? "vanta." ugh this cat was a talker. rambling "did i say anythin' about y' being stupid?"

- @hermeswind

he was resting, when a very familiar scent drifted into the barn. asphodel, well, lark. but still a familiar cat. as much as he missed his old shed, he very much preferred the barn, with its grand amount of space and knowledge opportunities. "been a while, 'ey?" is that what the gray cat had come for? his precious plants? "y've 'eard correctly."

- @Rose

[gonna do this in one long thing bleh]

oooh new plants to learn! "deal." the wordsmith nodded shallowly.

he turned, and went to grab a catmint, coltsfoot, lavender, and horsetail from what he had. he placed them down, and pushed the catmint forward first, the gray-green leaves illuminated by the light spilling into the barn. "this 'ere is catmint. good for green 'n whitecough 'n stress." he dragged the plant back.

next, he pushed the coltsfoot forward, the yellow flower closely resembling a dandelion. "coltsfoot. looks like a dandelion but ain' a dandelion. y' can usually tell by the way it grows, coltsfoot has multiple stems. 'elps with breathin' 'n sore or cracked paws. 'n minor cuts 'n scrapes."

he pushed the lavender forward next, "lavender. it has a calmin' effect if y' breath in the scent of it, 'n if y' crush it up it can be used to soothe beestin's" finally, he pushed forward the horsetail. "horsetail. looks a bit like a pine, but much smaller. 'n like marigold, wards off infections, even the sap from inside of it is enough. 'n it treats minor bleedin' too." he picked the four plants back up, and returned them to the storage.

"i don' 'ave any comfrey, but it has bluebell-like flowers 'n its leaves are rough 'n grow upwards. the leaves 'elp with breathin' 'n swelling, 'n the roots 'elp with broken bones, wrenched claws, swellin', itchin', stiffness, 'n burns." he turned his gaze to the gray-brown cat "yer turn."

- @Estelle

damn, well he couldnt just punt the kit out, there was no chance rosy could survive if he did. "yer tired, ain' y'? go 'head 'n sleep." almost uncomfortably, his amber eyes flicked to vervain, a silent plea for help.

- @Star @/estelle

**GreenTheGreat** · #72 December 28th, 2024, 11:22 AM

✦Mumble✦
They/Them | 8 Moons | Loner
Chocolate cat with lighter markings on their belly and vitiligo splotches.
[ @c1nder ]
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Mumble tilted their head at the berries, but they knew this was better than nothing... They obediently ate the berries, resting as they waited for the cat to return.
Upon their return, Mumble seemed to be doing somewhat better, with the limited warmth inside causing their shivers to calm down. As well, they seemed to be doing better, head rose high as they curiously looked around the barn.
"Oh, thank you very much." They said politely, bowing their head a bit before picking any meat they could get off the prey. "Uhm, do you want any?..." They quietly asked, upon thinking about how kind this cat had been, as well as their current struggle to catch anything.
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**CollapsingStars** · #73 January 7th, 2025, 07:15 PM

Dewpaw
Outsider | 17 moons | She/they |
Purrks : Well insulated (Active), Heightened perception, touch (Active)

@c1nder

Dewpaw made her way through the snow. Her body blended in perfectly. Crunch.. crunch.. As she approached the barn, she noted the scent of multiple cats. Some a bit staler than others. Cautiously, Dew entered the abandoned building. As she made out different colored blobs, one smell stuck out to her. Definitely a cat, but had a scent similar to medicine cat's. Smelled like herbs.. Floral and earthy. Sweet. Almost.

The albino she-cat called out, "Uhm.. Hello? By your smell you seem like someone who could help me..?" Her pale blue eye searched the den, trying to locate the source of the herb smelling cat. "I don't know if you just.. mess with herbs or what, but I'd like to know if you could help with my infected wound?"

**c1nder** · #74 January 7th, 2025, 08:14 PM

☆*:.｡..｡.:*☆

☆*: .｡. o Vanta o .｡.:*☆
☆*: .｡. o The Wrathful, The Silent, The Wordsmith o .｡.:*☆
❧ Outsider [Healer] | He/They
❧ Lyrebird's Lullaby, Dreamwalker, Herbal Knowledge T1 (Coltsfoot, Horsetail, Marigold)
❧ [ #vantablack ]
Ashes on your tongue
I'm the black smoke in your lungs
So give up and get down
And get your eyes off my crown

when he returned, the weak, frail cat that he had seen before, no longer was weak and frail, at least to a lesser degree. interesting. he half-expected the berries to make the cat sick and kill them. very... interesting. well, at least he knew a potential use of the berries. "no thank y'" he declined the prey, he wasnt hungry.

- @GreenTheGreat

**c1nder** · #75 January 7th, 2025, 08:29 PM

☆*:.｡..｡.:*☆

☆*: .｡. o Vanta o .｡.:*☆
☆*: .｡. o The Wrathful, The Silent, The Wordsmith o .｡.:*☆
❧ Outsider [Healer] | He/They
❧ Lyrebird's Lullaby, Dreamwalker, Herbal Knowledge T1 (Coltsfoot, Horsetail, Marigold)
❧ [ #vantablack ]
Ashes on your tongue
I'm the black smoke in your lungs
So give up and get down
And get your eyes off my crown

curse his eyes. he didnt know when this dark spot appeared in the corner of his vision, but it was there. and oh look. another cat. fun. "yeah, i can 'elp. go lay down." he flicked his black tail and went to rummage through the storage of plants. he took a half of a horsetail stem and returned, placing it down and going to grab some cobwebs to wrap on the wound, grabbing a piece of wood and locating some of the sticky white bandages, he wrapped it on the wood and walked back over to the cat, and propped it up on the wall. then, he chewed the horsetail up, and spat it onto his paw. "this might stin' a lil' bit." if the other cat allowed, he rubbed it onto the wound, and then grabbed the stick with cobweb on it, and scratched it off, trying to wrap it on as best he could, but still slightly sloppily.

- @CollapsingStars

**CollapsingStars** · #76 January 7th, 2025, 08:43 PM

Dewpaw
Outsider | 17 moons | She/they |
Purrks : Well insulated (Active), Heightened perception, touch (Active)

Dewpaw moved to sit down, listening to what she was told. As she watched the black and white blob move around, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty for wasting his herbs. But.. A selfish part of her wanted to live. She wanted to live to see her mom and sister. At least.. eventually. Then she watched the blob take most of her vision up. This might sting a bit. That's fine. She's been through worse. Dew sat still as he applied the poultice and waiting until he was finished applying it. Better than whatever she could do.

The albino spoke, "Thank you. I deeply appreciate this, I know it's leafbare and hard to come by herbs. Thank you so much.. Is there anything I can do to repay you or help? Or would you rather I stay put for a little so the cobweb stays?" Her blind, pale blue eye stared at the other cat. It wiggled back and forth ever so slightly. Not that it bothered her, she was used to it by now.

**GreenTheGreat** · #77 January 8th, 2025, 03:31 PM

✦Mumble✦
They/Them | 8 Moons | Loner
Chocolate cat with lighter markings on their belly and vitiligo splotches.
[ @c1nder ]
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Mumble nodded, digging into the prey, even if the meat wasn't very fatty. Either way, they were very happy with the food, happily eating and resting.
A short while later, Mumble curled up in this nest they were led to, they needed some rest if they were to journey back to their home at some point... How long were they even allowed to stay? That didn't matter to them, as this cat had helped them in an incredibly weak moment.
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**hermeswind** · #78 Today, 02:12 PM

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Dusk
he/him - male
- @c1nder -
"..."
The sentence struck him as a lie but he didn't think the other cat was lying. Maybe it was just him who thought he was stupid. Or them.
He flicked his paw, pushed it to the ground with the other one, and looked awkwardly at... Vanta. What a strange strange name. Who names their kit Vanta?? What sort of WORD is that??

"I don't expect someone who thinks I'm smart enough to fend for myself to help me... or something." he said in the direction of the black and white cat, trying not to be scared he's going to die because of the bitter leaves.

He wasn't sure of the bitter leaves.

**jay** · #79 Today, 03:49 PM

PINE
#PineLoner
PURRKS: THE COLLECTER, SILK SPINNER, HERBAL KNOWLEDGE T1 // LONER

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>>> this post contains depression and possible suicidal idealation

Days.

Days he'd been wandering. He had no idea how close he was to dying, too exhausted to fix his own wounds and just hoping that he would be far enough away from ThunderClan territory that nobody would attack him. He'd thought about going to the cave from when he was just a kit, where he was raised, but that was so long ago. Was it even real? Was that just some delusion he made up? He didn't know. His vision was hazy, his frame was just matted and messy fur clinging to his bones when he finally saw some sort of shelter. The cold went right through him, and he just collapsed into the first place he saw and buried himself in some corner where nobody would ever find his body. His wound was probably infected at this point. He curled into a ball, shivering so much and whimpering almost. He missed Sproutfleck. He missed Mama. He missed Tawny. He missed Papa. His first dad. They used to all sleep together in a pile, their warmth huddled together. And then they weren't. One day, they were there, and then they weren't. He lost his home, and then the home he got afterwards was lost too. He missed being loved. Nobody cared about him anymore.

He would be forgotten.

[ @c1nder - Vanta | @/Star - Vervain ]