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[nyme]

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

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SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

Salamanderpaw's felt odd since returning from that brief stint outside of the clan. Like something has been jostled loose, leaving her unmoored. Wobbly.

Yeah. She feels wobbly.

Which is totaly stupid, because cats blip in and out of the clan all the time. And sometimes they cone back (her). And sometimes they don't (her mother, Beastflame, Waspmeadow, too many others to count). It's fine. Or at least, it's normal. Salamanderpaw just doesn't like that it's something that she did. It feels wrong.

So, how to right things?

She's decided it wouldn't hurt to plant some more roots. Make some more friends. Or at least, more connections. Good or bad or something else entirely.

"YOU! Vinepaw. You're Vinepaw, right? Get over here!!"

@shoomy ; VINEPAW

[shoomy]

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Originally Posted by nyme

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ! ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

Salamanderpaw's felt odd since returning from that brief stint outside of the clan. Like something has been jostled loose, leaving her unmoored. Wobbly.

Yeah. She feels wobbly.

Which is totaly stupid, because cats blip in and out of the clan all the time. And sometimes they cone back (her). And sometimes they don't (her mother, Beastflame, Waspmeadow, too many others to count). It's fine. Or at least, it's normal. Salamanderpaw just doesn't like that it's something that she did. It feels wrong.

So, how to right things?

She's decided it wouldn't hurt to plant some more roots. Make some more friends. Or at least, more connections. Good or bad or something else entirely.

"YOU! Vinepaw. You're Vinepaw, right? Get over here!!"

@shoomy ; VINEPAW

➤ THE WATCHER'S CROWN ꧂
VINEPAW

sometimes she got absorbed in hatred that should have rotted away moons ago, and now was one of those times. not only at the traitor, but at herself for not doing more about it. she knew she shouldn't dwell in the past, but her attempts to drift away from the subject.

she should have never let herself befriend a disloyal- no, she hadn't known at the time- she shouldn't have let herself befriend another cat. it's not that all cats were terrible, it's that it wasn't worth the risk. she knew that now, though, and to live is to learn, so why was she still upset about this?

she repeated these thoughts in her head, forming a loop of unpleasant thoughts until she heard her name, ending the torture. she turned her head to her clanmate. "yes?"

[nyme]

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

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SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

"What're you up to today?"

Salamanderpaw is standing too close. She often is. Too close, too loud, too fast—she was born too much and she'll die no less. She sees no issue with it. Eyes, blue and gold, stare-blink-stare. She is not very good at talking to other cats, but there's no telling her that.

"Because I'M not doing anything so I figured I'd just kick it with you if that's alright. I mean, obviously it's alright. But if you're not doing anything either then we need to work on that. Do you want to fight? Let's fight, anything else would be BORING."

@shoomy ; VINEPAW

[shoomy]

Originally Posted by nyme

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ! ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

"What're you up to today?"

Salamanderpaw is standing too close. She often is. Too close, too loud, too fast—she was born too much and she'll die no less. She sees no issue with it. Eyes, blue and gold, stare-blink-stare. She is not very good at talking to other cats, but there's no telling her that.

"Because I'M not doing anything so I figured I'd just kick it with you if that's alright. I mean, obviously it's alright. But if you're not doing anything either then we need to work on that. Do you want to fight? Let's fight, anything else would be BORING."

@shoomy ; VINEPAW

vinepaw took a few steps back from salamanderpaw. she hadn't much social skills as she did not need them, but she was aware you were not meant to stand a fly's length away from the other cat. she wouldn't correct them on this, as she had a feeling they wouldn't remember. "nothing much, i suppose. hopefully the deputy will send me on a patrol."

a spar? that was better than nothing. she hadn't practiced in a bit. "i accept your offer." she assumed a battle crouch.

[nyme]

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

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SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

"You kinda talk weird, you know?"

That comment aside, Salamanderpaw lights up with glee as Vinepaw lowers into a proper stance, speckled face going all cheery for a split second—before she starts off light and extremely simple by aiming to swing a broad paw down between Vinepaw's ears.

@shoomy ; VINEPAW

[shoomy]

Originally Posted by nyme

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ! ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

"You kinda talk weird, you know?"

That comment aside, Salamanderpaw lights up with glee as Vinepaw lowers into a proper stance, speckled face going all cheery for a split second—before she starts off light and extremely simple by aiming to swing a broad paw down between Vinepaw's ears.

@shoomy ; VINEPAW

➤ THE WATCHER'S CROWN ꧂
VINEPAW
roll: 15 - success!

vinepaw did perceive herself as strange when compared to her clanmates, but not in the way she spoke. she did not understand what salamanderpaw meant- she did not wish to continue the conversation, but her curiosity got the best of her. "how so?"

vinepaw quickly focused, though she still paid minimal attention to her energetic opponent's response. just as salamanderpaw's paw almost reached her, vinepaw dodged, immediately attempting to bat at her opponent's paws as she had been taught.

[nyme]

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

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SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

"I dunno." The older apprentice's slow paw is bapped at by Vinepaw's measured counterattack. Salamanderaw grunts theatrically and feigns a wounded stagger back.

"How so? I accept your offer." She mimics the other apprentice. "I'm not your mentor or anything. Or do you just talk weird to everyone? Were your parents insane."

Saamanderpaw pauses here, as if deciding to wait for a response—only to try bowling forward into Vinepaw anyway (she got impatient).

@shoomy ; VINEPAW

[shoomy]

Originally Posted by nyme

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ! ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

"I dunno." The older apprentice's slow paw is bapped at by Vinepaw's measured counterattack. Salamanderaw grunts theatrically and feigns a wounded stagger back.

"How so? I accept your offer." She mimics the other apprentice. "I'm not your mentor or anything. Or do you just talk weird to everyone? Were your parents insane."

Saamanderpaw pauses here, as if deciding to wait for a response—only to try bowling forward into Vinepaw anyway (she got impatient).

@shoomy ; VINEPAW

➤ THE WATCHER'S CROWN ꧂
VINEPAW

vinepaw showed no joy when her counter-attack worked, though she was happy. she carefully watched her opponent's paws as they staggered away, just in case. she should have been aware that it was quite pointless, but the moment had passed and it was now irrelevant. such is the nature of battle.

listening to the fellow apprentice, she could see what they meant. it was quite odd to hear someone else mimic her, as no one else she had met spoke with the same tone. "yes, i do..." she searched for a word, but found none. "... 'talk weird' to everyone, i suppose it just came naturally." how long had she spoken like this? as a kit, less so, but she could not remember a time where she did not.

[ 8 - fail ]

she must have been too focused on the conversation, much to her dismay. this is why she never let her guard, or had, unfortunately. she fell to the ground. she attempted to kick salamanderpaw lightly and get onto her paws again.

[nyme]

WE'LL BUILD A FIRE IN YOUR EYES

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SALAMANDERPAW . 12 MOONS . SHE/HER . RIVERCLAN

It doesn't take much to get Salamanderpaw up and off. She's a solid brick of an animal, but right now isn't about winning; right now is about somethinng else. She falls to the side, wincing dramatically as she had before. Hopefully feeling like a total heavy-hitter'll make Vinepaw extra jazzed about this fighting stuff—that's Salamanderaw's present goal.

"You know, when a cat pushes up into your space like that, you don't need to get them away from you right away." She advises, lounging on her side where she's fallen. "I mean, I know that's what's taught and all, but the way I see it, if I'm in your space, you're also in mine. Our throats and our bellies are equally exposed and we could do the same horrific stuff to each other, just, one of us is aiming up and the other is aiming down. Y'know?" Now she's getting back up to her feet, slouching to the side so she can fit her hind paw under her jaw and scratch an itch.

"It 'comes naturally' to a cat like me to barge all up on you so I can beat'cha bloody. And if a cat like me is twice the size, you're screwed, 'cause there's no kicking that out of your way. So how would you make me pay for it, weirdo?"

@shoomy ; VINEPAW