midnightsun trotted after mudslide, keeping to himself in respect to the overall bitey approach the enforcer seemed to take to any and all duties. getting snapped at by the shiney elites newest member surely wouldnt be a good look. once they arrived at their destination, mudslide made quick work of seperating him from the apprentice and just going off in their own direction, leaving the chimera tom to his own. what were they even supposed to look for again? seemed like the cold had stumbled more than just his mismatched paws. the memory returned quickly and with ease though, focussing on chickweed for now.
what had sleepysunrise said? sprawling plant or something like that. probably. whisker brows furrowed in concentration while his pale tongue poked out from beneath mismatched fur and the tom closely eyed the ground before him. nothing nothing and more nothing for a good while. every once in a while pausing to crane his neck, trying to catch a glance of mudslides pale fur, it was convenient how large the she cat was. easy to spot for sure.
[ 12, 7, 2 ]
once he actually came across some plants he suspected were chickweed it started off promising. a sturdy web of thin stalks relatively easy to tear from the frozen ground. that had been deceiving to the highest degree and midnightsun quietly cursed to himself as the following two attempts ended in crumbling herbs.
[ @Marigoldwhisper ; @Seamrog | sorry i took so long..i shall attempt to get 2 more posts out for this before the 22nd so i can count it for patrol awards lol ]
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✮" in all timelines, in all possibilities,.. only you. "✮
Following Mudslide and Midnightsun to Evergreen Grotto, Nightpaw looked around the unfamiliar place. If he had been here before, he didn’t remember it. Although he was about to go off on his own again looking for this the enforcer's command, Nightpaw followed along beside her. As Mudslide picked up this 'chickweed' plant, Nightpaw watched carefully to know what he was looking for. Picking up the scent, he started looking for some nearby.
[Nightpaw rolls 15!]
Coming across a few, he picked four of them out, although one of them didn’t seem to be in the best condition, so he reckoned Sleepysunrise wouldn’t want it. Taking the three he had managed to find, he turned to Mudslide once again. "Uhh…what's the other herb again?"
midnightsun trotted after mudslide, keeping to himself in respect to the overall bitey approach the enforcer seemed to take to any and all duties. getting snapped at by the shiney elites newest member surely wouldnt be a good look. once they arrived at their destination, mudslide made quick work of seperating him from the apprentice and just going off in their own direction, leaving the chimera tom to his own. what were they even supposed to look for again? seemed like the cold had stumbled more than just his mismatched paws. the memory returned quickly and with ease though, focussing on chickweed for now.
what had sleepysunrise said? sprawling plant or something like that. probably. whisker brows furrowed in concentration while his pale tongue poked out from beneath mismatched fur and the tom closely eyed the ground before him. nothing nothing and more nothing for a good while. every once in a while pausing to crane his neck, trying to catch a glance of mudslides pale fur, it was convenient how large the she cat was. easy to spot for sure.
[ 12, 7, 2 ]
once he actually came across some plants he suspected were chickweed it started off promising. a sturdy web of thin stalks relatively easy to tear from the frozen ground. that had been deceiving to the highest degree and midnightsun quietly cursed to himself as the following two attempts ended in crumbling herbs.
[ @Marigoldwhisper ; @Seamrog | sorry i took so long..i shall attempt to get 2 more posts out for this before the 22nd so i can count it for patrol awards lol ]
Following Mudslide and Midnightsun to Evergreen Grotto, Nightpaw looked around the unfamiliar place. If he had been here before, he didn’t remember it. Although he was about to go off on his own again looking for this the enforcer's command, Nightpaw followed along beside her. As Mudslide picked up this 'chickweed' plant, Nightpaw watched carefully to know what he was looking for. Picking up the scent, he started looking for some nearby.
[Nightpaw rolls 15!]
Coming across a few, he picked four of them out, although one of them didn’t seem to be in the best condition, so he reckoned Sleepysunrise wouldn’t want it. Taking the three he had managed to find, he turned to Mudslide once again. "Uhh…what's the other herb again?"
Marbled ears turned towards Nightpaw, maw filled with stalks of chickweed. "Marigold." She said gruffly, quiet mew muffled by the herbs in her jaw. Speaking of, she should probably start to snag that herself. Icy gaze flicked to whatever herbs Nightpaw was carrying, offering him a light nod before trotting off. The sooner she got out of the cold, the happier she'd be.
Her gaze searched for Midnightsun as she glanced over her shoulder, and once she found him, her look was nothing more than acknowledging. She would've preferred if Nightpaw followed her, but she honestly wouldn't have carried if he didn't.
Since marigolds were bright they weren't exactly hard to find, even if they were powdered in snow, orange was bright and attention grabbing like the wings of a monarch butterfly. Multicoloured paws paused at a stalk. She couldn't help but think it odd, seeing how flowers tended to be bright and inviting. She was sure they had a predator of some kind that was attracted by their scents and hues, wouldn't such bright saturation be a blunder to them?
Maybe she was thinking too hard about it...
[mudslide rolled an 18! slightly damaged...]
She'd have to admit, it was unwise of her grabbing a nearly wilted flower. She wasn't exactly sure what marigold was used for, but she doubted they'd miss a couple of petals.
[+1 marigold]
The spotted warrior clung to shadow like a second pelt. She would've been undetectable if it wasn't for the crunch of snow underneath her paws, but she wasn't hunting at the moment, or trying to sneak up on plants of all things. After more searching than she would've liked, another plume of orange yellows cornered her vision and she paused. Mudslide shook the snow off her paws before beelining towards the herb. She only had so much space left, so she'd better make this count.
[mudslide rolled a 14! slightly damaged...]
Yup, same issue. As she plucked up the plant, some petals fell with the sudden jerk. Oh well, probably wasn't an issue. Mudslide then turned to the rest of the group. She wasn't sure about everycat else, but she was done here and ready to get her cold tail home.
still muttering to himself, midnightsun moved on but not before critically eyeing the pale frost clinging to his dark paws. curse leafbare. why couldnt it be greenleaf again already. with a huff and aggressive shake of his right forepaw, the warrior got back to nosing around the few green-ish spots around in search for herbs. chickweed hadnt really worked all too well so he decided to try his luck with marigold. that was something he had actually seen more than once which was surely a plus in finding and retrieving it successfully. tail swinging from side to side with every step, the warrior left fur smudged pawprints on the soft frost and snow, leaping over a small stream before finally coming across something that couldve been a marigold once upon a time...?
the orange was still vibrant against the white backdrop of frost and snow but it didnt look anything like the marigold he had seen before. not large flowers made up of ruffled leaves, more like a sad crumpled up mess like you stepped on the leaves and tried to put them back together..and failed. the chimera tom shrugged to himself, moving closer to try and catch some of its scent.
by his uneducated opinion, it was marigold, if it was usable was a different story. and decidedly not one he would be telling.
[ 19, 17, 2 ]
depite the horrible look of this, the warrior succeeded in harvesting two previously large flowerheads before leaving the rest of the group crumpling in the wind, too frostbitten to save.
[ inventory: 1 chickweed, 2 marigold ]
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Nightpaw nodded at Mudslide's answer. "Marigold, got it." Turning then to look for the orangish flower, it couldn’t be that difficult! After walking for a short while, Nightpaw found two flowers, or at least he thought they were the right plants. They looked the part.
[Nightpaw rolls a 14!]
He tried to pick out one of the plants, but couldn’t get it to detach. Rolling his eyes in annoyance, Nightpaw tried to pull it with all his strength. With a snap, he went flying backwards, having taken the flower successfully at the cost of making a fool of himself. He nervously glanced to see if Mudslide or Midnightsun had seen his fall, that would be pretty embarrassing! Luckily they didn’t seem to be around though. Brushing himself off, Nightpaw looked around for them, not wanting to return behind like last time. The icy wind sent a chill up his spine, and once again he wished he had longer fur. Finding Mudslide and Midnightsun, he padded over with them with his collection of herbs.
with his frankly miserable amount of herbs secured between his teeth, midnightsun made his way back towards his two patrol mates. "you two ready? its miserable out here" the warrior enquired, taking no note of the fact that he was neither the patrol leader nor mudslides superior in pushing the two towards going back to camp. they'd been out here for long enough in his opinion anyway.
despite his decently thick pelt, wet paws wasnt really a activity midnight enjoyed indulging in. and they got what they wanted, mudslide moreso than him but still.
Re: Evergreen Grotto
