Mantiskit sat completely and utterly still in the clearing while wondering why do I exist? I'm insignificant so why do I exist? Why was I born? Why? Just why? There is no reason for me to exist so why? Why do I exist? I don't know. I just don't know. And I doubt that I ever will. After managing to snap herself out of her head the three moon old kit began grooming her fur so it would be just perfect and also as an distraction from her musings. (Open)
"Wow looks like you got a little bite to yourself. That's fun." She said with a smirk. This was going to be a lot of fun. So she followed along the other cat not willing to give up so easily. The prey pile to her looked hm.. How could one says this nicely? Boring. She was being to critical and she would love to be more. "Right, now do you have any friends Sunny?" She said with a sweet smile.
its all good lol
*-Sunpaw-*
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she/her || 7moons || no purrks ginger molly with a rosette pattern and green eyes
"Just Sunpaw, not Sunny, not Sunshine, not any variation of my name you can possibly conjure in that frog sized brain of yours. Just. Sunpaw." The nickname was getting old very, very fast. Stupid brand new apprentices thinking they can just come up to her and talk to her like they're friends, like they ever will be friends. It's cute in a kit-ish way, a way that about matches this apprentice's intelligence level.
"If you're trying to suggest that we be friends, ask directly. It's annoying to make cats guess your intentions. Now go away, I'm eating." As if to prove this point, Sunpaw grabbed the first thing she saw off the prey pile (a skinny looking mouse), and brought it over to the front of the apprentice's den where she usually ate.
*-Sunpaw-*
11/100
she/her || 7moons || no purrks ginger molly with a rosette pattern and green eyes
"Just Sunpaw, not Sunny, not Sunshine, not any variation of my name you can possibly conjure in that frog sized brain of yours. Just. Sunpaw." The nickname was getting old very, very fast. Stupid brand new apprentices thinking they can just come up to her and talk to her like they're friends, like they ever will be friends. It's cute in a kit-ish way, a way that about matches this apprentice's intelligence level.
"If you're trying to suggest that we be friends, ask directly. It's annoying to make cats guess your intentions. Now go away, I'm eating." As if to prove this point, Sunpaw grabbed the first thing she saw off the prey pile (a skinny looking mouse), and brought it over to the front of the apprentice's den where she usually ate.
"Tch not Sunshine. Anyways at least I'm just making up nicknames and you are throwing insults." She chuckled. Did this apprentice really think insults were going to hurt her? Lightningpaw? Of all people? Then she rolled her eyes.
"Yes I came over here to be friends, usually people have to start talking before asking or never actually do it. Forgive me for having to guess your intentions." She said. Thought we were just going to start off as friends whoops my bad lol
Autumn fall pads into the clearing amused by all the hustle by the clan cats,she breaths slowly but steady as she pads out into the clearing and out the entrance, guess I actually have to do something today she sighs.
Okay, so it was definitely a stick and not a snake. Redhawk's gaze flickered between Lioncrest and Dovefluff, wondering how the kits parents wanted to handle this. Then finally green eyes looked back to Elkkit, who was pointing a paw at her and shouting about the snake. Somewhere in her she knew that she shouldn't indulge the kits fantasies, but she couldn't resist.
Rising her paw she gave the stick a good whack or two, paw coming down in quick succession. "Don't worry! I g-got it!" With the "snake" now dead, Red looked over towards Elk with a greatful smile. "G-Good job! You s-saved us from another ssss-snake," she purred with a duck of her head.
Was it wrong to go along with his kit-like reality? Maybe. But she didn't want him to feel bad or embarrassed that it was just a stick.
Mantiskit was grooming herself in the clearing when she heard one of the other kits yowl the word snake. She jumped to her feet and ran over to the yowl, mismatched eyes wide open. She scanned the clearing rapidly for the snake but she didn't see anything but for a stick but she did see when Dovefluff and Lioncrest arrived and Lioncrest whipped Elkkit away. Wait was the stick the snake? Poor thing, he had thought that the stick was a snake. Walking up to where Lioncrest had placed Elkkit after putting him down and rubbing herself against him Mantiskit meowed i id okay, Ewkki. I id jud a bwanch. No a dnake. She winced at the sound of her voice because she hated the way she sounded but reassuring Elkkit was more important then everything being perfect right now. @dino. (Open)
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Originally Posted by Jayvines
~ Lioncrest ~
Of all the---
A quick huff of air blew out from the large tom's muzzle as his son pointed towards the wet stick that Redhawk had trapped under their paw, and the surge of protective adrenaline that had coursed through his body slowly began to dissipate. Gently removing himself from the solid stance he held above the kit, Lioncrest deposited his son out of air jail and back next to his mother. Redhawk's rapid *thunks* to subdue the "stick snake" pulled a spark of amusement to his gaze as he observed the molly, but he elected not to intervene in her attempts to placate his son's mistake.
"At least we know his lungs work," he murmured to Dovefluff, voice rumbling low before returning his attention to Elkkit and adjusting his tone to be a bit more authoritative. "You did very well alerting us to a perceived danger Elkkit. However, to avoid snakes in the future, ask myself or your mother to accompany you outside the nursery."
If they had many repeats of such verbal calls to danger, he was certain his clanmates would grow tired of his kin and perhaps true danger would be disregarded as a false alarm. Now he'd have to see if he could get ahold of a snake to give his kits a thorough lesson on the dangerous creatures...
REDHAWK KILLED IT. "Stick" his TAIL, like this other kit was telling him. He was a WARRIOR, just like her! He stuck his tongue out at Mantiskit and leaned in to headbutt her, before waddling around to face Dad once set down with a massive grin on his face. "GOOD JOB!" he shouted, echoing Redhawk's words to him, and puffed out his chest like the leader he so obviously deserved to be after this whole ordeal. "SAVED!"
Zero volume control on this one, that's for sure. He started to waddle toward Redhawk, intent on attacking her legs to thank her.
Her body relaxed as it was confirmed that there was no real danger, and she attempted to curl her tail around her son, gently trying to nuzzle him to calm him. "Miss Redhawk got rid of the mean old snake, don't worry baby. You were very brave, thank you for being so alert! Mama and Daddy are very proud of you." She nodded vigorously in agreement to Lioncrest's words. If only she could be cloned 10 times over so she could be with every single one of her kits at every moment. Was that controlling? Surely not. She just didn't want any of her kids to come to any harm, that's all.
Looking up, she tried to meet her mate's eyes and share a soft, tired smile with him, still try to hold on snugly to her precious son. Letting him go to thank Redhawk, she shot the other molly a quick, apologetic smile as she realized what Elkkit's intentions were; to attack the poor tortie's ankles. Reaching out, she tried to stop him, but he was already toddling away and Dove was practically asleep on her paws, unable to move fast enough to capture him.
It was all she could do to keep the laughter from escaping as Elkkit went to try and headbutt Mantiskit. A twitch of her whiskers as the only giveaway as Redhawk watched the exchange, ears flattening once again as he resumed his vocal outcries. At least he was happy and proud of himself. It was good to alert the camp to danger - she just hoped that the next time it would actually be danger instead of just a stick.
She glanced between both Lioncrest and Dovefluff, offering a small smile and nod of her head. It was really no big deal. Then her eyes glanced down to notice the young kit was waddling over to her, and curiosity overcame her. Was he coming to inspect the "snake"? Or to say something? But hope - instead she watched as the young kit went for her legs. Red wasn't entirely certain what to say, so instead she just chuckled lightly and lifted the paw that hadn't been attacked to tap Elkkit on his head.
"G-Good job indeed, mister," she purred with a soft smile, looking down at the little lad. It warmed her heart, glad that she had decided to go along with it instead of just dismissing it as the regular old stick it was. There was no harm in that, surely. "I'll be sss-sure to tell Bumblestar a-about your h-heroic efforts today."
Stars have mercy on them, if his large stature had only transferred to Elkkit through sheer vocal power then he'd go deaf long before they became warriors...
Ears tilted away from his son as he let out yet another loud exclamation and toddled off to torment the molly that had indulged him. A rumbling chuckle escaped his chest, and Lioncrest merely turned to meet his mate's tired gaze with a warm one of his own and gave her a gentle touch of his nose before nudging her back towards the nursery.
"I'll keep an eye on our little warrior," he rumbled, fluffy tail flicking up to brush against her back. "You go get some rest. I shall return him once he's had his fun and is ready for a nap."
Amusement danced in his eyes as he turned back to observe Elkkit's attempts at attacking Redhawk's limbs. She was being a good sport, allowing the kit to do as he pleased and encouraging his efforts, she would be well equipped to mentor young ones fresh out of the nursery. Perhaps he would begin introducing his kits to certain aspects of warrior training sooner rather than later. At least one of them seemed to be chomping at the brambles to learn and explore.
"Perhaps you could practice your snake-hunting skills on my tail rather than Redhawk's legs Elkkit," Lioncrest offered, flicking his feathered tail out to the side as an enticing choice and to draw his son away from battering the unexpecting molly with his tiny paws.
Mantiskit sighed when Elkkit stuck his tongue out at her and then headbutted her, the suddenness of the action preventing her from attempting to dodge. The headbutting didn't even knock her off balance since at three moons old she was a good bit larger then Elkkit. She noticed that Redhawk seemed to be humoring Elkkit. Not that she knew why. Why would you humor somebody if they were wrong instead of telling them that they were wrong? It didn't make much sense to her but maybe it did to the other cats because her mind worked differently than that of any normal cat and she was perfectly aware of that fact. Elkkit seemed to be being taken care of by his parents and Redhawk and it was pretty cold outside so perhaps she should continue grooming herself, but inside the nursery. Yes that sounded like a good plan. And so she headed inside the nursery, where she would once again begin to groom herself. @dino. {Just so you know that Mantiskit has left}
Last edited by Katiethewolfchild; January 1st, 2024 at 10:30 PM.
Re: ThunderClan Clearing
