Cattail Pond

[marshy]

// @implimm

Sparrowskip
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Oh StarClan, of course Plumstorm had to show up right as he.. miscalculated his next movement. "LISTEN ow IT WASN'T ME IT WAS THESE DUMB SEEDS!" He said, continuing to paw at his very ichy face. He could barely see considering it got on his eyes too. "HEY MAYBE INSTEAD OF LAUGHING YOU COULD.. I DUNNO TAKE ME TO THE MEDICINE CAT DEN??" Would Snakeheart even know what this stuff was?? Probably not but at least he could throw some weird herb at him to help with the itchiness. Goodness, what even what this thing??!

[plum]

[ @marshall ]

She couldn't contain the sharp laughter that came out of her, nope. The shield takes a moment to let it out, hiccuping into a little span of quiet chuckles. "Are you injured? Ill?" She smirks, staring over Sparrowskip again clearly enjoying this sight. Perhaps he'd be insulted, or weirded out entirely. But this lady had a lot on her mind lately, and this was the chisel that broke the last marble she had in tact. It felt good to laugh, even if it was... Morally gray.

"Hey, before I take you anywhere, can you admit it's probably pretty hilarious to look at you right now? C'mon."

[pxxylo]

A smile fluttered over the molly's maw
as Snowleap enthusiastically greeted her. "It's the pleasure
of my own," She purrs, glancing over her shoulder, a usual
practice of hers, because you can never be too sure. The gray
Birman rolled her shoulders over before allowing her gaze to
drift over the patrol members, cats she would hopefully get to
know in the coming moons, a personal goal of hers, to get to
know cats other than Snowleap amidst the clan. Maybe she had
a few specific people she wanted to meet, like Littlerose, but aside
from her and a few other cats she took particular interest in, she had
no barrier on who is and isn't worth her time, because most anyone is.
Hazelstorm, she had seen at meetings off to the side, or maybe around
camp, but she'd never really spoken to the molly before. Birdpaw, who
was for the most part, the same case. A cat she saw every day, yet hadn't
met before.

Casting all three of them quick smiles, she trailed behind Snowleap,
distancing herself from each cat around her the perfect amount that
was comfortable for many. You can never be too sure, cats have
been attacked for standing too close to another. Just making sure.
As she walked, her gaze caught onto a ladybug as if it was her fur
becoming snagged onto a spiky tree's branch, she couldn't take her
eyes off of it, until she was brought to her senses and shook her
gray head, floppy ears shaking along with her head as she snapped
out of it. Stars, I just love ladybugs so much. Emerging into
the beautiful clearing, gazing at it's lovely and serene pond, she smiled,
observing the pond's crystal clear hues, allowing her gaze to waft over
the reeds, lilypads, and flowers. It was a dreary and depressing day
outside, but in this little slive of heaven, it was lovely. "What a great
day to go out for a hunting trip." She mews quietly, still intaking the
sight of this place she hadn't been to in far too long.

[ @iris @masquerade @poppy. ]

[poppy]

[OH MY GOSH I FORGOT IT WAS MY TURN, so sorry!] @masquerade @door~ @iris - and this is short, don't mind me

Birdpaw skipped alongside Snowleap, frolicking about as the went to Cattail Pond. "This is my first time EVER being here." She announced, a twinkle in the small apprentices eye as she padded past Snowleap, and looked down at the water. It was frozen... but not a lot. It was frozen, but also breaking off in a lot of places. Eucghhh, she did NOT want to fall in.

[bailu]

Amusement shone through the fog on Hazelstorm's face as Birdpaw skipped around and then looked at the water. Dear stars, she hoped the apprentice wouldn't FALL IN or else she, Racoonear and Snowleap would have to rescue the she-cat. She hated it when pressure was put on her shoulders. It was unpleasant.

The tabby raised one catbrow at Racoonear as she stated that it was a fine day to go hunting. Quickly, she cast her gaze up to the skies, where cold, grey clouds drifted about, covering the blue skies beneath. It was dreary. And miserable. Green orbs going back to Racoonear, Hazelstorm wondered if she was being sarcastic or not. Whether she was or not, the tabby couldn't really tell.

"Yes, it sure is," she responded sarcastically. She placed one paw on the slippery ice, remembering fondly the ice race that she'd won.

@door~ @masquerade @poppy.

[Captain]

❄ Snowleap (he/them) ❄ [ @door~ | @poppy. | @iris ]

➢ As the small group of cats swiftly traveled through the hunting grounds, it wasn’t long before they reached the pond. The dark-furred tomcat looked towards the small body of water, seeing that there was still a thin layer of ice over it - still in the process of thawing. “Birdpaw, don’t get too close, I don’t want you falling in and getting hurt,” Snowleap warned the young molly, seeing that she had strolled past him and was staring into the icy water. He had faint memories of falling into icy waters in the middle of leafbare, but it wasn’t an accident. Regardless, it was terrible and he did not wish the same fate for anyone, especially the small apprentice. He glanced back at the two older shecats, who were taking note of the weather. It was not raining or snowing, so that was enough for him. “Let’s try and avoid the pond for now,” The long-furred shield meowed, eyeing Hazelstorm as she placed a paw onto the ice, “I’m sure there are some rodents or something around here.” Originally, Snowleap had planned for them all to come here and fish together, but to his dismay, there was still the horrid cold of leafbare to keep him from doing so. He sighed, shaking his head. “Raccoonear and Hazelstorm, you two head off and see what you can find,” Snowleap meowed, gesturing to one direction, “Birdpaw and I will see what there is to hunt over there.” He flicked his tail in the opposite direction. Hopefully they’d all be able to catch something and take it home before nightfall. That was his goal for the day..

[Shade.]

@Dizerel

Lizardfrost ignored the feeling that her paws were about to fall off. She had been hunting ever since she left the shield meeting. 2 birds, 2 mice and 4 shrews because she stumbled on a lair. Now it was time for fish. Prey was very scarce and it took her multiple hours of non-stop hunting.

Anyway, the muscular cat was now at the pond. She stalked the shore looking for a good place to sit at.

[Dizerel]

Junipersong was getting back into the swing of things. She had been out for a week or two, on her own in the cold, working on a personal project while she dealt with some pretty difficult feelings. While that wasnt entirely resolved yet, she was back in the clan now, and had to maintain her normal warrior duties. Having missed being called for any sort of patrol, though, she took it upon herself to go out and be useful. Might as well, and it would be a good opportunity to train one of her worst skills: hunting.

Yes, she was an abysmal hunter. A large, stocky build, combined with a clumsy nature made for a very poor hunter. Thats why she was here, at the cattail pond! Some of the easier prey could be found around here, even if they werent as satisfying to the seafood diet that most riverclan cats craved. Crawling through the reeds, she thought she spotted something.

Yes, there it was. She couldnt make it out perfectly but it looked fuzzy and it was moving. Sneaking up, getting ready, and then pouncing! Only for her paws to come right on down onto the tail of Lizardfrost.

// @Shade.

[Shade.]

@Dizerel (Juni is soooo cuuuute)

Lizardfrost had found a nice place where her shadow didn't fall onto the water. She was crouched, her eyes keenly following the water motions. And then suddenly she head a shuffle and felt a pressure on her tail. Lizardfrost had the reflexes of a snake. She whipped around, swiping a paw to slam and pin down the attacker. She almost tried to bite out their throat but stopped herself and calmed down.
"My apologies, Junipersong. May I ask why you're attacking my tail?" she responded calmly and peacefully, as if she hadn't just tried to attack Junipersong.

[Dizerel]

Junipersong's claws were just about to sink into the flesh of the fuzzy thing she pounced on when she realized.... this was a tail! Following along the tail up to its owner, seeing none other than Lizardfrost! Who immediately turned around and slammed Juni into the adjacent reeds. Yeah... she probably deserved that. Getting back up, though there would be a bruise from that sudden hit, Junipersong was likely the sturdiest cat in all of Riverclan. A bruise or two was nothing.

"Oh, I should be the one saying sorry. I thought I saw a mouse or something so I just pounced for it. Hard to tell when its half covered in reeds and moving around, yes?" She said in her heavy, yet friendly voice. "What are you doing out here on your own?"

// @Shade.