Climbin' The (Tree) Of Success [SHC TRAINING EVENT]

[AlcatraxMoxie]

《☆-----ADDERCLIFF-----☆》
☆He/She/They☆SC Warrior☆

Addercliff was a bit late, the tom bounded over, tail lashing.

"Apologies for being late, I was on a walk checking the borders. I would be happy to help out, climbing trees is a certain specialty of mine"

The tom spoke, nodding to the enforcer she-cat.
@squidz

[SugarHeartzSage]

Newtpaw's tail swished with excitement. He got to train with Newtbelly again! He remembered that the warrior had taught him some battle moves, so this would probably go well, too! After all, Newtbelly was the best warrior in the clan!
@squidz
@sleepyyjax
@GrimacingHeron
@Rowan
@kira
@nyme
@Spider
@Sn0wDr0p

[kira]

Cougarpaw's ears perked up as her name was called. She had had some tree climbing training once before with Flytail, but this was different. This was training with an Enforcer---something that she hoped to be one day.

The mottled she-cat strecthed and followed Brackenpaw and Eaglepaw over to Briarsplash and Newtbelly.

 

[ @squidz // @sleepyjax // @GrimacingHeron // @Rowan // @SugarHeartzSage // @nyme // @Spider // @Sn0wDr0p ]

[nyme]

TIMID TWITCH IN YOUR WIDE EYES

── ⋅ ⋅ ── ✧ ── ⋅ ⋅ ──

MOSQUITOPAW . 10 MOONS . HE/HIM . SHADOWCLAN

Mosquitopaw's bat ears twitch as he ears his name listed off. What a wonderful list. Starclan almighty he loves lists. Mosquitopaw repeats the names in his head as he steps over toward

-Briarsplash
-Newtbelly
-Littleblaze
-Bristlethorn
-Darkpaw
-Newtpaw
-Cougarpaw
-Brackenpaw
-Eaglepaw
-Fishpaw
-Moonpaw

That's five animal names (six including his own, which he isn't—and hey, two newts!), three plant names, two descriptive names (three if he includes his as an abstract descriptor, but he's hardly as small as a mosquito anymore), and one moon (just like in real life. Mosquitopaw gets a soft chuckle out of that).

He's standing in his typical silence, peering at his clanmates to try and continue the sorting and the listing—who has which patterns, which eye colors, what length of fur?—, but he bites his tongue to jolt himself into focus once Briarsplash starts in on instruction. It's a fair bit to follow, but he does well with, yes, another list:

-Claws stay unsheathed, okay
-Forepaws hold, back paws push
-Oh! Briarsplash is going up! Pay attention!

"Oh cool," Mosquitopaw whispers, watching her go. It seemed like a process that required great focus, at least until she hauled hersef onto one of the pine's lowest branches. Maybe things get easier once you've scaled from a bare trunk up to the branches? But, then, from there it's a matter of balance over strength. He thinks, anyway.

Briarsplash's explanation ends on an invitation up the tree. Copper eyes flit over toward the other cats in his group, and then back to the tree trunk. Mosquitopaw is certain he'll fail at this. He still struggles with his body, which has grown faster than his mind can evidently seem to keep up with; it feels like every morning he wakes up, his legs and his tail have sprouted a little bit longer, like weeds. But it doesn't seem fair to hang back because he's scared of failing. In fact, he figures he should probably get to his turn as quickly as possible because of it. Watching him fail might instill a bit of comfort in the rest, at least, and if that's how he can be useful here then he'll take it.

"I-I'll uh. I can...c-can try," he mumbles through a tense grin, awkwardly weaving up to the pine and staring up to the branch that Briarsplash had scaled to. For a moment his brain feels blank, like just looking up a tree has wiped him of all his sense completely. Urgh, don't be a kit about it. Wiry haunches bunch up and he springs, trying to get some height to hook his claws in—but once he gets a grip with his front pws, the tug of his body on the descent nearly wrenches them useless. Mosquitopaw winces, fumbles, and drops, shaking his paws with a small 'ouch! uhss-sorry,'

Okay. Jumping at it won't get him up any faster. Slow, then. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. Mosquitopaw walks his forepaws up the bark, standing on his hind feet. Posed like this, his height is considerable. He anchors his front claws and awkwardly hooks one set of hind nails against the bark, then the other, and then he's clinging there like a cicada. Okay. Okay. Back paws boost, front paws hold. He nudges himsef up, starting a slow and ponderous climb. After that embarrassing false start he's moving very slowly (his clawbeds are still stinging somewhat) but he is moving. Small victories.

 

@squidz ; BRIARSPLASH
@sleepyyjax ; NEWTBELLY
@GrimacingHeron ; LITTLEBLAZE
@Rowan ; BRISTLETHORN/DARKPAW
@SugarHeartzSage ; NEWTPAW
@kira ; COUGARPAW/BRACKENPAW/EAGLEPAW @Spider ; FISHPAW
@Sn0wDr0p ; MOONPAW

[GrimacingHeron]

Littleblaze
ShC Warrior, Non-binary(they/he), 57 moons

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Littleblaze watches the first volunteer, an apprentice growing into their limbs.The dextrous task of climbing a tree will be perfect for them. He observes their technique and it makes their own claws ache.

The blue warrior circles the tree looking for a spot they can make their own attempt. It's been a few moons since they've had to climb a tree. The thought of rough bark against their sensitive paws makes them curl their lip, but this is a skill that needs sharpening as much as any other.

The warrior pads to the side of the tree, looking along the trunk to visualize a direction before they pounce a couple tail lengths up the trunk. The collision against the bark nearly makes them let go and the drag of their claws in the wood aches. Littleblaze pauses to properly plant their hindclaws, before beginning the climb in full.

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(Littleglory is now Littleblaze!)

 

@squidz ; BRIARSPLASH
@sleepyyjax ; NEWTBELLY
@nyme ; MOSQUITOPAW
@Rowan ; BRISTLETHORN/DARKPAW
@SugarHeartzSage ; NEWTPAW
@kira ; COUGARPAW/BRACKENPAW/EAGLEPAW
@Spider ; FISHPAW
@Sn0wDr0p ; MOONPAW