Fuzzyblossom was ready to go with her patrolmates when she began to feel sick. Maybe she hadn't of eaten her lunch so fast. Not wanting to make her patrolmates fall behind she moved over to Fallownose. Her face told it all. She really didn't feel well. The deaf she-cat felt so bad. "Fallownose? I don't feel so well and I don't want them to fall behind. Is it alright if I go lay down? I'm truely sorry. I can still go if you still want me to. I can try and suck it up.", she meowed. Then and there she almost had her lunch come back up, but she put her paw to her mouth and forced herself not to. Her head began to spin a little.
[ if you are getting mentioned, it means cowtuft has chosen your character for an herb patrol. if your character cannot participate - please have your character provide an in-character reason so they can be exempted & replaced. in case of emergencies, please contact me via vm/pm and we can work something out! ]
[ failure to communicate will result in a punishment being delivered. a minor punishment will be delivered if there is partial communication. no punishment will be delivered if you communicate. an extension can be requested three days after the due date. however, there will still be an ic reaction of disappointment & a minor punishment. if you request an extension before the due date, there will be no punishment. ]
[ these patrols are due on july 10th by 11:59 EST !! if a patrol is going slow - 42 hours without a reply, you should bump them and skip after 72 hours - you have full permission to take it over and/or finish it yourself. apprentices are not expected to do this alone because of safety reasons. only five herbs should be collected at maximum unless your character has the collector's purrk and/or alternative methods were used. ]
[ cowtuft uses body language & sign language to communicate primarily. any dialogue in italics is in sign / non-verbal, any dialogue in bold is verbal speech. facial blindness prevents him from easily recognizing clanmates and he may be confused. ]
The splotched medicine cat let out a soft yawn, rising to his numbly paws. There was a small stumble, blinking wearily as sunlight shone into his den. Cowtuft had settled in his den, and his sleep schedule had started to readjust to something almost normal. It was strange, he couldn't remember how many moons ago he felt well-rested. His mismatched hues surveyed around the camp, looking for a few warriors and apprentices who didn't appear to be busy. It was that time to send out herb patrols. With a small smile, Cowtuft set out to gather cats.
[ Non-Optional Prompt : While wandering through the new territory .. you discover a hive of bees! There might be a few beestings, but it's a sacrifice well-made. ] Mousefern [ @Omari ] & Hemlockpaw [ @xavier. ] & Mistycloud [ @Kay~ ] - Honey & Sorrel "Excuse me uhm, Mousefern..? Would well....!! Pardon me, but do you mind.. getting Hemlockpaw.. and Mistycloud? I would like for you three.. to go out and gather honey and maybe, .. a few random flowers? To get honey.. you will have to find a beehive.. but I think there is one in Sunset Grove!.. Be careful, bee stings are little.. yet an owie..!! For the uhm, random flowers.. anything will do..! I am just, trying to find perhaps.. useful new herbs.."
[ Optional Prompt : Woah, what are those two-legs doing? Why is it throwing things to a dog? Weirdd! ] Sleekgaze [ @endlessskies ] & Slatepaw [ @SuspiciousMindz ] & Aspenstrike [ @jupiter ] - Cobwebs & Borage & Moss "Sleekgaze..!! Hello, I have... a small request for you..? If you do not mind, of course, but could you head out with.. Slatepaw and Aspenstrike..? I am need of cobwebs.. and borage... borage is easily picked out with its small blue or pink star-shaped petals and hairy leaves along with its zesty scent... thank you..!!! Also.. moss would also be super-duper useful!"
[ Optional Prompt : BABY BAT SURPRISE!! ] Rookscreech [ @Shade. ] & Moorpaw [ @Abyssopelagic ] & Lostpetal [ @PINEGREEN ] - Daisy Leaves & Mushrooms "Aaa, hello.. Rookscreech.. good day, we are having, yes..? Would you mind getting together with.. Moorpaw and Lostpetal..to go on a herb patrol..? I just need you three to gather daisies.. a white flower with a yellow center.. thin petals! And also, mushrooms.. which any will do.. uhm, maybe a few glowing ones.. from a cave..? I am a little curious about them.."
[ after your patrol is finished, the patrol leader - the first cat listed - should report in this thread by delivering their herbs to cowtuft or lightningpaw. if you fail to report, cowtuft will confront your character. other patrol members should post their chararacter dropping their herbs off in the herb storage.]
"What's up with his suit? Is he bleedin' from his armpit?"
• × | Hemlockpaw | × • he/it/ze
Hemlockpaw didn't even need to be gotten. The apprentice was in the clearing pushing a mossball back and forth with intrest. This was probably the first interesting thing he experienced ever since joining the clan. That was until ze heard his name be called. Hemlockpaw stood up and quickly made its way over to Cowtuft. With being new Hemlockpaw was still getting used to the fact there were ranks. Eh, it's whatever.
Hemlockpaw watched as Cowtuft moved about obviously using his body to talk. Sad thing was that Hemlockpaw didn't understand what he was saying. Add that to another thing to learn from this herbalist.
"What're we gettin'?"
The apprentice asked to any of zes patrol mates that could hear him.
Moorpaw grumbled as Cowtuft called for patrols.
She really didn't want to go today. She was still sore from her recent back-to-back training sessions, and it seemed her sleepless nights on top of it were wearing her down little by little.
With a sigh, she padded into the clearing, ignoring the searing pain in her head as the sun assaulted her vision.
She approached the gentle Medicine Cat. "Hey, buddy. Would it be alright if someone replaced me on my patrol? I've got a killer migraine and I don't want to hold everyone up."
The ebony she-cat padded towards the gathering patrols. She looked around for the other cats she was assigned to go with. Hopefully they were nice, she didn't think she could deal with another emotionally traumatizing event, especially since she just lost her mentor.
The leader padded her way back into camp and immediately sought out her deputy. "The patrol went well enough no trouble aside from the fact that we noticed a ThunderClan scent on our side of the border. I would suggest any future patrols to the border keep a close eye on it and make sure that our scent marks are extra strong." Twilightstar explained and advised at the same time.
Aspenstrike padded over for her patrol, shooting both cats a friendly smile before looking over at Sleekgaze since they were the patrol leader, ready to head out whenever.
Fuzzyblossom was ready to go with her patrolmates when she began to feel sick. Maybe she hadn't of eaten her lunch so fast. Not wanting to make her patrolmates fall behind she moved over to Fallownose. Her face told it all. She really didn't feel well. The deaf she-cat felt so bad. "Fallownose? I don't feel so well and I don't want them to fall behind. Is it alright if I go lay down? I'm truely sorry. I can still go if you still want me to. I can try and suck it up.", she meowed. Then and there she almost had her lunch come back up, but she put her paw to her mouth and forced herself not to. Her head began to spin a little.
He frowned in concern as Fuzzyblossom approached and explained that she wasn't up for a patrol. "Of course you may be excused. Make sure to go to Cowtuft so he can make sure it's nothing serious, and get plenty of rest!"
[you don't have to reply, just didn't want to leave this hanging]
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Mousefern gave Cowtuft a smile, waving her tail to the tom in a friendly manner when he approached. Ah, an herb patrol! This would be a walk in the park, surely? Maybe? Hopefully. “Of course, Cowtuft, that’ll be no problem at all.”
The pale cream coloured molly trotted over to Hemlockpaw, who was the first patrol mate of hers that she could find.. Surely Mistycloud would show up soon, too. “We’re headed to sunset grove to find honey and some flowers.” She explained softly, giving the apprentice a friendly flick on the shoulder with her tail-tip. “It’ll be a breeze… Not sure how we’re going to get our paws on honey, but I’m sure we’ll figure that out once we find a beehive.”
Re: WindClan Patrols
