The Willow's branch hunted by the Breeze.

[MangoBearGoGrr]

@Dolomedes

Willowtail stretched. Exiting her den, the warrior looked at the fresh kill pile. Starclan it was getting low, with the lack of apprentices..... or apprentices doing work. The fresh kill pile had been getting lower a bit faster recently. Perhaps it was with the chill and lack of prey lurking around there new but not so new hunting grounds. Willowtail decided, why not fill it up herself? But, Willowtail following her leader and sisterly figure's rules. The buddy system. Willowtail didn't know who..... it at this point what to take with her. But as soon as her eyes landed on the Lionheart, Seabreeze, she knew she just had to ask. "Hey! Seabreeze... do you uh... wanna come hunt with me?" Willowtail asked, the cheery warrior really hoped the Lionheart didn't mistake her for a apprentice, it was common for her due to her short height, her sister Daisypaw once said, maybe all your height went to your tail!. The though always made Willowtail hold back a purr, Willowtail did have an abnormally long tail for a cat, her tail reach out almost two rabbit leaps behind her.

[Dolomedes]

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 23 | Purrks: Go with the Flow | The Collector | Ultimate Predator |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

Seabreeze dropped the squirrel he had just brought in from his solo morning run that was more of a solo night run as his insomnia had once more led him to doing random little errands to pass the time rather than wallow in his nightmares and fear in his nest all night long. Well then, he looks up as he heard his name called, it wasn't a voice that he really recognized. They weren't a stranger by any means but they weren't someone that Seabreeze usually talked to and he tilted his head in wonder of what she could want from him. Oh, another hunting patrol, alright. He understands that he has gained a bit of a knack of hunting, but at this point it feels like all he ever does is hunt... but hey, don't fix what isn't broken, right?

"Sure, I wouldn't mind going hunting. Could we try some fishing instead though? I know it's cold but the river still runs... plus," He motions to the squirrel he caught and had just dropped off at the kill pile, "First paw experience that the prey isn't running too well. The colder season is really starting to kick off. Leafbare has always been my least favorite season for it." He waited for the other warrior's response before tilting his head towards the territory, "Shall we then?"

[ @ChromeSpooky_Hwaa - Willowtail ]

[MangoBearGoGrr]

Originally Posted by Dolomedes

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 23 | Purrks: Go with the Flow | The Collector | Ultimate Predator |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

Seabreeze dropped the squirrel he had just brought in from his solo morning run that was more of a solo night run as his insomnia had once more led him to doing random little errands to pass the time rather than wallow in his nightmares and fear in his nest all night long. Well then, he looks up as he heard his name called, it wasn't a voice that he really recognized. They weren't a stranger by any means but they weren't someone that Seabreeze usually talked to and he tilted his head in wonder of what she could want from him. Oh, another hunting patrol, alright. He understands that he has gained a bit of a knack of hunting, but at this point it feels like all he ever does is hunt... but hey, don't fix what isn't broken, right?

"Sure, I wouldn't mind going hunting. Could we try some fishing instead though? I know it's cold but the river still runs... plus," He motions to the squirrel he caught and had just dropped off at the kill pile, "First paw experience that the prey isn't running too well. The colder season is really starting to kick off. Leafbare has always been my least favorite season for it." He waited for the other warrior's response before tilting his head towards the territory, "Shall we then?"

[ @ChromeSpooky_Hwaa - Willowtail ]

Sorry for the short post

Willowtail waited for the toms response, when finally reciving it she purred. "Great, sounds good to me!" As she listened more she mewed, "Agreed, leafbare isn't exactly the easiest, but hey were on new territory, the odds are even for now" she meowed, flicking her long tail for the tom to lead the way she teasingly mewed, "After you sir."

[Dolomedes]

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 23 | Purrks: Go with the Flow | The Collector | Ultimate Predator |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

He couldn't help but tilt his head at the phrase, he does that often, tilting his head. It makes him wonder where he picked the habit up at, and he straightened to start leading them out of the camp and into the territory, having been given the go ahead he decided to lead the other warrior to no where in particular, just general territory along the river bank, he decided to make some small talk before the hunting, "How does that even the playing ground? I just think we are lucky that fishing is still easily accessible in the new territory. If it weren't we wouldn't have the best luck during leafbare at all." They would probably starve. He frowned at the over reliance.

"Do you like fishing? I do, it's my favorite form of hunting. It was the only thing I was really even that good at for awhile, that and swimming, before I land hunted enough to be called good at that too." It was little nothings about Seabreeze, though it didn't even feel like him anymore. Long are the days where he thought he was awful at everything. He knows that he's decent if he is still alive and in the clan, it was his inability to actually do things, that made him like this, because he had the ability to do things well... if that makes sense.

[ @ChromeSpooky_Hwaa - Willowtail ]

[MangoBearGoGrr]

Originally Posted by Dolomedes

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 23 | Purrks: Go with the Flow | The Collector | Ultimate Predator |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

He couldn't help but tilt his head at the phrase, he does that often, tilting his head. It makes him wonder where he picked the habit up at, and he straightened to start leading them out of the camp and into the territory, having been given the go ahead he decided to lead the other warrior to no where in particular, just general territory along the river bank, he decided to make some small talk before the hunting, "How does that even the playing ground? I just think we are lucky that fishing is still easily accessible in the new territory. If it weren't we wouldn't have the best luck during leafbare at all." They would probably starve. He frowned at the over reliance.

"Do you like fishing? I do, it's my favorite form of hunting. It was the only thing I was really even that good at for awhile, that and swimming, before I land hunted enough to be called good at that too." It was little nothings about Seabreeze, though it didn't even feel like him anymore. Long are the days where he thought he was awful at everything. He knows that he's decent if he is still alive and in the clan, it was his inability to actually do things, that made him like this, because he had the ability to do things well... if that makes sense.

[ @ChromeSpooky_Hwaa - Willowtail ]

Willowtail followed, "Just saying, we've never spent a leafbare on this territory before, anything could happen." She mewed, padding beside the Tom as she mewed, "Uhm, swimming..." That on the other hand... was not an anything can happen situation. Bad memories of Willowtail almost drowning, her aunt Sweetsap being found in the water, dead. Gosh, water just didn't like her. But ehhhhhhh, the warrior didn't need to know all that. "Swimming... well I'm good at swimming.. but do I like it.. no. Honestly I don't. I don't mind my pelt getting wet, i'm not a squimish Windclan rabbit-heart. But.. I suppose being half Windclan made it harder for me to adjust to the water, get used to the soaked pelt and all that." Willowtail meowed, half rambling to fill the awkward silence, half rambling to take her mind off of the thoughts that had made the she-cat pin her ears momentarily.

[Dolomedes]

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 24 |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

Ah, was Seabreeze reading into things a bit too much or was he sensing some sort of internalized something? Her being half Windlcan didn't have anything to do with her dislike of water, that was just personal preference or some sort of insecurity. Though Seabreeze wasn't a therapist in the slightest, if he were, maybe he would be less messed up himself. He glanced towards the river bank as it came into view. The water was slower than it had been. All of the run off from snow had settled and now it was freezing again slowly. Yet, the fish swim, luckily. "I don't really understand that, but to each their own." He replied with a shrug before quieting and approaching the river bank in front of them.

He dropped into a crawl as he got close, and paused on the bank, carefully placing himself along the running water so that his shadow wasn't cast over the water and scare off any prey. He raised his paw, falling into a world where only his goal was to capture prey, and the fish existed. Tuning out the wind, the trees, the cold, and the sun... it was just them. Watching, stalking, waiting... one... two... three! The warrior shot his paw into the water skillfully, hooking his claws, and flicking his wrist all in one, smooth movement. Seabreeze retracted his paw, and with it a fish hit the bank with a thud.

He pounced and killed the fish before pulling it up the bank and out of the danger of rolling back into the water. Then he clicked back into awareness with a pause and a moment to center his sense of self. "Water's cold, but ain't too bad for the time of season."

[ +1 Fish ]
[ @Strawberry_SpookyBear - Willowtail ]

[MangoBearGoGrr]

Originally Posted by Dolomedes

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 24 |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

Ah, was Seabreeze reading into things a bit too much or was he sensing some sort of internalized something? Her being half Windlcan didn't have anything to do with her dislike of water, that was just personal preference or some sort of insecurity. Though Seabreeze wasn't a therapist in the slightest, if he were, maybe he would be less messed up himself. He glanced towards the river bank as it came into view. The water was slower than it had been. All of the run off from snow had settled and now it was freezing again slowly. Yet, the fish swim, luckily. "I don't really understand that, but to each their own." He replied with a shrug before quieting and approaching the river bank in front of them.

He dropped into a crawl as he got close, and paused on the bank, carefully placing himself along the running water so that his shadow wasn't cast over the water and scare off any prey. He raised his paw, falling into a world where only his goal was to capture prey, and the fish existed. Tuning out the wind, the trees, the cold, and the sun... it was just them. Watching, stalking, waiting... one... two... three! The warrior shot his paw into the water skillfully, hooking his claws, and flicking his wrist all in one, smooth movement. Seabreeze retracted his paw, and with it a fish hit the bank with a thud.

He pounced and killed the fish before pulling it up the bank and out of the danger of rolling back into the water. Then he clicked back into awareness with a pause and a moment to center his sense of self. "Water's cold, but ain't too bad for the time of season."

[ +1 Fish ]
[ @Strawberry_SpookyBear - Willowtail ]

"Works for me" she grumbled. Settling beside the Tom she narrowed her gaze to stare at the fish. "This is the spot Stagheart took me." Willowtail mewed, "He took me here for my final assessment."

[Dolomedes]

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 24 |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

"hm? Oh, yeah, Stagheart is a good guy. I'm not super familiar with him though." Though he didn't really mention his own assessment, though to be fair.. he couldn't really really remember it at this point. Though he did know that he had to retake it more than just once. It was a struggle for him, and he wasn't named a warrior until he was about 15 moons. "I imagine that you haven't dove either then?" He offers instead as a make of small talk as he waited in bated breath for the next fish to swim into range of his waiting paw.

[ @Strawberry_SpookyBear - Willowtail ]

[MangoBearGoGrr]

Originally Posted by Dolomedes

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 24 |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

"hm? Oh, yeah, Stagheart is a good guy. I'm not super familiar with him though." Though he didn't really mention his own assessment, though to be fair.. he couldn't really really remember it at this point. Though he did know that he had to retake it more than just once. It was a struggle for him, and he wasn't named a warrior until he was about 15 moons. "I imagine that you haven't dove either then?" He offers instead as a make of small talk as he waited in bated breath for the next fish to swim into range of his waiting paw.

[ @Strawberry_SpookyBear - Willowtail ]

"I have, I've dove.... 3 times before." Willowtail meowed, reaching down her paws and casually flicking her abnormally long tail as she lifted out a decently sized fish. "Once in the mountains.... once during training. And once with my father."

[Dolomedes]

Seabreeze
He/him | Riverclan Warrior| Moons: 24 |
“No one is coming to save you.
Get up.”

TW: This character’s posts often exhibits triggers such as depression, suicidal tendencies/idealation, anxiety, and self loathing

Seabreeze flicked an ear, well that was certainly more than he thought. Perhaps she had water based trauma that was recent. He could see that. But it wasn't his business so he ignored the thought and continued fishing. Another one of the scaly prey wandered a bit too close and in a flash, Seabreeze had fished it out and killed it. Though between the three fish that they caught, he didn't think there would be anymore fish nearby so he stood up, "We should move up river. I think we've scared the rest of the fish in this area." He didn't want to dwelve into Willowtail's past. So he picked up his two catches, planning to carry them with him, and turned to watch until Willowtail was ready before walking upstream.

[ @MangoBearGoGrr - Willowtail ]