[Approved] Violetfreckle

[vellichor]

In their presence, any cat would feel small.

Keen eyes gaze at you, judging you for your worth. You know you are not the first cat to come here - nor will you be the last. But you've come with a mission, and all you have to do is sell yourself.

"What makes you stand out from the rest of the cats who want another chance?"

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•° Violetfreckle °•

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She awoke with a gasp. Air. She was breathing. But... she wasn't. She didn't need to. She didn't know how she knew that. Where was she? This wasn't the river. Where were the otters? Had they been kileed? Or...? Was...? Violetfreckle looked down at her paws, feeling dizzy and sick as she saw the ground through translucent fur and stars speckling her coat. Oh.

She wanted to throw up, wanted to cry and sob and scream but she couldn't. She had to get back down there. She knew cats could come back to life. Violetfreckle couldn't waste Bumblestar's life. She had to keep going. She spun her panic and fear into rage and started yowling, feeling some kind of presence around her. "HEY!" She cried, snarling and lashing her tail. "Whoever's hiding, GET YOUR ASSES OUT HERE AND LET ME BACK DOWN! I DON'T BELONG HERE!"

It wasn't her time. "Mudhound will die! Dragonflycliff! I need to be there to help them! PLEASE!" Her voice was beginning to break as reality began to set in. She was dead. Gone. She was determined to go back, but for now... "Do you want them all to die? Because at this rate, they might! LET ME BACK DOWN!" She was desperate, frantically looking around for any cat at all. Tears stung the corners of Violetfreckle's eyes. No, no no. This wasn't happening. Couldn't be. She held back a sob, but it racked her entire body.

// @Beaan @Estelle @c1nder \\

[c1nder]

☆｡. o Dustpoppy
❧ Dark Forest Warden | She/Her
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what a yapper. wasnt this one already revived once? not by her, no but she was brought back before. "shut your maw and give me an actual reason, do you even have a plan to save them?" was she going to let a cat go back just for 'oh but i want to'? hell no. boohoo, tough up, stop running your mouth like the river you drowned in. why was she always choosing to judge the loudmouths? "if you dont, go run and play in the stars for a while until you do."


- @vellichor @Beaan @Estelle​

[Estelle]

"Ohohoh! Otter got the best of you, dearie?"
Silverfox appeared from within the starry fog, pelt aglow with a dark light. His laugh was boisterous and strong, thoroughly amused to be seeing these big bad cats struggling against the big bad otters. He had no true sympathy for the screaming and crying kit at his paws, his disdain masked by a jovial mask of laughs and smiles.

He let himself lay down and propped his head up on a paw, regarding Violetfreckle from a small distance.
"You're sure ah, that you won't just die again, if we send you back? Because y'know, if your friends down there were to die, and actually wanted to come back (because, hell, maybe they like it up here!) they could plead their own cases to be sent back. Pretty ironic that the one who already died to these cute little things is the one claiming she will keep anyone else from dying to them. I would think you'll just get torn up again!"

He rolled over, paws extended to the sky as he blocked out some light. He didn't care for fancy shenanigans, he just wanted to be comfortable most of all.
"Besides, I would think that someone who was so close to death once, would be careful about not wasting her life again. But you're an interesting one, aren't you? You like the fight, you're a spitfire! I bet you'll keep screaming 'till we let you back down, and I like that. But you got to make it worthwhile dearie."


[ @vellichor @c1nder @Beaan ]

[Beaan]

Lichenflood
He/Him - Dark Forest Warden

What did we have here? Lichenflood's brown tabby frame stood there, watching as another cat pleaded their case on going back. He sighed, letting the other wardens speak before him. Violetfreckle. "Really? So they might die. They might live. Why should you go back? They have other cats that can help. They don't need you after all. What would you do then? You already got a second chance at life, why would you need a third?" he inquired, his green gaze narrowing. After all, a third chance at life was rare, and even then what would she do with it? Sit around and do nothing? Yeah, he wasn't going to let her slack off either.

[ @vellichor @c1nder @Estelle ]

[vellichor]

•° Violetfreckle °•

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Three of them. Three asshole spirits come to jeer and snarl at her. Well Violetfreckle wasn't having it. "Of course I won't just die again. Do you think I don't take this seriously?" She hissed through her teeth, tail lashing. "I'm not some Starsdamned kit just wanting to go down to get killed again. No wonder the spirits are so incompetent." She muttered that last part to herself. It seemed like these idiots had bees in their brains. "We're almost all out of there. I need to get back. The otters think I'm dead, they won't notice me. I can use that time to get Mudhound and anyone else out of there." 'Duh,' She didn't say aloud.

"You already got a second chance at life, why would you need a third?"

"Because last time, I was killed by a cowardly snake who played dead to catch me off-guard. I shouldn't have died then. And I've made use of my life since then. Training. Guarding. I mean," She grew angrier again. "You lot were the ones who cursed me! I have noooothing but time on my paws. Can't sleep, so I have the day and the night to devote to my Clan. Is that not good enough for you sorry lumps of fur?"

I can't leave Bumblestar. The thought crossed her mind and Violetfreckle visibly shrunk. This was vital. Not just for her, for Bumblestar. "I need. To get back. So I suggest you let me back down there." It was a command, one she knew she had absolutely no authority to make, but she stood her ground and swept her olive gaze across the spirits anyway, punctuating it with another lash of her tail.

// @c1nder @Estelle @Beaan \\

[c1nder]

☆｡. o Dustpoppy
❧ Dark Forest Warden | She/Her
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there it was.

there was the part that told her to not allow the cat to return, but she would stay and listen for a while yet. "that first death was more-so speaking of your own skill, no? being slain by a snake." she scoffed. making yourself useful wasnt especially different than others, she needed to see extraordinary behavior, something that a lot of the new cats that requested to return lacked. "you have all the time in the entire land, and yet youre still... average" she hadnt given her verdict yet, perhaps she could still be swayed.

- @vellichor @Beaan @Estelle​

[Estelle]

Do you think I don't take this seriously?
"Well frankly not, but who am I to talk~"
Silly him, he could definitely see she was taking this seriously, he just wanted to rile her up more. See if he could get a rise out of her. He smiled that innocent cant-do-wrong smile and swayed his tail languidly.
"You're not a kit, dear, kits stand a better chance than you last I checked. You say everyone is almost out of there, that sounds to me like they don't need you to actually get out."

Tut tut, so high and mighty.
"Training and guarding is the bare minimum, although I suppose some cats can't even manage that these days. One point for Violetfreckle!"
See he was more interested in this curse she mentioned. Brows quirked in amusement.
"Can't sleep at all, eh? That sounds like a proper pain in the hind quarters."
Silverfox was a dashing young man with proper neat vocabulary... Most of the time. Totally.

"Tell me, dear, if we let you back down. What are you going to do with your life? Just sit around, maybe train some apprentices? I want more, you can do more, can't you?"


[ @c1nder @Beaan @vellichor ]

[Beaan]

Lichenflood
He/Him - Dark Forest Warden

Oh? The warden had heard something, maybe that could better her chances. But that was not a guarantee. Helping a clanmate out, to save their life. Again.

He idly flicked an ear as the other wardens spoke before him again. And they covered just about everything he was going to bring up, so less work for him. Once it was his turn again, he spoke up, his voice almost a growl. "As they said. That is nothing. You completed basic tasks, Violetfreckle. Ones that everyday warriors should be doing as well. That doesn't make you worthy of a third chance if you're doing normal warrior duties. And that snake? Not our fault, a result of your own awareness - or lack thereof.

However, you did die differently. Otters. But rather than being unaware and brash, you willingly gave your life for a cat you see as kin, whilst not blood related. That takes some guts, and it would be rash to not take that into consideration. So tell me, what would you do if given another chance. And I may consider hearing you out," the tabby said, flicking his tail. Now he waited to see what her next response would be.

[ @vellichor @c1nder @Estelle ]

[vellichor]

•° Violetfreckle °•

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Frustration and anger bubbled up in Violetfreckle's gut, manifesting as a sharp snarl as she grit her teeth. Useless. These cats were nothing but useless. She shouldn't have to stand here and prove herself to a group of no-good lazy dead cats. Violetfreckle eyed them all once again. Average. Bare minimum. Basic tasks. They really overestimated the average warrior nowadays. With all the mentor reassignments, cats going missing, lazy lumps sitting around camp, eating ThunderClan's food and not giving a rat's ass about anyone else? Unfortunately, Violetfreckle disagreed with the spirits. But that wasn't quite a battle she was willing to fight, instead, she took on a more sarcastic tone.

"Oh, I'm so sorry your majesties. Why don't I just make everyone grow a pair of wings and teach them all to fly? Ah, or grow to the size of a twoleg and crush all my enemies, yes? Is that good enough for you all?" She rolled her eyes. "If you actually take your heads out of your asses for once and pay attention to the living world, I have valuable skills. I am the one teaching these ThunderClan cats how to fish. How to swim. I'm the one making sure the cats who want to know other skills know them. I don't have to, but I do because I care about this Clan of squirrels, Starsdamnit." Oh, her RiverClan was showing.

StarClan above, she couldn't stay dead. She was going back down there whether these stupid cats liked it or not. She'd claw them to bits if she had to. She'd tear down StarClan, the Dark Forest, whatever it took to get home. She had to go back. Bumblestar couldn't lose anyone else. She'd already lost Wolfhive.

Wait. Wolfhive. Violetfreckle's eyes widened.

"What would I do? Keep actually providing for this Clan. Keep fighting and training and going and protecting the ones I love. Just because you lot seem to have your eyes closed all the time doesn't mean nothing's happening." A sigh. A low growl. And then, "Last chance. Let me back down there. And my son, Wolfhive, while you're at it. No one deserves to live more than he does. And if you don't bring us both back, there will be hell to pay. I can guarantee it." She needed to get back to the fight. To make sure everyone was saved from the otters. More importantly, if she could come back with Wolfhive, maybe everything could be okay again. Maybe their lives could go back to normal. Maybe... maybe. Bumblestar would start smiling a little more like she used to.

// @c1nder @Estelle @Beaan \\

[c1nder]

☆｡. o Dustpoppy
❧ Dark Forest Warden | She/Her
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she had a temptation to just allow this she-cat to return to the living just to restore dustpoppy's bittersweet silence. "sarcasm will get you nowhere in this argument." she peeled her lips back into a snarl, icy blue eyes locked onto violetfreckle. "i'd think that if he wanted to live, he would show his face in the land of the dead, but oh wait! he hasnt been seen, has he?" that was all she needed to hear, she turned and spoke a final time before disappearing into the shadows once more.

"my verdict is n- yes" an unseen force moved her maw for her, and she paused, scoffed, and then slunk away.

- @vellichor @Beaan @Estelle​