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Postby feather ' » Mon Dec 01, 2025 10:23 am

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        notes: using two revives for satinwish & wildrice :)

        with a magical poof of glitter and sparkles, satinwish and wildrice got revived! hopefully they did not die again :( that would be very tragic.

        wildrice and satinwish looked at each other with utmost confusion. wildrice opened his mouth to say something but satinwish scurried away into the wasteland because she did not feel like speaking to that weird guy.

        when she was in the wasteland, she slipped on many banana peels :( but she didn't mind too much because she had acquired an uncanny obsession for bananas. she felt like a rat skittering through all the dirty trash bags, but she quite liked being around trash. perhaps it was because she felt like trash every day :(

        she decided that she would embark on her journey to find out who killed her. why they killed her, a little servant girl, worthless (like a piece of trash)? unfortunately, she would have a lot of trouble on this mystery, as she did not quite remember any of the events leading up to her death. it was as if there was a blank space in her mind, empty.

        however, not remembering something was the least of her concerns; the wind was making spooky, eerie noises that sent goosebumps over satinwish's skin. it pulled and tugged insistently along her scraggly fur, begging her to return to death's cold embrace. even the birds that flew over her squawked their disapproval, flapping their wings, and glaring at with their black beady eyes.

        return. return return.
        return. return return.
        return. return return.

        despite all of nature's encouragement, satinwish decided that she would not return. well. hopefully not. that would be very tragic. she had a purpose now, and she would not return until she had fulfilled it.

        after much contemplation, satinwish decided that she would camp here for the time being. in this beautiful junkyard with an abundance of bananas and trash. but first, satinwish wanted to go find something to eat that was not moulded banana peels.

        satinwish decided to lick a rock. (337 words)



explore info ───────────────────────
clan archive ‣ last post ‣ last reply ‣ death opt-in
default replies ‣ random cat pref ‣ custom prey
level 4 (478/500xp)

cats on patrol ──────────────────────
satinwish ‣ she/her ‣ hp 100% ‣ hup 0% ‣ not sick

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active quests: n/a
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herbs ─────────────
→ chamomile [1]
→ lavender [1]
→ honey [1]
→ daisy leaf [1]
→ goatweed [1]
→ celandine [2]
→ wild garlic [1]
→ lungwort [1]
→ sweetsedge [2]
→ burdock root [1]
→ wintergreen [1]
→ your choice [2]
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prey ──────────────
→ [1fp] peanuts x3
→ [1fp] blueberries x2
→ [2fp] kiwis x3
→ [2fp] passionfruit x1
→ [3fp] mangos x0
→ [3fp] pomegranate x0
→ [4fp] papaya x3
→ [4fp] coconut x1
→ [5fp] jackfruit x0
→ [5fp] watermelon x3
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Re: Stars V.2 • Explore

Postby Thani » Mon Dec 01, 2025 10:30 am

    I want to risk death!
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Re: Stars V.2 • Explore

Postby Thani » Mon Dec 01, 2025 10:37 am


Last Explore Post | Last Response Received Notes; This is a scouting post!

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Bird wasn’t sure what she was looking at exactly, but it was very very strange. Just a few feet in front of her, Bug and his new companion, whose name she had finally learned was Finch, were just having a normal conversation. At least from the perspective of anyone else it would have looked like a normal conversation. Bird knew Bug very well, so well in fact that his little quirks and tells were like laser beams coming off his body. He was not subtle at all with his flirting, she noted. This was like watching him with Squirrelpuddle all over again, only she could not tell if the companion in front of him was into it or not. She did not know Finch well enough to know just yet.

“Okay! We’re all set!” Bug’s voice cut through Bird’s thoughts.
“So what you have to do is just…put your head to hers, and she’ll do some magic thing and! Well…I don’t know how exactly it works but it does, so just trust me okay?” Bug continued, looking a little frazzled as he tried to explain.

Bird looked a little skeptical at first before she walked over to Finch and hesitantly pushed her forehead against hers and closed her eyes. She didn’t feel anything at first and began to wonder if the magic was even working at all on her. Suddenly a soft warmth began to radiate into her and dissipate at the tip of her ears, leaving her feeling a little strange but also…safe?

“Was that all?” Bird asked as she moved away, her ears twitching from the sudden warmth that was radiating from them.
Finch smiled and nodded her head, pulling her hood back up over her head to conceal herself a bit more.

“It's a strange feeling, isn’t it?” She replied, moving past her to catch up with Bug who was already eager to run out of the barrier.

“Come onnnnnnnn you two!” Bug drawled out, looking back towards the two of them, eagerness written across his face.
“We have to get going before the patrol comes back and finds us trying to leave!”

Bird shook her head and sighed, a smile forming across her face as she bounded up to catch up with Bug. Finch followed right behind her, and eventually the three of them reached where the barrier ended and the forest began.

It should have been an easy task to leave the barrier, at least for Bug, who had already done so during the neverending night fight against the fey. And with the protection from Finch promised by Bug, Bird should have found the task easy as well. However as the two of them stood there looking out towards the unknown they felt a little…afraid? In the back of their minds they couldn’t help but worry that something bad could happen to them if they chose to do this, protection from Finch or not.

The words of their leader, CroutonStar, was playing in both of their heads. A rule that had been passed down from the first leader of the clan. A rule that had been set and never broken, at least to their knowledge. ‘Under no circumstances may we enter the forest without a warrior who has been trained to withstand what horrors await us inside.’. As if they could sense each other's hesitance, they both turned to look at one another at the same time.

“When you were out there, Bug , was there anything…evil?” Bird asked, their voice shaking a little as they spoke.

“Well…beyond the fey who was destroying the forest, no…I didn’t see or run into anything or anyone who wanted to cause harm.”

“Do you think maybe you just….got lucky?” Bird asked, returning their gaze back towards the forest, the trees seemingly getting larger and more ominous as she stared at them.

“I don’t believe in luck, Bird, you know this.” Bug responded, taking a deep breath as they then stepped over the line separating them from being under the barrier and in the forest.

Once he was over the line, Finch stepped past Bird and followed after him, turning to look at Bird and give her a comforting look. It however did not make her feel any better about this decision. The only thing that would make Bird feel better was to just do it...so she did. She stepped out into the forest, over the barrier. For the first time ever in her life, Bird had broken a rule of the clan.

“Oh my gosh oh my gosh…” She began to panic immediately as she stepped out into the cool forest air, looking around and stepping on the ground strangely as she felt the difference in mud beneath her feet. No longer was the ground covered in a lush carpet of beautiful green grass and abundant flowers, but a cold and almost wet dirty mud.

“You get used to it fast” Finch calmly said, watching her in amusement as she danced around on the ground, her eyes darting around their surroundings and taking it all in.

Meanwhile Bug was already making his way up a small incline further in the forest, wanting to get away from the barrier as fast as possible lest they be seen by the patrol coming back. It was probably best they got a move on.

“You can take it all in once we get further away, Bird! The sun’s almost above the treeline, that means the second patrol will be swapping out soon!”

She snapped out of whatever daze she was in and tried to collect her bearings before following Bug up the incline and further into the forest. The three of them moved through it at a pretty decent pace, stopping every so often to just take in the sights. Bird still couldn’t believe that she was breaking the rules but it also felt so..freeing. She felt like she was a bird herself, able to go anywhere she wanted to now.

The three of them eventually reached a small space in the forest that had an opening with some strange looking plants. Bird recognized them as something the warriors would often bring back to help heal the older cats so she sauntered over and picked a few of them up and put them in her satchel where she kept her bird feed. She wasn’t sure what she was going to do with it but she knew it was a necessity in the clan so better to not leave it behind.

“This place is so strange” Bird started, catching her breath as she looked up at the sky through the clearing in the forest.
“And now that we have stopped walking I can hear so many things going on in the forest!” She exclaimed, her ears twitching as they attempted to listen in on things going on around them.
“It’s such a strange feeling!”

“When I was out here there were so many of us working together to save the forest, but that was on the eastern side of the barrier. We came through….the west.” Bug tried to think, since he was usually not the best with directions these were all just guesses.
“I know that the clan has told us about others living in this forest but..I guess I never believed there could be anyone else..because of the barrier. Like who would be able to live outside of it?”

It was then that Finch spoke up, her voice soft.
“Well..a lot of us have the ability I do..thats how we live out here. I mean. It has been awhile since I have seen anyone from my old home but, I am sure they are still living out here…somewhere.”

“It makes me wonder…” Bird started, pacing around as she listened to the forest around them.
“If there's anyone in the clan who knows more than what they tell us. I mean the forest is dangerous, we know that to be true….After all what happened to Squirrelpuddle and-”

A broken branch noise stopped Bird from talking as she immediately looked over to where the sound came from. Finch jumped up and moved to get behind Bug, who stood up and looked ready to pounce on whoever- or whatever it was.
From the clearing, not moments after the stick was heard breaking a small she-cat with tortie patterns emerged, looking a little bit beat up. Perhaps by the tangle of sticks and mud stuck to their curly fur.

“Uh..uh..Good morning!” She says, a little nervous as she approaches the group, who look a little like they are ready to attack her at any moment.
“I heard you talking over here and it's been awhile since I've seen anyone on this side of the forest so..I decided to come and say hello!” She stopped walking, waiting to see what they were going to say before making any moves to get closer to the group.

Bird looked back at Bug, wondering if this was someone he had met before while he was out in the forest. Bug shook his head no and Finch came out from behind Bug and took her hood down, immediately catching the eye of Furzetuft who’s demeanor looked a lot more relaxed once they realized who it was,
“Oh Finch! I didn’t recognize your scent, friend! It has been so long..” Furzetuft started, watching as both Bird and Bug lowered their defenses in confusion as they watched the scene unfold.

“Furzetuft, you look a little worse for wear, are you alright?” Finch asked, nodding her head so that she could come closer. Furzetuft happily bounded over and lowered her head towards both Bird and Bug.

“Sorry if I scared you! I’m a trader, and I heard you and…well. I’m in need of some supplies, and I was hoping maybe you had something to help me out.

“Well!” Bug started, moving forward with a smile as Bird stood there still trying to catch up with everything going on.
“If you are a friend of Finch, you are a friend of ours!”

“Oh, lovely! And what can I call you?”

“I’m Bug and this is my best friend, Bird.” Bird looked at her and smiled a little.

“Well nice to meet you both officially. I’m Furzetuft, as I am sure you heard!”

“So what do you usually trade for?” Bug asked.
“We don’t have much but I’m sure we could find something you might need.”

“Do you have any food, or perhaps some herbs? Either of those would work for me! I have something I think you will like in exchange!”

Bird’s eyes darted to her birdfeed bag for a moment before she reached for it and pulled out 1 hawkweed +1 lovage and handed it over to Bug to give to Furzetuft.
“Would this work? We just picked this up and it's something our clan uses to treat wounds.”




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Notes; Giving two herbs to furzetuft!
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dec tasks & greenleaf rolls

Postby Vivika » Mon Dec 01, 2025 12:33 pm

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Wahoo wrote:Howdy! I think I'll hang around 'ere and catch up on some fishing! You just never know what loot you'll
find around. I'm happy to share the goods, but how 'bout you complete a task or two first?

    DECEMBER MONTHLY TASKS
    1. Someone has left a "gift" in your clan's territory! What is it and how does your patrol react to finding it? (prompt credit) [rewards: +15xp]

    2. Bring a cat with wintery colors on patrol! Interpret as you wish. [rewards: +1fp (user's choice)]

    3. Include a holiday themed emoji in your explore post! [rewards: +50 stardust]

    When you've completed a monthly task(s), please let a writer know as a note in your explore post to receive your prizes! These monthly tasks end at rollover over to [month here] 1st (0:00 cs time). Find more details about monthly tasks in this post!


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    SEASON

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    Wahoo wrote:"Would ya look at that? The sun's shinin', the birds are babblin' and the fish are out swimin'! Must mean greenleaf is startin'!”
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scouting closed

Postby Vivika » Mon Dec 01, 2025 12:34 pm

Scouting is officially closed for December!

    scouting is closed! any previous scouting posts will be claimed and posted whenever the writer has the chance! for october, you're still v welcome to send out regular explore patrols! for more information about the difference between explore patrol & scouting patrols, check here c:
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