Airplanes 1x1 with Dinah.

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Ashclover followed, holding his head low and looking thoughtful as he did so. As his paw crunched one dead head of grain, he let out a sigh, missing the crunch of pine needles, which would give of their pleasant fragrance.

"I'm used to city cats and mountain cats" He reasoned to Littlerain in his still aggravated tone. "They smell like cars, trees and mud, not like... sun, dust and wheat. Also distant cattle smell."

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batears shot them a look from ahead, making sure they were still there. littlerain sent the tom a slight nod, before turning to answer the cat beside her. " what's a city? is it sort of like grass or whatever you guys have? " she'd ask, genuinely curious about the place he was from.

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"No, cities are largely stone structures. Like... nests. A lot of them. They were build by people, like birds build nests, and ants build nests." Ashclover responded, trying his best to explain it in terms a cat who'd never seen one before might understand.

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" really?? " she sounded intrigued, dropping to a curious whisper as she leaned in. " they must look awfully funny, do they get in the way of your camp? " she'd stop to look forward, batears disappearing behind a final wall of wheat before calling out to the other two. " we're at the stream now! " his voice hollered.

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"No, we live in the forest." Ashclover said, seeming to relax slightly as his ears perked, meeting the sounds of rushing water. He gave Littlerain a slight smile of amusement before glancing dully at Batears. "Oh goody." He replied, and headed after him.

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" oh sure, only give the pretty she-cat a smile. " batears huffed jokingly, slightly amused. littlerain watched as ashclover headed towards the stream, walking over to stand beside batears. " don't worry, one day he'll smile at all of us! hopefully. " littlerain smiled cheerfully at the senior tom, batears scoffing at her words. " may Soleil see the day. "

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Ashclover didn't reply to his comment, only narrowing his eyes as he reached Batears, and then bending down to drink by the stream, going to far as to let his paws sink into the water. As he drunk he closed his eyes, imaging instead that he was back near Fishsong's river, or even the ocean.

Not that it was very believable, as the scent was still too different. Still, the mud and the smell of the plants growing near the damp water was a bit comforting. Once he finished drinking, he shot his companions another glaring look, before wading forwards into the water.

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" hey, don't go off and drown! we can't be held responsible for whatever idiotic things you do while in our territory. " batears growled lowly, standing up to walk after him. littlerain just sat for a bit, watching them go, before standing up and joining batears by the riverbank. she looked indifferent towards the stream, her eyes dull with memories. batears glanced at her, before wading into the water after the tomcat.

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"I'm not about to drown." Ashclover said with another roll of his eyes as he walked further in, until the water was up to his chest. He briefly ducked his head in on purpose, before lifting it back up. "Don't tell me you cats don't swim, as well as crawl about in the wheat?"

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" there are many types of cats around here, although we all learn how to navigate and fight in the wheat fields, along with some other basics such as hunting and hiding, swimming is more of an option. some fluffier cats, such as our surveillant spiderstar, would prefer not to mess with such things. " batears turned to answer the tom, littlerain flicking her ears at the edge. she was such a cat.