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xxxthe sarcastic medicine cat of stoneclan.
xxxno crush.
xxxtags; rosepaw, bounce, leafstar.
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Tigerstep waited anxiously for Leafstar's reply, though he was able to maintain a neutral composure. His ears twitched, focused on each word Leafstar spoke. He had half expected the leader to turn her away. After all, Bounce didn't exactly have the best of reasons. If anything, the whole situation seemed as if Bounce only planned to stay until her kits were born. But did she realize? Tigerstep side-eyed Bounce, studying his ex-lover. Did she know what she was getting into? Clan life did not fit everybody, Tigerstep knew. Emberpaw's own brother, Speckledpaw, had disappeared many moons ago, supposedly to become a kittypet. And Bounce...well, she was so small. And, from what Tigerstep knew, she wasn't exactly the confrontational type. As Leafstar spoke, Tigerstep refocused his stare at the leader. His heart dropped a little. Bounce, in his den? Well, that spelled all kinds of awkward for the two of them. He stifled a growl of annoyance. At least Rosepaw would be there. If anything, his jumpy, hyper apprentice could hopefully tire Bounce out before Tigerstep had to face her. "I have no problem with that," Tigerstep replied to Leafstar.

Cats began to gather quickly, starting with Lionpaw and Oddpaw. Tigerstep narrowed his eyes in annoyance as Nightfrost, Redstrike, Fawndapple, Jinxshade, and Ripplebreeze quickly arrived at the scene. Redstrike, like the demanding cat Tigerstep loathed him to be, did not hesitate to state his question. Tigerstep did not suppress a snort. "There's nothing to see," he snapped at the gathered cats, glaring at Jinxshade in particular. His glare was intense, as if he challenged these cats to argue against him. He knew that Bounce's journey to becoming a full Clan cat would not be easy. There was nothing he could do, really, to ease the pain of her long road. All he could do was warn her, right? Growling under his breath, Tigerstep began to shoulder past Bounce and padded past Leafstar, lashing his tail as a signal for Rosepaw to follow. There was nothing more to do here, and work needed to be done. He stalked back to the medicine den, ducked underneath the roof, and proceeded to store away the catmint, leaf of juniper berries, and lavender he had found. Quite a good catch in a day, right?

Tigerstep sighed tiredly and sat up, taking a good, long look at his den. He spotted his good ol' nest, nestled perfectly at the corner of the den, and Rosepaw's located not too far from his. After Thistleleaf had died, though Tigerstep dare not admit this fact, the den had felt terribly empty and lonely. After he had taken Rosepaw on as an apprentice, the den was immediately filled with boundless kitten energy and curiosity. Most of the times, Rosepaw's energy annoyed Tigerstep endlessly, though he would have to admit that he had gotten used to her presence. For the night, at least, he would have a new addition to the den - Bounce. That was bound to create some tension, though Tigerstep was determined not to let Rosepaw become intertwined in his affairs. Wordlessly, Tigerstep turned to the back of the den and began to collect some moss and twigs for Bounce's nest.

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xxxa friendly apprentice of stoneclan to mousefur.
xxxno crush.
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Emberpaw snorted at her friend, still perched upon Cottonpaw. She batted playfully at Cottonpaw's ears, laughing, "Can't an apprentice get some sleep around here? I was on dusk patrol!" Truthfully, though, Emberpaw wasn't at all too bothered about Cottonpaw interrupting her sleep. She loved playing with her friends more so than sleeping. As Cottonpaw nimbly slipped out from underneath her body, Emberpaw took to her paws and shook out her pelt, sending little balls of moss and feathers everywhere around her. Ah, the troubles of long fur. The calico snorted, "Beat me at a hunting competition? Please, Cottonpaw, you couldn't win even if I let you!" She dropped to a playing position, hindquarters raised slightly as her tail waved. "I accept your challenge, though," she teased. "Next time Mousefur takes me hunting, I'm going to bring back twice as much prey as you do." Emberpaw straightened as her companion suddenly declared that she had something to do. Apparently Crookedtail needed her to collect fresh moss. Emberpaw wrinkled her nose in distaste, clearly no envious of Cottonpaw's duties. "See you later!" Emberpaw called after her friend. She watched with yellow, bright eyes as Cottonpaw approached Oddpaw and Lionpaw, giggling under her breath as she noted how Cottonpaw suddenly groomed down a tuft of unruly fur as the white-furred she-cat spotted the ginger apprentice. Emberpaw would have to make fun of Cottonpaw for that later.

Sighing, Emberpaw began to groom her whiskers and face. The Clan was already wide awake. Where was Mousefur? Emberpaw straightened and looked around for her brown-furred mentor, eyes wide. Huh. Was she still sleeping? Emberpaw's paws pulsated with contained energy, though she frowned in disappointment. She had wanted to go out to the forest today, even if it were for a border patrol. Nothing was more boring than staying in the camp all day! Plus, Mousefur was the deputy. Having a deputy for a mentor definitely put some stress on Emberpaw; she wanted to improve more than ever! But with Mousefur not around... Emberpaw's ears twitched as cats around her began to gather around the camp entrance. "What's going on?" she wondered to herself, padding to the scene. She slipped past some crowded cats, squeezing herself to the front of the crowd just as Tigerstep shoved through. 'What a grumpy badger,' she thought to herself, prying her eyes away from the medicine cat and onto the new stranger. The new she-cat was small, not that much bigger than Emberpaw herself, and heavily pregnant. 'What's she here for?' Emberpaw listened as Leafstar spoke, finally understanding that the she-cat wished to join the Clan. Emberpaw's eyes widened in surprise. A new cat in StoneClan? How strange!

'Leafstar's got this under control,' she told herself. Plus, surely all these gathered cats must be making the stranger feel uncomfortable. Turning tail, Emberpaw squeezed back out of the crowd and looked around camp. Cats were bustling about, doing their own little thing, which made Emberpaw feel out of place. Her tummy growled a little; she hadn't eaten since last night. Padding to the fresh-kill pile, she picked up a small mouse and began to head over to a shady location underneath a tree. Perhaps Mousefur would show herself by the time she finished.

[monstera]

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32 moons
tom
tags; emberpaw

as the clan cats bustled about, crowfur couldn't help but notice various members of the clan either glancing towards the entrance, or moving out of camp completely as if something had caught their attention. as many things were to him, he didn't see the importance of following the others. though, admittedly, he was intrigued. what could cause a stir within the clan like this? presumably something big was soon to occur. perhaps a cat was wounded? no, that would not explain why they weren't rushing to bring the injured back to clan. that was when he caught a scent- much different then the usual odor of clan cats and fresh kill. rising to his paws, crowfur moved towards the entrance- slowly, as not to be recognized he was moving. yet with the little amount of cats in the clan currently, it wasn't difficult to go unnoticed. within a few tail lengths of the entrance, he stopped as a flustered tigerstep rushed off towards his den. this further confused crowfur, though he decided not to over think it. the medicine cat was likely annoyed by something. what it was? again, the tom was left to draw a blank. raising his head at an attempt to see what the others were looking at, he noticed a small she-cat whom seemed to carry a different scent than he was used to. likely a rogue or loner… or possibly even kittypet. he thought upon observing her. she was a bit rounder than the average cat, and along with her scent he could assume this cat was expecting. after a few more moments of watching, he spun around and moved back into the less crowded area of camp. that was when he noticed emberpaw, whom he had also noticed among the group of cats clustered around the small she-cat. though conversations among clan mates was not one of his strong suits, crowfur decided it was well worth it if he wanted to figure out what was going on. moving towards the apprentice, he popped a question when he was close enough for the young cat to hear his voice. "do you by any chance understand what is going on?" he asked with a light flick of his tail, motioning towards the newcomer and cats around her.

[Kitty-lover93]

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ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ- curious

ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ- Tigerstep, Bounce

ᴄʀᴜƨʜ- none

ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴇ- none

Leafstar frowned as more and more cats gathered to gawk; she really wished that the event had happened at that time. Her fraught emotions were already confusing enough, and-
Redstrike asked what was going on, coming up next to her. She visibly stiffened, her crazy emotions being sent into hyper-drive with him standing so close to her. That was the closest thing they'd had to contact or a conversation since they'd told the kits about their situation. She was grateful when Tigerstep snapped that there was nothing to see... she didn't know if she could handle much more from other cats. Yes, they were going to judge her and Bounce for the whole situation. The only cat she cared about at the moment was Redstrike, and his proximity had almost a toxic effect on her. How could she love something so much when it was something she could never have? "You'll hear about it later..." she meowed a little tentatively. She knew that Redstrike knew her well enough on a personal level to get the silent ...for the next six moons or so. At least until those kits are old enough to become apprentice. Even if they couldn't be together anymore, maybe they could... possibly... be friends? Any other cat would probably just assume she was going to call a meeting later. (That wouldn't technically be incorrect, but it wasn't what she was thinking.)

Concentrate! Leafstar silently yelled at herself. She looked at Bounce, flicking her tail toward the boulder that served as her den. There were rocks just like it all around- they did live at the base of a mountain -but it was hollow, making it convenient and unique. "I would like to speak to you in private, please," Leafstar meowed, putting emphasis on the 'in private.' It seemed the clan didn't really understand what a delicate situation it was; either way, she'd get spited. Accept Bounce, she's welcoming a rogue or a kittypet into their clan. Send her away, and she's condemning a poor little pregnant cat.

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ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ- thoughtful

ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ- Oddpaw, Foxpaw,
Cottonpaw

ᴄʀᴜƨʜ- none

ᴍᴇɴᴛᴏʀ- Stormstrike

Lionpaw's attention was torn away from the situation first by Fawndapple, asking if Oddpaw would like to train, and then by Cottonpaw, telling Oddpaw that Crookedtail wanted them to collect moss for the elders. Whoa, that's awkward, he thought, wondering what Oddpaw would end up doing. Lionpaw, of course would rather train; collecting moss was bor-ring. The only plus would be hanging out with Cottonpaw; she was pretty and cool, so she'd probably make moss and elders considerably less boring. However, Lionpaw couldn't help but feel a little put-out; he was probably just going to sit around doing nothing. He had no idea what Stormstrike was doing, but he didn't really see him with all the cats moving everywhere, obviously gossiping about the new cat.

Lionpaw was just starting to feel a little lonely when Foxpaw barreled in out of nowhere, stopping a few foxlengths away but obviously bursting with excitement. Lionpaw laughed, grinning at his brother; they were the kind of brothers that got along pretty well. They were pretty alike aside from the fact that while Foxpaw was very excitable, Lionpaw could control his enthusiasm. Sweet! Lionpaw thought; he loved tracking, especially when it was a game. "Uh, yeah," he meowed. "Seeya later," he meowed at Oddpaw and Cottonpaw, winking at Cottonpaw before he turned and padded toward his brother.

[ʞ ɔ ǝ ɹ ʍ d ı ʞ s]

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I keep on running
I’m building bridges that I know you never wanted
Look for my heart
You stole it away
Now on every single road that I could take
I want you to burn my bridges down
Set me on fire
You set me on fire
You can burn my bridges down

Bounce was overwhelmed by the swarm of cats suddenly engulfing them. Her ears impulsively went back. She smiled at the tom that introduced himself, though her eyes did not reflect the emotion. Rippletail? Another odd name. But his attitude towards her was a welcome change from the hostile and confused stares. She was thankful when Tigerstep shooed them away, but bristled slightly when he left.

She turned her attention to Leafstar and the red tom, who lingered still. She was slightly intimidated by him, but she understood his hostility. It was her in his home, after all, not the other way around. It was strange, having so many of the cats be so much larger than her. She wondered how scrawny and pathetic she looked to them.

She listened to the words of the others and understood. Perhaps she was not the best fighter, but she was a skilled hunter. She was prepared to do her part for the Clan for the sake of her kits, and maybe even for the sake of herself. She knew every cat here had the potential to become someone special to her in the future. It was refreshing to have so many opportunities.

She nodded to Leafstar as she gestured to the small cave nearby. She flicked her ear, taking it as a sign to go to the place the she-cat had indicated. Bounce hesitantly made her way forward. When she was not stopped, she put more confidence in her stride and ducked inside, waiting for Leafstar.

[rockett.]

R E D S T R I K E

fourty four moons // tom // warrior
no mate // apprentice: duskpaw // no crush
hard-working, protective, loyal
overly honest, hard-headed, grumpy
tags: leafstar, tigerstep, bounce

redstrike's determination to figure out who the new cat was had made him oblivious to the fact that he was standing right beside leafstar, their pelts almost touching. the ginger cat felt his skin burn at how close they were; he was barely a whisker away from his ex-mate's soft fur. it made it hard for redstrike to focus on the medicine cat, who, as always, had a rude comment to remark. through all of his years of living in stoneclan, redstrike could not recall a time when tigerstep was not snapping, growling, or complaining - the tom was worse than him, in that respect. although tigerstep shot a glare at himself and the surrounding cats, his intense stare was aimed at jinxshade, rather than himself for once, which although was a nice change, redstrike didn't appreciate tigerstep getting so worked up over his question. there seemed to be something missing in the story of why this pregnant she-cat was here, and redstrike couldn't help but think that it had something to do with the medicine cat. but that's mouse-brained, redstrike reassured himself. how on earth would a cat like tigerstep know a cat like her?
with that, tigerstep barged through the cats and commanded rosepaw to follow on, storming into his den. redstrike was about to open his mouth again, but was cut off by the quiet, tentative voice of leafstar. it was as if all of his hostility, all of his power had been drained from him, just by the few words the leader spoke. redstrike dipped his head, closing his eyes. "very well," the tom murmured, turning away. the ginger warrior turned his head to see leafstar taking the she-cat, whose name had been called bounce, into her den to have a private discussion. redstrike let a sigh escape him, sitting down in the middle of camp.

F E R N P A W

eight moons // she-cat // apprentice
no mate // mentor: crookedtail // no crush
curious, sweet, sophisticated
sensitive, distracted, impulsive
tags: crookedtail, duskpaw

fernpaw watched her mentor with calm eyes as she finished off the squirrel, making sure none of it was wasted. after crookedtail was done cleaning her pelt, she repeated herself, asking if she, oddpaw and cottonpaw could take some moss to the elders. "i will soon, i promise," the she-cat mewed, supressing a light sigh as her mentor padded off to asses the situation with the new cat. as much as fernpaw wanted to know what was happening, she knew well enough that leafstar needed to sort things out first, and then would most likely address the clan of what was happening. she had faith in her mother to make the right decision, but in order to do so, she needed privacy, something most of the clan had ignored.
just as crookedtail left, duskpaw made his way over to her, a disgusted look wiped across his young face. as the tom loud-mouthed her mother, fernpaw flattened her ears, the end of her tail flicking quickly. "hey!" she hissed, pelt prickling. "i have faith in leafstar, as my mother and our leader, to make the right decision here, and if that decision is to let this new cat stay, then so be it," the small she-cat argued, feeling proud of herself. it was unlike her to stick up for anybody; usually, she would cower in the corner or be silent, but she was in a good mood, and her good mood had made her feel invincible. the tom's next comment, made in an awfully rude tone, stung fernpaw a bit, like a thorn in the pad. she loved her parents endlessly, but ever since the incident four moons ago, the two cats barely ever talked to each other. this time she gave in, dropping her head and shutting her mouth, because as much as she hated to admit it, she agreed with duskpaw. but, moreover, she just wanted them to get past their differences and get together again, so they could be the happy family they were four moons ago.

F O X P A W

eight moons // tom // apprentice
no mate // mentor: frostfire // no crush
energetic, charming, humorous
hot-headed, proud, rebellious
tags: frostfire, lionpaw

foxpaw grinned at his brother, glad lionpaw was more than happy to go out and train with him. himself and his brother had a fairly close relationship; although foxpaw knew, not all siblings were the same. the apprentice recalled of a time ridgebreak, the elder, talked about his own brother, wolfstep. ridgebreak had said the two toms would never leave each others' sides, as if their fur had been bound together. while foxpaw and lionpaw were strong siblings, their relationship was nothing like that.
foxpaw spun around on his heels, bounding back to where frostfire was waiting for them. an idea suddenly sparked in the tom's mind, like a flash of lightning in a storm. "frostfire," the tom began, paws still moving underneath him, despite the fact he was no longer walking. "how about lionpaw and i go off into the forest, you go somewhere else, and we come and find you?" foxpaw lifted his head high, as if his idea had been filled with the most spectacular words to ever be spoken. before frostfire had a chance to turn down his amazing offer, foxpaw whipped his head around to his brother, smiling. "i'll race you!" foxpaw challenged, dashing off into the forest as a head start from his brother. "you're slower than a squirrel just after hibernation!" he teased, calling back to lionpaw. the ginger and white tom raced through the forest, trying hard not to crash into any low branches or fallen logs - two things that had already been done by the young tom. foxpaw didn't plan on going far; the apprentice was smart enough to know that racing into unknown territory would be incredibly mouse-brained. instead, foxpaw veered to the left, looping around the outskirts of the camp.

F A W N D A P P L E

fourty four moons // she-cat // warrior
no mate // apprentice: oddpaw // no crush
caring, bubbly, adventurous
childish, nosy, dependent
tags: tigerstep, leafstar, bounce, oddpaw, lionpaw

before fawndapple could get into her duties, her attention was drawn to the camp's entrance. the she-cat strained her yellow eyes to see the medicine cat, the leader, and... who was this? have they found a rouge? the thoughts filled her mind, causing fawndapple to tense her muscles. the warrior peered closer, and saw that the new cat had a very round belly - she was pregnant. obviously a pregnant she-cat would not be in clan territory to attack; she was most likely looking for a safe place to give birth. a new cat for the clan? how exciting, fawndapple thought happily, although a part of her was curious as to how she had known about stoneclan, in order to be here now. did she have family in the clan? so many questions, questions that would no doubt be answered as the rest of the clan would see the new arrival.
the she-cat's gaze flicked from the clan entrance to oddpaw, her apprentice, who was sitting with lionpaw. her apprentice would probably want to do some training today, and taking him out of the camp would mean one less cat to bombard the new cat with questions, so really, she was doing them both a favour.
fawndapple padded over to her apprentice and her nephew, a warm smile spread across her muzzle. "good afternoon, 'paws," she began, hoping the apprentices would not take offense to her chosen word to address them. it was just easier to say than both of their names. "oddpaw, would you like to go and do some training? you can chose, if you'd like." oddpaw was a well-rounded apprentice; he was fairly good at everything, but nothing really stood out from the others. this made it hard to decide what to teach him, so sometimes, she would let him decide what he wanted to work on.

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Tigerstep waited anxiously for Leafstar's reply, though he was able to maintain a neutral composure. His ears twitched, focused on each word Leafstar spoke. He had half expected the leader to turn her away. After all, Bounce didn't exactly have the best of reasons. If anything, the whole situation seemed as if Bounce only planned to stay until her kits were born. But did she realize? Tigerstep side-eyed Bounce, studying his ex-lover. Did she know what she was getting into? Clan life did not fit everybody, Tigerstep knew. Emberpaw's own brother, Speckledpaw, had disappeared many moons ago, supposedly to become a kittypet. And Bounce...well, she was so small. And, from what Tigerstep knew, she wasn't exactly the confrontational type. As Leafstar spoke, Tigerstep refocused his stare at the leader. His heart dropped a little. Bounce, in his den? Well, that spelled all kinds of awkward for the two of them. He stifled a growl of annoyance. At least Rosepaw would be there. If anything, his jumpy, hyper apprentice could hopefully tire Bounce out before Tigerstep had to face her. "I have no problem with that," Tigerstep replied to Leafstar.

Cats began to gather quickly, starting with Lionpaw and Oddpaw. Tigerstep narrowed his eyes in annoyance as Nightfrost, Redstrike, Fawndapple, Jinxshade, and Ripplebreeze quickly arrived at the scene. Redstrike, like the demanding cat Tigerstep loathed him to be, did not hesitate to state his question. Tigerstep did not suppress a snort. "There's nothing to see," he snapped at the gathered cats, glaring at Jinxshade in particular. His glare was intense, as if he challenged these cats to argue against him. He knew that Bounce's journey to becoming a full Clan cat would not be easy. There was nothing he could do, really, to ease the pain of her long road. All he could do was warn her, right? Growling under his breath, Tigerstep began to shoulder past Bounce and padded past Leafstar, lashing his tail as a signal for Rosepaw to follow. There was nothing more to do here, and work needed to be done. He stalked back to the medicine den, ducked underneath the roof, and proceeded to store away the catmint, leaf of juniper berries, and lavender he had found. Quite a good catch in a day, right?

Tigerstep sighed tiredly and sat up, taking a good, long look at his den. He spotted his good ol' nest, nestled perfectly at the corner of the den, and Rosepaw's located not too far from his. After Thistleleaf had died, though Tigerstep dare not admit this fact, the den had felt terribly empty and lonely. After he had taken Rosepaw on as an apprentice, the den was immediately filled with boundless kitten energy and curiosity. Most of the times, Rosepaw's energy annoyed Tigerstep endlessly, though he would have to admit that he had gotten used to her presence. For the night, at least, he would have a new addition to the den - Bounce. That was bound to create some tension, though Tigerstep was determined not to let Rosepaw become intertwined in his affairs. Wordlessly, Tigerstep turned to the back of the den and began to collect some moss and twigs for Bounce's nest.

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xxxno crush.
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Emberpaw looked up from her mouse, swallowing as soon as she noticed the black-and-white furred tom approach her. She tipped her head in curiosity, though she could bet a whole season's worth of prey on what he was going to ask. She flicked her tail in greeting to the elder cat, registering his question. Emberpaw nodded eagerly, happy to be able to answer a warrior's question. "Tigerstep and Rosepaw found a new cat," she mewed, tail gesturing to the crowd. "I think she wants to join the Clan, but I think Leafstar wants to talk to her privately right now." Her body thrummed with excitement at the thought of a new cat, though Emberpaw worried for her. Emberpaw, personally, did not know of any cat in StoneClan who was not, well, of StoneClan blood. Kittypets and loners were rarely taken in. Her train of thought wandered to her brother, Speckledpaw. Was that where he had gone? To become a kittypet? That's what everybody in StoneClan seemed to believe, though Emberpaw could not be sure of her brother's whereabouts. He could be dead for all she knew.

Emberpaw shook off her thoughts and finished up the mouse, setting the inedible parts aside. Her face brightened suddenly. Maybe Crowfur knew where Mousefur was! "Have you seen Mousefur?" the apprentice asked, tipping her head to the side. "I've been waiting for her all morning, but I haven't seen her..." Emberpaw gave the camp one last scan, though she, as expected, did not sight her brown-furred mentor anywhere. Was Mousefur still sleeping? 'No, she's not that kind of cat,' she told herself. Mousefur was a hard worker, after all. Maybe Mousefur was off on some solo hunt or border patrol. Her gaze drifted over to the other apprentices, envying them. At least they had something to do! Together, too! And Emberpaw was here, stuck with no job. Her tail tip twitched anxiously. 'I'd prefer to pick tick off of elders than to wait around,' she whined to herself - and that was saying something. The last time she had gone to pick ticks off of elders, Doveflight had given her an earful. "What kind of fluffbrain is the Clan raising these days?" the gray elder has grumbled unhappily, tail swishing in agitation as Snakefang stroked her flank soothingly. "Be more gentle, for StarClan's sake!" Doveflight had scolded. Emberpaw's pelt burned in embarrassment at the memory.

[fairyheart]

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she-cat | 25 moons | warrior
mood ;; grumpy
location ;; camp.
with ;; Crookedtail
crush ;; none/open.
tags ;; Crookedtail
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Jinxshade’s gaze was still locked on the group of cats in front of her, keeping a keen ear out to listen for any other details that just so happened to come into her range of hearing. Soon Redstrike and Ripplebreeze merged their way into the group, both focused on the new cat. Ripplebreeze seemed to greet the loner with a warm purr, which made her scowl in disgust. Her ear twisted to the side as Crookedtail spoke, taking in her words. “Who knows.” She muttered. Leafstar probably has a soft spot for kitty-pets. From her eyes, Ripplebreeze had always been a overly friendly annoyance, always wanting to converse with everyone. “Cause the mouse-brain is a friendly suck. Always trying to get on everyones good side.” Her words came out as a light hiss, glaring at the tom. Whilst doing so, she felt the cold hard stare of the clan’s medicine cat- Tigerstep. Without a second thought she returned it, the depth of her bitterness shining through her foam green eyes. She really didn’t like Tigerstep- But then again she didn’t like most cats.

(sorry for the short post, i'm in class so my muse isn't all that great right now.)

[Fiorre]

Crookedtail
| Warrior | She-cat | 28 moons | Apprentice: Fernpaw | No crush | Location: Camp | tags; Jinxshade, Ripplebreeze(mentioned) |

As she listened to the black she-cat's words, Crookedtail flicked the tip of her tail back and forth. Her ear twitched briefly, flicking to the side and back, from the she-cat's harsh tone. However, Crookedtail knew the she-cat was just grumpy, and she was also well aware that she wasn't clan-born, which honestly made her judgement of the stranger interesting. She was taken in when she arrived, what makes this so different? she thought curiously, turning her head to look over the she-cat. Something must have happened to her, because no cat could possibly be this moody. She was almost as bad as an elder, if not worse. Tigerstep didn't seem too fond of her, given the glare he gave her before stalking away. It seemed that Leafstar wanted to be alone with the new cat, since she lead her over to her den. This would be an interesting day.

"Lighten up," Crookedtail mewed softly, sitting herself up and gently brushing her tail over Jinxshade's flank. "Ripplebreeze is a loyal warrior and he won't hesitate to get on a rogue's bad side if they mean danger for the clan." She spoke with certainty about her clanmate. Ripplebreeze was only a few moons away from becoming a warrior when Crookedtail was made an apprentice, but they had trained together a few times. The tom's good nature and friendly disposition had always made him welcome company among the gray she-cat. When Crookedtail nearly drowned, Ripplebreeze had been there to comfort her, even though he had already been given his warrior name. However, it would be silly to think that all cats in the clan would get along, so she wouldn't condemn or judge Jinxshade for speaking ill words about her clanmates. The young warrior was loyal and would defend her clan with her life, at least Crookedtail thought so.

As if to distract from the topic, Crookedtail glanced over at the fresh-kill pile, wondering if Jinxshade had already had something to eat. "Would you like a piece of fresh-kill?" she offered kindly, looking back towards the black she-cat. "I've already had my share, but I'll get you something if you want."

[fairyheart]

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she-cat | 25 moons | warrior
mood ;; angry
location ;; camp.
with ;; Crookedtail
crush ;; none/open.
tags ;; Crookedtail
word count ;; 312

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J i n x s h a d e

Lighten up? The black she-cats fur rose up in hostility at Crookedtail’s words. As her fellow warriors tail grazed her pelt, she stood up and backed away, breaking the contact. She didn’t like to be touched by anyone but herself or her friends- but Jinxshade did not have friends. Nobody had the time or patience to put up with her attitude and she was perfectly fine with that. Sometimes she would purposely give snarky remarks or shy away from conversation just so everyone would leave her alone and avoid conversation. She was happy just being alone- Like she had been for most of her life. Being a loner was a very difficult lifestyle, having to deal with threats on your own, finding shelter, food. In the harsh seasons like leaf-bare it was hard to find prey, having to go days at a time with barely any food. The scars of the past still haunted her to this day- Being one of the big factors to why she pushed everyone away.

“Whatever…” She muttered as Crookedtail began to speak about Ripplebreeze. Sounds to me like someone’s got their interests point towards him… She scoffed in her mind, before standing up. “Do you want to pick the fleas out of my fur as well?” Her voice was laced with sarcasm. “I’m not an elder, I can get my own food. I don’t need help.” Her tail thrashed back and forth, and she lowered her head in defence. From her body language, any cat could see that she was offended- even though Crookedtail hadn’t meant for it to be offensive. Only to be friendly and kind. With an angered huff, the pouty she-cat turned and stalked off to the other side of camp wanting to be as far away as possible from everyone and everything.

[Keriae]

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age: eleven moons
gender: female
rank: apprentice
tagged: nightfrost
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Blackpaw grimaced internally as she realized what she had done. One of the first - albeit silence and unspoken - rules she had learnt when training was Nightfrost was that the older black she-cat was not fond of physical contact if it could be avoided. In fact, Nightfrost most often just sat back and told her what to do; she had to figure out exactly what the older female wanted without doing it wrong, otherwise she would look like a fool and her mentor would say "I told you so." Over the past few moons, the apprentice had a rather strong suspicion that the phrase was Nightfrost's favourite thing to say. All in all, Nightfrost was not a cat you could be physical with, unless you wanted your ears shredded.

As the dark warrior began to lead the way over to the camp entrance, Leafstar entered the camp, followed by Tigerstep, Rosepaw and a cat she didn't recognize. The dilute torbie carried a strange scent on her long fur, and was clearly expecting a litter of kits. Maybe that was why she had been allowed into the Clan. However, Blackpaw chose not to pay much attention; everyone else looked to be overly-curious and had moved over to get a closer look at the newcomer, which was incredibly rude and, frankly, Blackpaw thought it would be better for the queen to get used to being somewhere knew before she was crowded by strange faces. Glancing sideways, she saw some of the elders had left their den and waved her tail in greeting to her mother; Sedgefoot, her father, was nowhere to be seen. He's probably sleeping, the old coot. Blackpaw reflected. Her father slept a lot nowadays. Turning around, Blackpaw raced after her mentor. "Battle training sounds great to me." Blackpaw wasn't the strongest cat in the Clan, nor the fastest, but she was agile, and her skill at climbing meant she could also jump pretty far.