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Map of Territory, to help visualizeKazoo had only recently joined the clan, he was young and ambitious, looking for more adventure than the soft life of a kittypet. BirchClan, unlike the old clans, looked more favorably towards outsiders, and so the clan welcomed Kazoo. Although there was still a general wariness, and inherent distrust of a new, unknown cat.
“All right Kazoo, GreyPaw, this is your first patrol, so FoxWhisper and I will be showing you both the territory today.” ToadStrike announced.
“Really? How big is the territory? Where does the forest end? I heard stories of haunted tunnels, can I see them? Are there bears here? What if I fall in quicksand? Will I get to hunt?” Kazoo asked, barely stopping to catch his breath before FoxWhisper cut him off.
“The territory is large enough it will take almost the whole day to travel the border, slower if we’re teaching you two. The tunnels aren't haunted. The forest doesn't really end… Yes there are bears, but not really during LeafGreen. No quicksand. And yes I’m sure we can take some time to hunt.” FoxWhisper took a deep breath, her nose twitching in amusement .
“Lets go” ToadStrike interrupted with a roll of his eyes and a flick of his tail.
They padded out of camp, ToadStrike leading them towards the training grounds. Kazoo following, keeping up an endless stream of chatter and questions, occasionally being answered by GreyPaw.
“How long will I be an apprentice?”
“Until SpiderStar thinks you're
ready to become a warrior.”
“Will I get to choose my warrior name?”
“What kind of bush is this?”
“Do I have moss on my nose”
“All right, time to pay attention.” ToadStrike scolded. “These are the training grounds, this is where your hunting and battle training will take place. You will become very familiar with this part of the territory. While we head to the twoleg path maybe you could listen more than talk?” he asked with a snide look towards Kazoo, who looked down at his paws embarrassed.
As the group headed towards the twoleg path, FoxWhisper gently asked, “what can you two smell?” While GreyPaw turned his nose to the air, Kazoo answered at once. “Mud, and wet leaves.”
“Ok, you’re not wrong” FoxWhisper purred, “but is there anything else?”
“A Squirrel!” GreyPaw exclaimed.
“Yes, good nose. Kazoo, would you be able to tell what tree it’s in?” ToadStrike asked.
Nose in the air, Kazoo tried to find the squirrel scent. Suddenly he caught it! The squirrel scent was strong, so strong he didn’t know how he could have missed it. Lowering his nose to the base of a tree he was confident this was the tree the squirrel had run up.
“This one?” Kazoo asked.
“Good nose as well Kazoo.” FoxWhisper praised.
“We’ll make a tracker of you yet.” ToadStrike added with a pleased smirk.
They were coming up on the twoleg path now and the dusty path caused a tickle in GreyPaws nose. He sneezed a few times in rapid succession.
Huffing ToadStrike began his spiel. “This is the twoleg path, it is considered dangerous and you should not come too close. Twolegs bring their dogs here, as well as their young. This is also a popular path for loners and roughs, so keep your eyes and ears open and your nose in the air.”
The group of cats followed the twoleg path, to the first bridge. As they reached the other side, they saw a gray tabby tom approaching them.
FoxWhisper was the first to approach. meowing warmly “Wahoo! It's been a while since I've seen you! How have you been?”
“I've been as good as can be, FoxWhisper.” Wahoo replied.
FoxWhisper opened her mouth to reply, but was cut off by ToadStrike yell of “Twolegs, everybody down. Under the bridge.”
The clan ToadStrike and FoxWhisper darted around the rocks at the edge of the path, GreyPaw at their heels and Kazoo stumbling clumsily behind them, and Wahoo following at a more sedate pace. Kazoo’s paws were scrabbling on the rocks, damp from the river. Suddenly Kazoo lost his balance, and toppled into the shallows under the bridge. The rocks on the bottom were slippery and impossible to get a good pawhold on, but ToadStrike was quicker than the rushing water and caught Kazoo by the scruff of his neck, and yanked him to solid ground.
“Well that was almost a
cat-astrophe. Get it?
Cat-astrophe?” Kazoo looked up at Wahoo with a goofy grin on his face. He crawled back up the bank sneezing water out of his nose.
FoxWhisper stifled a laugh as she looked at ToadStrike who was thoroughly unamused.
“Yes, that was almost a
Cat-astrophe.” Wahoo chuckled, “I hope you didn't get too much water up your nose.”
“I’m fine Wahoo, nothing can keep me down for long.” Kazoo announced, shaking the water from his fur.
The group of cats huddled under the bridge while ToadStrike checked the coast was clear. “No sign of any two legs.” He announced.
Wahoo chuckled, “you clan cats and your aversion to twolegs, how funny. I suppose I should leave you to your border patrol.”
Wahoo purred, “It was nice to see you FoxWhisper, and Kazoo I hope the next time I see you, you will be a little steadier on your paws.”
Kazoo chuckled as Wahoo hopped back up to the twoleg path and disappeared over the bridge. FoxWhisper meowing a goodbye.
“Let's head up towards the Birch grove.” ToadStrike announced, seemingly uncaring about Wahoos departure. “We’re making good time, it's almost sunhigh. Maybe we can stop a bit for a quick meal and hunting lesson.” he said with a sideways glance at Kazoo, who looked at ToadStrike excitedly.
“Am I really going to get to hunt? For real?” Kazoo exclaimed.
“Well if you keep yowling like that you'll scare off all the prey, and so there won’t be anything to hunt.” GreyPaw muttered, he was not as excited about hunting as Kazoo, having had more practice, and more focused on his rumbling belly. The group headed up into the birch grove to start the second half of their journey.
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prey | 1 FP | x0
prey | 2 FP | x0
prey | 2 FP | x0
prey | 3 FP | x0
prey | 3 FP | x0
prey | 4 FP | x0
herb | x0
herb | x0
herb | x0
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☆ FoxWhisper | She/Her | HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: Y/N
☆ Kazoo | He/Him | HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: Y/N
☆ ToadStrike | He/Him | HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: Y/N
☆ GreyPaw | He/Him | HP 100% | HUP 0% | Sick: Y/N
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━ Notes
☆ First explore post! I really hope it's all ok <3
☆ February Quest
☆ Monthly Tasks:
✅Nose 11x (exactly 11)
✅2 April Cats (FoxWhisper & GreyPaw)
✅CS friendly pun (Cat-astrophe)
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━ opted in to death?
yes/no
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━ inventory items used
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