bloody mary ( o, joining )

[spiritpaw]

It's funny, how shes found herself out here in the tall grass, where most barn cats would not dare to venture. Home to a clan of cat eaters called Windclan, better sounding than the boring cats at the barn- they had no taste for fun, adventure, and mom would always scold her for going too far when her siblings got to. Pissed at the double standards, the kitten had set off, stomping with her little stompers to show just how angry she was. All was well and fun till theres a noise in the grass, just ahead, causing the kitten to crouch down with pinned back ears. Theres cat scent, but shes not afraid, she could always take em.

// short bc im sick & my head is foggy ​

"speech"​

 

[BRIGHTSHINE!]

The air is growing brisker by the day, and Brightshine's feathery coat is not quite long enough to keep it from seeping into her skin. A harsh wind blows, causing a small shiver to run through her and in turn, the grass around her. She's been revealed, and in an instant the hare she'd been stalking darts into a nearby hole. "Aw...." She pouts, sitting up with a child-like frown on her face. I almost had it! Before she can become too frustrated, however, the breeze carries something else to her. Barn cat. She knows the smell well, and this is no former barn-dwelling WindClanner. The scent of hay is fresh, so like any friendly warrior she moves to investigate.

After a few moments, she has arrived, stepping through the tall grass with a curious blink. She looks down to see a kitten, couldn't be older than a pawful of moons. As a cat who adores kits, Brightshine can't help but grin a big ol' grin and drop into a play-bow, rump in the air as she chirps, "Hello! You from the Horseplace? You've wandered a bit far from home, won't your mother be angry?" ​

 

[MALLOWLARK]

Rabbits stank, so they were easy to find- but from his paws they slipped like water, silly things! Frustration was an emotion Mallowlark easily avoided- so with the miss of a catch he responded with a simple shrug, ears perking to attention to catch another hint. A scuffle of paws, a sniffle- a voice, a familiar one. His mother's sun-splattered form soon came into view, her head dipped low over... something. A lump, on the ground that smelled like the horseplace.

"If you've just found a dead thing, can I-" Mallowlark interrupted himself, silver gaze widening with a flare as he recognised what it actually was on the ground. "Oh!" He supposed he should have worked it out from his mother's cooing utterance, but some things were not immediately obvious, bowed within the grass! Craning his neck, the wraith of a tom leaned over the child, his smile boring down upon her like an eclipse. Shark-teeth shone in the pale sunlight, unaware of their execution- only the encouraging intention. "Hi there!"

Perhaps not a reassuring sight for a solitary child, but he was none the wiser.​

[ PENNED BY PIN ]​

 

[hyacinthbreath]

Had Hyacinthbreath been following Mallowlark around, wondering what a cat like himself did when he was alone? Maybe so. She'd gotten some pretty terrifying answers in those moments, though his own curiosity as he speaks out in surprise catches her attention most of all. Her head lifts from the patch of grass she was watching Mallowlark from a short distance away, padding over with curiously perked ears.

"A dead wha-" She pauses mid-sentence, her idle wondering of what Mallowlark was interested in dashed by the sight in front of her. Hyacinth catches the smell of barn cat not long after, and a low grumble of 'for fucks sake, another one?' under her breath before she lets the two warriors talk to the child. Despite having her own, three of them to be exact, she was still awkward around kits. Maybe she'd never get used to it.

"You're in WindClan's lands, little one. What causes such a travel?" Hyacinthbreath asks after the others finally speak again, tail flicking behind her. Hopefully she didn't think of picking a fight. She was quite small, wasn't she?​

 

[SOOTSTAR]

The small feline smelled of horse, smelled like Weaselclaw once had just mere moons ago. Sootstar finds herself hovering near the outskirts of the gathered group, peering her head to the side to get a look at the child. Seemed healthy and not injured to her, perhaps just got rebellious and sneaked through the fences that bordered the barn. She imagines there is likely a frantic queen raising hell in the horse place right now looking for her child, the thought makes an amused smile to slip on her face.

For now though, she remains quiet.​

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Spoiler: TAGS ★ 10/19

( primary character / "speech" / ic opinions )​

╰ ★ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· SOOTSTAR, female — she / her
╰ ‣ 31 moons . pisces. ages on the first
╰ ‣ windclan leader . marsh-born . believes in starclan
╰ ‣ former soldier of the marsh group

╰ ★ ჻ 002 VISUALS & AESTHETICS ,
· DOMESTIC FELINE, smells like heather and wet dirt , status — 100%
╰ ‣ blue smoke . scarred chest, difficult to see through fur . green eyes

╰ ★ ჻ 003 MENTALITY & MANNERISMS ,
· ESTJ-A ❝ EXECTUTIVE ❞ , Slytherin, Lawful Evil
╰ ‣ Cunning, brash, fierce, confident, self-reliant, envious & selfish
╰ ‣ finds great difficulty in relating to others . can be cruel, usually shows mercy to those she can find sympathy with
╰ ‣ Appreciates titles such as "miss, m'am" etc

╰ ★ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· SOOT CLAW x PEBBLE BREEZE, sister to Pebblenose
╰ ‣ heterosexual. romantically interested in Weaselclaw
╰ ‣ mother to owlpaw & shrikepaw
╰ ‣ average fighter . skilled hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.

 

[spiritpaw]

The rustling only grows louder, causing her to puff out her chest, and out comes... A molly with a big smile, she immediately bows and all of Judas' worries melt away. Theres a small giggle that comes from her mouth, puffing out her fur against the sweeping moor winds. "No. My mom doesn't like me." doesn't adore her as much as her sisters, thats for sure. Where her sisters were soft, feminine, Judas was rough and tough, and it wasn't her fault that her siblings didn't know how to have fun.

Next comes a tall white man, with black paws and a grin that seems too big for his face. If Judas was anything like her sisters, she'd bend and cry but instead she stands tall, tilting her head and trying to mimic the grin. It felt out of place, so she drops it almost instantly, but regardless she scrunches up her lips. "Hello!" she greets with a lash of her tail. The next two to arrive were mollys, with one asking why shes out here in Windclan and its relieving to hear that shes in the right place. "I want to join! I heard about you guys. I want to be a warrior, too." she nods aggressively, confirming her own words. "Please." mom always said use your manners and be polite, so perhaps just this once she'd use her advice, because there was no way in hell she'd be returning to the barn tonight.

"speech"​

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[SUNSETBREEZE]

Ew, Was she honestly the only one who wasn't charmed by this...thing. Even Sootstar looked to have got bewitched by this...child. It wasn't like she hated kits or anything it was just she didn't like them and prefered for them to stay far away from her. That was all. That and she saw them for what they were. Evil little things who run around causing chaos and destruction everywhere they went. Disobident, loud and absolutely impossible to control or even tame...and lets not forget about thier running lil noses! or thier dirt fur after they had rolled around into a puddle...The list could go on forever to why she was not fond of them. She saw them for thier devil minds they had and not this cute innocent faces everyone else was fooled by, but not her!. Ah-ah no-no. Sunsetpaw was far to clever to fall into thier lil trap.

She lifted her head high along with her tail as she approched closer to stand beside Sootstar as she glanced down on the barn kit, all while trying to ignore how unsettling Mallowlarks grin was. He surely had a smile only a mother could love...

Wait, what now?. This little devil wanted to join them?.Sunsetpaw didn't know what to feel about it. The thought of having yet another kit to babysit as part of her apprentice duties made her want to cry...Noooo. she internally screamed. Sunsetpaw swore she already was growing gray hairs by this already existing kits in this clan... She was too young and beautiful to get old yet!.

But then again she mentioned something about her mother not liking her... Sunsetpaw couldn't ignore that now could she?. " Why would you say that?" She asked knowing enough to take this words seriously but also knew how kits could easily misunderstand thier parents feelings especially if they had been in a disagreement. Not could they possibly take a kit away from thier mother?. Her heart for sure most get crushed!. Sunsetpaw had to hold herself back to grimance, to put a such awful expression upon her face. Oh she knew, she knew very well...

And suddenly that was the only thing she was concerned about.



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[hyacinthbreath]

The prideful confidence reminded her of someone she once knew, Lavenderstorm flicking to the back of her mind- her scrunched up face and complaints about how she walked all too fast sometimes. There's a momentary dry sniff, as the molly turns her gaze away from the kit. Why would someone willingly join WindClan? Why not another softer one, where it's less strict? Though, perhaps these generations are changing their mindsets.

She clears her throat softly, before she moves to turn to Sootstar. She makes an odd expression at their leader before she turns back to the kit. "If your mother comes looking for you, then that will be a problem." Hyacinthbreath speaks plainly, as if stating the weather for the day. She doesn't really care for dealing with custody issues, it was never her thing. But they weren't SkyClan. Daylight Warriors didn't exist here.

"If you become WindClan, you must leave behind your past life. Loyalty means everything to us."​

 

[spiritpaw]

Theres another girl and idly, Judas realizes what she had gotten in to, but it does not scare her, rather excites her at the prospect of becoming part of something big, something new. She asks her why she would say that and it confuses her. Why would she not say that? Mom made it verbally obvious that she wasn't proud of her, would tell her all the time (along with the saying be more ladylike). "Cause she said so. Mom doesn't like me, and I don't like her." she blinks, hoping this satiates the other womans curiosity. "'Judas, Judas, you've disappointed me over and over again! You might as well get out of my sight.'" she mocks in a rude tone, anger burning the back of her throat before Hyacinth speaks.

She likes this woman. "Okay! I don't mind." she nods at Hyacinth's words, cocking her head. "That won't be a problem. She wouldn't come." and it does not bother Judas one bit that her mom wouldn't come looking for her, because now Judas could finally be in a place that would take care of her for being herself. Eagerly, she waits for a response, because shes ready to abandon all that she knows. She would finally, finally be happy here.

"speech"​

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[MALLOWLARK]

He failed to justify why a mother would dislike her own child- but oh, at least it was mutual! Such was why the little thing had come running through the yellowed grass, braving the whipping gales just because she'd heard something. Oh, they were such little fools, kittens! Falling down holes, wandering off, getting lost... no wonder everyone fretted to keep them inside camp! How easily they'd be gutted out here, unprotected... Judas was lucky they'd found her. She could have been a hawk's dinner otherwise, and they'd have been picking her bones off the moor for weeks!

Agreement came leaping from the kits lips readily. Funny, how Hyacinthbreath asked such a puny thing to pledge loyalty- he'd doubt greatly she knew what loyalty truly was! But unknowing lead to eager agreement- how lovely it was that she was no-one's meal, but now a Windclanner, should Sootstar approve her pledge. "Well, that was easy then! Whatsyaname again- Judas?" Steely eyes glanced toward the leader, glinting with the light of humour. "Ohoho, you'll have to change that!"

He told no lie! Devotion had been promised in a rush, but did she truly accept what it entailed? Surely not, surely not...​

[ PENNED BY PIN ]​

 

[SOOTSTAR]

Sootstar does not buy the idea that the child known as "Judas" is unloved by her mother so easily. It just sounded like her mom got fed up, finally snapped, it happened to all parents... Especially single mothers doing their best, who Sootstar automatically assumes falsely or otherwise that Judas' mother had no mate to help her. A father was not mentioned yet, after all, so one could only assume.

"Sometimes cats don't truly mean what they say. Sounds like she just wanted some space, doesn't mean she doesn't love you." Sootstar provides. She was many things, but she was not a kitnapper, and the idea of causing heartbreak for another mother made her hesitant. She'd never turn away a child in need, but she know how kits could be... and sometimes they well- exaggerated when their parents showed displeasure with them. A few times her own children had likely threatened to "move out" when she put them to early bed time after doing something naughty.

So she continues to test the waters.​

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Spoiler: TAGS ★ 10/19

( primary character / "speech" / ic opinions )​

╰ ★ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· SOOTSTAR, female — she / her
╰ ‣ 31 moons . pisces. ages on the first
╰ ‣ windclan leader . marsh-born . believes in starclan
╰ ‣ former soldier of the marsh group

╰ ★ ჻ 002 VISUALS & AESTHETICS ,
· DOMESTIC FELINE, smells like heather and wet dirt , status — 100%
╰ ‣ blue smoke . scarred chest, difficult to see through fur . green eyes

╰ ★ ჻ 003 MENTALITY & MANNERISMS ,
· ESTJ-A ❝ EXECTUTIVE ❞ , Slytherin, Lawful Evil
╰ ‣ Cunning, brash, fierce, confident, self-reliant, envious & selfish
╰ ‣ finds great difficulty in relating to others . can be cruel, usually shows mercy to those she can find sympathy with
╰ ‣ Appreciates titles such as "miss, m'am" etc

╰ ★ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· SOOT CLAW x PEBBLE BREEZE, sister to Pebblenose
╰ ‣ heterosexual. romantically interested in Weaselclaw
╰ ‣ mother to owlpaw & shrikepaw
╰ ‣ average fighter . skilled hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.