Feed the machine || Applepaw

[Snowlark.]

[ ༻❄༺ ] Snowpaw had been tasked to clean out the elder's den with Applepaw. One of the few cats Snowpaw did not mind. Applepaw kept to their own business and same as herself and compared to the others she was...quiet and Snowpaw was more grateful for that since it meant their ears weren't chatted off while they worked on some minuscule task that was at paw for them yet... the silence was killing Snowpaw and Applepaw was an older apprentice with more experience so...

"Hey...So, Applepaw... do you uhm maybe one time or whatever want to maybe do a spar? You know? You're more skilled and that could be a learning opportunity..." she said softly, breaking the silence between the two of them. Yellow gaze glancing at the other while a gentle smile pulled onto their lips. She felt a bit happy to of been paired with the older apprentice and hope she could take this time to try and learn more from the other, not of course chat Applepaw's ears off but moreso a friendly conversation and attempts to learn more about each other and potentially become...friends, thats what Snowpaw was hoping for of course.

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎┌── You've wasted your life , but thanks for applying ──┐‎

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  "speak""Thoughts"
  
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  Snowpaw ❄ She/Her, apprentice of Shadowclan, 5 moons.
  ⭃ Lithe long hair blue lynx sepia with high white, and yellow eyes. Stubby tail, permanent resting bitch face
  ⭃ Hailfreckle x Mudsplash
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted (ask first) / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ see battle info here
  ⭃ penned by Ryn ↛ @/Rynnaro on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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Tagging @APPLEPAW

 

[APPLEJAW]

There had been a time where Applepaw would've taken it upon herself to strike out a conversation between them both. Clearing out the elder's den was the mind - numbing sort of task that often required such. One that she hoped to swiftly abandon, within a moon or so. ShadowClan has worn down that part of her, though. It's hard to find conversation that's easy, instead of scalding. It's hard to look at her clanmates and not pick apart who would leave next, who would die next, who would get another killed by their incompetence. Applepaw does not often open her mouth when she doesn't need to, anymore.

But the silence is clearly grating on Snowpaw, and Applepaw is not... opposed to chatter. Snowpaw thinks ahead, to something she could do later that's anything but this. though she does not look to her fellow apprentice just yet, her ears perk to show that she is indeed listening.

A spar, a learning opportiunity. Applepaw would have agreed, without all the extra that Snowpaw angles toward her. But it's... a peculiar thing. A spar wherein Applepaw might not be fighting to prove her worth and show her skill, but rather... as someone already more experienced than her peer. It's what she deserves, is what she's inclined to think— but perhaps that wouldn't be modest enough of her. Still, somewhere, she is satisfied... That despite everything, she's still making progress...

Applepaw nods. " Sure. " She could show her some things... but not too much. She would like to keep some things for herself, in case Snowpaw would someday betray them too.

(Though, those things for herself? Were they not Granitepelts teachings? Would that make them inherently evil, then?)

...They're useful, is what matters. " Having a desire to learn is good. I think too many of our clanmates lack it, " she comments with a sniff, continuing to scrape at old moss.

( one track mind, one track heart ) ༊ ( if i fail i'll fall apart )

• ooc: sorry this is so late!!
  

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• ( CAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M THE WORST, SO I ALWAYS ACT LIKE I'M THE BEST ) APPLEPAW. apprentice of shadowclan. eldest sister to swanpaw, ashenpaw, and garlicpaw. ( + thornpaw, halfpaw & laurelpaw )
  —— she / her; confused by the use of others.
  —— currently 9 moons old as of 12.20.23. ages every 17th.
  
  longhaired blue torbie with a white chest, paws, and underbelly. A young cat you would describe as " bossy, " Applepaw is quick to take charge of any situation she sees herself as the probable head of. Naturally talented, and for the most part, a rule - follower. She thinks herself better than the majority of her peers. Not ignorant enough to think herself above a warrior, but seeks to gain that status as quickly as possible. Intensely self - motivated to be the best in a mixture of blind, childish desire, and wanting to fix what has been broken. Intensely closed off to close emotional connection and outwardly cold to most.

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[Snowlark.]

[ ༻❄༺ ] It wouldn't take long for Applepaw to agree to the younger apprentice's request, and her yellow eyes glittered with a slight form of excitement before going back to helping clean out the old moss, a slight smile curved on the other's maw. "cool, and don't hold back" they expressed with a look of determnation dancing on their face. It wouldn't be an learning opportunity if their opponent held back due to being much younger than them, enemies wouldn't hold back and so she expect no less from the older apprentice.

Then Applepaw mention something about how many of their clanmates lack interest in training and their thoughts wandered to Screechpaw and... a few others and they shift in silent agreement. Of course, it wasn't like Snowpaw had much interest in training herself, she just wanted to get ahead in training unlike most, besides she was the one who got her first catch before even Lividpaw, which had brought some form of hoy and pride in her tiny chest.

"Learning is what gets you ahead in life" she piped softly before pushing more of the dirty moss in the pile that was already forming, soon as the two would know it they will be done cleaning up with the elder's den at this rate and the elders there had all but been out probably telling tales of old on how the clans formed or even about the rogue battles and such to entertained the kits and those who listen alike, yet Snowpaw eyes were still glimmering with excitement at the idea of sparring with Applepaw, someone who was much older and more skilled than her, it was a perfect chance to learn even if she knew that she'd lose.

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎┌── You've wasted your life , but thanks for applying ──┐‎

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  "speak""Thoughts"
  
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  Snowpaw ❄ She/Her, apprentice of Shadowclan, 6 moons.
  ⭃ Lithe long hair blue lynx sepia with high white, and yellow eyes. Stubby tail, permanent resting bitch face
  ⭃ Hailfreckle x Mudsplash
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted (ask first) / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ see battle info here
  ⭃ penned by Ryn ↛ @/Rynnaro on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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All good <33 ))

 

[APPLEJAW]

She quirks a brow at that — was that a hint of boldness in Snowpaw? So far she has only known the apprentice as quiet; eager to learn, evidently. It's a development Applepaw had not expected, the hint of eagerness within her gaze. Applepaw would turn to glimpse her then, head cocked. Her words are plainly spoken, but not unkind, " I didn't plan on it."

Though she would have an advantage with her greater experience, she would not let herself fall victim to hubris. It was far too soon for that. Though she may be at the top of her pool now, once she was a warrior, she'd be starting from scratch all over again. ...Daunting, is what it was. Applepaw could let herself enjoy a simple spar, until then.

The flash of excitement is gone then, replaced with the familiar, quiet Snowpaw Applepaw has grown to be somewhat familiar with. Learning is what gets you ahead in life. " Certainly, " she sniffs, returning to her work much the same way that Snowpaw has. " Most cats simply do not care to, I suppose. " That was, if she assumed most cats were like ShadowClan. The marsh tested, and rather than rise above and conquer, most of them simply chose to crumble beneath its weight. It was easier to do, she knows.

one track mind, one track heart ( if i fail i'll fall apart )

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• SHE / HER

  APPLEPAW.
  ༊ APPRENTICED TO GRANITEPELT CHILLEDSTAR OF SHADOWCLAN.
  ༊ ELDEST SISTER TO SWANPAW, ASHENPAW, AND GARLICPAW ( halfpaw, thornpaw, laurelpaw )
  ༊ currently 10 moons old as of 2.12.24. ages every 17th.

  ic opinions! she's mean <3

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