give me a second, I need to get my story straight | sunning rocks politics [prompt]

[Stumpybounce]

❝ six feet tall and super strong ✧°. ———————————— Why was there so much pride over a stupid rock? He didn’t really understand the idea of being so possessive to the point of attacking another clan over a landmark. He understood that territory was territory though, and more territory was always beneficial for the clan. He let a huff of air out as he entered camp, he couldn’t make his mind up on how he felt about the raid. He didn’t like feeling like the “bad guys” mostly, Riverclan had looked pretty pathetic. Sometimes he wished he could just ask someone what he was meant to think. But, that is the idea of a weak-minded individual, he couldn’t win with himself.

He dropped a small piece of prey on the freshkill pile and started to look around for something else to do. The questions still raced in his mind. What else to do? What else to do? Okay! He could not focus on anything expect these stupid thoughts he had overwhelmed his own mind with. For the first time in what seems like moons Stumpybounce stops, there is work that could be done but, he stops. He finds a sunny spot and lays his stocky body down into it. His grey eyebrows furrow and he concentrates solely on the ground and trying to detangle his overwhelming thoughts.

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[nightbird]

there wasn't much that could be done after the announcement of a battle. some might scramble to hone up skills, others sit in a corner and fret. going about regular duties felt mundane, almost a waste of energy they would very much need come morning. it created an awkward atmosphere in camp, one nightbird would have liked to avoid, however it wasn't smart to go out and risk sore muscles the next day. so she enjoyed a rare idle moment, a calm before the looming storm ahead.

she gazed around camp, stretching while her claws flexed into the dirt. landing momentarily on stumpybounce nestled under the sun. the warrior's eyes were trained on the ground and unmoving, the tom was obviously caught up in something and while she wasn't too interested in prying into his mind, the last thing she could want is to be fighting alongside someone who was unsure that what they were doing was the right thing. pulling herself to her paws, she made quick work of approaching the two-toned warrior, ear flicking as she sat down.

moving her front leg, a white paw would flash in between stumpybounce's gaze and the ground he seemed to believe was oh so interesting. "what's got you all worked up?" her voice remained cool as she looked down to him. the answer to her question couldn't be more blatant, but still she would lend an ear, even if it was the least comforting ear in the forest.​

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[Flamestar]

She had been poking around the Warrior Den, checking it out for any leaks when Stumbybounce padded into the camp. Her attention had shifted to the tom, attempting to greet him with a smile, but he was rather...off today. He had huffed as he entered the camp, and his gaze seemed just...so far away. The tabby raised a metaphorical eyebrow, and continued her work on the den, but she kept an eye on him. He sat his catch on the pile, and then seemed to freeze for a while, before padding off and laying down to stare at the ground.

Content that her patch on the den was good enough for now, she would abandon her work and trot over to the troubled warrior. She didn't know him too terribly well, but she knew him well enough to see that something was the matter. The flame hued molly came to stand near Nightbird, offering the other she-cat a head nod in greeting. It seemed she wasn't the only one to notice something strange. Her green gaze then shifted to Stumpybounce, tilting her head curiously as she waited for him to answer the already asked question.

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[Stumpybounce]

❝ six feet tall and super strong ✧°.☀ ———————————— He had gotten no where. He was still in the same headspace as he had been when he first sat down. Then a white paw broke his trance, he looked up to the distraction to see Nightbird, Stumpybounce didn't think she cared much for him in all honestly. He didn't mind and would play along with the feign interest though, that was his job, to make sure everyone knew he was fine, just hunky dory.

Oh good, another cat to listen to him try and fumble through an attempted half-truth. It seemed like every time he got into a sticky situation there had to be at least one cat to see his failings. He nodded at the two in greeting and pushed himself up to a sit. Now, with a dry smile and a surprisingly subdue voice he tried to talk himself out of the funk "Oh, you know, just," he fumbled Sunningrocks and stuff has been on my mind." He tried to mask his discomfort at this truth with a wry smile. "How have you folks been feeling about it?" Coward... now he could just parrot whatever they said back to them, he could continue to stunt the growth of his backbone.

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[nightbird]

'sunningrocks and stuff' he says with about as much prowess as a kitten. a huff passes through her nose and although her tail could not be seen by the other warrior, it flicks behind her. there wasn't much to think about besides the impending bloodshed, it was far too late to voice an issue with the battle. it was normal to have strong feelings before these events, even the most hardened warriors had to feel some sense of anxiety, but stumpybounce's reluctance to give an answer of his own made her mind churn. stony gaze flickered to flamewhisker who had remained silent thus far.

"it's an unavoidable battle, if not now then in a few moons we'd be right in the same place," nightbird hummed, her answer remaining vague and neutral. someone more verbose in their response may have received more from her, but if stumpybounce wished to beat around the bush then she could too. contrary to her tone, she was excited to take something so dear to those presumptuous river dwellers. it should have been thunderclan's all along, perhaps then they wouldn't be struggling so badly to feed themselves.​

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