private In a sky full of song ✧*⋆ Merlinpaw

[Twinklepaw!]

Her paws ached, she still stands by the fact that this wasn't the most difficult task by any means. She still ached regardless, they tell themself that they may think twice before taking on another chore such as this but she knows that to truly be a lie. Eager to help out wherever she can, wherever that be to serve her own purposes and ego rather than the clan she can not decipher. Denial sets in that it's not that way at all, it just so happens to be a lingering thought.

Legs tremble as she stretches her front paws, sprawled out next to Merlinpaw. “Are you tired after that?” the fatigue in her chipper tone explains that she sure is. Twinklepaw remains against the ground, belly pressed against the grass as she looks up at the other apprentice. “Soooo why were you sitting by the apprentices den anyways?” She recalls that's why they roped themself into den repairs to begin with. There's no judgement, just idle curiosity, maybe they were slacking off or maybe they had no work at all?

Their gaze flickers from the other cat to the formation of clouds above them. Tinged in salmon shades and tangerine oranges. “Oh hey, doesn't that cloud kinda look like a reed?” Or an eel she supposes. Both were kinda noodly looking but there was a bulb like head here so clearly it's an eel! She enjoyed cloud watching, trying to connect shapes and objects to the whims of nature. Part of her was curious to know if Merlinpaw would also find joy in the activity, they hoped so, she thought he was nice so they were eager to find common ground.

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  @MERLINPAW ✦
  
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• TWINKLEPAW
  They/she, RiverClan apprentice, 9 moons
  ★ A sleek yet tufted short haired blue point with blue eyes
  ☆ Littermates w/ Eveningpaw, Horizonpaw and Snowflakekit †
  ★ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
  ☆ Speech (#C9BAF3), thoughts
  ★penned by Juice | ouijeejuice on discord
  

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[MERLINPAW ✦]

Though the conversation is not unwelcome, Merlinpaw... doesn't quite know how to approach it. It's not often he finds himself on the receiving end of one-on-one conversation. If he does join in, it's typically with a group and after several points had already been brought up, not adding to the conversation much, but instead just adding a comment there so that others wouldn't think he was merely eavesdropping.

"Had a minute to spare between training," they say with a shrug, reaching back to groom the fur on their back. It's late, now, and he was likely done for the day, so there was time to put into his appearance. Twinklepaw moves on quickly, though, their attention grabbed by a cloud they claim looks like a reed. Sepia eyes turn towards the sky, sunset hues beginning to decorate the sky as it prepares to darken into the deep navy of silverpelt.

"I guess?" They don't really get it. It just looks like a cloud to them. "That one could be a fish," they nod their head at a blob of cloud, some bits poking out of it that could be interpreted as fins. He doesn't get this game. But... if this is how you make friends, then he's damn well going to pretend he does so Twinklepaw doesn't think him stupid.

i used to think // that memories were like pollen

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  #6360c4
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  (img) Merlinpaw * they/him* 9 moons
  mentored by Streamsong
  short furred blue classic tabby w/ low white; brown eyes
  Peaceful & healing powerplay allowed || underline for attack
  penned by Neptune. || Neptune on disc, dm me for plots

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[Twinklepaw!]

She hums, soft and melodic. "So you like to groom while taking breaks? Or were you cat watching?" Merlinpaw is a mystery to her, one that they would enjoy to learn more about. "We could do that together sometime?" to which of the activities she wasn't sure, both are possible as a group activity. Were her guesses even right? Maybe they weren't but Merlinpaw hadn't been shy of correcting them before so they didn't see any reason why that would change now.

They absentmindedly lick a paw before bringing it to their face, cleaning the grime from there and trying to tame the more unruly fur that framed her face. She didn't consider herself vain but there was a desire to look presentable, she had images to uphold and expectations to set. They hadn't expected them to play along and look at the clouds with her but she's delighted that they did.

He didn't seem sold that this could potentially be a reed but he plays along regardless. Blue eyes squint at the cloud tinged in the sky, it would soon reach that twilight stage soon. She was giddy over that fact but tried to not let it distract them, hmmm they could see the fin shapes. "Huh! Do you think any cloud cats are going to hunt it?" It's a pretty poor joke, usually their material is better but she laughs over it all the same.

"That one looks like a rabbit" she points towards a particularly round cloud, there's a part of it that looks like rabbit ears. She sees them occasionally around, sometimes drypaw's bring them to the freshkill pile too. "Or maybe if you...." she tilts her head, almost pressing their cheek to the ground. "If you look at it this way it could also be a fish" the ears of the rabbit could be seen as a weird fish tail from a different perspective.

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  apologies for the late reply <33
  
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• TWINKLEPAW
  They/she, RiverClan apprentice, 9 moons
  ★ A sleek yet tufted short haired blue point with blue eyes
  ☆ Littermates w/ Eveningpaw, Horizonpaw and Snowflakekit †
  ★ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
  ☆ Speech (#C9BAF3), thoughts
  ★penned by Juice | ouijeejuice on discord
  

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[MERLINPAW ✦]

"Maybe it's a duck," Merlinpaw says with a hum, tilting his head back to look at the weird... rabbit/fish/duck cloud. It doesn't actually look like anything, but maybe what Twinklepaw thinks the ears are might also make a convincing duck bill.

They don't comment on what they said before, about cat watching with them at some point. It's not that they're opposed to the idea, but it's the promise of an invitation that unnerves them. He's not- he isn't that fun to hang out with, but Twinklepaw seems to be the type of cat who will hang out with anybody no matter who they are. It makes them hanging out with him somewhat less substantial. That's not out of the ordinary, though. There's not much Merlinpaw does that's very substantial outside of his general duties.

"...I don't really get this game," They admit after a moment, shifting on their paws uncomfortably, the idea that maybe she'd want out of this conversation if he admitted his non understanding to her. But he does anyway.

i used to think // that memories were like pollen

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  ooc -

• 
  #6360c4
• 
  (img) Merlinpaw * they/him* 9 moons
  mentored by Streamsong
  short furred blue classic tabby w/ low white; brown eyes
  Peaceful & healing powerplay allowed || underline for attack
  penned by Neptune. || Neptune on disc, dm me for plots

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[Twinklepaw!]

"Oh! Wait I can see it" her tail swings from side to side like she's spotted prey when it's merely a cloud. Looking back at Merlinpaw with a smile, taking note of the expression of concentration on his face. Unsure what the intense expression actually means, she likes to think it's concentration anyways. He doesn't answer her question, that in turn earns an inquisitive gaze but she doesn't make a comment of it. Unsure if she maybe made him uncomfortable by trying to invite herself into joining in on what he enjoys. She thought Merlinpaw's nice, if not a little quiet, that only endeared them more to her. While she enjoyed chatting with cats who were just as bubbly she had a separate appreciation for those who're quieter.

"You don't?" They blink at the admission, expression neutral for a moment before upticking into a smile once more. With a shrug of lithe shoulders she shuffles onto her haunches "so, you know cat watching?" they assume that he does, since that seemed to be what they were doing before Snakeblink approached them. Assuming that he would say yes she clears her throat to continue her explanation. "I think of watching clouds similarly! So you try to see what shapes you can see in there, you could tell stories from them or just admire how pretty they are" she is one of the cats who enjoy looking at them just because they're pretty.

"It's a fun way to relax or just train your brain" she used to do it a lot as a kit. Though it was harder to think of animals with clouds when she hadn't seen them before when she was a kit. It's not for everyone, they reluctantly accept that Merlinpaw may be one of them. "We can do something else if you'd like! Something you like to do?" Her meow is curious, taking the time to rasp her tongue along her fore limb while waiting for an answer.

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ AIM YOUR ARROW ➹ AT THE SKY‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

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• 
• TWINKLEPAW
  They/she, RiverClan apprentice, 9 moons
  ★ A sleek yet tufted short haired blue point with blue eyes
  ☆ Littermates w/ Eveningpaw, Horizonpaw and Snowflakekit †
  ★ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
  ☆ Speech (#C9BAF3), thoughts
  ★penned by Juice | ouijeejuice on discord
  

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