camp IT'S A SNAKE! [worm catching]

[SANGRIAPAW]

✧ Many of the warriors seem to be super worried about snakes lately. Silversmoke got bitten by one, and then her aunt and cousins got scared by one, and then Johnnyflame had a whole snake safety lesson to let everybody know what they should do if they see a snake. Sangriakit doesn't need safety lessons, of course, but she thinks it's cool anyway. She can't wait until she's big enough to hunt snakes. Maybe when she's an apprentice, she'll get a mentor who will teach her all about snake hunting, and then she can be the best, greatest snake-catcher ever! But until she's an apprentice, all she can do it keep an eye out around camp for snakes. It's still pretty early in the morning, and it had rained sort of hard the night before, so the little torbie wonders if maybe it's just too early for any of them to be out already. Silly snakes, sleeping in even when all of SkyClan is awake!

Finally, Sangriakit gets bored of looking out and hoping that the snakes will come to her, and instead decides that she's gonna be like a warrior already. She's gonna go on a patrol! Except this time she doesn't ask for any of the other kits to come, 'cause snake searching can be dangerous, and she doesn't wanna scare them. If they follow after her, then that's up to them. But it doesn't matter anyway, because Sangriakit finds a snake right by the nursery! And it's big! And it's... oh. It's weird and slimy. The cinnamon-patched kit tips her head almost upside-down because she's so confused at first, but when she peers at it a little closer she realizes... it's not a snake at all! It's a BIG WORM! "WHOA! You're big!" Without a second thought, the kit scoops up the creature in her paw, watching it writhe around with a bright grin on her face. "You're my new best friend... I'm gonna call you... Hollyworm!" Just like Hollykit, her other best friend. And it's, like, almost as big as Hollykit, too. It's as long as Sangriakit's whole leg!

✧ gliding down the rainbow

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  SANGRIAKIT ❯❯ she/her, daylight kit of skyclan
  ⭃ cinnamon torbie with white spotting and vibrant leaf-green eyes. bold, bright, and curious.
  ⭃ daughter of fantastream & figfeather ; sister to coffeekit
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted
  ⭃ penned by foxlore

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[HOLLYPAW]

𓆩 ♕ 𓆪　Sangriakit is one of the fiercest hunters Hollykit knows, that much he is certain of. Her skill in bug-catching is unrivaled, and he knows when she gets bigger she'll be catching even bigger and scarier prey. Birds, snakes, weasels... Maybe even hawks and foxes. She could surely take down anything.

Her catch today is proof. He too thinks it a snake at first, but no - the wriggling thing is merely an overlarge worm. Sangriakit's eyes are bright as she pulls it closer towards her. He's about to congratulate her, when - "Your... new best friend?" With his name, almost. Hollykit's eyes blink owlish and wide, confusion coloring fields of verdant green. Are they best friends? She thought they were best friends. Can you be best friends with a worm? Can you have multiple best friends? "Can Hollykit still be your friend too or - or... Is Hollyworm gonna replace me?" Why else would she call it Holly? Maybe she's looking for a new, better Holly to be her best friend now that she'll be moving to the apprentice den...

No, Hollykit can't lose hope. She puffs up her chest. "I'll fight the worm for your friendship if I have to!" he squeaks. It's big, but she can take it. It'll be worth it, to prove that she can be just as strong as Sangriakit - and worthy of being her friend. She's much better than some worm.

‎‎┌── NO SUCH THING AS TIME TO KILL 𓆩 ♕ 𓆪 NOR TIME TO THROW AWAY ──┐‎

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  HOLLYKIT ⚔︎ she / him, kit of skyclan, foumoons.
  ➳ a small, fluffy kit with mottled fur and deep green eyes.
  ➳ bobbie x blazestar; littermate to lionkit & candorkit, kin to many.
  ➳ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
  ➳ penned by SATURNID ↛ saturnids on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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[jellypaw ♬]

—————————————————【 skyclan kit | 3mo | emptypilled 】————————————————

【◈】Jellykit was more than content with staying in the nursery as long as she could. It held a warmth similar to the twoleg den she and her mother left behind and all hours of the day were hers to spend. Not being told what to do, no responsibilities to uphold. She could play and sleep and eat and scream and cry and none of it meant anything other than being a kit.

Hearing about all the snakes and coyotes that lingered outside of camp only secured Jellykit's desire to stay a kit forever. She and her mother could curl up in their nest every single night and not have to worry about ever becoming 'crowfood', whatever that meant.

Admittedly, however, Sangriakit's adventure just outside the nursery did lure her away from the safety of sun-warmed moss to investigate.

"Hollyworm...?" Hollykit had already confronted her copycat, even going so far as to contest it for dominance! "Hollykit- Hollynose! Will you fight to the death with this Hollyworm?' Who would win? This worm was certainly a seasoned fighter, it was the length of her tail after all!

[penned by beatae].

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[Chickbloom]

Since he’d begun staying with Skyclan full time, Eggshellbloom had found a certain measure of comfort in watching the antics of the kits. From riveting plays to exciting games of mossball, it seemed they were always doing something to liven up camp. The skittish Scottish Fold was just returning from a hunt when amber eyes darted towards his smaller clanmates, inwardly eager to see what they were doing now. It seemed today’s game was…a fight to the death. “Oh.”

Yolk-stained paws nervously carried the cat towards the trio. Or was it a group of four, considering the worm in their midst? Eggshell normally wouldn’t consider worms as people, but - hoo, boy - it was a big worm, especially up close. Immediately, an anxious mind set to work. Was it dangerous? How strong was it now that it was this big? Could the wriggling thing wrap itself around the kits’ necks? Or maybe it would slide down their throats, and burst out of their chests from the inside! The daylight warrior had seen something like that on his twolegs’ box once, so he was sure it was possible.

“Er, d-does it have to be a - y’know - t-to the death?” Eggshell offered meekly. Though the boy technically had authority over the others, his demeanor made it clear that they could walk all over him if they wished. “M-Maybe you could do - like - a race? Y-Yeah, a race across c-camp.” While the conditions may have been unfair for the monster, Eggshell didn’t really care about showing sportsmanship right now. Whatever got the kits to abandon the creature was all-right with the nervous wreck.​

 

[LIONPAW]

Once again, Lionkit is perfectly content with watching the game of pretend unfold between his littermate and the other kits. They sure liked to pretend that they were warriors a lot. Lionkit could never decide on a grown-up name for himself; it tended to dance around between Lionclaw, Lionwhisker, and Lionfur. Either sounded nice, but he could not help but wonder if Orangestar would end up surprising him with something else... like Lionblaze?

The chocolate torbie point blinks as his sister turns on the worm that Sangriakit was studying, proclaiming that they would fight it for Sangriakit's friendship. A fight to the death, Jellykit suggests. Oh dear... was Hollykit going to tear it apart?

The soft-spoken kit looks up, tilting his head once Eggshellbloom proposes a race instead of a fight. That just sounds silly. "But, uh... How would Hollyworm race? Worms don't have legs..." Unless... Unless Hollykit—Hollynose was fated to win all along. That did not seem entirely fair, but then again, worms didn't have feelings... at least he didn't think?

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  lionkit
  

  — he/they; kit of skyclan
  — longhaired chocolate torbie point with blue eyes
  — "speech", thoughts, attack
  — link to full tags; @ on discord or dm @beaaats for plots!​

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[CANDORPAW]

Sangriakit's exclaimation is loud enough to draw his attention. she has reeled in a mighty catch! A squirming pink thing, one bigger than any other squirming pink thing he's ever seen! It is very cool, of course, but cool enough to be a new best friend? He is not so sure... This must be a mere slip of the tongue! Mustn't it? " Surely not! " In reply to Hollykit's query, he gapes. And then a battle is proposed. Yes! All great things were resolved with battles. Except when they weren't, and in that case, the moral was to outsmart the foe rather than battle them! Was such the case now? That remains to be seen...

" Yes! To the death! " Candorkit cheers, obviously agreeing with Jellyclaw. But then, as he often did, Eggshellbloom chimes in. He never really seemed to understand things of this nature. A race... Candorkit makes a face, mulling this over. But there is no more need to mull as Lionkit makes a great point. " Yes, exactly! " He agrees. Surprised at him, he addresses Eggshellbloom with a look. " It is dishonorable to challenge opponents to battles they cannot win! Only villains and witches would do this! " And for this reason, he ought to cast some suspicion upon the warrior... but, ah, they've already established that Eggshellbloom was under dubious command before, wasn't he? " A battle to the death is much more fair, " he concludes.​

 

[SANGRIAPAW]

✧ Of course Hollykit is the first to arrive on the scene. Her slightly younger companion is always quick to have her back, even when she’s ferociously wrangling worms that are nearly the size of her! But as he echoes her words haltingly, Sangriakit’s round green eyes shift to meet Hollykit’s. Huh. Maybe calling the worm her new best friend wasn’t a good idea, ’cause Hollykit’s her best friend, and she doesn’t want the other kit to think he’s being replaced or something like that. Her worries are soothed when her little friend puffs out her chest and declares that she’s gonna fight the worm for Sangriakit’s friendship—the little torbie lets out a giggle, shaking her head incredulously. Hollykit doesn’t have to do that… but it sure sounds fun!

Jellykit suggests that Hollykit and the worm fight to the death—and that sounds even funner! Eggshellbloom doesn’t really like that idea, and says maybe they can race instead, but Sangriakit is already disagreeing. Worms don’t have legs… they can’t race at all! Lionkit has the same concerns as she does, and the cinnamon torbie shoots him a broad grin before returning her attention to the older warrior. "You’re being silly, Eggshellbloom! Worms can’t race! I dunno if they can fight, either, though…" But a fight is worth a try, anyway! To be honest, Sangriakit wants Hollykit to win—Hollykit is a best-er friend than the worm—so she leans in close to speak into the other kit’s ear. "I bet you could beat Hollyworm easy," she says, her voice hushed as though she’s telling the other kit a great secret. Then she straightens, standing as tall as sge can, and announces, "You’re right, Candorkit! It’s gonna be a fight… TO THE DEATH!"​

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