JUST A DREAM // intro

[ROOKSCAR]

LOSING MY RELIGION​

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"Is that tree... moving?" Rookscar blinked with deepening surprise as he sat on the stretch of open moorland that overlooked the thunderpath that cut through the landscape. Hedgerows obscured the monster that ran along it but it didn't hide the peculiar sight of a pine tree rushing by. It was attached to the roof of the thunderpath monster, not that Rookscar was aware of that. He saw what he saw and it perplexed him.

The scarred tom turned his head to seek the opinions of his peers, and to make sure that he wasn't going mad. "Are you seeing this?"​

 

[WINDSTRIDER]

Windpaw squinted, their head caught in a turn before glitching in a double-take. Before they could quip something about Rookscar getting old and needing to move to the elders den, they saw it. Evergreen leaves whirled in the breeze, moving without moving. Eyes wide, their jaw dropped slightly, confusion swarming their face. "That's..."

Quieted, the cat looked around, ensuring everyone saw the same thing. There was no way more than one cat could hallucinate the same pine tree, flying by. "It's running!" Windpaw observed, following its movement across the hedgerows.​

 

[SOOTCHASER]

when rookscar first asks if a tree is moving, sootpaw's ready to scoff and tell the warrior he should go to dandelionwish for a wellness check. but when he turns around to do just that, the snarky remark dies in his throat. over the hedgerows, there is a tree moving. and it's moving at a remarkable speed, sailing through the air like a bird. sootpaw gapes at it. "what the fuck?" is the only response that could properly articulate the emotions coursing through him right now.

"no, no, it's not running," sootpaw retorts to windpaw, padding over to his sibling's side to point with one claw at the tree. "it's flying, see? it's horizontal, like a bird in flight." but how? a pine tree doesn't have wings. it isn't even sentient. how the hell could it move?

sootpaw wants to go and investigate, to figure it out for himself, but he knows the trouble he'd get into if he did that with a warrior watching. maybe once night falls, he could come back, provided that the flying trees aren't asleep. ​

 

[SOOTSTAR]

What a monsterous sight they had all just witnessed! A monster carrying a tree- or maybe the tree was carrying the monster? Regardless it was terribly unnatural... Sootstar didn't like it one bit, it was clear by the fur bristling across her pelt. "Demonic! Unholy!" Are the words she describes what had occured.

Even during this shocking moment, the sound of her son's oh so innocent to a mother's ears voice creating a swear snatches her attention away from the monster. "Vulgar, Sootpaw!" She scolds, aiming to give a minor cuff on one of his tufted ears. Goodness... it wasn't the first and she doubts it'd be the last time she catches the boy talking like that... Her son was far old enough (for her typical standards) to swear, but Sootpaw was her child... It was difficult to watch the innocence fleet from Windpaw and him.

"...When I saw it-" she begins to move on, "I thought the monster was carrying the tree!" Surely if a tree could run, walk, or fly they'd have seen it by now? She uses a hindleg to scratch her head in confusion.​

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Spoiler: TAGS ★ 12/18

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

╰ ★ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· SOOTSTAR, female — she / her
╰ ‣ 34 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
╰ ‣ sole key to her heart is loyalty, if you have her trust, she often shows a completely different side of herself. Aggression tends to manifest from her extreme paranoia
╰ ‣ Appreciates titles such as "miss, m'am" etc

╰ ★ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· SOOT CLAW x PEBBLE BREEZE, sister to Pebblenose
╰ ‣ heterosexual. mate to Weaselclaw
╰ ‣ mother to Windpaw & Sootpaw
╰ ‣ mentor to Sootpaw & Coyotepaw
╰ ‣ average fighter . skilled hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.​

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[Moonshadow]

( ♬ ) Dark sapphire optics would blink in stoic interest as the tree did, in fact, seem to fly by carrying a monster like an owl carries a freshly caught mouse. Her whiskers twitch in slight amusement at her clanmates' stupefied expressions and she seems to tilt her head thoughtfully as she speaks in her usual monotone manner.

"Perhaps trees do fly and they simply do not allow us to see. A shame then, now that we've seen it I'm sure it will return when we least expect it and ensure that we never speak of this to anyone ever again."

It was a joke, a horrible attempt at a joke, of course, but one nonetheless. Her gaze would turn to the apprentices and their mother as she blinks slowly once again, "A shame indeed." ​

( TELL ME THE REASONS; FOR ME TO TRUST YOU )

 

[ROOKSCAR]

LOSING MY RELIGION​

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Ah, so a case of collective insanity. Well, at least now he didn't need to fear being the only one losing his mind as he was left facing the oddity zipping by through the countryside. Though when Sootstar mentioned there being a monster he couldn't help but rear up tall onto his hind legs in order to improve his vantage of the thunderpath. Ah, yes, he finally caught a glimpse of the gleaming metal pelt of the beast that carried the tree. Though he wouldn't lie that this posed new worries. "Are you to tell me that monsters are now stealing trees? This could be a grave omen for the other clans who live among the woods." Imagine having such monstrous beasts ripping up your home with their unholy strength. It sent a shudder through him as he sank back down onto all fours. "Should we remain alert for more sightings?"​