pafp made in heaven | catch

[strawmoon]

It's a dreary day above, and though theres no threat of rain in the air, the clouds are rolling, gray and bleak. The lack of sun makes the air cold, so what does Strawpaw do? They retreat to the burrows with a couple other warriors and apprentices in tow with the intent to either get some tasks done or hunt. Strawpaw has both of them in mind as they shuffle down the tunnel, assigned to a split-off that went near the surface.

All would be good as they check the walls of the tunnel, until they hear an irritating, grating scrabble at one of the walls. Thats not good. They frown, creeping forwards as their eyes search for the troublemaker. Ah! There it was! Just in front of them, where the above-earth breeze blew in to the tunnel, a rabbit had been sniffing and clawing at the wall. Straw breaks in to a sprint, towards the rabbit, but it sees them before Straw can react and then its just the two of them running through the tunnels.

The rabbit breaks through the entrance of the tunnel after reaching it, Strawpaw quick in tow. They weren't the fastest, both metaphorically and physically, but what Strawpaw lacked in speed and hunting prowess, they made up for in strategy. Theres a blot of a clanmate coming towards them and Strawpaw dives, goes left, which causes the rabbit to begin to steer towards their clanmate on the right. At this point, Straw would drive it right in to... Periwinkle's, they find, paws. "Incoming!"

// @Periwinklebreeze. ​

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[Periwinklebreeze.]

STEADY THE RIGHTS AND THE WRONGS
periwinklepaw | 07 months | demi-boy | he/they | physically easy (pacifist) | mentally easy | attack in bold #ccccff

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The boy has thrown himself back into his duties the moment vulturemask was convinced he wouldn't topple right on over again. With days of nonstop sleep and a full belly aterwards, he's been left with to much energy and a weary mind. Hunting seemed like the perfect escape.

His patrol is small, a pitiful thing really, but he prefers it that way. Less judging eyes and concerned stares, less need to watch his words and worry that at any moment the cat beside him might turn on him and leave him for dead. Graceful body moves slow and silent, every muscle on every limb carefully coiled taught and ready to spring or dart or dash in a single moment. While windclan may pride themselves on not needing stealth to hunt, he's certainly found a silent approach to be not only helpful but natural to him. If the rabbit doesn't hear him after all, the distance to make up is much shorter, and the more energy he'll have left to expend on his chase.

Jaws are parting as he catches a faint scent, but before he can even think a voice is calling out and the sound of beating pawsteps reach his ears. A rabbit! The apprentice moves as if on instinct, but truly it is more akin to moons of muscle memory that have built up in his system. Long limbs pull his light body forward, a blurred figure of black and white. The creature tries to sidestep him, to turn mid-flight, but it's to late - he's too close to the tunnel, to close to the rabbit, and he see's the motion in time to twist with it. Another handful of steps and a massive leap and with starclans blessing it's over - the sickening snap of bones breaking in his jaws as he makes a clean and mostly bloodless kill.

If anyone had ever asked, he'd say it's so it doesn't go bad, that it's so snailpaw doesn't have to suffer once its on the pile, that he just doesn't want to get dirty, but really it's as much for his own sake. he's never much liked blood, never much liked a messy kill - never been able to keep from picturing the faces of his loved ones in the preys places. "g-g-g-good job!" he says cheerily, a bright smile on his face. After all, if it weren't for strawpaws efforts he'd likely have been searching for hours before he'd even found a trace of rabbit, let alone caught one,
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[LAMBCURL.]

Lambcurl is a distant presence behind Strawpaw. No tunneler hunted alone. Dangerous as things were, it was but the nature of things. Perhaps it was boring obligation for some, but it was something Lambcurl found enjoyment in. Even if conversation could not so easily be made, discoveries abounded. Always content. Always happy to be a part of something; witness to something wonderful. Wonderful indeed, to spot something with such meat on its bones. And even better, to catch it. The thought of warm prey in one's belly would be less than a blissful dream. Welcome catch, and oh, teamwork is never something to be overlooked. All the more valuable, with the turmoil as of late... "Oh! Oh, well done..."​

 

[DAZZLEPAW]

Yes of course Dazzlepaw was not far behind. He just had to see how this would end up in the end if Strawpaw would catch the rabbit or not. Helping hadn't even crossed his mind to do (or had it?) as he followed after leaving the tunnels alongside Lambcurl just that he was in no hurry to track down his patrol companions as he was running behind them. Once he had caught up with them saw whos paws the rabbit lay in front which wasn't Strawpaws. A grin lighten up his face as he strolled over with light steps. " Peri!, you're really killing it with the rabbits lately!. What a guy. I wish i could be as cool as you! ~~ " he cheerful praised loud and clear like he wanted the whole world to know what a fantastic hunter Periwinklepaw was turning out to be!. Oh but of course he hadn't forgotten about poor Strawpaw who was left empty pawed.

" Good thinking ya got there Strawpaw!. I always knew there was a smart brain behind that pretty face of yours. " he decided to give something for her to puzzle on as well. Aha, if only she could pass down that teamwork feeling to some of their other clanmates in the clan. Who was he kidding. That was impossible. Only the strongest and toughtest warrior mattered even better if they could solve everything on their own.

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[Firefang]

She doesn't know why Strawpaw seemed to become so reclusive; she really shouldn't care but part of her grew worried they'd gotten stuck somewhere in the vast expanse of tunnels why else would she be deprived of their annoying little tangents about worms. She would blink in disbelief when she sees them, she'd been investigating the scent of blood only to find the group of clanmates and in the middle was the little oddball of a tunneler themselves. Her gaze would wonder to the rabbit laying at Periwinklepaw's feet seemed the only thing the tom was good for was catching a bite to eat and it wasn't a bad skill at all to have, she just wished the loser would try a little harder and put the same effort he did into hunting into everything else he did instead of looking like a feeble stuttering mess. She'd only huff, she hadn't seen what happened and would only get a clue when Dazzlepaw opens his infuriating trap and infuriate her it does. She didn't understand why he cared so much to kiss up to Periwinklepaw, wasn't like he could gain anything form doing that but some fumbled words. The idea of anyone becoming friends with the loser was well beyond her much less anyone pursuing him in a romantic sense. Though she may be looking to far into it, she never knew what Dazzlepaw was trying to pull if he was genuine or not was a mystery but she wasn't blind to the fact he seemed to compliment the tom far more then Strawpaw.

His words towards them make her claws unsheathe as she rushes over fur prickled until she's side by side with Strawpaw; Smart brain behind that pretty face ❝Yeah unlike you who has a dumb brain and a ugly face, ❞ she snaps, she didn't like it at all seeing lesser cats try to pick fun at someone like Strawpaw yeah they were a complete and utter loser but they were a decent Tunneler for all she knew and had never shown signs of being a incompetent little brat like the young tom in front of her. Her tail lashes, she doubts Lambcurl would be the type to run off and tell the other warriors if this escalated but she doubts it would, regardless she looks away and grumbles Strawpaw's way.

❝Yeah, I dunno what you did exactly but congrats on the rabbit.❞ her words are explicitly for them seemed she seemingly ignores Periwinklepaw's part to play in the catch.​

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