camp ONE RABBIT, TWO RABBIT | prey-sorting

[SEDGEPOUNCE]

[ no need to wait for @cottonpaw ]

If young little Sedgekit knew just how boring being an apprentice was going to be, he would've been a lot less excited about it. Sedgepaw today still yearns for adventure—but even at his laziest, he'd rather just do nothing than some of the grueling chores that the warriors saddle them with. It's gotta be some sort of vengeance. Their mentors made them do stupid chores like moss-gathering and tick-removals, so now the Badgermoons and Bluepools of WindClan force all of their apprentices to do the same. It's a vicious cycle.

To her credit, Cottonpaw does try to make the day fun. The two of them had been tasked with cleaning out the fresh kill pile despite all of Sedgepaw's protests. She babbles endlessly and aimlessly; a stream of consciousness that Sedgepaw has slowly stopped paying attention to as the novelty wore off. Chipper, she tosses out another rancid mouse, and Sedgepaw's cheek is slipping from the heel of his paw as he further loses the will to hold himself upright. "Uh-huh," he sighs, dead-sounding and bored. He's honestly not sure if Cotton's paying attention to his half-hearted acknowledgment sounds anymore. His claw prods at a small hare, and he's only half paying attention as he pushes it to the side. "Mhmm. Wow."

Eventually, Sedgepaw falls into the same habits that he always does. Perhaps due to his own disinterest, he seems to have receded from Cottonpaw's attention—and, giving a glance around, it doesn't seem like anyone else is paying them much attention either...Cautiously, Sedgepaw picks himself up from the floor. He casts another furtive glance around, then carefully starts to creep his way to the edge of camp. Freedom is so close, he can almost taste it..!​

 

[HARRIERSTRIPE]

Observant eyes flicker around camp as he tried to pretend to be busy. Idle paws got warriors hopping on apprentices fast, “oh you’re not busy? Well I’ve got something for you.”, in his two moons of apprenticeship he’s been there countless times… Seems like Cottonpaw and Sedgepaw were tasked with something pretty boring today, fresh-kill cleaning. He grimaces, something about touching day-old fresh-kill was disgusting… Even if it wasn’t crow food yet having his paws all over ice-cold prey was near enough to induce gagging. To make matters worse for Sedgepaw, his runt sister was babbling his ears of, he doesn’t blame the Tom when he slowly begins to inch away.

He pads over to the older apprentice as nonchalantly as he can so not to draw attention. With a glance around the clearing to ensure no important cats were looking he leans in and murmurs, ”Want to do something that actually makes us useful?” He cocks his head, ”I heard Twigpounce saying someone caught a whiff of badger. By the badgerset den. We could take care of it.” Harrierpaw pictures the praise and looks of awe from his clan-mates when they returned, bloody but victorious from fighting a badger. If they were lucky, Sootstar would take it into consideration and promote them a moon or two early when the time came… maybe. ​

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Spoiler: TAGS 🪶 05-18

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

╰ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· HARRIERPAW, male — he / him
╰ ‣ 5 moons . pisces. ages on the 14th
╰ ‣ windclan apprentice . believes in starclan

╰ ჻ 002 VISUALS & AESTHETICS ,
· DOMESTIC FELINE, smells of the earth and dry grass , status — 100%
╰ ‣ blue and brown chimera . average sized WindClanner . yellow eyes

╰ ჻ 003 MENTALITY & MANNERISMS ,
· ESTJ-A ❝ EXECTUTIVE ❞ , Slytherin, Chaotic neutral
╰ ‣ self-reliant, loyal, disciplined, direct, impatient, unsympathetic, judge mental
╰ ‣ finds moderate difficulty in relating to others . can be cruel

╰ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· WEASELCLAW x SOOTSTAR, brother to Cloudedsky, Moorpaw, Adderpaw, Bluepaw & Cottonpaw
╰ ‣ nephew to Mintshade & Bluepool
╰ ‣ sexuality unknown
╰ ‣ apprentice to Firefang
╰ ‣ okay fighter . okay hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.​

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[PEONYBREEZE]

✿ — Peonypaw is no stranger to the typical thoughts that apprentices tend to have - they wish for the disappearance of boring and seemingly useless tasks around camp, they wish for their mentor to shower them with praises after little to no work, they wish for exciting battles that make their blood sing despite the fact that said battles would sooner make their blood spill instead.

Had he not been thinking of the notion of keeping busy as a blessing in disguise, he would share their views more closely.

Alas, Peonypaw had decided to clean around and in the elders' den and nursery for the day. It's miles better than idly waiting for someone to tell him what to do. At that rate he might as well wait for a rabbit to run into his claws to tell it hi.

He's in the process of disposing of the old moss that he locked in his jaws and tucked between his chin and chest when apprentice mischief hits his ears. Sedgepaw, Cottonpaw and Harrierpaw simply blend into the background of the camp but the words are hard to ignore as he passes them by. Coming to a halt and padding backwards, Peonypaw decides to chime in after dropping the bedding to the ground.

"By taking caring of it, you mean dying in there?" His expression is kept cool, but his whiskers touch in obvious amusement. Perhaps that's exactly why he kept his voice at a normal level instead of following Harrierpaw's style and whisper; it'd be funny to see him try and keep Peonypaw's maw tightly shut. "I can't imagine that'd turn out well."​

❝ I DON'T WANT TO RUN — JUST OVERWHELM ME ❞​

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[Badgermoon]

"Or you could finish the chores that've been assigned to you, and then see what's next." the black-and-white tomcat's voice was dry as he appeared shortly after Peonypaw, his yellow eyes lively as they flicked across the quartet of apprentices. Despite the sternness in his voice, there was amusement clear on his face as he continued, "Nice, good apprentices who do their chores get to go on interesting patrols, not the other way around." he could hardly blame Sedgepaw for rapidly losing interest in a project as dull and occasionally disgusting as cleaning out the fresh-kill pile - but he was not so sympathetic as to allow the young cat to get away with shirking his duty. "I think I'll sit right here while you all finish that up. No reason." he gave a somewhat wicked grin and dropped onto his haunches, content to groom his scarred chest and stare pointedly at the apprentices while he did so.​

 

[Firefang]

Firefang had hated menial chores as an apprentice - she sees how their important and all getting to know your place in the clan showing you how to care for all it's members yadda yadda didn't change the fact it was more boring then listening to a elder tell tales of their less then impressive glory days! She cannot fault her apprentice for wanting to throw himself into the heat of battle she was the same way and part of her wanted to go check out the badger scent herself when she'd heard the gossip come mraowing out of Harrierpaw's maw. She knows better though, they both had different duties to do then chasing after a badger that more then likely didn't even exist besides she doesn't think Harrierpaw is ready to square up with one of those frenzied beasts; he had some growing to still do and she doesn't want to risk him getting badly hurt just trying to prove himself - she ignores the fact that she too would go charging stupidly and bravely at any threat no mater how large even now. Somethings you just didn't outgrow even when you became a warrior. She wanted praise and honor just as much as her pupil did.

She pads up besides Badgermoon ears perking at his words. She rolls her eyes playfully at him ❝I'm not exactly nice and you let me go on interestin' patrols Badgerbutt❞ she points out with a smirk, she's showing off to the apprentices and entertaining herself at the same time, there is little harm in it. She seemed to be slightly more comfortable around him since their talk. ❝But yeah chores are important to do right away, keeps the other warriors and our deputy here from complainin' and givin' you more to do❞ she'd plop herself down besides him, muzzle sniffing at his pelt before she'd decide to share tongues with the deputy something she didn't often partake in. ​

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[Cloudedsky]

( ♬ ) The chattering of Cottonpaw draws the young warrior near, curiosity piqued to hear exactly what ever spiel she was going on about to Sedgepaw. He looked no other than thrilled of their task, sorting out the fresh-kill pile for any prey that had gone rancid due to the sun that beat down upon them. For once, Cloudedsky was a bit thankful for her wintry patched coat and the lightness that came with it. The sun wasn't so bad upon her extremities, though the same couldn't be said for her back. She trots over to them, absently sniffing at a field mouse thst had her mouth watering. Perhaps she'd take it off their paws considering she hadn't eaten yet, and with a quick flick of her wrist, she hooks the mouse with an ivory claw as Badgermoon had interjected into whatever secret whispering her sibling had with Sedgepaw, noting that he'd be sitting there till the task had been completed.
She remembers the days of apprenticeship, the constant chores snd tasks from the warrior's and she doesn't miss it in the slightest. Sunburst eyes rest upon the younger tom, then drift to Firefang as she speaks. Badgerbutt? Her head cocks slightly in question, a giggle wriggling itself over her tongue and she has to set her jaw to lock it away. With a clear of her throat, she hoists the mouse into clamped jaws—and although it's slightly cold—at least it wasn't crowfood. She was a bit too hungry to care. Taking a bite of the flesh, she chews thoughtfully whilst listening in to thr conversation at hand.
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( You should see me in a crown ; I'm gonna run this nothing town )

 

[SNAKEHISS]

❪ TAGS ❫ — Snakepaw could understand the desire to escape mundane day to day tasks assigned by mentors who didn't feel like teaching. However, a couple of apprentices taking on a badger sounded like an utterly foolish plan. Ever eager for glory and praise, he wasn't stupid enough to want to partake in reckless activities.

Sedgepaw and the others had already been told off by Badgermoon, who Snakepaw stands by with his head held high in a smug fashion. "Are you joking? You wouldn't win against a badger. They can rip right through you in one swipe." Or so he's heard; he's never actually encountered one. Badgers weren't known to prey on cats, necessarily, but they were infamously aggressive. They had long claws made for digging into the ground, much longer than a cat's... maybe even sharper, too. Snakepaw never wanted to find out.

Snakepaw tries not to pay any mind to Firefang, that giant bully who constantly gave him nothing but hare dung no matter what he did. His snake-like stare catches movement out of the corner of his eye, however, and spots the warrior swiping her tongue over Badgermoon's pelt in a seemingly friendly gesture. His claws began to knead the earth below him, a spark of jealousy igniting in the depths of his chest. Was he simply second best to the deputy? Would he always be, as long as Firefang was still breathing? StarClan, what he'd give to be able to launch himself at that dumb she-cat and claw away!​

 

[✧ Marmotbite.]

CAUTION TAPE AROUND MY HEART
marmotpaw | 06 months | female | she/her | physically easy | mentally medium | attack in bold #9ab973

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Marmotpaw is rather grateful she is not the one on duty today - if not because she dislikes the stench of rot the others are certain to find, then because she can watch as the amusing scene unfolds. The tom with the speckled face and one of sootstars kits are immediately caught out by nonother than the deputy himself, and mismatched eyes glimmer in amusement as a smirk twitches onto her lips - pulling painfully on her scars in the process. It certainly serves them right - though, she supposes it might be interesting to witness them be torn apart by badgers. Death is jsut weakness, and if her fellow apprentices are stupid enough to pick a fight they cannot handle... well, it's not her problem.

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