camp SPEECH THERAPY \ talking with kits

[MOUSENOSE]

Sunfreckle is recovering, both physically and mentally, but Mousepaw notes he has changed notably. He’s always been a protective parent, but he practically hovers over this new litter as though one wrong step can hurt them. She supposes it can—but she does not remember getting hurt until she’d been apprenticed and had left camp for the first time.

Though they’d initially hated the thought of having to further share Sunfreckle and Rabbitnose, they’ve come around to it. How could she not? Her siblings are tiny furballs still, blinking owlish blue-tinted eyes at her whenever she visits her father, and her once-hardened heart has defrosted in their presence. Mousepaw loves watching them toddle about, their tails sticking up like thistles, ears slowly unfolding and perking up into triangles that fit oddly on their heads.

“Helloooo, babies!” Mousepaw greets them all through a mouthful of mouse. She drops it unceremoniously near Sunfreckle’s paws, quickly scanning his flank for her tiny siblings. “I’ve come with a lesson! Are you ready to learn?” With a conspiratorial grin at Sunfreckle, Mousepaw lowers themselves to the kits’ level, her bristling gray-and-cream tail sweeping the nursery floor behind her. “Okay, first test. What is my name?” She looks at each one in turn, anticipation glowing in acid-green eyes.

// kit tag: @RAINBOWKIT @sunshinekit . @EMBERKIT.
optional tag: @Sunfreckle

this thread is open but keep in mind it takes place in the nursery, so kits and queens will probably be the only ones naturally in here :,)

✧ INFO.

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  — mousekit . mousepaw
  — she/they, apprentice of thunderclan
  — pansexual ; single
  — long-haired blue tortoiseshell with white and green eyes
  — “speech”, thoughts, attack
  — penned by Marquette
  — chibi by Rai

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[EMBERFACE.]

☼—— Emberkit has integrated without a bump into his new family; only a moon old and sprouting like newleaf grass with his siblings, he's often curious about the world beyond a forest of red and blue legs. He wants go out into the huge world called camp! He wants to see all the new cats called warriors (he's learning lots of new words)! But Sunfreckle is always watching, and besides—Emberkit loves his papa very much, the simple selfless love of a child, and he wouldn't dream of disobeying him. Also .... also Emberkit is very small, and very soft, and one time he thought about leaving the nursery and then he bumped his foot on a rock so clearly he should stay here and listen to his parents!

He loves it when he gets to see cats who visit, though. They come in, smelling like sunlight and dusty prey-smell and outside, and it's so cool! And someone has just arrived—his big sister, who comes in to visit his papa all the time and is big and loud and fun. Emberkit pulls his bright golden-touched form from his father's flank and wobbles closer to the apprentice's crouched form, wide baby eyes on them. The kit mewls, having an easy time of the one-word greeting, "Hi!" He's hanging onto their every word like it carries the weight of the world, leaning so far forward he overbalances and lands on his belly with a tiny 'thump'. The tom-kit scrambles to his paws again, still wobbly, to listen to what his big sibling has to say.

What is my name? Oh, dear! His big sister says this is a lesson, so it must be really really really important .... a test, even, which must be importanter. Emberkit's small soft face scrunches up as he tries to remember ... both of his fathers have said it before, especially when Rabbitnose visits. He wants to do good!! And he wants them to say he did good, too! This is so exciting and a lot less boring than what happens every day, too; sometimes he gets so bored just sitting in the nursery .... what was he doing? Oh, remembering her name—Emberkit's tiny face furrows again and then he blithely proclaims in a loud kitten voice, "Muh-Moufpaw! Mouthpaw!" He finishes this incorrect pronunciation with a little kit hiccup.

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• ☼ emberkit — for his bright pelt & in honor of emberstar he/him ; amab, will come out as genderfluid ICly — thunderclan — kit — 1 ☾s —— emberkit is a young kit with a radiant white-splashed cream pelt and soft blue eyes. the adopted son of thunderclan's lead warrior sunfreckle and his mate rabbitnose, he is sweet, honest, and as bright as his namesake, if somewhat lacking in an attention span. —— smells like winter air & sweet smoke ; sounds like young bran stark ; speech in #A7CAEB, thoughts in #e98b27 —— peaceful / healing powerplay permitted ; attacks/contact in underline ; won’t start fights ; will flee ; will show mercy ; won't kill or maim (kitten) —— too young for romance ; open to friendships, casual interactions, plotting ; not open to romance, battles penned by dejavu— desklamp9 on discord for plots

• shhh don't look here (battle info will go here at some point)

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[& RAINBOWPAW]

Rainbowkit sees everyone who enters the nursery. They are goaded to them like... a thing that is goaded to things. Because big cats are so big and cool and wonderful to them. They all have different smells, even if they all smelled a little bit the same. And they all talked different with different voices and said different things. Rainbowkit tries to remember everyone, and he knows that this cat is important. He remembers a blurrier version of them, and before Rainbowkit knew they had a face. Or what faces were!

Alongside their brother, Rainbowkit would scuttle over to their big sister, mewling in greeting. " Hello! " He bumps into Emberkit a few times as they walk because his legs are too wobbly. Or maybe they're too wobbly, or maybe they're just excited because they like their sister so much! They don't see Emberkit fall. Only that suddenly they're gone and then they're back again and Rainbowkit squeaks a welcome back squeak.

Rainbowkit sits politely in front of their big sister, waiting to see what she was gonna say. She's come with a lesson! An unsteady mouth forms around the syllables: " Ok! " What is her name?

They tilt their head consideringly. Mouthpaw sounded sorta right. " Mmm...Mou? No! " He realizes that's not right with a shake of his fur. " Mmm... " It starts with Mm, but what comes after? They try to think about it, but then they get distracted because it sounded super funny when you just said Mm lots! It makes their head tingly. " Mmmmmmmmmm... "

Rainbowkit gasps when they run out of air, looking bewildered. Then they gasp again, 'cause that's a funny sound too. Then they gasp again. And then they do it again.

『 OOC 🌈 07.02.2023 』

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• rainbowkit & [ raine ] [ bow ] : sunfreckle xx rabbitnose 2nd litter. littermate to sunshinekit & emberkit. younger brother to mousepaw, sparkpaw & frecklepaw.
  —— amab. they / he ; fine with gendered terms ( tom / boy / brother / etc . . . )
  —— currently 4 weeks old.
  
  a typical size for their age. warm - faced and bright - eyed, rainbowkit sports boyish features and an easygoing smile. early signs of a thick ruff to come can be seen in plush cheeks and a thickening tail. sports long curling whickers and a dip of sun - red down the length of their neck.

• this is for cute purposes begone.

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[Marigoldpaw]

Having more kits in the nursery has been a joy for Marigoldkit, as he finally doesn’t feel like he’s bored constantly! He’s never been around kits their age save for when he was that young, and he doesn’t exactly remember, so it’s got him in a state of awe. Like, he isn’t the youngest anymore, and it’s weird! But nice. After helping to keep them warm, he’s felt super attached to them, almost like he’s a real brother. He never felt connected to the others in his litter, so it’s another weird feeling. Not unwanted, though. Sometimes it’s hard to tell good weird from bad weird. But they’re definitely a good kinda weird!

Watching them try and pronounce Mousepaw’s name was super cute, since he remembers not being able to talk that well. And it also wasn’t that long ago, either. Weird! He decides he wants to join in, uncurling himself and bouncing over with high energy. “Mmmmm!” He replies to Rainbowkit, also enjoying making that sound with his mouth. It’s interesting just how many noises cats can make. “Good try Emberkit, Rainbowkit. I bet Sunshinekit’s got this!” He doesn’t actually know if they got this, but maybe they’ll impress the rest of them.​

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[sunshinespot]

Perhaps they don't get the memo as quickly as their siblings do; whilst Emberkit and Rainbowkit do their best to hurry over to Mousepaw, Sunshinekit's face remains buried in their father's fur for just a bit longer. It's not that they dislike their sister - the opposite, actually! - but more that they're content and happy with the warmth and comfort that Sunfreckle provides. It doesn't take long however for the mottled kitten to realize just how far their siblings have tottled, deciding slowly to follow them.

Big, clumsy paws follow behind the unsteady footfalls of their siblings, gaze too focused on the way they flatten the earth with each step. They look up towards Mousepaw, finally, and then to Emberkit, Rainbowkit, and finally Marigoldkit. The latter enthuses a hope that the grey-and-cream kitten will succeed where the other two failed, however in truth Sunshinekit isn't entirely sure what's expected of them. The hum of mmmmmm is still in the air as they stare, empty headed, and it clicks.

"Oh!" green eyes light up and dart towards their older sibling. A lazy smile finds their expression and they chirp, "M... Mush! Mush," the childish confidence and excitement is palpable, and Sunshinekit doesn't say too much more, aside from a far too delayed, "... -paw," mid conversation.​

 

[Sunfreckle]

The offer of prey was accepted with a lazy curl of his paw but he was too tired to eat it at the moment, a careful smile offered to Mousepaw's sudden visit all the same. It was a relief to see her so fond of the kits after her outburst when she first heard they were to be; he'd been worried for so long she would still resent them but quite the opposite had happened. She adored them, she was constantly dropping in to see them and it wasn't out of jealous or misguided anger but actual delight. Sunfreckle remembers when he finally felt the same, so afraid of growing attached out of fear of losing them he had neglected them briefly in his depressive spiral but when he finally came down and began to truly see them it was with overwhelming affection.
The red tabby stretches as the kits rouse themselves to go greet their sister, laying on his side to watch them make their attempts at her name to varying levels of success, they had the idea at least and the enthusiasm. Sunfreckle chuckled quietly, tail giving a light flick in a friendly gesture to Marigoldkit who had also joined them to observe the 'lesson', if you wanted to call it that.
"I dunno..." He drolled out, tired but still wanting to participate in a more casual way, "Mouthpaw sounds like a good name actually..."
It fit his spotted daughter in a way, she certainly ran it often enough to highlight its use as a namesake.
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[& RAINBOWPAW]

Rainbowkit blinks at Marigoldkit's words, absolutely shocked that neither they nor Emberkit had gotten right right answer. Then Rainbowkit remembers that they had forgotten to guess so that's fair. Rainbowkit doesn't really know what Sunshinekit's got, though.

Mmmmushpaw. " Mmmmmmmm " Was that one right? It met the the criteria, that it started with Mmmmm. But wait, maybe Sunshinekit is right, or at least he will be. Rainbowkit glances back thoughtfully to Sunfreckle, perhaps dicerning how serious he was... Or maybe they just liked looking at Sunfreckle because they love him very much. Rainbowkit looks back to their sister. " Mouthpaw now? "

『 OOC 🌈 07.11.2023 』

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• rainbowkit & [ raine ] [ bow ] : sunfreckle xx rabbitnose 2nd litter. littermate to sunshinekit & emberkit. younger brother to mousepaw, sparkpaw & frecklepaw.
  —— amab. they / he ; fine with gendered terms ( tom / boy / brother / etc . . . )
  —— currently 6 weeks old.
  
  a typical size for their age. warm - faced and bright - eyed, rainbowkit sports boyish features and an easygoing smile. early signs of a thick ruff to come can be seen in plush cheeks and a thickening tail. sports long curling whickers and a dip of sun - red down the length of their neck.

• this is for cute purposes begone.

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[MOUSENOSE]

Watching Emberkit wobble over to her makes her bright green eyes shine with affection. It is nearly snuffed out when he begins his clumsy attempts to remember her name. Mousepaw’s frown is comical. “Mouthpaw? No, no! It’s—” She prepares to bossily correct him when the other kits begin to bumble away from Sunfreckle’s side.

Little Rainbowkit gets lost along the way, exaggerating the M at the beginning of her name and forgetting to add anything else! Mousepaw looks at them with dismay. “Mmmm? Mmmmwhat?” She tries to prompt him, very gently prodding at his colorful flank with a spotted forepaw.

Marigoldkit applauds them for their efforts, and Mousepaw sighs, her ears twitching. “They’re… trying,” she concedes. “Maybe Sunshinekit can get it.” Her little sibling’s leaf-colored gaze is shiny with excitement and enthusiasm, but their best attempt is arguably worse than Emberkit’s. “M… Mush! Mushpaw!”

Mousepaw only stares at their three tiny siblings, disapproval smeared across fluffy, feral features. “Nobody got it right! I thought you all liked when I came to visit you, but you can’t even remember my name!” Though in a tiny, kittenish way, her feelings really are smarting, she looks up at their father with a sheepish smile. His comment sends her into a fit of giggles. “Don’t you encourage that!”

Sure enough, Rainbowkit latches onto it. Mousepaw lifts her paw and bonks him with a feather-weighted forepaw. “No! Don’t call me Mouthpaw! My name is Mousepaw. Like the mouse I brought Sunfreckle.” She points with sharp green eyes to the bit of prey beside their father’s ginger body. “See??”

✧ INFO.

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  — mousekit . mousepaw
  — she/they, apprentice of thunderclan
  — pansexual ; single
  — long-haired blue tortoiseshell with white and green eyes
  — “speech”, thoughts, attack
  — penned by Marquette
  — chibi by Rai

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[tigerwing]

The orange and chocolate kittens ears would perk as a smaller cat stepped in. She didn't recognize her, but she was wanting to learn them something. Her first question was a rather difficult one, seeing as Tigerkit didn't yet know the name of everyone yet.

The answers were funny though, making the small child giggle as they tried to pronounce it out, and came up with mouthpaw. Was that the name?

No, she seems a bit upset they didn't remember her name, and told them it was Mousepaw. Mousepaw! after her favorite food herself. She pushed herself out of her nest, before sitting down with her bicoloured tail wrapping over her legs.

"Its very nice to meet you Mousepaw!" she said, still trying to stifle laughter from the mouthpaw name. "I couldn't guess, I haven't met you yet! Is there another thing you want to learn us?" she asked, hoping this time to be able to participate.

 

[EMBERFACE.]

☼—— everyone is trying to get mou- mouth? moupaw's name right! rainbowkit is alongside him, making a bunch of funny noises—mmmmmm and then a HEUACH gasping sound and then HEUACH again. wide blue eyes stare at his multicolored sibling. marigoldkit, one of the big kits, is here too, telling him that sunshinekit's got this! wide eyes turn on their mottled sibling as sunshinekit proclaims that it's actually mushpaw! is that it, he wonders vaguely, almost tripping and falling on his face again. sunfreckle says that mouthpaw sounds like a good name and emberkit grins, wiggling his body in excitement that his papa was happy with his name for ..... moupaw.

he's giggling a little, but then mousepaw stares disapprovingly at him, mewing that they must not even like to visit her. "no! n-no!" emberkit shrieks in protest, wobbling forward to wrap little golden paws around mousepaw's leg. he's taking this very seriously and horrified by the idea of mousepaw (so that's it!) thinking he doesn't like them. tigerkit, his friend, is barely noticed in the face of his horror. "no! i love m-mou ... mousepaw!" his shriek quiets to a protesting shout, nuzzling his sibling's leg affectionately as he affirms, "mou-mousepaw."

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• ooc: ——
  

• 

• ☼ emberkit — for his bright pelt & in honor of emberstar he/him ; amab, will come out as genderfluid ICly — thunderclan — kit — 1 ☾s —— emberkit is a young kit with a radiant white-splashed cream pelt and soft blue eyes. the adopted son of thunderclan's lead warrior sunfreckle and his mate rabbitnose, he is sweet, honest, and as bright as his namesake, if somewhat lacking in an attention span. —— smells like winter air & sweet smoke ; sounds like young bran stark ; speech in #A7CAEB, thoughts in #e98b27 —— peaceful / healing powerplay permitted ; attacks/contact in underline ; won’t start fights ; will flee ; will show mercy ; won't kill or maim (kitten) —— too young for romance ; open to friendships, casual interactions, plotting ; not open to romance, battles penned by dejavu— desklamp9 on discord for plots

• shhh don't look here (battle info will go here at some point)

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[MOUSENOSE]

A little torbie she-kit bounds over, her mouth running a mile a minute. Mousepaw looks at her with a rare indulgent smile. “I could teach ya lots of things. Bet no one’s told ya this, but I’m one of the best hunters in the Clan. And fighters, too.” She’s shaping up to be a fine hunter, true, but her fighting at the Sunningrocks battle had consisted of kit wrestling with a diseased tortie who’d sprayed mucus in her face. She does not acknowledge this, and her expression remains clear as she lies effortlessly to her siblings’ denmate.

Poor Emberkit seems to take their comment about not liking her to heart. The fluffy pale she-cat gives a small smirk. Their adopted brother latches onto her and sinks his little nose into her messy pelt. “I guess… if you really want me to stay…” she dislodges from Emberkit and rolls onto her back, all four limbs splayed akimbo into the air. “Come an’ show me what fierce warriors do to a badger too close to camp!” Her invitation to attack is accompanied with a lolling tongue and widely-displayed fangs.

✧ INFO.

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  — mousekit . mousepaw
  — she/they, apprentice of thunderclan
  — pansexual ; single
  — long-haired blue tortoiseshell with white and green eyes
  — “speech”, thoughts, attack
  — penned by Marquette
  — chibi by Rai

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