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— orangeblossom | tags
— she/her ; deputy of skyclan, mentoring eveningpaw.
— scarred white-and-ginger she-cat with brown eyes.
— "speech" ; thoughts
— chibi by waluigipinball
— penned by mercibun. @ me in any official tabbytales discord for plots.
"SkyClan, gather around for patrol assignments." Orangeblossom's call rings out across the early morning camp, her paws crunching on frosty ground. Leafbare seems to be stalking them already, a patient hunter waiting for the opportune moment to strike, but it's a far cry from the freezing wastes of the mountains. Her whiskers don't sting, and her breath doesn't mist on the air. She'd been quite comfortable overnight, curled up against the warriors' den. But, as her Clanmates begin to gather with varying degrees of eagerness, she feels a familiar headache begin to form.
"Tigerscar, I'm not letting you hunt with that around your neck, but your skills are needed elsewhere. You're on warrior training this time. Pick a skill, teach us about it." She nods at him. Hopefully this would tide the chocolate tabby over for now. He habitually got in trouble when he wasn't. Next, she seeks out a familiar black smoke in the crowd. She wouldn't force him to do too much, injured shoulder as he has, but maybe some exercise would do him some good. "Duskpool, your hunting patrol will go out near Tallpine. Blazestar, you'll take a patrol towards rockpile. Good hunting, both of you."
They'd need all the help they could get to keep SkyClan's strength up with leafbare approaching. The last had been bitterly cold, and if they're to get trapped in another blizzard then she'll make sure they have enough to keep them going.
"Greeneyes, you're leading a patrol to RiverClan at dawn tomorrow. Take Quillstrike, Plaguepaw and Chalk with you." It would be an easy task for one of Blazestar's council. Her eyes stray next to a cat who Orangeblossom believes should also share that honour, brown eyes meeting gold within the crowd. Orangeblossom sees Figfeather straighten. "Figfeather, you'll head out to the unmarked border with Applefrost and Momowhisker at the same time. Be careful of rogues, report back to us if you see any activity."
With the smallest touch of a smile on her maw, she turns back to business. "Dusk patrols. Silversmoke, you'll be going to ThunderClan. Foxfire and Johnnyflame will come with you, as will your apprentices." She makes brief eye contact with the odd-eyed lead warrior, knowing Crowpaw and Glimmerpaw shouldn't give the three warriors too much trouble. Her attention swivels next to Slate, hesitating briefly, weighing up two options. She decides after a heartbeat that she, for once, does not want to lead this patrol herself. "Slate, we'll be going to the Twolegplace border with Lux. Cherrypaw, you'll come with us."
Her tail flicks, recounting in her head. All four borders, sorted. Two hunting patrols, one warrior training ... that's everything, even if she had given them out in an odd order. "Dismissed."
Takes place the morning after the second journeying group returns :] As always, patrol leaders (listed first) are in charge of making their threads and tagging the participants!
RiverClan, dawn: @GREENEYES @QUILLSTRIKE @Plaguepaw @CHALK
Loner Lands, dawn: @FIGFEATHER @APPLEFROST @MOMOWHISKER
ThunderClan, dusk: @SILVERSMOKE @CROWPAW! @Foxfire @Johnnyflame @Glimmerpaw
Twolegplace, dusk: @SLATE @Cherrypaw @LUX @orangeblossom
Warrior training: @TIGERSCAR
Hunting, tallpine: @DUSKPOOL to organise
— prompt: you encounter some bees, hard at work forming a hive in the tree you're passing. don't get too close!
Hunting, rockpile: @BLAZESTAR to organise
— prompt: ack! someone gets swooped by a bird!
"Tigerscar, I'm not letting you hunt with that around your neck, but your skills are needed elsewhere. You're on warrior training this time. Pick a skill, teach us about it." She nods at him. Hopefully this would tide the chocolate tabby over for now. He habitually got in trouble when he wasn't. Next, she seeks out a familiar black smoke in the crowd. She wouldn't force him to do too much, injured shoulder as he has, but maybe some exercise would do him some good. "Duskpool, your hunting patrol will go out near Tallpine. Blazestar, you'll take a patrol towards rockpile. Good hunting, both of you."
They'd need all the help they could get to keep SkyClan's strength up with leafbare approaching. The last had been bitterly cold, and if they're to get trapped in another blizzard then she'll make sure they have enough to keep them going.
"Greeneyes, you're leading a patrol to RiverClan at dawn tomorrow. Take Quillstrike, Plaguepaw and Chalk with you." It would be an easy task for one of Blazestar's council. Her eyes stray next to a cat who Orangeblossom believes should also share that honour, brown eyes meeting gold within the crowd. Orangeblossom sees Figfeather straighten. "Figfeather, you'll head out to the unmarked border with Applefrost and Momowhisker at the same time. Be careful of rogues, report back to us if you see any activity."
With the smallest touch of a smile on her maw, she turns back to business. "Dusk patrols. Silversmoke, you'll be going to ThunderClan. Foxfire and Johnnyflame will come with you, as will your apprentices." She makes brief eye contact with the odd-eyed lead warrior, knowing Crowpaw and Glimmerpaw shouldn't give the three warriors too much trouble. Her attention swivels next to Slate, hesitating briefly, weighing up two options. She decides after a heartbeat that she, for once, does not want to lead this patrol herself. "Slate, we'll be going to the Twolegplace border with Lux. Cherrypaw, you'll come with us."
Her tail flicks, recounting in her head. All four borders, sorted. Two hunting patrols, one warrior training ... that's everything, even if she had given them out in an odd order. "Dismissed."
Takes place the morning after the second journeying group returns :] As always, patrol leaders (listed first) are in charge of making their threads and tagging the participants!
RiverClan, dawn: @GREENEYES @QUILLSTRIKE @Plaguepaw @CHALK
Loner Lands, dawn: @FIGFEATHER @APPLEFROST @MOMOWHISKER
ThunderClan, dusk: @SILVERSMOKE @CROWPAW! @Foxfire @Johnnyflame @Glimmerpaw
Twolegplace, dusk: @SLATE @Cherrypaw @LUX @orangeblossom
Warrior training: @TIGERSCAR
Hunting, tallpine: @DUSKPOOL to organise
— prompt: you encounter some bees, hard at work forming a hive in the tree you're passing. don't get too close!
Hunting, rockpile: @BLAZESTAR to organise
— prompt: ack! someone gets swooped by a bird!