WE FALL RIGHT BACK - RTA, Stuck

[HEAVY SNOW]

The weather was changing. Heavy Snow could tell in the subtle ways of the world that leaf-bare was fast approaching and he can't help it, he gets excited. For most cats, leaf-bare was a dreaded time but for him and his thick white pelt, it was a time where he thrived. Hunting in the other seasons, the times when snow didn't mask him from his prey, could be rather difficult. He waits outside of rabbit warrens for long stretches of time, downwind so that they could not scent him. It took a lot of patience, and a lot of time, but he couldn't chase the quick hares down like the rest of his now-clanmates could. It needed to be this way, he needed to be patient.

He sits just above a warren now, waiting. His tail flicks back and forth behind him, eyes narrowed as he waits. Today, he cannot stop thinking of what was going on back at camp. He could not stop worrying. Emberfang, Pollenfur, Mallowlark, Echobright. He worries about them all while he is gone. They were his family, they were all he had if he lost any one of them he wasn't certain who he would be, or what he would do. Most of all, in these long stretches of silence and waiting he thinks about Brightshine.

He's so lost in his thoughts of them he almost misses it. A rabbit pokes its head out and he darts forward, claws outstretched but he is a moment too late. He lets out a cry of frustration. It wasn't getting away from him that easily! Frustrated and unwilling to wait for another opportunity he dives into the tunnel behind the rabbit, though his body does not all the way fit. The creature gets away from him, retreating further into the underground. He watches its retreating form with a snarl on his face.

Okay, time to get out. He would have to try again at a different tunnel. The white tom goes to back up only to find that he can't. The earth tightens around him and he realizes... he's stuck. Great, just his luck. He scrabbles at the dirt, trying to push his way out with his hind legs but its useless. He's truly and utterly stuck.​

 

[littlewhisper]

There are still tunnels on the territory yet to be decomposed by Littlewhisper, so she’s taken it upon herself to traverse them, hoping to find the locations within—or without—the territory that they lead to. It’s purely by coincidence that she pokes her head out of one not too far from where Heavy Snow has wedged himself into a different tunnel.

Mismatched eyes blink once, twice, and then the calico she-cat tips her head to the side curiously. She sighs, drawing herself from her tunnel and into the open, padding to stand behind the large white warrior. Littlewhisper is not certain whether he’s put himself there voluntarily, or if this is some sort of mishap.

Either way, they are a cat who is quite familiar with tunnels, and they can guess that Heavy Snow will not be getting free on his own. "Ah, yikes. You’re stuck good in there, aren’t you, lovey?" They pat with their black forepaw at the dirt beside Heavy Snow’s trapped form, a sigh escaping their maw. They certainly aren’t large or powerful enough to drag the tom out—but perhaps they can wedge their small paws into the space between fur and earth, displace enough dirt to free him.

She feels a bit sorry for the tom, really, because being that large surely isn’t easy. "Jus’ sit tight. I’ll try and dig you out, alright?" They cast a quick look around, hoping to spot another WindClanner whose attention they might catch. The more paws to help with this, the better.
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[ I’M STILL HERE ]​

 

[hyacinthbreath]

It was quite often that they found cats stuck in the tunnels, let alone holes in general. There were plenty of rabbit nests in the moorlands, and it seems Heavy Snow got himself stuck in one today. She watches from a distance as Littlewhisper speaks to the tom, trying to reassure him she'd dig him out- though, that would destroy a tunnel eventually, right?

"And if it collapses around him?" Hyacinthbreath speaks up softly as she walks over, tail whipping in amusement behind her. She genuinely did mean well, but from the amusement in her eyes- she found this quite hilarious. "Got your big ass stuck in there, Heavy Snow? You're not a tunneler now, are you?" She chuckles softly, before she finally gets a good look at the situation. "You could dig him out, but he'd have to pull his head out at the right time so he won't get buried beneath all the dirt. Who knows, there may be rocks in the dirt, too. Knock 'em right out."​

 

[SOOTSTAR]

Sootstar finds herself wildly unamused by the situation, she almost has half a mind to not allow this to disrupt her hunting but... dammit. Her paws are carrying her over to the scene, perhaps the care she did hold is what drove her over. "He might be out of luck." Sootstar grumbles, readjusting her tail to sway more to her left. Reaching forward she presses her paw against the cool dirt, "Ground might be too cold. Probably too hard for our paws."

She spins around and peers into the sky, gauging the position of the sun to read the time. Morning was almost over, perhaps the earth would warm... "With it nearing sun-high, maybe with some waiting the earth will warm. Then we won't have to break our paws getting him out." Could Heavy Snow wait that long? Likely didn't want to... but the broad tom may have to.​

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Spoiler: TAGS ★ 10/19

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

╰ ★ ჻ 001 GENERAL INFORMATION ,
· SOOTSTAR, female — she / her
╰ ‣ 31 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
╰ ‣ Appreciates titles such as "miss, m'am" etc

╰ ★ ჻ 004 INTERACTIONS & RELATIONSHIPS ,
· SOOT CLAW x PEBBLE BREEZE, sister to Pebblenose
╰ ‣ heterosexual. romantically interested in Weaselclaw
╰ ‣ mother to owlpaw & shrikepaw
╰ ‣ average fighter . skilled hunter .
╰ ‣ will start fights . unlikely to flee .
╰ ‣ attack in underline . penned by user @ava.